Date:
December
5,
2003
To:
Mary
Tom
Kissell,
U.
S.
EPA
From:
Leigh
Barr
and
Katie
Hanks,
RTI
International
Subject:
Meeting
Minutes
for
the
December
4,
2003
Meeting
Between
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
and
Louisiana­
Pacific
(
L­
P).

I.
Purpose
The
EPA
participated
in
a
meeting
with
L­
P
on
December
4,
2003
to
discuss
L­
P's
ability
to
meet
the
Plywood
and
Composite
Wood
Products
(
PCWP)
maximum
achievable
control
technology
(
MACT)
standards.
The
list
of
participants
is
included
as
Attachment
1.

II.
Discussion
The
L­
P
representative
stated
that
he
had
spoken
with
a
representative
from
Koppers
Industries
regarding
the
inclusion
of
lumber
kilns
in
the
PCWP
source
category.
He
indicated
that
Koppers
Industries
now
better
understands
the
reasons
for
including
lumber
kilns
in
the
source
category.
The
EPA
representative
stated
that
she
had
also
talked
with
Koppers
Industries.

The
L­
P
representative
indicated
that
L­
P
understands
EPA's
position
on
not
making
changes
to
the
MACT
standards
for
wet­
wet
hardboard
presses
and
as
such,
L­
P
is
looking
at
several
options
to
meet
the
MACT
standards
at
their
Roaring
River,
NC
facility.
One
option
that
appears
promising
is
emissions
averaging
among
digester
and
press
emissions.
L­
P
suggested
that
they
can
reduce
air
emissions
by
condensing
air
emissions
from
their
digesters.
The
condensate
can
then
be
sent
to
their
existing
wastewater
treatment
plant.
The
wastewater
treatment
plant
can
be
modified
to
biologically
degrade
the
methanol
emissions
from
the
digester.
L­
P
proposes
to
use
emissions
averaging
debits
and
credits
similarly
to
how
they
are
used
by
the
Pulp
and
Paper
Cluster
rule.

The
L­
P
representative
was
also
concerned
with
the
MACT's
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements,
and
noted
that
the
industry
had
submitted
comments
requesting
clarification
of
applicability
of
the
General
Provisions.
The
EPA
and
RTI
representatives
explained
that
the
recordkeeping
and
reporting
requirements
will
be
consistent
with
the
recent
changes
made
to
the
General
Provisions.
2
The
L­
P
representative
also
asked
whether
EPA
considered
and
made
a
decision
on
the
language
submitted
by
AF&
PA
regarding
press
enclosures.
Through
AF&
PA's
comments,
the
industry
had
requested
that
EPA
modify
the
definition
of
"
Permanent
Total
Enclosure"
in
EPA
Method
204
for
the
PCWP
industry.
EPA
and
RTI
stated
that
the
modified
language
is
being
included
in
the
final
PCWP
rule
in
a
definition
of
"
wood
products
enclosure."
Attachment
1
­
List
of
Participants
U.
S.
EPA
Mary
Tom
Kissell
Louisiana­
Pacific
Dave
Harvey
Research
Triangle
Institute
Leigh
Barr
Katie
Hanks
