Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0051-1131
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2023-08-16T04:00Z

From: 
Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com>
Sent:
Thursday, January 5, 2023 1:23 PM
To: 
Jones, DonnaLee <jones.donnalee@epa.gov>; Coke ICR2 <Coke.ICR2@rti.org>
Cc:
Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>
Subject: 
RE: CLARIFICATION RE: [External]-RE: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114  -  missing TO-15A data

Good afternoon Dr. Jones,

I just wanted to give you an update that the cooling tower testing for TO-15 analytes was conducted on December 27[th] and 28[th], and we are awaiting results from the lab. 

Happy New Year,

Brett Tunno, DrPH, CPH
Environmental Affairs 
United States Steel Corporation
Office: 412-433-5767
Cell: 412-944-6167
Email: bjtunno@uss.com 

From: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov> 
Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2022 9:17 AM
To: Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com>; Gary Fischman <Gary.Fischman@AlleghenyCounty.US>
Cc: Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>; GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>; Coke.ICR2@rti.org; Shappley, Ned <Shappley.Ned@epa.gov>; McGinn, Kevin <mcginn.kevin@epa.gov>
Subject: CLARIFICATION RE: [External]-RE: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114  -  missing TO-15A data

Brett -- One more thing, just to be clear. Make sure the testers know that THC is part of the tests. We asked for both standard TCEQ Appendix P and TCEQ Appendix P with the TO-15A finish. The standard TCEQ Appendix P has a THC analyzer as a finish.

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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From: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 2:37 PM
To: Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com>; Gary Fischman <Gary.Fischman@AlleghenyCounty.US>
Cc: Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>; GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>; Coke.ICR2@rti.org; Shappley, Ned <Shappley.Ned@epa.gov>; McGinn, Kevin <mcginn.kevin@epa.gov>
Subject: RE: [External]-RE: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114  -  missing TO-15A data

Thanks for straightening this out. We appreciate the expedited schedule very much.

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: Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 2:23 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>; Gary Fischman <Gary.Fischman@AlleghenyCounty.US>
Cc: Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>; GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>; Coke.ICR2@rti.org; Shappley, Ned <Shappley.Ned@epa.gov>; McGinn, Kevin <mcginn.kevin@epa.gov>
Subject: RE: [External]-RE: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114  -  missing TO-15A data

Good afternoon Dr. Jones,

The stack testing company informed us today that there was a misunderstanding between them and the lab regarding the analysis.  There was some confusion between EPA Method 15, Method TO-15A, and Method TO-15, which resulted in only the Method 15 analysis being run by the lab.  The stack testing company apologized to us for the misunderstanding and will re-test the cooling tower for the TO-15 analytes the week of December 26[th].  The lab will also expedite the analysis, and we will share the results with you as soon as we receive them.

We sincerely apologize for the misunderstanding,

Brett Tunno, DrPH, CPH
Environmental Affairs 
United States Steel Corporation
Office: 412-433-5767
Cell: 412-944-6167
Email: bjtunno@uss.com 

From: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 11:47 AM
To: Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com>; Gary Fischman <Gary.Fischman@AlleghenyCounty.US>
Cc: Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>; GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>; Coke.ICR2@rti.org; Shappley, Ned <Shappley.Ned@epa.gov>; McGinn, Kevin <mcginn.kevin@epa.gov>
Subject: RE: [External]-RE: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114  -  missing TO-15A data

Thank you.

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.

From: Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 7:53 AM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>; Gary Fischman <Gary.Fischman@AlleghenyCounty.US>
Cc: Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>; GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>; Coke.ICR2@rti.org; Shappley, Ned <Shappley.Ned@epa.gov>; McGinn, Kevin <mcginn.kevin@epa.gov>
Subject: RE: [External]-RE: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114  -  missing TO-15A data

Thanks Dr. Jones,

We reached out to the stack testing company, and they are currently looking into this.  We will get back to you as soon as possible. 

Brett Tunno, DrPH, CPH
Environmental Affairs 
United States Steel Corporation
Office: 412-433-5767
Cell: 412-944-6167
Email: bjtunno@uss.com 

From: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov> 
Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2022 12:19 PM
To: Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com>; Gary Fischman <Gary.Fischman@AlleghenyCounty.US>
Cc: Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>; GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>; Coke.ICR2@rti.org; Shappley, Ned <Shappley.Ned@epa.gov>; McGinn, Kevin <mcginn.kevin@epa.gov>
Subject: [External]-RE: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114  -  missing TO-15A data

Hi. Thanks again for your submission and the diligent efforts to help us with the attachment. 

In regard to the USS Clairton submission for cooling tower inlet, we believe there are some missed analytes.

The spreadsheet/pdf has: BTEX, H2S, COS, and CS2 results. However, we don't see any TO-15A analytes, which are part of the Enc 2 request.

Can you help with this or explain? 

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: Tunno, Brett J <BJTunno@uss.com> 
Sent: Monday, October 3, 2022 4:16 PM
To: Gary Fischman <Gary.Fischman@AlleghenyCounty.US>
Cc: Dzurinko, Mike G <MDzurinko@uss.com>; Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>; Coke.ICR2@rti.org
Subject: U. S. Steel - Coke Ovens Section 114 Request  -  Enclosure 2 Testing Notification - United States Steel Corporation  -  Clairton Plant

Dear Mr. Fischman,

On June 29, 2022, United States Steel Corporation (U. S. Steel)  -  Clairton Plant received a Clean Air Act Section 114 Information Collection Request (ICR) from EPA for information pertaining to the ongoing Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks (PQBS) 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart CCCCC Risk and Technology Review (RTR) and the technology review for Coke Batteries under 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart L.

EPA requested that U. S. Steel submit a notification to the state 21 days before performing any stack tests.  Therefore, U. S. Steel is submitting this testing notification to Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), which has been delegated regulatory authority by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) for sources in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

U. S. Steel will conduct testing of the By-Products (or "Keystone") Cooling Tower inlet water the week of October 24, 2022, for TO-15-A analytes, H2S, COS, and CS2.  

Please contact myself or Mike Dzurinko at mdzurinko@uss.com or 412-233-1467 if you have any questions with U. S. Steel's testing notification.

Thank you,

Brett Tunno, DrPH, CPH
Environmental Affairs 
United States Steel Corporation
Office: 412-433-5767
Cell: 412-944-6167
Email: bjtunno@uss.com