Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0085-0571
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2023-08-16T04:00Z

From: 
Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Sent:
Friday, December 11, 2020 1:53 PM
To: 
Allen Dittenhoefer <adittenhoefer@montrose-env.com>; Palma, Ted <Palma.Ted@epa.gov>; Woody, Matthew <Woody.Matthew@epa.gov>; Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Cc:
Jeff Knight <jeffrey.knight@pillsburylaw.com>; David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Subject: 
EPA Follow-up to Technical Documentation on Buoyancy Parameters and BLp Plume Heights

Our response is attached. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D243-02)
Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:  (919)  541-5251  Fax  (919)  541-3207
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"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.

Pronouns - She/Her/Hers
Salutation - Dr./Ms.

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From: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 1:25 PM
To: Allen Dittenhoefer <adittenhoefer@montrose-env.com>; Palma, Ted <Palma.Ted@epa.gov>; Woody, Matthew <Woody.Matthew@epa.gov>; Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Cc: Jeff Knight <jeffrey.knight@pillsburylaw.com>; David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Subject: Re: Technical Documentation on Buoyancy Parameters and BLp Plume Heights 
 
Yes, we have comments and requests for more information that I will send you later today. We just developed a final draft to our response letter yesterday so this is timely question.

Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D243-02)
Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:  (919)  541-5251  Fax  (919)  541-3207
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.

Pronouns - She/Her/Hers
Salutation - Dr./Ms.

                                       
From: Allen Dittenhoefer <adittenhoefer@montrose-env.com>
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 1:19 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>; Palma, Ted <Palma.Ted@epa.gov>; Woody, Matthew <Woody.Matthew@epa.gov>; Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Cc: Jeff Knight <jeffrey.knight@pillsburylaw.com>; David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Subject: RE: Technical Documentation on Buoyancy Parameters and BLp Plume Heights 
 
Dr. Jones and team,
 
We are checking in to see if you have been able to review the supporting information for the F' values and BLP plume heights submitted by the COETF.  Please let us know if EPA plans to use these values in the RTR modeling or, if EPA has any other questions or needs additional information, we can arrange a call to discuss as soon as possible and before the end of the month.  
 
 
Allen C. Dittenhoefer, Ph.D.
Principal
 

 
Environmental Planning Specialists, Inc.
45 U.S. Highway 46 East
Suite 601
Pine Brook, NJ 07058
Direct:    (973) 575-2555 (Ext. 12705)
Mobile    (205) 447-6225
adittenhoefer@montrose-env.com
www.envplanning.com
 
 
 
From: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov> 
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 11:51 AM
To: Allen Dittenhoefer <adittenhoefer@montrose-env.com>; Palma, Ted <Palma.Ted@epa.gov>; Woody, Matthew <Woody.Matthew@epa.gov>; Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Cc: Jeff Knight <jeffrey.knight@pillsburylaw.com>; David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Subject: Re: Technical Documentation on Buoyancy Parameters and BLp Plume Heights
 
Thank you! Just in time for Ted's impending retirement.
 
Regards,
Donna Lee Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Advisor, Metals Sector
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Sector Policies and Programs Division / Metals & Inorganic Chemicals Group (D243-02)
Research Triangle Park, NC  27711  Tele:  (919)  541-5251  Fax  (919)  541-3207
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Reasonableness never fails to be appreciated."  - anon.
 
Pronouns - She/Her/Hers
Salutation - Dr./Ms.
 
 
                                       
From: Allen Dittenhoefer <adittenhoefer@montrose-env.com>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 11:22 AM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>; Palma, Ted <Palma.Ted@epa.gov>; Woody, Matthew <Woody.Matthew@epa.gov>; Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Cc: Jeff Knight <jeffrey.knight@pillsburylaw.com>; David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Subject: Technical Documentation on Buoyancy Parameters and BLp Plume Heights 
 
Dr. Jones and team,
 
Attached for your review is a document entitled "Derivation of Coke Battery Buoyancy Parameters for Application to the Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stack Risk and Technology Review."  This document provides the additional background and technical support that EPA requested relating to the buoyancy parameter (F') and BLP plume height information that the COETF provided via email on September 29 and October 22, 2020.  I have also attached copies of two technical documents that describe the coke battery vertical velocity and temperature data used to derive F' values. 
 
Please let me and Jeff Knight know if EPA has any questions regarding this submission.
 
Allen C. Dittenhoefer, Ph.D.
Principal
 

 
Environmental Planning Specialists, Inc.
45 U.S. Highway 46 East
Suite 601
Pine Brook, NJ 07058
Direct:    (973) 575-2555 (Ext. 12705)
Mobile    (205) 447-6225
adittenhoefer@montrose-env.com
www.envplanning.com