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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 5 77 WEST JACKSON BOULEVARD CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60604 DATE: SUBJECT: FROM: THRU: TO: See Date of Section Chief Signature Below CLEAN AIR ACT INSPECTION REPORT Gold Standard Baking Inc., Chicago, IL 60632 Karyn DeFranco, Inspector AECAB (MN/OH) Brian Dickens, Section Chief AECAB (MN/OH) File BASIC INFORMATION Facility Name: Gold Standard Bakery Facility Location: 3700 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago 60632 Date of Inspection: 08/10/2021 EPA Inspector(s): 1. Karyn DeFranco, Inspector 2. Karina Kuc, Inspector Other Attendees: 1. Hubert Jaimez, Purchasing Manager 2. Abdslem Yahiaoui, Maintenance Supervisor 3. Ken Smoot, Maintenance Manager of Chicago and Wisconsin locations Contact Email Address: ksmoot@gsbaking.com Purpose of Inspection: To investigate compliance with the air permit and VOC emissions including, but not limited to, operation and maintenance of the catalytic oxidizer. Facility Type: Commercial Bakery Regulations Central to Inspection: The permit requires compliance with VOC content, throughput, and emissions. Arrival Time: August 10th, 2021, 2:30 PM Departure Time: August 10th, 2021, 4:00 PM Inspection Type: Unannounced Inspection Announced Inspection OPENING CONFERENCE Presented Credentials Stated authority and purpose of inspection Provided Small Business Resource Information Sheet Small Business Resource Information Sheet not provided. Reason: Provided CBI warning to facility The following information was obtained verbally from Gold Standard Baking Inc. unless otherwise noted. Company Ownership: Gold Standard Baking Inc. was purchased by 29 Parallel in 2015 but did not result in any operational changes. Process Description: Gold Standard Baking Inc. (GS Baking) operates a commercial bakery. Raw materials including flour, yeast, sugar, etc. are delivered by truck and stored into silos before being piped into mixers, mixed, cut, proofed, baked, and packaged. GS Baking operates four process lines to create two different yeast-dough products. Staff Interview: GS Baking currently has approximately 275 employees and typically operates 24 hours per day, seven days per week. However, GS Baking currently operates 24 hours per day, five days per week because production has decreased due to the Covid-19 pandemic. GS Baking operates four process lines: #1, #2, #3, and #5. Lines #1 and #2 vent to atmosphere. Lines #3 and #5 vent to a catalytic oxidizer that was installed in 2016. The catalytic oxidizer was rebuilt in 2020 and the catalyst was replaced. GS Baking stated that the catalyst internal set is replaced every 3-5 years. Temperature charts are recorded for the catalytic oxidizer weekly. Each line has an associated printer for printing labels. All emissions from printing are vented directly to the room. Refrigeration units use a variety of refrigerants including, R-134, R-407, R410, and R-22. Page 2 of 4 TOUR INFORMATION EPA Tour of the Facility: Yes Data Collected and Observations: EPA toured the facility. EPA inspected process areas, emission vents from units, and the catalytic oxidizer. Photos and/or Videos: were taken during the inspection. Field Measurements: were not taken during this inspection. CLOSING CONFERENCE Provided U.S. EPA point of contact to the facility Requested documents: Records of maintenance for all refrigerants used at the facility, the line(s) they are associated with, and the capacity of each unit for the past 3 years including, but not limited to: o R-134; o R-407; o R-410; o R-22. Copy of current Air/FESOP permit; Annual emissions reports (AER) and calculations spreadsheet for 2019 and 2020; Most recent stack test for the catalytic oxidizer; and Records for the past 3 months of the weekly catalytic oxidizer temperature monitoring. DIGITAL SIGNATURES KARYN Digitally signed by KARYN DEFRANCO Report Author: _D__E_F_R__A_N__C_O_______D-0a5_t'e0_:02'_0_21_.0_9._08_1_3:_59_:5_5 ___ Brian Dickens Digitally signed by Brian Dickens Date: 2021.09.09 07:04:35 Section Chief: __________________-0_5'_00_' _____________ Page 3 of 4 Facility Name: Gold Standard Baking Inc. Facility Location: 3700 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632 Date of Inspection: August 10, 2021 APPENDICES AND ATTACHMENTS 1. Appendix A: Digital Image Log Page 4 of 4 Contains Items Claimed as CBI - Non-Releasable Facility Name: Gold Standard Baking Inc. Facility Location: 3700 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632 Date of Inspection: August 10, 2021 NONE CBI Page 1 of 1 Facility Name: Gold Standard Baking Inc Facility Location: 3700 South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago, IL 60632 Date of Inspection: August 10, 2021 APPENDIX A: DIGITAL IMAGE LOG 1. Inspector Name: Karina Kuc 2. Archival Record Location: C:\Users\kdefranc\OneDrive - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) \Community Group\SE Chicago 2021\081021 Inspections\Gold Standard Bakery\081021 Inspection Photo Image Number 1 File Name IMG_0004.JPG Date and Time (incl. Time zone and DST) 08/10/2021 16:55 Description of Image Control Panel of Catalytic Oxidizer Appendices Page 1 of 1