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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Additional Information About the
Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed consent decree would
resolve a lawsuit seeking to compel
action by the Administrator to take final
action under section 110(k) of the CAA
on the Utah SIP Breakdown provision.
The proposed consent decree requires
EPA to sign for publication in the
Federal Register no later than February
28, 2011 a notice of the Agency’s final
action determining whether the Utah
Breakdown provision (Utah Regulations
307–107–1 through 307–107–5) renders
the Utah SIP ‘‘substantially inadequate’’
within the meaning of section 110(k)(5)
of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7410(k)(5), and if
EPA determines that the SIP is
substantially inadequate, requiring the
State to revise the SIP as it relates to the
Utah breakdown provision. If EPA
fulfills its obligations, Plaintiff has
agreed to dismiss this suit with
prejudice.
For a period of thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will accept written
comments relating to the proposed
consent decree from persons who were
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the litigation in question. EPA or the
Department of Justice may withdraw or
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such consent is inappropriate,
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submitted, that consent to this consent
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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
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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 General Provisions to
the NESHAP in 40 CFR part 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 providing that
sources may request applicability
determinations, EPA also responds 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 is
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, NESHAP,
and stratospheric ozone regulations. 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 39 such documents added to the ADI
on November 20, 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: 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 November 20, 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.
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Alternative Opacity Monitoring.
Alternative Monitoring Using NOX PEMS.
Alternative Temperature Limits for Gas Collection Wells.
Alternative Monitoring Using PM CEMS.
Delay of Initial PM Performance Test.
Alternative Monitoring for Wet Electrostatic Precipitator.
Extension of Deadline to Correct Positive Pressure Exceedances.
Alternative Monitoring of Fuel Gas Stream.
Gas Collection Well Reconfiguration.
Alternative Monitoring for Equipment in Diketene Service.
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Gas Turbine Refurbishment and Commence Construction.
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Process Vessels.
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Shredder and Delacquering Kiln.
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Abstract for [0900038]
Q: Does EPA approve a request by the
Hospital of Saint Raphael in New
Haven, Connecticut, to derate its boiler
from 31 MMBtu to below 30 MMBtu
under 40 CFR part 60, subpart Dc?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request of
the Hospital of Saint Raphael to derate
its boiler to below 30 MMBtu under
NSPS subpart Dc, provided that the
hospital (1) replaces the oil burner in
the boiler to reduce its capacity while
operating on residual oil; and (2)
modifies the natural gas fuel system by
replacing the jets/nozzles to reduce its
capacity while operating on natural gas.
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Abstract for [0900039]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
DuPont Engineering Polymers (DuPont)
to use sensory methods (sight, sound,
and smell), under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart VV, to detect leaks from
equipment in acetic acid service at its
facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
A: Yes. EPA approves DuPont’s
request based upon previous approvals
under NSPS subpart VV for similar
monitoring alternatives in Region 4 and
the physical properties of acetic acid
that allow leaks to be detected readily
using sensory methods.
Abstract for [0900040]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
Solutia, Inc. to use an alternative
method under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
G, for certifying the nitrogen oxides
monitoring system installed on its nitric
acid plant in Gonzalez, Florida?
A: Yes. EPA approves Solutia’s
request for an alternative method based
upon a previous approval under NSPS
subpart G for a similar E.I. du Pont de
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Abstract for [0900041]
Q1: Does EPA approve the request to
exempt certain areas at the J.E.D. Solid
Waste Management Facility in St.
Cloud, Florida, from the monthly gas
collection well monitoring requirements
in 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
Specific areas where a monitoring
exemption is requested are haul roads,
truck traffic areas, active areas, areas
under construction, and slopes with a
horizontal to vertical ratio of 3:1 or
greater.
A1: EPA finds that the proposed
exclusions, with the exception of the
one for roads, are unacceptable. This
determination is consistent with a
previous Region 4 determination for the
Three Rivers Landfill in Aiken County,
South Carolina.
Q2: Does EPA approve a request to
exclude monitoring of gas collection
and control system components that
have been raised between ten and
twenty feet in the air at the active face
of the landfill in order to accommodate
a vertical expansion under 40 CFR part
60, subpart WWW?
A2: Yes. EPA finds that the company
has legitimate safety concerns about
monitoring these components under
NSPS subpart WWW. Given the number
of wells at the site, the majority of the
wells will still be monitored on a
monthly basis. In addition, based upon
the operating life of the landfill, the
duration of the proposed exemption will
be relatively short.
Abstract for [0900042]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
Robert Bosch, LLC, to derate the
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capacity of a boiler at its Charleston,
South Carolina facility so that it will no
longer be subject to 40 CFR part 60,
subpart Dc? The proposal includes the
replacement of the boiler’s existing
burner with a new lower-rated burner to
reduce the heat input capacity to less
than 10 million Btu/hour.
A: Yes. EPA approves the request as
it complies with the policy on derates
under NSPS subpart Dc.
Abstract for [0900043]
Q: Does EPA approve a request for an
alternative opacity monitoring
procedure for a boiler under 40 CFR part
60, subpart Db, at Unilin Flooring’s thin
high-density fiberboard plant in Mt.
Gilead, North Carolina?
A: Based upon the operation of the
Mt. Gilead plant, EPA approves the
request to use a combination of EPA
Methods 9 and 22 under NSPS subpart
Db to monitor opacity from the heating
plant’s startup/shutdown/idle stack
when the facility’s regenerative thermal
oxidizer is shut down for maintenance.
However, EPA does not approve the
request to delay the collection of EPA
Method 9 data for up to 24 hours when
the presence of visible emissions is
detected using Method 22.
Abstract for [0900044]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to
use a predictive emission monitoring
system (PEMS), under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart Db, for measuring nitrogen
oxides during oil combustion in Boiler
No. 6 at its Oak Ridge, Tennessee
facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request for
a PEMS under NSPS subpart Db based
upon the results of a relative accuracy
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Abstract for [0900045]
Q: Does EPA agree that the owner/
operator of the Trail Ridge Landfill in
Baldwin, Florida, may unilaterally
establish alternative temperature limits
for gas collection wells under 40 CFR
part 60, subpart WWW?
A: No. Based upon the language in
NSPS subpart WWW and guidance
issued by EPA, the State of Florida must
approve alternative temperature limits
for gas collection wells.
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Abstract for [0900046]
Q: Does EPA approve Kentucky
Utility’s request under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart D, to install a particulate matter
continuous emission monitoring system
(PM CEMS) as an alternative to a
continuous opacity monitoring system
(COMS) on Unit 4 of its facility in
Ghent, Kentucky?
A: Yes. NSPS subpart D contains
provisions allowing owners/operators to
petition to use a PM CEMS as an
alternative to COMS. Under the
delegation of authority for subpart D,
the Kentucky Department of
Environmental Protection is authorized
to approve such proposals. Because the
use of PM CEMS is relatively new, this
determination includes suggestions for
conditions that should be imposed as
part of the approval process.
Abstract for [0900047]
Q: Does EPA approve a request by
Georgia Power Company (GPC) to delay
the initial particulate matter (PM)
performance test for a limestone
unloading operation under 40 CFR part
60, subpart OOO, at its Plant Bowen in
Cartersville, Georgia?
A: Conditional. Because it will be
difficult to complete a three-run PM
performance test in a reasonable period
of time until at least three of the four
scrubbers at Plant Bowen are operating,
a temporary delay of the initial test
would be acceptable, under NSPS
subpart OOO, provided that GPC
supplies other data that provide
reasonable assurance of compliance
with the applicable limit. As the terms
GPC proposes in justifying the waiver
will not provide adequate assurance of
compliance, the letter outlines a series
of conditions under which a temporary
waiver of the PM performance test
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Q: Does EPA approve a request by
Johns Manville for an alternative
monitoring approach under 40 CFR part
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precipitator (ESP) that controls
particulate emissions from a process
line at its wool fiberglass manufacturing
plant in Winder, Georgia?
A: Yes. Because the liquid used in the
ESP on this process line is not recycled,
the solids content of the water is
inherently low. Given this and given the
substantial margin of compliance during
the three most recent performance tests
conducted on the process line, verifying
that only once-through municipal water
is used in the ESP is an acceptable
alternative, under NSPS subpart PPP, to
monitoring the solids content of the
water.
Abstract for [0900049]
Q: Does EPA approve a request by
Waste Management Company to extend
the deadline for correcting pressure
exceedances, under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW, for six gas collection
wells at its Outer Loop Landfill in
Louisville, Kentucky?
A: Yes. Given the suspected cause of
the pressure exceedances (water
buildup in the header line for the wells),
the NSPS subpart WWW requirement to
install additional collection wells if the
exceedances cannot be corrected within
15 days is unlikely to correct the
exceedances. The proposal to use a
camera to pinpoint the location of water
buildup in the line and to either regrade
the line or run a jumper line to a
vacuum source with enough capacity to
clear the line is more likely to correct
the exceedances. Therefore, EPA
approves extending the subpart WWW
deadline for correcting exceedances.
Abstract for [0900050]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
the Ergon Refining facility in Vicksburg,
Mississippi, for alternative hydrogen
sulfide monitoring for a fuel gas stream
generated in the pressure swing
absorber (PSA) under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart J?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request.
Because both of the feed streams for the
PSA unit are treated to remove sulfur,
the likelihood that hydrogen sulfide will
be present in the vent stream from the
unit is extremely low. Thus, it is
acceptable under NSPS subpart J to
install a continuous monitor on the vent
stream from the PSA unit.
Abstract for [0900052]
Q: Does EPA approve a request from
Waste Management Company (WMC) to
reconfigure, under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW, six gas collection wells
at its Iris Glen Landfill in Johnson City,
Tennessee, by replacing the six existing
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vertical extraction wells with a
horizontal collector?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request
because WMC proposes to replace one
landfill gas collection device (vertical
wells) with a gas collection device (a
horizontal collector), which is
acceptable under NSPS subpart WWW.
In the event that exceedances of the 500
parts per million methane surface
concentration limit are identified during
future monitoring at the site, WMC will
need to either adjust the system to meet
the limit or install additional wells to
improve the performance of the
collection system.
Abstract for [0900053]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
Eastman Chemical Company for
alternative monitoring under 40 CFR
part 60, subpart VV, of equipment in
diketene service at its Kingsport,
Tennessee facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves this request
because a review of this proposal and
similar previous proposals for the
Kingsport plant show that leaks will be
detected and repaired more quickly
under the proposed alternative
monitoring approach than they would
be under the monitoring procedures
specified in NSPS subpart VV.
Abstract for [0900054]
Q: Is the nitrogen oxides predictive
emission monitoring system (PEMS)
proposed for Boiler No. 6 at the Oak
Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, an acceptable
alternative to a continuous emission
monitoring system (CEMS) under 40
CFR part 60, subpart Db?
A: Conditional. Based upon a review
of relative accuracy test audit (RATA)
results provided by ORNL, the PEMS
will be an acceptable alternative, under
NSPS subpart Db, to a CEMS when the
primary fuel (natural gas) for the boiler
is used. In order for the PEMS to be
approved as an alternative to a CEMS
when the backup fuel (No. 2 fuel oil) for
the boiler is used, ORNL will need to
supply RATA results for the backup
fuel.
Abstract for [0900056]
Q: Neill Grading & Construction
Company (Neill Grading) in Hickory,
North Carolina, proposes to derate the
capacity of a portable jaw crusher to
avoid applicability of 40 CFR part 60,
subpart OOO. Neill Grading proposes to
use shims to restrict the size of the
crusher discharge opening and reduce
the capacity. Does EPA approve this
proposed means of derating?
A: No. EPA does not approve this
proposed means for derating because it
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does not constitute a permanent
physical reduction in the capacity of the
crusher. Jaw crushers are designed with
adjustable shims to enable operation at
various throughput settings, and each
particular discharge setting or
adjustment in the shims does not
constitute a permanent physical
restriction in the maximum capacity.
The design capacity of the crusher is
used to determine applicability of NSPS
subpart OOO, rather than the intended
throughput capacity an owner or
operator proposes to utilize.
Abstract for [0900057]
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 40 CFR part 60,
subparts A and RR, at Avery Dennison’s
facility in Lowell, Indiana?
A: No. NSPS subpart RR applies to
any affected facility that begins
construction, modification, or
reconstruction after December 30, 1980.
Because no construction, modification,
or reconstruction appears to have
occurred, NSPS requirements have not
been triggered. A modification could
occur if the new RTO system proves to
be less efficient than the old RTO
system at controlling volatile organic
compounds.
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Abstract for [0900058]
Q: Is the methane gas to electrical
energy gas processing facility that
Industrial Power Generating Company
(INGENCO) proposes to construct at the
CDT landfill located in Joliet, Illinois,
considered a treatment system under 40
CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A. Yes. EPA considers filtering of the
gas through a 10 micron screen to
reduce particulate matter, de-watering
of the gas using chillers or other
dehydration equipment to reduce
moisture content, and compression
using gas blowers or similar devices to
further reduce moisture content and
raise gas pressure as ‘‘treatment’’ when
the gas is used in an energy recovery
project. INGENCO’s CDT facility
appears to meet these requirements
under current NSPS subpart WWW.
Once the gas has been treated and sent
to the internal combustion (IC) engines,
it is no longer subject to the NSPS
requirements. However, once proposed
amendments to NSPS subpart WWW
regarding treatment systems are
finalized, INGENCO may have to
comply with new or additional
requirements regarding landfill gas
treatment systems.
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Abstract for [0900059]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
the Roxana Landfill (Roxana) in Roxana,
Illinois, for several alternative timelines
to bring certain specified wells that
were unable to perform the required
monitoring for May 2008 into
compliance under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW?
A: Yes. Roxana was unable to perform
the required monitoring for May 2008
for landfill gas extraction wells 9, 36,
41, 44, and 47 due to unsafe conditions
in the area of these wells. EPA approves
the request to exempt these wells under
NSPS subpart WWW for one month of
monitoring only because of the safety
issues and because the request covers a
small percentage of the total wells at the
site for a relatively short time period.
EPA will grant Roxana alternative
compliance timelines of various lengths
to correct operating parameter
exceedances at several other wells.
Abstract for [0900060]
Q: Will processes prior to combustion
at the proposed methane gas to
electrical energy processing facility at
Waste Management’s Settler’s Hill
Recycling and Disposal Facility
(Settler’s Hill) in Batavia, Illinois, be
considered a treatment facility under 40
CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A. Yes. EPA considers filtering of the
gas through a 10-micron screen to
reduce particulate matter, de-watering
of the gas using chillers or other
dehydration equipment to reduce
moisture content, and compression
using gas blowers or similar devices to
further reduce moisture content and
raise gas pressure as ‘‘treatment’’ when
the gas is used in an energy recovery
project. Waste Management’s proposed
facility at Settler’s Hill appears to meet
these requirements under current NSPS
subpart WWW. Once the gas has been
treated and sent to the IC engines, it is
no longer subject to the NSPS
requirements. However, once proposed
amendments to NSPS subpart WWW
regarding treatment systems are
finalized, Settler’s Hill may have to
comply with new or additional
requirements regarding landfill gas
treatment systems.
Abstract for [0900061]
Q: Is Upper Rock Island County
Landfill (Upper Rock) in East Moline,
Illinois, required under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW, to install a landfill gas
collection and control system at this
time?
A. No. A June 2006 Tier 2 five-year retest at Upper Rock showed that
emissions were 59.49 Mg/year. The
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facility submitted a Gas Collection and
Control Design Plan to Illinois in July
2007. In August 2007, EPA approved
Upper Rock to conduct additional Tier
2 testing to update the June 2006 values
because the site had met all the other
NSPS reporting obligations in a timely
manner. The testing was conducted
February 13, 2008, and the facility
emissions were 11.24 Mg/year, which is
less than the 50 Mg/year NMOC
emission threshold for installing
controls under NSPS subpart WWW.
Abstract for [0900062]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
the Winnebago Reclamation Service
Landfill (Winnebago) for an alternative
timeline under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
WWW, to correct a positive pressure
exceedance exhibited on June 2, 2008, at
Well GW191 of its Rockford, Illinois
facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves Winnebago’s
request, but only until July 17, 2008.
Winnebago originally requested an
alternative timeline until September 30,
2008, due to plugging of the lateral.
However, on July 17, 2008, the facility
informed EPA that the well came back
into compliance on July 8, 2008.
Abstract for [0900063]
Q: Will the processes prior to
combustion at the methane gas to
electrical energy processing facility
proposed at Waste Management’s
Woodland Recycling and Disposal
Facility (Woodland) in South Elgin,
Illinois, be considered a treatment
facility under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
WWW?
A. Yes. EPA considers filtering of the
gas through a 10-micron screen to
reduce particulate matter, de-watering
of the gas using chillers or other
dehydration equipment to reduce
moisture content, and compression
using gas blowers or similar devices to
further reduce moisture content and
raise gas pressure as ‘‘treatment’’ when
the gas is used in an energy recovery
project. Waste Management’s proposed
facility in South Elgin appears to meet
these requirements under current NSPS
subpart WWW. Once the gas has been
treated and sent to the IC engines, it is
no longer subject to the NSPS
requirements. However, once proposed
amendments to NSPS subpart WWW
regarding treatment systems are
finalized, Woodland may have to
comply with new or additional
requirements regarding landfill gas
treatment systems.
Abstract for [0900064]
Q1: Does EPA approve adjusted
standards under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
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WWW, for oxygen and pressure at five
gas extraction locations at Veolia
Environmental Services Zion Landfill in
Zion, Illinois?
A1: For the three vertical gas
extraction wells, the pressure and
oxygen exceedances are due to
declining gas quality and gas production
in an area of older waste. EPA will
approve adjusted standards for these
wells under NSPS subpart WWW. These
locations may remain shut off, under
positive pressure, with monthly
monitoring and periodic adjustment to
vacuum to remove accumulated landfill
gas. However, EPA will not approve
alternative standards for the two
horizontal trenches in question because
these points appear to not be meeting
the standards because of operational
problems and not because of low gas
production or low gas quality inherent
in the waste.
Q2: Does EPA approve an alternative
timeline under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
WWW, to correct oxygen exceedances at
a sixth well at Veolia Environmental
Services Zion Landfill in Zion, Illinois?
A2: Yes. EPA approves an alternative
timeline of 90 days only under NSPS
subpart WWW to correct the oxygen
exceedance.
Abstract for [0900067]
Q1. Does work performed on a
stationary gas turbine owned by
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission at
a compressor station in Morrilton,
Arkansas, that is subject to 40 CFR part
60, subpart KKKK, and that included
moving the turbine to a new site, qualify
the turbine as a new source?
A1. No. Relocation in and of itself
does not trigger applicability. Further,
because only portions of the affected
facility as defined in NSPS subpart
KKKK were replaced, it does not appear
that a new affected facility was
constructed.
Q2. Is the turbine modified?
A2. It is not clear whether the turbine
has been modified, as the submission
does not include sufficient information
to evaluate whether emissions at the
affected facility increased.
Q3. Does overhauling and uprating
the turbine with old and new parts
constitute reconstruction?
A3. The request letter does not
contain sufficient information to make a
determination about whether this is
reconstruction. The cost of the new and
old components that were added to the
affected facility is included in the
reconstruction analysis. Equipment that
is outside of the affected facility is not
included in the reconstruction
calculation. Reconstruction involves
consideration of whether it is
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meet the applicable standards.
Q4. Does the Letter of Authorization
(LOA) with the manufacturer to
purchase the turbine constitute
commencement of construction? The
letter predates the applicability date for
40 CFR part 60, subpart KKKK.
A4. No. The LOA does not require the
type of activities that commence
construction. Planning work does not
commence construction, and contracts
for services such as site preparation,
planning, engineering, or architectural
drawings do not constitute a contractual
obligation for construction within the
meaning of NSPS subpart KKKK.
Abstract for [0900068]
This letter addresses the following
questions from Saint-Gobain Containers,
relative to COMS requirements in NSPS
subparts A and CC.
Q1: Are glass furnaces under the
NSPS required to base their six-minute
opacity averages on 36 or 24 data
points?
A1: The opacity value determined
under 40 CFR 60.263(c)(4) is based on
24 data points, as specified at 40 CFR
60.293(c)(3). The ongoing COMS opacity
monitoring averages are based on 36
data points, consistent with 60.13(h)(1).
Q2: Does proposed Method 203 for
Part 51 or state guidance, both of which
require 83-percent minimum data
availability, apply to NSPS subpart CC?
A2: No. However, states may impose
minimum data availability requirements
that are more stringent than the NSPS.
Q3: Is a minimum of 24 valid data
points always required for 40 CFR
60.293(c)(3), even if more are sought?
A3: Yes. However, all valid data
should be used in calculating the sixminute averages.
Q4: Can the first and final readings of
a six-minute COMS reading be missed
and still satisfy the requirement that
COMS data points be equally spaced
over each six-minute period?
A4: Under 40 CFR 60.13(h)(1) for
COMS, a valid reading is required every
10 seconds, at a minimum, for each sixminute period.
Q5: Does CMS downtime include
periods when COMS data is interrupted
for daily calibration or zero/span
adjustment?
A5: The term ‘‘CMS downtime’’ as
used in the summary reports at 40 CFR
60.7(d) includes downtime due to
calibration. The reporting requirements
of 40 CFR 60.7(c) exclude zero and span
checks from reported periods of CMS
inoperation.
Q6: Does CMS downtime include
periods when the COMS is offline due
to furnace shutdown?
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A6: No. CMS downtime does not
include periods when the COMS is
offline due to furnace shutdown.
Abstract for [M090001]
Q: Are Motiva Enterprises LLC’s
gasoline distribution terminals in
Bridgeport and New Haven,
Connecticut, still subject to 40 CFR Part
63, subpart R, if Connecticut banned the
sale of gasoline containing methyl
tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and the
facility is no longer a major hazardous
air pollutants (HAP) source?
A: Yes. EPA concludes that the
Motiva Enterprises’ Bridgeport and New
Haven Terminals remain subject to
NESHAP subpart R, because they were
a major source of HAP on the first
substantive compliance date of the
NESHAP regardless of the level of their
potential to emit after that date.
Abstract for [M090005]
Q. Is Motiva Enterprises LLC’s
gasoline distribution terminal in
Providence, Rhode Island, still subject
to 40 CFR Part 63, subpart R, if Rhode
Island banned the sale of gasoline
containing MTBE and the facility is no
longer a major HAP source?
A. Yes. EPA concludes that Motiva
Enterprises’ Providence Terminal
remains subject to NESHAP subpart R,
because it was a major source of HAP
on the first substantive compliance date
of the NESHAP regardless of the level of
its potential to emit after that date.
Abstract for [M090033]
Q1. Does 40 CFR part 63, subpart
YYYY, apply to the existing stationary
combustion turbines at Lake Road
Generating Company, in Killingly,
Connecticut (Lake Road)?
A1. Yes. EPA finds that MACT
subpart YYYY applies to the existing
stationary combustion turbines at Lake
Road but that it does not at this time
impose any requirements on these units.
Q2. Does EPA find that Lake Road is
a major source of HAP emissions under
MACT subpart YYYY?
A2. Yes. EPA has determined that
Lake Road does not have a federally
enforceable limit on its potential to emit
or a state-enforceable, practically
enforceable limit on its potential to
emit. Therefore, Lake Road is currently
considered a ‘‘major source’’ of HAP
emissions that is subject to MACT
subpart YYYY.
Abstract for [M090034]
Q. Is a portable 125 gallon mixer at
the ITW Devcon/Plexus facility in
Danvers, Massachusetts, part of an
affected source under 40 CFR part 63,
subpart HHHHH?
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A. No. EPA has determined that
because the portable mixer has a
capacity of less than 250 gallons, the
portable mixer does not meet the
definition of ‘‘process vessel,’’ which is
considered equipment that is part of an
affected source under MACT subpart
HHHHH. Additionally, as the portable
mixer does not meet any other criteria
for inclusion in the affected source, it is
not part of the affected source under
subpart HHHHH.
Abstract for [M090036]
Q: Does Aleris International’s
proposal for alternative methodologies
to conduct stack testing, monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting for the
aluminum scrap shredder and
delacquering kiln at its facility in
Uhrichsville, Ohio, comply with the
requirements of 40 CFR part 63, subpart
RRR?
A: Yes. Aleris International’s proposal
for alternative methodologies to conduct
stack testing, monitoring,
recordkeeping, and reporting for the
aluminum scrap shredder and
delacquering kiln complies with MACT
subpart RRR. EPA approves the
proposed method for determining the
delacquering kiln feed/charge weight
during testing for the aluminum scrap
shredder and delacquering kiln. EPA
also approves using twelve-hour shifts
for the shredder feed/charge weight
during normal operations and keeping
the delacquering kiln feed/charge rate in
twelve-hour shifts.
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Abstract for [M090038]
Q1: Does 40 CFR part 63, subpart
ZZZZ, apply to non-road, non-stationary
reciprocating internal combustion
engines located at a major source of
hazardous air pollutants?
A1: No. MACT subpart ZZZZ does not
apply to non-road, non-stationary
reciprocating internal combustion
engines located at a major source of
hazardous air pollutants.
Q2: Does 40 CFR part 60, subpart IIII,
apply to non-road, non-stationary
reciprocating internal combustion
engines?
A2: No. NSPS subpart IIII does not
apply to non-road, non-stationary
reciprocating internal combustion
engines.
Abstract for [M090039]
Q1: Does EPA approve a request to
waive the performance testing
requirements of 40 CFR part 63, subpart
PPPPPP, for two Hardinage ball mills at
the Johnson Controls Battery Group
(Johnson Controls) facility in Holland,
Ohio, based upon the performance test
results from similar affected sources at
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Johnson Controls facility in Tampa,
Florida?
A1: No. EPA does not approve the
request under MACT subpart PPPPPP.
The affected sources are located at
different facilities in different states,
and maximum production capacities
differ by 400-pounds per hour. Also,
Johnson Controls has not conducted a
performance test at the Tampa affected
facilities since November 2002.
Q2: Does EPA approve a request from
Johnson Controls to use the performance
test results from two cast-on-strap (COS)
lines to demonstrate compliance under
40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPPPP, for the
four other COS lines at its facility in
Holland, Ohio?
A2: No. EPA does not approve this
request under MACT subpart PPPPPP.
Johnson Controls did not submit a copy
of any test reports for any of the COS
lines and did not submit any
information to demonstrate that the six
COS lines were produced by the same
manufacturer, have the same model
number or other manufacturer’s
designation in common, and have the
same rated capacity and operating
specifications.
Abstract for [M090040]
Q: Will EPA reconsider its September
25, 2008, disapproval of a request to
waive the stack testing requirements for
six cast-on-strap lines at Johnson
Controls Battery Group’s lead acid
battery facility in Holland, Ohio?
A: No. Johnson Controls Battery
Group has not demonstrated that the
performance tests are impractical or
technically or economically infeasible.
EPA affirms its previous decision.
Abstract for [M090041]
Q: Does EPA waive the closed vent
system inspection procedures using
Method 21 of 40 CFR part 60 for addon air pollution control equipment
subject to 40 CFR part 63, subparts
WWWW and SS, given that EPA has
made such a determination with respect
to 40 CFR part 261, subpart CC?
A: No. EPA has previously
determined that when waste
management units are required to use
air emissions control under both RCRA
and CAA NESHAP, it is unnecessary for
owners and operators of those waste
management units subject to air
standards under both sets of rules to
perform duplicative testing and
monitoring, keep duplicative sets of
records, or perform other duplicative
actions. Given no applicable RCRA air
regulations, EPA finds that the facts
here do not justify waiving the closed
vent inspection procedures using
Method 21.
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Abstract for [M090042]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
Aleris International for a waiver of the
performance testing required for scrap
shredders under 40 CFR part 63, subpart
RRR, for the ring crusher at its Wabash
Alloys facility in Wabash, Indiana?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request
under MACT subpart RRR, as the
facility has demonstrated that it is
technically infeasible to use Method 5 to
measure emissions. Because Method 9
visible emissions readings showed
uncontrolled opacity far below the limit
for a controlled source, this provides
assurance that the ring crusher is in
continuous compliance with the PM
standard.
Abstract for [M090043]
Q: Is Spirit Aerosystems (Spirit)
responsible under 40 CFR part 63,
subpart GGGGG, for remediation
activities conducted and controlled by
Boeing on Spirit Aerosystems’ property?
A: No. This is a unique situation in
which Boeing is legally responsible for
compliance with MACT subpart
GGGGG. Although Spirit purchased the
existing site from Boeing, Boeing
retained ownership of the remediation
unit ‘‘facilities’’ located on the site,
along with the environmental liability.
Prior to Spirit’s purchase of the
property, a Kansas Department of Health
and Environment Consent Order was
signed requiring Boeing to conduct
remediation activities at the site.
Abstract for [Z090003]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of
Dow Chemical Company (Dow) to use
insulation plugs to access the insulated
valve stem interface for valves subject to
40 CFR part 63, subpart H, at its
Midland, Michigan facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves Dow’s request.
Using insulation plugs is a feasible and
adequate way under MACT subpart H of
monitoring the insulated valves at
Dow’s Midland plant site while still
maintaining the integrity and
functionality of the insulation.
Dated: November 5, 2009.
Lisa Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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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.
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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
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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 General Provisions to the NESHAP in
40 CFR part 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 providing that
sources may request applicability determinations, EPA also responds 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 is 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, NESHAP, and
stratospheric ozone regulations. 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 39 such documents added to
the ADI on November 20, 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: 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 November 20, 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 November 20, 2009
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Control No. Category Subparts Title
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0900038............................ NSPS.................. Dc.................... Boiler Derate Request.
0900039............................ NSPS.................. VV.................... Alternative Monitoring for
Equipment in Acetic Acid
Service.
0900040............................ NSPS.................. G..................... Alternative Monitoring for
Certifying NOX CEMS.
0900041............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Alternative Monitoring for
Gas Collection and Control
System.
0900042............................ NSPS.................. Dc.................... Boiler Derate Request.
0900043............................ NSPS.................. Db.................... Alternative Opacity
Monitoring.
0900044............................ NSPS.................. Db.................... Alternative Monitoring
Using NOX PEMS.
0900045............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Alternative Temperature
Limits for Gas Collection
Wells.
0900046............................ NSPS.................. D..................... Alternative Monitoring
Using PM CEMS.
0900047............................ NSPS.................. OOO................... Delay of Initial PM
Performance Test.
0900048............................ NSPS.................. PPP................... Alternative Monitoring for
Wet Electrostatic
Precipitator.
0900049............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Extension of Deadline to
Correct Positive Pressure
Exceedances.
0900050............................ NSPS.................. J..................... Alternative Monitoring of
Fuel Gas Stream.
0900052............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Gas Collection Well
Reconfiguration.
0900053............................ NSPS.................. VV.................... Alternative Monitoring for
Equipment in Diketene
Service.
0900054............................ NSPS.................. Db.................... Alternative Monitoring
Using NOX PEMS.
0900056............................ NSPS.................. OOO................... Crusher Derate.
0900057............................ NSPS.................. A, RR................. Replacement of Regenerative
Thermal Oxidizer.
0900058............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Gas Treatment System.
0900059............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Alternative Compliance and
Monitoring Timelines.
0900060............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Gas Treatment System.
0900061............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Gas Treatment System.
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0900062............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Extension to Correct
Positive Pressure
Exceedance.
0900063............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Gas Treatment System.
0900064............................ NSPS.................. WWW................... Adjusted Oxygen and
Pressure Standards/
Alternative Compliance
Timeline.
0900067............................ NSPS.................. GG, KKKK.............. Gas Turbine Refurbishment
and Commence Construction.
0900068............................ NSPS.................. A, CC................. COMS Data Collection and
Reporting.
M090001............................ MACT.................. R..................... Gasoline Distribution
Terminals, MTBE (methyl
tertiary butyl ether) Ban,
Reduction of Potential to
Emit.
M090005............................ MACT.................. R..................... Gasoline Distribution
Terminals, MTBE Ban,
Reduction of Potential to
Emit.
M090033............................ MACT.................. YYYY.................. Existing Stationary
Combustion Turbines.
M090034............................ MACT.................. HHHHH................. Process Vessels.
M090036............................ MACT.................. RRR................... Alternative Monitoring,
Recordkeeping, and
Reporting for Aluminum
Scrap Shredder and
Delacquering Kiln.
M090038............................ MACT.................. IIII, ZZZZ............ Reciprocating Internal
Combustion Engines.
M090039............................ MACT.................. PPPPPP................ Performance Test Waiver
Request.
M090040............................ MACT.................. PPPPP................. Performance Test Waiver
Request.
M090041............................ MACT.................. SS, WWWW.............. Closed Vent System
Inspection.
M090042............................ MACT.................. RRR................... Testing Waiver for Ring
Crusher.
M090043............................ MACT.................. GGGGG................. Ownership and Permitting
Responsibility.
Z090003............................ NESHAP................ H..................... Alternative Monitoring for
Insulated Valves.
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Abstracts
Abstract for [0900038]
Q: Does EPA approve a request by the Hospital of Saint Raphael in
New Haven, Connecticut, to derate its boiler from 31 MMBtu to below 30
MMBtu under 40 CFR part 60, subpart Dc?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request of the Hospital of Saint Raphael
to derate its boiler to below 30 MMBtu under NSPS subpart Dc, provided
that the hospital (1) replaces the oil burner in the boiler to reduce
its capacity while operating on residual oil; and (2) modifies the
natural gas fuel system by replacing the jets/nozzles to reduce its
capacity while operating on natural gas.
Abstract for [0900039]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of DuPont Engineering Polymers
(DuPont) to use sensory methods (sight, sound, and smell), under 40 CFR
part 60, subpart VV, to detect leaks from equipment in acetic acid
service at its facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee?
A: Yes. EPA approves DuPont's request based upon previous approvals
under NSPS subpart VV for similar monitoring alternatives in Region 4
and the physical properties of acetic acid that allow leaks to be
detected readily using sensory methods.
Abstract for [0900040]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Solutia, Inc. to use an
alternative method under 40 CFR part 60, subpart G, for certifying the
nitrogen oxides monitoring system installed on its nitric acid plant in
Gonzalez, Florida?
A: Yes. EPA approves Solutia's request for an alternative method
based upon a previous approval under NSPS subpart G for a similar E.I.
du Pont de Nemours nitric acid plant in Orange County, Texas.
Abstract for [0900041]
Q1: Does EPA approve the request to exempt certain areas at the
J.E.D. Solid Waste Management Facility in St. Cloud, Florida, from the
monthly gas collection well monitoring requirements in 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW? Specific areas where a monitoring exemption is requested
are haul roads, truck traffic areas, active areas, areas under
construction, and slopes with a horizontal to vertical ratio of 3:1 or
greater.
A1: EPA finds that the proposed exclusions, with the exception of
the one for roads, are unacceptable. This determination is consistent
with a previous Region 4 determination for the Three Rivers Landfill in
Aiken County, South Carolina.
Q2: Does EPA approve a request to exclude monitoring of gas
collection and control system components that have been raised between
ten and twenty feet in the air at the active face of the landfill in
order to accommodate a vertical expansion under 40 CFR part 60, subpart
WWW?
A2: Yes. EPA finds that the company has legitimate safety concerns
about monitoring these components under NSPS subpart WWW. Given the
number of wells at the site, the majority of the wells will still be
monitored on a monthly basis. In addition, based upon the operating
life of the landfill, the duration of the proposed exemption will be
relatively short.
Abstract for [0900042]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Robert Bosch, LLC, to derate the
capacity of a boiler at its Charleston, South Carolina facility so that
it will no longer be subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Dc? The
proposal includes the replacement of the boiler's existing burner with
a new lower-rated burner to reduce the heat input capacity to less than
10 million Btu/hour.
A: Yes. EPA approves the request as it complies with the policy on
derates under NSPS subpart Dc.
Abstract for [0900043]
Q: Does EPA approve a request for an alternative opacity monitoring
procedure for a boiler under 40 CFR part 60, subpart Db, at Unilin
Flooring's thin high-density fiberboard plant in Mt. Gilead, North
Carolina?
A: Based upon the operation of the Mt. Gilead plant, EPA approves
the request to use a combination of EPA Methods 9 and 22 under NSPS
subpart Db to monitor opacity from the heating plant's startup/
shutdown/idle stack when the facility's regenerative thermal oxidizer
is shut down for maintenance. However, EPA does not approve the request
to delay the collection of EPA Method 9 data for up to 24 hours when
the presence of visible emissions is detected using Method 22.
Abstract for [0900044]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory to use a predictive emission monitoring system (PEMS), under
40 CFR part 60, subpart Db, for measuring nitrogen oxides during oil
combustion in Boiler No. 6 at its Oak Ridge, Tennessee facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request for a PEMS under NSPS subpart Db
based upon the results of a relative accuracy
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test audit conducted at the plant on September 25, 2008.
Abstract for [0900045]
Q: Does EPA agree that the owner/operator of the Trail Ridge
Landfill in Baldwin, Florida, may unilaterally establish alternative
temperature limits for gas collection wells under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW?
A: No. Based upon the language in NSPS subpart WWW and guidance
issued by EPA, the State of Florida must approve alternative
temperature limits for gas collection wells.
Abstract for [0900046]
Q: Does EPA approve Kentucky Utility's request under 40 CFR part
60, subpart D, to install a particulate matter continuous emission
monitoring system (PM CEMS) as an alternative to a continuous opacity
monitoring system (COMS) on Unit 4 of its facility in Ghent, Kentucky?
A: Yes. NSPS subpart D contains provisions allowing owners/
operators to petition to use a PM CEMS as an alternative to COMS. Under
the delegation of authority for subpart D, the Kentucky Department of
Environmental Protection is authorized to approve such proposals.
Because the use of PM CEMS is relatively new, this determination
includes suggestions for conditions that should be imposed as part of
the approval process.
Abstract for [0900047]
Q: Does EPA approve a request by Georgia Power Company (GPC) to
delay the initial particulate matter (PM) performance test for a
limestone unloading operation under 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO, at its
Plant Bowen in Cartersville, Georgia?
A: Conditional. Because it will be difficult to complete a three-
run PM performance test in a reasonable period of time until at least
three of the four scrubbers at Plant Bowen are operating, a temporary
delay of the initial test would be acceptable, under NSPS subpart OOO,
provided that GPC supplies other data that provide reasonable assurance
of compliance with the applicable limit. As the terms GPC proposes in
justifying the waiver will not provide adequate assurance of
compliance, the letter outlines a series of conditions under which a
temporary waiver of the PM performance test would be acceptable under
subpart OOO.
Abstract for [0900048]
Q: Does EPA approve a request by Johns Manville for an alternative
monitoring approach under 40 CFR part 60, subpart PPP, for a wet
electrostatic precipitator (ESP) that controls particulate emissions
from a process line at its wool fiberglass manufacturing plant in
Winder, Georgia?
A: Yes. Because the liquid used in the ESP on this process line is
not recycled, the solids content of the water is inherently low. Given
this and given the substantial margin of compliance during the three
most recent performance tests conducted on the process line, verifying
that only once-through municipal water is used in the ESP is an
acceptable alternative, under NSPS subpart PPP, to monitoring the
solids content of the water.
Abstract for [0900049]
Q: Does EPA approve a request by Waste Management Company to extend
the deadline for correcting pressure exceedances, under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW, for six gas collection wells at its Outer Loop Landfill in
Louisville, Kentucky?
A: Yes. Given the suspected cause of the pressure exceedances
(water buildup in the header line for the wells), the NSPS subpart WWW
requirement to install additional collection wells if the exceedances
cannot be corrected within 15 days is unlikely to correct the
exceedances. The proposal to use a camera to pinpoint the location of
water buildup in the line and to either regrade the line or run a
jumper line to a vacuum source with enough capacity to clear the line
is more likely to correct the exceedances. Therefore, EPA approves
extending the subpart WWW deadline for correcting exceedances.
Abstract for [0900050]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of the Ergon Refining facility in
Vicksburg, Mississippi, for alternative hydrogen sulfide monitoring for
a fuel gas stream generated in the pressure swing absorber (PSA) under
40 CFR part 60, subpart J?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request. Because both of the feed streams
for the PSA unit are treated to remove sulfur, the likelihood that
hydrogen sulfide will be present in the vent stream from the unit is
extremely low. Thus, it is acceptable under NSPS subpart J to install a
continuous monitor on the vent stream from the PSA unit.
Abstract for [0900052]
Q: Does EPA approve a request from Waste Management Company (WMC)
to reconfigure, under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW, six gas collection
wells at its Iris Glen Landfill in Johnson City, Tennessee, by
replacing the six existing vertical extraction wells with a horizontal
collector?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request because WMC proposes to replace
one landfill gas collection device (vertical wells) with a gas
collection device (a horizontal collector), which is acceptable under
NSPS subpart WWW. In the event that exceedances of the 500 parts per
million methane surface concentration limit are identified during
future monitoring at the site, WMC will need to either adjust the
system to meet the limit or install additional wells to improve the
performance of the collection system.
Abstract for [0900053]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Eastman Chemical Company for
alternative monitoring under 40 CFR part 60, subpart VV, of equipment
in diketene service at its Kingsport, Tennessee facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves this request because a review of this proposal
and similar previous proposals for the Kingsport plant show that leaks
will be detected and repaired more quickly under the proposed
alternative monitoring approach than they would be under the monitoring
procedures specified in NSPS subpart VV.
Abstract for [0900054]
Q: Is the nitrogen oxides predictive emission monitoring system
(PEMS) proposed for Boiler No. 6 at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, an acceptable alternative to a
continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart Db?
A: Conditional. Based upon a review of relative accuracy test audit
(RATA) results provided by ORNL, the PEMS will be an acceptable
alternative, under NSPS subpart Db, to a CEMS when the primary fuel
(natural gas) for the boiler is used. In order for the PEMS to be
approved as an alternative to a CEMS when the backup fuel (No. 2 fuel
oil) for the boiler is used, ORNL will need to supply RATA results for
the backup fuel.
Abstract for [0900056]
Q: Neill Grading & Construction Company (Neill Grading) in Hickory,
North Carolina, proposes to derate the capacity of a portable jaw
crusher to avoid applicability of 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO. Neill
Grading proposes to use shims to restrict the size of the crusher
discharge opening and reduce the capacity. Does EPA approve this
proposed means of derating?
A: No. EPA does not approve this proposed means for derating
because it
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does not constitute a permanent physical reduction in the capacity of
the crusher. Jaw crushers are designed with adjustable shims to enable
operation at various throughput settings, and each particular discharge
setting or adjustment in the shims does not constitute a permanent
physical restriction in the maximum capacity. The design capacity of
the crusher is used to determine applicability of NSPS subpart OOO,
rather than the intended throughput capacity an owner or operator
proposes to utilize.
Abstract for [0900057]
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 40 CFR
part 60, subparts A and RR, at Avery Dennison's facility in Lowell,
Indiana?
A: No. NSPS subpart RR applies to any affected facility that begins
construction, modification, or reconstruction after December 30, 1980.
Because no construction, modification, or reconstruction appears to
have occurred, NSPS requirements have not been triggered. A
modification could occur if the new RTO system proves to be less
efficient than the old RTO system at controlling volatile organic
compounds.
Abstract for [0900058]
Q: Is the methane gas to electrical energy gas processing facility
that Industrial Power Generating Company (INGENCO) proposes to
construct at the CDT landfill located in Joliet, Illinois, considered a
treatment system under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A. Yes. EPA considers filtering of the gas through a 10 micron
screen to reduce particulate matter, de-watering of the gas using
chillers or other dehydration equipment to reduce moisture content, and
compression using gas blowers or similar devices to further reduce
moisture content and raise gas pressure as ``treatment'' when the gas
is used in an energy recovery project. INGENCO's CDT facility appears
to meet these requirements under current NSPS subpart WWW. Once the gas
has been treated and sent to the internal combustion (IC) engines, it
is no longer subject to the NSPS requirements. However, once proposed
amendments to NSPS subpart WWW regarding treatment systems are
finalized, INGENCO may have to comply with new or additional
requirements regarding landfill gas treatment systems.
Abstract for [0900059]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of the Roxana Landfill (Roxana) in
Roxana, Illinois, for several alternative timelines to bring certain
specified wells that were unable to perform the required monitoring for
May 2008 into compliance under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW?
A: Yes. Roxana was unable to perform the required monitoring for
May 2008 for landfill gas extraction wells 9, 36, 41, 44, and 47 due to
unsafe conditions in the area of these wells. EPA approves the request
to exempt these wells under NSPS subpart WWW for one month of
monitoring only because of the safety issues and because the request
covers a small percentage of the total wells at the site for a
relatively short time period. EPA will grant Roxana alternative
compliance timelines of various lengths to correct operating parameter
exceedances at several other wells.
Abstract for [0900060]
Q: Will processes prior to combustion at the proposed methane gas
to electrical energy processing facility at Waste Management's
Settler's Hill Recycling and Disposal Facility (Settler's Hill) in
Batavia, Illinois, be considered a treatment facility under 40 CFR part
60, subpart WWW?
A. Yes. EPA considers filtering of the gas through a 10-micron
screen to reduce particulate matter, de-watering of the gas using
chillers or other dehydration equipment to reduce moisture content, and
compression using gas blowers or similar devices to further reduce
moisture content and raise gas pressure as ``treatment'' when the gas
is used in an energy recovery project. Waste Management's proposed
facility at Settler's Hill appears to meet these requirements under
current NSPS subpart WWW. Once the gas has been treated and sent to the
IC engines, it is no longer subject to the NSPS requirements. However,
once proposed amendments to NSPS subpart WWW regarding treatment
systems are finalized, Settler's Hill may have to comply with new or
additional requirements regarding landfill gas treatment systems.
Abstract for [0900061]
Q: Is Upper Rock Island County Landfill (Upper Rock) in East
Moline, Illinois, required under 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW, to
install a landfill gas collection and control system at this time?
A. No. A June 2006 Tier 2 five-year re-test at Upper Rock showed
that emissions were 59.49 Mg/year. The facility submitted a Gas
Collection and Control Design Plan to Illinois in July 2007. In August
2007, EPA approved Upper Rock to conduct additional Tier 2 testing to
update the June 2006 values because the site had met all the other NSPS
reporting obligations in a timely manner. The testing was conducted
February 13, 2008, and the facility emissions were 11.24 Mg/year, which
is less than the 50 Mg/year NMOC emission threshold for installing
controls under NSPS subpart WWW.
Abstract for [0900062]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of the Winnebago Reclamation
Service Landfill (Winnebago) for an alternative timeline under 40 CFR
part 60, subpart WWW, to correct a positive pressure exceedance
exhibited on June 2, 2008, at Well GW191 of its Rockford, Illinois
facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves Winnebago's request, but only until July 17,
2008. Winnebago originally requested an alternative timeline until
September 30, 2008, due to plugging of the lateral. However, on July
17, 2008, the facility informed EPA that the well came back into
compliance on July 8, 2008.
Abstract for [0900063]
Q: Will the processes prior to combustion at the methane gas to
electrical energy processing facility proposed at Waste Management's
Woodland Recycling and Disposal Facility (Woodland) in South Elgin,
Illinois, be considered a treatment facility under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW?
A. Yes. EPA considers filtering of the gas through a 10-micron
screen to reduce particulate matter, de-watering of the gas using
chillers or other dehydration equipment to reduce moisture content, and
compression using gas blowers or similar devices to further reduce
moisture content and raise gas pressure as ``treatment'' when the gas
is used in an energy recovery project. Waste Management's proposed
facility in South Elgin appears to meet these requirements under
current NSPS subpart WWW. Once the gas has been treated and sent to the
IC engines, it is no longer subject to the NSPS requirements. However,
once proposed amendments to NSPS subpart WWW regarding treatment
systems are finalized, Woodland may have to comply with new or
additional requirements regarding landfill gas treatment systems.
Abstract for [0900064]
Q1: Does EPA approve adjusted standards under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart
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WWW, for oxygen and pressure at five gas extraction locations at Veolia
Environmental Services Zion Landfill in Zion, Illinois?
A1: For the three vertical gas extraction wells, the pressure and
oxygen exceedances are due to declining gas quality and gas production
in an area of older waste. EPA will approve adjusted standards for
these wells under NSPS subpart WWW. These locations may remain shut
off, under positive pressure, with monthly monitoring and periodic
adjustment to vacuum to remove accumulated landfill gas. However, EPA
will not approve alternative standards for the two horizontal trenches
in question because these points appear to not be meeting the standards
because of operational problems and not because of low gas production
or low gas quality inherent in the waste.
Q2: Does EPA approve an alternative timeline under 40 CFR part 60,
subpart WWW, to correct oxygen exceedances at a sixth well at Veolia
Environmental Services Zion Landfill in Zion, Illinois?
A2: Yes. EPA approves an alternative timeline of 90 days only under
NSPS subpart WWW to correct the oxygen exceedance.
Abstract for [0900067]
Q1. Does work performed on a stationary gas turbine owned by
CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission at a compressor station in
Morrilton, Arkansas, that is subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart KKKK,
and that included moving the turbine to a new site, qualify the turbine
as a new source?
A1. No. Relocation in and of itself does not trigger applicability.
Further, because only portions of the affected facility as defined in
NSPS subpart KKKK were replaced, it does not appear that a new affected
facility was constructed.
Q2. Is the turbine modified?
A2. It is not clear whether the turbine has been modified, as the
submission does not include sufficient information to evaluate whether
emissions at the affected facility increased.
Q3. Does overhauling and uprating the turbine with old and new
parts constitute reconstruction?
A3. The request letter does not contain sufficient information to
make a determination about whether this is reconstruction. The cost of
the new and old components that were added to the affected facility is
included in the reconstruction analysis. Equipment that is outside of
the affected facility is not included in the reconstruction
calculation. Reconstruction involves consideration of whether it is
technically and economically feasible to meet the applicable standards.
Q4. Does the Letter of Authorization (LOA) with the manufacturer to
purchase the turbine constitute commencement of construction? The
letter predates the applicability date for 40 CFR part 60, subpart
KKKK.
A4. No. The LOA does not require the type of activities that
commence construction. Planning work does not commence construction,
and contracts for services such as site preparation, planning,
engineering, or architectural drawings do not constitute a contractual
obligation for construction within the meaning of NSPS subpart KKKK.
Abstract for [0900068]
This letter addresses the following questions from Saint-Gobain
Containers, relative to COMS requirements in NSPS subparts A and CC.
Q1: Are glass furnaces under the NSPS required to base their six-
minute opacity averages on 36 or 24 data points?
A1: The opacity value determined under 40 CFR 60.263(c)(4) is based
on 24 data points, as specified at 40 CFR 60.293(c)(3). The ongoing
COMS opacity monitoring averages are based on 36 data points,
consistent with 60.13(h)(1).
Q2: Does proposed Method 203 for Part 51 or state guidance, both of
which require 83-percent minimum data availability, apply to NSPS
subpart CC?
A2: No. However, states may impose minimum data availability
requirements that are more stringent than the NSPS.
Q3: Is a minimum of 24 valid data points always required for 40 CFR
60.293(c)(3), even if more are sought?
A3: Yes. However, all valid data should be used in calculating the
six-minute averages.
Q4: Can the first and final readings of a six-minute COMS reading
be missed and still satisfy the requirement that COMS data points be
equally spaced over each six-minute period?
A4: Under 40 CFR 60.13(h)(1) for COMS, a valid reading is required
every 10 seconds, at a minimum, for each six-minute period.
Q5: Does CMS downtime include periods when COMS data is interrupted
for daily calibration or zero/span adjustment?
A5: The term ``CMS downtime'' as used in the summary reports at 40
CFR 60.7(d) includes downtime due to calibration. The reporting
requirements of 40 CFR 60.7(c) exclude zero and span checks from
reported periods of CMS inoperation.
Q6: Does CMS downtime include periods when the COMS is offline due
to furnace shutdown?
A6: No. CMS downtime does not include periods when the COMS is
offline due to furnace shutdown.
Abstract for [M090001]
Q: Are Motiva Enterprises LLC's gasoline distribution terminals in
Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut, still subject to 40 CFR Part 63,
subpart R, if Connecticut banned the sale of gasoline containing methyl
tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and the facility is no longer a major
hazardous air pollutants (HAP) source?
A: Yes. EPA concludes that the Motiva Enterprises' Bridgeport and
New Haven Terminals remain subject to NESHAP subpart R, because they
were a major source of HAP on the first substantive compliance date of
the NESHAP regardless of the level of their potential to emit after
that date.
Abstract for [M090005]
Q. Is Motiva Enterprises LLC's gasoline distribution terminal in
Providence, Rhode Island, still subject to 40 CFR Part 63, subpart R,
if Rhode Island banned the sale of gasoline containing MTBE and the
facility is no longer a major HAP source?
A. Yes. EPA concludes that Motiva Enterprises' Providence Terminal
remains subject to NESHAP subpart R, because it was a major source of
HAP on the first substantive compliance date of the NESHAP regardless
of the level of its potential to emit after that date.
Abstract for [M090033]
Q1. Does 40 CFR part 63, subpart YYYY, apply to the existing
stationary combustion turbines at Lake Road Generating Company, in
Killingly, Connecticut (Lake Road)?
A1. Yes. EPA finds that MACT subpart YYYY applies to the existing
stationary combustion turbines at Lake Road but that it does not at
this time impose any requirements on these units.
Q2. Does EPA find that Lake Road is a major source of HAP emissions
under MACT subpart YYYY?
A2. Yes. EPA has determined that Lake Road does not have a
federally enforceable limit on its potential to emit or a state-
enforceable, practically enforceable limit on its potential to emit.
Therefore, Lake Road is currently considered a ``major source'' of HAP
emissions that is subject to MACT subpart YYYY.
Abstract for [M090034]
Q. Is a portable 125 gallon mixer at the ITW Devcon/Plexus facility
in Danvers, Massachusetts, part of an affected source under 40 CFR part
63, subpart HHHHH?
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A. No. EPA has determined that because the portable mixer has a
capacity of less than 250 gallons, the portable mixer does not meet the
definition of ``process vessel,'' which is considered equipment that is
part of an affected source under MACT subpart HHHHH. Additionally, as
the portable mixer does not meet any other criteria for inclusion in
the affected source, it is not part of the affected source under
subpart HHHHH.
Abstract for [M090036]
Q: Does Aleris International's proposal for alternative
methodologies to conduct stack testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting for the aluminum scrap shredder and delacquering kiln at its
facility in Uhrichsville, Ohio, comply with the requirements of 40 CFR
part 63, subpart RRR?
A: Yes. Aleris International's proposal for alternative
methodologies to conduct stack testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting for the aluminum scrap shredder and delacquering kiln
complies with MACT subpart RRR. EPA approves the proposed method for
determining the delacquering kiln feed/charge weight during testing for
the aluminum scrap shredder and delacquering kiln. EPA also approves
using twelve-hour shifts for the shredder feed/charge weight during
normal operations and keeping the delacquering kiln feed/charge rate in
twelve-hour shifts.
Abstract for [M090038]
Q1: Does 40 CFR part 63, subpart ZZZZ, apply to non-road, non-
stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines located at a major
source of hazardous air pollutants?
A1: No. MACT subpart ZZZZ does not apply to non-road, non-
stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines located at a major
source of hazardous air pollutants.
Q2: Does 40 CFR part 60, subpart IIII, apply to non-road, non-
stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines?
A2: No. NSPS subpart IIII does not apply to non-road, non-
stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines.
Abstract for [M090039]
Q1: Does EPA approve a request to waive the performance testing
requirements of 40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPPPP, for two Hardinage ball
mills at the Johnson Controls Battery Group (Johnson Controls) facility
in Holland, Ohio, based upon the performance test results from similar
affected sources at Johnson Controls facility in Tampa, Florida?
A1: No. EPA does not approve the request under MACT subpart PPPPPP.
The affected sources are located at different facilities in different
states, and maximum production capacities differ by 400-pounds per
hour. Also, Johnson Controls has not conducted a performance test at
the Tampa affected facilities since November 2002.
Q2: Does EPA approve a request from Johnson Controls to use the
performance test results from two cast-on-strap (COS) lines to
demonstrate compliance under 40 CFR part 63, subpart PPPPPP, for the
four other COS lines at its facility in Holland, Ohio?
A2: No. EPA does not approve this request under MACT subpart
PPPPPP. Johnson Controls did not submit a copy of any test reports for
any of the COS lines and did not submit any information to demonstrate
that the six COS lines were produced by the same manufacturer, have the
same model number or other manufacturer's designation in common, and
have the same rated capacity and operating specifications.
Abstract for [M090040]
Q: Will EPA reconsider its September 25, 2008, disapproval of a
request to waive the stack testing requirements for six cast-on-strap
lines at Johnson Controls Battery Group's lead acid battery facility in
Holland, Ohio?
A: No. Johnson Controls Battery Group has not demonstrated that the
performance tests are impractical or technically or economically
infeasible. EPA affirms its previous decision.
Abstract for [M090041]
Q: Does EPA waive the closed vent system inspection procedures
using Method 21 of 40 CFR part 60 for add-on air pollution control
equipment subject to 40 CFR part 63, subparts WWWW and SS, given that
EPA has made such a determination with respect to 40 CFR part 261,
subpart CC?
A: No. EPA has previously determined that when waste management
units are required to use air emissions control under both RCRA and CAA
NESHAP, it is unnecessary for owners and operators of those waste
management units subject to air standards under both sets of rules to
perform duplicative testing and monitoring, keep duplicative sets of
records, or perform other duplicative actions. Given no applicable RCRA
air regulations, EPA finds that the facts here do not justify waiving
the closed vent inspection procedures using Method 21.
Abstract for [M090042]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Aleris International for a
waiver of the performance testing required for scrap shredders under 40
CFR part 63, subpart RRR, for the ring crusher at its Wabash Alloys
facility in Wabash, Indiana?
A: Yes. EPA approves the request under MACT subpart RRR, as the
facility has demonstrated that it is technically infeasible to use
Method 5 to measure emissions. Because Method 9 visible emissions
readings showed uncontrolled opacity far below the limit for a
controlled source, this provides assurance that the ring crusher is in
continuous compliance with the PM standard.
Abstract for [M090043]
Q: Is Spirit Aerosystems (Spirit) responsible under 40 CFR part 63,
subpart GGGGG, for remediation activities conducted and controlled by
Boeing on Spirit Aerosystems' property?
A: No. This is a unique situation in which Boeing is legally
responsible for compliance with MACT subpart GGGGG. Although Spirit
purchased the existing site from Boeing, Boeing retained ownership of
the remediation unit ``facilities'' located on the site, along with the
environmental liability. Prior to Spirit's purchase of the property, a
Kansas Department of Health and Environment Consent Order was signed
requiring Boeing to conduct remediation activities at the site.
Abstract for [Z090003]
Q: Does EPA approve the request of Dow Chemical Company (Dow) to
use insulation plugs to access the insulated valve stem interface for
valves subject to 40 CFR part 63, subpart H, at its Midland, Michigan
facility?
A: Yes. EPA approves Dow's request. Using insulation plugs is a
feasible and adequate way under MACT subpart H of monitoring the
insulated valves at Dow's Midland plant site while still maintaining
the integrity and functionality of the insulation.
Dated: November 5, 2009.
Lisa Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
[FR Doc. E9-29067 Filed 12-4-09; 8:45 am]
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