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Printed 9/30/2008 11:01:00 AM Sheet 19 of 132MEMORANDU M 

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TO : Marth aSmit h OAQPS/ESD/WCP

G FROM : Bernd Hanek e an d Greg LaFlam , PES , Inc . DATE : Octobe

r 28,199 9 SUBJECT : Equipmen

t Lea k Rule s fo r SI C 4 2 in OL

D Databas e Purpos e A t th e Octobe

r 5,199 9 EP

A Roundtabl e Meeting , GAT X Terminal s Corporatio n requeste d tha

t th e EP A analyz e it s databas e to determin e th e predominan t equipmen t lea k standard s i n us e a

t for-hir e terminals . Ush aMehra , representin g GATX , state d tha t i t wa s her understandin g tha

t mos t for-hir e terminal s ar

e onl y subject to sight , sound , and smell equipment lea k detectio n methods . PE S ha s analyzed th e informatio n submitte d b y for-hir e terminal s an d i s hereb y providin g th e result s an d conclusion s o f

thi s analysis . Result s The OL D non-confidentia

l dat abas e wa s querie d fo

r al l Standar

d Industr y Code (SIC ) cod e 422 6 facilitie s tha

t reporte d equipmen

t lea k rule s in suppor

t o f their lea k detectio n an d repair (LDAR ) programs . I t

i s believe d tha

t th e majorit

y o f for-hir e terminal s fal

l under thi s SIC code . The dat abas e contain s information on 1 8 facilities , providin g avariet y o f Stat e an d Federa l rule s an d regulation s (see Table 1) . Som e facilitie s reporte d multipl e equipmen t lea k regulations . Base d o n thi s analysis , approximatel y 6 6 percent

ofth e facilitie s ar

e currentl y monitorin g their equipmen t usin g a n instrument-base d approach . Variou s facilitie s als o reporte d tha t the y us e acombinatio n o f

sight , sound , an

d smell an d instrumen

t monitoring . Conclusio n Th e result s o f

thi s analysi s indicat

e tha t whil e sight , sound , and smell i s use d a t for-hir e terminals , i t

doe s no t appea r t o b e th e predominan

t metho d fo

r identifying equipmen

t leak s a t thes e facilities .

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Mem o o n Equipmen tLea k Rule s Octobe r 28,199 9 Pag e 2 Tabl e 1 . Summar y o f

Equipmen tLea k Rule s Reporte d b y For-Hir e Terminal s Rule/Regulatio n Rule Nam e Instrumen to r sight , sound , smel l . Number o f Occurrences 1 Federal Equipment Standards/Rules 4 0 CF R 6 3 subpar

t R 4 0 CF R 6 1 subpar

t V 4 0 CF R 6 1 subpar

t J 4 0 CF R 6 0 subpar

t X X Gasoline Distributio n NESHA P Equipmen t Leaks (Fugitiv e Emission Sources ) NESHA

P Equipmen t Leak s o f Benzene NSP S fo r Bul k Gasolin e Facilitie s Sight , sound ,

smel l Instrumen t Instrumen t Sight , sound , smel l 6

5 3 1 State Equipment Standards/Rules TNRC C 3 0 TA

C Chapte r 11 5 SCAQM D Rule 117 3 LA C 3 3 II I 5 1 Section 517 1 (ha s bee n repealed , se e Section 2122 ) NJDEP , Titl e 7 , Chapt . 2 7 Subchapte r 1 6 Contro l o f

Ai r Pollutio n fromVolatil e Organi c Compounds , Transfe r Operation s Sout h Coas t Ai r Qualit y Managemen

t District , Fugitiv e Emission s o f VOC Louisian aAi

r Cod e Regulations , Contro l o f Emissio n o f

Organi c Compound s Contro l an d Prohibitio n o

f Ai r Pollutio n b y VO C Instrument , sight , sound , smell Sight , sound , smell Instrumen t
Instrumen t 6

2 1 1 ' "Althoug h ther e wer e only 1 8 facilitie s tha

t reporte d information , som

e facilitie s reporte d mor

e tha n on e applicabl e rule . Som e facilitie s als o reporte d incomplet e information regardin g thei r equipmen t lea k rules .