WPC ]F A6Btd$o1Ž<$>F,SJTau9pGhtؙ3"kCD ŊvYMm)sdM)CP0MeUynؔ4𧟹iwo R* %LLUNRn 0~]UNw@14qUNU N 0L!!!!!!!!! 0Lm 0B X(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular3|x <6X9`(CourierXx6X@7X@(V>$7+XXdXXd7X+XX X(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular  D D  D  D   EZB#L(9 Z 6Times New Roman Regular(hH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular>c$"Small Circle"0 >b$Large Circle0 4@c$`Diamond`0 >!7XXdd7XXX X  XXXX XXXX 10197  ӀFACTSHEET   @  COMPLIANCEASSURANCEMONITORING    TODAYSACTION  `  0  Today,theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)isissuingaregulationthatwillhelp @  facilityownersconducteffectivemonitoringoftheirairpollutioncontrolequipment.Ifmonitoringisconductedproperly,facilityownerswillbeabletoassurestateandlocal  p  agencies,EPA,andthepublicthattheycomplywithestablishedemissionsstandards `  [hencethetitleComplianceAssuranceMonitoring(CAM)].Notethatinearlierstagesthisactionwasknownasthe enhancedmonitoringrule. (#(# 0  EPAestablishesemissionsstandardstoprotectpublichealthandtheenvironment.Itis   thereforeimportantthataffectedfacilitiescomplywiththesestandards. (#(# 0  TheCAMrulerequiresownersandoperatorstomonitortheoperationandmaintenance  oftheircontrolequipmentsothattheycanevaluatetheperformanceoftheircontroldevicesandreportwhetherornottheirfacilitiesmeetestablishedemissionstandards. (#(# 0  Ifownersandoperatorsofthesefacilitiesfindthattheircontrolequipmentisnotworking ` properly,theCAMrulerequiresthemtotakeactiontocorrectanymalfunctionsandtoreportsuchinstancestotheappropriateenforcementagency(i.e.,Stateandlocalenvironmentalagencies). (#(# 0  Additionally,theCAMruleprovidessomeenforcementtoolsthatwillhelpStateand ` localenvironmentalagenciesrequirefacilitiestorespondappropriatelytothemonitoringresultsandimprovepollutioncontroloperations. (#(#  BACKGROUND    #XXX X# XXXX0  #XXX X# XXXXTheCleanAirActincludesprovisions(TitleV)thatdescribetherequirementsofpermit "  programs,permitapplications,aswellaspermitrequirementsandconditions.Theseprovisionsalsoaddressotheraspectsofthepermitsprogramsuchascompliance,enforcement,submissionofapplications,andapprovalofpermits.#XXX XK # XXXX% #(#(# 0  EPArequiresfacilitiesthatemitpollutionintotheairtoobtainapermittooperate.This `'"% permit(knownasan operatingpermit)containsinformationabouthowthefacilitywillcomplywithestablishedemissionsstandardsandguidelines.#XXX X # XXXXOperatingpermitsprovide @)$' facilityowners,Stateinspectors,andthepublicwithspecificinformationabouttheairpollutionregulationsthatapplytoeachfacility.Theoperatingpermitsprogramwillimprovecompliancewithexistingregulatoryrequirementsandensurethatdesired ,`'* emissionreductionsactuallyoccurandaremaintained.#XXX Xb # XXXX(#(# 0  TheCleanAirActAmendments(TitleVII)of1990alsoauthorizeEPAtodevelop  regulationsrequiringfacilitiestomonitortheperformanceoftheiremissioncontrolequipment.InSeptember1993,EPAproposedan enhancedmonitoringrulethatestablishedgeneralmonitoringcriteriathatfacilitiesshouldfollowtodemonstratecontinuouscompliance.Manystateandlocalagencies,industryrepresentativesandotherstakeholdersstronglycriticizedtheproposedrule.TheybelievedtheproposedrulewasoverlyprescriptiveandwouldhaveimposedexcessiveburdenonindustrytoinstallandoperatecontinuousemissionmonitoringequipmentandonStateandlocalagenciesinimplementingtheiroperatingpermitprograms. (#(# 0  SinceApril1995,EPAhasheldnumerousmeetingswithmajorstakeholderstodevelopa @  new,moreflexibleapproachtoenhancedmonitoring.Throughthisstakeholderprocess,EPAredraftedtheenhancedmonitoringruleandinSeptember1995,releasedanewdraftrulethatchangedthefocustocomplianceassurance. (#(# 0  TheextensivecommentsthatEPAreceivedonthedraftCAMruleindicatedtheneedfor  additionalEPAanalysisofthecomplianceassurancemonitoringapproachandotherassociatedissues.Basedonthesecomments,EPArevisedthedraftruleandissuedaseconddraftforpubliccommentonAugust2,1996,withapubliccommentperiodthatendedOctober15,1996.Today,EPAisissuingthefinalversionoftheCAMrule. (#(# #XXX X# XXXX WHATARETHEENVIRONMENTALBENEFITSOFTHECAMRULE?  @ r^TTq \  dl t"$$'|)+,.024579<<>@DCXr0  0(#(#Approximately10percentof processesat  majorindustrialfacilitiesthat aresubjectto emit  air  p Мpollut ant  ion  emission  s   standards sand arefittedwithairpollutioncontrolequipment.[Itisimportanttonotethatnotall processesor facilitiesrequiretheuseofcontroldevicestomeetestablisedemissionstandards.Somefacilitiesachieveemissionreductionsthroughothertechniques.]Approximately60percentofthesefacilitiesarecoveredbytheCAMrule.Altogether,thecontroldevicesmonitoredundertheCAMrulewillcontrolover97percentofthetotalemissionsfromallfacilitiesutilizingairpollutioncontroldevicesandreceivingoperatingpermits. (#(# #XXX X# XXXX0  0(#(#TheCAMruleisdesignedtoimprovecompliancewithEPAsemissionstandards.Itis $" importantthatfacilitiescomplywiththesestandardsastheyare#XXX Xx# XXXXdesignedtoprotect % # publichealthandtheenvironment.#XXX X# XXXXp&!$(#(#  HOWDOESTHECAMRULEDIFFERFROMTHEPROPOSEDENHANCED P(#& MONITORINGRULE?  @)$' 0  0(#(#EPA'sSeptember1993proposedenhancedmonitoringrulefocusedondirectcompliance  +p&) monitoringwhichinmanycasesmighthaverequiredaffectedfacilitiestoinstall ,`'* expensivecontinuousemissionmonitoringsystems(CEMS)ordevelopothermonitoringdirectlycorrelatedwithemissionvalues. (#(# 0  0(#(#Incontrast,thecomplianceassurancemonitoringapproachbuildsonregulatory  monitoringapproachesalreadyinplaceatthefacilitiesinquestion.Itspurposeistoprovidereasonableassurancethatfacilitiescomplywithemissionlimitationsbymonitoringtheoperationandmaintenanceoftheircontroldeviceswiththesamehighlevelofattentionthatisgiventothemanufacturingorproductionportionsofthefacility. (#(# 0  0(#(#TheCAMruledefinesminimumapplicablemonitoring,operation,andmaintenance  ` requirementstoensurethattheequipmentdoesnotdeterioratetothepointoffailingtocomplywithemissionlimits.Asaresultoftheseminimumrequirements,EPAbelievesthattheCAMrulewillimprovecompliancewiththeCleanAirAct;therulewillhelpfacilitiesachieveemissionreductionsaswellasdecreasetheneedforadditionalregulations. (#(#  WHATCHANGESHASEPAMADETOTHECAMRULESINCETHESEPTEMBER   1995ANDAUGUST1996DRAFTS? p  0  0(#(#EPAreceivedextensivepubliccommentsfromstakeholdersonitsinitialdraftofthe H complianceassurancemonitoringruleissuedinSeptember1995andaseconddraftissuedinAugust1996.Therewerethreeprincipalareasofconcernrevealedbythecomments:1)whowouldbeaffectedbytherule;2)therequirementsforthemonitoringandtherelationshiptotheoperatingpermit;and3)compliancecertificationrequirementsincludinguseofdataobtainedfrommethodsotherthanthespecifiedtestmethod. (#(# 0  0(#(#EPAaddressedtheseconcernsintheAugust2,1996draft,andhasmadethempartofthe   finalrule: (#(# 0  0(#(#1)0` (#(#EPAgreatlysimplifiedtheapplicabilityoftherule.Inordertofocusthe  requirementsoftheCAMruleonpreventingpollutioncontrolproblemsbeforetheyoccur,EPAdeterminedthattheCAMrulewouldapplyonlytothoseunitswithcontroldevices(activecontrols).Further,whetheranemissionunitissubjecttotheruleisdefinedbythelevelofemissionsthatwouldoccurwithoutthecontroldeviceinplace(i.e.,precontrolemissions).Thisapproachtodefiningwhichunitsmusthavemonitoringwillensurethatcontroldevices,whichmustbeoperatedatthehighestefficienciesinordertocomplywithemissionlimitations,areproperlymonitored. ` (#` (# ̜0  0(#(#2)0` (#(#EPAstreamlinedthemonitoringrequirementssothatonlytheimportant '#& monitoringelementsareincludedintheTitleVoperatingpermit.Theoperatingpermitwillincludethefacilitysapproachtomonitoring,theacceptablerangeofcontroldeviceoperation,andthebasicdataqualityassurancecriteria.Thedetaileddaytodaymonitoringoperationsarelefttothefacilityownertomaintain h+&* andarenotpartofthepermit. ` (#` (# 0  0(#(#3)0` (#(#Thecompliancecertificationswillincludetheapplicablecompliancerequirements,  themethods/monitoringusedtodeterminecompliancestatus,thecompliancestatus,andtheidentificationofanypossibleexceptionstocompliancebasedonthemonitoring. ` (#` (#  WHATARETHEMAINCOMPONENTSOFEPA'SCAMRULE? $ t  0  0(#(#TheCAMruleestablishescriteriathatdefinewhatmonitoringofexistingcontroldevices  L  thatthesourceowneroroperatorshouldconducttoprovidereasonableassuranceofcompliancewithemissionlimitsandstandards.ThismonitoringwillhelpsourcetheowneroroperatorcertifycomplianceundertheTitleVoperatingpermitsprogram. (#(# {^TTq \  dl t"$$'|)+,.024579<<>@DCTXqX{0  0(#(#TheCAMruleincludesTitleVcompliancecertificationlanguagethatallowsthesource   owneroroperatortousecomplianceassurancemonitoringdatatoestablishtheircompliancestatuswithpermittermsorconditions.Theycanthenusethisinformationtocertifythattheirfacilitiescomplywithairpollutioncontrolrequirements,asrequiredbytheCleanAirAct. (#(# {^TTq \  dl t"$$'|)+,.024579<<>@DCTXqX{0  0(#(#Forsituationswherecontinuouscompliancemonitoringisalreadyspecifiedinan  p operatingpermit,theruleexemptstheowneroroperatorfromadditionalCAMrulerelatedmonitoringrequirementsanddirectstheowneroroperatortousethecontinuouscompliancemonitoringdatatofulfilltheCAMrulemonitoringandcertificationrequirements. (#(# {^TTq \  dl t"$$'|)+,.024579<<>@DCTXqX{0  0(#(#Foremissionunitswithcontrolequipment,therulerequirestheowneroroperatorto  developandconductmonitoring.Themonitoringwillincludeanacceptablerangewithinwhichtooperatethecontroldevice(knownasan indicatorrange).Generally,facilityownerswilluseresultsofperformancetestsinconjunctionwithequipmentdesignorotherinformationtodeterminetheindicatorrangesthat(iftheequipmentisoperatedwithinthoseranges)willprovideareasonableassuranceofcompliancewithemissionlimitations. (#(# 0  0(#(#Operatingcontroldeviceswithinacceptableranges,astheyweredesignedtooperate,will #l! minimizeemissionsandprovidereasonableassurancethatthefacilityiscomplyingwithpermittermsandconditions. (#(# 0  0(#(#Ifcontrolequipmentisfoundtobeoperatingoutsideacceptablerangesownersand &"% operatorswillberequiredtotakepromptcorrectiveactionstomakenecessaryadjustmentstothecontrolequipmentaswellasnotifyStateandlocalauthoritiesthatpotentialcomplianceproblemsmayexist. (#(# 0  0(#(#Ifthecontrolequipmentisfoundtobeoperatingoutsidetheindicatorrangeforlong h+&* periodsoftime,theCAMruleprovidesoptionaltoolsfortheStateorlocal(orFederalifnecessary)permittingauthoritytorequiremoreintensiveevaluationandimprovementofcontrolpractices. (#(#  WHOWILLBEAFFECTEDBYTHECAMRULE?  ` #XgXX Xg# XgXXXg0  0(#(##XgXX Xg8# XgXXXgTheCAMruleappliesto  facilities     thatoperate    emissioncontrol  devices     inaccordance 8  withfederally    enforceable  regulations    (issuedpriorto1990).ThesefederalregulationsarenotlimitedtoEPAregulations,insteadtheyincludeanyregulationthatpertainstotheTitleVoperatingpermit. (#(# #XgXX Xg9# XgXXXg#XgXX XgB;# XgXXXg0  0(#(##XgXX Xg;# XgXXXgWiththepassageofthe1990CleanAirActAmendments,EPAincorporated  directly     $  enforceable  monitoring    intoallemissionregulations.  Insomecases,this    monitoring  ismorestringentthan    themonitoringrequiredundertheCAMrule. (#(# #XgXX Xg;# XgXXXg#XgXX Xg=#)@c   XgXXXg)@c >`0    #XgXX Xg'># XgXXXg0(#(#Therefore,thisruledoesnotapplytofacilitiesthataresubjecttoEPA  regulations        issued       after1990.However,  if  itispossiblethat someportions    of  a     facility      operate    control  devices inordertocomplywith  thatcomplywith  i   s   naccordance     emissionstandardsissuedpriorto  1990  ,thentheym  .    Inthiscase,theseportionsofthefacilitymustcomplywiththerequirementsoftheCAMrule.)@c >F>݌ (#(# Ќ   #XgXX Xg># XgXXXg  #XgXX XgyB# XgXXXg HOWDOESTHECAMRULEAFFECTSMALLBUSINESS?   p 0  0(#(#Withfewexceptions,theCAMruledoesnotincludespecificallowancestoreducethe H ruleapplicabilityforsmallbusinesses;however,theactualburdenassociatedwiththemonitoringisrelativelysmall.TheEPAestimatesthatoftheapproximately9000facilitiesaffectedbytheruleabout55percentaresmallfirms.Ofthosesmallfirms,EPAestimatesthatlessthan1percentwillexperienceacostofmorethan1percentofannualrevenues.Nonewouldexperiencecostsofmorethan3percentofannualrevenues. (#(# |T(T \  dl t"$$'|)+,.024579<<>@DCEGLJLNTQSV\XZ ]TXqX WHATENFORCEMENTTOOLSISEPAPROVIDINGTOSTATEANDLOCAL l AGENCIES?  X  0  Theoperatingpermitsprogramrequiresfacilityownersperiodically(atleastannually)to 0"  reportonthecompliancestatusforeachrequirementinthepermitandnoteanyperiodsofoperationoutsidetheestablishedCAMindicatorranges.Thesecompliancecertificationreportsalongwiththemonitoringresultsarevaluabletoolsfortheenforcementagencytouseinidentifyingfacilitieswithsignificantcomplianceproblemsandindecidinghowtotargetlimitedenforcementresources. (#(# 0  Toaddresspersistentcontroldeviceproblemsindicatedbyexcessiveperiodsofoperation (#' outsidetheestablishedindicatorranges,theCAMruleallowsStateandlocalagenciestorequiretheowneroroperatortoimplementaqualityimprovementplan(QIP).AQIPisacomprehensivetwostepevaluationandcorrectionprocessthatwillrequirethefacility h+&* ownertoprepareaformalplanandscheduleforcorrectingcontroldeviceproblems.Suchactivitiesmayincludesignificantrepairstoorevenreplacementofcontroldevices. (#(#  WHATISTHERELATIONSHIPBETWEENCAMANDENFORCEMENT t RESULTINGFROMTHECREDIBLEEVIDENCERULE?  ` )@c  )@cK`0    Giventhatoperatinganairpollutioncontroldeviceoutsidetheacceptablerangewillnot 8  necessarilyindicatethatthefacilityisoutofcompliance,theCAMrulecannotanddoesnotreplaceafacility'sobligationtocomplywithemissionlimitsthatotherwiseapply.Nonetheless,EPAexpectsthataunitthatisoperatingwithinappropriatelyestablishedrangesaspartofanapprovedCAMplanwill,infact,beincompliancewithitsapplicableemissionlimits.Forthisreason,unitsoperatingwithintheirCAMindicatorrangeswillbepresumedtobeincomplianceandwillnotbetargetsforenforcementactions.)@cKK݌ (#(# Ќ  )@c  )@c N`0    FormoreinformationonthecredibleevidenceruleseetheFebruary24,1997,Federal   Registernotice.)@c N$N݌ (#(# Ќ  FORFURTHERINFORMATION  \  #XgXX XgB# XgXXXg)@c  )@cO`0    #XgXX XgxO# XgXXXgInterestedpartiescandownloadtherulefromEPA'swebsiteontheInternetunder 4 recentlysignedrulesatthefollowingaddress:(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/rules.html).Forfurtherinformationabouttherule,contactMr.PeterWestlinofEPA'sOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandardsat(919)5411058.#XgXX XgP# XgXXXg)@cOO݌H(#(# Ќ  ݀)@c  )@cQ`0    #XgXX XgQ# XgXXXgEPA'sOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageontheInternetcontainsawiderangeof   informationontheairtoxicsprogram,aswellasmanyotherairpollutionprogramsandissues.TheOfficeofAirandRadiation'shomepageaddressis:(http://www.epa.gov/oar/).)@cQR݌ (#(# Ќ  #XgXX XgcR# XgXXXg#XgXX XgT#