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currently no blowers manufactured in
the United States that have the same
product specifications in place. The
specifications for the new blowers
required that both the gear-end and the
drive-end of the blowers shall be oil
splash lubricated for minimal
maintenance and long service life.
Grease lubricated bearings are not
acceptable and maximum average noise
level, within enclosure, 76 dba
measured at 6 locations at a distance of
3 feet from the blower system.’’
Since the original WWTP was built in
1990, additional homes in the
community were constructed closer to
the WWTP than existing houses had
been. Moreover, because there is no
additional space in the basement of the
operations building, the two new
blowers had to be constructed outside
the operations building. The PSD has
also provided information that the lownoise stand alone blower enclosure
ensures that the plant does not become
a noise nuisance to the Cedar Grove and
Happy Valley Community. The Aerzenstyle blowers are the quietest blowers
available. Given the proximity of the
new residents and the necessary exterior
location of the blowers, the PSD had a
reasonable and appropriate basis to
limit the project specification to ultraquiet blowers.
The PSD’s submission clearly
articulates entirely functional reasons
for its technical specifications, and has
provided sufficient documentation that
the relevant manufactured goods are not
produced in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantity and of a satisfactory quality to
meet its technical specifications.
The April 28, 2009 EPA HQ
Memorandum, ‘‘Implementation of Buy
American Provisions of Public Law
111–5, the ‘American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009’ ’’, defines
reasonably available quantity as ‘‘the
quantity of iron, steel, or relevant
manufactured good is available or will
be available at the time needed and
place needed, and in the proper form or
specification as specified in the project
plans and design’’. The PSD has
incorporated specific technical design
features for its blowers for noise,
improved reliability and ease of
maintenance.
The PSD has provided information to
the EPA representing that there are
currently no blowers manufactured in
the United States that have the exact
same product specifications in place.
Based on additional research conducted
by the Office of Infrastructure &
Assistance and to the best of the
Region’s knowledge at the time of the
review, there does not appear to be
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other blowers to meet the PSD’s exact
technical specifications.
Furthermore, the purpose of the
ARRA is to stimulate economic recovery
in part by funding current infrastructure
construction, not to delay projects that
are ‘‘shovel ready’’ by requiring utilities,
such as the Claywood Park Public
Service District, to revise their standards
and specifications and to start the
bidding process again. The imposition
of ARRA Buy American requirements
on such projects otherwise eligible for
State Revolving Fund assistance would
result in unreasonable delay and thus
displace the ‘‘shovel ready’’ status for
this project. To further delay
construction is in direct conflict with a
fundamental economic purpose of the
ARRA, which is to create or retain jobs.
The Office of Infrastructure &
Assistance has reviewed this waiver
request and has determined that the
supporting documentation provided by
the Claywood Park Public Service
District is sufficient to meet the criteria
listed under Section 1605(b) and in the
April 28, 2009, ‘‘Implementation of Buy
American provisions of Public Law
111–5, the ‘American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009’
Memorandum’’: Iron, steel, and the
manufactured goods are not produced in
the United States in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities and of a
satisfactory quality.
The basis for this project waiver is the
authorization provided in Section
1605(b)(2). Due to the lack of production
of this product in the United States in
sufficient and reasonably available
quantities and of a satisfactory quality
in order to meet the District’s technical
specifications, a waiver from the Buy
American requirement is justified.
The EPA’s March 31, 2009 Delegation
of Authority Memorandum provided
Regional Administrators with the
authority to issue exceptions to Section
1605 of ARRA within the geographic
boundaries of their respective regions
and with respect to requests by
individual grant recipients. Having
established both a proper basis to
specify the particular good required for
this project, and that this manufactured
good was not available from a producer
in the United States, the Claywood Park
Public Service District is hereby granted
a waiver from the Buy American
requirements of Section 1605(a) of
Public Law 111–5 for the purchase of
blowers using ARRA funds as specified
in the PSD’s request of April 9, 2009.
This supplementary information
constitutes the detailed written
justification required by Section 1605(c)
for waivers ‘‘based on a finding under
subsection (b).’’
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Authority: Public Law 111–5, section
1605.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
William C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III.
[FR Doc. E9–16265 Filed 7–8–09; 8:45 am]
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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: https://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: kane.rebecca@epa.gov. 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
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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: https://
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
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Solar Flare Requirements.
Performance Testing and Test Waiver Request.
Spray Dryer Equipped with Baghouse and Wet Scrubber.
Spray Dryer Equipped with Baghouse and Wet Scrubber.
Spray Dryer Controlled by Baghouse-Scrubber System.
Ethanol Plant Receiving Gasoline by Truck.
Landfill Expansion.
Higher Operating Temperature at Landfill Wellhead.
Alternative Operating Temperature at Landfill Wellhead.
New Temporary Higher Operating Limit at Landfill Wellhead.
Dioxin/furan Testing at Small Municipal Waste Combustor.
Alternative Monitoring Proposal.
Replacement Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer.
Glass Pull Rate and Primary Amp/Voltage Monitoring.
Alternative Timeline to Correct Oxygen Exceedances at Wellhead.
Opacity Standard for Glass Plants.
Flow Monitoring Requirements for Distillation Column C–600.
Platformer Regeneration Process Unit Operations.
Wastewater API Separator Unit Operations.
Relocating/Certifying Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems.
Flow Monitoring Requirements for Distillation Column C–5222.
Vermiculite in Facility Demolished for Safety Reasons.
Residential Structures Demolished by Municipalities for Public Safety.
Demolition Procedures Involving Asbestos-containing Vermiculite.
Initial Compliance Demonstration for Process Condensers.
Alternative Calculation of Uncontrolled Phenol Emissions; Use of Soundproof
Acoustic Flare Monitoring System.
Floating Roof as Process Tank Control Device.
Exclusion of Hydrogen Halides and Halogen HAPs.
Installation of Sweat Furnace at Area Source Aluminum Foundry.
Alternative Monitoring Requirements for Packed Scrubber.
Excavated Soil Used as Backfill.
Control Methods for HAP Emissions from Group 1 Process Vents.
Alternative Baghouse Inlet Temperature Calculation for Long Wet Kiln.
Use of Process Condenser as Recovery Device.
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Container-to-Container and Truck-to-Container Transfers.
Styrene Content Value for Calculating Emissions; Repairs with Putty.
MACT Applicability after HAP Is Delisted.
New Compliance Monitoring Limits without Testing.
Opting Out of MACT after Compliance Date.
Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements.
Updating Vinyl Chloride Leak Detection and Repair Programs.
Backlog:
ADI DETERMINATIONS UPLOADED ON JUNE 17, 2009
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Revising Alternative Monitoring Plan for Hydrogen Sulfide.
Alternative Compliance Timeline for Well Exceedance.
Alternatives to Collection and Control System Design Plan.
Alternative Monitoring Plan.
Conducting Additional Tier 2 Sampling.
Modification of Approved Alternative Monitoring Plan.
Designating Group 2 Wastewater Stream as Group 1 Wastewater Stream.
Alternative Operating Temperatures for Gas Well.
Alternative Monitoring Plan.
Alternative Monitoring Plan.
Alternative Operating Temperatures for Two Gas Wells.
Alternative Monitoring Plan.
Closed Loop Sampling Systems.
Alternative Operating Temperatures at Multiple Wells.
Alternative Timeline for Gas Collection.
Thermal Chip Dryer Operation.
Alternative Monitoring Method and Performance Test Waiver.
Alternative Monitoring Request for FCCU COMS.
Alternative Monitoring Plan.
Determination Whether Subpart Applies.
Designating Group 2 Wastewater Stream as Group 1 Wastewater Stream.
Alternative Control Device.
Determination Whether Subpart Applies.
Alternative Monitoring Method.
Initial Performance Test Waiver.
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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
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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
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applicability determination responds to
the issue of a large municipalityorchestrated 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 singlefamily 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
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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 loadsupporting 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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 ongoing 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
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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 changeout. 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.
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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-tocontainer transfers via gravity or nonpermanent hose or valve; and truck-tocontainer 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,
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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 HAPcontaining 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
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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 onegallon 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
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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’’?
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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
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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 nonVenturi 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 MACTrelated 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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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(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
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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
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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]
RIN 3064–AD47
Proposed Statement of Policy on
Qualifications for Failed Bank
Acquisitions
AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Proposed statement of policy
with request for comment.
Dated: July 6, 2009.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–16171 Filed 7–8–09; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: The FDIC is proposing to
issue a Statement of Policy on
Qualifications for Failed Bank
Acquisitions (Proposed Policy
Statement) to provide guidance to
private capital investors interested in
acquiring or investing in failed insured
depository institutions regarding the
terms and conditions for such
investments or acquisitions. This
Proposed Policy Statement is being
published with a request for comment
in order to obtain the public’s views on
the provisions of the policy statement
before it becomes effective.
DATES: Comments must be received by
the FDIC no later than August 10, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the Proposed Policy Statement by
any of the following methods:
• Agency Web Site: https://
www.FDIC.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/notices.html. Follow
instructions for submitting comments
on the agency Web site.
• E-mail: Comments@FDIC.gov.
Include RIN # 3064–AD47 on the
subject line of the message.
• Mail: Robert E. Feldman, Executive
Secretary, Attention: Comments, Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be
hand delivered to the guard station at
the rear of the 550 17th Street Building
(located on F Street) on business days
between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Instructions: All comments received
will be posted generally without change
to https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/
federal/propose.html, including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Topping, Counsel, Legal
Division, (202) 898–3975 or
ctopping@fdic.gov, Charles A. Fulton,
Counsel, Legal Division, (703) 562–2424
or chfulton@fdic.gov, or Mindy West,
Chief, Policy and Program Development,
Division of Supervision and Consumer
Protection, (202) 898–7221 or
miwest@fdic.gov.
BILLING CODE P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Notice of Agency Meeting
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
at 11:55 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2009,
the Board of Directors of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation met in
closed session to consider a matter
related to the Corporation’s corporate,
supervisory, and resolution activities.
In calling the meeting, the Board
determined, on motion of Vice
Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg,
seconded by Director John E. Bowman
(Acting Director, Office of Thrift
Supervision), concurred in by Director
John C. Dugan (Comptroller of the
Currency), Director Thomas J. Curry
(Appointive), and Chairman Sheila C.
Bair, that Corporation business required
its consideration of the matter which
was to be the subject of this meeting on
less than seven days’ notice to the
public; that no earlier notice of the
meeting was practicable; that the public
interest did not require consideration of
the matter in a meeting open to public
observation; and that the matter could
be considered in a closed meeting by
authority of subsection (c)(9)(B) of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B)).
The meeting was held in the Board
Room of the FDIC Building located at
550—17th Street, NW., Washington, DC.
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I. Background
Recently, private capital investors
have indicated interest in purchasing
insured depository institutions in
receivership.1 The FDIC is particularly
concerned that owners of banks and
thrifts, whether they are individuals,
partnerships, limited liability
companies, or corporations, have the
experience, competence, and
willingness to run the bank in a prudent
manner, and accept the responsibility to
support their banks when they face
difficulties and protect them from
insider transactions.
Especially in light of the increased
number of bank and thrift failures, and
the consequent increase in interest by
potential acquirers, the FDIC has
evaluated the policies that apply in
deciding whether a prospective
acquisition is appropriate. The FDIC has
reviewed various elements of private
capital investment structures and
considers that some of these investment
structures raise potential safety and
soundness considerations and risks to
the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) as
well as important issues with respect to
their compliance with the requirements
applied by the FDIC in its decision on
the granting of deposit insurance. The
concerns center on the need for fully
adequate capital, a source of financial
and managerial strength for the
depository institution, and the potential
adverse effects of extensions of credit to
affiliates. These structuring issues are
present with respect to any new
proposed acquisition of a failed insured
depository institution.
The FDIC is seeking public input on
this Proposed Policy Statement. This
guidance describes the terms and
conditions that private capital investors
would be expected to satisfy to obtain
eligibility for a proposed acquisition
structure. These measures would cover
capital support and cross guarantees;
transactions with affiliates; secrecy
jurisdiction investors; continuity of
ownership requirements, and
disclosure.
II. Request for Public Comment
The FDIC invites comments on all
aspects of the Proposed Policy
Statement, including the following
questions:
1. The measures contained in the
Proposed Policy Statement will not be
applied to individuals, partnerships,
limited liability companies, or
corporations, that accept the
1 The purchase or acquisition of a failed
depository institution in receivership refers to the
purchase of the deposit liabilities, or both such
liabilities and assets.
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 130 (Thursday, July 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32919-32931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16274]
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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.
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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: https://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: kane.rebecca@epa.gov. 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: https://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
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Control No. Category Subparts Title
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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.
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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.
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Control No. Category Subparts Title
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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.
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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
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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,
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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''?
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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
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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,
ma