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Workshop to Discuss Amendments to Accommodate Stationary Diesel Engines in the AB 2588 “Hot Spots” Regulation. California Air Resources Board March 28 and April 3, 2006. Workshop Objectives.
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Workshop to Discuss Amendments to Accommodate Stationary Diesel Engines in the AB 2588 “Hot Spots” Regulation California Air Resources Board March 28 and April 3, 2006
Workshop Objectives • Discuss proposed amendments to the AB 2588 Air Toxics “Hot Spots” Emissions Inventory Criteria and Guidelines Regulation • Describe why changes are being proposed • Provide examples of how the process could work for diesel engine operators
Presentation Outline • Overview of AB 2588 “Hot Spots” Program • Proposed Amendments • Stationary Diesel Engine ATCM and “Hot Spots” • Timeline and Facility Scenarios • Next Steps
Regulatory History • AB 2588 passed by the State Legislature in 1987 (Connelly) requiring ARB to adopt “Hot Spots” Guidelines Regulation in 1989 • First facilities began reporting in 1991 • Guidelines Regulation amended in 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1997 to streamline reporting requirements, and require risk reduction • Program administered over last 15 years by Cal/EPA and local air districts
ARB and OEHHA Responsibilities • Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) adopts new health values and health risk assessment guidelines • ARB adopts amendments to the regulation to reflect new health values and program needs • ARB and OEHHA provide tools and assistance to facilities and districts for conducting and evaluating risk assessments • ARB provides the public with information about facilities subject to the “Hot Spots” program
District Responsibilities • Notify facilities that they may be subject to this program • Review emissions inventory and require risk assessments when necessary • Ensure that significant risk facilities conduct public notification, and reduce emissions and risk when necessary • Send emissions data to ARB
Facility Responsibilities • Facility submits inventory to district if it meets at least one of the following: • emits >10 tons/yr of any criteria pollutant • belongs to class of small facilities that emit toxics • operates diesel engines (>3,000 gal/yr) • Facility conducts a health risk assessment • Significant risk facilities must conduct public notification • Facility reduces risk within 5 years if risk exceeds district threshold
Why Do We Need to Amend the “Hot Spots” Regulation? • Last update of “Hot Spots” Emission Inventory Criteria and Guideline Regulation in 1997 • OEHHA HRA guidelines released 1999-2003 • State law requires incorporation of most recent OEHHA HRA Guidelines and health values • New risk assessment tools and electronic reporting formats
What Amendments are Being Proposed for “Hot Spots”? • Reduce threshold (currently 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel/yr) for facilities with diesel engines to account for updated diesel PM health values • Incorporate OEHHA Risk Assessment Guidelines by reference • Streamline inventory and risk assessment requirements for diesel engine facilities • Use stationary diesel engine ATCM information to determine “Hot Spots” applicability
Other Changes • Additional substances required to be reported • Prop 65 substances identified by OEHHA • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers • Adjustments to reporting formats • Use of electronic spreadsheets instead of paper forms • Ability to use HARP software to do health risk assessments and submit emissions data
Coordination of Stationary Diesel ATCM and “Hot Spots” Requirements
Comparison of ATCM and “Hot Spots” Requirements • “Hot Spots” • Risk-based • No emissions limits unless facility poses significant risk to nearby receptors • Public notification and risk reductions can be required if district determines that risk is significant • Substances and facilities added over time • Stationary Diesel Engine ATCM • Emissions-based • Hour limits and emission reductions required • Implementation began in 2005 with full implementation by 2011
Comparison of ATCM and “Hot Spots” Requirements (cont’d.) • ATCM addresses emissions from a single engine • “Hot Spots” addresses risk from entire facility • Multiple engines may individually comply with ATCM, but facility risk may still be significant • Facility with a prime engine should calculate residual risk before purchasing control equipment to determine if minimum ATCM requirements also fulfill “Hot Spots” requirements
How Are the Two Programs Being Harmonized? • The ATCM emission inventory may be used to comply with “Hot Spots” plan and report requirements • Threshold of 20 hrs/yr for both programs • Efforts made to eliminate duplicative requirements • “Hot Spots” risk assessments can reflect emissions after ATCM emission reductions are well underway
What Special Provisions Are Being Proposed for Stationary Diesel Engines? • ATCM emission inventory can be used for “Hot Spots” initial compliance • Screening risk assessment tables provided for initial risk evaluation • Lower State fees
Which Diesel-Fueled Operations Are Currently Subject to “Hot Spots”? • Regular maintenance and testing of emergency standby engines • Prime diesel engines • Routine use of portable equipment at a facility • Other diesel sources • Not Included: • Motor vehicle emissions • Use of engines during an actual emergency • Non-routine air district compliance testing
How Will Facilities Be Affected? • Most facilities with a single backup engine will fulfill “Hot Spots” requirements by complying with ATCM • Facilities with multiple engines will have to conduct varying levels of health risk assessments unless they are remotely located • A small number of facilities will have to conduct public notification to fulfill “Hot Spots” requirements • A small number of facilities will need to go beyond the ATCM to meet “Hot Spots” risk reduction requirements
How Will “Hot Spots” State Fees Be Assessed? • Most facilities with only diesel engines will be exempt from “Hot Spots” State fees • Facilities with only diesel engines with a risk >1 per million will pay State fees beginning in FY 08-09 (based on 2007 emissions) • Annual State fee likely to be $0 or $35 for facilities with only diesel engines • Facilities with other sources will be assessed fees ranging from $67 to $6,363 depending on their risk
Implementation Schedule for All Facilities • Board Hearing scheduled for July 2006 • California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approves regulation in late 2006 • District notifies facilities that they are subject to “Hot Spots” • District uses ATCM inventory for “Hot Spots” • Facility submits 2007 (or earlier) emission inventory to district upon request
Implementation Schedule for Significant Risk Facilities With Only Engines • Facility conducts health risk assessment within 5 months of request by district • Facility conducts public notification when the risk assessment is approved by the district (most likely in late 2008) • If risk exceeds district risk threshold, facility must reduce risk within 5 years • In many cases, risk reduction requirement may be achieved through implementation of ATCM
Scenario #1 – An office building with asingle emergency backup diesel engine • Engine hours for maintenance and testing reduced below 20 hrs/yr by 2006 to comply with ATCM • Facility is exempt from “Hot Spots” (unless other toxics are located at the facility) • Facility pays $0 to ARB, but may pay a district fee
Scenario #2 – A School with 3 emergency backup diesel engines • Engine hours reduced below 20 hrs/yr for each backup engine • Facility submits ATCM engine data to district • District determines potential risk is significant using screening risk assessment tables • Facility uses HARP software to calculate a risk of 5 per million • Facility pays State fee of $35/yr, in addition to their district permit fee, and complies with “Hot Spots”
Scenario #3 – A Utility with 1 prime engine and 2 emergency backup engines • Facility reduces emissions from prime engine by 85%, and operates each backup engine <20 hrs/yr • Current risk from prime engine - 45 per million • Residual risk from prime engine - 5 per million • Risk from backup engines – 2 per million • Total facility risk in 2007 is 7 per million • Facility pays annual State fee in FY 08-09 of $100/yr, in addition to their district fee • Facility complies with “Hot Spots”
Scenario #4 – Facility with diesel engines already in “Hot Spots” program • Facility reduces engine hours to max extent possible • District determines potential risk is significant • Facility updates existing health risk assessment using HARP software – risk is 27 per million • Facility conducts public notification • Facility must replace dirtiest engines within 5-10 years to get their overall risk below district level of significance • Facility pays State fee of $3,300/yr until risk is <10 per million, then $100/yr until risk is <1 per million
Next Steps • Revise proposal based on workshop comments • Additional workshops may be held • Staff report available in June 2006 • Board meeting tentatively set for July 2006
Contact Information • Dale Shimp, Manager • Environmental Justice Section • 916-324-7156 dshimp@arb.ca.gov • Chris Halm • Environmental Justice Section • 916-323-4865 chalm@arb.ca.gov • http://www.arb.ca.gov/ab2588/ab2588.htm • Proposal available via the web http://www.arb.ca.gov/ab2588/2588guid.htm