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Read ds: EPA OBJECTION LETTER TO TITLE V PERMIT NO. O - 01439: INEOS POLYETHYLENE NORTH AMERICA LA PORTE PLANT, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; SEPTEMBER 24, 2010
Read ds: EPA OBJECTION LETTER TO TITLE V PERMIT NO. O - 01439: INEOS POLYETHYLENE NORTH AMERICA LA PORTE PLANT, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS; SEPTEMBER 24, 2010 text version
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Mr. Richard A Hyde , P.E., Deputy Director Office of Permitting and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (Me 122) P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 787 11-3087
Objec tion to Title V Permit No. 01439 lncos Polyethy lene North America La Porte Plant Harri s County, Texas
Dear Mr. Hyde: On August 1 t, 20 I 0, we received the draft renewal of the Title V penn it for Incos Polyethylene North America La Porte Plant referenced above. As such, EPA's 45-day review period will end on September 27, 2010. We have reviewed this pennit renewal. In accordance wit h 40 CFR § 70.8(c). EPA is objecting to the proposed pennitting action. Section 505(b)(I) of the federa l Cl ean Air Act (Act) and 40 CFR § 70.8(c) require EPA to object in writing to the issuance of a proposed Ti tle V permit within 45 days of receipt of the draft pennit (and all necessary supporting in fo rmation) if EPA determines that the permit is nol in compliance with applicable requirements of the Act or requirements under 40 CFR Part 70. Specific reasons for each objection and a description of the terms and conditions that the permit must include to respond to the objections arc enclosed. Section 505(c) of the Act and 40 CFR § 70.8(c)(4) provide that if the pennitting authority fail s, within 90 day s of the date of the objectio n, to submit a pennil revised to meet the objections. then EPA wil l issue or deny the permit in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 7 1. Because the objection issues must be full y addressed within 90 days, we suggest that the revised permit be submitted with sufficient advance notice so that any outstanding issues may be resolved prior to the expiration of the 90-day period. One o f our objections is the incorporation ofa flexible permit into the Title V Pennit. As you are aware, we have been objecting to Title V permits that incorporate terms or conditions from the Texas fle xi ble permit program for over 9 months. EPA is willing to discuss potential options with TCEQ and Ineos about ways to deflex the NS R permit. Should EPA make a determination that TCEQ is nol adequatel y administering or enforcing its Title V program , additional action requiring TCEQ to correct the deficiencies andlor the
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app lication of sancti ons may be necessary. as provided fo r by Sectio n 502(i) of the federal Clean Air Act and EPA's implementing regulations at 40 CFR Part 70 . We are committed to working w ith the TCEQ to ens ure that the final Pennit is consistent with the all applicable requirements, including the fedcrallywapproved Texas SIP and the Texas Ti tl e V air perm itting program, and to disc uss potential opti ons to avo id future Title V objections. If you have questions or wish to discuss thi s further, please contact Jeff Robinson, Chief, Ai r Permits Secti on at 2 l4 w w 5, or Stephanie Kordzi, Texas Perm it Coord inator at (2 14) 665 665 643 7520. Thank you for your cooperation. Sincere ly yours,
~O~'FCarl E. Edlund , P.E. Director Multimedia Planning and Permitt ing Div ision
Enclosure cc:  Manage r, Envi ronmental Affairs Incos Po lyethy lene North America Mr. Steve Hagle, Director Ai r Perm its Di visio n Texas Comm ission on Envi ronmental Qua li ty (MC- 163 )
Enclosure 1.  Objection to the Incorporation of Flexible Permit into the Title V permit. The New Source Review (NSR) Authorization References table in the draft Title V permit incorporates by reference Flexible Permit No. 2193, issued on January 3, 2008. Flexible pennits are issued pursuant to 30 TAC Chapter 116, Subchapter G; however, those provisions were disapproved by EPA on June 30, 2010, pursuant to Section 110 of the federal Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 USc. § 74 10, See 75 Fed. Reg. 41312 (July 15,20 10), and are not part of the applicable implementation plan for the State of Texas (Texas SIP). Therefore, pursuant to 40 CFR § 70.8(c)( 1), EPA must object to the issuance of this Title V permit because the terms and conditions of the incorporated flexible permit cannot be determined to be in compliance with the appl icab le requirements of the Texas SIP. The fai lure to have submitted information necessary to make thi s determination constitutes an additional basis for thi s objection, pursuant to 40 CFR § 70.8(c)(3)(ii). To resolve thi s objection. additional information must be provided by the applicant showing how the em iss ions authorized by the flexible permit meet the air permitting requirements of the federally.approved provisions of the Texas SIP. Also, the terms and conditio ns of fle xib le permits based upon the requirements of 30 TAC Chapter t 16, Subchapter G must be identified as State·only term s and conditions, pursuant to 40 CFR § 70.6(b)(2). 2.  Objection to Special Cond ition 3. Under the Special Terms and Condi tions provisions of the draft Title V permit, Condition 3 requires stationary vents with certain flow rates comply with identified provisions of 30 TAC Chapter III of the Texas SIP. However, the draft Title V permit doe s not identify the specific stationary vents that are subject to those requirements. As such, this cond ition fails to meet the requirement of40 CFR § 70.6(a)( I), in that the cond ition lacks the specificity to ensure the compliance with the applicable requirements associated wi th those unidentified emission units. In addition, the Statement of Basis document for the draft Title V permit does not provide the legal and factual basis for Condition 3, as required by 40 CF R § 70. 7(a)(5). Pursuant to 40 CFR § 70.8(c)(I), EPA objects to the issuance of the Title V pennit since Special Cond ition 3 is not in compliance with the requirements of 40 CFR § 70.6(a)(I) and 70.7(a)(5). To resolve this objection, TCEQ must revise Special Condition 3 of the draft Title V pennit to list (or otherwise specifically identify) the specific stationary vents that are subject to the specified requirements of 30 TAC Chapter 111 and provide an explanation in the Statement of Basis for the legal and factual basis for Cond iti on. 3.  Objection for Failure to Include all Applicable Requirements. The draft Title V permit does not meet the requirements of 40 CFR 70.6(a)(1 ), since it fail s to include &quot;emission limitations and standards, including those operational requirements and limitations that assure compliance with all applicable requirements at the time of pennit issuance.&quot; Pennits by Rule (PBRs) are included in the definition of &quot;applicable requirement,&quot; found at 30 TAC § 122.10(2) of the federally-approved Texas Title V program. The draft Title V permit li sts the following PBRs as applicable requirements: 106.122, 106. 183, 106.26 1, 106.263, 106.373. 106.393_ 106.394. 106.454, 106.472, 106.476, 106.478, 106.5 11 , and standard exemption numbers 5, 7. 14, 51 , 57, 6 1, 75,86, 106, 107, and 118. However, as descri bed below, the draft Page 1 of2
Title V permit fails to clearly identify all applicable requirements for emission units covered by the permit. The New Source Review A uthorizalion References table lists PBR 106.263, 160.373 , 106.393, 106.394, 106.476, and standard exemption number liS as applicable authorizations, but the New Source Review Authorization References by Emissions Unit table does not list any emissions unit subject to those PBRs. Additional inconsistencies in the identification of applicable requirements in the draft Titl e V pennit are associated with PBR 106.263 for which registration is required. No registrations are shown for PBR 106.263 in the TCEQ New Source Review Air Permits database for emission units covered by this draft Title V permit (regulated entity number RNI00229905) and there are no emiss ion units listed in the New Source Review Authorization References by Emissions Unit table as being subject to PBR 106.263. A search of the TCEQ New Source Review Air Permits database does reveal two registrations for PBR 106.263. Both of which refer to &quot;La Porte Plant&quot;, both have a different regulated entity number. Pursuant to 40 eFR § 70.S(c)(I), EPA objects to the issuance of the Title V permit since it is not in com pl iance with the requirements of 40 CFR § 70.6(a)(1). To resolve this objection, TCE Q must revise the draft Title V permit to identify each emission unit covered by the Title V permit and reference the specific emission limitations, applicable monitoring and testing, recordkceping, and reporting requirements for each such unit, including the relevant and appropriate PBRs associated with each emission unit.
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