2. What is the Form 767 or 867?

Information is provided to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) by regulated utilities on Form 767. This information is publicly available and posted on the EIA's Web site. Similar information for nonutility generators (e.g., cogenerators, independent power producers) is provided on Form 867. Much of this information is at this time considered to be proprietary. The EPA obtained a list of facility names and addresses from the EIA for use in this effort. However, we were not provided with the EIA plant names and codes. As all the nonutility units were identified from the list provided by EIA, this means that at some point the facility had filed a Form 867 with the EIA. For cogeneration or combined cycle unit sites that do not know their codes, EPA has provided a non-confidential list of previous EIA-867 contacts for each facility.

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1. Generator number vs. boiler identification number, per Part I, question 11 instructions, the generator number is entered from form EIA-867. For example, if one site has several boilers that are not tied to a specific generator. There are no EIA-assigned boiler numbers for the site. Can the site list the plant assigned boiler number in completing Part I question 12.

   Answer: As noted above, the EPA has no information on the codes assigned through EIA Form 867. In general, the EPA is only interested in this information for coal-fired units meeting the section 112(a)(8) definition so that we may cross-link information with other data bases.

3. What do I do if I don't use any coal or do not meet the section 112(a)(8) definition?

Part I, questions 1 - 9 are to be completed if the site utilizes no coal. Simply indicate the fuel used and return Part I.

Only Part I is completed for units that do not meet the section 112(a)(8) definition of electric utility steam generating unit. Such units would be included in the source category being considered under the "industrial boilers MACT."

1. Site has several boilers that are less than 25 MW but they are tied through a common steam header to a turbine that is 28 MW. According to the Clean Air Act definition, they should not have to sample their coal.

   Answer: It is up to the individual owner/operator to make the initial evaluation of their applicability with the section 112(a)(8) definition. As the definition applies to "combustion unit" rather than to the electrical generator, it would appear that, based on the information provided, this facility does not meet the definition and, therefore, would not be required to sample their coal.

4. What fuels should I list in question 9 of Part 1?

Question 9 of Part 1 asks what fuels are fired in any steam generating unit at this facility. Our coal fired units use coal as the primary fuel with fuel oil used for light off and flame stabilization. Should we list coal only (as the primary fuel) or list both coal and oil for question 9.

Answer: The company should report all fuels fired for Part I. For Part II--EPA is only going to require mercury/chlorine analyses of the coal.

5. I have a coal-fired unit that is shutting down on April 1, 1999 (complete shutdown, not on standby or a peaking unit). Do I have to collect mercury in coal data on this unit?

Answer: No, as long as the shut-down is a permanent one and not merely one of convenience (i.e., the unit will not be restarted later in the year if electrical demand increases to the extent that operation of the unit once again becomes feasible). The owner/operator of such a unit should provide written documentation of the intent to shut the facility down to the EPA address provided for receipt of Part I of the information collection effort, indicating that the shut-down is permanent and noting that should the unit be restarted, the owner/operator recognizes he/she would be in violation of section 114 of the Clean Air Act. In addition, the owner/operator should also provide confirmation of actual shut-down within 30 days of the event to the same address noted above.

6. What should I enter in question 12, of part 1, if my unit does not have NO_x control or SO₂ Control? Should I leave the column blank?

Answer: No, please put the word "none" in the appropriate column.

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Last Update: 10 March 1999
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