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## A 9 8 1 3 "-C-3 0 Dat e sent : Wed , 2 7 Ma y 199 8 15:34:2 7 -040 0 From : STEV E SHED D<SHEDD.STEVE@epamail.epa.gov > Subject : Tentativ e NACDConf . Cal l To : SHEDD.STEVE@epamail.epa.gov , bhaneke@rtp.pes.com , glafla m Thi s i s a MIM E message . I f yo u ar e reading thi s text , yo u ma ywan t t o conside r changing t o a mai l reade r o r gatewaytha t understand s ho wt o properl yhandl e MIM E multipar t messages . --=_BAEEEEE1.9CFD919 A Content-Type : text/plai n Content-Disposition : inlin e ItemType : Appointmen t Star t Date : 06/05/199 8 08:3 0 a m (Friday ) Duration : 3 Hours , 3 0 Min s Place : sa s Bill , Jun e 1 throughth e a mo f Jun e 4 doe s no t wor k fo r u s du e t o th e worksho p i n Tx . S o I woul d sugges t tha t w e d o th e conferenc e cal l i n th e a mo n Jun e 5t h(startin g a s earl ya 9am) . Ar e yo u arranging th e phon e tie-in ? Belo wi s a quic k respons e t o you r question s and w e can mor e full ydiscus s nex t week . Pleas e pas s along t o originator s o f th e questions . Stev e Stephe n Shedd U.S . EP A Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlanning and Standard s Researc hTriangl e Park , N C 2771 1 voice : (919 ) 541-539 7 fax : (919 ) 541-024 6 E-mail : shedd.steve@epa.go v >> > BILLNAC D <BILLNACD@aol.com > 05/26/9 8 11:55a m >> > Steve , Belo war e severa l question s tha t w e hav e receive d from member s regarding th e surve yinformation . I anticipat e w e wil l receiv e severa l mor e withi n th e nex t 2 weeks . W e woul d lik e t o mov e forward wit ha conferenc e cal l betwee n intereste d NAC D member s wh o receive d the surveyand EPA . Th e firs t wee k i n Jun e (next week ) woul d b e good . A Mo n th e Jun e 1s t o r Jun e 4t hi s goo d o r anytim e Jun e 5th . Alos , th e wee k o f Jun e 8t happear s ope n o n m ycalendar . Again , th e purpos e o f th e meetin g i s t o addres s pre-submitte d question s from membe r companies . I anticipat e lowmembe r turnou t a t th e Housto n workshop .

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Therefore , I propos e conducting thi s conferenc e cal l a s a n alternative . Question s received : --ar e fugitiv e emission s counte d towar d th e HAP threshold ? ye s the yare . Al l emission s mus t b e accounte d fo r fromth e entir e plan t site . --wha t leve l o f documentatio n doe s EPAexpec t t o sho wtha t facilit yemission s ar e belo wthe threshold ? I woul d expec t tha t a writte n assessmen t o f emission s woul d b e require d t o b e shown upo n request . However , w e ar e currentl yNO T askin g fo r tha t documentatio n t o b e submitted . --doe s EP Apla n t o re-surveyi f to o fewfacilitie s excee d th e thresholds ? W e hav e n o plan s t o re-surve ya t thi s time . Howeve r tha t optio n i s alway s availabl e i f issue s arise . --doe s EP Apla n t o lowe r th e threshold s i f i t find s lo wfacilit y applicability ? W e hav e n o plan s t o lowe r th e siz e facilit y threshol d becaus e o f lowreturns . Howeve r w e wil l asses s a t some poin t i n time two associate d issue s tha t migh t caus e a ne wneed . (1 ) W e wil l d o a ris k assessmen t o f smalle r source s t o determin e i f ther e i s a healt hthrea t an d i f s o w e woul d propos e standard s fo r th e smalle r source s (s o calle d non-majo r sources ) an d (2 ) W e wil l d o a n assessmen t t o determin e i f ther e i s a lowe r siz e aplicablit ycutof f tha t coul d b e use d i n the rule , t o allo wsmal l source s ou t o f th e rul e withou t th e nee d fo r prio r enforceabl e limits . --d o al l o f ou r site s nee d t o complet e Sectio n J o f th e survey ? I d o no t understand the question . Subsectio n J o f Sectio n I , onl ycontain s th e addres s o f wher e t o send the response . --we repackage d a tota l o f 31,87 0 lbs . o f buty l oxitol . Wit ha n estimate d los s o f les s tha n 1% , pleas e confirmw e woul d b e wel l belo wth e HA P emission s threshol d o f 5 ton s pe r yea r o f an ysingl e HAP . W e nee d t o discus s an d loo k into . I s the produc t a HA P o r contai n HAPs ? I wil l hav e PE S loo k int o this . --ther e i s a concer n tha t EPAmayb e compiling a lis t o f companie s fo r futur e enforcemen t action . I s EP Aabl e t o confirmo r den

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ythi s concern ? Regards , Bil l Allmond BAEEEEE1.9CFD919A-

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