ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    December
    22,
    1987
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    DEFINITION
    OF VOLATILE
    )
    R86—37
    ORGANIC MATERIAL,
    SECTION 215.104
    ADOPTED RULE.
    FINAL NOTICE.
    OPINION AND ORDER OF THE BOARD
    (by J.D.
    Dumelle):
    This matter comes before the Board upon proposed amendments
    to 35
    Ill.
    Adm.
    Code 211 and 215
    filed
    on behalf of
    the Illinois
    Environmental Protection Agency (Agency).
    The original Agency
    proposal
    for redefining
    the term “volatile organic material”
    (VOM)
    as defined
    in Section 215.104 was presented
    in the R82—14
    Heatset Web Offset Lithography proceeding
    at hearing held April
    1,
    1986.
    Pursuant to Board Interim Opinion and Order, dated
    September
    11, 1986,
    the VOM definition portion was severed from
    R82—l4 and given
    a new docket.
    The new docket,
    R86—37, contained
    the original
    (as proposed
    in R82—l4)
    Agency proposal, which was
    amended
    at hearing held March
    2,
    1987,
    in Chicago.
    A second
    hearing was held March
    3,
    1987,
    in Waukegan.
    The Agency filed
    a
    second amended proposal on May~7, 1987,
    and a third amended
    proposal on June
    8, 1987.
    The third and
    final hearing was held
    June 30,
    1987.
    On July 16,
    1987, the Board adopted
    an Order sending the
    Agency’s proposed amendments
    to First Notice.
    At that time,
    the
    Board
    took
    no position on the merits of
    the Agency’s proposal.
    The Board’s action was founded upon
    its concern that the
    proceeding progress as quickly as possible
    so as
    to comply with
    the time requirements imposed by the Clean Air Act.
    The
    Department
    of Energy and Natural
    Resources filed
    a negative
    declaration on August
    26,
    1987,
    and the Economic and Technical
    Advisory Committee concurred with that declaration on September
    30,
    1987.
    The proposed amendments
    were published at
    11 Ill.
    Reg.
    13788 and 13812 on August
    21,
    1987.
    The statutory 45—day comment
    period ended on October
    5,
    1987.
    Non—substantive
    comments were
    received
    from the Secretary of State’s Administrative Code Unit
    regarding form and format of the proposed rules.
    Those changes
    were made
    at Second Notice.
    Three substantive comments were
    filed
    in this proceeding:
    Croda Inks Corporation
    (Croda)
    filed
    Public Comment No.
    1 on May 27,
    1987; World Color Press,
    Inc.
    (World Color)
    filed Public Comment No.
    2 on October
    5,
    1987;
    and
    Amoco Corporation
    (Amoco)
    filed Public Comment No.
    3 on October
    6,
    1987.
    On October
    23,
    1987,
    the Board adopted the Second
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    Notice Opinion and Order,
    and sent the proposed regulations
    to
    the Joint Committee
    on Administrative Rules
    (JCAR)
    for review.
    BACKGROUND
    The regulations are intended
    to correct deficiencies
    in the
    Illinois State Implementation Plan
    (SIP)
    which have been
    identified
    by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
    (USEPA).
    The deficiency
    in the present definitions of VOM
    is
    that the definitions specify
    a minimum vapor pressure which
    an
    organic material must possess
    to qualify as
    a volatile organic
    material.
    This approach
    is not consistent with USEPA’s current
    approach to “organic precursors
    to ozone.”
    The current concerns
    are
    (1) whether the organic substance is emitted to the
    atmosphere
    in
    a gaseous form so that it
    is available to react to
    form ozone,
    and
    (2) whether the chemical nature
    of the substance
    is such that
    it
    is reactive.
    Under USEPA terminology,
    if an
    organic substance meets these criteria, the substance is, by
    definition,
    “volatile”.
    DEFINITION OF VOM
    The Agency proposal deleted any reference to vapor pressure
    in its definition of VOM except
    for those
    sources of VOM for
    which the vapor pressure criterion is needed to specify the
    emission limitation.
    The Agency definition
    for VOM
    is based on a
    USEPA document, “Guidance
    to State and Local Agencies
    in
    Preparing Regulations
    to Control Volatile Organic Compounds from
    Ten Stationary Source Categories”
    submitted as Exhibit
    2 and
    follows the definition of “volatile organic compound”
    (VOC)
    at
    40
    CFR 60.2.
    The Agency’s proposed definition and
    that adopted
    at
    First Notice
    read:
    any
    organic
    material
    which
    participates
    in
    atmospheric
    photochemical
    reactions
    or
    is
    measured
    by
    the
    applicable
    reference methods
    specified
    under
    Part
    230,
    Appendix
    A,
    unless
    specifically exempted from this definition.
    Eleven VOMs
    are specifically
    identified as being exempt from
    the definition.
    By the above definition, an organic material
    is
    a VOM if
    (1)
    it participates
    in atmospheric photochemical
    reactions or
    (2)
    it can be measured
    in accordance with reference
    methods
    in Part 230, Appendix A (i.e., 40 CFR 60, Appendix A).
    This definition
    is based
    on USEPA guidance and terminology which
    labels any organic substance as a volatile organic substance or
    VOM whose chemical nature and availability, when emitted
    into the
    atmosphere
    in
    a gaseous form, allows
    its participation
    in
    reactions to
    form ozone.
    The presumption
    in USEPA’s terminology
    is that the criterion of reactivity
    to form ozone
    is satisfied by
    all organic compounds unless specifically exempted.
    This intent
    is contained
    in the
    first aspect of the Agency proposed
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    definition.
    However,
    the Agency proposed definition also makes
    an organic material’s measurability
    in accordance with
    a set of
    reference methods
    a criterion for calling
    it
    a VOM.
    Since the
    measurability criterion alone is insufficient
    to determine
    whether
    an organic material will participate
    in
    a photochemical
    reaction, the Board believes that the second aspect should be
    separated.
    In fact,
    a USEPA memorandum from G.T.
    Helms, Chief, Control
    Programs Operations Branch,
    to all
    the Regions on the definition
    of VOC
    (referred
    to as VOM
    in Illinois) submitted
    as Exhibit
    11
    contains USEPA’s recommended definition that would also be
    approved.
    In this recommendation,
    the methods by which VOC may
    be measured are stated but are not made
    a criterion for
    determining
    if the organic compound
    is
    a VOM.
    Chris Romaine, who
    testified on behalf of the Agency,
    also stated that “the body of
    Test Methods cited
    in the proposed definitions were devised
    specifically to measure or
    predict gaseous emissions of organic
    substances”
    (R.
    27 at June 30,
    1987,
    hearing).
    Thus,
    the record
    established that the reference methods measure concentrations and
    do not determine reactivity.
    The Board separated these two
    aspects
    at Second Notice.
    The Board
    is concerned that the proposed language “an
    organic material which participates
    in atmospheric photochemical
    reactions”
    is overly broad
    and may
    include such particulates as
    soot, coal dust and grain dust.
    The Board believes that these
    types of particulates, i.e.
    solid
    organic compounds, were not
    intended
    to be bro~ghtwithin the definition of VOM.
    The Board
    finds support for this position
    in the testimony of Chris Romaine
    (R.
    32—33
    at June
    30,
    1987, hearing).
    Mr. Romaine
    testified that
    a term was needed
    to distinguish the solid organic compounds
    (i.e.
    soot, coal dust, grain dust,
    etc.)
    from organic compounds
    present
    in the atmosphere
    in
    a gaseous
    or volatilized state which
    may participate
    in photochemical ozone reactions.
    Mr.
    Romaine
    continued:
    as
    already
    explained,
    the
    term
    organic
    compound
    or
    organic
    material
    does
    not
    make
    this
    distinction,
    (although
    this
    result
    is
    achieved
    in
    the
    context
    of
    specific
    regulations).
    The
    term
    volatile
    organic
    compounds
    does
    make
    the
    distinction
    between
    gaseous
    or
    volatilized
    materials
    and
    other
    materials.
    The
    volatile
    organic
    compounds
    became the label
    for the air contaminant which
    is
    the
    organic
    precursor
    to
    ozone
    formation.
    (R.
    33 at June 30,
    1987, hearing).
    Although the Board did not amend the proposed language at
    Second Notice,
    the Board
    interprets
    the language “an organic
    material which participates
    in photochemical reactions”
    as
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    excluding materials, such
    as soot,
    coal dust, grain dust,
    etc.,
    which are not volatilized
    into the atmosphere.
    DEFINITIONS
    OF “GAS SERVICE” AND “LIQUID SERVICE”
    The Agency proposed
    to amend the definitions
    of “gas
    service” and “liquid service”.
    The Agency’s proposed definitions
    delete the
    terms “equipment”
    and “volatile organic material”.
    Instead, “Component”, which
    is presently defined
    in Sections
    211.122 and 215.104,
    is used
    in the Agency’s proposed definitions
    to be more specific and
    to be consistent with the federal
    definitions (see
    R.
    64—67
    at June
    30,
    1987,
    hearing).
    The
    definitions
    of “gas service” and “liquid service” were not
    changed at Second Notice.
    In response
    to comments received from
    JCAR,
    “equipment” was added
    back into the definition of “liquid
    service”.
    The language now reads
    “equipment or component”.
    DEFINITION OF “VOLATILE ORGANIC LIQUID”
    The Agency proposed
    to add
    a definition of “volatile organic
    liquid”.
    This definition
    is developed from the definition of
    volatile organic liquid found at
    40 CFR 60.lllb(k)
    (52 Fed. Reg.
    11430).
    The Agency recognized
    the effect of deleting the vapor
    pressure criteria, previously used in defining VOM, when the
    vapor pressure of a volatile organic substance is properly
    related
    to the applicability of an emission limitation.
    The
    definition
    for VOM is
    as an air contaminant
    or
    as
    a potential air
    contaminant.
    In order
    to maintain this definition, the Agency
    has proposed the
    term “volatile organic liquid”.
    The explanation
    for the introduction of this term
    is included along with some
    examples of its application
    in the transcript
    (R.
    42—47
    at June
    30,
    1987, hearing).
    The Agency definition
    is “any liquid which
    contains volatile organic material.”
    TESTING METHODS
    The Agency pro-posed
    to amend Section 215.102, Testing
    Methods,
    to add
    a subsection on the measurement of vapor
    pressures.
    In the Second Notice Order,
    the Board noted
    that
    a
    concurrent proceeding, R86—lO, Emission Standards and Limitations
    for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plants, also considered proposed
    amendments
    to Section 215.102.
    Early
    in that proceeding,
    language was proposed identical
    to that adopted here at first
    notice.
    Subsequent
    to the First Notice order,
    however, language
    was added in R86—lO
    to clarify
    (1)
    “other standard reference
    tests” and
    (2)
    the methods by which actual vapor pressures
    shall
    be determined
    for mixtures.
    Unlike the record
    in this
    proceeding, the record
    in R86—lO
    included substantial discussion
    of these
    issues, especially number
    (2).
    For
    these reasons,
    the
    Board deemed
    it appropriate at Second Notice
    to incorporate into
    proposed Section 215.102 of this proceeding the clarifying
    language proposed
    in R86—lO.
    This also maintained consistency
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    between the two proceedings and put the regulated community and
    the public on notice that this section
    is also being amended
    in
    R86—lO.
    During Second Notice, JCAR expressed
    its view that the
    language
    of Section 2l5.102(b)(l), as written,
    included an
    improper series of incorporations by reference.
    In particular,
    JCAR stated
    that the texts
    cited
    for use
    in obtaining vapor
    pressure are not proper sources for incorporation by reference.
    Thus,
    subsection (b)(l) was rewritten to avoid
    the
    characterization of the
    texts as incorporations by reference.
    PUBLIC COMMENT
    This section sets forth the public comments and Board
    responses
    from the Second Notice Opinion:
    Amoco
    (P.C.
    No.
    3)
    filed comments on the measurement
    procedure
    for
    a mixture of organic materials.
    Amoco questions
    the use of the calculations specified
    in Section 215.102(b)(2)(A)
    and
    (B)
    and suggests that an approved American Society
    of Testing
    and Materials
    (ASTM) method be specified
    instead.
    However, Amoco
    does not indicate which ASTM method(s)
    would be applicable to
    a
    mixture.
    Although the Board agrees that an applicable ASTM
    testing method would be appropriate for incorporation
    in addition
    to the methods specified at second notice,
    the time constraints
    associated with this proceeding do not permit the Board to
    conduct its own research to discover applicable ASTM test methods
    at this time.
    The Board
    notes that
    a
    faciltty may seek usage
    of
    an applicable ASTM method via site—specific rulemaking
    or other
    means.
    Croda submits
    in Public Comment No. ithat
    the Agency
    proposed VOM definition does not specify which laboratory
    test(s), from among
    the reference test methods
    in 40 CFR 60,
    Appendix A,
    is appropriate
    to use for
    a given application.
    Croda
    suggests that
    a list of methods applicable
    to each industry or
    category be developed.
    The discussion on the definition of VOM
    has shown that
    the Agency intends VOM
    to refer primarily to
    gaseous contaminants.
    The Agency would specify those methods
    which are applicable
    to
    a specific source and are necessary for
    determining the quantity of VOM emissions arising from that
    source.
    The Agency has conceded that VOM emissions from some
    sources such as wastewater treatment plant aeration lagoons,
    cooling towers etc. are not easily measurable.
    In such cases,
    a
    mass
    (material)
    balance calculation
    is performed to estimate
    emissions
    (R.
    71—73 at March
    2,
    1987, hearing).
    The Board has
    included the use of mass balance calculation as an option
    for
    measurement of VOMs at second notice.
    The record does not contain sufficient information
    to
    include
    a comprehensive list of
    reference methods applicable
    to
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    each industry category or
    source.
    Dr. Reed testified
    and
    submitted
    a USEPA memo
    (Ex.
    6), dated September 14,
    1984,
    which
    lists
    the VOC
    (same
    as VOM in Illinois)
    test methods
    or
    procedures
    for source categories
    in Group
    I,
    II and III Control
    Techniques Guidelines
    (CTG5).
    Sources not covered by CTGs are
    not included
    in the list.
    With the existing set of test methods
    and the guidance that is available from such documents as Exhibit
    6 and the manual
    referenced by Croda entitled, “Procedures
    for
    Certifying Quantity of Volatile Organic Compounds Admitted by
    Paint,
    Ink and Other Coatings” (EPA—450/3—84—019),
    the Board
    believes that there
    is no special need
    to include
    a specific list
    of test methods for each industry as part of this regulation.
    In addition to
    their previous comments on testing methods,
    Amoco
    in Public Comment No.
    3 states that
    a minimum vapor
    pressure should be established
    to exempt heavy non—volatile
    materials.
    The intent of the proposed VOM definition is
    to
    include all organic materials that might volatilize (i.e.,
    vaporize)
    if the operating temperature of the process involved
    is
    sufficiently high.
    Thus, even “heavy, non—volatile materials”
    may in fact be volatile and become available for participation in
    atmospheric photochemical reactions.
    Therefore,
    the use of
    a
    minimum vapor pressure cutoff
    for certain organic materials would
    defeat the purpose for which the definition
    is being proposed.
    World Color
    Press
    in Public Comment No.
    2 takes exception to
    the proposed definition of VOM and suggests that the proposed
    rule does not take into account the difference between volatility
    and photochemical reactivity
    or the differences
    in reactivity of
    substances.
    The proposed
    rule is
    a conservative rule in that
    a
    presumption has been made that all substances which volatilize
    are available for participation
    in photochemical reactions in the
    atmosphere.
    It
    is certainly recognized that some organic
    compounds are more reactive than others as evidenced by the list
    of substances exempted from the definition of VOM.
    Present
    understanding of the chemical mechanisms involved
    in the
    production of ozone from hydrocarbon precursors
    is not
    complete.
    It
    is also
    a
    formidable task
    to test each organic
    compound
    to see
    if
    it contributes
    to ozone formation.
    The
    present list of compounds exempted
    from the VOM definition have
    in fact been developed by USEPA.
    With regard
    to the issue of
    the
    heatset web offset ink oils
    (ink solvents),,
    a great deal
    of
    information on the ink solvent’s volatility and reactivity was
    presented in the R82—l4 hearings, and the Board
    in its October
    1,
    1987,
    final
    order regulating
    that industry stated
    that “based
    on this
    record, the Board cannot accept P11’s
    (Printing Industry
    of Illinois) argument that
    a significant portion of the emissions
    are not available for ozone formation.”
    It was,
    in fact, because
    ink solvents are not defined
    as VOMs according
    to existing
    definition of VOM at 35
    Ill.
    Adm. Code 211.122 and 215.104 that
    the Agency chose
    to redefine the definition
    so
    as
    to include all
    VOMs that
    are likely to contribute
    to ozone formation.
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    A second issue
    raised by World Color Press
    in Public Comment
    No.
    2 concerns the mechanism by which substances can be added
    to
    the VOM exemption list.
    They have correctly pointed
    out that no
    criteria have been set for nominating
    and showing that
    a
    substance
    is excludable from the definition of VOM.
    This issue
    was addressed
    in questions posed
    to the Agency at the June 30,
    1987, hearing
    (R.
    67—72).
    The Agency stated that
    a proposal
    would have
    to be made to the Board
    to amend
    the definition of VOM
    and that the
    record presented before the Board
    in such
    a
    proceeding would probably involve USEPA experts
    in determinations
    involving exemptions of specific compounds from the definition of
    VOM.
    Specific, well documented scientific evidence
    for each
    substance nominated
    for exemption from the VOM definition would
    need
    to be presented
    in
    a Board proceeding.
    INCORPORATIONS BY REFERENCE
    Certain materials have been incorporated
    into the proposed
    amendments by reference.
    The Board
    notes that in the Second
    Notice Order
    it formally incorporated the materials into the
    incorporations by reference section, Section 211.101 and
    indicated after each text reference where
    the material was
    incorporated.
    The Board
    took this action at Second Notice to
    satisfy the requirements of the Illinois Administrative Procedure
    Act and
    of
    1
    Ill. Adm. Code 220.760.
    JCAR,
    however,
    stated its
    position that amendment may not be made to
    a section at Second
    Notice that was
    not proposed for amendment at First Notice.
    Therefore,
    the language necessary to properly incorporate the
    materials by reference has been added
    in the text of t~hesections
    incorporating the materials by reference, and Section 211.101
    is
    no longer proposed
    for amendment.
    Finally, the Board
    notes that
    in Subsection
    (a)
    of the
    definition of VOM,
    the reference
    to
    “Part 230, Appendix A” has
    been amended
    to
    40 CFR 60, Appendix
    A,
    1986
    (no future amendments
    or editions are included).”
    The Board believes that 40 CFR 60
    is
    the more appropriate
    cite.
    Prior
    to recent amendment of the
    Illinois Environmental Protection Act,
    the Board was required
    to
    adopt
    rules
    in substance identical with federal regulations
    promulgated by the USEPA to implement Sections 111 and 112 of the
    Clean Air Act.
    The Board adopted those
    rules
    into 35 Ill. Adm.
    Code 230 and 231.
    As the incorporation of regulations of
    a
    state
    Agency are not subject
    to the rules of the Joint Committee on
    Administrative Rules regarding incorporations by reference,
    citation
    to Part 230 offered
    a mechanism by which
    to incorporate
    40 CFR 60 without limiting the incorporation
    to
    a certain date.
    In other words, citation to Part 230 rendered amendments to 40
    CFR 60 applicable upon peremptory amendment to Part 230 whereas
    citation directly to
    40 CFR 60
    as of
    a certain date precluded
    application of amendments subsequent to that date absent
    amendment
    through regular rulemaking procedures.
    However,
    because the General Assembly amended Section 9.1 of the
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    Environmental Protection Act
    (P.A.
    85—719)
    the Board
    is no longer
    authorized to adopt the rules identical in substance with
    Sections 111 and
    112
    of the Clean Air Act.
    Thus,
    the purpose
    underlying citation
    to Part 230 no longer
    exists.
    Therefore,
    the
    Board will cite directly to
    40 CFR
    60, Appendix A,
    as of the most
    recent edition,
    1986, and will incorporate
    it via the incorpora—
    tions by reference section, Section 215.105.
    This approach also
    permits more efficient updating as new editions of the CFR become
    available.
    ORDER
    The Clerk
    of the Pollution Control Board
    is hereby directed
    to submit the following adopted amendments
    to 35
    Ill. Adm.
    Code
    211 and 215 to
    the Secretary of State for Final Notice:
    TITLE
    35:
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE B:
    AIR POLLUTION
    CHAPTER
    I:
    POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    SUBCHAPTER
    c:
    EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS
    FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
    PART 211
    DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
    SUBPART A:
    GENERAL PROVISIONS
    Section
    211.101
    Incorporations by Reference
    211.102
    Abbreviations and Units
    SUBPART B:
    DEFINITIONS
    Section
    211.121
    Other Definitions
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    ~~464
    a~t~ ~68~
    ~hfo~gh ~~-6O37
    vo~a~4~e
    e~ga~e
    ~a~ef±a~ ~ea~s e~ye~ga~ema?efia~wh~ehhas a vapor
    pfess~feg~ea~e~
    ~hart~-9~
    kPa f-G9~9ps~a~a~~94~3—K
    a)
    any organic material which participates in
    atmospheric photochemical reactions unless
    specifically exempted from this definition.
    Volatile organic material emissions shall
    be
    measured
    by the reference methods specified under
    40 CFR 60, Appendix
    A
    (1986)
    (no future amendments
    or
    editions
    are
    included),
    or,
    if no reference
    method
    is
    applicable,
    may
    be
    determined
    by
    mass
    balance calculations.
    ID)
    For purposes of this definition, the following are
    not volatile organic materials:
    Chiorodifluoromethane
    Chloropentafluoroethane
    Dichlorodifluoromethane
    Dichlorotetrafluoroethane
    Ethane
    Methane
    Methylene chloride
    1,1,1, Trichioroethane
    Tr ichlorofluoromethane
    Tr ichlorotrifluoroethane
    Tr ifluoromethane
    (Source:
    Amended
    at
    Ill.
    Reg.
    ,
    effective
    __________
    TITLE 35:
    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
    SUBTITLE B:
    AIR POLLUTION
    CHAPTER
    I:
    POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    SUBCHAPTER
    C:
    EMISSION STANDARDS AND
    LIMITATIONS FOR STATIONARY SOURCES
    84—785

    —10—
    PART 215
    ORGANIC MATERIAL EMISSION STANDARDS AND LIMITATIONS
    SUBPART A:
    GENERAL PROVISIONS
    Section
    215.100
    215.101
    215.102
    215.103
    215.104
    215. 105
    215.106
    215.107
    Section
    215.441
    215.442
    215.443
    215.444
    215. 445
    215.446
    215. 447
    215.448
    215.449
    215.450
    215.451
    215. 452
    215. 453
    Introduction
    Clean—up and Disposal Operations
    Testing Methods
    Abbreviations and Conversion Factors
    Definitions
    Incorporations by Reference
    Afterburners
    Determination of Applicability
    SUBPART B:
    ORGANIC EMISSIONS FROM STORAGE
    AND LOADING OPERATIONS
    Storage Containers
    Loading Operations
    Petroleum Liquid Storage Tanks
    External Floating Roofs
    Compliance Dates and Geographical
    Areas
    Compliance Plan
    SUBPART C:
    ORGANIC EMISSIONS FROM
    MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT
    Separation Operations
    Pumps and Compressors
    Vapor Blowdown
    Safety Relief Valves
    SUBPART R:
    PETROLEUM REFINING AND RELATED
    INDUSTRIES; ASPHALT MATERIALS
    Petroleum Refinery Waste Gas Disposal
    Vacuum Producing Systems
    Wastewater
    (Oil/Water) Separator
    Process Unit Turnarounds
    Leaks:
    General Requirements
    Monitoring Program Plan for Leaks
    Monitoring Program for Leaks
    Recordkeeping for Leaks
    Reporting
    for Leaks
    Alternative Program for Leaks
    Sealing Device Requirements
    Compliance Schedule for Leaks
    Compliance Dates and Geographical Areas
    Section
    215.121
    215.122
    215.123
    215.124
    215.125
    215.126
    Section
    215.141
    215.142
    215.143
    215.144
    84—786

    —11—
    Section 215.102
    Testing Methods
    a)
    The total organic material concentrations
    in an effluent
    stream shall be measured by
    a flame ionization detector,
    or by other methods approved by the Illinois Environ-
    mental Protection Agency (Agency),
    according
    to the
    provisions of
    35
    Ill. Adm.
    Code
    201.
    ID)
    Measurement
    of Vapor Pressures
    1)
    For
    a single—component,
    the actual vapor pressure
    shall
    be determined
    by ASTM
    (American Society of
    Testing
    and Materials)
    Method D—2789—83
    (Approved
    1983),
    incorporated by reference
    in Section
    215.105,
    or the vapor pressure may be obtained from
    a published source such
    as:
    Boublik, T.,
    V.
    Fried
    and E. Hala,
    “The Vapor
    Pressure of Pure
    Substances,” Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co.,
    New York (1973),
    Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s
    Handbook, McGraw—Hill Book Company (1984),
    CRC
    Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Chemical Rubber
    Publishing Company (1986—87),
    Lange’s Handbook of
    Chemistry,
    John A.
    Dean, editor, McGraw—Hill Book
    Company (1985).
    2)
    For
    a mixture,
    the actual
    vapor pressure shall
    be
    taken as:
    -
    A)
    If the vapor pressure of the organic material
    or volatile organic material
    is not specified
    in the applicable rule,
    the lesser
    of
    the sum
    of the actual vapor pressure of each component
    or each volatile organic material component,
    as determined
    above, weighted by its mole
    fraction; or
    B)
    If the vapor pressure
    of the organic material
    or volatile organic material
    is specified
    in
    the applicable rule,
    the sum of the actual
    vapor pressure of each such component as
    determined above weighted by its mole
    fraction.
    (Source:
    Amended
    at
    Ill. Reg.
    ________,
    effective
    ___________
    Section 215.104
    Definitions
    The definitions of 35
    Ill.
    Adm. Code 201 and 211 apply
    to this
    Part,
    as well as the definition contained
    in this Section.
    Where
    84—787

    —12—
    the definition contained
    in this Section
    is more specific than
    that found
    in Parts
    201 or
    211,
    it shall take precedence in
    application of this Part.
    ~Ve~e~~e
    9rga~eMa~er~e~’~
    A~yerge~ema~er4a~wh~eh
    has a ~aper pressure of ~7~4
    kPa ~2~S pS~a+
    Of
    gfea~ef
    e~~4~—K
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    4~ot~~he
    feew~g
    are r~o~
    ~
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    ~
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    ~
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    ~
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    orgat~e
    ffla~er4a~sare a~~yorga~e ~a~er~a~s ha~n~~he
    eorrespe~~gvapor pressures a~~94~3—~ +~8—F+~-
    Gee?~io~s
    Vapor Pressure
    ~~84
    G~G~~Pa
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    -(.
    -~GG~t9
    ps~a+
    ~
    ~tPa
    -f
    ‘~99~9
    ps~a~
    ~4~8
    G-~8~kPa
    +
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    ps~a-~
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    ~Pa
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    ps4a~
    ~5~444
    ~O~-9~4~Pa
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    ps~a-)
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    8-~G~3
    !~Pa
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    ps~a~
    ~6G~
    ~6a-3
    G-G~ l~Pa
    +
    --9O~9
    ps4a+
    (Source:
    Amended at
    Ill. Reg.
    ________,
    effective
    ___________)
    Section 215.121
    Storage Containers
    No person shall cause or
    allow the storage of any volatile
    organic ~a~er~a~ liquid with
    a vapor pressure of 17.24 kPa
    (2.5
    psia)
    or greater
    at 294.3
    K
    (70
    F)
    or any gaseous organic
    material
    in any stationary tank,
    reservoir
    or other container of
    more than 151 cubic meters
    (40,000 gal) capacity unless such
    tank,
    reservoir or other container:
    a)
    Is
    a pressure tank capable of withstanding the vapor
    pressure of such ma~er~a~s
    liquid
    or the pressure of the
    84—788

    —13—
    gas,
    so
    as
    to prevent vapor or gas loss to the
    atmosphere at all times;
    or
    b)
    Is designed and equipped with one of the following vapor
    loss control devices:
    1)
    A floating roof which rests on the surface of the
    volatile organic ~e~er~a~ liquid and
    is equipped
    with a closure seal or
    seals between the roof edge
    and the tank wall.
    Such floating
    roof shall not be
    permitted if the volatile organic ma~er~a~
    liquid
    has
    a vapor
    pressure of 86.19
    kPa
    (12.5 psia)
    or
    greater
    at 294.3 K
    (70
    F).
    No person shall cause
    or allow the emission of air contaminants into the
    atmosphere from any gauging or
    sampling devices
    attached
    to such tanks,
    except during sampling or
    maintenance operations.
    2)
    A vapor recovery system consisting of:
    A)
    A vapor gathering system capable of collecting
    85
    or more of the uncontrolled volatile
    organic material that would
    be otherwise
    emitted
    to the atmosphere; and
    B)
    A vapor disposal system capable
    df processing
    such volatile organic material
    so as to
    prevent its emission to the atmosphere.
    No
    person shall cause
    or allow the emission of
    air contaminants into the atmosphere from any
    gauging
    or sampling devices attached to such
    tank, reservoir or other container except
    during sampling.
    3)
    Other equipment or means
    of equal
    efficiency
    approved by the Agency according
    to the provisions
    of
    35
    Ill.
    Adm. Code 201.
    (Source:
    Amended at
    Ill.
    Reg.
    ________,
    effective
    ___________
    Section 215.122
    Loading Operations
    a)
    No person shall cause or allow the discharge of more
    than 3.6 kg/hr
    (8 lbs/hr)
    of organic material
    into the
    atmosphere during the loading of any organic material
    from the aggregate loading pipes
    of any loading facility
    having through—put of greater
    than 151 cubic meters per
    day (40,000 gal/day)
    into any railroad tank car, tank
    truck or trailer
    unless such loading facility is
    equipped with submerged loading pipes or
    a device that
    is equally effective in controlling emissions and
    is
    84—789

    approved by the Agency according to the provisions of
    Ill.
    Adm. Code
    201.
    b)
    No person shall cause or allow the loading of any
    organic material into any stationary tank having
    a
    storage capacity of greater than 946
    1
    (250 gal), un1es~
    such tank is equipped with a permanent submerged loadinç
    pipe or an equivalent device approved by the Agency
    according to the provisions of 35
    Ill. Mm.
    Code 201, or
    unless such
    tank is
    a pressure tank
    as described in
    Section 215.121(a)
    or
    is
    fitted with
    a recovery system
    as described in Section 215.l2l(b)(2).
    c)
    Exception:
    If no odor nuisance exists the limitations
    of
    this Section shall only apply to the loading
    of
    volatile organic ma~er~a~
    liquid with
    a vapor pressure
    of 17.24 kPa
    (2.5 psia)
    or greater at 294.3 K
    (70 F).
    (Source:
    Amended at
    Ill.
    Reg.
    effective
    ___________)
    Section 215.141
    Separation Operations
    a)
    No person shall use any single or multiple compartment
    effluent water separator which receives effluent water
    containing
    757 1/day
    (200 gal/day)
    or more of organic
    material from any equipment processing,
    refining,
    treating, storing or handling organic material unless
    such effluent water separator
    is equipp~edwith air
    pollution control equipment capable of reducing by 85
    percent
    or more the uncontrolled organic material
    emitted
    to the atmosphere.
    Exception:
    If no odor
    nuisance exists the limitations of this subparagraph
    shall et~yapp’y ~o vo~a~~e
    orga~ema~er~a~
    not apply
    if the vapor pressure of the organic material is below
    17.24 kPa
    (2.5 psia)
    at 294.3
    K
    (70 F).
    b)
    Subsection
    (a)
    shall not apply to water
    and crude oil
    separation
    in the production of
    Illinois crude oil,
    if
    the vapor pressure of such crude oil
    is less than 34.5
    kPa
    (5 psia).
    Source:
    Amended
    at
    ___
    Ill.
    Reg.
    _______,
    effective
    __________
    9ction 215.142
    Pumps and Compressors
    )
    person shall
    cause or allow the discharge
    of more than 32.8 ml
    cu in)
    of ~
    volatile organic ma~er~a~
    liquid with vapor
    essure of 17.24 kPa
    (2.5 psia)
    or greater
    at 294.3
    1
    (70
    F)
    to the atmosphere from any pump or compressor
    in any 15 minute
    nod
    at
    standard conditions.
    84—790

    —15—
    (Source:
    Amended at
    Ill.
    Reg.
    ,
    effective
    ___________
    Section
    215.442
    Vacuum Producing Systems
    No owner or operator of a petroleum refinery shall cause or allow
    the operation of any vacuum producing system unless
    the
    condensers, hot wells and accumulators of any such system are
    equipped with vapor loss control equipment including, but not
    limited to, piping,
    valves,
    flame arrestors and hot well covers
    to vent any volatile organic material with
    a vapor pressure of
    10.34
    kPa (1.5 psia)
    or greater at 294.3
    K
    (70
    F)
    to a heater,
    fire box,
    flare,
    refinery fuel gas system or other equipment or
    system of equal emission control as approved
    by the Agency.
    This
    Section shall not apply to vacuumproducing
    systems on lube
    units.
    (Source:
    Amended at
    Ill.
    Reg.
    ,
    effective
    Section 215.443
    Wastewater
    (Oil/Water)
    Separator
    No owner
    or operator of
    a petroleum refinery shall operate any
    wastewater
    (oil/water)
    separator at
    a petroleum refinery unless
    the separator
    is equipped with air pollution control equipment
    capable of reducing by 85 percent or more the uncontrolled
    organic material emitted
    to the atmosphere.
    If no odor nuisance
    exists,
    the limitation of this Section shall or~yapp’y ~o
    vo~a~~e
    orga~ema~er~a~
    not apply if the vapor pressure of the
    organic material
    is below 10.34 kPa
    (1.5 psia)
    at 204.3
    K
    (70
    F)
    at all
    times.
    (Source:
    Amended
    at
    Ill. Reg.
    ________,
    effective
    )
    Section
    215.444
    Process Unit Turnarounds
    a)
    No owner
    or operator of a petroleum refinery shall cause
    or allow a refinery process unit turnaround except
    in
    compliance with an operating procedure as approved by
    the Agency.
    b)
    Unless
    a procedure is already on file with the Agency as
    part of an approved operating permit no later than
    November
    1,
    1979, the owner
    or operator of
    a petroleum
    refinery shall submit to the Agency
    for approval
    a
    detailed procedure for reducing emissions of volatile
    organic material during refinery process unit turn—
    arounds
    from organic material with
    a vapor pressure of
    84—79 1

    —16—
    10.34
    kPa
    (1.5 psia)
    or greater
    at 294.3
    K
    (70 F).
    The
    Agency shall not approve the procedure unless
    it
    provides
    for:
    1)
    Depressurization of the refinery process unit or
    vessel
    to a flare, refinery fuel gas system or
    other equipment
    or system of equal emission
    control, as approved by the Agency,
    until
    the
    internal pressure from the vessel or unit
    is less
    than 5.0 psig before allowing the vessel to be
    vented
    to the atmosphere;
    2)
    Recordkeeping of the following
    items:
    A)
    Each date that
    a refinery unit or vessel
    is
    shut down; and
    B)
    The
    total estimated quantity of volatile
    organic material emitted to the atmosphere and
    the duration of the emission
    in hours.
    (Source:
    Amended at
    Ill.
    Reg.
    ________,
    effective
    ___________)
    IT IS SO ORDERED
    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control
    Board, hereby certify that the above Proposed Rule,
    Second Notice
    Opinion and Order was adopted
    on the
    ~
    ~
    day
    of _______________________,
    1987, by a vote of
    ~
    Dorothy
    M.
    Gunn,
    Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board
    84—792

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