RECEWED
CLERK’S OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
JAN
03
2005
STATE OF ILLINOIS
Pollut~OflControl Board
TO:
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Robert
F. Cowgill
Illinois Pollution Control Board
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
State ofIllinois Center
P.O. Box
53
100W. Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Houston, Texas 77001-0053
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Steve Santarelli
Illinois Department ofRevenue
101
West Jefferson
P.O. Box
19033
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Springfield, Illinois
62794
PLEASE
TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed with the Office ofthe Pollution
Control Board the APPEARANCE and RECOMMIENDATION of the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, a copy ofwhich is herewith served upon the applicant and a representative
ofthe Illinois Department ofRevenue.
Respectfully subn3itted by,
Robb H. Layman
Special Assistant Attorney General
Date:
December 30, 2004
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box
19276
Springfield,
IL 62794-9276
Telephone: 217/782-5544
Facsimile:
217/782-9807
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Project
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
10-22-100-006-0010
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PCB94-
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(Tax Certification)
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NOTICE
RECE~VED
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CLERK’S OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
JAN
032005
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
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p°C~roIBoard
Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Project
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PCBQ4’~
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(Tax Certification)
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
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10-22-100-006-0010
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APPEARANCE
I hereby file my Appearance in this proceeding on
behalfof the Illinois
Environmental
Protection Agency.
Respectfully submitted by,
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Robb H. Layman
Special Assistant Attorney General
Date:
December 30, 2004
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box
19276
Springfield, Illin~is62794-9276
Telephone: 217/782-5544
Facsimile:
217/782-9807
~ED:
BEFORE
THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
JAN
032005
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OF THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS
STATE OF ILLINOIS
POII~ti~n
Control Board
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION
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Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Project
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PCBO4’~
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(Tax Certification)
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
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10-22-100-006-0010
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RECOMMENDATION
NOW COMES the ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(“Illinois EPA”), through its attorneys, and pursuant to 35
111. Adm. Code
125.204:of the
ILLINOIS POLUTION CONTROL BOARD’S (“Board”) procedural regulations, files the
Illinois
EPA’s Recommendation in the above-referenced request for tax certificationof
pollution control facilities.
In support thereof, the Illinois EPA states as follows:
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On August
19, 2004, the Illinois EPA received a request and supporting
information from EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION (“Exxon Mobil”) concerning the
proposed tax certification ofcertain air emission sources andlor equipment located at its
Channahon, Illinois refinery in Will County,
Illinois.
A copy ofthe relevant portions ofthe
application is
attached hereto. Exhibit
A.
2.
The applicant’s address is as follows:
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
P.O. Box
53
Houston, Texas 77011-0053
3.
The pollution control facilities involved in this request are located at the
aforementioned address and consist ofthe installation ofnew equipment, described as the Ultra
Low Sulfur Diesel Project, that will allow the refinery to reduce the sulfur content in the
production of diesel fuel.
The primary purpose of the Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Project is to
reduce sulfur content in diesel fuel and thereby reduce sulfur dioxide emissions at the point in
which the diesel fuel is consumed by on-road motor vehicles.
The project requires
the
installation ofreactors to support the removal capability of an existing catalytic
hydrodesulfurization unit.
Compression facilities at the refinery will also be upgraded to
manage the additional hydrogen sulfide and other gases produced in the process.
The project
assures that the refinery will comply with federal regulations promulgated at 40 CFR Parts
69,
80 and 86.
4.
Section
11-10 of the Property Tax Code, 35
ILCS 200/11-10 (2002), defines
“pollution control facilities” as:
“any system,
method, construction, device or appliance appurtenant thereto, or
any portion of any building or equipment, that is designed, constructed, installed
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or operated forthe primary purpose of: (a) eliminating, preventing, or reducing
air or water pollution.., or (b) treating, pretreating, modifying or disposing of
any potential solid, liquid, gaseous pollutant which if released without
treatment, pretreatment, modification or disposal might be harmful, detrimental
or offensive to human, plant or animal life, or to property.”
5.
Pbllutibn control facilities are entitled to preferential
tax treatment, as provided
by
35
ILCS 200/11-5 (2002).
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6.
Based on information in the application and the underlyingpurpose of the Ultra
Low Sulfur Diesel Project to prevent, eliminate or reduce air pollution, it is the Illinois EPA’s
engineering judgment that the described project
and/or equipment maybe considered as
“pollution control facilities” in accordance with the statutory definition and consistent with the
Board’s regulations at 35 Ill. Adm.
Code 125.200.
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7.
Because the Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Project satisfies the aforementioned
criteria, the Illinois EPA recommends that the Board issue the applicant’s requested tax
certification.
Respectfully submitted by,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Robb H.
Layman
Special Assistant Attorney General
DATED:
December 30, 2004
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021
North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box
19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Telephone: 217/782-5544
Facsimile:
217/782-9807
THIS FILINGIS
SUBMITTED
ON RECYCLED
PAPER
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the
30th day of December, 2004, I did send, by First Class Mail,
with postage thereon fully paid and deposited into thepossession ofthe United States Postal
Service, one (1) original
and nine (9) copies ofthe following instruments entitled
NOTICE,
APPEARANCE and RECOMMENDATION to:
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois
60601
and a true and correct copy of the same foregoing instruments, by First Class Mail with postage
thereon fully paid and deposited into the possession ofthe United States Postal
Service, to:
Steve Santarelli
Robert F. Cowgill
Illinois Department
of
Revenue
ExxonMobil Oil
Corporation
101
West Jefferson
P.O. Box
53
P.O.
Box 19033
Houston, Texas 77001-0053
Springfield, Illinois 62794
Robb H. Layman
Special Assistant Attorney General
This filing
is submitted on recycled paper.
Exxon
Mobil
Corporation
RobertF. Cowgill
P.O.
Box
53
Property Tax AcMsor
Houston, Texas
77001-0053
Tax Reporting & Analysis Center
713-656-6816 Telephone
713-656-1924 Facsimile
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E~f(onMobiI
RECEIVED
August
16,
2004
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2004
IEPA-DAPC--SPFLD.
Donald E.
Sutton,, Manager, Permit Section
Bureau ofAir
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021
North Grand Avenue
East
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Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Re:
Application-Pollution Control
Facility
Certification
ExxonMobil Oil Corporation; Joliet Refinery
Federal Mandate: Ultra
Low
Sulfur Diesel
Dear
Mr. Sutton:
Attached
is
the
referenced
application
filed by ExxonMobil
Oil
Corporation
for
its
federally
mandated,
ultra
low
diesel
project
located
at
the
Joliet
Refinery.
Also
enclosed
are
supporting documents
for
this
application.
Should
you
require
additional
information,
we
welcome
the
opportunity
to
be
of
assistance.
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This
Agency
is
authorized
to
request
this
information under Illinois
Revised Statues,
1
979,
Chapter,
120, Section
502a-5.
Disclosure of this
information
is
voluntary.
However,
failure
to
corn
I
could
prevent
your
application
from
V
cessed or could
result
in
denial
of your
application
for certification.
FOR AGENCY USE
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Date
Received
Certification
No.
IEPADAPC—SPFLDpate
~~any
Name
ExxonMobil Oil
Corporation
~on
Authorized to
Receive Certification
Person to Contact forAdditional
Details
Robert
F.
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Jeff
Noga/Bob Faford
~iet
Address
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Street
Address
P.O.
Box
53
1-55 &
Arsenal
Road
East
•‘Miinicipality, State& Zip Code
Municipality, State & Zip Code
Houston,
Texas
77001-0053
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Channahon,
illinois 60410
Telephone Number
Telephone
Number
713—656--6816
815—521—7681
Location of Facility
Municipality
Township
Quarter Section
Township
Range
Section 22
Channahon
9
34
Street Address
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County
Book Number
1—55 & Arsenal
Road East
Will
Property
Identification
Number
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Parcel Number
10—22—100—006—0010
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Section
22 of
Channahon
Township
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Nature of Operations
Conducted at the Above
Location
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The
Joliet Refinery is a conventional fuels Refinery.
It receives oil by
pipeline and
processes it into
gasoline
and
distillate
fuels.
Water Pollution Control Construction Permit
No.
Not
Applicable
Date Issued
:
NPDES PERMIT No.
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0002861
Gnitially
issued
2/8t13)
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Date
Issued
Expiration
Date
06-08-98
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See
atlathel
Air
Pollution
Control
Construction
Permit
No.
03110060
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Date
Issued
12-02-02 ~
Apçkaba
06—14—04
Air
Pollution Control Operating
Permit No.
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Date
Issued
Describe Unit Process
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Attachment
Materials
Used
in Process
See Attachment.
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Tax
C’err~/
kation
for
Pollution Control Facilities
Page I of2
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AP~~ICATION
FOR
CERTIFICATION (PROPERTY TAX TREATMENT)
POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
AIRX
WATER
0
1LLINOIS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCy
P. 0.
Box
19276,
Springfield, IL
62794-9276
RECE
No.
Descñbe Pollution Abatement
Control
Facility
See Attachment
Sec.
E
(1) Nature of Contaminants or Poliutants
Contaminant or PoHutant
Material Retained,
Ca
tured ~
DESCRIPTION
~ALORUsi—~.~
Conversion
to elemental s~~~-1
Sulfur
Dioxide
See Attachment
(2)
Point(s) of Waste Water Discharge
Not Applicable
Plans
and Specifications
Attached
Yes
No
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Are contaminants (or residues) collected by
the control
facility?
Yes
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No
(4)
(5)
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Date installation
completed
N/A
status of installation
on date of application
Preconsti-uctioj
a.
FAIR CASH
VALUE
IF CONSIDERED
REAL PROPERTY:
$
45,600,000
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b.
NET
SALVAGE VALUE IF CONSIDERED
REAL PROPERTY:.
$
0
c.
PRODUCTIVE GROSS ANNUAL
INCOME OF CONTROL FACILITY:
$
0
d.
PRODUCTIVE
NET ANNUAL
INCOME OF CONTROL FACILITY:
$
0
e.
PERCENTAGE
CONTROL
FACILITY
BEARS
TO WHOLE
FACILITY
VALUE:
11.26
Sec.
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The following information
I
submitted
in
accordance
with the
Illinois
PropertyTax
Code,
as amended,
and to the best of my
knowledge
e and
The facilities
claimed
herein are
pollutlon
control faclIlties~
as
defined
in Section
11-10 of the
Illinois P
p
1
Robert
K
Cowgill
Property
Tax Advisor
August
19,
2004
Signature
Title
Sec.
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPIUNG
AND
FlUNG
APPLiCATION
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General:
Separate
applications
must be
completed for each control facilIty claimed.
Do not mix
types (water and
air).
Where
both
air
and
water operations are related, file twe applications.
If
attachments are needed,
record them
consecutively on an
Index
sheet
Sep. A
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Information
refers to applicant as listed in the tax records and the person to be contacted for further details or for Inspection of
facilities.
Define facility
location
by street address or legal description.
A plat map location
Is
required forfacilities located
outside of munIcipal boundaries.
The property Identification number Is requIred.
Sec.
B
Self-explanatory.
Submit copIes of all permIts Issued by local pollution control agencies.
(e.g. MSD Constnictlon
Pen-nit)
Sec.
C
Refers to manufacturing processes ormaterials on which pollution control facility Is uspd.
Sec. 0
NarratIve description of the
pollution control facility,
Indicating
that
its primary purpose is
to
eliminate,
pr
vent or reduce pollution.
State
the type of control
facilIty.
State permit number, date, and
agency Issuing permit A narrative description and a process.
flow diagram desalhing
the ooilutlon control facility.
Indude a listing of each
major pieceof equipment Included in the claimed
fair cash valuefor real property.
Include
an
average
analysis of the
Influent andeffluent of
the
control
facility slating
the
collection efficiency.
Sec.
E
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List
air contaminants, or water
pollution substances released as
effluents to the manufacturIng processes.
List also the
final
disposal of
any contaminants removed from the
manufacturing processes.
Item (1)
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Refers to polkitants and contaminants removedfrom
the process
bythe
pollution
control
facility.
Item (2)- Refers to water pollution
but
can apply to
water-carried wastes from air pollution
control facilities.
Submit
drawings,
which dearly
show (a) Point(s) of
discharge to receMng stream,
and (b) Sewers and process piping toand from the control
facility.
Item (3)-If the collected contaminants
are disposed of other than as wastes, state
the
disposition of the materials, and
the value
in dollars
reclaimed by sale orreuse
of the collected
substances.
State
the
cost
of reclamation and related expense.
Item (4)-State
thedate which
the
pollution control facility was first
placed
In seMce and operated.
Ifnot, explain.
Item
(5)
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This
Information Is essential to the certification and
assessment actions.
This
accounting
data must be completed to
activate project review prior tocertification by this Agency~
Sec.
F
Self-explanatory.
Signature
must be a corporate
authorized signature.
.
Submit to:
Attention:
Attention:
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IllinoIs EPA
Thomas M~Swfgg1n
Donald
E.
Sutton
P.O.
Box
19278
Permit Section
PermIt Section
Springfield,
IL
62794-9278
DMslon of
Water Pollution
Control
Division
of
Air-Pollution Control
Tax CertiJktuion
for
Pollution
Control Facilities
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EXXONMOBL
OIL
CORPORATION: JOLIET REFINERY
APPLICATION FOR
CERTIFICATION (PROPERTY
TAX TREATMENT)
POLUTION CONTROL FACILITY (AIR)
ATTACHMENTS
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SECTION
C
Describe
Unit Process
S
The
ultra
low
sulfur
diesel (uLSD) project will enable the Joliet
Refinery
to comply
with
the federal
regulations
set forth in the
Federal Register, Part
V, Environmental
protection
Agency,
40
CFR
Parts
69,80,
and 86 for
ultra
low sulfurdiesel fuel
used
by
on-road motor vehicles, by
hydrotreating
and
desulfurizing
diesel fueL Diesel fuel is
created from several distinct blend stocks or streams produced at the
refinery.
This
project wifi augment the
existing
catalytic hydrodesulfunzation unit (CHD). Reactors will
be added to support the appended removal
capabffity
ofthe unit and compression
facilities
will be upgraded to manage the additional hydrogen sulfide and other gases
produced by the
process.
The
process
will extract additional sulfur from the stream to
attain
the
federally
mandated
ultra
low
sulfur
diesel fuel requirements-see attached
construction
permit for additional details.
Materials
Used
in Process
The materials
used
in theprocess include
kerosene,
coker
gas
oil and FCC
unit light cycle
oil,
which will be hydrotreated to further reduce the sulfur content in the diesel blend.
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SECTION D
Describe Pollution Abatement Control Facility
The uLSD project will reduce the sulfur content in the diesel fuel produced by the Joliet
Refinery, as required by federal
regulation
set forth in the Federal Register, Part V,
Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Parts
69,80, and 86.
The
catalytic
hydrodesulfurization unit
(CIID)
is a continuous operation
that removes
sulfur, nitrogen
and
metal compounds from the
feedstock.
To meet the federal
requirements, additional
reactors
will be
installed
to augment the sulfur removal
capabffities
of
this
operation.
Upgrades
to compression
facilities will also
be required to
manage the additional hydrogen sulfide and other
gases
produced in the process.
SECTIONE
S
Nature ofContaminants or Pollutants
(Description)
Sulfur is
absorbed
as hydrogen suffide in the
amine
unit
for processing in the sulfur
units.
