TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM

TO:

DATE:
SUBJECT:

Docket for Rulemaking, "Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) Update for the 2008
Ozone NAAQS" (EPA-HQ-OAR-2020-0272)

March 12, 2021

Assessing Non-EGU Emission Reduction Potential - Updated for Final Rulemaking

Introduction

Because there are many types of non-EGU emissions sources or units that emit NOx and many control
technologies or combinations of control technologies for these units, there are many approaches to assessing
emission reduction potential from non-EGU emissions sources/units. The EPA completed an assessment of
emission reduction potential from these sources/units on a compressed schedule for the proposed and final rules,
and this memorandum presents one approach. The remainder of this memorandum summarizes this approach to
assessing non-EGU emission reduction potential and the related air quality impacts associated with the estimated
reductions. The memorandum includes the following sections:

•	Model and Methodology Used to Assess Non-EGU Emission Reduction Potential

•	Background for Determining Source Size/Threshold for Non-EGU Emissions Sources

•	Air Quality Impacts from Potential Non-EGU Emissions Reductions

•	Further Verifying and Refining Estimated Non-EGU NOx Emissions Reduction Potential

•	Detailed Verification and Review of Controls on Non-EGU Sources in Four States

•	Conclusions of Verification and Review of Controls on Non-EGU Sources in Four States and Potential
Emissions Reductions

•	Caveats and Limitations of the Cost Analysis

•	Control Installation Timing

•	Request for Comment and Additional Information

Model and Methodology Used to Assess Non-EGU Emission Reduction Potential

For this assessment the EPA used the Control Strategy Tool (CoST) with the maximum emission reduction
algorithm1-2-3, the Control Measures Database (CMDb)4, and the 2023 emissions projections based off of the 2016
NEIvl.5 We used the maximum emission reduction algorithm to estimate the largest quantity of potential
emissions reductions from each emissions source or unit that might impact downwind receptors. CoST also
includes a least cost algorithm that works to identify the set of controls that achieves a given percent reduction or
target emissions reduction at the least cost. If that target emission reduction can't be achieved, then the resulting
strategy will be, by definition, the maximum emissions reduction strategy. That is, the primary objective of the
strategy will be focused on getting emissions reductions and not on lowering costs.

1	Further information on CoST, including a peer review of the tool, can be found at the following link:
https://www.epa.gov/economic-and-cost-analvsis-air-pollution-regulations/cost-analvsis-modelstools-air-pollution.

2	We made a few minor changes to the CoST tool that are not reflected in this assessment. These changes could result in less
than 30 additional tpy of potential emissions reductions and ~$2 million less in total costs.

3	The maximum emission reduction algorithm assigns to each source the single measure (if a measure is available for the
source) that provides the maximum reduction to the target pollutant, regardless of cost. For more information, see the CoST
User's Guide available at the following link:

https://www.cmascenter.org/cost/documentation/3.5/CoST%20User's%20Guide/.

4	The CMDb is available at the following link: https://www.epa.gov/economic-and-cost-analvsis-air-pollution-
regulations/cost-analvsis-modelstools-air-pollution.

5We used the 2023 inventory files with/7? in filename.

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For 2023, we summarized emissions reductions and average annual cost per ton for the 12 states identified from
the 2023 air quality modeling and linked to downwind receptors.6The cost per ton values are annual costs and the
estimated reductions are annual emissions reductions. In addition, in the assessment CoST applied controls to
emissions units with a 150 tons per year (tpy) or more pre-control NOx emissions threshold (see section below on
Background for Determining Source Size for Non-EGU Emissions Sources for options on NOx emissions thresholds).
The results of the CoST run are summarized in an Excel workbook titled CoST Control Strategy - Max Reduction
$10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 07-23-2020.

The 12 states in this assessment are the 12 states EPA proposes to find linked to a downwind receptor in 2021 in
the proposed and final actions: IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, Ml, NY, NJ, OH, PA, VA, and WV.

States across the U.S. reported NOx emissions from approximately 81,000 non-EGU facilities with point
sources/units. Of these, states reported control information for facilities with one or more controls for
approximately 17,000 non-EGU facilities, or 21 percent of these facilities.7 As such, this assessment of emission
reduction potential from non-EGU emissions sources/units reflects a large degree of uncertainty because
information about existing controls on emissions sources/units is missing for some states and incomplete for
some sources.8 As an example, Table 1 below includes emissions totals, uncontrolled emissions, and percent of
uncontrolled emissions using information from the 2017 NEI.

Table 1. For Facilities w/>150 tpy of Emissions in the 2017 NEI - By State,

Total NOx Emissions and Uncontrolled NOx Emissions (ANNUAL tpy)



Total

Uncontrolled

Percent of

State

Emissions

NOx Emissions

Emissions



(ANNUAL)

(ANNUAL)

Uncontrolled

IL

17,655

16,773

95%

IN

32,926

31,567

96%

KY

19,121

16,445

86%

LA

91,952

87,295

95%

MD

6,354

2,339

37%

Ml

35,399

34,459

97%

NJ

3,753

2,261

60%

NY

12,418

11,065

89%

6	In projecting emissions from 2016 to 2023, a percent emissions reduction can be applied to certain emissions units or
sources without knowledge of specific controls for those units or sources - these reductions are labeled as being from
unknown measures. Some of the units or sources included in this assessment had reductions estimated from unknown
measures. In some cases, CoST removed those unknown measures and applied controls to some of those units or sources,
resulting in approximately 20 thousand tons of emissions reductions estimated from the CoST-applied controls. Because CoST
didn't know what the unknown measures were, CoST might be applying controls that aren't appropriate. In addition, in some
cases CoST didn't have a control, so it didn't remove those unknown measures and apply controls.

7	This summary was based on a query of the 2017 NEI.

8	As noted, control information in the NEI is not consistently provided, but there are two columns that contain control
information. The Control IDs has a number associated with a control device, and the % Reduction has the control efficiency.
Either of these columns may be populated, or both, or none. In cases where only the Control IDs column is populated and we
don't know what the control efficiency is, CoST treats the source/unit as uncontrolled and applies a replacement control. We
are likely overestimating potential emissions reductions in these cases. For the 12 states in this assessment there are 488
possible emissions sources/units to control with pre-control emissions >150 tpy. Of these, 130 have something in the Control
IDs column (which means CoST may be inappropriately applying a control), 129 have something in the % Reduction column,
and only 28 have both.

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Total

Uncontrolled

Percent of

State

Emissions

NOx Emissions

Emissions



(ANNUAL)

(ANNUAL)

Uncontrolled

OH

35,186

33,891

96%

PA

31,680

30,437

96%

VA

19,394

14,317

74%

WV

11,507

11,255

98%

From the CoST run, Table 2 below summarizes potential emissions reductions by industry sector and the range of
annual cost per ton estimates across units to which CoST applied controls in each industry sector. This summary
can be found in a worksheet titled Control Summary-by NAICS (2) in an Excel workbook titled Control Summary -
Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 05-18-2020.

Table 2. Annual NOx Emission Reduction Potential and Cost Per Ton Ranges by Industry Sector in 2023 for
Twelve States

NOx Emission Reduction Annual Cost/Ton Range

NAICS Title

Potential (ANNUAL tpy) (2016$)



Chemical Manufacturing

11,577

$914 - $9,703

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

19,092

$64 - $4,204

Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing

4,363

$2,028- $8,911

Pipeline Transportation

32,593

$721 - $8,333

Paper Manufacturing

2,058

$3,796- $8,911

Other

1,346

$212 - $7,963

Utilities

392

$1,279 - $6,046

Primary Metal Manufacturing

6,392

$1,395 - $9,495

Oil and Gas Extraction

2,484

$634- $5,683

The EPA categorized the CoST results for the control technologies that comprise approximately 92 percent of the
total estimated potential emissions reductions from the non-EGU sources/units in the 2023 projected inventory
with 150 tpy or more of NOx emissions in the 12 linked states; the technologies and related emissions sources
include:

a.	Layered combustion (lean burn IC engines - natural gas),

b.	NSCR or layered combustion (industrial natural gas IC engines, Source Classification Codes (SCCs)
with technology not specified),

c.	SCR (glass manufacturing - container, flat & pressed, ICI boilers, IC engines (oil-fired and natural
gas)),

d.	SNCR (cement manufacturing - dry and wet kilns, municipal waste combustors), and

e.	Ultra-low NOx burner and SCR (ICI boilers).

The EPA incrementally included additional details in these summaries, including:

a.	Emissions source group (ICI boilers, IC engines, cement kilns, glass furnaces),

b.	State, and

c.	Industry sector (cement/glass manufacturing, paper manufacturing, pipeline transportation).

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In addition, we calculated a weighted average cost per ton for each technology, plotted the weighted average
costs, and observed a clear breakpoint in the curve at $2,000 per ton.9 This identified two tranches of potential
emissions reductions (see Figure 1 below).10 The summaries discussed above and the figure below are also
available in the Excel workbook titled Control Summary - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated
Modeling - No Replace - 05-18-2020.

Figure 1. Cumulative NOx Emission Reduction Potential (annual tons) by Weighted Average Cost Per Ton
(annual cost per ton) for Control Technologies in 2023

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Layered
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Ultra-low NOx
Burner and SCR

$1,9)6?

$1,917

SCR

SNCR

10,000 20,000

30,000 40,000 50,000
Cumulative NOx Reductions
(tons)

60,000 70,000 80,000

Dotted vertical line separates the two tranches.

For the technologies above, we then:

a.	Within each technology, further organized by emissions source group, and

b.	Looked closer at cost per ton within these technology/source group "bins".

These summaries are available in the Excel workbook with the CoST run results titled CoST Control Strategy - Max
Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 07-23-2020.

The first tranche of potential emissions reductions had a weighted average annual cost of approximately $2,000
per ton and a cost range from ~$64 per ton - ~$5,700 per ton and included the following technology/source
groupings

ii.

a.	SCR - glass manufacturing - container, flat & pressed, IC engines, oil-fired and natural gas (in
pipeline transportation and oil & gas extraction industry sectors), and

b.	SNCR - cement manufacturing - dry and wet kiln, municipal waste combustor.

9	By technology, the Agency calculated a weighted average cost per ton so that some of the outlier cost per ton values did not
disproportionately impact the "average" value used to plot the curve.

10	This assessment assumes annual cost per ton values. To consider whether the tranches would change using ozone season
cost per ton values, we divided total annual cost by ozone season tons. The technology/source groupings stay the same, and
the ozone season cost per ton values are higher.

11	For the emissions unit estimated to generate emissions reductions at $64 per ton, the emissions and cost estimates were
incorrect. The 2023 projected emissions for the unit were significantly overestimated as a result of a growth factor the EPA
received for these emissions from a multi-jurisdictional partner organization. Further, the equation used to estimate the cost
was mis-specified in CoST, and the true annual cost is likely on the order of $800 per ton.

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See Table 3 for details - note that the potential emissions reductions are annual tons not ozone season tons.
Additional details on this first tranche, including the potential emissions reductions and number of emissions units
by state are shown in Table 4. To analyze potential emissions reductions in step 3 of the 4-step framework, we
determined that the potential emissions reductions in tranche 1 are potentially relatively cost-effective because
the $2,000 cost per ton for non-EGU emissions reductions is similar to the control stringency for EGUs
represented by up to $1,800 per ton (see section below on Further Verifying and Refining Estimated Non-EGU NOx
Emissions Reduction Potential for additional discussion).

Table 3. Annual NOx Emission Reduction Potential and Annual Cost Per Ton Range by Technology and

Source Group for Tranche 1 in 2023

Technology Source Group

NOx Emission Reduction Annual Cost/Ton
Potential (ANNUAL tpy) Range (2016$/ton)

SCR

SCR
SCR

Ammonia - \G-Z;red Reformers
Glass Manufacturing - Container,
Fiat & Pressed*

15,570
8,343

2,113

$64-54,200
$1,200-$5,700

$3,300

IC Engines - Natural Gas, Oil
Iron & Steei - in-Process

SCR

Combustion - Bituminous Coal
Cement Manufacturing - Dry and
Wet

154

$4,200

S\CR
S\CR

Municipal Waste Combustors

3,711
145
30,5 37

$1,300 - $2,000
$1,900

Total

* installing controls on glass furnaces typically involves a major update or retrofit every 8-10 years.
This cycle could impact the potential emissions reduction estimates and costs.

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Table 4. Annual NOx Emission Reduction Potential by Technology, State, and Source Group for Tranche
1 in 2023

NOx Emission Reduction

State	Number of Units	Potential (ANNUAL tpy)

Technology	Source Group





Ammonia - NG-Fired Reformers



SCR

Louisiana

5

Glass Manufacturing - Container, Flat & Pressed

2,113

SCR

Illinois

4

1,113

SCR

Indiana

3

652

SCR

Louisiana

3

535

SCR

New York

3

1,162

SCR

Ohio

3

973

SCR

Pennsylvania

6

10,804

SCR

Virginia

2

331

IC Engines - Ntitural Gas, Oil

SCR

Illinois

1

274

SCR

Indiana

5

2,024

SCR

Louisiana

7

3,850

SCR

Michigan

5

1,514

SCR

Ohio

1

131

SCR

Virginia

2

1,040





Iron & Steel - In-Process Combustion - Bituminous Coal



SCR

Indiana

1

Cement Manufacturing - Dry and Wet

154

SNCR

Indiana

8

2,236

SNCR

Maryland

1

149

SNCR

Michigan

13

1,326

Municipal Waste Combustors
SNCR	Maryland	1	145':

The second tranche of potential emissions reductions had a weighted average annual cost range from
approximately $5,000 per ton to $6,600 per ton and a cost range from ~$1,400 per ton - ~$9,700+ per ton and
primarily included the following technology/source groupings:

a.	Layered Combustion - lean burn IC engines - natural gas (in pipeline transportation and oil & gas
extraction industry sectors),

b.	NSCR or Layered Combustion - industrial natural gas IC engines, SCCs with technology not
specified (in pipeline transportation and oil & gas extraction industry sectors), and

c.	Ultra-low NOx burner and SCR - ICI boilers (in paper manufacturing, petroleum and coal products
manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, and primary metal manufacturing industry sectors).

See Table 5 for details - note that the potential emissions reductions are annual tons, not ozone season tons.
Additional details on this second tranche, including the potential emissions reductions and number of emissions
units by state are shown in Table 6. To analyze potential emissions reductions in step 3 of the 4-step framework,
we made no determination as to whether the potential emissions reductions in tranche 2 are cost-effective

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because we assumed the up to $1,800 per ton cost threshold for reductions from EGU sources was an equivalent
cost threshold for comparison. The underlying details and summary Tables 3 through 6 are available in the Excel
workbook titled CoST Control Strategy - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No
Replace - 07-23-2020.

Table 5. Annual NOx Emission Reduction Potential and Annual Cost Per Ton Range by Technology and

Source Group for Tranche 2 in 2023

Technology

Layered Combustion

Source Group

Lean Bum ICE - NG
Industrial NG ICE, SCCs

with technology not
specified

NOx Emission

Reduction Potential Annual Cost/Ton
(ANNUAL tpy)	Range (2016$/tori)

10,963	$5,500 - $6,600

iVSCR or Layered
Combustion
Ultra-low NOx Burner
and SCR

ICI Boiiers

13,176

17,341	$1,400 - $9,700*

$6,400 - $3,300

Total

* Weighted average cost/ton is '-$5,100.

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Table 6. Annual NOx Emission Reduction Potential by Technology, State, and Source Group for Tranche

2 in 2023



State

Numberฎ# Units

NOx Emission Reduction
Potential (ANNUALtpy)

Technology



Source Group







Lean Bum ICE - NG



Layered Combustion

Illinois

1

1,444

Layered Combustion

Indiana

10

2,376

Layered Combustion

Kentucky

4

752

Layered Combustion

Louisiana

3

944

Layered Combustion

Michigan

2

307

Layered Combustion

New York

1

324

Layered Combustion

~Mo-

8

1,521

Layered Combustion

West Virginia

14

3.294



Industrial NG ICE, SCCs with technology not specified

NSCR or Layered Combustion

Illinois

10

1,708

NSCR or Layered Combustion

Kentucky

1

417

NSCR or Layered Combustion

Louisiana

31

6,731

NSCR or Layered Combustion

Ohio

23

4,319





ICI Boilers



Ultra-tow NOx Burner and SCR

Illinois

2

387

Ultra-tow NOx Burner and SCR

Indiana

9

3,810

Ultra-low NOx Burner and SCR

Kentucky

3

905

Ultra-low NOx Burner and SCR

Louisiana

25

7,119

Ultra-low NOx Burner and SCR

New York

4

1,343

Ultra-tow NOx Burner and SCR

Ohio

7

2,059

Ultra-low NOx Burner and SCR

Pennsylvania

3

748

Ultra-low NOx Burner and SCR

West Virginia

3

969

Background for Determining Source Size/Threshold for Non-EGU Emissions Sources

In assessments of non-EGU emission reduction potential that provided supplemental data for review and
comment in previous interstate transport rulemakings, we assessed units with pre-control NOx emissions > 100
tpy, which is the major source threshold for moderate ozone nonattainment areas. In addition, in the 2016 Final
Technical Support Document (TSD)for the Final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS,
Assessment of Non-EGU NOx Emission Controls, Cost of Controls, and Time for Compliance Final TSD, EPA ran CoST
for non-EGU point sources for the 37 eastern U.S. states with NOx emissions of greater than 25 tons per year in
2017. This assessment was prepared for the purpose of presenting and seeking comment on the then currently
available information on emissions and control measures for emissions sources/units of NOx other than EGUs; it
was not prepared for use in conducting a rigorous regulatory analysis under the step 3 multi-factor test, nor for
establishing specific emissions limits. Further, this 2016 assessment relied primarily on NEI data that, for reasons
explained at proposal of the CSAPR Update, was not considered to be of the quality on which EPA could base
regulatory conclusions regarding (a) the need for emissions reductions, and (b) specific emissions control
technologies.

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The assessment of potential emissions reductions from non-EGU sources/units included in the Revised CSAPR
Update proposal was prepared with data and methods for use in making regulatory decisions (e.g., establishing
NOx emissions limits on non-EGU emissions sources/units). The assessment was independent of any previous
assessments. For this assessment, the EPA included units with pre-control NOx emissions > 150 tpy, which is an
emissions threshold that represents a comparable size to 25 MW for EGUs used in prior interstate transport
rulemakings. To derive this emissions threshold, we used emissions expected from an average 25 MW EGU unit
operating at a median heat rate, emission rate, and capacity factor for a coal-fired unit. A description of this
derivation is below.

The CSAPR trading program is currently restricted to EGU sources greater than 25 MW electric generating capacity
in the regulation. Since non-EGU sources/units are not all rated in electric generating capacity, we estimated an
equivalent threshold for these sources/units on an annual NOx emissions basis. We estimated that 150 tons of
NOx emissions per year is a reasonable approximation for the annual NOx emissions from a typical 25 MW EGU.

As mentioned above, this estimate represents a generic 25 MW EGU and relied on assumptions of three factors:
heat rate, capacity-factor, and NOx emissions rate. To develop an estimate for each of these factors, we evaluated
a sample of EGUs ranging from 25 MW - 30 MW, which represents the smallest EGUs currently included in the
CSAPR trading program. This sample included nine units from the following six plants (ORIS codes): 50931, 2790,
50611, 50835, 57046, 2935. We excluded one outlier unit with a NOx rate that was nearly three times higher than
the next highest NOx rate. We calculated the median and average heat rate and NOx rate for the remaining eight
units based on the assumptions included in NEEDS v6 rev: 3-26-2020. We calculated the median and average
annual capacity factor based on Air Markets Program data reported to EPA in 2019. These values are summarized
below.



Median

Average

Heat Rate (Btu/kWh)

12,140

12,291

NOx Rate (Ibs/MMBtu)

0.18

0.23

Capacity Factor (%)

61%

61%

The estimated annual emissions from a typical 25 MW unit based on the assumptions above ranges from about
141 annual tons (median values) to 188 annual tons (average values). Given the small sample size, we believe the
median values are more representative than average values. Therefore, we estimated that 150 tons per year is a
reasonable approximation of the annual NOx emissions at a typical 25 MW EGU. Since non-EGUs sources/units
are not universally rated in MW electric generating capacity, we believe that NOx emissions of 150 tons per year is
an equivalent threshold to a typical 25 MW EGU for use in this assessment.

Air Quality Impacts from Potential Non-EGU Emissions Reductions

Tables 7 and 8 below provide estimates of the air quality impacts at the Westport, CT receptor of the potential
non-EGU emissions reductions in linked upwind states. We chose the Westport site for this assessment because it
is likely the only site to remain a receptor during the time period when non-EGU controls could be implemented,
assuming those controls take longer than 18 months to install. The results for Westport, CT are representative of
the impacts for other coastal Connecticut receptors. In Tables 7 and 8 below, the air quality data are provided for
individual upwind states and by industry sector, source category, and technology for all linked upwind states
combined. Tables 7 and 8 (and the tables that follow) include potential emissions reductions in units of ozone
season tons for appropriate comparison to potential EGU emissions reductions.

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The estimated air quality impacts of the potential non-EGU emissions reductions are based on multiplying the
estimated emissions reductions by the parts per billion (ppb) per ton values for each linkage.12 The ppb per ton
values were derived from the state-by-state contribution modeling. Since the contribution modeling included
emissions from all anthropogenic sources in each state, rather than just non-EGUs, the ppb per ton values used
for this analysis introduce some degree of uncertainty in the results.

In addition, because the precursor emissions in the New York City portion of New York state are a large portion of
the total state emissions and given the proximity of the coastal CT receptors to New York City, the contributions
from the state of New York in the modeling largely reflect the contribution from emissions within New York City
and adjacent areas of southern New York. As such, the ppb per ton values for New York based on the modeling
are likely to overstate, by a large amount, the ppb per ton values from sources outside of New York City. In this
assessment, the estimated impacts at Westport and other coastal CT receptors of the potential non-EGU
emissions reductions in New York state are likely overstated because the ppb per ton values used in the
calculations are dominated by the contributions from New York City, whereas the potential non-EGU emissions
reductions are from emissions units in the western part of the state. Also note that there were no potential NOx
emissions reductions from New Jersey because the projected 2023 emissions inventory did not include individual
non-EGU point sources/emissions units in New Jersey with pre-control NOx emissions greater than 150 tpy for
which CoST had applicable control measures.13

Table 7. Non-EGU Emissions in 2023 and PPB Reductions at Westport, Connecticut
for Individual Linked Upwind States	

Linked States

OS NOx
Reductions

PPB

Reduction

Pennsylvania

4,813

0.144

New York

1,179

0.107

Ohio

3,751

0.048

Indiana

4,981

0.037

West Virginia

2,117

0.029

Michgan

1,311

0.013

Illinois

2,053

0.008

Kentucky

864

0.007

Virginia

571

0.006

Maryland

123

0.003

Total

21,764

0.401

12	We applied the calibration factor for this receptor that is used in the Air Quality Assessment Tool (AQAT) for calculating the
ozone impacts of EGU emissions reductions. The AQAT is discussed and documented in the Ozone Transport Policy Analysis
TSD for the proposal. Calibration factors are intended to account for the non-linear response of ozone concentrations to NOx
emissions reductions.

13	Note that total NOx emissions at the facility-wide level in this analysis are likely much larger than NOx emissions at the
emissions source/unit level, and facilities often have several individual emissions units. In New Jersey there are facilities with
total NOx emissions greater than 150 tpy. We did not, however, identify any individual emissions units at those facilities with
pre-control NOx emissions greater than 150 tpy for which CoST identified applicable control measures.

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Table 8. Non-EGU Emissions in 2023 and PPB Reductions at Westport, Connecticut by

Industry Sector or Source Category, Technology, and Weighted Average Cost Per Ton

from Linked Upwind States14



Sector Technology

OS NOx
Reductions

PPB
Red uction

Approx.
$2,OO0/tDn

Glass Ma nufacturing: SCR

5,780

0.189

Lean Burn IC Engs: SCR

2,710

0.025

Iron a Steel: 5CR

54

0.000

Cement: 5NCR

1,546

0.014

MWC: 5NCR

61

0.001

SubTotal

10,161

0.230

Approx.
$5,000 to
$6,600/ton

Lean Burn ICEng: LCornb

4,040

0.052

Industrial Natural Gas: N5CR/L Comb

2,685

0.027

ICI Boilers: Ultra-low NOx Burner/SCR

3,700

0.092

SubTotal

10,425

0.172



Total

20,586

0.401

Further Verifying and Refining Estimated Non-EGU NOx Emissions Reduction Potential

Because information for existing controls on non-EGU emissions sources/units is missing in the 2016 base year
inventory for some states and incomplete for some sources, the EPA went through a process to further verify
existing control information and refine the NOx emission reduction potential estimated by CoST, the CMDb, and
the 2023 projected inventory in Tables 3 through 6 above. The steps the EPA took, discussed in more detail below,
include:

•	Considered the air quality impacts by state and focused on upwind states with the largest estimated
potential air quality impacts from potential non-EGU emission reductions;

•	Assumed that the potential reductions in tranche 1 were potentially cost-effective because tranche l's
weighted average cost of $2,000 per ton (2016 dollars) is similar to the control stringency for EGUs
represented by up to $1,800 per ton;

•	Looked at potential emissions reductions in tranche 1 that were estimated to cost less than $2,000 per
ton; and

•	For those potential reductions in tranche 1 that were estimated to cost less than $2,000 per ton, reviewed
online facility permits and industrial trade literature to verify and determine if the estimated emissions
reductions may be actual, achievable emissions reductions or if the estimated emissions reductions were
associated with emissions units that are already controlled.

First, we considered the potential ppb impacts by state in Table 7 and prioritized the verification and refinement
of the NOx emission reduction potential for a subset of the states with the largest estimated potential air quality
impacts. We reviewed potential controls and estimated emissions reductions in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio,
Indiana, and West Virginia. The EPA identified these states using an estimate of 0.02 ppb as a threshold for air
quality improvement that may be obtained from reductions from non-EGUs in each state. The Agency is not
applying a 0.02 ppb impact threshold as a step in the Step 3 multi-factor test. Rather, this threshold value allowed
the Agency to better target its verification efforts (i.e., online permit review) toward the potentially effective

14 After the initial assessment of non-EGU reduction potential, we further reviewed information related to applying SCR to IC
engines (discussed below). CoST estimated the control cost inappropriately, as it applied a cost equation to a source much
larger than the predictive range of the equation. In such cases, CoST should apply a cost per ton value, which would be above
the $2,000 per ton threshold for cost-effectiveness. As a result, we removed these units from further consideration.

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states for non-EGU NOx emissions reductions. For the final rule, EPA extended its verification and refinement
process for tranche 1 to additional linked states, including Maryland, Michigan, and Virginia.15

Next, to continue analyzing potential emissions reductions in step 3 of the 4-step framework, we determined that
the potential reductions in tranche 1 (Table 3 above) were potentially relatively cost-effective because the $2,000
cost per ton cost for reductions from non-EGU sources/units is similar to the control stringency for EGUs
represented by up to $1,800 per ton. We made no determination as to whether the potential emissions
reductions in tranche 2 were cost-effective because we assumed the up to $1,800 per ton control stringency for
proposed reductions from EGU sources/units was an equivalent cost threshold for comparison.16 Note that
between the Revised CSAPR Update proposed and final rules, we reviewed the potential controls for emissions
sources/units in tranche 2 (Table 5 above). The emissions reductions from tranche l17 are in the section of Table 8
with the weighted average cost of $2,000 per ton (2016$), and the emissions reductions from tranche 2 are in the
section with the weighted average cost range of $5,000 to $6,600 per ton. Tranche 1 includes:

1.	SCR:

a.glass	manufacturing - container, flat & pressed,

b.lC	engines - natural gas, oil (in pipeline transportation and oil & gas extraction industry
sectors), and

2.	SNCR:

a.cement	manufacturing - dry and wet kilns,

b.municipal	waste combustors.

The total estimated potential emissions reductions from non-EGU sources/units in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio,
and Indiana in tranche 1 were 7,556 ozone season tons. Note that West Virginia dropped out because as indicated
below CoST estimated control costs for two IC engines inappropriately, and CoST did not apply cost-effective
controls to any other emissions units in the state. Below we note exceptions where in tranche 1 CoST applied cost-
effective controls that were not included in the results.

•	CoST applied controls to two IC engines in West Virginia for additional potential emissions reductions of
341 ozone season tons (in tranche 1 CoST did not apply controls to any other emissions units in the state).
However, CoST estimated the control cost inappropriately, as it applied a cost equation to a source much
larger than the predictive range of the equation. In such cases, CoST should apply a cost per ton value,
which in this instance would be above the $2,000 per ton threshold for cost-effectiveness. As a result, it
was determined that there are no actual controls available at the selected level of cost-effectiveness for
these units. We reviewed the permits for these units - the permit indicates that the units currently do not
have control devices installed but do require periodic tune-ups and performance tests.

•	CoST applied a control to an IC engine in Indiana for additional potential emissions reductions of 292
ozone season tons. Like the West Virginia controls, the cost of this control was underestimated for a
source of this size, and the cost per ton for this source is above the threshold for cost-effectiveness. We
reviewed the permit for this unit - the permit indicates that the IC engine currently does not have a
control device installed but does require performance tests and a preventive maintenance plan.

15	The verification efforts did not include Illinois because their permits were not available online. Also, EPA did not review the
potential controls for Kentucky because CoST did not identify applicable control measures for any emissions sources/units in
the state; as such, there were no potential NOx emission reductions to verify.

16	Details on these tranches can be found in the Summary SCR and SNCR and Summary Other Technologies worksheets in the
CoST Control Strategy - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 07-23-2020 Excel
workbook.

17	In tranche 1 the cost per ton ranges from ~$64 per ton - ~$5,700 per ton.

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Next, we looked at the potential emissions reductions in tranche 1 that were estimated to cost <$2,000 per ton,
which were 6,346 ozone season tons, or 84 percent of the estimated reductions in tranche 1 in these states; the
remaining 16 percent of estimated reductions, or 1,210 ozone season tons, was above the $2,000 per ton
threshold.

The steps taken to verify and refine the NOx emission reduction potential information were based first on
technology application and related costs (as detailed above in the section on Model and Methodology for
Assessing Non-EGU Emission Reduction Potential), then on a representative sample of states, and then on likely
cost-effective reductions (i.e., reductions < $2,000 per ton) in those states, which led to key industry sectors; we
did not directly select or eliminate key industry sectors to review for applicability or controls. In the review of the
potential controls in tranche 1 for Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana, we concluded that the likely cost-
effective emissions reductions were from SCR applied to glass furnaces and SNCR applied to cement kilns.18 Please
see the additional discussion on these estimated emissions reductions in the section below titled Conclusions on
Verification and Review of Controls on Non-EGU Sources in Four States and Potential Emissions Reductions.

Between the Revised CSAPR Update proposed and final rules, we reviewed the potential controls for emissions
sources/units in tranche 1 for most of the remaining five states in Table 7. We reviewed the potential controls for
emissions sources/units in Maryland, Michigan, and Virginia; we did not review the potential controls for
emissions sources/units in Illinois because their permits were not available online, and we did not review the
potential controls for sources/units in Kentucky because CoST did not identify applicable control measures for any
emissions sources/units in the state. In tranche 1, we originally estimated 664 ozone season tons of likely cost-
effective emissions reductions from these four states (excluding Kentucky).19 This additional review identified
approximately 62 ozone season tons out of the estimated 664 ozone season tons that are from sources/units
already controlled, leaving an estimated 602 ozone season tons of likely cost-effective emissions reductions from
these states.

Detailed Verification and Review of Controls on Non-EGU Sources in Four States

After determining it was appropriate to verify the potential emissions reductions that were estimated to cost
<$2,000 per ton, we took the additional step of verifying and refining the information on potential controls for
emissions sources/units in tranche 1 for Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana. Note that West Virginia
dropped out because CoST estimated control costs for two IC engines inappropriately, and CoST did not apply likely
cost-effective controls to any other emissions units in the state. To verify and refine the information, we reviewed
facilities' online Title V permits for likely cost-effective emissions reductions associated with SCR applied to glass
furnaces and SNCR applied to cement kilns, and also reviewed industrial trade literature for these facilities and
their parent companies. These permit and industrial trade literature reviews were completed as of July 31,

2020.20

By state, in Tables 9 through 12 below, we include information on 20 emissions units at glass manufacturing and
cement manufacturing facilities including the facility name, NEI Unit ID, type of emissions unit, existing NOx
control, NOx monitoring device, type of fuel used, and related notes. Of the 20 emissions units, 10 units either (i)

18	Note that for non-EGU emissions sources/units not all industry sectors are present in each of the 12 states.

19	Please refer to the Excel workbook with the CoST run results titled CoST Control Strategy - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy
cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 07-23-2020 for more details on the estimated emissions reductions.

20	As noted above, between the Revised CSAPR Update proposed and final rules, we also reviewed the potential controls for
emissions sources/units in tranche 1 for additional linked states in Table 7 - Maryland, Michigan, and Virginia. We did not
review the potential controls for emissions sources/units in Illinois because their permits were not available online, and we
did not review the potential controls for sources/units in Kentucky because CoST did not identify applicable control measures
for any emissions sources/units in the state.

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have controls and monitors (primarily CEMS) already, (ii) are installing controls and CEMS or consolidating
operations in the next few years as a result of recent consent decrees issued as part of the EPA's New Source
Review Air Enforcement Initiative, (iii) have shut down, or (iv) are planning to shut down by 2023. In addition, we
find that most of the emissions units are natural gas-fired, though a few of the cement kilns can fire either coal or
oil. Based on information collected through the permit review, we believe the units in categories (i) and (iii) don't
present an opportunity to generate emissions reductions as part of this analysis and should be removed from
further consideration. With respect to categories (ii) and (iv), for purposes of a focused analysis of potential cost-
effective non-EGU emissions reductions, we excluded these units from further consideration.

Reviewing online facility permits does not always resolve outstanding questions. Permits can be 100 pages or
more in length with detailed information about a facility and the units at the facility, and the accuracy and extent
of information can vary by state. Matching NEI information to information in the permit is not always straight
forward. For example, the NEI Unit IDs don't always match the unit ID information in the permit and even more
research or refinement is needed.

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Table 9. Pennsylvania Glass Manufacturing Facilities

Facility Name/NEI
Unit ID21

Ultimate

Parent

Company

Type of

Emissions

Unit

County

2023

Projected

NOx

Emissions

Estimated
Reductions
(OS Tons)
from SCR

Existing

NOx

Control

NOx

Monitoring

Device/

Technique

Fuel Used
by Furnace

Other
Notes

Status of

Estimated

Reductions22

Ardagh Glass Inc/Port
Allegany Pit
(NEI Unit ID
19110913)

Ardagh Group
S.A.

Container
Glass: Melting
Furnace

McKean

152

47.43

LNB + OEAS

CEMS

Natural Gas

194.73
tons annual
emissions
limit

Remove from
consideration
(Already
controlled)

Vitro Flat Glass
LLC/Carlisle
(NEI Unit ID
18725313)23

Vitro, Inc.

Flat Glass:

Melting

Furnace

Cumberland

10,514

3,285.65

No Control

CEMS

Natural
Gas/Oil #2
(permitted
for both
fuels; natural
gas is the
typical fuel
used)

Emissions
limit of
26.75

lb/ton glass
produced

Uncertain -
see notes
below
(NEI

discrepancy)

Vitro Flat Glass
LLC/Carlisle
(NEI Unit ID
18725413)

Vitro, Inc.

Flat Glass:

Melting

Furnace

Cumberland

1,236

386.27

SCR

CEMS

Natural
Gas/Oil #2
(permitted
for both
fuels; natural
gas is the
typical fuel
used)

Emissions
limit of 7.0
lb/ton glass
produced

Remove from
consideration
(Already
controlled)

21	Pennsylvania's online permits are available at the following link: http://cedatareporting.pa.gov/Reportserver/Pages/ReportViewer.aspx7/Public/DEP/AQ/SSRS/AQ Permit Docs.

22	The category indicated in italics and parentheses is associated with the categories in Table 13 below.

23	The cost per ton and potential emissions reductions for this emissions unit reflect a high degree of uncertainty. The uncertainty comes from the following two sources: (i) discrepancies
between the underlying information for this unit in the 2023 projected inventory and other emissions data, and (ii) the equation in CoST that is used to estimate the emissions reductions
and cost per ton value. In the 2023 projected inventory, the reported pre-control emissions are much larger than what appears in the PA Air Emissions Report
(http://www.depgreenport.state.pa.us/powerbiproxv/powerbi/Public/DEP/AQ/PBI/Air Emissions Report) for this facility and significantly larger than any other glass furnace in this
analysis, and the projected inventory does not show a control on any unit at this facility, even though a review of the permit indicates that one unit does have a control. Lastly, the
equation used to estimate the costs is misspecified and yields artificially low cost per ton estimates for a source this large. The default cost per ton value from CoST for this source is
roughly $800/ton (2016$) and is still within the range of costs in tranche 1.

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Facility Name/NEI
Unit ID21

Ultimate

Parent

Company

Type of

Emissions

Unit

County

2023

Projected

NOx

Emissions

Estimated
Reductions
(OS Tons)
from SCR

Existing

NOx

Control

NOx

Monitoring

Device/

Technique

Fuel Used
by Furnace

Other
Notes

Status of

Estimated

Reductions22

Pittsburgh Glass
Works/Meadville
Works 824'25
(NEI Unit ID
19025613)

Vitro, Inc.

Flat Glass:

Melting

Furnace

Crawford

1,739

543.49

No Control

CEMS

Natural Gas

766.5 tons
annual
emissions
limit

Uncertain -
closed a line
on June 10,
2020

(Shutdown)

Guardian Ind

Corporation/Jefferson

Hills

(NEI Facility ID
2989611)





Allegheny

512

159.93







Facility
closed at
end of
2015.

Remove from
consideration
(Shutdown)

Subtotal









4,422.77











24	Vitro acquired this facility in 2017 - https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2020/04/13/Meadville-Vitro-glass-COVID-19-lavoffs-pennsvlvania/stories/202004130Q94.

25	This facility shut down one of its two production lines effective June 10, 2020. The company stated that it will be too expensive to rebuild the production line.
https://www.glassmagazine.com/news/vitro-shut-down-float-line-automotive-glass

https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2020/04/13/Meadville-Vitro-glass-COVID-19-lavoffs-pennsvlvania/stories/202004130Q94

26	https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-companv-news/2015/06/24/Guardian-lndustries-to-close-Jefferson-Hills-plant-more-than-100-face-lavoffs-
pittsburgh/stories/201506240183

https://www.wtae.com/article/guardian-industries-closing-iefferson-hills-plant-idling-114/7472247

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Table 10. New York Glass Manufacturing Facilities

Facility Name/NEI

Ultimate

Type of

County

2023

Estimated

Existing

NOx

Fuel Used

Other

Status of

Unit ID27

Parent

Emissions



Projected

Reductions

NOx

Monitoring

by Furnace

Notes

Estimated



Company

Unit



NOx

Emissions

(OS Tons)
from SCR

Control

Device/
Technique





Reductions28



















Furnace #1

Possible



















has an

(Possible



















annual

emissions



















emissions

reductions)



















limit of 1.2















Two





lb NOx/ton



Anchor Glass Container
Corp

(NEI Unit ID 2854113)

Anchor Glass

Container

Corp

Container
Glass: Melting
Furnace

Chemung

450

140.63

furnaces -
Furnace #1 -
SCR;

Furnace #2 -
no control

CEMS

Natural Gas

of glass
produced.
Furnace #2
has an
annual
emissions
limit of 4.5
lb NOx/ton
of glass
produced.





















Furnace A

Possible



















has an

(Possible



















annual

emissions



















emissions

reductions)













Two

furnaces -
No controls
indicated





limit of 4.0



Owens Brockway Glass
Container Inc

0-1 Glass, Inc.

Container
Glass: Melting

Cayuga

309

96.69

CEMS

Natural Gas

lb NOx/ton
of glass



(NEI Unit ID 2863113)



Furnace











produced.
Furnace B
has an
annual
emissions
limit of ?



27	New York's online permits are available at the following link: http://www.dec.nv.gov/dardata/boss/afs/issued atv.html.

28	The category indicated in italics and parentheses is associated with the categories in Table 13 below.

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Guardian Geneva Float

Glass Facility29

(NEI Unit ID 18725413)

Koch

Industries,
Inc.

Flat Glass:

Melting

Furnace

Ontario

790

246.83

SCR

CEMS

Natural Gas

Annual
emissions
limit of 770
tons

Remove from
consideration
(Already
controlled)

Subtotal









484.15











Table 11. Ohio Glass Manufacturing Facility

Facility Name/NEI

Ultimate

Type of

County

2023

Estimated

Existing

NOx

Fuel Used

Other Notes

Status of

Unit ID30

Parent

Emissions



Projected

Reductions

NOx

Monitoring

by Furnace



Estimated



Company

Unit



NOx

Emissions

(OS Tons)
from SCR

Control

Device/
Technique





Reductions31



















Furnace #1

Uncertain -



















has annual

recent stack



















emissions

test shows



















limit of 364.7

emissions well













Two





tons - a

below permit













furnaces -





recent stack

limit













None



Natural Gas
or Oil
(permitted
for both;
natural gas
the typical
fuel used)

test show

(Already













indicated for



emissions at

controlled)

Pilkington North

America Inc.

(NEI Unit ID 55204113)



Flat Glass:

Melting

Furnace

Wood

755

236

furnace #1;
3R

technology32
for furnace
#2

(technology
is

proprietary)

CEMS

the furnace
are 41.64
tons NOx.
Furnace #2
has an annual
emissions
limit of 945
tons -- CEMS
data show
recent
emissions of
792.98 tons.



Subtotal









236











29	This facility is subject to a consent decree with the U.S. requiring that SCR be installed on its furnace to be shutdown with compliance actions to be taken between December 31, 2017
and December 31, 2024. A NOx CEMS is already in place. Consent decree is at https://elr.info/sites/default/files/doi-consent-decrees/united states v. guardian industries corp.pdf.

30	Ohio's online permits are available at the following link: https://www.epa.ohio.gov/dapc/permits/permits.

31	The category indicated in italics and parentheses is associated with the categories in Table 13 below.

32	3R is a NOx control technology that involves combustion modification using excess natural gas to create reducing conditions within a glass furnace in order to reduce NOx emissions. A
BACT permit by Cardinal Glass in Portage, Wl, filed with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WIDNR) (December 8, 2017) indicates that this technology may lead to long-term
furnace and refractory damage based on their experience with the use of 3R at 3 other plants of theirs in the U.S. The CMDb does not include the 3R process as a NOx control technology.

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Table 12. Indiana Glass Manufacturing and Cement Manufacturing Facilities

Facility Name/NEI

Ultimate

Type of

County

2023

Estimated

Existing

NOx

Fuel Used

Other

Status of

Unit ID33

Parent

Emissions



Projected

Reductions

NOx

Monitoring

by Furnace

Notes

Estimated



Company

Unit



NOx

Emissions

(OS Tons)
from SCR
and SNCR

Control

Device/
Technique





Reductions34



















Furnace #2

Possible



















has an

(Possible



















annual

emissions



















emissions

reductions)



















limit of



Ardagh Glass Inc.
(NEI Unit ID 65375713)

Ardagh
Group S.A.

Container
Glass: Melting
Furnace

Randolph

312

97.63

No Control

No monitors

Natural Gas

506.9 tons.
This
furnace
may be
emitting
under its
permit
limit.





















Furnace #1

Possible



















has an

(Possible



















annual

emissions



















emissions

reductions)



















limit of



Ardagh Glass Inc.
(NEI Unit ID 65375813)

Ardagh
Group S.A.

Container
Glass: Melting
Furnace

Randolph

280

87.65

No Control

No monitors

Natural Gas

389.24
tons. This
furnace
may be
emitting
under its
permit
limit.



33	Indiana's online permits are available at the following link: https://www.in.gov/apps/idem/caats/.

34	The category indicated in italics and parentheses is associated with the categories in Table 13 below.

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Facility Name/NEI

Ultimate

Type of

County

2023

Estimated

Existing

NOx

Fuel Used

Other

Status of

Unit ID33

Parent

Emissions



Projected

Reductions

NOx

Monitoring

by Furnace

Notes

Estimated



Company

Unit



NOx

Emissions

(OS Tons)
from SCR
and SNCR

Control

Device/
Technique





Reductions34



















Facility-

Possible



















wide

(Possible



















annual

emissions



















emissions

reductions)

Anchor Glass Container

Anchor Glass

Container













limit of 396



Corporation

Container

Glass: Melting

Dearborn

276

86.28

No control

No monitors

Natural Gas

tons, which



(NEI Unit ID 28314513)

Corp.

Furnace













likely

includes

additional

emissions

sources.





















NOx

Remove from



















control &

consideration



















monitoring

(Shutdown)



















required



Lehigh Cement
Company

(NEI Unit ID 5813813)

Heidelberg
Cement

Long Kiln

Clark

187

38.89

SNCR

CEMS

Natural Gas
(coal or oil
as backup
fuels)

under

consent

decree

(Essroc).

Plant to

cease

operations

during

2022.





















NOx

Remove from



















control &

consideration



















monitoring

(Shutdown)

Lehigh Cement
Company

(NEI Unit ID 5813313)

Heidelberg
Cement

Preheater Kiln

Clark

394

82.08

SNCR

CEMS

Natural Gas
(coal or oil
as backup
fuels)

required

under

consent

decree

(Essroc).

Plant to

cease

operations



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Facility Name/NEI
Unit ID33

Ultimate

Parent

Company

Type of

Emissions

Unit

County

2023

Projected

NOx

Emissions

Estimated
Reductions
(OS Tons)
from SCR
and SNCR

Existing

NOx

Control

NOx

Monitoring

Device/

Technique

Fuel Used
by Furnace

Other
Notes

Status of

Estimated

Reductions34



















during
2022.



Lehigh Cement
Company

(NEI Unit ID 4232613)

Heidelberg
Cement

Preheater Kiln

Lawrence

552

115.09

No control

No monitoring

Natural gas

Plant is
subject to
NOx

requireme
nts in
consent
decree; a
single kiln
will replace
all 3

preheater

kilns in

2023.

Permit

indicates

MKFor

LNBas

controls for

ozone

season, but

no

evidence of
installation.

Remove from
consideration
(Lehigh
Cement - kiln
replacements)

Lehigh Cement
Company

(NEI Unit ID 4232813)

Heidelberg
Cement

Preheater Kiln

Lawrence

495

103.21

No control

No monitoring

Natural gas

Plant is
subject to
NOx

requireme
nts in
consent
decree; a
single kiln
will replace
all 3

Remove from
consideration
(Lehigh
Cement - kiln
replacements)

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Facility Name/NEI
Unit ID33

Ultimate

Parent

Company

Type of

Emissions

Unit

County

2023

Projected

NOx

Emissions

Estimated
Reductions
(OS Tons)
from SCR
and SNCR

Existing

NOx

Control

NOx

Monitoring

Device/

Technique

Fuel Used
by Furnace

Other
Notes

Status of

Estimated

Reductions34



















preheater

kilns in

2023.

Permit

indicates

MKFor

LNBas

controls for

ozone

season, but

no

evidence of
installation.



Lehigh Cement
Company

(NEI Unit ID 4233913)

Heidelberg
Cement

Preheater Kiln

Lawrence

711

148.10

No control

No monitoring

Natural gas

Plant is
subject to
NOx

requireme
nts in
consent
decree; a
single kiln
will replace
all 3 kilns
by 2023.
Plant is
subject to
NOx

control by

MKFor

LNBin

ozone

season, but

no

evidence of
installation.

Remove from
consideration
(Lehigh
Cement - kiln
replacements)

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Facility Name/NEI
Unit ID33

Ultimate

Parent

Company

Type of

Emissions

Unit

County

2023

Projected

NOx

Emissions

Estimated
Reductions
(OS Tons)
from SCR
and SNCR

Existing

NOx

Control

NOx

Monitoring

Device/

Technique

Fuel Used
by Furnace

Other
Notes

Status of

Estimated

Reductions34

Lehigh Cement
Company

(NEI Unit ID 65392513)

Heidelberg
Cement

Wet Kiln

Cass

314

65.49

Wl (water
injection)

CEMS

Coal or oil

Kiln #2 has
an

emissions
limit of
4.75 lb
N Ox/ton
clinker
produced

Possible
(Possible
emissions
reductions)

Lehigh Cement
Company

(NEI Unit ID 65392613)

Heidelberg
Cement

Wet Kiln

Cass

242

50.33

SNCR+Wl

CEMS

Coal or oil

Kiln #1
does not
have an
emissions
limit

indicated in
the permit

Remove from
Consideration
(Already
controlled)

Lone Star Industries Inc.
(NEI Unit ID 9180513)

Buzzi Unicem

Semi-Dry Kiln

Putnam

1,578

328.66

Low NOx
calciner +
good

combustion

practice

(GCP)

CEMS

Coal or Oil

Kiln has an

emissions

limit of

5.5141b

NOx/ton of

clinker

produced

Possible
(Possible
emissions
reductions)

Subtotal









1,203.41











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Conclusions of Verification and Review of Controls on Non-EGU Sources in Four States and Potential Emissions
Reductions

CoST identified likely cost-effective (i.e., $2,000 per ton or less) control technologies for 20 emissions units at glass
manufacturing and cement manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana. None of these
units are owned by small businesses as defined by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) small business size
standards for these two industry sectors.35 The total potential emissions reductions in Pennsylvania, New York,
Ohio, and Indiana in tranche 1 were 7,556 ozone season tons. We looked at potential emissions reductions in
tranche 1 that were estimated to cost <$2,000 per ton (likely cost-effective), which were 6,346 ozone season tons.
We reviewed online permits for these 20 units and as indicated in Tables 9 through 12, 10 of these units either (i)
have controls and monitors (primarily CEMS) already, (ii) are installing controls and CEMS or consolidating
operations in the next few years as a result of recent consent decrees issued as part of the EPA's New Source
Review Air Enforcement Initiative, (iii) have shutdown, or (iv) are planning to shut down by 2023.36 Table 13 below
summarizes the status of the potential NOx emissions reductions.

Table 13. Status of Estimated Potential Emissions Reductions



# of

OS Tons

(% of Total)



Emissions







Units





Shutdowns

4

824

13

Lehigh Cement - Kiln Replacements

3

366

6

NEI Discrepancy/Uncertain

1

3,286

51

Already Controlled/Uncertain

5

967

15

Possible Emissions Reductions

7

903

14

TOTAL

20

6,346



Based on the 2023 projected inventory, the emissions reductions from the plant shutdowns and consolidated
operations (between 2015 and 2023) are estimated to be approximately 824 tons, or 13 percent of the potentially
cost-effective ozone season emissions reductions in tranche 1. These emissions reductions are not currently
reflected in the estimated air quality impacts shown above in Tables 7 and 8.

In addition, for the Lehigh Cement manufacturing facility in Lawrence County, Indiana (emissions reductions
estimated to be 366.40 tons, or 6 percent of the potentially cost-effective ozone season emissions reductions in
tranche 1) that is subject to a consent decree, the 2023 projected inventory emissions are 1,758 tons and we
currently do not know what the expected emissions reductions may be. We have found that the three older kilns
currently in operation will shut down by 2023 and be replaced with a single new kiln whose production capacity
will be almost 3 times as large (2.8 million tons of clinker compared to 1 million tons of clinker currently) and
whose NOx emissions are unknown.

Ten facilities, summarized again below in Table 14, were estimated to have the potential to generate some
emissions reductions. However, results from the review of online permit review and industrial trade literature
suggest that some of those potential reductions may not be true potential reductions. The status of the potential
reductions at the ten facilities is summarized below, along with an assessment of the likelihood that

35	U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). Table of Small Business Size Standards as of August 19, 2019. Available at
https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/2019-

08/SBA%20Table%20of%20Size%20Standards_Effective%20Aug%2019%2C%202019_Rev.pdf.

36	The status of three of these 10 facilities reflects some uncertainty. Those facilities include Vitro Flat Glass LLC/Carlisle, PA,
Pittsburgh Glass Works/Meadville Works 8, PA, and Pilkington North America Inc., OH. The uncertainty associated with the
potential emissions reductions from these three facilities is discussed in this section.

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recommended controls could generate emissions reductions. The assessment for each facility concludes with
either "uncertain" or "possible" depending on the likelihood of potential emissions reductions.

•	Vitro Flat Glass LLC/Carlisle. PA (NEI Unit ID 18725313). 3.285.65 OS tons - The cost per ton and estimated
emissions reductions for this emissions unit reflect a high degree of uncertainty. The uncertainty comes
from the following two sources: (i) discrepancies between the underlying information for this unit in the
2023 projected inventory and other more recent emissions data reported to the state, and (ii) the
equation in CoST that is used to estimate the emissions reductions and cost per ton value. In the 2023
projected inventory, the pre-control 2023 emissions for one of the emissions units (10,514 tons) are much
larger than what appears in the 2018 PA Air Emissions Report for the entire facility (1,770 tons) and six
times larger than any other glass furnace in this analysis.37 This discrepancy in emissions (roughly 8,700
tons) likely leads to an overestimate of potential emissions reductions (3,285.65 ozone season tons, or
51 percent of the likely cost-effective ozone season emissions reductions in tranche 1) that are not
currently reflected in the estimated air quality impacts shown above in Tables 7 and 8. If total facility
emissions are approximately 1,770 annual tons (or 737.5 ozone season tons), it is not possible to achieve
3,285 tons of ozone season reductions from only one unit at the facility. In addition, the projected
inventory does not show a control on any unit at this facility, even though a review of the permit indicates
that one unit does have a control.

Emission Reduction Potential: Uncertain, 2023 projected inventory discrepancy

•	Pittsburgh Glass Works/Meadville Works 8. PA (NEI Unit ID 19025613). 543.49 OS tons -- This facility shut
down one of its two production lines effective June 10, 2020. The company stated that it is too expensive
to rebuild the production line.

Emission Reduction Potential: Uncertain, potentially shutdown

•	Anchor Glass Container Corp. NY (NEI Unit ID 2854113). 140.63 OS tons -- Furnace #2 has an annual
emissions limit of 4.5 lb NOx/ton of glass produced and no current control.

Emission Reduction Potential: Possible

•	Owens Brockwav Glass Container Inc.. NY (NEI Unit ID 2863113). 96.69 OS tons-The permit shows two
furnaces with no controls.

Emission Reduction Potential: Possible

•	Pilkington North America Inc., OH (NEI Unit ID 55204113), 236 OS tons - In the permit, Furnace #1 was
listed with an annual emissions limit of 364.7 tons, but a recent stack test indicates emissions at the
furnace are 41.64 tons of NOx.

Emission Reduction Potential: Uncertain, potentially already controlled

•	Ardagh Glass Inc., IN (NEI Unit ID 65375713), 97.63 OS tons - In the permit, Furnace #2 has an annual
emissions limit of 506.9 tons and the 2023 projected emissions are 312 tons. It is possible the source is
currently operating under its permit limit.

Emission Reduction Potential: Possible

•	Ardagh Glass Inc.. IN (NEI Unit ID 65375813). 87.65 OS tons - In the permit, Furnace #1 has an annual
emissions limit of 389.24 tons and the 2023 projected emissions are 280 tons. It is possible the source is
currently operating under its permit limit.

Emission Reduction Potential: Possible

37 In the 2017 NEI, the NOx emissions for the larger furnace are approximately 2,076 tons.

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•	Anchor Glass Container Corporation. IN (NEI Unit ID 28314513). 86.28 OS tons - Facility-wide annual
emissions limit of 396 tons, which likely includes additional emissions sources.

Emission Reduction Potential: Possible

•	Lehigh Cement Company, IN (NEI Unit ID 65392513), 65.49 OS tons - Currently uses water injection as
control technology.

Emission Reduction Potential: Possible

•	Lone Star Industries Inc.. IN (NEI Unit ID 9180513). 328.66 OS tons - Currently uses low NOx calciner +
good combustion practice (GCP) as control technology.

Emission Reduction Potential: Possible

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Table 14. Potential Emissions Reductions from Glass Manufacturing Facilities in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana

Facility Name/NEI Unit ID

Type of
Emissions Unit

County (State)

2023 Projected
NOx Emissions

Estimated
Reductions
(OS Tons)

Existing NOx
Control

NOx

Monitoring

Device/

Technique

Status of

Estimated

Reductions

Vitro Flat Glass LLC/Carlisle
(NEI Unit ID 18725313)

Flat Glass:
Melting Furnace

Cumberland (PA)

10,514

3,285.65

No Control

CEMS

Uncertain,
NEI

discrepancy

Pittsburgh Glass
Works/Meadville Works 8
(NEI Unit ID 19025613)

Flat Glass:
Melting Furnace

Crawford (PA)

1,739

543.49

No Control

CEMS

Uncertain,
potentially
shutdown

Anchor Glass Container Corp
(NEI Unit ID 2854113)

Container Glass:
Melting Furnace

Chemung (NY)

450

140.63

Two furnaces -
Furnace #1-SCR;
Furnace #2 - no
control

CEMS

Possible

Owens Brockway Glass

Container Inc

(NEI Unit ID 2863113)

Container Glass:
Melting Furnace

Cayuga (NY)

309

96.69

Two furnaces - No
controls indicated

CEMS

Possible

Pilkington North America
Inc.

(NEI Unit ID 55204113)

Flat Glass:
Melting Furnace

Wood (OH)

755

236

Two furnaces -
None indicated for
furnace #1; 3R
technology for
furnace #2
(technology is
proprietary)

CEMS

Uncertain,
potentially
already
controlled

Ardagh Glass Inc.
(NEI Unit ID 65375713)

Container Glass:
Melting Furnace

Randolph (IN)

312

97.63

No Control

No monitors

Possible

Ardagh Glass Inc.
(NEI Unit ID 65375813)

Container Glass:
Melting Furnace

Randolph (IN)

280

87.65

No Control

No monitors

Possible

Anchor Glass Container

Corporation

(NEI Unit ID 28314513)

Container Glass:
Melting Furnace

Dearborn (IN)

276

86.28

No control

No monitors

Possible

Lehigh Cement Company
(NEI Unit ID 65392513)

Wet Kiln

Cass (IN)

314

65.49

Wl (water
injection)

CEMS

Possible

Lone Star Industries Inc.
(NEI Unit ID 9180513)

Semi-Dry Kiln

Putnam (IN)

1,578

328.66

Low NOx calciner +
good combustion
practice (GCP)

CEMS

Possible

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In summary, the total potential emissions reductions in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, and Indiana in tranche 1
were 7,556 ozone season tons. We looked at potential emissions reductions in tranche 1 that were estimated to
cost <$2,000 per ton, which were 6,346 ozone season tons. Between unit shutdowns and potentially incorrect
emissions data in the 2023 projected inventory (and the resulting infeasible estimate of potential emissions
reductions), of the 6,346 tons approximately 4,110 tons, or 64 percent, of the likely cost-effective emissions
reductions are not or may not be true, achievable emissions reductions. The potential emissions reductions
associated with applying CoST-recommended controls that are considered possible are 903 ozone season tons,
or 14 percent of the likely cost-effective emissions reductions.

Also, as noted above in the section Further Verifying and Refining Estimated Non-EGU NOx Emissions Reduction
Potential, between the Revised CSAPR Update proposed and final rules, we reviewed the potential controls for
emissions sources/units in tranche 1 for additional linked states in Table 7 - Maryland, Michigan, and Virginia. We
did not review the potential controls for emissions sources/units in Illinois because their permits were not
available online, and we did not review the potential controls in Kentucky because CoST did not identify applicable
control measures for any emissions sources/units in the state. In tranche 1, we originally estimated 664 ozone
season tons of likely cost-effective emissions reductions from these four states (excluding Kentucky). This
additional review identified approximately 62 ozone season tons out of the estimated 664 ozone season tons that
are from sources/units already controlled, leaving an estimated 602 ozone season tons of likely cost-effective
emissions reductions from these states.

Finally, between the proposed and final rules, we also reviewed the potential controls for emissions sources/units
in tranche 2 (Table 5 above). Of the approximately 11,119 ozone season tons of estimated emissions reductions,
ten percent of those reductions are from sources/units already controlled.38

Caveats and Limitations of the Cost Analysis

The EPA acknowledges several important caveats and limitations of the non-EGU cost assessment included in this
memorandum, which include the following:

Boundary of the cost analysis: In this cost analysis we include only the impacts to the sectors and facilities that are
the focus of this analysis. We include the costs for purchase, installation, operation, and maintenance of control
equipment over the lifetime of the equipment. Recordkeeping, reporting, testing and monitoring costs are not
included.39 Additional revenue may be generated by vendors that would build, install, and test new control
technologies for use at sources in the directly affected sectors, especially for control equipment manufacturers,
distributors, or service providers. These revenue and employment impacts are not included in this cost analysis.

Cost and effectiveness of control technologies: The application of control technologies reflect average retrofit
factors nationally and average estimates of equipment life. We do not account for regional or local variation in
capital and annual cost items such as energy, labor, and materials. The estimates of control technology costs may
over- or under-estimate the costs depending on how the difficulty of actual retrofitting and equipment life
compares with the control and cost assumptions. In addition, the estimates of control efficiencies for control
technologies included in the assessment assume that the control devices are properly installed and maintained.

38	Please refer to the Excel workbook titled CoST Control Strategy - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated
Modeling - No Replace - 07-23-2020 for more details on the estimated emissions reductions in tranche 2.

39	Many of the sources included in this cost analysis already have NOx monitors (primarily CEMS) installed, as shown in Tables
9 through 14, which partially offsets this limitation.

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Interest rate: We apply an interest rate of 7 percent to annualize capital costs in the analysis. In addition, while
this interest rate may potentially be consistent with guidance as found in the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost
Manual,40 (hereafter called the "Control Cost Manual") the actual interest rate may vary for control cost
estimation at each facility included in this analysis.

Accuracy of control costs: We estimate that there is an accuracy range of +/- 30 percent for non-EGU point source
control cost estimates. This level of accuracy is described in the Control Cost Manual, which is a basis for the
estimation of non-EGU control cost estimates included in this memorandum. This level of accuracy is consistent
with either the budget or bid/tender level of cost estimation (or Class 4) as defined by the American Association
for Cost Engineering International (AACEI) and explained in Section 1, Chapter 2 of the Control Cost Manual. In
addition, the accuracy of costs is also influenced by the availability and extent of data underlying the cost
estimates for individual control technologies.

Control Installation Timing

We previously examined the time necessary to install the controls listed above for different industries. The 2016
Final Technical Support Document (TSD)for the Final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS,
Assessment of Non-EGU NOx Emission Controls, Cost of Controls, and Time for Compliance Final TSD (CSAPR
Update non-EGU TSD) provided preliminary estimates of installation times for a variety of NOx control
technologies applied to a large number of sources in non-EGU industry sectors.41 For virtually all NOx controls
applied to cement manufacturing and glass manufacturing units, information on installation times was not
available to provide an estimate, and we concluded that the installation time for these controls was "uncertain."
There was an exception for SNCR applied to cement kilns, and the installation time estimate of 42-51 weeks listed
in the CSAPR Update non-EGU TSD does not account for implementation across multiple sources, the need to
have NOx monitors installed, and other steps in the permitting and construction processes.

To improve upon information from the CSAPR Update Non-EGU TSD on installation times for SCR on glass
furnaces and SNCR on cement kilns, EPA reviewed information from recent permitting actions and a consent
decree. For two glass manufacturing facilities that installed SCR on glass furnaces, from the time of permit
application to the time of SCR operation was approximately 19 months for one facility and is currently at least 20
months for another facility.42 These installation times do not reflect time needed for pre-construction design and
engineering, financing, and factors associated with scaling up construction services for multiple installations at
several emissions units. With respect to cement kilns, an April 2013 consent decree between EPA and CEMEX, Inc.
required installation of SNCR at a kiln within 450 days, or approximately 15 months, of the effective date of the
consent decree.43 Similarly, this installation time does not reflect time associated with scaling up construction
services for multiple control installations at several emissions units.

40	U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual. Section 1, Chapter 2, pp. 15-
17. Available on the Internet at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-
12/documents/epaccmcostestimationmethodchapter 7thedition 2017.pdf.

41	The CSAPR Update non-EGU TSD is available on the EPA's website at the following link:

https://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/assessment-non-egu-nox-emission-controls-cost-controls-and-time-compliance-final-tsd.

42	Cardinal FG Company submitted a permit application to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WIDNR) to
construct an SCR in December 2017 at a facility in Portage, Wisconsin. The SCR was expected to be ready for testing in mid-
July 2019. In addition, Cardinal FG Company submitted a permit application to the WIDNR to construct an SCR in January
2019 at a facility in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The SCR is currently not operational.

43	The consent decree can be located at the following link: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/cemex-
lvons-cd.pdf.

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Request for Comment and Additional Information

To develop a more complete record, at proposal the EPA requested comment on several questions related to
specific control strategies the Agency evaluated, and in particular sought feedback and data from stakeholders
with relevant expertise or knowledge. For a general discussion of comments received and Agency responses,
please see the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS final rule preamble. For
the detailed comments and responses, please see and the Non-EGUs section in the Revised Cross-State Air
Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone Season NAAQS - Response to Comment document available in the
docket.

As indicated above, information about existing controls on non-EGU emissions sources/units in the inventory was
missing for some states and incomplete for some sources/units. The approach the EPA used was to assess
emission reduction potential using CoST and the projected 2023 inventory to identify emissions units that were
uncontrolled. Given that the EPA's assessment of any other NOx control strategies would also rely on CoST, the
CMDb, and the inventory to identify emissions units that were uncontrolled and to assess emission reduction
potential from non-EGU sources/units, the Agency believed such an assessment would likely lead to a similar
conclusion that estimated emission reduction potential is uncertain.

As such, for this and future regulatory efforts, to improve the underlying data used in an assessment of emission
reduction potential from non-EGU sources, we requested comments on: (i) the existing assessment of emission
reduction potential from glass furnaces and cement kilns; (ii) emission reduction potential from other control
strategies or measures on a variety of emissions sources/units in several industry sectors; and (iii) the feasibility of
further controlling NOx from IC engines and large ICI boilers, including optimizing combustion and installing ultra-
low NOx burners. The three sections below introduce the areas for comment and describe workbooks generated
by CoST, the CMDb, and the 2023 projected inventory with the underlying data to review.

First, the EPA requested comment on the aspects of the assessment presented above of emission reduction
potential from the glass and cement manufacturing sectors. To help inform review and comments, the Agency
referred commenters to the following Excel workbooks available in the docket: (i) for a summary of the CoST run
results CoST Control Strategy - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 07-
23-2020, and (ii) for summaries of emissions reductions by control technologies, Control Summary - Max
Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 05-18-2020. Note that the CoST Control
Strategy - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 07-23-2020 Excel
workbook includes a READ ME worksheet that provides details on the parameters used for the CoST run.

Specifically, the EPA solicited comment on the following:

•	Are applying SCR to uncontrolled or under-controlled glass furnaces and SNCR to uncontrolled or under-
controlled cement kilns in the linked states feasible approaches to achieve cost-effective emissions
reductions? If not, what types of cost-effective controls can be applied to these sources?

•	Does the EPA have the right and most up to date information on emissions and existing control
technologies for the units included in this assessment? If not, what is the correct and more up to date
information?

•	After looking at the underlying CoST run results, are the cost estimates accurate and reasonable? If not,
what are more accurate cost estimates?

•	What is the earliest possible installation time for SCR on glass furnaces?

•	What is the earliest possible installation time for SNCR on cement kilns?

•	For the non-EGU facilities without any emissions monitors, what would CEMS cost to install and operate?
How long would CEMS take to program and install?

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In addition to the assessment of emission reduction potential from the glass and cement manufacturing sectors,
for the 12 linked states the EPA attempted to summarize all potential control measures for emissions units with
150 tpy or more pre-control NOx emissions in 2023 in several industry sectors. This information illustrated that
there are many potential approaches to assessing emissions reductions from non-EGU emissions sources or units.
We used the Least Cost Control Measure worksheet from a CoST run.44 By state for the 12 linked states and then
by facility, this information was summarized in the Excel workbook titled CoST Control Possibilities $10k 150 tpy
cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - 06-30-2020, also available in the docket.

Second, specifically the EPA requested comment on the following:

•	Other than glass and cement manufacturing, are there other sectors or sources that could achieve
potentially cost-effective emissions reductions? What are those sectors or sources? What control
technologies achieve the reductions? What are cost estimates and installation times for those control
technologies?

•	Are there other sectors where cost effective emission reductions could be obtained by, in lieu of installing
controls, replacing older, higher emitting equipment with newer equipment?

•	Are there sectors or sources where cost effective emission reductions could be obtained by switching
from coal-fired units to natural gas-fired units?

•	For non-EGU sources/units without emissions monitors, what would CEMS cost to install and operate?
How long would CEMS take to program and install? Are monitoring techniques other than CEMS, such as
predictive emissions monitoring systems (PEMS), sufficient for certain non-EGU facilities that would not
be brought into a trading program? If so, for what types of non-EGU facilities, and under what
circumstances, would PEMS be sufficient? What would be the cost to install and operate monitoring
techniques other than CEMS?

Third, in the workbook titled CoST Control Possibilities $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - 06-30-
2020 the EPA included two worksheets with information on controls for ICI boilers and IC engines: (i) Boilers -
ULNB and (ii) IC Engines - LEC. For the 12 linked states, the EPA summarized CoST's application of ultra-low NOx
burners (ULNB) on ICI boilers and low emission combustion (LEC) on IC engines. Assuming that the estimated
emissions reductions from CoST's application of these controls are real and cost-effective in the context of this
ozone transport rule, there could be approximately 5,000 ozone season tons of emissions reductions from 52 ICI
boilers and 8,000 ozone season tons of emissions reductions from 69 IC engines. This information is summarized
in Table 15 below.

Table 15. Summary of Potential Emissions Reductions from ULNB on ICI Boilers and LEC on IC Engines



ICI Boilers

IC Engines

Number of Emissions Units in the 12 Linked States
(>150 tpy NOx emissions)

52

69

2023 Projected Total NOx Emissions in the 12 Linked
States (ozone season tons, reflects any existing
control before ULNB or LEC were applied)

6,779

9,260

2023 Projected Total NOx Emissions in the 12 Linked
States after Applying ULNB to Boilers (ozone season
tons)

1,695

-

44 The Least Cost Control Measure worksheet is a table of all possible emissions source-control measure pairings (for sources
and measures that meet the respective criteria specified for a control strategy), each of which contains information about the
cost and emissions reductions achieved if the control measure were to be applied to the emissions source.

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ICI Boilers

IC Engines

2023 Projected Total NOx Emissions in the 12 Linked
States after Applying LEC to IC Engines (ozone season
tons)

-

1,231







Number of Units with No Known Existing Control

51

57

The EPA requested comments on the feasibility of further controlling NOx from IC engines and large ICI boilers,
including optimizing combustion and installing low NOx burners. The Agency understands that it is generally
possible to install low NOx burners on EGU boilers fairly quickly and that these burners can significantly reduce
NOx emissions. We note that in the original interstate transport rule, the NOx SIP call, the Agency concluded that
controls on large, non-EGU boilers and turbines were cost effective and allowed states to include those emissions
sources in their budgets as a means of providing additional opportunities to reduce state-wide NOx emissions in a
cost-effective manner.45 Therefore, we solicited comment on whether the EPA should require that large non-EGU
boilers and turbines - as defined in the NOx SIP call as boilers and turbines with heat inputs greater than 250
mmBTU per hour or with NOx emissions greater than 1 ton per ozone season day46 - within the 12 states employ
controls that achieve emissions reductions greater than or equal to what can be achieved through the installation
of low NOx burners. In their comment on the Revised CSAPR Update proposal, the Council of Industrial Boiler
Owners (CIBO) indicated that many of their members' industrial boilers already have low NOx burners installed,
and that they are installed for the sole purpose of reducing NOx emissions and are thus an add-on controls.47

Also, five of the 12 states that are subject to this rulemaking are also within the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) -
Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. As member states of the OTR, these five states are
required under the Clean Air Act to implement reasonably available control technology (RACT) state-wide on
major sources of emissions.48 It is likely that NOx controls, such as low NOx burners, are already in wide-spread
use within these five states, which is consistent with the statement above from CIBO's comment on NOx controls
installed on industrial boilers. However, such controls may not be as widely used in states outside of the OTR.
Therefore, we also solicited comment on the (i) magnitude of the emissions reductions that could be achieved by
requiring that large non-EGU boilers and turbines install controls that achieve emissions reductions greater than
or equal to what could be achieved through the installation of low NOx burners, (ii) prevalence of these or better
NOx controls already in place on this equipment in these 12 states, and (iii) time it typically takes to install such
controls.

In addition to the above, the EPA requested comments on the following:

•	How effective are ultra-low NOx burners or low NOx burners in controlling NOx emissions from ICI
boilers?

•	Are they generally considered part of the process or add-on controls? If they are part of a process, how
could the EPA estimate the cost associated with changing the process to accommodate ultra-low NOx
burners and low NOx burners?

•	What are the costs (capital and annual) for these as add-on control technologies on ICI boilers?

•	What are the earliest possible installation times for these control technologies on ICI boilers? The EPA

45	See 63 FR 57402.

46	Note that the 250 mmBTU/hr for ICI boilers and turbines is equivalent to 25 MW heat input for an EGU. Also, the tonnage
per large source was 1 ton per ozone season day. Because controls on non-EGUs operate year-round, the emissions would be
365 tons per year.

47	Comment filed by the Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO) on the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for
the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. EPA-OAR-HQ-2020-0272-DRAFT-0122. p. 11.

48	One exception to the requirement of state-wide RACT within the OTR is for Virginia. Only the Northeast portion of the state
is included within the OTR and only facilities within that portion of the state are subject to RACT.

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believes it is generally possible to install low NOx burners on EGU boilers relatively quickly and that low
NOx burners can significantly reduce NOx emissions. The EPA solicits comment on whether this is also
true for large non-EGU ICI boilers.

•	Do some of the emissions units included in the summary already have either add-on controls or controls
that are part of a process? If so, what control is on the unit and what is the control device (or removal)
efficiency?

•	Natural gas compressor stations are the largest NOx-emitting non-EGU sector49 affecting the 12 states
that are the subject of the proposal, and many of these facilities are powered by decades-old,
uncontrolled IC engines. Should emissions reductions be sought from the IC engines at these stations,
either through installing controls, upgrading equipment, or other means?

•	How effective is low emission combustion in controlling NOx from IC engines?

•	What is the cost (capital and annual) for low emission combustion on IC engines?

•	What is the earliest possible installation time for low emission combustion on IC engines? In lieu of
installing controls, is replacing older, higher emitting equipment with newer equipment a cost-effective
way to reduce emissions from IC engines?

•	Do some of the emissions units included in the summary already have either add-on controls or controls
that are part of a process? If so, what control is on the unit and what is the control device (or removal)
efficiency?

In a comment on the Revised CSAPR Update proposal from the American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA)
and the American Wood Council (AWC), the organizations asserted that up to 4 years are required for
implementation of NOx controls at industrial boilers at their facilities when considering all aspects of installation
such as design, engineering, permitting, procurement, and installation. These associations also stated that project
timelines would increase with implementation of a NOx regional rule, since many facilities would be competing
for the same vendor expertise.50

Attachments

1.	CoST Control Strategy - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 07-
23-2020.xlsx

2.	Control Summary - Max Reduction $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - No Replace - 05-18-
2020.xlsx

3.	CoST Control Possibilities $10k 150 tpy cutoff 12 States Updated Modeling - 06-30-2020.xlsx

4.	2017 NEI Data_Twelve States_Merged_Greater than 100 Tons.xlsx

49	Based on data from the 2017 National Emissions Inventory (NEI) database. For additional details on the 2017 NEI data
summaries, please see the Excel workbook titled 2017 NEI Data_Twelve States_Merged_Greater than 100 Tons in the docket.

50	Comment filed by the American Forest and Paper Association and American Wood Council on the Revised Cross-State Air
Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. EPA-OAR-HQ-2020-0272-DRAFT-0113. p.
9.

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