WPC5 o En&>@E. ~Gf%B#zc͙c|`@~l>왒ޖ5EtRWG9nZ*|R\&85y,YDWmw_ UBr hY LqsS(oAvZ4ϴab)'W-d)8a}}K#2IsS:og!yvW;4 8>)M8E 0d!ҲIimyήd2J{}Y#Myқ̱!Y7 c CLȞVWAl`0ĉ5rSpV<^>c1HQ#tAQۣ0}_wݬ]oKkcQE.L*xegM]T+yȼ8Taa>z=Qt?GX3 ri|b(7{aBr{H8YddAH %U< 0U 0i n 0~UNEw@4UNX\  `$Times NewRoman>$Large Circle0..(q2I$ |!7XXXdd7 XXXXX  3|xm<6X9`("Courier 10cpiXx6X@8;X@(V|$7XXdXXd7 XXXX(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular dDefgEhiDjkDlmD&~&(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular |!7XXXdd7 XXXXX  ݛ ̜5/i5ikj6jkl13l/99mDRAFTmFACTSHEET@H H FINALAIRTOXICSRULEFORPESTICIDEACTIVE@ INGREDIENTPRODUCTION  8   TODAY'SACTION...   L  $XX$0  TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)istodayissuingafinalregulationtoreduce $  emissionsofhazardousairpollutantsXXXX XX(HAPs)# XXXXXXc#ԛfromcertainpesticideactiveingredient(PAI)   manufacturingoperations.HAPs,otherwiseknownasairtoxics,arepollutantswhichareknownorsuspectedtocauseadversehealthandenvironmentaleffects. (#(# 0  TodaysactionregulatestheproductionofPAIsthatareusedtomanufactureinsecticide, p herbicide,andfungicidepesticideproducts.Theseproductsaretypicallyusedintheagriculturalindustryfortreatinginsects,rodents,nematodes,fungi,weeds,oranyotherformsoflifeconsideredtobepests. (#(# 8  ThisrulecontrolsHAPemissionsfromthefollowingpointsinthePAIsmanufacturing  \ process:processvents;storagevessels;wastewaterandassociatedtreatmentresiduals;Ϝcertainequipment(pumps,compressors,agitators,pressurereliefdevices,samplingconnectionsystems,openendedvalvesorlines,valves,connectors,andinstrumentationsystems);andheatexchangesystems. !! XXXX XX  WHATARETHEHEALTHANDENVIRONMENTALBENEFITSOFTHISRULE?   8  Thefinalrulewillreduceemissionsofanumberofairtoxics(includingtoluene, l methanol,andhydrochloricacid)by2,755tonsperyearrepresentingaboutasixtyfivepercentreductionfromcurrentlevels.# XXXXXX#XXXX XXD!!! 8  # XXXXXX##l!!!  BACKGROUND  $X" 0  UndertheCleanAirActAmendmentsof1990,EPAisrequiredtoregulatesourcesof188 %0!$ listedtoxicairpollutants.(Notethatthislistoriginallyreferenced189pollutants,butEPAhassubsequentlyremovedthechemicalcaprolactamfromthelist.)OnJuly16,1992,EPApublishedalistofindustrygroups(knownassourcecategories)thatemitoneormoreoftheseairtoxics.Forlistedcategoriesof"major"sources(thosethatemit10tons/yearormoreofalistedpollutantor25tons/yearormoreofacombinationofpollutants),theCleanAirActrequiresEPAtodevelopstandardsthatrequiretheapplicationofstringentair h+&* pollutionreductionmeasuresbasedonmaximumachievablecontroltechnology. (#(# 0  Theindustrialsourcecategory PAIproductionisincludedinthelistofsourcecategories  requiredtoberegulatedundertheCleanAirAct. (#(# ̜ WHOWILLBEAFFECTEDBYTHEFINALRULE?  8  8  TodaysactionaffectsnewlybuiltaswellasexistingPAIproductionfacilities. `!! 8  EPAestimatesthatseventyeightPAIproductionfacilitiesaremajorsourcesof  8  emissionsofairtoxics,andthuswillbecoveredbythisregulation.However,asaresultofStateregulations,manyfacilitiessubjecttothisfinalrulehavealreadyinstalledthestringentairpollutioncontrolsnecessarytomeetthesenationalstandards. !! 8  EPAexpectsthatatotalofeightPAIproductionfacilitieswillbebuiltoverthenext   Мfiveyears.Thesefacilitieswillalsobesubjecttotodaysregulation. !! ̜   HOWMUCH_W WWOULDW W__Y Y_XWILLX_Y Y_XXTHEFINALRULECOST?  H 8  EPAexpectsthetotalnationwidecapitalcostfortheentirePAIindustrytobe  p approximately$71.6million. !! 8  EPAestimatesthetotalnationwideannualcostfortheentirePAIindustryf(fgfnfghexisitingand 4 newsources)htobeapproximately$b39bc44c.d4de9emillion. !!  HOWDOESEPASFINALRULEPROMOTEPOLLUTIONPREVENTION?   8  ThisruledemonstratesEPAscommitmenttomakingpollutionpreventionanintegral  partofregulatoryactionswheneverpossible_Z Z.TodaysruleenablesZ Z__] ]_byenabling_] ]_facilitiestochoosetocomplywiththerulesrequirementsusingeitheranaddoncontroldeviceorapollutionpreventionalternativetocontrolemissionsfromprocessvents.EPAworkedinpartnershipwithmajorstakeholders,includingrepresentativesfromindustryandStateandlocalairpollutioncontrolagencies,indevelopingthisrulemaking. !! М  FORFURTHERINFORMATION...  $D #  0   XJVXX XJVInterestedpartiescandownloadtherulefromthePesticideActiveIngredientUATWweb &"% siteontheInternetatthefollowingaddress:http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/pest/pestpg.html. '#& # XJVXXXJV#X=bXX XJVForfurtherinformationaboutthefinalrule,contactMr.LalitBanker(9195415420)of (#' EPA'sOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandards.# XJVXXX=b#ԛ)$((#(#  0   EPA'sOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageontheInternetcontainsawiderangeof p+&* informationontheairtoxicsprogram,aswellasmanyotherairpollutionprogramsandissues.TheOfficeofAirandRadiation'shomepageaddressis:http://www.epa.gov/oar/.(#(#