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## V UNITED STATE S ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y WASHINGTON , D.C . 20460 JU N I 7 199

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MEMORANDU

M SUBJEC T FROM : Applicabilit yo f Ne wSourc e Revie wCircumventio n

Guidanc e t o 3 M- MaplewQQel , Minnesot a

: e Divisio n Sm^miM^^ Joh n B . Rasnic , Directo r StationarySourc e Compliatlc * Offic e o f Ai r Qualit yPlanning an d Standard s TO : Georg e T . Czerniak , Chie f

Ai r Enforcemen t Branc h Regio n V Thi s i s i n respons e t o you r memorandu mdate d Marc h16 , 1992 , requesting guidanc e o n Ne wSourc e Revie w(NSR ) permittin g fo r th e Minnesot a Mining an d Manufacturin g (3M ) Cente r locate d i n Maplewood , Minnesota . Specifically , yo u requeste d guidanc e o n th e applicabilit yo f the circumventio n guidanc e t o thi s sourc e an d othe r source s i n simila r situations . W e als o receive d fro myou r staf f mor e informatio n abou t th e modification s a t 3 Mand w e suggeste d tha t yo u issu e a §11 4 reques t t o the sourc e fo r mor e information . I n earl yNovember , w e receive d a copyo f th e respons e t o th e §11 4 reques t date d Octobe r 30 , 1992 . W e hop e thi s memorandu

mprovide s sufficien t guidanc e o n permitting thi s sourc e an d othe r source s i n simila r situations . Background I n you r memorandu

mo f Marc h16 , 1992 , yo u notifie d u s tha t the 3 MCente r i n Maplewood , Minnesot a receive d four syntheti c mino r permit s fo r modification s betwee n Octobe r 199 1 an d Marc h 1992 . Th e permit s fo r the fou r modification s combine d allo w emissio n increase s o f 33. 6 ton s pe r yea r (tpy ) o f particulates , 39. 8 tp yo f sulfu r dioxide , 39. 4 tp yo f nitroge n dioxide , 22. 0 tp y o f carbo n monoxide , an d 119. 2 tp

yo f volatil e organi c compounds . Yo u learne d during the Region' s discussion s wit hMinnesot a tha t i n 1 8 months , th e sourc e receive d 1 2 mino r permits , and applie d fo r several

- othe r mino r permits . A s a result , yo u indicate d t o th e Minnesot a Pollutio n Contro l Agenc y(MPCA ) tha t 3 Mma yb e circumventing th e Preventio n o f Significan t Deterioratio n (PSD ) regulation s throug

hthes e smal l projects . Th e MPCA , however , fel t tha t thes e modification s wer e justifie d a s separat e modification s base d o n eac h3 Mdivisio n pursuin g it s ow n researc hschedule .

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Fo r Administrator' s meeting wit h3 Mschedule d fo r 9/10/93 . Q . Wha t i s 3M' s perspectiv e o f th e Agency' s ne wsourc e revie w (NSR ) rules ? A . Ne wmajo r stationarysource s o f ai r pollutio n and majo r modification s t o majo r stationarysource s o f ai r pollutio n ar e require d b

yth e Clea n Ai r Ac t t o obtai n a n ai r permi t befor e commencin g construction . Th e proces s i s calle d ne wsourc e revie w (NSR ) an

d ha s majo r economi c an d environmenta l implication s fo r larg e ne wsource s o f ai r pollutio n (e.g. , ne wautomobil e o r semiconducto r assembl yplants ) an d modification s o f existin g plant s (e.g. , expansio n t o a n existing oi l refinery) . T o obtai n a majo r sourc e NS R permi t source s mus t appl yadvance d pollutio n controls , i n clea n ai r area s preformcomple xai r qualit ymodeling and othe r analyses , an d i n dirt yarea s secur e emission s reduction s a t existing sources . I n general , th e NS R permitting proces s i s ofte n contentiou s and ca n tak e th e bette r par t o f a yea r o r longer . Industry' s concer n i s tha t thi s inhibit s thei r abilit yt o quickl yrespond t o change s i n globa l marke t conditions . EPAha s worke d wit h3 Ma t thei r Sain t Paul , Minnesot a industria l adhesiv e tap e plan t facilit yt o establis ha mechanis m(i.e. , a plan t wid e applicabilit ylimit ) whic hprovide s themwit hcertaint yan d flexibilit ywhil e avoiding costl ypermi t delays . 3 Mha s bee n please d wit hth e outcome an d th e wit hth e Agency' s willingnes s i n workin g wit hthe m

o n thi s approach . The yhav e discusse d wit hu s th e potentia l applicatio n o f thi s typ e o f mechanis mt o some o f thei r othe r facilities . O n othe r hand , EPAi s investigating 3M' s Maplewood , Minnesot a facilit yregardin g possibl e circumventio n o f th e NS R permittin g requirement s regardin g th e additio n o f numerou s ne wunit s t o th e existin g facility . Adetaile d discussio n o f thi s issu e i s containe d i n th e attache d memo .