Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058-0592
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2004-02-24T05:00Z

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MEMORANDUM
TO:
Jim
Eddinger,
EPA/
ESD
FROM:
Roy
Oommen,
ERG/
MOR
DATE:
May
24,
2003
SUBJECT:
Summary
of
April
23,
2003
Boiler
Meeting
with
API
A
meeting
between
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
and
the
American
Petroleum
Institute
was
held
on
April
23,
2003
in
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC.
The
purpose
of
the
meeting
was
to
provide
comments
on
the
proposed
Industrial,
Institutional,
and
Commercial
Boiler
and
Process
Heater
National
Emission
Standards
for
Hazardous
Air
Pollutants
(
NESHAP)

referred
to
as
the
boiler
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
standards.

Meeting
attendees
included
representatives
of
the
OAQPS
Emission
Standards
Division
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA),
API,
and
various
refineries.
A
complete
list
of
attendees
(
with
their
affiliation)
is
included
as
attachment
1.

Members
of
API
discussed
comments
submitted
on
the
proposed
rule.
The
agenda
for
the
meeting
is
provided
in
attachment
2.
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Attachment
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Meeting
Attendance
List
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Meeting
Attendance
List
Jim
Eddinger
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
OAQPS
Chuck
Feerick
Exxon
Mobil
Lee
Gilmer
Shell
Dick
Karp
API
Roy
Oommen
ERG
Larry
Sorrels
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
OAQPS
Steve
Sessions
Environomics
Bob
Walker
ChevronTexaco
Amy
Vasu
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
OAQPS
Attachment
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Meeting
Agenda
API/
EPA
Meeting
Boilers
&
Process
Heaters
MACT
April
23,
2003,
1:
30
ET
Agenda
1:
30
Introductions
API
Delegation
EPA
Staff
1:
40
General
Comments
API
EPA
2:
00
API
Critical
Issues
Record­
keeping
Burden
Exemption
for
"
Small"
Units
Limit
CO­
CEMs
to
"
Large"
Units
Emission
Limit
vs
Work
Practice
"
Minimal"
Exceedance
Allowance
Natural
Gas
Curtailment
2:
45
EPA
Questions
&
Concerns
Significant
Issues
Raised
by
Other
Commenters
3:
15
Re­
cap
Identify
Outstanding
Issues
Identify
Further
Support
for
EPA
3:
30
End