TO:
Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
John S. Swearingen
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
State of Illinois
Center
Refmery Office Building
100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
Robinson, illinois
62454
Chicago, Illinois
60601
Steve Santarelli
Illinois Department ofRevenue
101
West Jefferson
P.O. Box
19033
Springfield, Illinois 62794
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that I have today filed with the Office of the Pollution
Control Board the APPEARANCE and RECOMMENDATION ofthe Illinois
Environmental protection Agency, a copy ofwhich is herewith served upon the applicant
and a representative ofthe Illinois Department of Revenue.
Respectfully submitted by,
Robb H. Layman
Special Assistant Attorney General
Date:
December 29, 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
RECE
WED
CLERK’S OFFICE
BEFORE THE
ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
OF
THE
STATE
OF ILLINOIS
JAN
032905
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, LLC
Selective Catalytic Reduction Unit
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATIONNUMBER
5
1-34-1-21 orportion thereof
NOTICE
)
)
)
)
)
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)
STATE OF ~LUNOIS
Pollution
Control
Board
oc#.
PCB9~
(Tax Certification)
RECEW.E
D
CLERK’S OFFICE
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
JAN
032005
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, LLC
)
p~j~r’,troI~oard
Selective Catalytic Reduction Unit
)
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PCBQ4~-
)
(Tax Certification)
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
)
51-34-1-21 orportion thereof
)
APPEARANCE
I
hereby
file
my
Appearance
in
this
proceeding
on
behalf
of
the
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency.
Respectfully submitted by,
Robb H. Layman
Special Assistant
Attorney General
Date:
December 29, 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
CLERK’S OFr~r~’
BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL
BOARD
JAN
03
2005
OFTHE STATE
OF ILLINOIS
STATE OF ILLINO~S
Pollution Control ~oard
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM, LLC
)
Selective Catalytic Reduction Unit
)
PCBO4~
)
(Tax Certification)
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
)
5
1-34-1-21
or portion thereof
)
RECOMMENDATION
NOW COMES the ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(“Illinois EPA”), through its attomeys, and pursuant to 35 Ill.
Adm.
Code
125.204 ofthe
ILLiNOIS POLUTION CONTROL BOARD’S (“Board”) procedural regulations, files
the Illinois EPA’s Recommendation in the above-referenced request for tax certification
ofpollution
control facilities.
In support thereof, the Illinois EPA states as follows:
1.
On September
16, 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
ofthe relevant portions ofthe application is attached hereto.
Exhibit
A.
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 ofthe installation ofnew and/or modified equipment,
described as a Selective Catalytic Reduction (“SCR”) unit that will allow the refinery to.
reduce or eliminate nitrogen oxide emissions.
The primary purpose ofthe SCR unit is to
reduce nitrogen oxide emissions from the iF-i
Crude Atmospheric Furnace, which is the
second largest furnace, based on design duty, at the refinery.
As described in the
application, the SCR device
is a fixed catalystbed in the furnace flue gas duct which
mixes flue gas with small amounts of ammonia, thereby causing the conversion of
nitrogen oxides to harmless nitrogen gas and water.
4.
Section 11-10 ofthe PropertyTax 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, modif~,’ing
or disposing ofany potential solid, liquid,
gaseous pollutant which ifreleased 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 iri the application and the underlying purpose ofthe
SCRunit to prevent, eliminate orreduce airpollution, it is the Illinois EPA’s engineering
judgment that the described project and/or equipmentmay be 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.
7.
Because the SCR unit 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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RobbH.Layman
C,
Special Assistant Attorney General
DATED:
December 29,
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 FILING IS 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 the possession 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 fullypaid and deposited into the possession of the United States Postal
Service, to:
Steve Santarelli
John S. Swearingen
Illinois
Department ofRevenue
Marathon Ashland Petroleum
101
West Jefferson
Refinery Office Building
P.O.
Box
19033
Robinson,
Illinois 62454
Springfield, Illinois
62794
7~o*’
Robb H. Layman
(7
Special Assistant Attorney General
This filing is submitted on recycled paper.
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This
Agency
is
authonzed
to
request
this
information under illinois Revised Statues,
1979,
Chapter,
120,
Section
502a-5.
Disclosure
ofthis
information
is
voluntary.
However,
failure to
comply
could
prevent
your
application
from
being
processed orcould result in denial ofyour
application for certification.
APPLICATION
FOR CERTIFICAT1ON
(PROPERTY
TAX
TREATMENT)
POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY
AIRf~
WATER
0
ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
P. 0.
Box
19276, Springfield,
IL
62794-9276
FOR AGENCY USE
Rio
Mo.
Date Received
Certhication
No.
Date
Sec.
A
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Company Name
Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC
Person Authorized to Receive
Certification
Person to Contact for Additional Details
John
S.
Swearingen
Dennis A. Baker
StreetAddress
StreetAddress
Refinery Office Building
539 South Main Street
Municipality, State &Zip
Code
Municipality, State &Zip
Code
Robinson
IL
62454
Findlay
OH 45840
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
Pprt
rtf
51—34—1—21
Sec.
B
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Nature of Operations Conducted at the Above Location
Petroleum Refining
SCR process
Water Pollution Control Construction Permit No.
Date
Issued
NPDES
PERMIT No.
Date
Issued
Expiration
Date
Air
Pollution
Control
Construction
Permit No.
01090064
Date
Issued
2—28—02
revised 1—22-04
Air
Pollution Control Operating
Permit
No.
01090Q64,
96010007
kiitle
V.
Date
Issued
2—28-02,~ 11-24-03
Sec.C
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DescribeUriitProcess
CMPP
Permit)
See attached
Materials
Used
in
Process
See attached
Sec.
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Describe Pollution Abatement Control
Facility
See
attached
RECEIVED
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2004
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IL 532-0222
APC
151
(Rev. 8/00)
Tire
Cerrzfication
for
Pollution
Control
Facilities
Page! of2
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Sec
E
(1)
Nature
of Contaminants or
Pollutants
Tar
Ceni/icanon
for Pollution
Control Facilities
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Material Retained,
Captured
or Recovered
Contaminant
1~-
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(2) Point(s)
or
Pollutant
DESCRIPTION
.
DISPOSAL
OR
.
USE
of Waste Water Discharge
Plans and
Specifications Attached
Yes
No
(3)
Are
contaminants
(or residues)
collected
by the control
facility?
Yes
No
(4)
Date
installation completed
of installation on
date of application
(5
a.
FAIRCASHVALUEIFCONSIDEREDREALPROPERTY:
$
2,321,366
0.
NET SALVAGE VALUE
IF CONSIDERED
REAL PROPERTY:
$
11,600
c.
PRODUCTIVE
GROSS ANNUAL
INCOME OF
CONTROL FACILITY:
$
d
PRODUCTIVE NET ANNUAL
INCOME OF
CONTROL FACILITY:
$
0
e.
PERCENTAGE CONTROL FACILITY
BEARS
TO
WHOLE FACILITY VALUE:
251)
Sec. F
The
following
information is submitted
in
accordance with
the
Illinois Property
Tax Code, as amended,
arid
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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nature
Title
Sec.
C
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPILING
AND FILING 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 two applications.
If attachments are
needed,
record them consecutively 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 or for inspection
of
facilities.
Define
facility location by street address or legal deso’iption.
A plat map location is
required
for facilities
located
outside_of municipal_boundaries._The_property_identification_number
is_required.
Sec.
B
Setf-explanatocy.
Submit copies
of all permits issued
by local pollution control agencies.
(e.g. MSD Consmction Permit)
Sec. C
Refers to manufacturing
processes
or materialson which
pollution control facility is used.
Sec
D
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Narrative
desalpuon of the
pollution control facility, indicating
that
its pnmary 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
tow diagram descnbing the pollution control
facility.
Indude
a
listing of each major piece of equipment induded
in
the dairned
fair cash value
for
real property.
Include an
pverpa.e analysis
of
the influent
and effluent of the control facility stating the
collection efficiency.
Sec.
E
List air contaminants,
or water pollution substances released as effluents to the manufacoiring processes.
List also tire final
disposal
of any contaminants removed
from
the manufacturing processes.
Item
(1)— Refers to pollutants and contaminants removed
from
the process by the pollution control facility.
Item
(2)
—
Refers to water pollution but can apply to water-corned wastes from air pollution control
facilities.
Submit drawings,
which
dearly
show (a) Point(s) ofdischarge to receiving stream,
and(b)
Sewers
and
process piping
to
and
from the control
I
facility.
Item
(3)
—
If
tire collected
contaminants
are
disposed
of other than
as wastes,
state the
disposition
ofthe materials, and
the value
in dollars reclaimed by sale or reuse
of
the co4lec~dsubstances.
State the
cost
of redamation
and related expense.
Item
(4)
—
State the date which
the pollution
control facility was
first placed in seMce and operated.
If not,
explain.
Item
15)
—
This
information
is essential to the
certification and
assessment actions.
This
accounting data must be completed to
activate project review prior
to certification
by this Agency.
r~ec.
F
Self.explanatory.
Signature must be
a corporate authonzed signature.
Submit
to:
Attention:
Attention:
,
Illinols
EPA
Thomas McSwiggin
Donald E.
Sutton
P.O. Box
t9276
Pemiit-Se~on
Permit
Section
Springfield,
IL
62794-9276
Division of Water
Pollution Control
Division of
.AJr Pollution
Control
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Section
C
Describe Unit Process:
The Crude Unit charges Raw Crude Oil and distills this crude to produce
a wide range of
hydrocarbon products, from Hydrocarbon Gasses
and Light Straight Run Gasoline to
heavy Gas Oils
and a tar-like Residuum.
The Crude Oil is preheated through a series of exchangers, and then flows through two
Desalters, which remove any entrained water and salt.
Desalted crude is further preheated, then flows into the Pre-flash Tower to remove the
lightest gasses.
The oil then moves through the Crude Atmospheric Furnace (IF-i) to the
Atmospheric Crude Column, where most distillation takes place.
Light products go overhead into the Stabilization Section.
The heavier products drop to
the bottom of the tower and are charged to the Vacuum Section, where distillation under
a vacuum allows further removal ofrefined product from the heavy oil.
All Crude Unit products are pumped to other units as hot feed, or are sent to Storage in
the Tank Farm.
The Kerosene Treaters process some ofthe Kerosene
into Jet Fuel
The normal Crude Unit charge rate is
195,000.BPD.
Quantity and composition of
finished product varies depending on the type of crude oil charged and seasonal market
demands for Gasoline and Heating Oil.
Section
C
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Materials used
in process:
rCrude
oil
Gas oil
.
Kerosene
Diesel
Sour Water
Fuel Gas
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.
Acetic Acid and Caustic
AGO
Pre~-flashOff-gas
Soda
LVGO
.
Caustic
Naico Corrosion Controls
HVGO
Salt
Concentrated Detergent
Vacuum Resid
Clay
Cleaners
Atmospheric Gas
Oil
Desalted Crude
Heavy Naphtha
Water
.
Rich Amine
Anhydrous Ammonia
Section
D
The
1F-l
Crude Atmospheric Furnace is fitted with.a Selective Catalytic Reduction unit
(SCR) to
reduce Nitrogen Oxide (“NOx”) emissions
from the second largest furnace in
the Robinson
refinery based on design duty.
The SCR unit is a fixed catalyst bed
in the
furnace flue gas duct.
The
flue gas is mixed with a small amount of ammonia, which,
when passed over the catalyst bed, promotes the conversion ofNOx to harmless nitrogen
gas and water.
Continuous emission monitors measuring nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide
are operated
on the furnace stack.
Section E
(1) Nature of Contaminants or
Pollutants:
Nitrogen Oxide and Sulfur Dioxide
Contaminant
or
Pollutant:
Nitrogen Oxide and Sulfur Dioxide; the SCR unit is
a fixed
catalyst bed in the furnace flue gas duct.
The
flue gas is mixed with a small amount of
ammonia, which, when passed over the catalyst bed, promotes the conversion ofNOx to
harmless nitrogen gas and Water.
(2) N/A
Plans and specifications attached
YES
(3) Are contaminants (or residues)
collected by the control facility YES
(4) Installation completed:
October 2002 status ofinstallation on date ofapplication:
100
(5)
FOR TAX DEPARTMENT
Drawings:
Piping and Instrument diagram Air-Flue Gas System for iF-I
E-028l63.00l
Piping and Instrument diagram SCR Unit
E-028l63.002
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