STANDARDIZING REPORTING CODES FOR
THE COMBINED AIR EMISSIONS
REPORTING SYSTEM (CAERS) TEAM
REPORT

Contents

1	Project Description	3

1.1	Background and Purpose	3

1.2	Team Participants and Acknowledgements	4

2	List of Data Elements for Research	4

3	Survey of Codes in SLT El Systems	4

4	Analysis of Codes Used in the 2017 Draft NEI	5

5	Findings and Recommendations	5

5.1	Findings	5

5.2	Recommendations	6

5.2.1	Actions for CAERS	6

5.2.2	Actions for EIS	6

5.2.3	Recommendations for SLT codes use in CAERS	6

5.2.4	Recommendations for CAERS Code Tables	7

Appendix A Data Element for the Project	A-l

Appendix B Survey of Codes in SLT El Systems and Results	B-l

B.l Original Survey of Codes in SLT El Systems	B-l

B.2 Summary of Survey Results	B-3

B.3 Survey Findings	B-5

B.3.1 All Data Elements	B-5

B.3.2 Unit Type Data Element	B-5

B.3.3 Control Measure Data Element	B-7

B.3.4 Calculation Material Data Element and Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure.B-7
B.3.5 Emissions Calculation Method Data Element	B-8

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B.3.6 Others	B-9

B.4	Recommendations	B-9

Appendix C Analysis of Codes Used in the Draft 2017 NEI	C-l

C.I	Summary Information on Data Elements for the Project	C-l

C.2 Unit Type Data Element	C-l

C.3 Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure Data Elements	C-9

C.4 Calculation Material Data Element	C-14

C.5 Emission Calculation Method Data Element	C-7

C.6	Findings	C-12

Appendix D Options for CAERS and Recommendations	D-l

D.l	Options for How the Different SLT Codes Will Be Housed and Maintained	D-l

D.2 Proposed CAERS Tables	D-3

Appendix E List of SLT Program System Codes in EIS	E-l

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1 Project Description

1.1 Background and Purpose

In conducting research on the differences among State Local Tribal (SLT) emissions inventory (El)
programs, the National Emissions Inventory (NEI), and the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), the SLT-
EI/NEI/TRI Research and Development (R & D) team noted differences in data field codes between SLT
emissions inventory systems and EPA's Emissions Inventory NEI system (EIS), which houses data for the
NEI. These differences were indicated in their final report, but were not pursued at the time, given the
scope of their project. This report documents subsequent work by another R&D team as part of ongoing
work by the Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER) Product Design Team (PDT), to identify those
code differences and provide recommendations on how they should be dealt with to support the use of
CAERS by SLTs.

There are two broad categories of differences in codes between SLT emissions inventory systems and
EIS. The first has to do with differences in nomenclature or naming conventions for similar data fields,
such as a different name or number to represent the same unit type. The second has to do with codes
that are unique for the SLT and are thus either missing from the EIS code lists or do not have a one-to-
one match with the EIS codes.

Work for this project consisted of identifying both types of differences and issuing recommendations for
how CAERS should handle reporting codes development. Adoption of the recommendations for CAERS
will help minimize the burden of collecting emissions data for facilities and SLTs.

This report summarizes the results of our research. Results of specific analyses are organized as project
deliverables, which are provided as appendices to this report.

The Appendixes can be found at the end of this document, and are summarized below:

•	Data Elements for the Project (Appendix A): specifies the description of data elements selected
for the project.

•	Survey of Codes in SLT El Systems and Results (Appendix B): includes the original survey sent to
SLTs, summary responses from SLTs, analysis of survey responses, and findings.

•	Analysis of Codes Used in the 2017 Draft NEI (Appendix C): provides a comparison of codes
used by SLTs and EPA for each specified data element in CAERS.

•	Options for CAERS and Recommendations (Appendix D): includes the business rules and the
proposed CAERS tables for the 5 data elements in the study. The tables include information
from SLTs that have code differences in their El systems compared to EIS.

While CAERS takes program requirements both from federal and SLT programs as given, some coding
issues impact SLTs not currently using or interested in using CAERS. Also, coding improvements that
help make for more consistent data submissions within CAERS, can help make submitted data more
consistent across SLTs submitting directly through EIS. Therefore, some recommendations for EIS codes
are included where applicable.

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1.2 Team Participants and Acknowledgements

The following team members participated in the development and review of results for this
project:

•	Chun Yi Wu (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency), Project Lead

•	Julia A. Gamas (U.S. EPA), Project Co-Lead

•	Jing Wang (Georgia Department of Natural Resources)

•	Benjamin Way (Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality)

We would like to acknowledge the support from Kelly Poole, from the Environmental Council of the
States (ECOS).

2	List of Data Elements for Research

Data elements for research were determined as those essential to CAERS and with potential code
differences between SLTs and EIS. These data elements were identified early so that they can be
factored in the design of CAERS. The following five groups of data element codes were identified
(Appendix A):

•	Unit Type Code

•	Control Measure Code

•	Calculation Material Code (also referred to as "Throughput")

•	Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure (also referred to as "Throughput Unit of Measure")

•	Emission Calculation Method Code

Although varieties of pollutants have been collected in different programs, pollutant codes have been
studied in previous R&D projects. The SLT Els/NEI/TRI Team developed cross walks of pollutants
between NEI and TRI. The Data Model Team identified pollutants covered in SLT Els in addition to those
in NEI. A direct link between CAERS and the Substance Registry Services (SRS), EPA's authoritative
resource for information about chemicals, biological organisms, and other substances tracked or
regulated by EPA, has already been incorporated into its design. Therefore, a research of pollutants
codes will not be covered in this project.

3	Survey of Codes in SLT EI Systems

A survey among SLTs was conducted to find whether they have additional codes than those of EIS,
and/or SLT-specific naming conventions that are different from EIS's. This project uses EIS codes as
starting points because EIS codes are more detailed than TRI codes.

The following information was sought through the survey:

•	Codes that SLT systems include that are not included in EIS.

•	SLT codes that are conceptually the same as EIS codes but are used differently from how they
are used in EIS (for example, the code numbering system is different for the SLT than for EIS.)

•	SLT codes that are not a one-to-one match with EIS codes and, thus, require that they be
mapped to an EIS code so they can be reported to EIS.

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Among 82 SLTs that reported emissions to the NEl, 38 SLTs responded the survey. Results show 21 SLTs
have one or more data elements with differences from the EIS codes. Other SLTs use the same codes as
the NEI. Detail analysis, findings, and recommendations are shown in Appendix B.

4	Analysis of Codes Used in the 2017 Draft NEI

Not all SLTs were able to respond to the survey. Therefore, 2017 NEI data reported by all SLTs were
analyzed, to get a more complete picture of the nation. After collecting data from SLTs for the NEI, EPA
also uses EIS codes to do emissions augmentation and to obtain emissions information from other
available resources, such as the TRI. Therefore, analysis of the 2017 NEI was also extended to the use of
codes by EPA. Results of this analysis can be found in Appendix C.

5	Findings and Recommendations

This section summarizes the findings and recommendations from the project. Details, including
examples, are provided in the Appendixes, and specifically in Appendix D.

5.1 Findings

The following findings are based on observations from data provided by the SLTs that responded to
the survey, as well as the analysis of data from the 2017 NEI. Note that additional use cases could exist
from those SLTs that did not respond to the survey.

1.	Among emission data for 92 SLTs listed as reporters to the 2017 NEI, 23 SLTs reported more
than 50% of the emission records, 59 SLTs reported less than 50% of the emission records, and
10 locals and tribes did not report emissions to the NEI.

2.	In general, codes used in SLT systems may have different conventions than EIS codes, including
format, length, and the use of numerical values to represent data fields.

3.	Overall, SLT systems may have more or fewer codes than EIS for data elements analyzed in this
study. SLTs can have additional codes to EIS codes and, also, they may not use certain EIS codes.

4.	Not all codes for Unit Type, Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure, and Calculation Material are
shown in the 2017 draft NEI. However, large numbers of records are associated with the code
"unclassified," or show up blank or null. This implies that SLTs do not collect the information,
SLTs do not report the data element, or the EIS codes for those data elements might not be
user-friendly. This implication is confirmed from the survey results.

5.	SLTs may have more specific codes for the Control Measure and Unit Type data elements than
EPA used in EIS. SLTs that do not report the Control Measure data element to EIS usually use
fewer codes in their systems than EIS.

6.	All 23 EIS codes for the emission calculation method data element are used by SLTs in the draft
2017 NEI. However, seven EIS codes are not used by EPA such as Trade Group Emission Factor,
S/L/T Emission Factor, Vendor Emission Factor, and Emission Factor based on some other
information sources.

7.	Calculation Method is the most controversial data element among the five data elements
studied in this project. Although this data element must be present when SLTs report emissions
to the NEI with EIS codes, the use (and thus, interpretation) of the same EIS code can be
different from SLT to SLT.

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5.2 Recommendations

5.2.1	Actions for CAERS

The following are actions that we recommend for the CAER system to assist in proper code use:

1.	CAERS should enforce the requirement for reporting Unit Type, Calculation Parameter Unit of
Measure, and Calculation Material data elements, where possible.

2.	CAERS should include a reference table that links a process Source Classification Code (SCC) to
default Unit Type data element codes, so that CAERS can automatically fill codes for the Unit
Type date element when the information is missing or not required by SLTs. CAERS can take the
SCC for the first process for an emission unit type code if the emission unit has multiple
processes with different SCCs.

For EIS the following would assist in making CAERS more complete:

5.2.2	Actions for EIS

The following are actions that we recommend for EIS to assist in proper code use:

•	Add more detailed EIS codes for the Control Measure data element and modify descriptions to
make them less confusing and thus, less subject to being interpreted in different ways by
different SLTs.

•	Add "biomass solid," "biomass liquid" and "biomass dried" to the codes for Calculation Material.
Additional clarification on individual items that are included in "biomass" would be helpful.

5.2.3	Recommendations for SIT codes use in CAERS

CAERS will have to supply the different SLTs with reporting codes as follows (see Appendix D):

•	The SLT has the same codes as EIS so facilities from that SLT can enter those codes. This is the
current default setting in CAERS.

•	The SLT has the same codes as EIS but the nomenclature and coding system for the SLT are
different. The CAERS would have to contain a crosswalk so that the users can work with the SLT
codes and then have the data sent with the corresponding EIS codes to EPA.

•	The SLT has additional codes that do not map to EIS codes. In this case, the CAERS will have to
include the additional SLT codes and crosswalk to EIS codes in its SLT customization.

•	The SLT has codes that map to EIS codes but are not identical to an EIS code. The CAERS would
have to crosswalk those codes to the nearest EIS match, with input from the SLT.

•	Additional use cases that will need to be accommodated into CAERS: E.g., an SLT does not want
to offer a specific EIS calculation method to its facilities.

The team also discussed how the different SLT codes should be provided to CAERS. Two options
emerged through team discussions:

1.	SLT provides its codes to CAERS.

2.	Establish a standardized set of codes in CAERS.

The team recommend Option 1 for the current development of CAERS with the business rules listed
below. Option 2 could be a longer-term option. In fact, it would likely evolve over time as a result of
more SLT and EPA systems integrating with CAERS, using the Agile approach.

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Business rules for an SLT providing its codes to the CAERS are listed as follows:

1.	SLTs are only allowed to edit their respective codes.

2.	SLTs take full responsibility for their respective codes in terms of maintenance (creating new
codes, updating, and retiring codes overtime).

3.	SLTs must map their codes to the corresponding EIS code, or closest match, if SLTs want to
report the information to NEI but have codes that are different from the EIS codes for a data
element.

5.2.4 Recommendations for CAERS Code Tables

The recommended code tables for each data element are in Appendix D. Those tables contain
information for SLTs that have codes different from EIS and responded to the survey. There are common
fields in all five tables. Descriptions of those common columns and how they should be used in CAERS
are explained below.

•	The column "Program System Code" represents the information management system which has
responsibility for the SLT codes listed in the table, in a linked or interrelated information
management system. It is the same as the Program System Code used in EIS. For example, the
Program system code for Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality is WYDEQ.

•	The "Addition to EIS Codes" column shows how to use the SLT codes in CAERS:

o "U" means the SLT does not use that specific EIS code. In this case, the SLT users will see all

EIS codes but not those EIS codes marked as "U", in CAERS.
o "Y" means that SLT codes exist for the SLT but do not exist in EIS. The code would need to be
added to the list of codes in CAERS that the user from that SLT can choose from. If a code
exists for many SLTs but it is not listed in EIS, EPA should consider adding that code to the
list of codes in EIS. For example, EIS code 109 for Control Measure data element represents
Catalytic Oxidizer/ Incinerator, but three states added a code only for Catalytic Oxidizer and
a code only for Incinerator. That suggests EPA to consider a separation of EIS code 109 to
two codes. In this case, the SLT users will see all EIS codes (except codes marked as "U"), as
well as their corresponding SLT additional codes with "Y" in CAERS.
o "N" means that the SLT uses its own codes in CAERS. In this case, the SLT users will only see
their SLT codes in CAERS, regardless of all EIS codes.

•	The records that are marked "Y" and "N" in the "Addition to EIS Codes" column should have the
"Map to EIS Codes" column filled up if an SLT wants to send data to NEI. Otherwise, the data will
only be used in the SLT El, not in the NEI and TRI.

•	The "Last Updated" column contains an auto-generated timestamp that represents the date and
time the record was last updated.

•	The "User" column is also auto-generated based on user log-in information.

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APPENDIXES - FULL DELIVERABLES

Appendix A Data Element for the Project

The following is a list of the data elements for the project:

•	Unit Type

•	Control Measure

•	Calculation (Throughput) Parameter Unit of Measure

•	Calculation (Throughput) Material

•	Emissions Calculation Method

See the file: "List of DataFieldCodes.xIsx"

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Appendix B Survey of Codes in SLT El Systems and Results

B.l	Original Survey of Codes in SLT El Systems

E-Enterprise for the Environment Combined Air Emissions Reporting (CAER) Codes for Data
Fields Survey for State/LocaI/Tribal (SLT) Emission Inventories (Els)

This survey seeks information on the codes used in your emission inventory system to determine
whether in your system:

•	There are codes that your state system includes that are not included in the NEI. For example,
Ml (Michigan) has an additional Emission Calculation Method Code, "Facility EF" that is
specifically for emission factors that come from that facility because emission factors could
come from a variety of sources.

•	There are codes that are the same as NEI codes but are used differently from the use of NEI. For
example, for the NEI calculation method code 2, "Engineering judgement," NEI does not have a
description. Some view it as a better factor to use than a "trade group emission factor" with
respect to data quality, whereas others view it as the lowest level of data quality.

•	There are codes that are not in a one-to-one match with NEI codes and, thus, require you to
transform (map) them in order to report to NEI. For example, Minnesota (MN) uses control
measure codes 906 for Fiberglass Filter with Cardboard Frame and 907 for Fiberglass Filter
without Cardboard Frame. Those codes are mapped to the same NEI code 58, Mat or Panel
Filter.

The survey will focus on five data fields: Unit Type Code, Control Measure Code, Calculation Parameter
Unit of Measure, Calculation Material Code, and Emission Calculation Method Code. The "List of Data
Field Codes.xlsx" file provides the definition of the data fields and the links to previous work done for
the data fields. For your reference, the "NEI codes" file contains five sheets, each for NEI codes in each
data field.

Your participation is critical for the CAERS development and will be greatly appreciated. If you have
questions, please contact Chun Yi Wu at chun.vi.wu@state.mn.us or (651)757-2833.

1. Does your state system contain codes from any of the following data fields that are not
included in NEI?





YES

NO

a.

Unit Type Code

~

~

b.

Control Measure Code

~

~

c.

Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure

~

~

d.

Calculation Material Code

~

~

e.

Emission Calculation Method Code

~

~

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2. Does your state system use code values in any of the following data fields that are the same as
the NEI code values but have a different definition from that in the NEI?

For example, your system has a data field called 'Unit Type Code/ in which your specific data value 1402
refers to a Unit Melter Furnace, whereas the NEI Unit Type Code value 1402 refers to a Storage Bin, and
the NEI code value for a Unit Melter Furnace is 205. (Situations like these will require some cross-
walking to be built into CAERS.)





YES

NO

a.

Unit Type Code

~

~

b.

Control Measure Code

~

~

c.

Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure

~

~

d.

Calculation Material Code

~

~

e.

Emission Calculation Method Code

~

~

3. Does your state system contain codes that are not in a one-to-one match with NEI codes, and
thus, require you to transform (map) in order to report to the NEI.





YES

NO

a.

Unit Type Code

~

~

b.

Control Measure Code

~

~

c.

Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure

~

~

d.

Calculation Material Code

~

~

e.

Emission Calculation Method Code

~

~

4. If you answered YES to any of the above questions, please provide a URL where we can find
your lists of codes and/or attach files that contain the corresponding code tables in your system,
including codes, description, map to NEI codes (if applicable), comments, and other data fields if
necessary.

5. Please provide the following applicable information for the SLT you represent. If you represent a
state, only the FIPS State Code is needed.

•	FIPS State Code:

•	FIPS County Code:

•	Tribal Code:

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B.2	Summary of Survey Results

The survey was originally sent to SLT El contact people in November 2019 via e-mail. In December
2019, another e-mail was sent to remind them to complete the survey. After that, follow up calls and
emails were sent to those SLTs that had not responded. Thirty-eight SLTs responded to the survey.

The detailed response distribution from the 82 SLTs that reported emissions to the 2017 NEI is shown in
Figure B. 1., where we can see that from those 82 reporting SLTs, 22 were Local, 52 were State, and 8
were Tribal authorities. Out of 22 local authorities, 6 responded to the survey. Out of 52 State
authorities, 31 responded to the survey. Out of 8 tribal authorities, 1 responded to the survey. The data
is also summarized in Table B. 1.

Figure B. 1. Distribution of Survey Respondents

60

50

40

30

20

10

Local	State	Tribe

¦ Numbers Reported to NEI I Numbers Responded the Survey

Table B. 1. Distribution of Survey Respondents

Jurisdiction Type

Numbers Reported to NEI

Numbers Responded the Survey

Local

22

6

State

52

31

Tribe

8

1

Total

82

38

Among 38 SLTs responded the survey, 21 SLTs (about 55%) indicated code differences between their
systems and EIS, for one or more data elements. The other SLTs are using the same codes as those in
EIS. Figure B. 2. and Table B. 2. show the number of SLTs that have differences with EIS codes for each
data element.

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Figure B. 2. Number ofSLTs that Have Differences from ElSfor Each Data Element

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LU

QC

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QC
LU
CO

3

12

Emission
Calculation
Method

12

Control
Measure

1









10

9



Unit Type Calc Para Unit Calc Material
of Measure

I Provided Detail

Did not Provide Detail

Table B. 2. Number ofSLTs that Have Differences from ElSfor Each Data Element

Data Elements

Provided Detail

Did not Provide Detail

Total

Emission Calculation Method

12

1

13

Control Measure

12



12

Unit Type

9

1

10

Calc Para Unit of Measure

10



10

Calc Material

8



8

Table B. 3 shows detailed information for SLTs who have codes different from EIS for each data element.
In the list, SLTs are represented by their unique codes that indicate information management systems
which have responsibility for the codes. Those codes are the same as the Program System Codes used in
EIS. A detailed list of the program system codes can be found in Appendix E. The SLTs in the brackets
did not provide detail information on differences between the SLT codes and the EIS codes.

Table B. 3. List ofSLTs that Have Codes Different from ElSfor Each Data Element

Unit Type

Control Measure

Calculation Parameter
Unit of Measure

Calculation
Material

Emission

Calculation

Method

CODPHE

CODPHE

CODPHE

CTBAM

Chattan

CTBAM

CTBAM

CTBAM

FLDEP

CODPHE

DNREC

DNREC

DNREC

MIDEQ

CTBAM

FLDEP

FLDEP

FLDEP

MNPCA

LADEQ

LADEQ

IADNR

Louisville

NYDEC

Louisville

MNPCA

LADEQ

MNPCA

OHEPA

MIDEQ

MTDEQ

MNPCA

MTDEQ

SWCAA

MNPCA

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Unit Type

Control Measure

Calculation Parameter
Unit of Measure

Calculation
Material

Emission

Calculation

Method

SWCAA

NYDEC

OHEPA

WYDEQ

NCDAQ

WIDNR

SWCAA

WIDNR



NYDEC

(TXCEQ)

Wl DNR

WYDEQ



OHEPA



WYDEQ





OKDEQ



TXCEQ





WYDEQ
(TXCEQ)

B.3	Survey Findings

This section details the team's findings based on observations from those SLTs that responded to
the survey. More items could exist from SLTs that did not respond the survey.

B.3.1	All Data Elements

1.	The codes in SLT systems could be in a different convention from the codes in EIS. For example:

•	EIS codes for four data elements (Unit Type, Control Measure, Calculation Material, and
Emissions Calculation Method) are represented by numerical values but descriptive texts for
Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure. However, the codes used by SLTs for all five data
elements could be numerical values, descriptive texts, or a mixture of both. For example,
Colorado uses text values to represent unit type codes.

The length of the codes used by SLTs are different and could be as short as 2 or as long as
16.

•	The numerical values used by SLTs are in a different format, for example, Oklahoma (OK)
system uses XX_X (e.g., 10_3) for code of emission calculation method while New York (NY)
only uses XX (e.g., 08).

2.	SLT systems could have more or fewer codes than EIS for the data elements in this study. For
example, Michigan has 388 codes, Ohio (OH) has 644 codes, and MN has 667 codes for the
calculation material while EIS has 637 codes. SLTs could have additional codes to EIS codes, and,
meanwhile, not use certain EIS codes. For example, the Florida (FL) system has 18 additional
codes to the EIS codes, uses 45 EIS codes, but does not use 24 EIS codes for the calculation
parameter unit of measure.

B.3.2	Unit Type Data Element

1.	For some emission units it is difficult to determine the correct classification in the current EIS
codes for the Unit Type data element. For example, a boiler that burns natural gas and
hazardous waste (subject to the HWC MACT), could be a boiler (with EIS code 100), but could
also be an incinerator (with EIS code 270). SLTs (such as Southwest Clean Air Agency or SCAA)
have separated the fuels at the process level, but the code for Unit Type is applied at the
emission unit level.

2.	Reported unit type codes do not always represent the real emission unit types. Some SLTs do
not have a unit type code reported from their facilities. For example:

•	The Montana (MT) system does not obtain unit type codes from any other resources. It
tracks the SCC and ties the unit type code to the unit with a cross-reference table of SCCs.

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•	Connecticut (CT) does not have the data element in its system because the unit type code is
not critical to its EIS reporting efforts. CT has not effectively populated the field (less than
6% of the data has a valid assignment). The SLT codes for CT facilities to report are only
limited source type codes. CT manually adds other codes when it reports to NEI.

•	MN obtains unit type codes from the permitting database. However, the information is not
complete. A cross reference table for SCC to unit type code has been generated to fill the
missing values. If an emission unit has multiple processes, the SCC for the first process is
used.

•	In the FL system, the mapping of state codes to EIS code is not only based on state codes but
also on the description of the emission units. One state unit type code could be mapped to
multiple EIS codes depending on the description of the unit. For example, FL code of 10.01,
Electric Utilities, could be mapped to 4 EIS codes (see Table B. 4.).

Table B. 4. Example of Florida Codes Mapping to EIS Codes for the Unit Type Data Element

EIS
Code

Description

Notes for Mapping to EIS

FL Code and Description

100

Boiler

w/ "boiler" in EU desc

10.01	Electric Utilities

10.02	Industrial

10.03	Commercial/Institutional,
Residential

10.04	Resource Recovery Boiler

10.07	Cogeneration Boiler

10.08	Boiler, < lOmmBtu/Hour

10.09	Bagasse Boiler

120

Turbine

w/ "turbine", but not "combined
cycle", in EU desc

10.01	Electric Utilities

11.02	Gas Turbines

140

Combined Cycle

(Boiler/Gas

Turbine)

w/ "combined cycle" in EU desc

10.01 Electric Utilities

160

Reciprocating IC
Engine

w/ "engine" in EU desc

10.01	Electric Utilities

10.02	Industrial

10.03	Commercial/Institutional,
Residential

11.01 Reciprocating Engines

If a state like FL were to adopt the CAER system, CAERS could be designed to assist the facility by
providing the four EIS codes that correspond to the one state code so the user could pick the right one.

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It would show the code name, then the EIS descriptions for the four EIS codes. For example, CAERS
could display a drop-down menu for the user to select as follows:

10.01 Electric Utilities - Boiler

10.01 Electric Utilities-Turbine

10.01 Electric Utilities - Combined cycle (Boiler/Gas Turbine)

10.01 Electric Utilities - Reciprocating IC Engine

3. SLTs can have more specific codes than EIS codes for the Unit Type data element so that
multiple codes from one SLT are mapped to one EIS code, for a number of SLTs. Seven out of
nine SLTs that have difference with EIS codes for the Unit Type data element show that
behavior, including Colorado (CO), FL, Louisiana (LA), MN, MT, SCAA, and Wisconsin (Wl). For
example, "GENERATOR" and "IC ENGINE" from WIDNR, map to EIS code 160 for Reciprocating IC
Engine. Similarly, "BURN OFF OVEN," "HEATER," "OVEN" and "HEATER, SPACE" map to EIS code
290 for Other Combustion.

B.3.3	Control Measure Data Element

1.	SLTs have more specific codes for control measures than EPA uses in EIS. Nine out of 12 SLTs
that have differences with EIS codes for the Unit Type data element show this behavior. For
example:

•	EPA retired detailed control measures and combined multiple control measures to a new
control measure, such as EIS code 127 for Fabric Filter / Baghouse, code 213 for Water
Injection, and many different types of wet scrubbers to code 141 for Wet Scrubber.

•	In LA and MN, codes with the same descriptions as EIS retired codes are still used in their
systems, such as Baghouse (EIS code 100), Steam or Water Injection (EIS code 28), and
scrubber (EIS code 129).

•	Some EIS control measure codes are ambiguous and lead to confusion as to how to apply
them, such as code 109 for Catalytic Oxidizer / Incinerator and code 133 for Thermal
Oxidizer / Incinerator. Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), and LA use code 109 only for Catalytic
Oxidizer and code 133 only for Incinerator.

•	Multiple SLT control measures could be mapped to one EIS code. For example, MN uses
control measure codes 906 for Fiberglass Filter with Cardboard Frame, and code 907 for
Fiberglass Filter without Cardboard Frame. Those codes are mapped to the same EIS code
58 for Mat or Panel Filter.

2.	Several SLTs do not report the Control Measure data element to EIS and usually use fewer codes
in their systems than EIS. For example, Wl and Wyoming (WY) do not report this data element to
NEI. Wl has 26 codes and WY has 21 codes, compared with 211 codes in EIS.

B.3.4	Calculation Material Data Element and Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure

1. Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure is not always a separate data element in SLT systems.
For example, MT system uses a combination of a numerator and a denominator for an emission
factors where the denominator represents the calculation parameter unit of measure.

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2.	Some SLTs do not actually transmit any of the Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure or
Calculation Material data fields (which would be reported to SLTs as throughput) to NEl, for
example, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

3.	It is not possible to find good matches for biomass solid, biomass liquid, and biomass dried in
the EIS codes for Calculation Material. This is because biomass can include so many things that
the materials list includes those very detailed items such as EIS codes: 1 Waste Material, 15
Wood, 18 wood waste, 425 agricultural products, 79 ethanol, etc. Perhaps there are missing
items on the list such as certain types of waste that could be obtained from the Department of
Energy's Energy Information Administration, and/or from those used specifically by SLTs.

B.3.5	Emissions Calculation Method Data Element

1.	Calculation Method is the most controversial data element among five data elements studied in
this project. Although this data element must be present in SLT reports to the NEI with EIS
codes, the use of the same EIS code is different from one SLT to another. For example:

•	Ml has an additional Emission Calculation Method Code "Facility EF", that is specifically for
emission factors that come from that facility because emission factors could come from a
variety of sources. This code is mapped to EIS code 10 "Site-Specific Emission Factor (no
Control Efficiency used)", and used if the source and emission factor are uncontrolled or if
the emission factor itself accounts for controls without need to apply a control efficiency in
the emissions calculation.

•	EIS code 28 for "USEPA Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency," should be
used if the selected emission factor was before controls and, therefore, a control efficiency
was also used in the emissions calculation. However, some SLT system codes do not align
exactly with EIS codes. For example, CT's classification for "EPA ALTERNATIVE EMISSION
FACTOR" and "EPA EMISSION FACTOR" do not explicitly mention controls in their
description. CT's current mapping behavior for reporting uncontrolled processes
(combustion or otherwise) to EIS from its system would result in using the EIS Code 28.
CAERS might need to present several "map to" options that could apply in this case, so the
user can make the correct choice.

•	EIS does not have a description for Calculation Method code 2 "Engineering judgement."
Some view it as a better factor to use than a "trade group emission factor" with respect to
data quality, whereas others view it as the lowest level of data quality. In this case, the SLT
might indicate a preference for when and how the engineering judgement code is used by
the facility.

•	EIS code 8 "USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)," should be used if the
source and corresponding Emission Factor are uncontrolled or if the Emission Factor itself
accounts for controls without need to apply a control efficiency in the emissions calculation.
However, North Carolina (NC) does not use EIS code 8 as defined. Instead, it uses it for any
AP42 or WebFIRE emission factor regardless of whether a control efficiency is also used or
not.

2.	Incorrect mappings found during the survey got the attention of SLTs and will be improved in
the future. For example, WY only takes uncontrolled WebFIRE emission factors in its system. If a
process is controlled, WY will use uncontrolled emission factors plus control efficiencies. WY
defines this calculation method as a throughput-based calculation method with code 109 that is

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mapped to EIS code 8 "USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)" that is used if the
source and Emission Factor are uncontrolled or if the Emission Factor itself accounts for controls
without the need to apply a control efficiency in the emissions calculation. This mapping is
correct for a process that is uncontrolled. However, if a process is controlled, WY's method
should be mapped to EIS code 28 "USEPA Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency."
WY is aware of the mismatch and will map it correctly in the future.

Others

1.	Reasons for not submitting emission factors. For example: The SCAA currently does not
submit emission factors to EPA. Part of the reason is that it has not yet transitioned to
tracking factors in its local database; all emission factors are documented/verified on an
annual basis as part of facility inspections. The other reason is that the rigid format of the
EPA system does not necessarily translate well to many of the factors SCAA uses. For
example, lumber kiln emission factors are based on variables such as wood species and
temperature, which change throughout the year. At the end of the year all the emissions are
summed, so there is no one factor that applies to the process on a continuous basis. SCAA
could "brute force" a factor (total emissions divided by total wood processed) that would
work mathematically, but that may not reflect the reality of the situation and is not useful
for planning purposes.

2.	Other use cases. As mentioned in Section B.2, there may be situations related to these
codes and how they are used that this survey did not capture, given that not all SLTs
responded to the survey.

Recommendations

1.	Have default unit type assignment based on process SCCs in CAERS to auto-populate unit
type codes for emission units without codes. CAERS can take the SCC for the first process for
an emission unit type code if the emission unit has multiple processes with different SCCs.
This could reduce the number of units reported blank or "unclassified".

2.	Add more detailed control measure codes to EIS, to help make their use less ambiguous and
confusing. In addition, provide additional guidance to code definitions to assist the user in
understanding the proper use of the code.

3.	Add biomass solid, biomass liquid, and biomass dried to the codes for Calculation Material.
One option is for CAERS map to and show as many EIS codes as apply to biomass for states
whose codes are described as "biomass" of some kind.

4.	Codes for Unit Type need to be defined more clearly.

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Appendix C Analysis of Codes Used in the Draft 2017 NEI

The analysis was conducted based on draft 2017 NEI for point sources downloaded in October 2019
from EPA Emission Inventory website. Please note that because the 2017 NEI had not been finalized at
the time of this report, data in the final version of the 2017 NEI may be different from that presented
here.

C.l	Summary Information on Data Elements for the Project

A summary of data is shown in Table C. 1. It should be noticed unit type code records were
accounted based on number of distinct emission units. Each emission unit can have multiple processes
with emissions for multiple pollutants. Therefore, the total records for Unit Type data element are less
than total records for other data elements. The released NEI data do not contain information on control
measures. The following analysis could only be made for other four data elements.

Table C. 1. Summary of Data in the Draft 2017 NEI for the 5 Data Elements

Data Element

Number in
EIS Code
Table

Number of Codes
in the 2017 NEI
Data

Total
Emissions
Records in the
2017 NEI Data

Percent of
Unclassified in the
2017 NEI Data (%)

Unit Type

201

73

433,757

37.2

Control Measure

124

N/A

N/A

N/A

Calculation Parameter
Unit of Measure

69

63

6,312,347

48.9

Calculation Material

637

472

6,312,347

48.9

Emission Calculation
Method

23

23

6,312,347

0

Note: In NEI an emissions unit can have multiple processes, each used to report multiple pollutants. An
emission record is a reported process and pollutant combination.

C.2	Unit Type Data Element

For the Unite Type data element used in draft 2017 NEI reporting, about 37.2 % of emission units
were not reported with meaningful codes, but instead, were reported as unclassified. On the other
hand, for 26 unit type codes, less than 10 units were reported to each code (for example, "Dry Kiln" and
"Smelt Dissolving Tank". In addition, 128 EIS codes do not show up in the 2017 NEI. The nationwide
distribution of number of emission units by codes for the Unit Type data element is listed in Table C. 2.

Table C. 2. Distribution of Number of Emissions Unit Type Codes Used

Unit Type

Number

Percent (%)

Unclassified

161,150

37.2

Storage Tank

44,452

10.2

Open Air Fugitive Source

33,309

7.7

Reciprocating IC Engine

30,573

7.0

Other process equipment

28,716

6.6

Boiler

23,818

5.5

Spray Booth or Coating Line

9,605

2.2

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Unit Type

Number

Percent (%)

Process Heater

9,312

2.1

Transfer Point

8,293

1.9

Process Equipment Fugitive Leaks

7,904

1.8

Silo

7,292

1.7

Conveyor

5,580

1.3

Other combustion

5,567

1.3

Turbine

5,056

1.2

Other fugitive

4,814

1.1

Dryer, unknown if direct or indirect.

3,918

0.9

Flare

3,788

0.9

Other bulk material equipment

3,716

0.9

Furnace

3,443

0.8

Other evaporative sources

3,201

0.7

Screen

3,068

0.7

Crusher

2,924

0.7

Cooling Tower

2,859

0.7

Gasoline Loading Rack or Arm

2,601

0.6

Open Storage Pile

2,251

0.5

Printing Line

2,125

0.5

Incinerator

1,849

0.4

Grinder

1,579

0.4

Kiln

1,417

0.3

Mixer or Blender

1,294

0.3

Chemical Reactor

1,226

0.3

Degreaser

1,103

0.3

Process Equipment and Process Area Drains

1,016

0.2

Direct-fired Dryer

991

0.2

Distillation Column/Stripper

780

0.2

Open Tank or Vat

621

0.1

Roof vents/Building vents

611

0.1

Engine Test Cell

459

0.1

Indirect-fired Dryer

399

0.1

Combined Cycle (Boiler/Gas Turbine)

358

0.1

Calciner

255

0.1

Oxidation Unit

198

0.0

Open Burning

64

0.0

Duct Burner

57

0.0

Saw

57

0.0

Sander

12

0.0

Fermenter

10

0.0

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Unit Type

Number

Percent (%)

Miscellaneous Coating Operation

8

0.0

Chipper/Flaker/Hammermill

6

0.0

Debarking Drum

5

0.0

Dry Kiln

5

0.0

Lumber Dry Kiln

5

0.0

Transfer System

5

0.0

Curing Oven

3

0.0

Electric Furnace

3

0.0

Smelt Dissolving Tank

3

0.0

Storage bin

3

0.0

Dechlorination Basin

2

0.0

Dry Rotary Dryer

2

0.0

Oil-Water Separator

2

0.0

Process Vent

2

0.0

Chip Conveyer

1

0.0

Chip Pile

1

0.0

Green Rotary Dryer

1

0.0

Non-TSDF Treatment, Storage, Disposal System

1

0.0

Paper Machine

1

0.0

Raw Material Grinder

1

0.0

Rotary Kiln

1

0.0

Rotary Strand Dryer

1

0.0

Secondary Crusher

1

0.0

Settling Pit

1

0.0

Softwood Veneer Dryer

1

0.0

Solvent Extraction Unit

1

0.0

Figure C.l. and Table C. 3. show the Unit Type data element codes used to report more than 10% of
emission units in 2017 NEI reporting. Among those Storage: Tank, Open Air Fugitive Source,
Reciprocating IC Engine, Other process equipment, and Boiler, are the top codes that contribute to more
than 5% of reported emission units in the NEI.

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Figure C. 1. Unit Type Codes to Report More Than 10% of Total 2017 NEI Emission Units

Other 58 unit types (each < 1%)

Other fugitive
Turbine
Other combustion
Conveyor
Silo

Process Equipment Fugitive Leaks
Transfer Point
Process Heater
Spray Booth or Coating Line
Boiler

Other process equipment
Reciprocating IC Engine
Open Air Fugitive Source
Storage Tank
Unclassified

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0
Percent

Table C. 3. Unit Type Codes to Report More Than 10% of Total 2017 NEI Emission Units

Unit Type

Number

Percent (%)

Unclassified

161,150

37.2

Storage Tank

44,452

10.2

Open Air Fugitive Source

33,309

7.7

Reciprocating IC Engine

30,573

7.0

Other process equipment

28,716

6.6

Boiler

23,818

5.5

Spray Booth or Coating Line

9,605

2.2

Process Heater

9,312

2.1

Transfer Point

8,293

1.9

Process Equipment Fugitive Leaks

7,904

1.8

Silo

7,292

1.7

Conveyor

5,580

1.3

Other combustion

5,567

1.3

Turbine

5,056

1.2

Other fugitive

4,814

1.1

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Unit Type

Number

Percent (%)

Other 58 unit types (each < 1%)

48,147

11.1

Dryer, unknown if direct or indirect.

3,918

0.9

Flare

3,788

0.9

Other bulk material equipment

3,716

0.9

Furnace

3,443

0.8

Other evaporative sources

3,201

0.7

Screen

3,068

0.7

Crusher

2,924

0.7

Cooling Tower

2,859

0.7

Gasoline Loading Rack or Arm

2,601

0.6

Open Storage Pile

2,251

0.5

Printing Line

2,125

0.5

Incinerator

1,849

0.4

Grinder

1,579

0.4

Kiln

1,417

0.3

Mixer or Blender

1,294

0.3

Chemical Reactor

1,226

0.3

Degreaser

1,103

0.3

Process Equipment and Process Area Drains

1,016

0.2

Direct-fired Dryer

991

0.2

Distillation Column/Stripper

780

0.2

Open Tank or Vat

621

0.1

Roof vents/Building vents

611

0.1

Engine Test Cell

459

0.1

Indirect-fired Dryer

399

0.1

Combined Cycle (Boiler/Gas Turbine)

358

0.1

Calciner

255

0.1

Oxidation Unit

198

0.0

Open Burning

64

0.0

Duct Burner

57

0.0

Saw

57

0.0

Sander

12

0.0

Fermenter

10

0.0

Miscellaneous Coating Operation

8

0.0

Chipper/Flaker/Hammermill

6

0.0

Debarking Drum

5

0.0

Dry Kiln

5

0.0

Lumber Dry Kiln

5

0.0

Transfer System

5

0.0

Curing Oven

3

0.0

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Unit Type

Number

Percent (%)

Electric Furnace

3

0.0

Smelt Dissolving Tank

3

0.0

Storage bin

3

0.0

Dechlorination Basin

2

0.0

Dry Rotary Dryer

2

0.0

Oil-Water Separator

2

0.0

Process Vent

2

0.0

Chip Conveyer

1

0.0

Chip Pile

1

0.0

Green Rotary Dryer

1

0.0

Non-TSDF Treatment, Storage, Disposal System

1

0.0

Paper Machine

1

0.0

Raw Material Grinder

1

0.0

Rotary Kiln

1

0.0

Rotary Strand Dryer

1

0.0

Secondary Crusher

1

0.0

Settling Pit

1

0.0

Softwood Veneer Dryer

1

0.0

Solvent Extraction Unit

1

0.0

Grand Total

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Table C. 4. lists the number of emission units reported as "Unclassified" for the Unit Type data element
and the percentage they represent from the total number of reported emission units for each SLT.

Table C. 4. Number of Emission Units Reported as "Unclassified" by SLTsfor the Unit Tyi	lenient

Program System Code

Total number of Emission Units

Unclassified

Percent of Unclassified (%)

ADEM

4,720

515

10.9

AKDEC

4,089

183

4.5

AUCBOH

915

888

97.0

ARDEQ

3,854

1,297

33.7

AZDEQ

704

286

40.6

AZMCAQD

960

182

19.0

CARB

79,261

76,332

96.3

CHC_APCB

544

235

43.2

CODPHE

10,096

499

4.9

COHDNREM

19

13

68.4

CTBAM

1,246

426

34.2

DEDNR

1,175

674

57.4

DOEE

162

12

7.4

FLDEP

5,671

1,791

31.6

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Program System Code

Total number of Emission Units

Unclassified

Percent of Unclassified (%)

GADNR

5,800

474

8.2

HIDOHCAB

791

45

5.7

IADNR

11,315

2,364

20.9

IDDEQ

1,251

73

5.8

ILEPA

31,379

10,626

33.9

INDEM

5,304

4,475

84.4

KC_DAQM

34

5

14.7

KSDOHE

5,222

1,362

26.1

KYDAQ

20,199

12,245

60.6

KYJCAPCD

453

40

8.8

LADEQ08

22,884

3,508

15.3

LRAPA

139

35

25.2

MADEP

2,349

335

14.3

MDDOE

3,184

109

3.4

MEDEP

1,421

62

4.4

MIDEQ

10,162

1,616

15.9

MNPCA

16,724

4,314

25.8

MODNR

5,918

987

16.7

MSC_HD

705

346

49.1

MSDEQ

5,298

1,683

31.8

MTDEQ

2,260

70

3.1

NCBCRAQA

79

4

5.1

NCDAQ

10,610

604

5.7

NCFCEAD

252

6

2.4

NCMCAQ

146

30

20.5

NDC_MPHD

801

498

62.2

NDDOH

965

73

7.6

NEDEQ

2,954

138

4.7

NELLCHD

57

14

24.6

NEOPWD

191

64

33.5

NHDES

448

54

12.1

NJDEP

6,570

1,036

15.8

NMCOA

557

378

67.9

NMED

1,797

267

14.9

NVBAQ

3,043

88

2.9

NVCCDAQM

427

121

28.3

NVWCAQMD

43

4

9.3

NYDEC

2,837

778

27.4

OHEPA

9,918

7,364

74.2

OKDEQ

14,414

342

2.4

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Program System Code

Total number of Emission Units

Unclassified

Percent of Unclassified (%)

ORDEQ

1,777

152

8.6

PAACHD

1,306

44

3.4

PACOP

1,391

19

1.4

PADEP

9,627

684

7.1

PAG

49

11

22.4

PIMA

347

17

4.9

Pinal

222

14

6.3

PREQB

916

79

8.6

RIDEM

1,263

1,212

96.0

SCDHEC

3,412

1,245

36.5

SDDENR

948

151

15.9

TNDEC

2,389

780

32.6

TR124

83

6

7.2

TR180

7

4

57.1

TR181

19

7

36.8

TR182

6

3

50.0

TR206

5



0.0

TR207

3



0.0

TR380

1



0.0

TR405

2



0.0

TR610

1

1

100.0

TR614

1

1

100.0

TR615

41

4

9.8

TR750

1,686

37

2.2

TR751

2



0.0

TR780

9

4

44.4

TXCEQ

57,702

12,491

21.6

UTDAQ

3,004

124

4.1

VADEQ

2,755

877

31.8

VTDEC

264

105

39.8

WAECY

1,274

161

12.6

WAORCAA

162

25

15.4

WAPSCAA

413

78

18.9

WASWCAA

317

30

9.5

WIDNR

10,250

500

4.9

WVDAQ

2,925

2,219

75.9

WYDEQ

6,828

86

1.3

(blank)

27

9

33.3



6





Grand Total

433,757

161,150

37.2

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Some SLTs provide almost no information for emission units besides "Unclassified" such as California
(CA) and Rhode Island (Rl). A detailed look at the 161,150 unclassified units shows that the majority of
the emission units are associated with descriptions that could be specified with codes of Unit Type. Only
about 4 % (6,995) emissions units do not have descriptions.

C.3	Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure Data Elements

Information about the Calculation Material data element in the 2017 NEI was either reported
directly by SLTs (46.7% or all emission records) or incorporated by EPA (53.3% of all emission records).
About 74.1 % of emission records were shown as "unclassified", blank, or null. From all emission
records in the draft 2017 NEI, 48.9 % were blank or null. On the other hand, emission records identified
for 12 codes for Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure are less than 100 each (such as "E6TON" or
million tons, of which there are 66 instances, and "E6TON" or million tons, of which there are 42
instances) . In addition, 63 out of 69 EIS codes appear in the 2017 draft NEI and another 6 EIS codes do
not appear in the 2017 draft NEI. The top fifteen most used units of measure used nationwide are
shown in Figure C. 2 and the entire distribution of nationwide use of units of measure is listed in Figure
C. 3. in descending order, excluding blanks and null entries.

Figure C. 2. Nationwide Distribution of Top 15 Codes (Excluding Blank and Null) Used in the 2017 NEI for the Calculation
Parameter Unit of Measure Data Element

KW-HR
E3LB
E3FT3
E6GAL
LB
HP-HR
HR
GAL
E6FT3S
E6BTU
E3GAL
TON
E6FT3
EACH

Number of Emission Records

i
.

L

EPA ¦ SLT ¦ ALL

400,000

800,000

1,200,000

1,600,000

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Figure C. 3. Distribution of Number of Emission Records by Codes for the Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure Data Element
Distribution of Number of Emission Records by Codes for the Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure Data Element

Calculation Parameter Unit of

ALL

SLT

EPA

Measure Code







(blank)

1,830,044

764,871

1,065,173

EACH

1,588,149

190,389

1,397,760

Null

1,256,832

1,256,832



E6FT3

559,832

436,468

123,364

TON

340,730

218,632

122,098

E3GAL

268,754

211,407

57,347

E6BTU

95,981

59,841

36,140

E6FT3S

92,178

42,983

49,195

GAL

65,634

45,607

20,027

HR

61,514

35,902

25,612

HP-HR

31,927

14,005

17,922

LB

27,764

20,754

7,010

E6GAL

15,783

14,017

1,766

E3FT3

8,282

5,094

3,188

E3LB

7,445

5,211

2,234

KW-HR

7,362

2,991

4,371

BBL

6,506

6,387

119

FT3

6,032

4,573

1,459

MILE

6,000

2,706

3,294

E3FT2

3,614

2,424

1,190

E3BDFT

3,607

2,376

1,231

E3FT3S

3,571

2,052

1,519

FT3S

3,170

1,944

1,226

E3BBL

2,859

2,724

135

ACRE-YR

2,585

1,850

735

FT3S/M-Y

1,891

834

1,057

YD3

1,856

869

987

E3HP-HR

1,550

1,173

377

BDFT

1,052

664

388

E3TON

935

573

362

GPM-YR

855

504

351

E3EACH

781

473

308

ACRE

752

354

398

E6LB

723

536

187

FT2

470

312

158

FT3SD

460

317

143

E2LB

435

289

146

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Calculation Parameter Unit of

ALL

SLT

EPA

Measure Code







E2TON

432

195

237

FT

390

251

139

THERM

331

193

138

YD2

321

255

66

E6FT2

315

182

133

BUSHEL

309

117

192

E6BDFT

309

178

131

DAY

253

174

79

E2BBL

226

226



BALE

212

48

164

M3

203

170

33

KG

175

109

66

E3AMP-HR

141

84

57

YD3-MILE

137

54

83

MEGAGRAM

135

100

35

AMP-HR

120

52

68

E3FT

79

61

18

E3YD3

70

43

27

E3MILE

66

32

34

E4FT2

61

36

25

E6TON

42

37

5

ACRE-DAY

27

10

17

E5HP-HR

25

5

20

E3BU

20

11

9

TON-MILE

16

6

10

HECTR

15

9

6

BBL50GAL

1

1



E3BBL31G

1

1



Total

6,312,347

3,361,578

2,950,769

From Table C. 3, we can see that the code "EACH" is the most popular one used, but mainly by EPA.
About 98.5% of the records using the code "EACH" are associated with a calculation material of the
Landing-Takeoff Cycle used in estimating airport emissions by EPA. On the other hand, code "E6FT3"
representing Million Cubic Feet is the most popular one used by SLTs, probably for representing the use
of natural gas in combustion. Other top used codes seem related to combustion processes as well, such
as "E3GAL" or thousand gallons, and "E6BTU" or million British Thermal Units.

Table C. 6. shows the distribution of the top 9 codes, including blank and null, for the Calculation
Material Unit of Measure Data Element by reporting SLT in the draft 2017 NEI. It shows that 44 SLTs out
of 82 did not report the Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure data element to the NEI, for example,

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Alabama, California, Colorado, lllinoi, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. A detailed list of the SLTs that did not
report this data element to the 2017 draft NEI is shown in Table C. 7.

Table C 5. Distribution of Top 9 Codes (Including Blank and Null) for the Calculation Material Unit of Measure Data Element in
the 2017 NEI

Program
System Code

SLT Total

Null

(blank)

E6FT3

TON

E3GAL

EACH

E6BTU

GAL

E6FT3S

ADEM

32,552



32,552















AKDEC

21,285

2,713



278

389

348



478

8,703

3,843

AUCBOH

_____



_____















ARDEQ

19,031

128



2,605

4,879

539

235

2,470

813

1,519

AZDEQ

13,373

1,886



917

3,131

337

72

1,674

198

840

AZMCAQD

1,916

1,916

















CARB

656,565

656,565

















CHC_APCB

1,878



1,878















CODPHE

39,302

39,302

















CTBAM

17,443



103

6,486

1,389

9,329



9

88



DEDNR

______



——

5,938

_____

_____

___

___

____

_____

DOEE

2,244



2,244















FLDEP

_____



——

8,043

_____

_____

89



___



GADNR

18,510



119

3,277

5,415

1,313

71

1,025

1,707

1,474

HIDOHCAB

7,324

138



11

595

4,639



111

133

1,571

IADNR

52,841

505



12,821

9,639

4,092

202

4,338

6,854

386

IDDEQ

4,048





1,240

1,249

1,077



187

10



ILEPA

317,766



317,766















INDEM

33,302



11,291







22,011







KC_DAQM

82 I

82













KSDOHE

36,167

1,316

6,202 | 4,433

3,996

306 I 7,135

709



'



'













KYJCAPCD

11,988



212

2,209

1,865

195

702

749 I 1,191

308

LADEQ08

100,100

100,100















LRAPA

399

399















MADEP

11,054

20

4,015

1,066

4,808

116

806 | 39

80

MDDOE

26,461

8,375



18,086











MEDEP

18,828



40

6,207

2,865

8,239

11

119

1,010

26

MIDEQ

98,464



1,665

56,665

15,476

22,005

112

98

1,567



MNPCA
MODNR
MSC_HD

305,798

25,037

_____

25,037

20,046

_____

131,986

48,329

69,692

14,026

2,454

649



MSDEQ

45,877



45,877















MTDEQ

7,849

7,849

















NCBCRAQA

1,614



1,614















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Program
System Code

SLT Total

Null

(blank)

E6FT3

TON

E3GAL

EACH

E6BTU

GAL

E6FT3S

NCDAQ

84,376



611

8,929

19,387

1,781

1,402

5,318

13,741

5,208

NCFCEAD

2,167





482

258

6

818

75

99

25

NCMCAQ

301



301















NDC_MPHD

5,004



5,004















NDDOH

1,890

1,890

















NEDEQ

12,098

12,098

















NELLCHD

197

197

















NEOPWD

970

970

















NHDES

3,164



123

1,103

465

1,408





33



NJDEP

_____



	49,414

_____

	 10







_____



NMCOA

2,596

476



180

88

185





125

35

NMED

7,583

2,504





27







222

4,830

NVBAQ

12,872

12,872

















NVCCDAQM

1,835

1,835















NVWCAQMD

48

48















NYDEC

41,064



41,064













OHEPA

109,565



4,448

72,918

18,267

11,564

282



783

161

OKDEQ

75,586

647



7,711

3,697

13,529

723

14,727

1,268

18,880

ORDEQ

12,430

54



3,811

3,001

476

560

806

55



PAACHD

_____



___

_____

____

_____



___

——



PACOP

_____





5,243	

——

4,708



	26~

——



PADEP

54,864

| 376

28,076

14,243

9,971

37

252

1,140



PIMA

1,323

1,323 |















PREQB

5,109

5,109













RIDEM

8,278

8,278













SCDHEC

99,519



17,635

35,421

12,253

15,244

305

13,630

860

371

SDDENR

2,333

2,333

















TNDEC

30,009



22,118

537

5,035

578

50

14

294

1,011

TR124

___

___

















TR180

46

46

















TR181

lgo

180

















TR182

29

29

















TR207

4

4















TR615

406

406















TR750

6,193

6,187















6

TR751

7

7

















TXCEQ

381,365

238,500









142,865







UTDAQ

20,166

827



6,268

3,520

2,183

66

1,774

226

26

VADEQ

_____



________

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Program
System Code

SLT Total

Null

(blank)

E6FT3

TON

E3GAL

EACH

E6BTU

GAL

E6FT3S

VTDEC

836



836















WAECY

7,930

1,085



2,879

1,332

1,071

6

137

121

60

WAORCAA

601

601

















WAPSCAA

1,141

1,141

















WASWCAA

1,448

88



214

115

139

592

38

41

16

WIDNR

23,570



23,570















WVDAQ

25,581



417

7,085

5,900

1,890

4,699

1,319

686

1,043

WYDEQ

132,336

132,336

















Grand Total

3,361,578

1,256,832

764,871

436,468

218,632

211,407

190,389

59,841

45,607

42,983

Table C. 6. SLTs That Didri't Report to the 2017 Draft NEIfor the Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure Data Element

Program System Code

Program System Code

Program System Code

ADEM

MTDEQ

SDDENR

AUCBOH

NCBCRAQA

TR124

AZMCAQD

NCMCAQ

TR180

CARB

NDC_MPHD

TR181

CHC_APCB

NDDOH

TR182

CODPHE

NEDEQ

TR207

DOEE

NELLCHD

TR615

ILEPA

NEOPWD

TR751

KC_DAQM

NVBAQ

VADEQ

KYDAQ

NVCCDAQM

VTDEC

LADEQ08

NVWCAQMD

WAORCAA

LRAPA

NYDEC

WAPSCAA

MODNR

PIMA

WIDNR

MSC_HD

PREQB

WYDEQ

MSDEQ

RIDEM



C.4	Calculation Material Data Element

For reporting, information for the Calculation Material data element is paired with the calculation
parameter unit of measure. Therefore, distribution of emission records between the SLT and EPA is
identical to the distribution of the Calculation Parameter Unit of Measure data element in the 2017 NEI.
It was reported by either the SLTs (46.7% of emission records) or incorporated by EPA (53.3% or
emission records).

About 48.9 % of emission records were shown as blank (null is not there but combined with blank
due to the data format in the draft 2017 NEI). On the other hand, emission records identified for 92
codes for the Calculation Material data element are less than 10 each. In addition, 473 out of 637 EIS
codes show up in the 2017 NEI and another 224 EIS codes are not found. The nationwide distribution of

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codes between SLT and EPA in the draft 2017 NEI for the Calculation Material data element is in Table C.
8. The number in the table represents emission records.

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Table C. 7. Distribution of Codes between SLT and EPA for the Calculation Material Data Element in the 2017 Draft NEI

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

(blank)

3,086,876

2,021,703

1,065,173

Grit

116

49

67

Landing-Takeoff Cycle

1,517,384

142,865

1,374,519

Jet Naphtha

112

94

18

Natural Gas

722,911

500,519

222,392

Sulfur

112

85

27

Fuel

101,325

74,964

26,361

Refinery Crude Feed

111

96

15

Distillate Oil (Diesel)

96,356

78,694

17,662

Make-Up Solvent

104

97

7

Diesel

81,391

47,794

33,597

Blast

100

75

25

Material

78,803

51,237

27,566

Boat

100

75

25

Distillate Oil (No. 2)

38,193

22,936

15,257

Overburden

95

32

63

Process Unit

28,117

20,062

8,055

Butane

92

86

6

Distillate Oil

20,713

16,600

4,113

Crushed Stone

92

29

63

Product

19,024

12,002

7,022

Charcoal

91

60

31

Residual Oil

16,247

9,861

6,386

Cottonseed

91

40

51

Wood

16,050

10,247

5,803

Isopropanol

89

87

2

Gasoline

15,403

14,250

1,153

Ethylene Glycol

87

83

4

Process Gas

14,814

12,894

1,920

Shingles

87

50

37

Body

14,400

13,495

905

Sulfuric Acid

85

47

38

Raw Material

14.053

7,395

6.658

Polyester/Alkyd Resin

84

60

24

Wastewater

13,345

13,256

89

Zinc

84

38

46

Grain

12,844

5,241

7,603

Alloy

80

44

36

Crude Oil

12,511

12,424

87

Sodium Carbonate

80

27

53

Wood/ Bark

9,663

6,405

3,258

Yeast

77

44

33

Coating

9,614

7,158

2,456

Cereal

76

26

50

Work

9,407

5,554

3,853

Lubrication

76

42

34

Metal

9,370

5,847

3,523

Thinning Solvent

75

64

11

Propane

8,510

6,660

1,850

Glaze

73

25

48

Distillate Oil (No. 1 & 2)

8,397

6,006

2,391

Polyvinyl Chloride

71

67

4

Coal

8,333

4,858

3,475

Pieces

69

63

6

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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Paint

7,710

5,489

2,221

Beans

67

19

48

Landfill Gas

7,634

6,176

1,458

Adipic Acid

66

30

36

Heat

7,354

5,811

1,543

Olefin

66

40

26

Asphalt

7,220

6,015

1,205

Resin or Wax

66

46

20

Refinery Gas

7,142

5,980

1,162

Fired Ceramic

64

28

36

Hot Mix Asphalt

6,989

6,085

904

Dextrose

63

34

29

Coating Mix

6,613

4,937

1,676

Nitric Acid

63

55

8

Residual Oil (No. 6)

6,540

4,590

1,950

Agent

62

34

28

Distillate

6,484

6,141

343

Extractor Feed Cake

62

37

25

Cement

6,433

2,721

3,712

Raw Beets

61

28

33

Solvent

6,359

5,661

698

Cans

60

42

18

Lime

6,113

4,187

1,926

Topsoil

60

16

44

Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)

5,996

4,728

1,268

Ethylene Oxide

59

59



Solvent in Coating

5,530

4,134

1,396

Glycol Ethers

59

45

14

Electricity

5,526

2,100

3,426

Wet Mixed Slurry

58

37

21

Unit

5,515

2,823

2,692

Petroleum Distillate

57

54

3

Equipment

5,411

3,487

1,924

Whiskey

57

55

2

Condensate

5,358

5,349

9

Pressed Wet Pulp

55

43

12

Bituminous Coal

5,280

4,420

860

Raw Coke

55

34

21

Clay

4,723

1,895

2,828

Storage Pile

55

21

34

Sand

4,577

1,825

2,752

Wax

55

28

27

Finished Product

4,349

2,516

1,833

Phosphate Rock

54

28

26

Vehicle

4,317

2,151

2,166

Carbon Dioxide

53

45

8

Ethanol

4,196

3,429

767

Saturated Felt

53

28

25

Energy

4,075

2,514

1,561

Slip

53

32

21

Steel

3,909

2,067

1,842

Sinter

52

25

27

Ink

3,768

3,543

225

Tank Truck

52

34

18

Liquid

3,761

3,623

138

Acid

51

30

21

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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Cooling Water

3,705

1,797

1,908

Acetone

50

40

10

Solid Waste

3,566

2,911

655

Asphalt Shingles/Rolls

48

31

17

Ore

3,474

2,752

722

Reclaimed Solvent

48

38

10

Limestone

3,303

1,446

1,857

Triethylene Glycol

48

43

5

Brick

3,283

2,210

1,073

Area

47

30

17

Petroleum Liquid

3,239

3,111

128

Grader

47

29

18

VOCs

3,221

2,832

389

Coal Tar

46

26

20

Pellets

3,218

2,462

756

Cullet

45

15

30

Black Liquor Solids

3,184

2,911

273

Trichloroethylene

45

44

1

Subbituminous Coal

3,156

2,615

541

Seal

42

42



Corn

3,118

1,540

1,578

Hydrogen Sulfide

41

38

3

Waste Gas

2,863

2,360

503

Waste Liquid

41

35

6

Plastic

2,804

1,695

1,109

Flange

40

40



Item

2,773

1,699

1,074

Pipeline

40

14

26

Paper

2,692

2,466

226

Vacuum Feed

40

40



Soybeans

2,642

1,083

1,559

Dried Blood Meal

39

26

13

Clinker

2,627

1,590

1,037

Pure Acid

39

30

9

Steam

2,627

1,637

990

Vinyl Acetate

34

32

2

Air-Dried Unbleached Pulp

2,437

2.192

245

Carbon Tetrachloride

33

33



Feed Material

2,436

1,191

1,245

Methylene Chloride

32

32



Gas

2,383

1,975

408

Tank Car

32

26

6

Acrylonitrile

2,301

1,715

586

Zinc Oxide

32

19

13

Waste Oil

2,298

1,676

622

Tu rpentine

31

22

9

Average Airflow

2,289

961

1,328

Cold Cleaner

30

28

2

Wood Waste

2,255

923

1,332

Cotton

30

6

24

Exhaust Gas

2,071

1,427

644

Hole

30

23

7

Ash

2,041

1,033

1,008

Benzene

29

29



Landfill

1,987

1,704

283

Methyl Ethyl Ketone

29

29



Pulp

1,978

1,840

138

Sour Gas

29

25

4

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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Starch

1,931

960

971

Acetylene

28

21

7

Iron

1,894

955

939

Solid Propellant

28

18

10

Waste

1.827

1,305

522

Wood/Vegetation/Leaves

28

15

13

Rock

1,769

794

975

Alkane

27

27



Styrene-Butadiene Rubber

1,650

1,294

356

Bauxite Material

27

15

12

Coke

1,601

1,199

402

Chloroform

27

27



Resin

1,524

1,186

338

Degreaser

27

24

3

Bark

1,498

774

724

Maleic Anhydride

27

27



Refinery Feed

1,487

1,433

54

Photoresist

27

27



Kerosene

1,433

1,052

381

Anhydrous Ammonia

26

23

3

Jet Fuel

1,395

1,100

295

Chromic Acid

26

8

18

Oil

1,311

1,031

280

Sodium Bicarbonate

26

11

15

Abrasive

1,298

474

824

Xylenes (Mixed)

26

26 !

Stone

1,298

432

866

Beaded Glass

25

13

12

Crude Gypsum

1,278

510

768

Green Beans

25

5

20

Exposed Area

1,264

918

346

Thinned Resin

25

18

7

Adhesive

1,252

986

266

Drum

24

12

12

Dried Sludge

1,249

1,084

165

Lead Product

24

13

11

Water

1,192

606

586

Specialty Steel

24

15

9

Glass

1,174

779

395

Wafers

24

24



Distillate Oil (No. 4)

1,151

989

162

n-Hexane

23

19

4

Methanol

1,149

1,050

99

Hydrogen

22

16

6

Soybean Meal

1,146

483

663

n-Propyl Alcohol

22

18

4

Produced Water

1,105

1,098

7

Phosphorous

22

19

3

Oven-dried Wood

1,028

714

314

Construction Activity

21

13

8

Aluminum

967

626

341

Fish

21

14

7

Specialty Chemical

959

677

282

Formaldehyde

21

21



Bituminous/Subbituminous

920

764

156

Alumina

20

6

14

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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Tires

906

783

123

Concentrate

20

13

7

Sawdust

878

503

375

Pipe

20

8

12

Slag

844

340

504

Ether

19

11

8

Methane

827

561

266

Ethyl Acetate

19

19



Electrode

825

403

422

Toner

19

13

6

Wood Refuse

804

757

47

Phenol

18

16

2

Jet Kerosene

786

654

132

Isopentane

17

17



Dual Fuel (Gas/Oil)

774

497

277

p-Cresol

17

17



Sludge

757

606

151

Phosphoric Acid

17

11

6

Refuse Derived Fuel

743

576

167

Amine

16

16



3/8-inch Plywood

742

485

257

Dried Grain

16

11

5

Welding Rod

736

337

399

EAF Dust

16

15

1

Gray Iron

733

504

229

Sulfur Dioxide

16

14

2

Facility

732

449

283

Coolant

15

9

6

Board

721

500

221

Dried Beans

15

3

12

Naphtha

706

689

17

Scraper

15

5

10

Diesel/Kerosene

704

505

199

Syrup

15

12

3

Lead

700

557

143

Perchloroethylene

14

13

1

Anthracite

662

467

195

Aqueous Ammonia

13

13



Coating Material

647

456

191

Propylene Oxide

13

13



Sugar

639

248

391

Solvent/Water

13

9

4

Solvents: All

629

608

21

Acetic Acid

12

12



Coke Oven Gas

607

520

87

Anhydride

12

4

8

Cores

604

411

193

Deadener

12

12



3/8-inch Oriented Strand Board

597

391

206

Propylene

12

12



Storage Area

592

374

218

Sump Area

12

12



Logs

589

241

348

Xylene

12

12



Residual Oil (No. 5)

578

442

136

Monomer

11

11



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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Starting Monomer

562

537

25

Anthracite Culm

10

4

6

Castings

526

217

309

Forests

10

7

3

Chips

496

249

247

Halogenated Organic

10

10



3/4-inch Particleboard

473

364

109

MDI

10

10



Dry Material

469

223

246

Aromatic

9

9



Concrete

468

132

336

Creosote

9

5

4

Molten Aluminum

445

334

111

Final Acid

9

5

4

Liquid Waste

442

340

102

Hydrogen Chloride

9

6

3

Salt

436

288

148

Methyl Chloride

9

9



Tile

432

278

154

Acetaldehyde

8

5

3

Air-Dried Bleached Pulp

417

408

9

Acetic Anhydride

8

8



Bagasse

410

369

41

Hydrofluoric Acid

8

4

4

Benton ite

408

325

83

Isobutylene

8

5

3

Carbon Black

402

204

L98

Methyl Isobutyl Ketone

8

8



Medical Waste

393

325

68

n-Propyl Acetate

8

8



Urea

392

238

154

tert-Butyl Alcohol

8

8



Makeup

376

193

183

Butyl Acetate

7

7



Wafers/Chips

373

31

342

Crude Ore

7

7



Peanuts

358

150

208

Ester

7

3

4

Concentrated Ore

355

305

50

Hydrogen Fluoride

7

7



Digester Gas

340

232

108

Appliance

6

3

3

Dried Germ

340

221

119

Asbestos

6

2

4

TNT

330

250

80

Clothes

6

2

4

Refined Oil

327

321

6

Dimethylformamide

6

6



Batteries

323

143

180

Dryer Feed

6

3

3

Dyes/Pigments

321

246

75

o-Xylene

6

6



Jet A Fuel

317

264

53

Residues/Skimmings

6

3

3

Bread

315

255

60

Toluene Diisocyanate

6

6



Storage Tank

312

312



ABS Polymer

5

4

1

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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Solvent in Ink

311

307

4

Casein

5

1

4

Parts

297

191

106

Diethylene Glycol

5

5



Pigment

293

183

110

Dried Malt

5

4

1

Sealer

291

203

88

Employee

5

2

3

Fresh Feed

285

248

37

Flue Dust

5

4

1

Product Surface Area

279

196

83

Land

5

2

3

Fiber

277

169

108

Methyl Amyl Ketone

5

5



Hydrated Lime

275

162

113

Mixing Material

5

1

4

Shot

270

102

168

n-Heptane

5

5



Charge

269

167

102

Silico manganese

5

2

3

Catalyst

262

152

110

Aerosol

4

4



Ammonium Nitrate

252

154

98

Butadiene

4

4



Hot Metal

250

138

112

Cellosolve

4

4



Lead Oxide

247

135

112

Formalin

4

4



Particleboard

247

139

108

Freon

4

4



Glycol

242

241

1

Isobutyl Alcohol

4

4



Solution

239

209

30

Neoprene

4

4



Coke Oven or Blast Furnace Gas

236

181

55

Thin Juice

4

4



Surface Area

226

159

67

Area Sludge Applied

3

3



Corn Gluten Feed

224

141

83

Carbon Monoxide

3

3



Ammonia

222

204

18

Drain

3

3



Refuse

222

159

63

Ketone

3

3



Beer

218

173

45

m-Xylene

3

3



Varnish

216

162

54

Printing Line

3

3



Feed

215

143

72

Propane/Butane

3

3



Meal

214

89

125

Propylene Glycol

3

3



Lube Oil

213

205

8

Pure Solvent

3

3



Fabric

210

187

23

p-Xylene

3

3



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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Stock

210

110

100

Raw Juice

3

3



3/4-inch Medium Density

205

128

77

Solvent in Drawing

3

3



Fiberboard







Compound







Primer

205

145

60

2,4-Dichlorophenol

2

2



Dry Sawdust

200

147

53

Acrylic Acid

2

2



Dried Hulls

196

95

101

Butyl Cellosolve

2

2



Waste Material

194

101

93

Carbon Disulfide

2

2

Carpet

189

116

73

Containers

2

2 !

Meat

189

97

92

Dimethyl Sulfoxide

2

2



Wine

189

165

24

Dye

2

2



Coal Storage Area

184

80

104

Ethyl Acrylate

2

2



Fertilizer

182

77

105

Ethylene Dichloride

2

2



Sprayed Metal

179

77

102

Mercury

2

2



Dried Material

177

81

96

n-Butyl Alcohol

2

2



Asphaltic Concrete

176

70

106

Phthalic Anhydride

2

2



Soil

176

124

52

Tetrahydrofuran

2

2



Bulldozer

169

89

80

Well

2

2

Finished Pellet

167

69

98

1,4-Dioxane

1

1



Vegetation

167

104

63

1-Pentene

1

1



Scrap

162

89

73

Cyclohexanol

1

1



Natural Gas Liquids

160

140

20

Cyclohexanone

1

1



Valve

160

160



Dimethylamine

1

1



Gravel

159

44

115

Ethane

1

1



Distillate Oil (No. 1)

153

126

27

Ethyl Ether

1

1



Hydrochloric Acid

L49

94

55

Ethylbenzene/Styrene

1

1

Styrene

148

144

4

Formic Acid

1

1

Liquor

147

130

17

Head of Cattle

1

1



Coating Line

145

102

43

Isobutyl-isobutyrate

1

1



Dry Product

138

68

70

Isopropyl Acetate

1

1



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Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation Material Code

ALL

SLT

EPA

Ethylene

138

125

13

Malted Grain

1

1



Toluene

L36

L35

1

Methyl-tert-Butyl Ether

1

1



Corn Gluten Meal

135

81

54

Monoethanolamine

1

1



Wet Coal

129

115

14

Naphthalene

1

1



100% Sulfuric Acid

128

103

25

Nitrogen

1

1



Chlorine

127

91

36

n-Pentane

1

1



Alcohol

125

121

4

Perc & Trichloroethylene

1

1



Waferboard

125

93

32

sec-Butyl Alcohol 1 1

100% Sulfur

121

104

17

Solvents: NEC 1 1

Phosphate

120

48

72

Special Naphthas

1

1



P205

119

56

63

Vinyl Chloride

1

1











Total

6,312,347

3,361,578

2,950,769

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Figure C. 4. shows the nationwide distribution of the top 15 codes (excluding blank) used in the 2017 NEI
for the Calculation Material data element. It shows that the code of Landing-Takeoff-Cycle is the most
popular used one, but mainly by EPA. It is for the airport emissions that estimated mainly by EPA. On the
other hand, the code of Natural Gas is the most popular one used by SLT, presenting the use of it in
combustion processes. Other 13 out of the top 15 used codes are mainly used by SLTs. Most top 15
codes for the Calculation Material data element are related to combustion process as observed in the
analysis for the calculation parameter unit of measure data element.

Figure C. 4. Nationwide Distribution of Top 15 Codes (Excluding Blanks) Used in the 2017 Draft NEI for the Calculation Material
Data Element

Process Gas
Gasoline
Wood
Residual Oil
Product
Distillate Oil
Process Unit
Distillate Oil (No. 2)

Material
Diesel

Distillate Oil (Diesel)

Fuel
Natural Gas
Landing-Takeoff.

0	400,000	800,000	1,200,000	1,600,000

Number of Emission Records

Table C. 9 lists the distribution of the top 20 codes (excluding blanks) used by SLTs for the Calculation
Material data element in the 2017 NEI. The order of the columns in the table indicates the order of code
usage in all SLTs from the most used to the least used. The number in the table represents emission
records.

Table C. 8. Nationwide Distribution of Top 20 Codes (Excluding Blanks) Used in the 2017 Draft NEI for the Calculation Material
Data Element

Calculation Material

ALL

SLT

EPA

(blank)

3,086,876

2,021,703

1,065,173

Landing-Takeoff Cycle

1,517,384

142,865

1,374,519

Natural Gas

722,911

500,519

222,392

Fuel

101,325

74,964

26,361

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Distillate Oil (Diesel)

96,356

78,694

17,662

Diesel

81,391

47,794

33,597

Material

78,803

51,237

27,566

Distillate Oil (No. 2)

38,193

22,936

15,257

Process Unit

28,117

20,062

8,055

Distillate Oil

20,713

16,600

4,113

Product

19,024

12,002

7,022

Residual Oil

16,247

9,861

6,386

Wood

16,050

10,247

5,803

Gasoline

15,403

14,250

1,153

Process Gas

14,814

12,894

1,920

Body

14,400

13,495

905

Raw Material

14,053

7,395

6,658

Wastewater

13,345

13,256

89

Grain

12,844

5,241

7,603

Crude Oil

12,511

12,424

87

Wood/Bark

9,663

6,405

3,258

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Table C.3. Distribution of Top 3 Codes (Excluding Blanksj Used by SLTsfor the Calculation Material Data Element

Program System
Code

SLT Total

(blank)

Natural Gas

Landing-

Takeoff

Cycle

Distillate Oil
(Diesel)

Fuel

Material

Diesel

Distillate
Oil (No. 2)

Process
Unit

ADEM

32,552

32,552

















AKDEC

21,285

2,713

6,766



590

74

4

7083

126



AUCBOH

5,382

5,382

















ARDEQ

19,031

128

5,973



581

45

1,445

1224

200

10

AZDEQ

13,373

1,886

2,174



758

2

960

349

63



AZMCAQD

1,916

1,916

















CARB

656,565

656,565















CHC_APCB

1,878

1,878















CODPHE

39,302

39,302

















CTBAM

17,443

103

6,477



33



119

3058

4,640



DEDNR

13,762

63

5,024



1,870

1

238

636

747

4

DOEE

2,244

2,244

















FLDEP

27,091

382

7,211



4,329

33

1,606

1088

149

39

GADNR

18,510

119

6,352



239

99

31

491

1,351

7

HIDOHCAB

7,324

138

141



27





552

1,202



IADNR

52,841

505

16,161 I

239

83

4,530

5165

811



IDDEQ

	4,048



1,099 |

——



——

____

IF"



ILEPA

317,766

317,766

















INDEM

33,302

11,291

8,040



697

49

2,073

321

90

55

KC_DAQM

82

82

















KSDOHE

36,167

1,316

13,534



88

66

1,362

1667

616

251

KYDAQ

118,190

118,190

















KYJCAPCD

11,988

212

2,719







676

290

152



LADEQ08

100,100

100,100

















LRAPA

399

399

















MADEP

11,054

20

4,432





21

201

2662

1,235

41

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Program System
Code

SLT Total

(blank)

Natural Gas

Landing-

Takeoff

Cycle

Distillate Oil
(Diesel)

Fuel

Material

Diesel

Distillate
Oil (No. 2)

Process
Unit

MDDOE

26,461

8,375

9,093





199









MEDEP

18,828

40

5,961



4,042



225

452

149

8

MIDEQ

98,464

1,665

55,254





43

2,353

15973

18

35

MNPCA

305,798

20,046

128,218 |

49,853

22

9,786

47

614 |

MODNR

25,037

_____













MSC_HD

	5^359~

_____

















MSDEQ

45,877

45,877

















MTDEQ

7,849

7,849

















NCBCRAQA

1,614

1,614















NCDAQ

84,376

611





| 73,153

10,612





NCFCEAD

2,167



696



32



433

22

234



NCMCAQ

301

301

















NDC_MPHD

5,004

5,004

















NDDOH

1,890

1,890















NEDEQ

12,098

12,098

















NELLCHD

197

197

















NEOPWD

970

970

















NHDES

3,164

123

670



505







330



NJDEP

53,547

49,414

3,104



515







326



NMCOA

2,596

476

648



248

24

67

424

12

20

NMED

7,583

2,504

4,445



38





39

1



NVBAQ

12,872

12,872

















NVCCDAQM

1,835

1,835

















NVWCAQMD

48

48

















NYDEC

41,064

41,064

















OHEPA

109,565

4,448

69,345



6,016

1

4,805

20



34

OKDEQ

75,586

647

45,212



633

8

154

978

282

3

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Program System
Code

SLT Total

(blank)

Natural Gas

Landing-

Takeoff

Cycle

Distillate Oil
(Diesel)

Fuel

Material

Diesel

Distillate
Oil (No. 2)

Process
Unit

ORDEQ

12,430

54

3,872





73

1,332

110



4

PAACHD

8,716

35

2,982









36

318

4,711

PACOP

10,847



4,685







428

2,315

2,627

PADEP

54,864

376

26,345



216



1519

4,724

7,648

PIMA

1,323

___















PREQB

	5,109

_____















RIDEM

8,278

8,278

















SCDHEC

99,519

17,635

36,626



6,252

295

3,514

2532

904

215

SDDENR

2,333

2,333

















TNDEC

30,009

22,118

1,582





45

590

99

662

1

TR124

294

294

















TR180

46

46

















TR181

180

180

















TR182

29

29















TR207

__

4

















TR615

406

406

















TR750

6,193

6,187

6















TR751

7

7

















TXCEQ

381,365

238,500



142,865











UTDAQ

20,166

827

4,425



199

336

876

42

395



VADEQ

12,272

12,272

















VTDEC

836

836

















WAECY

7,930

1,085

1,114



159

76

361

58

54



WAORCAA

601

601

















WAPSCAA

1,141

1,141

















WASWCAA

1,448

88

244







37



174



WIDNR

23,570

23,570

















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Program System
Code

SLT Total

(blank)

Natural Gas

Landing-

Takeoff

Cycle

Distillate Oil
(Diesel)

Fuel

Material

Diesel

Distillate
Oil (No. 2)

Process
Unit

WVDAQ

25,581

417

9,889



505



2,235

311

36

4,349

WYDEQ

132,336

132,336

















Grand Total

3,361,578

2,021,703

500,519

142,865

78,694

74,964

51,237

47794

22,936

20,062

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Table C.ll., 44 out 82 SLTs that reported emissions did not report the calculation parameter unit of
measure data element to the NEl, for example, Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin, and
Wyoming. This observation is the same as that for the calculation parameter unit of measure data
element in the 2017 NEI. The detailed list of SLTs that did not report the Calculation Material data
element to the 2017 draft NEI is the same as that in Table C.8.

C.5	Emission Calculation Method Data Element

Information about the emission calculation method is a required data element in NEI. Each
emission record must be associated with the data element. The 2017 NEI contains emission data for 102
SLTs. Among those, 23 SLTs reported more than 50% of emission records, 59 SLTs reported less than
50% emission records, and 10 locals and tribes did not report emissions to the NEI. Detailed information
for where emissions came from is shown in Table C.12 for each SLT.

Table CIO. Emission Data Source in the 2017 Draft NEI for Each SLT

Program System Code

Total

SLT

EPA

SLT %

EPA %

ADEM

68,610

32,552

36,058

47.4

52.6

AKDEC

135,395

21,285

114,110

15.7

84.3

AUCBOH

10,647

5,382

5,265

50.5

49.5

ARDEQ

61,083

19,031

42,052

31.2

68.8

AZDEQ

28,966

13,373

15,593

46.2

53.8

AZMCAQD

14,578

1,916

12,662

13.1

86.9

CARB

1,049,903

656,565

393,338

62.5

37.5

CHC_APCB

5,033

1,878

3,155

37.3

62.7

CODPHE

122,824

39,302

83,522

32.0

68.0

COHDNREM

967



967

0.0

100.0

CTBAM

28,074

17,443

10,631

62.1

37.9

DEDNR

21,207

13,762

7,445

64.9

35.1

DOEE

5,164

2,244

2,920

43.5

56.5

FLDEP

125,956

27,091

98,865

21.5

78.5

GADNR

76,252

18,510

57,742

24.3

75.7

HIDOHCAB

16,643

7,324

9,319

44.0

56.0

IADNR

115,102

52,841

62,261

45.9

54.1

IDDEQ

30,764

4,048

26,716

13.2

86.8

ILEPA

386,338

317,766

68,572

82.3

17.7

INDEM

94,287

33,302

60,985

35.3

64.7

KC_DAQM

727

82

645

11.3

88.7

KSDOHE

97,758

36,167

61,591

37.0

63.0

KYDAQ

245,852

118,190

127,662

48.1

51.9

KYJCAPCD

15,090

11,988

3,102

79.4

20.6

LADEQ08

236,546

100,100

136,446

42.3

57.7

LRAPA

3,286

399

2,887

12.1

87.9

MADEP

50,943

11,054

39,889

21.7

78.3





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Program System Code

Total

SLT

EPA

SLT %

EPA %

MDDOE

65,124

26,461

38,663

40.6

59.4

MEDEP

40,146

18,828

21,318

46.9

53.1

MIDEQ

160,925

98,464

62,461

61.2

38.8

MNPCA

366,293

305,798

60,495

83.5

16.5

MODNR

83,075

25,037

58,038

30.1

69.9

MSC_HD

11,854

5,359

6,495

45.2

54.8

MSDEQ

77,329

45,877

31,452

59.3

40.7

MTDEQ

40,143

7,849

32,294

19.6

80.4

NCBCRAQA

2,690

1,614

1,076

60.0

40.0

NCDAQ

147,338

84,376

62,962

57.3

42.7

NCFCEAD

3,098

2,167

931

69.9

30.1

NCMCAQ

2,914

301

2,613

10.3

89.7

NDC_MPHD

10,942

5,004

5,938

45.7

54.3

NDDOH

24,568

1,890

22,678

7.7

92.3

NEDEQ

41,283

12,098

29,185

29.3

70.7

NELLCHD

1,689

197

1,492

11.7

88.3

NEOPWD

4,697

970

3,727

20.7

79.3

NHDES

16,546

3,164

13,382

19.1

80.9

NJDEP

87,671

53,547

34,124

61.1

38.9

NMCOA

6,680

2,596

4,084

38.9

61.1

NMED

30,875

7,583

23,292

24.6

75.4

NVBAQ

55,046

12,872

42,174

23.4

76.6

NVCCDAQM

8,665

1,835

6,830

21.2

78.8

NVWCAQMD

1,870

48

1,822

2.6

97.4

NYDEC

97,815

41,064

56,751

42.0

58.0

OHEPA

184,907

109,565

75,342

59.3

40.7

OKDEQ

165,613

75,586

90,027

45.6

54.4

ORDEQ

43,074

12,430

30,644

28.9

71.1

PAACHD

16,513

8,716

7,797

52.8

47.2

PACOP

22,934

10,847

12,087

47.3

52.7

PADEP

144,200

54,864

89,336

38.0

62.0

PAG

2,591



2,591

0.0

100.0

PIMA

3,333

1,323

2,010

39.7

60.3

Pinal

2,522



2,522

0.0

100.0

PREQB

15,803

5,109

10,694

32.3

67.7

RIDEM

18,106

8,278

9,828

45.7

54.3

SCDHEC

139,416

99,519

39,897

71.4

28.6

SDDENR

18,156

2,333

15,823

12.8

87.2

TNDEC

60,807

30,009

30,798

49.4

50.6

TR124

707

294

413

41.6

58.4





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Program System Code

Total

SLT

EPA

SLT %

EPA %

TR180

77

46

31

59.7

40.3

TR181

362

180

182

49.7

50.3

TR182

45

29

16

64.4

35.6

TR206

304



304

0.0

100.0

TR207

97

4

93

4.1

95.9

TR380

63



63

0.0

100.0

TR405

85



85

0.0

100.0

TR610

9



9

0.0

100.0

TR614

1



1

0.0

100.0

TR615

589

406

183

68.9

31.1

TR750

16,409

6,193

10,216

37.7

62.3

TR751

21

7

14

33.3

66.7

TR780

177



177

0.0

100.0

TXCEQ

550,398

381,365

169,033

69.3

30.7

UTDAQ

41,969

20,166

21,803

48.0

52.0

VADEQ

60,497

12,272

48,225

20.3

79.7

VTDEC

6,929

836

6,093

12.1

87.9

WAECY

31,684

7,930

23,754

25.0

75.0

WAORCAA

5,359

601

4,758

11.2

88.8

WAPSCAA

15,038

1,141

13,897

7.6

92.4

WASWCAA

5,608

1,448

4,160

25.8

74.2

WIDNR

89,676

23,570

66,106

26.3

73.7

WVDAQ

47,984

25,581

22,403

53.3

46.7

WYDEQ

160,976

132,336

28,640

82.2

17.8

(blank)

2,037



2,037

0.0

100.0

Grand Total

6,312,347

3,361,578

2,950,769

53.3

46.7

There are 23 EIS codes. All of them are used by SLTs in the draft 2017 NEl, but not by EPA. Seven EIS
codes were not used by EPA, including those from trade groups and vendors, some SLTs, and special
resources. A distribution of codes between SLT and EPA in the 2017 NEI for the emission calculation
method data element can be found in Table C.13. The number in the table represents emission records.

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Table C.ll. Distribution of Codes between SLT and EPA for the Calculation Material Data Element in the 2017 Draft NEI

Code for

Emission Calculation Method Description

ALL

SLT

EPA

Emission









Calculation









Method









1

Continuous Emission Monitoring System

17,020

16,542

478

2

Engineering Judgment

494,945

381,557

113,388

3

Material Balance

136,716

132,545

4,171

4

Stack Test (no Control Efficiency used)

105,763

104,094

1,669

5

USEPA Speciation Profile

1,947,088

570,136

1,376,952

6

S/L/T Speciation Profile

73,006

72,883

123

7

Manufacturer Specification

54,409

54,171

238

8

USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

907,789

891,693

16,096

9

S/L/T Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

283,733

283,436

297

10

Site-Specific Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

43,968

39,899

4,069

11

Vendor Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

9,924

9,915

9

12

Trade Group Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

24,048

24,048



13

Other Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

1,514,727

92,103

1,422,624

24

Stack Test (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

11,497

11,495

2

28

USEPA Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

443,724

443,567

157

29

S/L/T Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

86,092

86,092



30

Site-Specific Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

14,148

14,146

2

31

Vendor Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

632

632



32

Trade Group Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

1,917

1,917



33

Other Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

141,089

130,595

10,494

40

Emission Factor based on Regional Testing Program

20

20



41

Emission Factor based on data available peer reviewed literature

90

90



42

Emission Factor based on Fire Emission Production Simulator (FEPS)

2

2





Total

6,312,347

3,361,578

2,950,769

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Figure C.4 shows a distribution of the top 20 codes used by SLTs and EPA in the 2017 NEI for the
emission calculation method data element. EPA only contributes more records than SLTs for two codes,
for that data element in the 2017 NEI, code 5, "USEPA Speciation Profile", and code 13, "Other Emission
Factor (no Control Efficiency used)". Contributions to other codes are dominated by SLTs. The most
popularly used code by SLTs is 8, "USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)", followed by code
5, "USEPA Speciation Profile", and code 28, "USEPA Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control
Efficiency".

Figure C.5. Distribution of Top 20 Codes between SLT and EPA in the 2017 Draft NEI for the Emission Calculation Method Data
Element

Other Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency
Trade Group Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control-
Vendor Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency
Site-Specific Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control...
S/L/T Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency
USEPA Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency
Stack Test (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency
Other Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)
Trade Group Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)
Vendor Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)
Site-Specific Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)
S/L/T Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)
USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)
Manufacturer Specification
S/L/T Speciation Profile
USEPA Speciation Profile
Stack Test (no Control Efficiency used)
Material Balance
Enginee ri ng Judgment
Continuous Emission Monitoring System



































¦ SLT ¦ EPA

¦





I









1



0	400,000 800,000 1,200,000 1,600,000 2,000,000

Number of Emission Records

Table showing all numbers from figure.

Table C.12. Distribution of Top 20 Codes between SLT and EPA in the 2017 Draft NEI for the Emission Calculation Method Data
Element

Emission
Calculation
Method
Code

Emission Calculation Method Description

ALL

SLT

EPA

1

Continuous Emission Monitoring System

17,020

16,542

478

2

Engineering Judgment

494,945

381,557

113,388

3

Material Balance

136,716

132,545

4,171

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Emission

Emission Calculation Method Description

ALL

SLT

EPA

Calculation









Method









Code









4

Stack Test (no Control Efficiency used)

105,763

104,094

1,669

5

USEPA Speciation Profile

1,947,088

570,136

1,376,952

6

S/L/T Speciation Profile

73,006

72,883

123

7

Manufacturer Specification

54,409

54,171

238

8

USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

907,789

891,693

16,096

9

S/L/T Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

283,733

283,436

297

10

Site-Specific Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency
used)

43,968

39,899

4,069

11

Vendor Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

9,924

9,915

9

12

Trade Group Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency
used)

24,048

24,048



13

Other Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)

1,514,727

92,103

1,422,624

24

Stack Test (pre-control) plus Control Efficiency

11,497

11,495

2

28

USEPA Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control
Efficiency

443,724

443,567

157

29

S/L/T Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control
Efficiency

86,092

86,092



30

Site-Specific Emission Factor (pre-control) plus
Control Efficiency

14,148

14,146

2

31

Vendor Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control
Efficiency

632

632



32

Trade Group Emission Factor (pre-control) plus
Control Efficiency

1,917

1,917



33

Other Emission Factor (pre-control) plus Control
Efficiency

141,089

130,595

10,494

40

Emission Factor based on Regional Testing Program

20

20



41

Emission Factor based on data available peer
reviewed literature

90

90



42

Emission Factor based on Fire Emission Production
Simulator (FEPS)

2

2





Total

6,312,347

3,361,578

2,950,769

C.6	Findings

1.	Not all codes for the Unit Type, calculation parameter unit of measure, and calculation material
appear in the 2017 draft NEI. However, large amounts of records are associated with the code
"unclassified", blank, or null. This implies that SLTs do not collect the information, SLTs do not
report the data element, or the EIS codes for those data elements might not be user-friendly.

2.	Most of the emission units reported as "Unclassified" are associated with descriptions that
could be specified with existing codes for the Unit Type element data element.

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3.	Codes used in the 2017 NEI could be reported by SLTs or by EPA for the calculation parameter
unit of measure data element and Calculation Material data element. The same distribution
between SLTs and EPA behavior is observed for the two data elements, 46.7% reported directly
by SLTs and 53.3% by EPA. About 48.9 % of emission records were appeared as blank/null. Out
of 82 SLTs that reported emissions to the 2017 draft NEI, 44 did not report anything for the
calculation parameter unit of measure data element and Calculation Material data element.

4.	Twelve out of 63 EIS codes in the 2017 NEI for the calculation parameter unit of measure data
element were used in less than 100 emission records each. In addition, 6 EIS codes do not show
up in the 2017 NEI.

5.	The code of EACH for the calculation parameter unit of measure data element is the most
popularly used one, but mainly by EPA. On the other hand, the code of E6FT3 is the most
popular one used by SLTs, probably for representing the use of natural gas in combustion. Other
top 10 used codes seem related to combustion processes as well.

6.	Ninety two out of 473 EIS codes in the 2017 NEI for the Calculation Material data element were
used in less than 10 emission records each. In addition, 224 EIS codes do show up in the 2017
NEI.

7.	The code of Landing-Takeoff-Cycle is the most popular one used in the 2017 NEI for the
Calculation Material data element, but mainly by EPA. It is for the airport emissions that are
usually estimated by EPA for SLTs. On the other hand, the code of Natural Gas is the most
popular one used by SLTs, presenting the use of it in combustion processes. Most top 15 codes
for the Calculation Material data element are related to combustion process as observed in the
analysis for the calculation parameter unit of measure data element.

8.	All 23 EIS emission calculation method codes are used by SLTs in the draft 2017 NEI. However, 7
EIS codes are not used by EPA. Among emission data for 92 SLTs in the 2017 NEI, 23 SLTs
reported more than 50% of emission records, 59 SLTs reported less than 50% emission records,
and 10 locals and tribes didn't report emissions to the NEI.

9.	EPA only contributes more than SLTs to two codes for the emission calculation method data
element in the 2017 NEI: code 5, "USEPA Speciation Profile", and code 13, "Other Emission
Factor (no Control Efficiency used)". Contributions to other codes are dominated by SLTs. The
most popular code used by SLTs is 8, "USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used)",
followed by code 5, "USEPA Speciation Profile", and code 28, "USEPA Emission Factor (pre-
control) plus Control Efficiency".

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Appendix D Options for CAERS and Recommendations

D.l	Options for How the Different SLT Codes Will Be Housed and Maintained

The CAER system will have to supply the different SLTs with their codes as follows:

1.	The SLT has the same codes as EIS so facilities from that SLT can enter those codes. This is the
current default setting in CAERS. States such as Georgia only use NEI code for their El system, 100 %
matched and one-to-one relationship; so an SLT like Georgia uses NEI codes as they are.

2.	The SLT has the same codes as EIS, but the nomenclature and coding system for the SLT is different.
CAERS would have to contain a crosswalk so that the users can work with the SLT codes and then
have the data sent with the corresponding EIS codes to EPA. E.g. Wyoming's Calculation Method
definitions align with EIS, but code IDs do not match. Currently the Bridge Tool is used to map the
WY IDs to EIS IDs before sending to EIS. See Table D. 1.

Table D. 1. IMPACT to EIS Comparison for Two Codes

IMPACT
Code

IMPACT
Description

IMPACT Long Description

Map to

EIS

Code

EIS Description

4

Time-based
factor -
Allowable

Emissions that are estimated by using the
allowable emission rate.

10

Site-Specific Emission Factor (no Control
Efficiency used)

2

Time-based
factor -
Stack Test

Emissions measured by periodic stack
emission tests which have been accepted by
the Division as being representative of
normal source operation. Actual emissions
are the hourly emission rates multiplied by
the annual hours of operation. Note that
estimated emissions for Title V facilities
derived from measurements from portable
analyzers cannot be accepted. For stack
tests, older than one year, performed on
reciprocating engines, the allowable
emission limit will be used to calculate
emissions, unless a more valid means of
determining emissions has been established.

4

Stack Test (no Control Efficiency used)

201

Emissions

Emissions that are based on an engineering
estimate.

2

Engineering Judgment

Note the overlap of t

ie WY IMPACT code IDs (2 and 4) with the same EIS code IDs; i.e., same numbers

but associated with different calculation methods.

3. The SLT has additional codes that do not map to EIS codes. In this case the CAERS will have to
include, in its SLT customization, the additional SLT codes. If several states have additional codes
that are not in EIS, the team recommends that these codes be reviewed by EPA and consider them
for inclusion in the EIS codes. For example, 14 control measure codes were retired in EIS and are
mapped to a more generic EIS code 141, Wet Scrubber, such as:

•	Wet Scrubber - High Efficiency (EIS code 1)

•	Impingement Type Wet Scrubber (EIS code 115)

•	Packed Scrubber (EIS code 117)

•	Floating Bed Scrubber (EIS code 120)

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Some SLTs may retain those detailed codes in their state systems. Those codes need to be
contained in the CAERS for the specified SLTs. They would be displayed for the facility reporting
to that SLT and mapped to the EIS code accordingly.

4.	The SLT has codes that map to EIS codes but are not identical to an EIS code. The CAERS would have
to crosswalk those codes to the nearest EIS match, with input from the SLT. For example, Colorado
uses unit type codes to support construction permit tracking activities and are not highly correlated
with EIS types. In Colorado, 4 unit type codes are mapped to one EIS code 270, Incinerator, including
Cremator, Hazardous Waste Incinerator, Incinerator, and Thermal Oxidizer.

5.	Additional use cases that will need to be accommodated into CAERS: E.g., an SLT does not want to
offer a specific EIS calculation method to its facilities. For example, OH does not use EIS code 8,
USEPA Emission Factor (no Control Efficiency used), because Ohio already incorporated all UAEPA
emission factors to their state-specific factors, OEPA (Ohio EPA) factors. The Ohio system performs
auto calculation based on the OEPA factor if there is no process-specific emission information. In
this case the SLT would request that the CAERS be customized so that calculation method code is
not offered when the user is working with a facility from that state.

The team discussed the following two options for SLTs who use CAERS. The team also discussed how the
different SLT codes should be provided to CAERS. Two options emerged:

1. SLT provides its codes to CAERS.

The SLTs would have ownership of their codes. As such, the SLTs would update their codes and provide
the updates to EPA for inclusion in CAERS.

•	Benefits of this approach:

o Facilities will see the same codes when the report to CAERS as they report to the SLTs
o It is easy to implement.

•	Potential downsides of this approach:

o In the long term there is a potential opportunity for an integrated coding system that
everyone can adhere to. This opportunity may be lost with option 1.

•	Information about the codes that would need to be provided for the CAERS would have to
adhere to the following business rules in this case:

a.	The codes and use cases for each onboarded state would have to be located in a place
where onboarded states can access it so they may update their codes as appropriate.

b.	SLTs should not update codes for other SLTs. However, if an SLT finds a code from
another SLT that it would like to adopt, it can include it in its own SLT codes.

c.	SLTs take full responsibilities for their respective codes only, including adding, deleting,
and modifying.

d.	EPA's responsibility will be limited to maintaining the EIS codes, such as adding,
deleting, and modifying those codes.

e.	SLT codes must be mapped to EIS codes if the SLT wants to report data to NEI. SLT codes
that are not mapped to EIS codes will be used by the SLT inventory only.

f.	Design for all code tables under this project are included in the Appendix. A similar
design concept could be applicable for other CAERS code tables.

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2. Establish a standardized set of codes in CAERS.

In this case, EPA would have ownership of the codes and would maintain them. The EPA would have to
conduct out-reach educational work to train facilities with CAERS codes:

•	Benefits:

o There would be one centralized, standardized set of codes that everyone knows,
understands, and can refer to.

•	Downsides (potential) of this approach:

o Similar to the first case, these CAERS codes would still need to be mapped to SLT codes
if data is going to flow from the CAERS back to the SLT. It will be difficult for a map from
CAERS codes to SLT codes when SLT codes are more detailed than the CAERS codes.

o SLTs may choose to keep their coding systems and not adopt a new standardized
system.

o It would take time create and promote a new coding system to all within EPA models
and systems that use these codes.

o EPA would need to devote resources to maintaining this new coding system and
accommodate SLT requests.

NOTE: Option 2 could be a longer-term option. In fact, it would likely evolve over time as a result of
more SLT and EPA systems integrating with CAERS, using the Agile approach.

D.2	Proposed CAERS Tables

Proposed tables for CAERS can be found in the file: "Proposed CAERS Tables.xlsx".

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Appendix E List ofSLT Program System Codes in EIS

Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

ADEM

Alabama Department of Environmental Management

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

AKDEC

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Allegheny County Health Department

PAACHD

Allegheny County Health Department

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation

TR281

Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

AZDEQ

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

ARDEQ

Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian
Reservation

TR206

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation,
Montana

Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of
Montana

TR201

Blackfeet Tribe

Blue Lake Racheria

TR558

Blue Lake Rancheria

Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians Reservation

TR568

Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Cabazon
Reservation, California

California Air Resources Board

CARB

California Air Resources Board

Catawba Indian Nation, South Carolina

T032

Catawba Indian Nation

Chattanooga Air Pollution Control Bureau (CHCAPCB)

CHC_APC
B

Chattanooga-Hamilton Cty APCB

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma

CNEP

Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma

TR906

Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma

Citizen Potawatami Nation, Oklahoma

TR821

Citizen Potawatami Nation, Oklahoma

City of Albuquerque

NMCOA

City of Albuquerque

City of Huntsville Division of Natural Resources and
Environmental Mgmt

COHDNR
EM

City of Huntsville Division of Natural Resources and
Environmental Mgmt

Clark County Department of Air Quality and Environmental
Management

NVCCDA
QM

Clark County Department of Air Quality and Management

Coeur dAlene Tribe

TR181

Coeur d'Alene Tribe

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

CODPHE

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes

TR203

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribe

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington

TR101

Colville Reservation

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon

TR143

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental
Protection

CTBAM

Connecticut Department Bureau of Air Management

Cortina Band of Wintun Indians

TR513

Cortina Band of Wintun Indians

Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California

TR638

Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians

Crow Tribe

TR202

Crow Tribe

DC-District Department of the Environment

DOEE

District Department of the Environment

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control

DEDNR

Delaware Department of Natural Resources

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

TR001

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

FLDEP

Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

TR405

Fond du Lac Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

Forest County Potawatomi Community

TR434

Forest County Potawatomi Community

Forsyth County Office of Environmental Assistance and
Protection

NCFCEAD

Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe Reservation

TR604

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada

Georgia Department of Natural Resources

GADNR

Georgia Deparment of Natural Resources

Gila River Indian Community

TR614

Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona

Grand Portage of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

TR406

Grand Portage of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe

Hawaii Department of Health Clean Air Branch

HIDOHCA
B

Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Air Branch

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

IDDEQ

Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

ILEPA

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

INDEM

Indiana Department of Environmental Management

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

IADNR

Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Air Quality

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Jefferson County (AL) Department of Health

AUCBOH

Jefferson County Board of Health (Alabama)

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

KSDOHE

Kansas Department of Health and Environment

Kaw Nation of Oklahoma

TR810

Kaw Nation of Oklahoma

Kentucky Division for Air Quality

KYDAQ

Kentucky Division of Air Quality

Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in
Kansas

TR861

Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

TR823

Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

Knox County Department of Air Quality Management

KC_DAQ
M

Knox County DAQM

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

TR183

Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

LaPosta Band of Mission Indians

TR577

La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian
Reservation, California

Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians,
Michigan

TR479

Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians,
Michigan

Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority

LRAPA

Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation

TR407

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department

NELLCHD

Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan

TR482

Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan

TR483

Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

LADEQ08

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality 2008

Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District

KYJCAPC
D

Air Pollution Control District of Jefferson County (Kentucky)

Maine Department of Environmental Protection

MEDEP

Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation

TR108

Makah Indian Tribe

Maricopa County Air Quality Department

AZMCAQ
D

Maricopa County Air Quality Department

Maryland Department of the Environment

MDDOE

Maryland Department of Environment

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

MADEP

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

Mecklenburg County Air Quality

NCMCAQ

Mecklenburg County Air Quality

Memphis and Shelby County Health Department - Pollution
Control

MSC_HD

Memphis-Shelby County Health Dept

Metro Public Health of Nashville/Davidson County

N DC_M P
HD

Nashville-Davidson County MPHD

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

MIDEQ

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - Air Quality

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

TR408

Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

MNPCA

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Mississippi Dept of Environmental Quality

MSDEQ

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Missouri Department of Natural Resources

MODNR

Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Control
Program

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut

TR033

Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut

Montana Department of Environmental Quality

MTDEQ

Montana Department of Environmental Quality

Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo
Reservation, California

TR582

Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo
Reservation, California

Navajo Nation

TR780

Navajo Nation

Nebraska Environmental Quality

NEDEQ

Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

Nevada Division of Environmental Protection

NVBAQ

Nevada Bureau of Air Quality

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

NHDES

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services

New Jersey Department of Environment Protection

NJDEP

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

New Mexico Environment Department Air Quality Bureau

NMED

New Mexico Environmental Department

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

NYDEC

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Nez Perce Tribe

TR182

Nez Perce Tribe

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

NCDAQ

North Carolina Department of Air Quality

North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality

NDDEQ

North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

TR207

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

OHEPA

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

OKDEQ

Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Olympic Region Clean Air Agency

WAORCA
A

Olympic Region Clean Air Agency

Omaha Air Quality Control Division

NEOPWD

City of Omaha Public Works Department

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

TR380

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

Oneida Nation of Wisconsin

TR433

Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

ORDEQ

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California

TR586

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga
Reservation, California

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

PADEP

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Penobscot Indian Nation

TR018

Penobscot Tribe of Maine

Philadelphia Air Management Services

PACOP

City of Philadelphia

Pima Association of Governments

PAG

Pima County Association of Governments

Pima County

PIMA

Pima County

Pinal County

Pinal

Pinal County, Arizona

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama

TR028

Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama

Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians

TR862

Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico

TR707

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Pueblo of Pojoaque

TR710

Pueblo of Pojoaque

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico

TR715

Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico

Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico

TR719

Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico

Puerto Rico

PREQB

Puerto Rico

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

WAPSCA
A

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
Nevada

TR651

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma

TR920

Quapaw Tribe

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota

TR409

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

Regional Air Pollution Control Agency

OHRAPC
A

Regional Air Pollution Control Agency (Dayton, Ohio)

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada

TR653

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

RIDEM

Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Office
of the Air Resource

Sac & FoxTribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

TR490

Sac & FoxTribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
Reservation

TR863

Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

TR472

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe

TR007

St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York

Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC) EPNR

TR615

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona

Santee Sioux Nation

TR382

Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan and
Wisconsin

TR469

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan and
Wisconsin

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of
Idaho

TR180

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control

SCDHEC

South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control

South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural
Resources

SDDENR

South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Southern Ute Indian Tribe

TR750

Southern Ute Indian Tribe

Southwest Clean Air Agency

WASWCA
A

Southwest Clean Air Agency

Spirit Lake Nation

TR303

Spirit Lake Nation

Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation,
Washington

TR122

Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, Washington

Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation

TNDEC

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Air
Pollution Control Bureau

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

TXCEQ

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Tohono O-Odham Nation Reservation

TR610

Tohono O'Odham Nation Reservation

Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California

TR595

Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California

TR598

Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California

Utah Division of Air Quality

UTDAQ

Utah Division of Air Quality

Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation,
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah

TR751

Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado,
New Mexico & Utah

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

VTDEC

Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

VADEQ

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Washington State Department of Ecology

WAECY

Washington Emission Inventory Repository Database

Washoe County Health District

NVWCAQ
MD

Washoe County Air Quality Management Division

Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada

TR672

Washoe Tribe of California and Nevada

West Virginia Division of Air Quality

WVDAQ

West Virginia Division of Air Quality

Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency
(Buncombe Co.)

NCBCRA
QA

Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency - Buncombe
County

White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona

TR607

White Mountain Apache Tribe

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

TR383

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

WIDNR

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

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Agency Name

Program

System

Code

Program System Description

Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

WYDEQ

Wyoming Department of Enviromental Quality

Yakama Nation Reservation

TR124

Yakama Nation

Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona

TR601

Yavapai-Apache Nation

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