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Mr . Randal l Mathi s Directo r Arkansa s Departmen t o f Pollutio n Contro l an

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y P.O . Bo x891 3 Littl e Rock , Arkansa s 72219-891 3 Re : Whirlpoo l Corporation /For t Smith , Arkansa s Dea r Mr . Mathis : Thi s lette r i s i nrespons e t o th e questiontha t v e have bee n discussin

g a t lengt hregardin g a projec t t o substitut e les s ozone-depletin

g substance s for thos e tha t hav e a greate r ozone depletin

g potential . I n thi s specifi c case , Whirlpoo l plan s t o substitut e HCFC-141 bfor CFC-1 1 a t it s For t Smith , Arkansa s facility . Based o

n informatio

n provided t o us , i t appear s tha t th e physica l change s necessar y t o accommodat e HCFC-141 ba t th e plan t ar e no t routine , an d tha t thes e change s voul d resul t i na ne t increas e i n emission s o f ozone depletin g substance s a t the plant . Hence , i n the firs t analysis , thi s projec t voul d appea r t o constitut e a majo r modificationsubjec t t o PS D reviev . Fo r the reason s discussed below , however , v e believ e tha t thi s projec t i s eligibl e fo r exclusio n fro m PS D a s a pollutioncontro l project . I t i s our understandin g tha t th e proposed substitution o f th e HCFC-141 bfor CFC-1 1 i s i n respons e t o the reguiremen t t o phas e out o f CFC s unde r titl e V I o f the Clean Ai r Act , a s amended i n 1990 . Unde r the Environmenta l Protectio n Agency' s (EPA ) regulation s promulgated o nDecembe r 10 , 199 3 (5 8 FR65018) , productionan

d consumption1 o f CFC s vil l b e cu t t o 25 % o f baselin e limit s i n 199 4 an d 1995 , an

d vil l b e entirel y phased ou t b y 1996 . Whil e EPA' s rule s do no t prohibi t Whirlpool' s us e o f CFCs , suchuser s mus t fin d substitute s becaus e CFC s vil l b e unavailabl e shortly . Based o n the availabl e information , Region V I believe s Whirlpool' s projec t ma y appropriatel y

b e characterized a s a pollutioncontro l projec t sinc e it s clea r motivation i s the need t o respon d t o the titl e V I phaseout ; i t vil l b e environmentall y beneficia l since , takin g the ozon e 6T-AN:BARRETT:deb:x7227:1/25/94:Barret t # 1 (ADLTRSM3 ) Fil e Code : ARD04275538 9 6T-A N 6T- A LUEHR S FONTENO T

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depletin

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d CFC-1 1 int o account , the ne t ozon e depletin g potentia l o f ozone depleting substance s a t th e plan t vil l decrease ; an d sinc e thi s projec t vil l no t resul t i na n increas e i nproductioncapacity o f utilization a t th e plant . EPA' s curren t policy i s t o revie

w proposed pollution contro l project s t o determin e whethe r the y shoul d b e excluded fro m nev sourc e revie

w based o

n a case-by-cas e assessmen t o f the ne t emission s an

d overal l impac t o nthe environment . Suc hproject s tha t ar e environmentall y beneficia l an

d mee t certai n safeguard s ma y b e excluded . Se e 5 7 F R 32314 , 3232 0 (Jul y 21 , 1992) . Based o n ou r revie

w o f th e informatio

npresented t o dat e regardin g th e Whirlpoo l project , w e hav e determined tha t the proposed substitutio

n o f HCFC-141 bfor CFC-1 1 in respons e t o the CF C phaseou t unde r titl e V I o f the CleanAi r Ac t wil l resul t i nan overal l environmenta l benefit . W e understan

d tha t the annua l emission s o f HCFC-141 bafte r th e proposed switchwil l caus e les s stratospheri c ozone depletion thancurren t annua l emission s o f CFC-11 . W

e als o understan

d tha t the proposed switchvil l no t increas e emission s o f an y othe r pollutan t vhic hvoul d impac t a Nationa l Ambien t Ai r Quality Standard , PS D increment , o r ai r quality-related value . Further , v e understan d tha t th e propose d switchwil l no t caus e an y cross-medi a harm , an d wil l no t increas e an y ris k associated wit htoxi c o r hazardou s ai r pollutants . Finally , w

e understan

d tha t thi s projec t wil l no t increas e production capacity a t the plan t o r resul t i nincreased utilization o f existin g capacity . Consequently , based o n thes e understandings , v e believe tha t Whirlpool' s proposed substitutio n o f HCFC-141 bfo r CFC-1 1 voul d qualif y for a case-by-cas e exclusio nfro m PS D revie

v a s a pollution contro l project . Pleas e note , hovever , tha t thi s respons e i s no t intende d t o addres s PS D applicabilit y vher e othe r concurren t change s voul d increas e the productioncapacit y o r utilizationo f the source . I naddition , nothin g i nthi s respons e void s an

y applicabl e Stat e Implementatio nPla n(SIP ) o r mino r sourc e Ne

v Sourc e Revie

v (NSR ) requirements . Consequently , Whirlpoo l mus t obtai n an y otherwis e applicabl e mino r NS R permit s for th e conversion project . Furthermore , th e publi c mus t have an opportunity

fo r notic e an

d commen t consisten t vit hth e requirement s for mino r sourc e permittin g contained i n th e applicabl e SIP . EP A i s currentl y

developin

g proposed change s t o it s NS Rrule s t o reflec t change s i n the 199 0 Amendment s t o the Clean Ai r Ac t an d the Agency

intend s t o furthe r conside r i n tha t rulemakin g th e appropriat e treatmen t o f ozone depletin g substance s unde r the federa l PS D regulations . EP A als o i s currentl y

developin

g guidanc e regardin

g NS R applicabilit y t o pollutioncontro l an d preventio

n projects . W

e expec t tha t a polic y memorandu

m o n thi s issu e wil l be availabl e inthe firs t hal f o f 1994 . I n the

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interim , Regio n V I vil l provid e assistanc e t o State s wishin g t o evaluate , o n a case-by-cas e basis , propose d change s involvin g ozon e depletin g substances
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yguestion s o r comments , pleas e contac t m e o r Richar d Barret t o f mystaf f a t (214 ) 655-7227
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Mr
. Davi d Solomo n Chief , NS R Sectio n OAQP S (M

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. Denni s Crumple r ./Environmenta l Enginee r V OAQP S (M

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Mr
. Richar d Ossia s Chief , Stat e Implementatio n Plan s Branc h (LE-132A ) Willi e Kelle y(6T-EC ) Terri e Miku s (6T-AG ) 6T-A NStaf f