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-----Original Message-----
From: Gould, Tammy [mailto:Tammy.Gould@maine.gov]
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:59 PM
To: air-inventory@informe.org
Subject: air-inventory BEP adopts Ch. 137 and NEW Emissions Training and
Website
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    1. Board adopts Emissions Statement Rule
    2. Emissions Inventory Training
    3. New Emissions Inventory Website
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1. Board adopts Emissions Statement Rule
The Board of Environmental Protection adopted changes to Chapter 137,
"Emission Statements" on June 17, 2004. Chapter 137 establishes
requirements for sources to report air emissions from their facilities. The
amendments require sources to report ammonia, fine particulates and
greenhouse gases in addition to pollutants they already report. The rule
was amended at the Board meeting to require a one-ton de minimis reporting
level for greenhouse gases and a July reporting deadline for all pollutants.
(Editor's note: When the rule is posted to the DEP website, an announcement
will be sent through Air-Inventory.)
2. Emissions Inventory Training. 
With the passage of Chapter 137, the Emissions Inventory Program has kicked
into high gear. Letters requesting the 2003 Emissions Inventory will be
mailed to all facilities on Monday, June 28. The deadline for inventory
submission this year is September 1. In addition to collecting data on
criteria pollutants, this will be our first year collecting greenhouse gas
emissions. To assist facilities with this new reporting requirement and to
explain the changes in Chapter 137, we will be offering two Emissions
Inventory Training classes. The first training program is scheduled for
Augusta on July 28; the second will be an on-line webcast on August 4.
Registration is required for the training sessions. To register, contact
Tammy Gould (287-7036 or mailto:tammy.gould@maine.gov) 
3. New Emissions Inventory Website.
In addition to the upcoming training sessions, the Emissions Inventory
Program proudly unveiled a new website this week,
http://www.maine.gov/dep/air/emissions/. The expanded site contains
information on criteria pollutant, greenhouse gas and hazardous air
pollutant reporting, as well as in i-Steps "How To" Guide and information
for the general public on how to get information about emissions near their
homes. Check it out!
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gould, Tammy [mailto:Tammy.Gould@maine.gov]
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 10:27 AM
To: air-inventory@informe.org
Subject: air-inventory Air CHIEF 11 available
Subject: Version 11 Air CHIEF CD From: "CHIEF Info" <info.chief@epamail.epa.gov> Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:05:03 -0400 X-Message-Number: 1
The Emission Factor & Inventory Group has released version 11 of the
Air CHIEF CD-ROM. Air CHIEF is available free of charge by filling out
the online order form at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/software/airchief/index.html
We will begin shipping the CD July 15, 2004.
The Air CHIEF CD-ROM gives the public and private sector access to
air emission data specific to estimating the types and quantities of
pollutants that may be emitted from a wide variety of sources. Updated
annually, Air CHIEF offers on one disc literally thousands of pages
contained in some of EPA's most widely used and requested documents.
Included are the US EPA Emission Factor and Inventory Group's most
popular emission estimation tools.
For more information about Air CHIEF, visit the web page at
http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/software/airchief/index.html
The Info CHIEF Help Desk Supporting EPA's Emission Factor & Inventory Group
    info.chief@epa.gov
 

-----Original Message----- 
 From:  David [mailto:dwdixon@gwi.net] 
 Sent:  Tuesday, June 29, 2004 4:03 PM 
 To:  air-inventory@informe.org 
 Subject:  air-inventory Greenhouse gas emissions reporting 
 
Do I understand that emission factors are not included in I-STEPS for greenhouse
gases and that facilities must essentially file two emission statements for
2003; one for criteria air pollutants using I-STEPS and a second one using
the spreadsheet or other format to quantify greenhouse gas emissions.  
I am concerned with having clients sign the certification statement using
emission factors provided by the licensing staff review when those factors
are not consistent with the AP-42 emission factor generally built into the
I-STEPS calculations.  The few that I saw provided no basis for suggesting
an alternative factor but if it is based on an emission test or test from
a comparable facility it would seem appropriate that the reason for using
other than the normal factor should be explained.   Have you compiled
data to show the difference in total emissions before and after the 2002 QA
effort? 
In response to the discussion at the Board meeting when Chapter 137 was amended,
will the Bureau provide some written guidance about de minimis sources so
that calculations are not required to prove that emissions from certain operations
are below 1 ton/year?  Will this issue be discussed at the training program? 
Regarding the list server, is there a web site to log onto to view the responses
to other questions that have been asked or is everything just handled via
e-mail?  
-----Original Message-----
From: Gould, Tammy [mailto:Tammy.Gould@maine.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 4:32 PM
To: David; air-inventory@informe.org
Cc: Karagiannes, Mike
Subject: RE: air-inventory Greenhouse gas emissions reporting
Lot's of questions in one e-mail! Here goes:
       
First, we are not using i-Steps for greenhouse gas emissions. That is
because we do not need greenhouse gas emissions calculated to the
process-segment level; only to the facility level. Facilities can use a
spreadsheet or another piece of proprietary software (as long as DEP can
check the calculations) to develop the emissions footprint. The greenhouse
gas sheet (green paper included in the recent mailing) is for summarizing
emissions for ease of data entry. 
       
Second, you or your clients should take up their individual concerns with
the appropriate Licensing Unit Engineer. AP-42 factors are based on
national emission data models. While AP-42 is built into i-Steps, it may
not be the most accurate emissions factor for an individual facility. I
don't believe that we compiled statistics on whether emissions went up or
down, but anecdotally, the impression that I got from observing the process
was that more went down than up.
       
Third, no, we are not prepared at this time provide any more guidance on de
minimus sources. We hope that people will focus first on combustions sources
and, as we all get better at this, work our way down from there. By the
time of training, I hope to have a sheet showing how much burning of
individual fuels would equal one-ton. (We'll also post that on the
website.) I would be very interested in suggestions for de minimus sources
from this list.
       
Finally, no, we are not preparing a web site to view past responses. Sorry.
Please save past messages as you see fit.
       
- Tammy Gould, DEP


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