ÿWPCÇ <ÀôŸ‘(½y¯-Œ›H»ý8M*„CñË3€©ç:QC@óÞ c(ŒOt–æÆIiþî}ÏW>ZÎhW,%çÓd§ž4$,HÀÙHuŒú õif¹ì÷V$,j˜VÓ«(µ0,™¡÷>'ád”÷¥õ~ËÍÏ. ÇvÁã4O°Íÿ²Óiª±zć³€1Äf,Ì=ªÂE‚ê{Ê( h¥Ûp®¨f³ ’£¹TñY5{-(‡óýz sf3+ïVVJ‘µ,Q°[7eéö·áŽ&ÚÇGA9d6èŒÉk”2•¡\«ã÷)›Ö*à\-‘ô~Óeâ„wÍ ‰Íª÷~ âA'ÜÔ?ÄÉøHãÇRƒPUöI): }<@`£Ÿ¢•œrì‘ëfí Ó‹O™Íä|Ù~K.ˆMØ ¹žz`€;ð†B†±?äT|´Ž‘}äV{–6Þ#鹿×ÃÍû‡(NxèpHRæÎ Ñl¢bN¼gË{ddüÚ¨£òŒ¤›Z&MpÇõE0ÖâOÜÒØzÏ¿ïK·cþæ-,Ô/ÊÄv;^ÄvxŸG×дçûß™^S$¹%æ{L¨X]Á”L¤7&z4à,RõðÂ…1Š À Ü±Ûe•Ã U:~ %¸¾n­Î 04{¯w¯4³<þ6X9`("Courier 10cpiX#|x«<þ6X9`("Courier 10cpiXôxþ6X@É“8Ç;X@( ¤U$¡¡Ó  Óz€#¤U$¡ÔÝ ƒ¤U!ÝÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÌÌÌÌÌÌÌMr.€Thomas€C.€O'ConnorÌDirector€of€Technical€ServicesÌNational€Grain€and€Feed€AssociationÌ1201€New€York€Avenue,€N.W.ÌSuite€830ÌWashington,€DC€€20005ÌÌDear€Mr.€O'Connor:ÌÌà  àThis€is€in€response€to€your€September€20,€1994€letterÏregarding€the€consideration€of€fugitive€emmissions€of€a€stationaryÏsource€for€major€source€applicability€purpose€under€the€Clean€AirÏAct's€(Act's)€title€V€operating€permits€program.€€Specifically,Ïyour€request€is€in€reference€to€the€role€the€August€3,€1978€sectionÏIII€new€soure€performance€standards€(NSPS)€for€new,€modified€orÏreconstructed€grain€elevators€plays€in€determining€which€grainÏelevators€must€consider€fugitive€emissions€for€purposes€ofÏdetermining€title€V€applicability.ÌÌà  àIn€accordance€with€the€Environmental€Protection€Agency'sÏAugust€7,€1980€section€302(j)€rulemaking,€certain€specific€sourceÏcategories€must€include€fugitive€emissions€(€to€the€extentÏquantifiable)€in€determining€if€a€source€is€€a€major€source€forÏtitle€V€purposes.€€These€source€catagories€generally€parallel€thoseÏlisted€by€Congress€in€section€169(1)€of€the€Act,€and€also€includeÏ"any€other€stationary€source€category€which,€as€of€August€7,€1980,Ïis€being€regulated€under€sections€111€or€112€of€the€Act"€[see,€forÏexample,€52.21(i)€(4)€(vii)].ÌÌà  àCertain€size€grain€elevators€(as€defined€in€40€CFR€Part€60€DD)Ïhave€been€subject€to€regulation€under€section€111€since€August€3,Ï1978€and€are,€therefore,€a€source€category€for€which€fugitives€mustÏbe€included€when€determining€major€source€status.€€However,€as€youÏpoint€out,€grain€elevators€below€the€applicable€NSPS€facility€sizeÏthresholds€need€not€consider€fugitive€emissions€in€suchÏdeterminations.€ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ È*&. Ðà  à1Ìà  à€€€As€defined€in€EPA's€operating€permit€regulations,€fugitiveÏemissions€are€those€emissions€which€could€reasonably€pass€throughÐ D-”(1 Ða€stack,€chimney,€vent,€or€other€functionally€equivalent€opening.ÌÌ‚‚‚Ì̇Ìà@ì..°à2ˆÌÌà..àIt€is€important€to€note€that€it€is€the€NSPS€source€"category"Ïwhich€defines€the€reach€of€the€302(j)€rule,€not€whether€anÏindividual€source,€having€constructed€or€modified,€must€comply€withÏthe€NSPS€standard€itself.€€In€other€words,€grain€elevators€of€theÏsize€and€type€covered€by€40€CFR€Subpart€DD€must€include€theirÏfugitive€emissions€to€determine€if€they€are€a€major€source€underÏtitle€V€even€if€the€NSPS€in€40€CFR€Subpart€DD€does€not€apply€toÏthat€source.ÌÌà..àIf€you€have€any€questions,€please€call€Mr.€David€Solomon,ÏChief,€New€Source€Review€Section,€at€(919)€541„5375.ÌÌà..àà` ..` àภ..¸ àà..ààh..hààÀ..Ààà..ààp..pàSincerely,ÌÌÌÌà..àà` ..` àภ..¸ àà..ààh..hààÀ..Ààà..ààp..pàEdward€J.€LillisÌò ò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ó óChiefÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Permits€Programs€BranchÌÌcc:€€D.€Solomonò òòòóóà@ì..Ðàó ó€€€€€€€€€ˆÌ