[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 130 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32919-32931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16274]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8924-4]
Recent Posting to the Applicability Determination Index (ADI)
Database System of Agency Applicability Determinations, Alternative
Monitoring Decisions, and Regulatory Interpretations Pertaining to
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources, National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, and the Stratospheric Ozone
Protection Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice announces applicability determinations,
alternative monitoring decisions, and regulatory interpretations that
EPA has made under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS); the
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); and
the Stratospheric Ozone Protection Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An electronic copy of each complete
document posted on the Applicability Determination Index (ADI) database
system is available on the Internet through the Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/monitoring/programs/caa/adi.html. The document may be
located by control number, date, author, subpart, or subject search.
For questions about the ADI or this notice, contact Rebecca Kane at EPA
by phone at: (202) 564-5960, or by e-mail at: [email protected]. For
technical questions about the individual applicability determinations
or monitoring decisions, refer to the contact person identified in the
individual documents, or in the absence of a contact person, refer to
the author of the document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The General Provisions to the NSPS in 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 60 and the NESHAP in 40 CFR part
[[Page 32920]]
61 provide that a source owner or operator may request a determination
of whether certain intended actions constitute the commencement of
construction, reconstruction, or modification. EPA's written responses
to these inquiries are commonly referred to as applicability
determinations. See 40 CFR 60.5 and 61.06. Although the part 63 NESHAP
[which includes Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards]
and section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations contain no
specific regulatory provision that sources may request applicability
determinations, EPA does respond to written inquiries regarding
applicability for the part 63 and section 111(d) programs. The NSPS and
NESHAP also allow sources to seek permission to use monitoring or
recordkeeping that are different from the promulgated requirements. See
40 CFR 60.13(i), 61.14(g), 63.8(b)(1), 63.8(f), and 63.10(f). EPA's
written responses to these inquiries are commonly referred to as
alternative monitoring decisions. Furthermore, EPA responds to written
inquiries about the broad range of NSPS and NESHAP regulatory
requirements as they pertain to a whole source category. These
inquiries may pertain, for example, to the type of sources to which the
regulation applies, or to the testing, monitoring, recordkeeping or
reporting requirements contained in the regulation. EPA's written
responses to these inquiries are commonly referred to as regulatory
interpretations.
EPA currently compiles EPA-issued NSPS and NESHAP applicability
determinations, alternative monitoring decisions, and regulatory
interpretations, and posts them on the ADI on a quarterly basis. In
addition, the ADI contains EPA-issued responses to requests pursuant to
the stratospheric ozone regulations, contained in 40 CFR part 82. The
ADI is an electronic index on the Internet with over one thousand EPA
letters and memoranda pertaining to the applicability, monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting requirements of the NSPS and NESHAP. The
letters and memoranda may be searched by date, office of issuance,
subpart, citation, control number or by string word searches.
Today's notice comprises a summary of 69 such documents added to
the ADI on June 17, 2009. The subject and header of each letter and
memorandum are listed in this notice, as well as a brief abstract of
the letter or memorandum. Complete copies of these documents may be
obtained from the ADI through the OECA Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/monitoring/programs/caa/adi.html.
Summary of Headers and Abstracts
The following table identifies the database control number for each
document posted on the ADI database system on June 17, 2009; the
applicable category; the subpart(s) of 40 CFR part 60, 61, or 63 (as
applicable) covered by the document; and the title of the document,
which provides a brief description of the subject matter.
We have also included an abstract of each document identified with
its control number after the table. These abstracts are provided solely
to alert the public to possible items of interest and are not intended
as substitutes for the full text of the documents. This notice does not
change the status of any document with respect to whether it is ``of
nationwide scope or effect'' for purposes of section 307(b)(1) of the
Clean Air Act. For example, this notice does not make an applicability
determination for a particular source into a nationwide rule. Neither
does it purport to make any document that was previously non-binding
into a binding document.
ADI Determinations Uploaded on June 17, 2009
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Control No. Category Subparts Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0900001.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Solar Flare
Requirements.
0900003.......................... NSPS OOO............................. Performance Testing
and Test Waiver
Request.
0900004.......................... NSPS A, UUU.......................... Spray Dryer Equipped
with Baghouse and
Wet Scrubber.
0900005.......................... NSPS A, UUU.......................... Spray Dryer Equipped
with Baghouse and
Wet Scrubber.
0900006.......................... NSPS A, UUU.......................... Spray Dryer
Controlled by
Baghouse-Scrubber
System.
0900007.......................... NSPS XX.............................. Ethanol Plant
Receiving Gasoline
by Truck.
0900008.......................... NSPS Cc, WWW......................... Landfill Expansion.
0900009.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Higher Operating
Temperature at
Landfill Wellhead.
0900010.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative Operating
Temperature at
Landfill Wellhead.
0900011.......................... NSPS WWW............................. New Temporary Higher
Operating Limit at
Landfill Wellhead.
0900012.......................... NSPS BBBB, JJJ....................... Dioxin/furan Testing
at Small Municipal
Waste Combustor.
0900013.......................... NSPS Db.............................. Alternative
Monitoring Proposal.
0900014.......................... NSPS A, RR........................... Replacement
Regenerative Thermal
Oxidizer.
0900015.......................... NSPS PPP............................. Glass Pull Rate and
Primary Amp/Voltage
Monitoring.
0900016.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative Timeline
to Correct Oxygen
Exceedances at
Wellhead.
0900017.......................... NSPS CC.............................. Opacity Standard for
Glass Plants.
0900018.......................... NSPS NNN, RRR........................ Flow Monitoring
Requirements for
Distillation Column
C-600.
0900019.......................... NSPS J............................... Platformer
Regeneration Process
Unit Operations.
0900020.......................... NSPS J............................... Wastewater API
Separator Unit
Operations.
0900021.......................... NSPS A, D............................ Relocating/Certifying
Continuous Opacity
Monitoring Systems.
0900022.......................... NSPS NNN, RRR........................ Flow Monitoring
Requirements for
Distillation Column
C-5222.
A090001.......................... Asbestos M............................... Vermiculite in
Facility Demolished
for Safety Reasons.
A090003.......................... Asbestos M............................... Residential
Structures
Demolished by
Municipalities for
Public Safety.
A090004.......................... Asbestos M............................... Demolition Procedures
Involving Asbestos-
containing
Vermiculite.
M090004.......................... MACT FFFF, GGG....................... Initial Compliance
Demonstration for
Process Condensers.
M090006.......................... MACT FFFF............................ Alternative
Calculation of
Uncontrolled Phenol
Emissions; Use of
Soundproof Acoustic
Flare Monitoring
System.
M090007.......................... MACT GGG............................. Floating Roof as
Process Tank Control
Device.
M090008.......................... MACT FFFF............................ Exclusion of Hydrogen
Halides and Halogen
HAPs.
M090009.......................... MACT RRR............................. Installation of Sweat
Furnace at Area
Source Aluminum
Foundry.
M090010.......................... MACT FFFF............................ Alternative
Monitoring
Requirements for
Packed Scrubber.
M090011.......................... MACT GGGGG........................... Excavated Soil Used
as Backfill.
M090012.......................... MACT FFFF, SS........................ Control Methods for
HAP Emissions from
Group 1 Process
Vents.
M090013.......................... MACT A, LLL.......................... Alternative Baghouse
Inlet Temperature
Calculation for Long
Wet Kiln.
M090014.......................... MACT FFFF............................ Use of Process
Condenser as
Recovery Device.
[[Page 32921]]
M090015.......................... MACT RRR............................. Alternative
Monitoring and
Recordkeeping for
Scrap Dryer.
M090016.......................... MACT EEEE............................ Container-to-
Container and Truck-
to-Container
Transfers.
M090017.......................... MACT WWWW............................ Styrene Content Value
for Calculating
Emissions; Repairs
with Putty.
M090018.......................... MACT KK.............................. MACT Applicability
after HAP Is
Delisted.
M090019.......................... MACT MM.............................. New Compliance
Monitoring Limits
without Testing.
M090020.......................... MACT VVVV............................ Opting Out of MACT
after Compliance
Date.
M090021.......................... MACT A, CCC.......................... Monitoring and
Recordkeeping
Requirements.
Z090001.......................... NESHAP F, V............................ Updating Vinyl
Chloride Leak
Detection and Repair
Programs.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Backlog:
ADI Determinations Uploaded on June 17, 2009
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Control No. Category Subparts Title
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0900023.......................... NSPS J............................... Revising Alternative
Monitoring Plan for
Hydrogen Sulfide.
0900024.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative
Compliance Timeline
for Well Exceedance.
0900025.......................... NSPS AAAA, WWW....................... Alternatives to
Collection and
Control System
Design Plan.
0900026.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative
Monitoring Plan.
0900027.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Conducting Additional
Tier 2 Sampling.
0900028.......................... NSPS J............................... Modification of
Approved Alternative
Monitoring Plan.
0900029.......................... NSPS QQQ............................. Designating Group 2
Wastewater Stream as
Group 1 Wastewater
Stream.
0900030.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative Operating
Temperatures for Gas
Well.
0900031.......................... NSPS Db.............................. Alternative
Monitoring Plan.
0900032.......................... NSPS Db.............................. Alternative
Monitoring Plan.
0900033.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative Operating
Temperatures for Two
Gas Wells.
0900034.......................... NSPS J............................... Alternative
Monitoring Plan.
0900035.......................... NSPS VV.............................. Closed Loop Sampling
Systems.
0900036.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative Operating
Temperatures at
Multiple Wells.
0900037.......................... NSPS WWW............................. Alternative Timeline
for Gas Collection.
M090022.......................... MACT RRR............................. Thermal Chip Dryer
Operation.
M090023.......................... MACT A, JJJJJ........................ Alternative
Monitoring Method
and Performance Test
Waiver.
M090024.......................... MACT J, UUU.......................... Alternative
Monitoring Request
for FCCU COMS.
M090025.......................... MACT CC.............................. Alternative
Monitoring Plan.
M090026.......................... MACT AAAA............................ Determination Whether
Subpart Applies.
M090027.......................... MACT CC.............................. Designating Group 2
Wastewater Stream as
Group 1 Wastewater
Stream.
M090028.......................... MACT G, JJJ.......................... Alternative Control
Device.
M090029.......................... MACT AAAA............................ Determination Whether
Subpart Applies.
M090030.......................... MACT A, RRR.......................... Alternative
Monitoring Method.
M090031.......................... MACT JJJJ............................ Initial Performance
Test Waiver.
M090032.......................... MACT GGG, MMM........................ Use of Previously
Conducted
Performance Tests
for Initial
Compliance
Demonstration.
Z090002.......................... NESHAP FF.............................. Designating Group 2
Wastewater Stream as
Group 1 Wastewater
Stream.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abstracts
Abstract for [A090001]
Q: Does EPA approve a variance from 40 CFR part 61, subpart M, the
asbestos NESHAP, to allow vermiculite material to be left in place
during demolition at the former Coachman Motel in Bloomington,
Illinois?
A: No. EPA does not approve a variance to the asbestos NESHAP under
any circumstance. However, the asbestos NESHAP identifies situations
where regulated asbestos-containing material (RACM) need not be removed
prior to demolition, including a situation where the RACM was not
accessible for testing and not discovered until after demolition, and
as a result of the demolition, cannot be safely removed. The loose
vermiculite material in between the walls at this motel appears to fall
into this situation because, to remove it, the walls would need to be
taken down, causing the ceiling to collapse. All exposed RACM and all
contaminated debris must be treated as asbestos-containing waste
material in this situation.
Abstract for [A090003]
Q: Does the applicability determination issued by EPA on July 15,
1993 (see ADI Control Number 930828) conflict with EPA's Clarification
of Intent published in the Federal Register on July 28, 1995, as to the
applicability of 40 CFR part 61, subpart M (the asbestos NESHAP) to
single-family homes?
A: No. EPA believes that these documents are not in conflict, but
rather are complementary and apply to different factual situations. The
1993 applicability determination responds to the issue of a large
municipality-orchestrated project where multiple single-family homes
are being demolished as part of that large project over the course of
the same planning or scheduling period, which, for most municipalities,
we believe is done on a fiscal or calendar year basis, or in accordance
with the terms of a contract. It is EPA's interpretation that the
demolition of such multiple single-family homes under such
circumstances by a municipality is subject to the asbestos NESHAP
regulation, notwithstanding the residential building exclusion
contained within the definition of ``facility'' in the asbestos NESHAP.
The 1995 Clarification of Intent, on the other hand, deals with the
demolition of two or more single-family homes on the same site (e.g., a
city
[[Page 32922]]
block) that are under the control of a common owner or operator. Under
that factual scenario, the single-family homes are considered to be
(or, perhaps, to be a part of) an installation, as defined under the
asbestos NESHAP, and are subject to the asbestos NESHAP regulation.
Abstract for [A090004]
Q: Does EPA approve Environmental Consultants' request under 40 CFR
part 61, subpart M, to leave vermiculite asbestos-containing material
(ACM), which is loose between the load-supporting concrete block walls
of a vacant commercial building in O'Fallon, Illinois, in place during
the building's demolition?
A: Yes. EPA has determined that Environmental Consultants can leave
ACM in place during demolition because it is a friable ACM, and the
exception in 40 CFR 61.145(c)(1)(iii) applies since it cannot be safely
removed prior to demolition without causing the ceiling to collapse.
All exposed regulated ACM and all asbestos-contaminated debris must be
treated as asbestos-containing waste material and kept adequately wet
at all times until properly disposed of.
Abstract for [M090004]
Q: Does EPA approve Dow Chemical Company's request under 40 CFR
part 63, subpart FFFF (MON), to waive the initial compliance
demonstration for process condensers at its Midland, Michigan facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves Dow's request to waive the initial compliance
demonstration for the specific process condensers listed in its request
because the condensers are not designed to recover hazardous air
pollutants (HAP) and therefore cannot meet the initial compliance
demonstration requirements without negatively affecting process
operations. In addition, the condensers are vented to control devices
that reduce HAP emissions per the MON.
Abstract for [M090006]
Q1: Is a Soundproof acoustic flare monitoring system an acceptable
method for the Albemarle Corporation facility in Orangeburg, South
Carolina, to meet the flare monitoring requirements of 40 CFR
63.987(c), as referenced in 63.2450(e)(2)?
A1: Yes. Based on information Albemarle Corporation submitted in
its November 8, 2007 letter, specifically information from John Zink
Company, the manufacturer of the Soundproof Acoustic Pilot Monitor, EPA
concludes that the Soundproof monitoring system meets the requirements
of 40 CFR 63.987(c).
Q2: May Albemarle Corporation conduct an engineering assessment to
calculate uncontrolled phenol emissions from its P30 process at its
Orangeburg, South Carolina facility?
A2: Yes. Phenol is used as the limiting reagent in the P30 process.
During the reaction, phenol is converted to hydrochloric acid at a 1:1
molar ratio. Due to the variable nature of the batch reaction, it is
impossible to know the mole fraction of phenol during the reaction;
thus, it is impossible to calculate the partial pressure. Phenol
emissions were calculated by multiplying the HCl emissions from the
process by the ratio of phenol to HCl in the scrubber liquid (0.14
percent, obtained from test results).
Abstract for [M090007]
Q: May a floating roof be used as a control device for process tank
emissions to comply with 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGG?
A: Yes. A floating roof can be used in this application provided
that the 93 percent reduction of HAP emissions required by 40 CFR
63.1254(a)(1) is met. The 93 percent HAP reduction requirement can be
satisfied by first calculating uncontrolled HAP emissions using the
equations in 40 CFR 63.1257(d)(2)(i)(A) and calculating the controlled
HAP emissions using EPA's TANKS computer program, then calculating the
percent reduction using these two values.
Abstract for [M090008]
Q1: Does EPA approve of test conditions, data, calculations, and
other means used at the MeadWestvaco facility in Charleston, South
Carolina, to establish operating limits for a regenerative thermal
oxidizer according to 40 CFR 63.2460(c)(3)?
A1: EPA approval is not required for this request because
MeadWestvaco is requesting to average emissions within specific
processes and not across multiple processes.
Q2: Can hydrogen halides and halogen HAPs generated due to halides
present in water used as a raw material by the MeadWestvaco facility in
Charleston, South Carolina, be excluded from uncontrolled emissions
calculations under 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF?
A2: No. Although the levels of hydrogen halides and halogen HAPs
are quite small, there is no de minimis value for these pollutants in
MACT subpart FFFF. Also, there is no regulatory basis in 40 CFR part 63
for EPA to grant such an approval.
Q3: Does EPA approve the use of the reduced recordkeeping
requirements at 40 CFR 63.2525(e)(3) under MACT subpart FFFF for
miscellaneous organic chemical processing units (MCPUs) with
uncontrolled halogen halide and halogen HAP emissions of less than 200
pounds per year?
A3: No. EPA does, however, approve the use of these reduced
recordkeeping requirements under MACT subpart FFFF for MCPUs with
uncontrolled halogen halide and halogen HAP emissions less than 100
pounds per year.
Abstract for [M090009]
Q: Does the installation of a sweat furnace at the Nemak USA
aluminum foundry facility in Sylacauga, Alabama, which is currently
exempt from the requirements of 40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR (Secondary
Aluminum Production NESHAP), make the facility subject to the
requirements of NESHAP subpart RRR?
A: Yes. According to 40 CFR 63.1503, aluminum foundries are not
considered secondary aluminum production facilities if they only melt
clean charge, customer returns, or internal scrap, and do not operate
sweat furnaces, thermal chip dryers, or scrap dryers/delacquering
kilns/decoating kilns. By this definition, the Nemak facility would be
subject to subpart RRR upon installation of a sweat furnace at its
facility. Specifically, as an affected source located at an area source
of HAPs, the sweat furnace would be subject to the requirements of
subpart RRR pertaining to dioxin and furan (D/F) emissions and the
associated operating, monitoring, reporting, and record keeping
requirements under 40 CFR 63.1500(c)(3). Per the applicability criteria
in 40 CFR 63.1500(c)(4), the existing area source furnaces are still
exempt from the requirements of MACT subpart RRR because they only
process clean charge.
Abstract for [M090010]
Q: Does EPA approve the requested alternative monitoring to the
monitoring requirements under 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF, for the C-
202 packed scrubber at the Rhodia Inc. facility in Charleston, South
Carolina?
A: Yes. EPA approves the monitoring of the scrubber column
differential pressure, scrubber liquid inlet flow rate, and scrubber
liquid acid strength in place of the monitoring requirements stated in
40 CFR 63.990(c) [as referenced by 63.2470(c)]. Rhodia has identified
that all three of these parameters have specific designed
[[Page 32923]]
operating conditions specified by the manufacturer.
Abstract for [M090011]
Q: Would contaminated soil that the BP refinery in Whiting,
Indiana, excavates as part of on-site construction activities,
temporarily stores on-site, and uses as backfill on-site be subject to
the Site Remediation MACT, 40 CFR part 63, subpart GGGGG?
A: No. The re-use of contaminated soil as backfill on-site without
any cleanup activities is not subject to MACT subpart GGGGG.
Abstract for [M090012]
Q1: Does EPA approve an alternative monitoring plan under the
Miscellaneous Organic NESHAP, 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF (MON), for
the packed-bed caustic scrubber used to control phenol emissions from
several Group 1 batch process vents at DynaChem, Inc.'s batch chemicals
manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Illinois?
A1: Yes. EPA approves DynaChem's request to continuously measure pH
and scrubber flow rate (to determine the liquid to gas ratio) as an
alternative to continuously measuring the scrubbing liquid temperature
and the specific gravity. According to DynaChem, the phenol in the
process reacts with the sodium hydroxide in the scrubbing liquid
caustic solution to form sodium phenolate. As phenol is removed, the
specific gravity will not vary significantly to provide the level of
sensitivity needed for determining on-going compliance due to the
limited solubility of the sodium phenolate. This alternative monitoring
plan follows the requirements for absorbers removing halogenated
compounds where the scrubbing liquor is reacting with the compound
instead of absorbing it.
Q2: Are DynaChem's condensers after the vacuum pumps in the epoxy
and sulfonic acid production batch trains ``control devices'' or
``process condensers'' under the MON?
A2: Based on the information provided by DynaChem, the refrigerated
vent condensers in the vent stream trains after the vacuum pumps (vent
condensers 1, 2, and 3, and the post condenser) are control devices for
the following reasons: (1) The primary purpose of these vent condensers
is the control of HAP emissions; (2) three of the four condensers were
installed at the same time as the non-regenerative adsorber units as
part of a single control system for controlling HAP emissions to meet
98 percent control and the fourth condenser is outside the unit battery
limits and functions as an emission control device; and (3) these
condensers account for a very small percentage of the total condensate
recovered during a process batch.
Q3: Does EPA approve an alternative monitoring plan under the MON
for Group 1 process vent trains, in the epoxy resin and sulfonic acid
production processes, which are equipped with a combination of
refrigerated vent condensers followed by two non-regenerative carbon
canisters configured in series, at DynaChem's Georgetown, Illinois
facility?
A3: Yes. EPA approves an alternative monitoring plan involving the
use of a Flame Ionization Detector (FID) to detect when the canisters
need change-out. The frequency of such monitoring will be determined
via performance testing. DynaChem must also install and operate a
monitoring device capable of providing a continuous record of the exit
(product side) gas temperature of the condenser.
Abstract for [M090013]
Q: Does EPA approve a re-start of the calculation of the 180-minute
rolling average baghouse inlet temperature (BHIT), under 40 CFR part
63, subpart LLL, when the Holcim, Inc. facility in Dundee, Michigan,
switches the emission controls on its long wet kiln 1 from the
carbon injection system to the scrubber/regenerative thermal oxidizer
(S/RTO) system, and vice versa?
A: Yes. EPA approves a re-start under MACT subpart LLL. Holcim
conducted performance testing on long wet kiln 1, which
resulted in a BHIT limit of 419 degrees Fahrenheit when operating the
S/RTO and a BHIT of 351 degrees Fahrenheit when operating carbon
injection. Because Holcim has two temperature limits in two different
operating scenarios, the facility needs to begin anew at zero the
calculation of the 180-minute rolling average temperature when
switching between the two control device scenarios.
Abstract for [M090014]
Q: May the 3V Inc. facility in Georgetown, South Carolina, use a
condenser as a recovery device to reduce collective uncontrolled
organic HAP emissions from batch process vents by 95 percent as
required by Table 2 of 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF?
A: No. Under MACT subpart FFFF, any condenser which recovers
material for fuel value cannot be a recovery device used to comply with
Table 2, and is deemed a process condenser.
Abstract for [M090015]
Q: Does EPA approve Aleris International's request under 40 CFR
part 63, subpart RRR, to base the feed/charge weight to the scrap dryer
on the weight of the feed/charge into either the ring crusher or the
feed hopper at the Wabash Alloys facility in Wabash, Indiana?
A: Yes. EPA approves Aleris International's alternative methodology
request under MACT subpart RRR based on its claims that (1) there are
no process losses at or through the ring crusher, (2) after the ring
crusher and after the hopper the material is conveyed continuously to
the scrap dryer, and (3) the equipment configurations do not allow the
separate weighing of the feed/charge directly into the dryer.
Abstract for [M090016]
Q: Are the following organic liquid transfers at the BP Whiting
refinery in Whiting, Indiana, subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart EEEE,
the Organic Liquid Distribution MACT: Container-to-container transfers
via gravity or non-permanent hose or valve; and truck-to-container
transfers via non-permanent hose or valve with or without a pump?
A: Each of the loading/unloading activities described by BP meets
the definition of a ``transfer rack'' under MACT subpart EEEE at 40 CFR
63.2406, defined as ``a system used to load organic liquids into, or
unload organic liquids out of, transport vehicles or containers''.
However, BP does not explain whether, in addition to being non-
permanent, the transfers are related to special situation distribution
loading and unloading operations or maintenance to make a determination
on whether the exemption in 40 CFR 63.2338(c) would apply. If the
organic liquid transfers are normal operating procedures necessary to
keep process operations going, then the exemption in 40 CFR 63.2338(c)
would not apply.
Abstract for [M090017]
Q1: Concept Plastics of High Point, North Carolina, submitted 16
photos with textual description, seeking determinations concerning
whether the processes depicted in the photos are manual resin
application, open molding, closed molding, or polymer casting under 40
CFR part 63, subpart WWWW. Concept Plastics also requested a
clarification on how these processes were differentiated, with
particular interest in how much ``working'' constitutes manual resin
application.
A1: EPA has determined that all Concept processes, described in
photos,
[[Page 32924]]
are considered polymer casting per definition in 40 CFR 63.5935. These
processes are defined as polymer casting because they involve a filled
resin that contains no reinforcement material. There is no working of
the resin after application except for smoothing the material or
vibrating to remove air bubbles. Because there is no reinforcement to
be wetted out, the resin does not have to be worked to the same extent
as occurs on open molding manual resin application. Specifically,
photos 1 and 2 show polymer casting as the materials are poured into a
closed mold and the resin is allowed to cure. Photos 3 and 4 show
polymer casting as the component materials are poured into a closed
mold and brushed to remove an air pocket. Photos 5 through 8 show
polymer casting operations that involve pouring the composite materials
into an open mold and not working the resin during or after
application. These processes do not meet the definition of open molding
manual resin application. Open molding involves the resin being
typically applied to the open mold covered with reinforcing materials
(typically fiberglass cloth or mat), or the resin applied to the mold
contains reinforcing materials. The resin is typically applied using a
brush (although it is sometimes poured on), and a roller is run back
and forth across the surface to remove air bubbles and to insure the
reinforcement is completely wetted out. Several passes of a hand held
roller are generally necessary to ensure complete wetting of the
reinforcement. On the other hand, Concept Plastics processes are not
considered closed molding since this broader category includes
fabricating composites in a way that HAP-containing materials are not
exposed to the atmosphere except during the material loading stage.
Q2: Is the process involving a rotocast machine to allow the resin
to contact and coat all sides of the mold, as described in photos 9
through 12, ``centrifugal casting'' or ``polymer casting'' under 40 CFR
part 63, subpart WWWW?
A2: EPA has determined that Concept processes, described in photos
9 through 12, are polymer casting involving pouring the composite
materials into an open mold that is then closed and rotated on more
than one axis to allow the resin to contact and coat all sides of the
mold. The resin is worked via this rotation after the mold is closed to
ensure that all surfaces of the mold are coated. Based on photos 11 and
12, the rotation does not appear to rely upon centrifugal forces to
hold the composite materials in place until the part is sufficiently
cured to maintain its physical shape. Hence, it does not appear to be
centrifugal casting.
Q3: Given that the styrene content of the ``neat resin plus''
varies, what value should the emission calculations use?
A3: The weighted average of styrene content should be used to
address the variable formulations used at the facility.
Q4: Does the mixing of much of the catalyst and ``neat resin plus''
in one-gallon buckets constitute ``mixing'' under 40 CFR part 63,
subpart WWWW?
A4: No. Because MACT subpart WWWW defines ``mixing'' as the
blending of HAP-containing materials in vessels of five gallon or
greater capacity, the mixing at issue here, and depicted in Photo 13,
is not subject to the rule.
Q5: Is minor touch up work done using resin applied in a putty form
considered a repair under 40 CFR part 63, subpart WWWW?
A5: No. The application of putties is excluded from the provisions
of MACT subpart WWWW.
Abstract for [M090018]
Q: Is the Reynolds Flexible Packaging Plant (Reynolds) in
Louisville, Kentucky, subject to the National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) for the Printing and Publishing
Industry, 40 CFR part 63, subpart KK, after the compliance date if the
primary HAP is delisted from the section 112(b) list of Hazardous Air
Pollutants?
A: No. EPA finds that it is appropriate to allow facilities to look
back to the first substantive compliance date to demonstrate that the
potential to emit HAPs on that date would have been less than the major
source threshold, without counting emissions of the delisted pollutant.
Abstract for [M090019]
Q: Does EPA approve a request to establish a lower compliance
monitoring parameter limit without conducting a source test at the
lower limit under 40 CFR part 63, subpart MM, for a smelt dissolving
tank scrubber at the Smurfit-Stone facility in Florence, South Carolina
(Florence Mill)?
A: No. EPA does not approve this request. A source test will be
required before a lower compliance monitoring limit can be established
under MACT subpart MM.
Abstract for [M090020]
Q: Does EPA approve a request from Stamas Yacht, Inc. (Stamas), in
Pinellas County, Florida, to opt out of MACT applicability after the
compliance date if actual HAP emissions never exceeded the major source
threshold? Stamas was issued an initial Title V permit, based on
emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAPS), on September 11, 1998.
The permit was renewed on December 29, 2003, at which time the
requirements of the National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Boat Manufacturing, 40 CFR 63, subpart VVVV were added.
A: No. EPA does not approve Stamas' request because based on the
1999 and 2000 styrene emissions, the facility does have the potential
to emit major source levels of HAPs, even when its actual emissions
level may be lower at this time. Therefore, we believe that the Stamas
request to opt out of subpart VVVV applicability and to rescind their
Title V permit should be denied.
Abstract for [M090021]
Q1: Has EPA reconsidered its May 23, 2007 determination regarding
the monitoring and recordkeeping requirements of 40 CFR part 63,
subpart CCC, Steel Pickling NESHAP, that apply to wet scrubbers on the
two existing continuous pickling lines and the acid regeneration plant
at Nucor Corporation's steel mini-mill in Crawfordsville, Indiana?
A1: Yes. EPA has reconsidered its earlier determination and
reissued this superseding determination.
Q2: How does 40 CFR 63.1162(a)(2), which requires that the scrubber
flow rates be monitored continuously and recorded at least once per
shift while the scrubber is operating, apply to the Nucor Mill?
A2: Under 40 CFR 63.1162(a)(2) Nucor must install, operate, and
maintain flow meters to monitor continuously the scrubber flow rates
(makeup water and recirculation water flow rates) at all times the
scrubber is operating. These flow rates must be recorded at least once
per shift while the scrubber is operating. Furthermore, because
operation of the scrubber with excursions of scrubber flow rates less
than the minimum values established during the performance test(s) will
require initiation of corrective action as specified by the maintenance
requirements of the Steel Pickling NESHAP, the instantaneous scrubber
flow rates must be displayed continuously in real time via gauges or
digital readout systems to allow such corrective action if the flow
rates drop below the minimum values established during the performance
test(s).
Q3: Are Nucor's scrubber flow rates monitoring systems ``continuous
monitoring systems''?
[[Page 32925]]
A3: Yes. The term ``continuous monitoring system'' or CMS is a
comprehensive term that includes not only continuous emission
monitoring systems but also various systems that provide continuous
assurance that a NESHAP is being met. Notwithstanding this
determination, EPA interprets 40 CFR 63.1162(a)(2) to require Nucor to
record the scrubber flow rates once per shift.
Abstract for [Z090001]
Q: Does EPA approve Dow Chemical Company's (Dow's) request to
modify the leak detection and repair programs under 40 CFR part 61,
subpart F, with regard to its Midland, Michigan facility by: (1)
Increasing the leak definition for vinyl chloride detected with a
portable leak detector from 10 to 500 parts per million (ppm); (2)
eliminating weekly/monthly monitoring of valves, connectors, and
compressors not monitored per Method 21 at 40 CFR part 60, appendix A
(Method 21); (3) eliminating weekly monitoring of all sealless pumps in
vinyl chloride service; (4) replacing weekly monitoring of all
compressors in vinyl chloride service with a designation of ``no
detectable emissions'', and an annual verification by Method 21
monitoring; and (5) changing the monitoring process from monitoring by
plant personnel to monitoring by the site's fugitive emission
contractor, and the data collection process from retention of paper
checklists to retention of an electronic database?
A: In regard to increasing the vinyl chloride leak definition to
500 ppm [(1), above] and eliminating weekly/monthly non-Method 21
monitoring of valves, connectors, and compressors [(2), above], Dow
does not need EPA approval because these modifications would not change
Dow's leak detection and elimination area program under 40 CFR
61.65(b)(8)(i), and because Dow would continue to meet the requirements
of 40 CFR 61.65(b)(8)(ii). Dow also does not need EPA approval to
eliminate weekly monitoring of sealless pumps in vinyl chloride service
[(3), above] because these pumps are exempt from monitoring under 40
CFR part 61, subpart V. With regard to compressor monitoring [(4),
above), EPA accepts the submittal of the information Dow provided as
fulfillment of the requirements of 40 CFR 61.10(c) to provide
notification to EPA of a change to any information provided in 40 CFR
61.10(a), including the method chosen by the facility to demonstrate
compliance. Finally, EPA approves Dow's request in (5), above, to
change the monitoring process from monitoring by plant personnel to
monitoring by the site's fugitive emission contractor, and the data
collection process from retention of paper checklists to retention of
an electronic database.
Abstract for [0900001]
Q: May a solar-powered flare with a constant sparking device be
used to control landfill gas emissions for purposes of 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW?
A: No. EPA does not recognize constant sparking devices as meeting
requirements under 40 CFR 60.18(f)(2) and 40 CFR 60.756(c)(1). The
flare must also have a pilot flame and heat sensors such as a
thermocouple or ultraviolet beam sensor with a recording device.
Abstract for [0900003]
Q1: Does EPA approve the proposed performance testing protocol
under 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO, for Duke Energy Indiana's Cayuga
Generating Station in Cayuga, Indiana?
A1: Yes. EPA conditionally approves the proposed performance test
protocol submitted under NSPS subpart OOO, provided that the testing
protocol is modified to incorporate the changes and additions listed in
EPA's response.
Q2: Does EPA approve Cayuga's request for a waiver for compliance
testing using Method 5 or Method 17, pursuant to the requirements of 40
CFR 62.672(e)(2), requiring that the emissions from the forced air
vents in the Limestone Preparation Building shall not exceed the stack
emission limits of 0.022 gr/dscf (using Method 5 or Method 17) and 7
percent opacity (using Method 9) as given in 40 CFR 60.672(a)? Due to
the nature and location of the forced air vents in the Limestone
Preparation Building, Cayuga is unable to conduct a compliance test
using either Method 5 or Method 17.
A2: Yes. EPA conditionally approves Cayuga's test waiver request
under NSPS subpart OOO, provided that the facility can demonstrate
compliance for the two forced air vents in the Limestone Preparation
Building by having no visible emissions, using Method 9 for the
duration of 1 hour.
Abstract for [0900004]
Q: Does EPA approve an alternative monitoring plan under 40 CFR
part 60, subpart UUU, for Criterion Catalyst's spray dryer system
equipped with a baghouse system followed by a non-Venturi type wet
scrubber located in Michigan City, Indiana? Criterion Catalyst seeks to
monitor continuously the fuel flow rate to the spray dryer process
heater and the feed rate to the spray dryer in lieu of continuously
monitoring the gas phase pressure drop across the scrubber.
A: No. EPA does not approve the requested alternative monitoring
plan under NSPS subpart UUU. Although EPA agrees with Criterion
Catalyst that the pressure drop may not be an appropriate monitoring
parameter for a wet scrubber that does not use a Venturi design,
Criterion Catalyst has not made adequate demonstration that the feed
rate to the dryer or the fuel flow rate to the process heater correlate
to the gas flow to the scrubber or relate to the performance of the
scrubber.
Abstract for [0900005]
Q: Does EPA approve an alternative monitoring system (AMS) plan to
comply with the mass emission standard under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
UUU, for Criterion Catalyst's spray dryer equipped with a baghouse
system and wet scrubber located in Michigan City, Indiana? Criterion
Catalyst seeks to monitor continuously the liquid-to-gas ratio in lieu
of the pressure drop across the scrubber.
A: EPA conditionally approves Criterion Catalyst's AMS plan under
NSPS subpart UUU to monitor continuously the liquid-to-gas ratio in
lieu of the pressure drop across the scrubber to comply with the mass
emission standard. In addition, Criterion Catalyst must have continuous
monitoring systems in place for the baghouse system since in this case
the baghouses are essential to achieving compliance with the
particulate matter (PM) emission standard, and Criterion Catalyst does
not meet the exception in 40 CFR 60.734(a).
Abstract for [0900006]
Q: Does EPA approve Criterion Catalyst's request, under 40 CFR part
60, subpart UUU, to monitor continuously at its spray dryer system in
Michigan City, Indiana, the opacity of exhaust gases in the ductwork
between the baghouse system and scrubber as an alternative to
monitoring the opacity at the outlet of the scrubber?
A: Yes. Because the opacity at the scrubber outlet cannot be
measured accurately with a monitor due to interference caused by liquid
water, EPA approves the use of a continuous opacity monitoring system
(COMS) under NSPS subpart UUU for the measurement of the opacity of the
exhaust gases in the ductwork between the baghouse system and scrubber.
Abstract for [0900007]
Q: Does the Illinois River Energy production plant in Rochelle,
Illinois, which handles an ethanol/gasoline
[[Page 32926]]
blended fuel known as ``E-85'' and which receives fuel by truck, meet
the definition of bulk terminal in 40 CFR 60.501 of NSPS subpart XX?
A: No. The Illinois River Energy facility does not meet the
definition of bulk terminal and is, therefore, not subject to NSPS
subpart XX. Although the E-85 fuel meets the definition of gasoline,
the bulk terminal receives gasoline only by truck, which was
intentionally excluded from the rule's definition, as supported by the
Background Information Document for NSPS subpart XX (Bulk Gasoline
Terminals--Background Information for Proposed Standards, September
1980).
Abstract for [0900008]
Q: The Laraway Recycling and Disposal Facility (Laraway) in Will
County, Illinois, consists of three physically separate waste disposal
areas located within a single parcel of property and identified as: (1)
The closed Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) unit, which
accepted municipal solid waste (MSW) from 1973 to 1983; (2) the closed
Trench 11, which never accepted MSW; and (3) the active 32-acre solid
waste unit, which was permitted to accept MSW but never actually
accepted MSW. Will a vertical and horizontal expansion of the active
solid waste unit described in (3) be subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart
WWW?
A: No. Although the closed RCRA unit is an MSW landfill, and all
three landfills are a single source or facility, a modification to a
proven non-MSW landfill, such as the solid waste unit, would not make
the entire facility subject to NSPS subpart WWW, as long as the solid
waste unit continues to contain only non-MSW. If the expansion begins
accepting MSW, then the solid waste unit (including the expansion area)
and the RCRA unit would become subject to NSPS subpart WWW.
Abstract for [0900009]
Q: Does EPA approve a higher operating temperature at Waste
Management's Milam Recycling and Disposal Facility Well MW28 in East
St. Louis, Illinois, under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A: EPA approves a temporary higher operating temperature of 140
degrees Fahrenheit only until May 31, 2008, because Milam has submitted
only four consecutive days of data. EPA requests that Milam supply
another three months of monitoring data before the Agency makes a final
determination as to a higher operating temperature limit under NSPS
subpart WWW.
Abstract for [0900010]
Q: Does EPA approve a permanent higher operating temperature of 140
degrees Fahrenheit at Well MW28 at Milam Recycling and Disposal
Facility in East St. Louis, Illinois, under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
WWW?
A: No. On February 14, 2008, and March 7, 2008, EPA approved a
temporary higher operating temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheit, under
NSPS subpart WWW, to last until July 31, 2008. [See ADI Control Numbers
0900009 and 0900011, which are summarized in this FR Notice.] In March
2008, the facility installed a new lateral line to the well, which has
corrected the temperature exceedances. Therefore, no higher operating
temperature is needed.
Abstract for [0900011]
Q: Does EPA approve a new temporary higher operating temperature of
150 degrees Fahrenheit for Milam Recycling and Disposal Facility's
(Milam) Well MW28 in East St. Louis, Illinois, under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW?
A: No. EPA does not approve a new temporary higher operating
temperature of 150 degrees Fahrenheit for this facility, as it is no
longer needed due to the installation of a new lateral line by Milam.
On February 14, 2008, EPA approved a temporary higher operating limit
of 140 degrees Fahrenheit until May 31, 2008, under NSPS subpart WWWW,
pending the submittal of three months of additional monitoring data.
[See ADI Control Number 0900009, which is summarized in this FR
Notice.] Milam has now indicated that the temperature at the Well MW28
will likely decrease with the installation of a new lateral line to the
well. Therefore, EPA approves an alternative timeline until May 31,
2008, to correct the temperature exceedances at MW28. EPA will also
grant an extension of the existing 140 degrees Fahrenheit temperature
limit until July 31, 2008, to gather additional monthly well data after
the lateral line is installed in order to set the final operating
temperature.
Abstract for [0900012]
Q1: Pursuant to 40 CFR 62.15250(a) of 40 CFR part 62, subpart JJJ,
may the Polk County Solid Waste Management Facility (SWMF) in Fosston,
Minnesota, skip two subsequent annual stack tests for dioxins/furans
after demonstrating compliance with the dioxin/furan emission standard
during three consecutive annual dioxin/furan stack tests?
A1: Yes. Each small municipal waste combustor (MWC) unit at the
Polk County SWMF has demonstrated compliance with the dioxin/furan
emission standard for three years in a row (2005, 2006, and 2007). The
Polk County SWMF must conduct a dioxin/furan stack test on each unit in
April 2010.
Q2: Pursuant to 40 CFR 62.15250(b) of 40 CFR part 62, subpart JJJ,
is the Polk County SWMF required to conduct a dioxin/furan stack test
every other year if both units at the facility have demonstrated
dioxins/furans emissions less than or equal to 30 nanograms total mass
per dry standard cubic meter at 7 percent oxygen for two consecutive
years?
A2: No. The Polk County SWMF qualifies for and has elected to
implement the option in 40 CFR 62.15250(a). Thus, the requirement in 40
CFR 62.15250(b) does not apply.
Abstract for [0900013]
Q: Does EPA approve Proctor & Gamble Paper Products Company's
(Proctor & Gamble) request for an alternative opacity monitoring
procedure for Boiler No. 2 at its Albany, Georgia facility, which is
subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Db? The primary fuel for the boiler
is biomass, and No. 2 fuel oil is used during startup and as a backup
fuel. Particulate matter emissions are controlled by a wet
electrostatic precipitator (WESP). Due to moisture interference, the
company proposes to monitor the total power input to the WESP as an
alternative to a COMS.
A: No. EPA does not approve Proctor & Gamble's request under NSPS
subpart Db. The company will need to install a PM continuous emission
monitoring system (PM CEMS) unless it can be demonstrated that a PM
CEMS is not a viable alternative for the boiler.
Abstract for [0900014]
Q: Would the replacement of three regenerative thermal oxidizers
(RTO) with a single RTO system on three pressure sensitive vinyl/paper
roll coating lines trigger the performance test requirements of the 40
CFR part 60, subparts A and RR, at Avery Dennison's facility in Lowell,
Indiana?
A: No. EPA has determined that because no construction,
modification or reconstruction appears to have occurred, as defined in
NSPS subparts A and RR, the NSPS requirements have not been triggered.
NSPS subpart RR applies to any affected facility that begins
construction, modification or reconstruction after December 30, 1980. A
modification could occur if the new RTO system proves to be less
efficient
[[Page 32927]]
than the old RTO system at controlling volatile organic compounds
(VOC).
Abstract for [0900015]
Q1: Does EPA approve CertainTeed's request under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart PPP, to monitor only secondary voltage and amperage on the wet
electrostatic precipitator (WESP) at its Kansas City, Kansas facility?
A1: Yes. EPA approves CertainTeed's request under NSPS subpart PPP.
The CertainTeed WESP operation is monitored and controlled by
microprocessor based automatic voltage controllers that react extremely
quick to changes in secondary voltage and current. (See also ADI
control Number 0700066.)
Q2: Does EPA approve CertainTeed's request to use flow cameras at
its Kansas City, Kansas facility to comply with the monitoring
requirement in 40 CFR part 63, subpart NNN, as an alternative to
calculating the glass pull rate?
A2: Yes. EPA has determined that the use of flow cameras is an
equivalent, if not a better, monitoring method than the one specified
in 40 CFR part 60, subpart PPP. (See also ADI control Number 0600088.)
Abstract for [0900016]
Q: Does EPA approve an alternative timeline under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW, to correct an oxygen exceedance at Well MW20 at Milam
Recycling and Disposal Facility in East St. Louis, Illinois?
A: Yes. EPA will approve an alternative timeline under NSPS subpart
WWW for Milam to correct the oxygen exceedance at Well MW20. However,
in the future, it is not sufficient for Milam to notify EPA of a
parameter exceedance at a wellhead. In accordance with 40 CFR
60.755(a)(5), the facility must request an alternative timeline within
15 days of the initial exceedance.
Abstract for [0900017]
Q: Saint-Gobain Containers Inc. requested a clarification on
whether the opacity value, determined using the 99 percent upper
confidence level, is a reporting threshold or a never-to-exceed limit
under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Glass
Manufacturing Plants, 40 CFR part 60, subpart CC?
A: The opacity value determined under 40 CFR 60.263(c)(4) is not an
opacity limit, but an exceedance. An exceedance could constitute
credible evidence that the source is not being properly operated and
maintained.
Abstract for [0900018]
Q: Does EPA approve Advanced Aromatics, L.P.'s (AALP) request to
use the flow monitoring methods of 40 CFR 60.703(b)(2) in lieu of the
requirements of 40 CFR 60.663(b)(2) for the Distillation Column C-600
(and associated equipment) at its facility in Baytown, Texas?
A: No. EPA does not approve this request because AALP's letter did
not include specific details of valves associated with the C-600.
Although AALP provided a drawing, it did not address the necessary
criteria for evaluating and proving this request.
Abstract for [0900019]
Q: Does EPA approve Delek Refining's (Delek) request to monitor
hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in vent streams, pursuant to 40 CFR part 60,
subpart J, in lieu of installing a H2S continuous emissions monitor
(CEMs) on the hydrochloric acid (HCl) scrubber, associated with the
``Platformer Regeneration Process'' at its Tyler, Texas facility?
A: EPA conditionally approves Delek's alternate monitoring request
under NSPS subpart J, as described in the EPA response letter.
Abstract for [0900020]
Q: Does EPA approve Delek Refining's (Delek) request under 40 CFR
part 60, subpart J, to monitor hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in vent streams
in lieu of installing a H2S continuous emissions monitor (CEMs) on the
Wastewater API Separator Process vent stream combusted in the
Wastewater API Separator Flare at its Tyler, Texas facility?
A: No. EPA does not approve Delek's request under NSPS subpart J
because Delek did not state the correlation between inherently low and
stable H2S content in the exhaust gas stream to the process parameters
proposed in the alternate monitoring plan for various wastewater
streams being treated. Delek also did not include piping and
instrumentation drawings to support its request.
Abstract for [0900021]
Q: Does EPA approve Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM)
alternative monitoring plan (AMP) under 40 CFR part 60, subpart D,
involving the relocation and certification of continuous opacity
monitoring systems at Units 4, 3, 2, and 1 at the PNM San Juan
Generating Station in Waterflow, New Mexico?
A: EPA approves PNM's AMP for all four units under NSPS subpart D,
so long as they meet the terms and conditions specified in the
Enclosure of EPA's February 28, 2008 response letter.
Abstract for [0900022]
Q1: Does EPA approve Texmark Chemicals, Inc. (Texmark) request for
flow monitoring requirements applicable to Distillation Column C-5222
(and associated equipment) at its facility in Galena Park, Texas, in
accordance with 40 CFR 60.703(b)(2) of NSPS subpart RRR in lieu of 40
CFR 60.663(b)(2) of NSPS subpart NNN?
A1: Yes. EPA conditionally approves Texmark's request to monitor
Distillation Column C-5222 (and associated equipment) at its Galena
Park, Texas facility in accordance with 40 CFR 60.703(b)(2) in lieu of
40 CFR 60.663(b)(2) for compliance with both NSPS subparts RRR and NNN
standards.
Q2: Does EPA approve Texmark's request to comply with the
recordkeeping requirements specified in 40 CFR part 60, subpart RRR in
lieu of 40 CFR part 60, subpart NNN, for Distillation Column C-5222, at
its Galena Park, Texas facility?
A2: Yes. EPA approves Texmark's request to comply with the
recordkeeping requirements in NSPS subpart RRR in lieu of subpart NNN
requirements, because these recordkeeping requirements correspond
directly to those monitoring requirements to be implemented for the
distillation vents under NSPS subparts RRR and NNN. Since subpart RRR
provides some relief in testing and monitoring requirements in
comparison to subpart NNN, a copy of the schematic required by 40 CFR
60.705(s) needs to be submitted in the initial report to the State
agency, and a copy must be maintained onsite for the life of the system
to ensure that the affected vent streams are being routed to
appropriate control devices under this approval.
Abstract for [M090022]
Q: Does EPA approve the request from Allied Metal Company (Allied)
in Chicago, Illinois, to begin operation of a thermal chip dryer, under
40 CFR part 63, subpart RRR?
A: EPA approves Allied's request under MACT subpart RRR, provided
that Allied operates the thermal chip dryer and all associated emission
control equipment for performance test preparation beginning in January
2007. All performance testing must be completed by March 1, 2007. If
Allied cannot follow this schedule, Allied must cease operating the
thermal chip dryer and notify EPA.
[[Page 32928]]
Abstract for [M090023]
Q1: The Glen-Gery Marseilles Facility (Glen-Gery) in Marseilles,
Illinois, operates two identical natural gas fired tunnel kilns subject
to 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJJJ. May Glen-Gery use an alternative
monitoring procedure whereby exhaust flow to the dry limestone absorber
(DLA) will be verified by continuously monitoring the bypass stack
damper position at least once every fifteen minutes during normal kiln
operation, and any period in which the bypass damper is opened allowing
the kiln exhaust gas to bypass the DLA would be considered a MACT-
related event triggering corrective actions pursuant to the facilities
startup, shutdown, and malfunction plan?
A1: Yes. EPA approves this alternative monitoring request under
MACT subpart JJJJJ. As explained in 68 FR 26704, the pressure drop
across the DLA is only intended to demonstrate that kiln exhaust flow
is being directed through the DLA, and is not bypassing the control
device.
Q2: Will EPA approve a performance test waiver for Glen-Gery
seeking approval to conduct performance testing while Kiln A and B are
operating at maximum production rates, but with different limestone
extraction screw settings, and then apply the lower DLA limestone
extraction screw setting to demonstrate ongoing compliance with both
kilns under 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJJJ?
A2: No. EPA denies Glen-Gery's performance test waiver request.
Although both units may be identical in design and operation, there is
an insufficient body of compliant performance test data demonstrating
that the kilns have a low variability in emissions, and that the
emissions profiles of the kilns are the same under MACT subpart JJJJJ.
Abstract for [M090024]
Q: Does EPA approve an alternative monitoring plan (AMP) submitted
by ExxonMobil Oil Corporation's (ExxonMobil) refinery in Joliet,
Illinois, under 40 CFR part 63, subpart UUU?
A: No. EPA does not approve ExxonMobil's AMP requesting identical
monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements to those granted
under NSPS subpart J, for compliance with MACT subpart UUU. See
determination filed as ADI Control Number 0800082. Specifically, EPA
will not approve the same averaging time or the same method for
determining excess emissions or deviations as that approved for the
NSPS. Rather, this AMP must follow the continuous monitoring
requirements of 40 CFR 63.1564(b)(1) identified as Option 2 in Table 3
of MACT subpart UUU. This is consistent with the requirements requested
by ExxonMobil.
Abstract for [M090025]
Q: Does EPA approve ExxonMobil's request for an alternative
monitoring to use two carbon canisters in series instead of its current
flare if it monitors the carbon canister system for 20 ppm breakthrough
using a portable VOC analyzer twice weekly at its Joliet Refinery in
Joliet, Illinois, under 40 CFR 63.643 of MACT subpart CC?
A: No. EPA cannot approve this alternative monitoring request under
MACT subpart CC without notification from ExxonMobil that continuous
monitors and a back-up will be installed on the outlet of both the
primary and secondary carbon canisters. EPA requests that you provide
further details.
Abstract for [M090026]
Q: Does EPA determine that the Beecher Development Company Landfill
(Beecher) in Beecher, Illinois, which is subject to 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW, is subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart AAAA, given the
applicability criteria of 40 CFR 63.1935?
A: Yes. EPA determines that Beecher is subject to the requirements
of MACT subpart AAAA because at the time of the compliance date for
this subpart Beecher's nonmethane organic compound (NMOC) emissions
were greater than 50 Mg/year.
Abstract for [M090027], [0900029] and Z090002
Q: Does EPA agree with BP Products North America (BP), Whiting,
Indiana, that a wastewater stream, which is defined as a Group 2
wastewater stream under 40 CFR part 63 subpart CC, National Emissions
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from Petroleum
Refineries (the Refinery MACT) and is managed in equipment that is also
subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part 60, subpart QQQ, and was
designated by BP instead as a Group 1 wastewater stream, as allowed
under the Refinery MACT and controlled and treated under the applicable
provisions of 40 CFR part 61, subpart FF, would only be subject to the
provisions of NSPS subpart QQQ? Under the Refinery MACT, streams
meeting the definition of a Group 1 wastewater stream are required to
meet the wastewater control requirements of the Benzene Waste
Operations NESHAP (BWON) found at 40 CFR 61.340 through 40 CFR 61.355.
A: Yes. The Refinery MACT at 40 CFR 63.640(c)(l) states that
``after the compliance dates specified in paragraph (h) of this section
a Group 1 wastewater stream managed in a piece of equipment that is
also subject to the provisions of 40 CFR part 60, subpart QQQ is
required to comply only with this subpart.'' Therefore, EPA agrees with
BP that if this facility were to designate a Group 2 wastewater stream
as a Group 1 wastewater stream, as allowed in the Refinery MACT, it
would not be subject to NSPS subpart QQQ per the overlap provisions
under the Refinery MACT, specified at 40 CFR 63.640(c)(l), if these
designated streams were fully treated and controlled as prescribed in
the waste water provisions of the Refinery MACT at 40 CFR 63.647(a)
through (c), and none of the treatment and control exemptions of the
BWON rule were applied.
Abstract for [M090028]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Lanxess Corporation (Lanxess)
under 40 CFR part 63, subparts G and JJJ, for an alternative emission
control device for the Lanxess Building 30 Organic Trap Oil-Water
separator (organic trap), specifically that the organic trap scrubber,
which achieves the required 95 percent organic HAP removal, be
classified as the MACT control device for the organic trap instead of
the facility's thermal oxidizer?
A: No. EPA does not approve the Lanxess request for an alternative
emission control device under MACT subparts G and JJJ because it
believes the design of the organic trap scrubber was not properly
evaluated. The evaluation: (1) Did not demonstrate the required HAPs
emission reduction at all possible temperatures, only at 30 degrees C;
and (2) only evaluated the emissions reductions for Acrylonitrile,
Styrene, and MEK, despite the fact that Lanxess told EPA that ABS and
Ethyl Benzene are also vented to the organic trap scrubber a small
amount of the time. In addition, Group 1 wastewater/residual streams
are sent to a storage tank, which vents to the organic trap scrubber.
The storage tank is located outside of Building 30 thus the temperature
of the tank would fluctuate with the weather. Lastly, Lanxess used
estimations and not actual temperatures of the five Group I wastewater/
residual streams that are sent to the storage tank.
Abstract for [M090029]
Q: Does the Lake County Landfill (Lake County) in Kirtland, Ohio,
which is subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW, also meet the
applicability
[[Page 32929]]
criteria in 40 CFR 63.1935 under NESHAP subpart AAAA?
A: Lake County would be subject to the requirements of NESHAP
subpart AAAA if at the time of the compliance date for this subpart
Lake County's NMOC emissions were greater than 50 Mg/year. In order for
EPA to make a final determination, Lake County should provide its
nonmethane organic compound (NMOC) emissions rate as of January 16,
2004, the compliance date for this subpart.
Abstract for [M090030]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Staker Alloys (Staker), under 40
CFR part 63, subpart RRR, to use a data logger, a dual thermocouple and
a digital readout as an alternative to calibrating the afterburner
thermocouple at least once every six months at its facility in
Hallowell, Maine?
A: Yes. EPA approves Staker's request for alternative monitoring
under MACT subpart RRR based on the series of setup and operation
conditions set forth in the determination.
Abstract for [M090031]
Q: Does EPA approve a request from Avery Dennison (Avery) for an
initial performance test waiver under 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJJ, for
its facility in Painesville, Ohio?
A: Yes. EPA approves Avery's request for an initial performance
test waiver under MACT subpart JJJJ based upon supporting data that
included summary information from the most recent performance test for
each existing thermal oxidizer and the Title V Compliance
Certifications for Year 2005 for Avery Dennison Corporation, Reflective
Products and Graphics Divisions.
Abstract for [M090032]
Q: Does EPA approve Dow Chemical Company's (Dow) request to use
performance tests previously conducted on three thermal treatment
devices under 40 CFR part 63, subparts GGG and MMM for the initial
compliance demonstration for 40 CFR part 63, subpart FFFF?
A: With certain contingency, EPA approves Dow's request to use
performance tests previously conducted under MACT subparts GGG and MMM
for the initial compliance demonstration under MACT subpart FFFF
because these tests used the methods specified in 40 CFR 63.997(e), and
because no significant process changes have occurred since these tests.
Specifically, this approval is contingent on the production rates
achieved during these prior performance tests as representing the
highest production rates currently achievable.
Abstract for [0900023]
Q: Does EPA approve Air Products and Chemicals (Air Products)
request to use the process monitor as the primary method to measure H2S
and eliminate the previously stipulated alternative monitoring plan
(AMP) conditions that require random H2S grab sampling for two of its
furnaces operating within ExxonMobil's Joliet, Illinois facility and
subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart J?
A: No. EPA finds that the conditions of the AMP cannot be revised,
because monitoring a process parameter is not a substitute for H2S grab
sampling under NSPS subpart J. Please refer to a previous EPA approved
AMP, filed as ADI Control Number 0100037.
Abstract for [0900024]
Q: Does EPA approve of the alternative compliance timeline
requested by the Zion Landfill (Zion), located in Zion, Illinois, to
correct exceedances under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A: No. EPA does not approve Zion's request for an alternative
compliance timeline under NSPS subpart WWW. Zion was unable to correct
the exceedance at both wells EW-39 and EW-45 within the 15-day timeline
and is, therefore, required to expand the gas collection system within
120 days of the initial exceedance.
Abstract for [0900025]
Q: Does EPA approve the alternative design plans and monitoring and
operations standards request from American Disposal Services of
Illinois, Inc.'s Livingston Landfill (Livingston Landfill), located in
Pontiac, Illinois, under 40 CFR part 60, subpart AAAA?
A: No. EPA does not find Livingston Landfill's request under NSPS
subpart AAAA clear enough to approve. EPA requests that Livingston
Landfill submit a revised letter to EPA with changes that are
applicable to EPA, such as operational and monitoring alternatives.
Note that design plan changes should be directed to the State, and
operational and monitoring standard alternatives should be directed to
EPA.
Abstract for [0900026]
Q1: Does EPA approve a request from BFI Waste Systems of North
America (BFI) for its Quad Cities Landfill located in Milan, Illinois,
to waive nitrogen monitoring at interior wellheads and monitor only
oxygen, under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A1: Yes. EPA approves this request because 40 CFR 60.753(c) allows
a landfill to monitor either nitrogen or oxygen.
Q2: Does EPA approve a request from BFI Waste Systems of North
America (BFI) for its Quad Cities Landfill located in Milan, Illinois,
to have 180 days after start-up of new wells to meet all operating
conditions, under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A2: No. EPA still cannot approve this request. However, BFI may
make this request under NSPS subpart WWW for specific wells within the
gas collection and control system (GCCS) with supporting data.
Q3: Does EPA approve a request from BFI Waste Systems of North
America (BFI) for its Quad Cities Landfill located in Milan, Illinois,
to treat Quad Cities Landfill as a separate landfill from Millennium
Waste Landfill to reduce the frequency of surface scan requirements,
under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A3: No. EPA finds that Quad Cities Landfill and the Millennium
Waste Landfill are considered one landfill under NSPS subpart WWW.
Q4: Does EPA approve a request from BFI Waste Systems of North
America (BFI) for its Quad Cities Landfill located in Milan, Illinois,
to not be subject to the monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and
testing requirements of 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW, for treated
landfill gas?
A4: Yes. EPA previously approved this request for treatment of
landfill gas at BFI's Quad Cities facility. See previous determination
filed as ADI Control Number 0800069. As a clarification, EPA approves
the flare as part of the treatment system when it is combusting treated
gas. If the flare is controlling emissions that are not treated, then
it is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 60.752(b)(2)(iii)(A) and
(B).
Q5: Does EPA approve a request from BFI Waste Systems of North
America (BFI) for its Quad Cities Landfill located in Milan, Illinois,
for approval of a closure report submitted to meet the requirements of
40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A5: No. EPA finds that since the Quad Cities Landfills and
Millennium Landfill are considered one landfill under NSPS subpart WWW,
the closure report must be submitted when the landfill as a whole
ceases accepting wastes.
Abstract for [0900027]
Q: Does EPA approve under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW, the
monitoring request from Rock Island County Landfill (Upper Rock) in
Milan, Illinois, to conduct additional Tier 2 testing to
[[Page 32930]]
update the 2006 values as it has expanded the active gas collection
system?
A: Yes. EPA approves Upper Rock's monitoring request under NSPS
subpart WWW. Where the requirements for submittal of a Gas Collection
and Control System (GCCS) design plan and installation of a GCCS have
been triggered, EPA has determined it will allow owners or operators to
conduct additional Tier 2 testing until the compliance deadline for
installing the GCCS, provided that a GCCS design plan was submitted
within one year of the first exceedance of the 50Mg/year threshold. EPA
has also determined that allowing owners or operators to conduct
additional Tier 2 testing is reasonable as nonmethane organic compound
(NMOC) emission rate results are more representative of current
conditions if they are calculated using up-to-date Tier 2 sampling
data.
Abstract for [0900028]
Q: Does EPA approve BP Products North America's (BP) request to use
at its facility in Whiting, Indiana, detector tubes with a dual range
of 1-20 ppm and 10-200 ppm to conduct H2S testing under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart J, given that BP could not locate tubes with ranges specified
in the RFG AMP Guidance issued January 9, 2006?
A: Yes. EPA approves BP's request to use detector tubes at the
Whiting, Indiana facility with a dual range of 1-20 ppm and 10-200 ppm
under NSPS subpart J.
Abstract for [0900030]
Q: Does EPA approve Elk River Landfill's (Elk River) request for an
alternative operating temperature under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW, of
145 degrees F for gas well number 26r at its Elk River, Minnesota
facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves Elk River's request for an alternative
operating temperature under NSPS subpart WWW. Based on the supporting
information presented by Elk River, it appears that the methanogenic
process is still at an anaerobic phase at the higher landfill gas
temperatures, and no evidence of subsurface landfill fire is present at
the site.
Abstract for [0900031]
Q: Does EPA approve an alternative monitoring plan under 40 CFR
part 60, subpart Db, at the Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend Refinery
(FHR) plant in Saint Paul, Minnesota, specifically the use of an
alternative dual span value for the continuous emissions monitoring
system (CEMS) for nitrogen oxides (NOX) to be installed on
an existing boiler?
A: Yes. EPA approves FHR's alternative monitoring plan request
under NSPS subpart Db, specifically the request for a dual span range,
one span value of 50 ppmdv and a second span value set at 500 ppmdv,
for the EU 126 NOX CEMS.
Abstract for [0900032]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of International Specialty Products
Lima (ISP-Lima) under 40 CFR part 60, subpart Db, to use an analyzer
span change from 500 ppm to 140 ppm for the nitrogen oxides
(NOX) continuous emission rate monitoring system (CERMS) at
ISP-Lima's Butanediol Plant 1 Scrubber Offgas Boiler (SOGB) at
its facility in Lima, Ohio, for the purpose of providing a more
appropriate span range for the actual NOX emissions emitted?
A: EPA approves ISP-Lima's request for alternative monitoring under
NSPS subpart Db, provided that ISP-Lima meet the series of conditions
set out in the determination.
Abstract for [0900033]
Q: Does EPA approve Stony Hollow Landfill's (Stony Hollow) request
for alternative operating temperatures under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
WWW, for two gas wells at its Dayton, Ohio facility, 145 degrees F for
gas well number 26 and 150 degrees F for gas well number 27?
A: Yes. EPA approves Stony Hollow's request for alternative
operating temperatures under NSPS subpart WWW. Based on the supporting
information presented by Stony Hallow Landfill, it appears that the
methanogenic process is still at an anaerobic phase at the higher
landfill gas temperatures and no evidence of subsurface landfill fire
is present at the site.
Abstract for [0900034]
Q: Does EPA approve Sunoco's request for an alternative monitoring
plan under 40 CFR part 60, subpart J, for its Toledo, Ohio refinery, to
allow parametric monitoring of the wet gas scrubber in lieu of a
continuous opacity monitoring system at the catalyst regenerator, in
which pressure of the water supplied at the discharge of the
recirculation pumps supplying water to the scrubber filtering modules
and flue gas pressure drop across the scrubber filtering modules will
be continuously monitored and recorded?
A: EPA approves Sunoco's request for an alternative monitoring plan
under NSPS subpart J, provided that Sunoco meet the several conditions
set out in the EPA response letter.
Abstract for [0900035]
Q: Does EPA agree with BP Products North America (BP) that a Sentry
closed loop liquid and gas sampler system is sufficient to demonstrate
compliance with the Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC
in the Synthetic Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI), 40
CFR part 60, subpart VV, at the BP facility in Whiting, Indiana?
A: No. EPA determines that because the remaining vapors in the
sampling system lines will be purged, causing VOC emissions to the
atmosphere, this sampling system does not meet any of the compliance
options under 40 CFR 60.482(5)(b).
Abstract for [0900036]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Noble Road Landfill (Noble Road)
for an alternative monitoring plan under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW
that would allow an operating temperature of 160 degrees F for well
numbers EW01, EW02, EW03, EW04, EW05, EW06, EW07, EW08, EW09, EW10,
EW11, EW12, EW61, EW62, EW63, EW64, EW65, EW66, EW67, and EW68 at its
facility in Shiloh, Ohio?
A: EPA approves certain of Noble Road's request under NSPS subpart
WWW as follows: Based on the supporting information presented by Noble
Road, it appears that the methanogenic process is still at an anaerobic
phase at the higher landfill gas temperatures for wells EW10, EW63, and
EW65 and no evidence of subsurface landfill fire is present at the
site. EPA will approve an operating temperature of 150 degrees F for
gas well EW10 and an operating temperature of 140 degrees F for gas
well EW63, and EW65. However, EPA does not approve of Noble's request
for an operating temperature of 160 degrees F for wells EW01, EW02,
EW03, EW04, EW05, EW06, EW07, EW08, EW09, EW10, EW1I, EW12, EW61, EW62,
EW63, EW64, EW65, EW66, EW67, and EW68.
Abstract for [0900037]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of County Environmental of Wyandot
(County) for an alternative timeline and alternative operation under 40
CFR part 60, subpart WWW, for wells EW2, EW3, EW4R, EW8, and EW9R, at
its facility in Carey, Ohio? Specifically, County is planning to
install a new 14-inch header line to replace the current 10-inch line
and for worker safety, the portion of the header system that will be
affected will
[[Page 32931]]
be isolated from the rest of the collection system. The facility also
states that by doing this, wells EW2, EW3, EW4R, EW8 and EW9R will have
no vacuum applied and will remain off during the duration of the
construction, expected to last until July 15, 2006.
A: Yes. EPA approves County's request for an alternative timeline
and alternative operation under NSPS subpart WWW, for wells EW2, EW3,
EW4R, EW8, and EW9R.
Dated: June 8, 2009.
Lisa Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. E9-16274 Filed 7-8-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P