ÿWPC÷ Õ+Q‰ÐP6€O|Oá»Ç‡•€¬GÇ=\¨ÑGïŹ³_9ô“`ºåŸþ7‚Ä¿²ÏØÑÌEŽdšÁ6m×ø- ¾ñ\õš¢?M¯¿öC…ll¥¦Š»0©Ëhuî[u‘§ *LYþš3Þªq¾‹Ek’.‚äàèŠÿD+¶ýêÛ7m!>,Ùùö6)扩p0&wäB‰b_YÿÞÔúÕ°×ÐÔ5<#ؤ$´Lêw :”ýÜÊYÒ‘í±ª½@áŠ]‚|ADëc^÷÷S\T«tXmć \×r±•Ï<}‰â#YCJ–&MÍ~÷©gµª•eÖ;69þºgw¼ÃaÃ+(ùÆ=QkìgÃ’.;è.‰höà^ÊÞ*ww܈-«N¼‚n†¨Ò&p|ùš ù<>yÝ>™7jØleTÕ¡Îé"D +²KWS—G]W×¹kX¤£ˆYô ÃAÌÞKÙ]K±±9Jâ–Ðë^aÆ[û» g2p|ÒÜ`Íük#ä?7Œd‰Ú± à¾r¨­b˜šë`Dl|ˆTTùã\ÀîÈZ|‡«,WXô^ŽX‡@Š•"q©d‘Ì;”HÛÀ;m´žD}ŒYi6¡C§‹  #!¨UNÉ %^  0()wQ4Uix mzf‘˜HP LASERJET IIISIØ,,,,,Ø,0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX7ll&c($¡¡µyQ&ate‡3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ Killian ISPCIntermountainspeciatedsubbituminous QAPPQAQAPPsGrimley CFR RTIsubmitterswebsiteKerriganTruemanEnviromental EMAD ESDÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔšÑ8€÷XXdìdÈ8ÑÑ  Ñ_____________________Ì_____________________Ì_____________________Ì_____________________Ì__________€€__________ÌÌDear€__.€_______:ÌÌà  àThe€U.S.€Environmental€Protection€Agency€(EPA)€has€undertaken€a€program€to€acquireÏadditional€information€related€to€emissions€of€mercury€from€electric€utility€steam€generating€units.€ÏAs€part€of€this€activity,€we€have€obtained€general€generating€unit€information€from€all€known€coal„¼fired€electric€utility€steam€generating€units.€€From€this€universe€of€units,€a€subset€has€been€selectedÏfor€emissions€testing€to€characterize€speciated€mercury€emissions€and€the€effectiveness€ofÏavailable€control€measures€on€such€emissions.ÌÌà  àThis€letter€is€to€notify€you€that€unit€____€at€your€__________€facility€in€_____,€____,€hasÏbeen€selected€to€perform€speciated€mercury€emissions€testing€at€the€inlet€and€outlet€of€the€lastÏemission€control€device€installed€on€the€selected€unit.€€Such€testing€is€described€more€fully€inÏenclosure€1.ÌÌà  àSelection€of€one€of€the€above€noted€units€was€based€on€information€provided€by€yourÏcompany€with€regard€to€the€method€of€sulfur€dioxide€(scrubber€type)€and€particulate€matterÏ(electrostatic€precipitator€[ESP]€type)€control€and€the€type€of€coal€burned,€which€placed€____€inÏone€of€the€matrix€categories€described€in€the€material€approved€by€the€Office€of€Management€andÏBudget€(OMB)€for€this€information€collection€effort.€€The€information€provided€by€your€companyÏlists€for€_____€_____€the€following€controls:ÌÌà  àà ` àScrubber€type:à0 h à____________Дäh(#h(# Ðà  àà ` àCoal€type:à0  àà0h(#(#à____________ЀÐh(#h(# Ðà  àà ` àESP€type:à0  àà0h(#(#à____________Ðl¼h(#h(# ÐÌIn€the€event€that€you€have,€at€this€site,€multiple€units€meeting€the€same€classification€(i.e.,€scrubberÏtype,€coal€type,€and€ESP€type),€you€may€select€for€speciated€mercury€emissions€testing€whicheverÏunit€you€feel€to€be€most€suitable€for€testing.€€If€another€unit€at€this€site€is€selected,€please€provideÏsupporting€rationale€in€the€site„specific€test€plan.ÌÌà  àAs€noted€in€enclosure€1,€a€site„specific€test€plan€and€a€Quality€Assurance€Program€PlanÏ(QAPP)€must€be€developed€for€each€unit€to€be€tested.€€Information€on€the€preparation€of€the€site„Ïspecific€test€plan€may€be€found€in€the€EPA€document€entitled€"Preparation€and€Review€of€Site„¼specific€Test€Plans"€(see€enclosure€2€or€the€Internet€at€http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/guidlnd.html).€ÏRequirements€for€the€QAPP€may€be€found€in€the€EPA€document€entitled€"EPA€Requirements€forÏQuality€Assurance€Project€Plans€for€Environmental€Data€Operations;€EPA€QA/R„5"€(seeÏenclosure€3€or€the€Internet€at€http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/qa/qa_docs.html).€€Further€guidance€on€theÏpreparation€of€QAPPs€may€be€found€in€the€document€entitled€"EPA€Guidance€for€QualityÏAssurance€Project€Plans;€EPA€QA/G„5"€which€may€also€be€found€on€the€Internet€atÐ @-(, Ðhttp://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/qa/qa_docs.html.€€Both€the€site„specific€test€plan€and€QAPP€for€each€unitÏto€be€tested€should€be€submitted€by€June€1,€1999€to:ÌÌà  àMr.€William€Grimley/Ms.€Lara€AutryÌà  àEmission€Measurement€Center€(MD„19)Ìà  àU.S.€Environmental€Protection€AgencyÌà  àResearch€Triangle€Park,€North€Carolina€27711ÌÌà  àAttn:€Electric€Utility€Steam€Generating€Unit€Mercury€Test€ProgramÌÌà  àThe€EPA€will€review€and€approve€the€site„specific€test€plan€and€QAPP,€or€provideÏcomments€for€revision€if€necessary,€within€30€days€of€receipt.€€The€site„specific€test€plan€mustÏinclude€proposed€test€dates.€€The€testing€should€not€begin€until€EPA€has€approved€the€test€planÏand€QAPP,€so€please€plan€for€EPAððs€30„day€review€period€in€scheduling€test€dates.€€The€EPAÏwould€prefer€to€have€test€data€submitted€as€soon€as€it€is€convenient€for€owners/operators€to€do€so,Ïbut€in€any€event€owners/operators€should€complete€all€testing€such€that€all€final€emission€testÏreports€are€received€at€the€above€address€within€90€days€of€completion€of€testing€but€no€later€thanÏMay€31,€2000.ÌÌà  àIf€the€unit€noted€above€(or€one€of€the€same€classification)€has€been€tested€since€January€1,Ï1996,€and€the€following€conditions€are€met,€the€owner/operator€may€elect€to€submit€the€report€ofÏthat€testing€in€lieu€of€conducting€additional€testing.€€The€conditions€that€must€be€met€for€theÏsubstituted€test€report€to€be€accepted€include:ÌÌà  à1.€€Use€of€the€ð ðStandard€Test€Method€for€Elemental,€Oxidized,€Particle„Bound,€and€TotalÏMercury€in€Flue€Gas€Generated€from€Coal„Fired€Stationary€Sources€(Ontario€Hydro€Method)ððÏ(see€enclosure€4€or€the€Internet€at€http://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/guidlnd.html).Ìà  à2.€€Use€of€quality€assurance/quality€control€(QA/QC)€procedures€equivalent€to€thoseÏrequired€in€the€QAPP.Ìà  à3.€€Use€of€the€report€format€presented€in€the€EPA€document€entitled€"Preparation€andÏReview€of€Emission€Test€Reports"€(see€enclosure€5€or€the€Internet€atÏhttp://www.epa.gov/ttn/emc/guidlnd.html).Ìà  à4.€€Concurrent€analyses€for€the€mercury€content€of€the€coal€fired€during€the€test€period.ÌÌà  àAs€noted€in€previous€correspondence,€the€authority€for€EPA's€information€gathering€isÏincluded€in€section€114€of€the€Clean€Air€Act€(CAA)€(42U.S.C.€7414).€€Enclosure€6€contains€aÏsummary€of€this€authority.€€The€EPA€is€requiring€this€information€under€an€information€collectionÏrequest€(ICR)€approved€by€the€Office€of€Management€and€Budget€(OMB)€under€the€PaperworkÏReduction€Act€(OMB€Control€No.€2060„0396).ÌÌà  àAll€information€submitted€to€the€EPA€as€part€of€this€request€shall€be€made€available€to€theÏpublic€unless€a€satisfactory€showing€is€made€that€public€access€to€such€information€would€divulgeÏmethods€or€processes€entitled€to€protection€as€trade€secrets.€€If€you€believe€that€disclosure€ofÐ -¸&* Ðspecific€pieces€of€information€you€submit€would€reveal€a€trade€secret,€you€should€clearly€identifyÏsuch€pieces€of€information.€€Please€do€not€label€an€entire€response€ð ðconfidentialðð€if€only€certainÏportions€consist€of€trade€secret€information.€€Refer€to€enclosure€6€for€the€information€the€EPAÏmay€require,€at€a€later€time,€to€support€your€confidentiality€claims.€€Any€information€determinedÏto€constitute€a€trade€secret€will€be€protected€under€18€U.S.C.€1905€and€section€114€of€the€CAAÏ(42€U.S.C.€7414).€€If€no€claim€of€confidentially€accompanies€the€information€when€it€is€receivedÏby€the€EPA,€it€may€be€made€available€to€the€public€by€the€EPA€without€further€notice€(40€CFRÏpart€2.203,€September€1,€1976).€€Because€section€114(c)€of€the€Act€exempts€emission€data€fromÏclaims€of€confidentiality,€the€emission€data€you€provide€may€be€made€available€to€the€public.€€AÏclarification€of€what€the€EPA€considers€to€be€emissions€data€is€contained€in€enclosure€7.€€YouÏshould€not€mark€the€emissions€section€as€confidential€business€information.ÌÌà  àThe€EPA€has€contracted€with€Research€Triangle€Institute€(RTI)€(Contract€No.€68D60014)Ïto€obtain€information€pertinent€to€the€industry.€€Thus,€as€noted€in€enclosure€8,€RTI€has€beenÏdesignated€by€the€EPA€as€an€authorized€representative€of€the€Agency.€€Therefore,€RTI€has€theÏrights€discussed€above€and€in€enclosure6.€€Accordingly,€RTI€will€have€access€to€informationÏprovided€to€the€EPA€in€response€to€this€request.€€As€a€designated€representative€of€the€Agency,ÏRTI€is€subject€to€the€provisions€of€42€U.S.C.€7414(c)€respecting€confidentiality€of€methods€orÏprocesses€entitled€to€protection€as€trade€secrets.ÌÌà  àEnclosure€9€summarizes€Agency€and€Emission€Standards€Division€policies€and€proceduresÏfor€handling€privileged€information€and€describes€the€EPAððs€contractor€commitments€andÏprocedures€for€use€of€confidential€materials.€€It€is€the€EPAððs€policy€that€compliance€by€anÏauthorized€representative€with€the€requirements€detailed€in€enclosure€9€provides€sufficientÏprotection€for€the€rights€of€submitters€of€privileged€information.ÌÌà  àIf€you€have€any€questions€regarding€this€authority€or€this€letter,€please€contact€Mr.€WilliamÏMaxwell€at€(919)€541„5430€or€Mr.€William€Grimley€at€(919)€541„1065.€€Questions€may€also€beÏdirected€to€the€Internet€site€established€specifically€for€this€effort€at€http://utility.rti.org.€€AsÏquestions€are€received,€a€list€of€ð ðfrequently€asked€questionsðð€with€responses€will€be€posted€on€theÏwebsite.ÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àSincerely,ÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àSally€L.€ShaverÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à€€€€€DirectorÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àEmission€Standards€DivisionÌÌÌ9€EnclosuresÌÐ -¸&* Ðcc:à0  àEPA€Region€Ô_ÔrepÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô€(w/o€enclosures)Ðd(#(# Ðà0  àState€rep€Ô_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÔ_Ô(w/oÔ_Ô€enclosures)Ð (#(# Ðà  àWilliam€Grimley,€EPA/EMAD€(w/o€enclosures)Ìà  àWilliam€Maxwell,€EPA/ESD€(w/o€enclosures)Ì