1
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
Meeting
Minutes
for
the
June
20,
2006
Meeting
Between
the
US
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
and
the
American
Petroleum
Institute
to
Discuss
Development
of
a
Web­
based
Program
to
locate
Urban
Area
Boundaries
Relative
to
Glycol
Dehydrators
in
the
Oil
and
Natural
Gas
Production
Industry
FROM:
Greg
Nizich
U.
S.
EPA.

TO:
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
Docket
No.
EPA­
HQ­
OAR­
2004­
0238
DATE:
June
23,
2006
The
EPA
held
a
conference
call
with
the
American
Petroleum
Institute
(
API)
,
Advanced
Resources
International
and
BP
on
June
20,
2006
to
discuss
development
of
an
online
tool
that
could
determine
the
distance
between
urban
area
boundaries
and
glycol
dehydrators.
The
following
people
participated
in
the
call:

Greg
Nizich,
EPA
Stephanie
Meadows,
API
KC
Hustvedt,
EPA
Robin
Petrusak,
ARI
Michael
Godec,
ARI
Jeff
Adams,
BP
The
following
topics
were
discussed:

1.
The
urban
boundaries
to
be
used
 
urbanized
areas
and
urban
clusters
defined
by
the
Census
Bureau.
2.
The
need
for
the
tool
to
be
readily
available
to
both
industry
and
EPA
personnel.
3.
The
reporting
requirements
necessary
for
sources
to
show
they
are
beyond
the
distance
within
which
emissions
controls
would
be
required.
4.
Possible
use
of
tool
to
help
refine
impacts
estimate
if
ready
before
promulgation.
