Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0051-1320
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2023-08-16T04:00Z

From: 
David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Sent:
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 1:08 PM
To: 
Jones, DonnaLee <jones.donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc:
Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: 
RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Yes, your summary is correct.  DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 9:16 PM
To: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

One more try. So using your explanation, the following would be true? Im thinking only a subset of the codes would include benzene emissions from BWO.

30300315           Gas By-Product Plant -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300332           Flushing Liquor Circulation Tank -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300333           Excess Ammonia Liquor Tank -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300334           Tar Dehydrator -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300335           Tar Intercepting Sump -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300336           Tar Storage -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300341           Light Oil Sump -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300342           Light Oil Decanter/Condenser Vent -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations
                                                    
30300343           Wash Oil Decanter -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300344           Wash Oil Circulation Tank -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300352           Tar Bottom Final Cooler -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

30300361           Equipment Leaks -- a fraction of the reported benzene is from benzene waste operations

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.

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From: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 8:54 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

There is not an SCC specifically assigned for benzene emissions from aqueous waste streams.  The fraction of benzene that is emitted to air is included in reported emissions from sources covered by the codes listed in my earlier e-mail.

If this doesn't answer your question, can we arrange a call after you return to work to discuss what we are missing?  DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 4:58 PM
To: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Sorry, I meant what code(s) is used for the benzene that is emitted from benzene waste operations, to followup your statement: The fraction of benzene that is emitted to air is already covered by the byproduct plant emissions that the COETF has provided to EPA for the risk modeling.  There are not separate NEI emissions reports for these emissions....

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: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2021 4:45 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Donna Lee:

Below is a complete list of codes.  But, not every byproducts plant would use all of the codes for reporting purposes.  DCA
 
30300315           Gas By-Product Plant
30300332           Flushing Liquor Circulation Tank
30300333           Excess Ammonia Liquor Tank
30300334           Tar Dehydrator
30300335           Tar Intercepting Sump
30300336           Tar Storage
30300341           Light Oil Sump
30300342           Light Oil Decanter/Condenser Vent                                                    
30300343           Wash Oil Decanter
30300344           Wash Oil Circulation Tank
30300352           Tar Bottom Final Cooler
30300361           Equipment Leaks

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov] 
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 6:49 PM
To: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Good to know. What SCC do they use for the benzene air emissions?

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: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org> 
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2021 6:40 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Hello again, Donna Lee.  Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

In responding to your question, I looped in Al Dittenhoefer to help in answering it.  According to our review, Subpart FF covers aqueous benzene waste streams like, for example, process wastewater, product tank drawdown, and sludges from waste management units in the byproduct plant.  Much of the benzene in these waste streams remains in the liquid and so is not emitted to air at the plant.  The fraction of benzene that is emitted to air is already covered by the byproduct plant emissions that the COETF has provided to EPA for the risk modeling.  There are not separate NEI emissions reports for these emissions, and we believe EPA should not try to estimate benzene emissions from Subpart FF separately because this would double-count emissions that are covered elsewhere and over-estimate emissions due to benzene remaining in the aqueous waste streams.  
 
Please contact me if you have further questions.  DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov] 
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2021 11:06 AM
To: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Problem is there are no NEI emissions listed. Where are the "facility air emissions reports."? In TRI?

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: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org> 
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2021 11:36 AM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Donna Lee:  Based on our assessment, the benzene quantities reported under the Subpart FF NESHAP represent the benzene contained in aqueous wastes and is not directly related to air emissions listed in the NEI and/or facility air emissions reports.  Let me know if you have any other questions.  DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: David Ailor [mailto:dailor@accci.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 7:00 PM
To: 'Jones, DonnaLee' <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

OK  -  thanks.  DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 6:44 PM
To: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

I think on one level the answer is pretty simple, either yes or no. So if it's no, maybe you can find that out quickly. If its yes, then I can see it might take a month to identify those emissions.

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: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 6:33 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Would over the next month be OK  -  in line with your other question?  DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 6:23 PM
To: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

As soon as you can

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: David Ailor <dailor@accci.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 5:18 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Cc: 'GABRIELLE RAYMOND' <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

When do you need an answer?  DCA

David C. Ailor, P.E.
President
American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute
25 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 703-795-3541
eFax.: 866-422-7794
dailor@accci.org
www.accci.org

From: Jones, DonnaLee [mailto:Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 4:29 PM
To: David Ailor (dailor@accci.org) <dailor@accci.org>
Cc: GABRIELLE RAYMOND <graymond@rti.org>
Subject: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Another question. The by-product coke facilities all said in the 114 that they were subject to the Benzene Waste Operations NESHAP (see below) but we can't figure out what the emission sources and emissions are for the applicable sources for this NESHAP in the NEI data or other emission files. 

Any clue?

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: Raymond, Gabrielle <graymond@rti.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 3:23 PM
To: Jones, DonnaLee <Jones.Donnalee@epa.gov>
Subject: RE: benzene waste operations pt 61 subpart FF

Yes, the 114 listed part 61 subpart FF as one of the rules facilities were subject to.

Facility ID
21. Indicate (Yes/No) whether or not the following federal regulations apply to your facility, including, but not limited to these listed below:
21.e. NESHAP: Benzene Emissions from Wastewater, part 61 subpart FF
AKS-Middletown-OH
Yes
AM-BurnsHarbor-IN
Yes
AM-Monessen-PA
Yes
AM-Warren-OH
Yes
EES-RiverRouge-MI
Yes
EC-Erie-PA
Yes
AKS-Follansbee-WV
Yes
SC-GraniteCity-IL
No
SC-FranklinFurnace-OH
No
SC-Middletown-OH
No
USS-Clairton-PA
Yes

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.