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3M HUTCHINSON PLANT

Administrative - Formal · FY1997 · — · Final Order No Penalty · 30635

Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
05-1997-0751
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order No Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

THE ORDER IMPLEMENTS PROCESS FOR 3M TO APPLY FOR ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE PLAN UNDER NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZAR DOUS AIR POLLUTANT EMISSION FROM MAGNETIC MANUFACTURING OPER ATIONS (MAGNETIC TAPE NESHAP). THE ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE PLA N REQUESTED BY 3M WOULD BE AN ALTERNATE TO 63.703(C)(4)(I). 3M HAS REQUESTED TO CONTROL HAP EMISSIONS FROM ALL MAGNETIC TAPE COATING OPERATIONS AT THE HUTCHINSON FACILITY BY AN OVE RALL HAP CONTROL EFFICIENCY OF AT LEAST 97% IN LIEU OF CONTR OLLING SOME MIX PREPARATION EQUIPMENT AND SOME HAP SOLVENT S TORAGE TANKS. THE SUME OF THE EMISSIONS FROM THE UNCONTROLL ED MIX PREPARATION EQUIPMENT AND HAP SOLVENT STORAGE TANKS S HOULD NOT EXCEED THE EMISSIONS FROM 10 HAP SOLVENT STORAGE T ANKS THAT DO NOT EXCEED 20,000 GALLONS EACH IN CAPACITY. TH E U.S. EPA HAS NOT TAKEN FINAL ACTION ON THE PROPOSED ALTERN ATE COMPLIANCE PLAN, BUT IS CURRENTLY PROCEEDING WITH AN INT ENTION TO APPROVE THE PLAN AS IT HAS BEEN PRESENTED BY 3M TO DATE. 3M HAS REPRESENTED THAT IT BELIEVES THAT IT CAN IMPL EMENT THE PROPOSED ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE PLAN TO MEET THE CON NITIONS SET FORTH ABOVE. FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PLAN WOULD R EQUIRE REVISIONS TO THE RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW SUCH AN ALTERN ATE COMPLIANCE PLAN. BY JANUARY 15, 1998, 3M SHALL SUBMIT TO THE U.S. EPA A DOCUM ENT THAT VCONTAINS ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR U.S. EP A TO DETERMINE THAT 3M'S PROPOSED ALTERNATE COMPLIANCE PLAN WOULD MEET THE INTENDED EMISSION REQ

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