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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM. LLC
)
LPG Merox Unit
)
PCB 06-
(Tax Certification)
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
)
51-34-1 21 or portion thereof'
)
NOTICE
TO :
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
John S. Swearingen
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
State of Illinois Center
Refinery Office Building
100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Robinson, Illinois 62454
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Steve Santarelli
Illinois Department of Revenue
101 West Jefferson
P.O. Box 19033
Springfield, Illinois 62794
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today electronically filed with the Office of
the Pollution Control Board the APPEARANCE and RECOMMENDATION of the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, a copy of which is herewith served upon the
applicant and a representative of the Illinois Department of Revenue
.
Respectfully submitted by,
/s/
Robb H. Layman
Assistant Counsel
Date: December 22, 2005
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Telephone: (217) 524-9137
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, LLC
)
LPG Merox Unit
)
PCB 06-
(Tax Certification)
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
)
51-34-1-21 or portion thereof
)
APPEARANCE
I hereby file my Appearance in this proceeding on behalf of the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
.
Respectfully submitted by,
/s/
Robb H. Layman
Assistant Counsel
Date: December 22, 2005
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Telephone: (217) 524-9137
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BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL. BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, LLC
)
LPG Merox Unit
)
)
PCB 06-
(Tax Certification)
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
)
51-34-I-21 or portion thereof
)
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, tiles
the Illinois EPA's Recommendation in the above-referenced request for tax certification
of pollution control facilities. In support thereof, the Illinois EPA states as follows
:
On December 30, 2004, the Illinois EPA received a request and supporting
information from MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, LLC, ("Marathon")
concerning the proposed tax certification of certain air emission sources and/or
equipment located at its Robinson refinery in Crawford County, Illinois . A copy of the
relevant portions of the application is attached hereto . Exhibit Al
.
2 .
The applicant's address is as follows :
Marathon Ashland Petroleum, LLC
Refinery Office Building
Robinson, Illinois 62454
3 .
The pollution control facilities involved in this request are located at the
aforementioned address and consist of the installation of equipment that is designed to
remove impurities from certain feed streams at the refinery . The equipment, described as
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he I. PG Merox Unit, consists of separate treaters that, as a whole, remove hydrogen
sulfides and mercaptan sulfurs from the propane, butane and olefin feed streams. As a
result of this process, sulfur compounds are removed from the feed streams, which, in
turn, are used or recycled in existing operations at the refinery. The removal of
contaminants that world otherwise he emitted from the feed streams is in the primary
nature of pollution control and is analogous to those projects that remove sulfur
contaminants in reformulated gasoline, thereby reducing sulfur in the gasoline pool and
preventing the release of the contaminant at the point of product use
.
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 or operated for the 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
.
Pollution control facilities are entitled to preferential tax treatment, as
provided by 35 ILCS 200/11-5 (2002) .
6
.
Based on information in the application and the underlying purpose of the
LPG Merox Unit to prevent, eliminate or reduce air pollution, it is the Illinois EPA's
engineering judgment that the described project and/or equipment may be considered as
"pollution control facilities" in accordance with the statutory definition and consistent
with the Board's regulations at 35 III . Adm. Code 125.200. Exhibit BI .
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.
Because the I.,PG Merox Unit satisfies the aforenmentioned criteria, the
Illinois EPA recommends that the Board grant the applicant's requested tax certification
.
Respectfully submitted by,
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
/s/
Robb H. Layman
Assistant Counsel
DATED: December 22, 2004
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9276
Telephone: (217) 524-9137
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on the 22'' day of December, 2005, I electronically tiled the
following instruments entitled NOTICE, APPEARANCE and RECOMMENDATION
with
:
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
Illinois Pollution Control Board
100 West Randolph Street
Suite 11-500
Chicago, Illinois 60601
and, further, that I did send a true and correct copy of the same foregoing instruments, by
First Class Mail with postage thereon (idly paid and deposited into the possession of the
United States Postal Service, to :
Steve Santarelli
John S. Swearingen
Illinois Department of Revenue
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
101 West Jefferson
Refinery Office Building
P.O. Box 19033
Robinson, Illinois 62454
Springfield, Illinois 62794
/s/
Robb H. Layman
Assistant Counsel
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IL 532-0222
APC 151 (Rev. 8/00)
Tax Certification for Pollution Control Facilities
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APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION (PROPERTY TAX TREATMENT)
POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
77 ,is Agency is authorisd to request this
information under Illinois
Revised
Statues, 1979,
Al i
WATER 0
Chapter, 120, Sation 502a.5. Disclosureofthis
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
P. O. Box 19276, Springfield, IL 627949276
information is voluntary. However, failure to
comply could prevent your application from
being processed or muld result in denial of
your
applicalion for certification
.
FOR AGENCY USE
File No
.
Date Received
Certification No.
Date
Sec. A
Company Name
Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC
Person Authorized to Receive Certification
Person to Contact for Additional Details
John Swearingen
Dennis Baker
Street Address
Street Address
Refinery Office Building
539 South Main Street
Municipality, State & Zip Code
Municipality, State & Zip Code
Robinson, IL 62454
Findlay, OH 45840
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Telephone Number
Telephone Number
618-544-2121
419-421-3759
Location of Facility
Municipality
Township
Quarter Section
Township
Range
Robinson
Robinson
Street Address
County
Book Number
Route 33
Crawford
Property Identification Number
Parcel Number
Sec. B
Nature olbperations Conducted at the Above Location
AFt
37
Petroleum Refining
~lool/
LPG Merax Unit
Water Pollution Control Construction Permit No .
Date Issued
NPDES PERMIT No .
Date Issued
I
Expiration Date
Air Pollution Control Construction Permit No .
Constructed Prior to 1972
Date Issued
Constructed Prior to 1972
'
Date Issued
9 29 94 (renewed)- 11-24-03
Sec.
a o
Describe Unt~Process
permit
See Attached
Matenals Used m room
See Attached
DEC 3 0 2004
Sec. D
Describe Pollution Abatement Control Facility
1EPA - DAPC - SPFLD
See Attached
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(1) Nature of Contaminants or Pollutants
Hydrogen Sulfide & mercaptans
Material Retained, Captured or Recovered
Contaminant or Pollutant
DESCRIPTION
DISPOSAL OR USE
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HydrnQpn Culfidp Thp Mprnx trnatpre rpmnvp,
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Mercaptan9
MPrcantans
from propane, butane and
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(2) Point(s) of Waste Water Discharge
0
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Plans and Specifications Attached
Yes
No
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(3)
Are contaminants (or residues) collected by the control facility?
Yes
XX
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No
(4)
Date installation completed
197?
status of installation on date of application
100%
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(5)
a
.
FAIR CASH VALUE IF CONSIDERED REAL PROPERTY :
$ (
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NET SALVAGE VALUE IF CONSIDERED REAL PROPERTY
:
$
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PRODUCTIVE GROSS ANNUAL INCOME OF CONTROL FACILITY
:
$
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PRODUCTIVE NET ANNUAL INCOME OF CONTROL FACILITY
:
$
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PERCENTAGE CONTROL FACILITY BEARS TO WHOLE FACILITY VALUE :
%
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Sec. F
The following information is submitted in accordance with the Illinois Property Tax Code, as amended, and to the best of my
knowledge, is true and correct. The facilities claimed herein are "pollution control facilities' as defined in Section 11-10 of the
Illinois Property Tax Code
.
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Signature
John Swearlngen
rtie Illinois Refining Division Manager.
Sec. G
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPILING AND FILING APPLICATION
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 two applications. If attachments am needed, record them conseaitively on an index sheet
.
Sec A
Information refers to applicant as listed in the tax records and the person to be contacted for further details" for inspection of
facilities. Define facility location by street address or legal description. A plat map location is required for facilities located
outside of municipal boundaries . The property Identification number Is required
.
Sec B
Sell-explanatory. Submit copies of all permits issued by local pollution control agencies .
(e.g. MSD Construction Permit)
Sec C
Refers to manufacturing processes or materials on which pollution control facility is used .
Sec D
Narrative description of the pollution control facility, indicating that its prbnary purpose is to eliminate, prevent
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 describing the pollution control facility . Include a listing of each major piece of equipment included
In the claimed
fair cash value for real property . Include an pveraoe analysis of the influent and effluent of the control facility sorting the
collection efficiency.
i
Sec. E
Ust air contaminants, a water pollution substances released as effluents to the manufacturing processes . List also the final
o
disposal of any contaminants removed from the manufacturing processes
.
z
-
Item (1)-Refers to pollutants and contaminants removed from the process by the pof don 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 receiving stream, and (b) Sewers and process piping to and from the conbd
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 or reuse of the colleced substances . State the cost of reclamation and related expense
.
Item (4)-State the date which the pollution control facility was first placed In service and operated . If not, explain
.
Item (5)-This information is essential tothe certification and assessment adions. This accounting data must be completed to
activate project review prior to certification by this Agency.
Sec F
Self-explanatory. Signature must be a corporate authorized signature
.
Submit to:
Attention:
Attention:
Illinois EPA
Thomas McSiggin
Donald E. Sutton
P.O. Box 19276
Permit Section
Permit Section
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Division of Water Pollution Control
Division of Air Pollution Cormil
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Section C
Describe Unit Process :
LPG Merox Unit
The LPG Merox Unit has three separate treaters -propane, butane, and olefin and a
Merox Regeneration Section. These treaters remove impurities from feed streams
.
The propane treaters are fed from the #1 Saturate Gas Unit with propane entering the
MDEA Tower where hydrogen sulfide is removed . The propane then enters the Caustic
wash where remaining H2S and mercaptan sulfur are removed
. The propane enters the
water wash next to scrub any entrained caustic from the propane stream
. The propane is
then dried and sent to storage.
The butane treaters are fed from the #1 Saturate Gas Unit with butane entering the butane
caustic wash, removing hydrogen sulfide . The butane goes to the extractor next,
removing mercaptan sulfurs. From the extractor, the butane goes through a settler and
sand filter to remove any liquid entrainment . The butane is then charged to the Hydrogen
Fluoride Alkylation Unit .
The olefin treaters are fed from the Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit and the Coker
Units and periodically from storage. The olefins enter the MDEA tower where hydrogen
sulfide is removed. The olefins then enter the extractor where mercaptan sulfur removal
occurs. The olefins then travel through a settler and sand filter to remove any entrained
liquid and onto the Alkylation unit as feed .
The Merox Regeneration System converts mercaptan sulfurs into disulfide oils entrained
in the rich caustic streams leaving the extractors . The disulfide oil settles in the separator
and is sent off site, with fresh regenerated merox caustic recycled back to the extractors
for mercaptan removal .
Section C
ess
:
MAP Gas, Alkylation Feed
MAP Spent Caustic,
Sodium Hydroxide
MAP Disulfides
MAP Spent Caustic
UOP Merox WS Reagent
MAP Gas, Saturate Gas
Plant Butaneflsobutane
MAPLLC Hydrogen
Sulfide
MAPLLC Propane
Union Carbide Ucarsol Le
Solvent 713
MOC Produced Water, Sour
Grace Molecular Sieve
Silica
MAP Gas, Fuel Sour
Saint Gobain Norpro
Denstone 2000
Betz Max-Amine 82B
MOC Produced Water
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Section D
Pollution Control Facility Description
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The propane treaters are fed from the #1 Saturate Gas Unit with propane entering the
MDEA Tower where hydrogen sulfide is removed, The propane then enters the Caustic
wash where remaining H2S and mercaptan sulfur are removed . The propane enters the
water wash next to scrub any entrained caustic from the propane stream. The propane is
then dried and sent to storage.
The butane treaters are fed from the #1 Saturate Gas Unit with butane entering the butane
caustic wash, removing hydrogen sulfide. The butane goes to the extractor next,
removing mercaptan sulfurs . From the extractor, the butane goes through a settler and
sand filter to remove any liquid entrainment . The butane is then charged to the Hydrogen
Fluoride Alkylation Unit .
The olefin treaters are fed from the Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit and the Coker
Units and periodically from storage . The olefins enter the MDEA tower where hydrogen
sulfide is removed. The olefins then enter the extractor where mercaptan sulfur removal
occurs. The olefins then travel through a settler and sand filter to remove any entrained
liquid and onto the Alkylation unit as feed
.
The Merox Regeneration System converts mercaptan sulfurs into disulfide oils entrained
in the rich caustic streams leaving the extractors . The disulfide oil settles in the separator
and is sent off site, with fresh regenerated merox caustic recycled back to the extractors
for mercaptan removal
.
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ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
1021 NORni GRAND Avr&VC EASI,
P.0
Box 19506, SI'RINCPELU, ILLINOIS 62794-9506-( 217) 782-211
.3
ROD R. DLAGOIEVICH, GOVERNOR
DOUGLAS P . SCOTT, DIRECTOR
Memorandum
Technical Recommendation for Tax Certification Approval
Date :
September 20, 2005
To :
Robb Layman
From :
Don Sutton 9
1&
Subject :
Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC TC-04-30-12A
This Agency received a request on December 30, 2004 from Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC for an
Illinois EPA recommendation regarding tax certification of air pollution control facilities pursuant to 35 Ill
.
Adm. Code 125.204. I offer the following recommendation .
The air pollution control facilities in this request include the following
:
LPG Merox Unit whose primary purpose is to reduce Hydrogen Sulfide(H2S)
emissions from the feed streams . Because the primary purpose of this is to reduce or
eliminate air pollution, it is certified as a pollution control facility .
This facility is located at 100 Marathon Avenue, Robinson
The property identification number is Part of 51-34-1-21
Based on the information included in this submittal, it is my engineering Judgement that
the proposed facility may be considered "Pollution Control Facilities" under 35 IAC
125.200(a), with the primary purpose of eliminating, preventing, or reducing air pollution,
or as otherwise provided in this section, and therefore eligible for tax certification from
the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Therefore, it is my recommendation that the Board
issue the requested tax Certification for this facility
.
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