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Presidential Exemption for the
HON
ttachments:Vinyl Institute Letter Supporting
its Members Request for
Presidential Exemption.pdf
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The Vinyl Institute is providing the attached letter in support of our members filing for a Presidential Exemption from compliance of certain provisions of the HON rule.
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Christina Xydis I Director of Regulatory Affairs
The Vinyl Institute 1747 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 825 I Washington, DC 20006 O: (202) 765-2288 I M: (202) 294-2842
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Subject: Presidential Exemption [HON
Section 112(i)(4)] for Westlake
Chemicals & Vinyls LLC --
Plaquemine Facility from HON
rule
Attachments:Presidential Exemption for
Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC
-- Plaquemine Facility.pdf
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To whom it may concern --
Please see attached, a request for Presidential Exemption for Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC -- Plaquemine Facility's HON-covered facility at 26100 Highway 405 S, Plaquemine LA 70764, as requested by U.S. EPA of the regulated community. As explained in greater detail in the attached letter, Westlake is seeking a Presidential Exemption under the New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins. See 89 FR 42932; May 16, 2024 (HON rule).
As Westlake's evaluation of the requirements under the HON rule progresses and we continue to develop our compliance plans, Westlake may have additional detail or more concrete information related to the technical challenges, time required and costs for coming into compliance with the HON rule. Some of that more detailed information may include confidential business information which Westlake would be willing to provide under the appropriate protections for such competitive and trade secret information. Please contact Hillary Garner at hgarner@westlake.com should EPA or the President require more detailed information about specific impacts to Westlake's Plaquemine Facility.
Thank you for the timely consideration of this request.
Hillary Garner I Sr. Manager, Regional HSE hgarner westlake.com I Office: 225-685-2632 I Cell: 225-776-9958
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