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Gunasekara, Mandy[Gunasekara.Mandy@epa.gov] Doyle, Colleen Wed 11/29/2017 7:06:50 PM Hanson Aggregates' Request for Guidance Re Common Control - (Part 2 of 2)
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I hi, hi',1 Vtieiulmci:! to I andIIII Ikwhipmcnt .Vjieenicnl ilhc "Aniei'd.inenfi is hereby
entered into and dk-cthe as of! Jecenibcr ?. 2016. by and between I l.mson Aperee.iics I'addc
Southwest, hie., a Delaware cot penal ion <"l lamon" l arid Seeuiiiorc I aitdlill. hie., a Caldbnmi
cetpordion i SI Id cdlecmdy. the parries")
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\ Smith ( oast Mukuials ('oaipaiiy. a '.ilnomia (.oipiiralion. as ptcikecssni to Hanson, and SM entered into that certain I iuuh'ill Dmdopirumt Agreement dated usof Dce.mbci H. 2W(> rlkndopriiciit AyiceiikO." toecthci with tins Amendment. the
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H. \\ hen the panic-enteic.I irilo the Deselopmcnt Amivuu-nt. thee coiilcmplin.-d thill Hanson's pay metil ol the I iced Royally >li Section <?, .it the IKnelopinetit Avimiu-iit wiiukl equally balance with SI.I s paymcii! ot the I Mractior. I cc in Section -I of the Dmdopmcnl Amsvmcnl hi ami mound Dcccmbei H '00X. tin parties <kkmiir-cd lh.it li e fixed Rowhics and the 1 xtraction l ee- were nut equally balan,iny as contemplated 1 iwd Ifp.dncs paid by I lam.on were substantially mote than ik i Mr iclion I ccs pmd by SI 1.
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On or about December '1. 20<>S. SI I contend-- that the panic, ayroxl m
tcrip.imrij suspend I l.nison's obhpalion m pay the I iwd Rosahic-. to s| I and apreed that the
pm Des would rcas-.c.- the I iced Royalty pros i-,ion in the Dodopnienl \eicemott in the future
I laiisea contend, that cm run'.h SI I owe, I Itutson 22.453,477 Cl Mi action I ecs Keech able:;
Bal.imv") which represents Um liitleremc between ilu- total I iced Riwaln.w paid by II
i SSJRi L'/?i n and the total I Mi action I co paid In s| I ($5.82 7.442) under the I k\c:opmci:t
V.-recmeiit M I dispute, these ,<mtvntahi,
I) < )m or about Xo'cmbcr 20. .A>14. SI I piinidcd notice to 1 kmsoii Ilia! SI I required
I l.msuii to tckiunc it, equipment to anmhci location on the I'topeity I l.imoli mm.med
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i. if u-st- Io relocate it, equipment > "Ik:.vuliot) < osts'h Pursuant to Section 6 1 oi
the I)mclopnn-iif Xeicemcnt, SI I is ..hhpqiud to pin Hamon XI.MH .<>44 <14 ("Si I I'docalimi
oMicau.in") which represents 7 I ?th, ol'tite Relocatiott < 6sts.
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On ui ub.Hii Nosciiibci 21 .''114. SI I dcieimi led th.it i' needed llmison to
Mih-mmtialh tn, i ease 1, i.ite o: excmulitm of the Material I'mm the PiopcHy Si I contends that
ii anticipated mat. as af December 2"15 Hanson vmuki hate cscawdo.l a ImI.iI of hr million
cubic yatd. ot M.iteiials. mid SI I contends that I ImiM'n has escm.i'c-J shehth mei i.l million
cubic yards of Mulcnals as el December 2I>15. Hanson dispute, these contentions.
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SI I hired .mJ paid a eontraclor. Rumen, in 21'1 I to cxiamte the Malctial horn the
I'mpcrty Ot onli.iom 1 \c,nation ( ost"i SI I has heap and will be |imiid-nit mdi cxc.it .iso
MuU'Hai to Ilan-on am!
will pay SI I tne I'laduclmii Roy dty Rate f,h the saleable
\p:.-cuatc-> conlmticd m Midi csvmutcJ M.il.iial,
(i On or about Mmch !8. 2dl<'. SI 1 rcquesicJ that ll.ms.m relocated certail utility
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hues io another location on the Propcrl.v Hanson cmikmls that pursuant to Section fU of the
Dewlopmenl Agiwmcnt. Si ( will he obligated to pat 1 hmsiw = Htha of the total cost to relocate the ublm lines fl ulih Rdocalioii (.Wt. he total <o:>t (>i which is estimated to be
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II S| ] wishes to mdwe I know to tKwk-iw its exem alien rale, and the putties wish to rcsohe the?currem JApmes and to that end. Hanson and SI.I ilesite to amend the IXwdopmcnl Auiccincnl on the tenns set forth Imidii....
M AS I III RI It iRI . t<>i and in von .delation of the Imapoiii/ Recitals, and the mutual
cowtwtih contadted tk-rcin. and for such oilier pood and valuable consideration, the receipt.
adei|ii,a) and '.ecu! sutfu icmv id whuh ,uc licidp csjncwl;, ad.miwkdwd In each o! Hanson
and SU. and intending to be legulh bound herebj. Hanson and SI I hctebs specilkails covciiam
and aeree as follows-
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1. Amendments to Development Agreement
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i.i) Rwikil H of the Dcxciopmvui \mecnieol sh.d! be mncti.k-d m its ciHhci) to lead
U he parties estimate that there arc thirls four million two huiuhcsl thousand
cubis
'.aids of m-m-ml to be esdraelc.l Irma the Ibopem ithe Almenar? (il this M ikiiul. h>>iv
pert ent l-Rl"<o is vslimated to he saleable agt>ree.ik-s |ihe " AuervL-.ik-s I w ith the icinuiiidci
bi me mateiial iiol is imi cukubk aggicgatc' (the "I :ik .MatcfhrC All iclcuiices to "line
materi.d" m the I k'.elopmcnt Vtvcimi! shall mean "1 inc Malci :i
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ib! Seemm Ot the I kwlopmcnt Amement whutl he amended in its entirely to read as follows.
'I hikes wti Iki tcimmated as j'toi ided heieiii. Ike tcini al tin-. Aguvineir shall begin on the i flectiw dale ohhk Ameemcm and terminate on December '<1 .?il > I ("Imlml I eim"l kola ifllskimlini- the Im citme. Il.mson shall lime foe < 5 one () vear options to extend the I erm ini the pciiod of lime between .hitman i, AOM am! Dwcmbci A |. AuSX " k-im" shall mean the Initial I erm and ant c wicked opium l<> cxieml the I emu lo cwickc cad: such option, Hanson must give SI I a m nimum of one bundled .md iwemj 11 Ah d:iV wt ita-H notice beMic the end <>i each teim.
kibjwt lo an vxiemioii er.micd to Hanson puisuant to Sveiou l> n, 11,1100;-. apices, <i 1 lo immplcK- iliis mimn.i pinkel within the fnitial I cim ami 111 awordancc wiifi the v-xc.i'.mion sdk-d.ik- and Mmm? Pl.m .ilkida-d hcivto .i-. l-xhil-u I .md ni) il I lanson vxcwtscv one or mow . <ptioii'. u> extend the lei 111. I lan-.oii ami SU shall meet ai d i oulei u, good f.nih n> dcteimmc il .1 >irefi>viu e.m hi ic.he.I on -m cscmatioii -.dkiluk- .11 id Mmiiip Plan lo' -.ikP option penod-, Il tp alie, anno' icadi ai"wiueiil on .1 tev -.wd ex m :itl<1 sdiedulo and Miwup I'lm. lien cithci
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party may terminate this .igiccmctil oh one hundred twenty I OH day< no:ice t<-
the iIki p.n!j
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A* prmJed in Section b'. ihc Icrm may be extended il'the panie- mutually avive Im additional phne.es on the Property "
lei she lot owiae sentences -hah be added >o Section ! : ol the IO dupmciit
Amccmcii'.. "Production Royalty".
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"Yntaitlistandiiia the forvi:. >ing. -am-tir.g <>n January I, ?h I 7. regard los >( the an.o.ml el \yyic.i: oe icmowl Inna the Properix .i-.kI sold by llan.vm each Year. Il.iason <hall pax SI I a minimum Prodiutimi Royalty <>t liu- 1 hmdud Hani'and I Miai--('Ohi.iihAO per Year < "Minimum \nnual 'wdiictiim Rin alt y " i.
provided hmwwi that ll.mmit child be ullmud n> 'bunk" anx Production Royalty paid in .un h ca I hoi exceeds the Minimum Annual Production Remit} to be appiimi towards Mii:J;iUH>n of the Mmimiur, Mutual Pi.iJiictmn Roy.iiiy toi a maximum ot'linee .ml'sequcut YAsii'., I or example, if in scar I. I lamini pays a Production Royalty ot $7sn.H0(): in tear 7. 1 lamen pave a Piodiution Royalty i>! SxiM.liHii; m }cai a, I Limon pave PiodiKlion Rm alt} ofS'fHMiW; and in year I Hanson pays a Piodu. linn Ripul} Paymciu id SfO>>MHf<L then 11 main smil noi be obligated l pm aim additional Rrmludmn Rowdlu.-:, in year I (ivi mise h?s>Mhl(l Pioductmn Royally exceeded the Minimum \nmud Pioduclimi <}ah} t: or in wat ? (because So<MitM) H the Minimum Annual Piodinlion Royalty. or in jeat 5 (because I laimon banked S25<M>00 from war 1 and applied SJOO.obii o| sudi banked umoimt m xitici;, the Minimum Amm.ii Piodmnoti Rosalie forbear .m: <<r in year 4 bcciu-.e the MdHUWi Prod^ Royalty paymcn.l exceeded the Minimum Minna! PnKliicOmi Royally But in Year 5. ' I hm-or. oill haw no 1 urtimr ' bmiwif ew.iits dipiblc Irvin 4 e ir I m-d ili .mb Luxe the MiiiMW banked eredi- tma'luhk from ih scar I payment m excess of the Minimum PoMiii-tum Rio.illy I to olisci .rumisi the Minimum Pio.lm-tii c, Royall m year 5. because there i-. a three year limit on the carry tornai J m ' b.iiikiny o payments in exccm ol the Minimum Annual l'iodudion Roytthy
-\ny dim Hail in the iinmial Piodm-limi Royally paid and the Minimum Amnia!
I'loductioii Royalty dial! be (aid hy limiseli lo SI I wiflim thnly t 'onlays oflhc
end ol the Year. I he Mimmum Annual i'toductmn Royalty MH escalate emh
deal by the sime pciccntayc adiusmicm as applied to the pcr-ton PruJuctioii
Roiahy. "Year'' shall mean a J? month i.ik-ndm ycm I m .my partial Yc.ii
titillili' the I mu, the Minimum Animal Ih odimi ion Royally shall in pro-rated
bused on n "'b'-dux y eiir
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id,- Sections V. '|-iwd Roy.illy.' 4 I Mmetiou I ee. and I xhibil I- oi the IksAipiiH-in kgrcimiciii shall be deleted in their cmiictx
ivi Section Y. -.hall A amended in it-- enlAt; !.. lead lolhm ;
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"(a) Subject lo the adjiistincnt pun ided in Section V3ibk I hmson shall pav a twain ol liiditv-Six Cents |S S6i pct Ion of Aggregates as a production rosali) during the lenti ol this Agreement tax adjusted, the "PioduK-tiint Rovidh Rate"). Sitili losahio ate due thirti-fnc i 351 dtps alter the end of the month in whu h the Awrej'ates <tiv sold In I (ancon
(hl Beeinnhw on .himi.in 1. ''IH 7, and each .fammiv I ' tbcrcatlei during :
the 'I erm. the l`t eduction Ros alls Rate shall he an amount equal to the
amount in clkct in the immcdialch pi reeding Year increased In a percentage
equal to the greater ol: (a) the percent increase, ifanv. in the 1*1'1 dm me the
musi ievent twehc month period lor which such data is available or ibi the
scar oi er emir pen enlace ineiimsc in the memge -.elitiip pi ice to ill thiid
putties t excluding I lansoids A Hi I Kites > of Aggregates produced or sold tn or
from the Property. I he incielisi' in the aicnigc -ales price pet ton shall he
cakidaK'd a-, tolh>Ms: ( ! ) the prior YcaiA awrage sellini' price shall be
calculated as the perlon price received by 1 Limon during the iwdw month
penod emline one full >cm belote the Jaituarv 1 rosali) rccalcid.ition date, by
maraging the per ton price received by Hanson dm ini' ilmt idw month
pet tod ,md uii inn equal ciuht to the price ol each tun sold, compared with
< Ilie au-itiec selline pi tee. situihit lx calculated, received by llmisim during
the twelve month period immediate!) preceding the .tmm.iry I nnahv
ici.':ik'tilaiiii date. "Affiliate" means tin) business emits that directly or
indii cell) is in contini of. is connolled by .in is umici common control ol
meh business emit)
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(ci I he temi "1'1'!" mc.iiis the I ;n:tcd Stales I tep.n Imeni ol I ,ibor Butxoii: ol 1 abiq Sunistiis. Produce! Pikt hwvx lot < otr-t; in lion -ami. piaid. and emshsd stone iconnnedit) code I V? I ) on the basis ol'1`iS.' Hilf Ifthc humat m components <.t the ITI me mmeiialh Hi.m.wd ittici the execution oi tins Vgreement. the parties shall substitute an index which is published by Ila Bmcan of I ubai Statistics m a sinnlm apenm. and ubici' in the parties' iidgmcnt is equivalent to the I'PI in efteU on the dale et ibi-Aiiiccmi-iit
hi i 1 he ('art ics will lev ww arai monitm nun Let coidilmn- lo dcleimine i! the
Production Ro\.ill) Rak-fail h repieseul' and compensates SI I dmii.i-ihe
dm cion of the letm Iha review isdc-gtK'd lo addrem unique price
impiov cmvr.i renditions (tei cs.unpk. itm" iinpim .-mciu m rime selling
price of Aggicgakw from (he I'ropcny I. and lestriicture the Production Riwidh
Rafe to icikcl those ciicmnsiamvs Any chmmcs will be dAuiswd and modified
onh ifapprmcd by both Panics "
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I fi Woim (ju.unit) ,aid (.hi,db) of Materials.' ol ihc Dmciopmcni Xercement ts
amended in its cntiicK to lead as follow.-.:
1,11 It Is a II Mici ini icim .Hid conditimi <d this. Vervi pie m that I l.niMm cm. avute sul He tent name 11 e . not stockpiled) Material (saleable or nut 1 t"XaimMate!ial"t m meet the exemation schedule mid adhere to the Minins' I'Lm set
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forth iti f Ahibh 1; ti' this Amendment, 1 his is necessary i<> enabk- St 1 to prepare
additional ail space mr diqmsid al the kindtill. I herefore. I kmson agrees to
CKc.nate. at a minimum. the quantity t A X latei lai den'i ik'd lei each nmmh m
animal period I slated in 1 ixhibii 1'1 and at the designaled areas al the Properly, .is
sei h>nh in 1 xhibit I belato. I
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ib) I ide to the suk-abk- Aggiegalcs shall pass to Hanson upon cwivumn of
such k-.iblc Appiccate. flout the PlcpcHj- pimidrd. limici.i that up*ot the
expiration <>f I vnn of the bctelopmem Amenu-nt as amended herein. Jvyal utfc
ami ov.neiship to all sdetiHe Aepiepatcs and all othci cxcnalcd malvtiulo
rem,lining on the Piopcrty, if any, shall icwn to and be divined solely i esk'd in
SI I. SI 1 tuny then-alUT sell such wkabk Aggregates and shall retain all proceeds
thereof.
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u I kotwil si indimi (he hiicgomg SI I n oblmalkd io e waiac I m. Aiate, als thill Hanson pici io,My conveyed io Si I pm iutinl to Section 6 5 of die Ikidopment Agreement ami SI ! placed m an area ih.it I lamen must c win ate pin siami to the Mining Plan i "Pi ci ieusly Rcmmal I trie MaLTiaf'l. Such inaici i.ils excmaleJ by SI I shall not iimnl unmade 11.imoiik cxi-maiioti obligations in Ixiiibil I orlile Mining Plan. "1 ne Materials' shall mean the portmu ol die Mulctiul that is not composed of sukvhk' Auprcetdc."
{|j ScdMti md. 'Alinmg Plan." is .micndcd in its cittiivu to read as folimis:
"1 Luisn shall udhoc lo the Mining Plan allachcd hereto as I xhtbit I unless tbc
panics aguv mheniisc. in a wntmy signed by both pailas In addition, on or '
about Spumix., |M ufi.wh ycm ol the Agmemoii s| | ,hull gonidi- I Illusoti
with copies ol I audlill dcwlopmcm phim deluding ihc specific location of
I andini development Heeded Illi the Upiominc cak-tid II xeni along hfh the
I .indilli deidopmeni progression anticipated ow ilk- next fnc-yc.it pelimi
SI 1\ plum shall indikk etigincering estmales of'qu.mities of Material tn be
removed along with details regarding am and all permit limitation and or
rcsirk-lion that would impuci 1 kitison's ability to perform under this Agreement.
H.imoii shall use the Mining Plan to dciclop Ihc anticipated Cost oflAtiaciior.
r'Cosf'Hoi remming olid piocc-.sing Malarial. I ..wept as expressly prm idol in
Section diet, .ill 'aid < Psi -hull lv the ok icpomibdity oil Limon and shall
includi' the not o| cscmalioii and liampmlathm and dopes,d at lines mio the
Designated l ines Materials Command- Arv.'s (ewept the Ptcimmly |{ciiio'cd
I me Mak-tuih. \othmp m this Agicviucm shall prohibit si I horn tin- telimi mt
.ictii itic o i i i excmal'mn. lAlraukn. itnihnc. and bl.isting of Malcti.il. (u 1
pkiciny liner-, in all <>t a portion ut the Propem. (iiiBtmkpihttg Muicri.il. <>r(n l
doiintany otherluriiim icasonably ncccs-aiy lor SI I io timely and efkciiiciy
opemte its laiidlili accotding C its perniile, prmkkd. lievi ivi. that Cx) M.l will
cxtrncl Mali-nal m ie isomil'ly pi.ichctil io piasene lhe Mmrcgaks tot cMruclkn
In Hamon"
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ih) In Section h.l. 'I abvrar.d Equipment", the second sentence shall be leplacsil m
its eiltheh with the following:
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`h; the cwtii SI 1 ivquiiv- I hii-au; t>> ivuwjk-atp or all of the equiptnent or ui-lilies sooner than .'4 months hchirc the end u! the Initial I cm;, then S] I shall jw to I kinsor. the pro-rata share ol the relocation expenses based or, a straight hue dcpivci.-ium ox ci the total reais in the Initial I cim. i at example. il Sid requite-; I lanson to relcealc equipment in tuK -'Odd. -.hen SI I would be nM-gim-o topas llansohd I"ih ol the teloc.ilion cost itt lien of siuli paxment. I l.mscr imp then elect to tai initiate the ayivcnicm on I 20 daxs' sm men notice to SU."
I he billow lilt- seutcixv. sha!l be added to Sc. 'ion O.?. Rcmoxal ot | iiK-":
Hanson shall also, at its sole expense, eonxex l ine Materials to the pit designated xm I xl.ihit < i (the *'Additional I tm- Mati-nak Mea culi: the Additional bine Mat.-iuds Aiea is filled U> its capacit). "I died to ns c.qwitC shall mean non eneinccrvil placement of material tip h> the approximate ekxatmn of Kl() II. IImwon shall be n-sponsiblc lot ibe costs (ocoincx and place the I me Materials into the Add! lit mal I inv Materials Area. A hen the . Aikhl nm.-it line Malcnal' Area" A lilLxl to its capadle. the parlies -hull meet and confer on an .iltcrnote location lo- the hm- Muk-rials ("Ahema'-ixe I ine M.itcnals Vea">
ILtuson shall comes I ine Material- lo the Allernatrie bine Material. Aiea H.iimon shall oiilx be nwponsible lot the eosl loconxcs tines to the Mteinullsc I ine Materials Vea up to the axci.iyc miunal apit.il and opvi.itin!- u>\t- iiuiitu-d Ip Hanson to coaxes I ine Materials to the Addilional i ine Material Aiea fl lansuii s Coinevmiv (Ihhpatnitft I kmemfs Conuw.inec < >b! >n shall he determined be adding up the K'ilow ine marginal costs inclined hx Hanson to conscx iincs to the \ddilioual I me Mabnals Men lab->i. pwwet. hied uiuipiiicni ic t'.. dozer, loader, haul rrtivkat. and capital easts such as enfAesor cxicnsier.s I hew- costs will tilesi he calculated on .i pci cubic xarj basis using the t ohmic ol malarial-, umxcxed lo In- Addiihmai I me XHavikJ Ak-.i I Ik ; e-mhing m ci .rev pci cubic caul cost shall be the I Ltnsun Conx ex atice (>bli cation. 1 ollo-Mri-e the A'c.ir in which the I l.iii.im ( mu-j.itxc < blie,akm i- lit ..i cak-ulmcd the f l.nismi Comcvinsc (bliuation shall t>e escalated uiinualh thereafter be the percent incrcm-e. fane, in the PPI during (lie most recent luche month period hit xxlmh sueii dal.i . mcMlabie.
Hanson shall redexv its line Material coin ex anee costs per cubic card
with SI I in Svptemhci ot each sear dining the 1 eiin and sh.il! allow Sf I to :md>!
Hanson's bi>oks and recot ds to x cri A all st.ch costs, SI I hal! be i>bheiited to p.iv
Iio- the costs inclined hx I Iiiiimh: in emnex llu- 1 ine Material, to the Ahcrnatix e
I in-.- Mm.cri.il \rc.i m excess of the Him'.oi, ( omo.nu-e I Jl'h.'.ui SI I shill
pax 11.mom such amount within thiitx t.bli Muxs following n-Miancc of an imoue
b;. i lim-mn to si 1.
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Il 11,him >11 teqmtvs the placement of Mmciura: III I in connect ion with (hen opd'atioii- during the I erm of thik Ayreenivni. d i- HP will he constructed in a.vordamv with cngim-iing spcctlkav.ms hit structural till placement promded hi SI J and attached heteto .is 1 xlidnt 11, mid shall be paid t<>: !p lluiiMm
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Section 6 4. Tropics Mi'etmgs .mJ Kcpmls." is amended in its cntiivH to itmd .is
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"Hanson shall provide SI.I with a mtmihh report stating the total quantile id
Mutcual excavated bj Hanson during the prior nt.nth. ! his report shall he
dIhxicdIn K.-ptrldu no lafet than 'he icnlh 'm'ltxda)ul Ux toll.mme mouth
I'unhc. unless the pmlic- amec otheiwise, II.mean nud SI I sit,>11 meet mmiliih Io
rcMcw Hanson's pu.; res, nmmds meeting the noutnn! ,. bed.de lumiicmcnts
in I xhibtt I ,mJ. il agreed in H both parties in a writing signed hi both panics,
ma) intend or update the schedule arid'or the Mining Plan
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I olhm tuij Phase 1 am! J of the Mining Plan. H-urs-on di.dl vxemate at the
iiiuiimum rate ol 7s(l.(Mitt cubic cards per Year ol Same Xluts-Ha! I his
requiivincnt mas be waived anmwlh b) SI 1. in SI IA -.olc discretion Suoi
wanei i! impicskd m IlwiMm shall he discussml at th.- .iiitmal inccting
described in Section t\2 ofihe Aereemcni. h given be SM SI I shall pirn ide
I Imison ;np Midi vvaivet in wilting.....
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11 it is delei mined that Hamon i, not making 'Adequate Ptogre--" ba,cd on tin Mining Plan tn I xhihi! I and the mnn;d memalmn mquiicimmls after the cmnpkti'm o! Ph.i'Cs I and 2 JmeriixM herein, and as these requirements max Ie amended ni wi ning In the Pinites from time to time. SI I imi. at is option, pun ide wrnten noit.c to I hmmi ol the shortfall tn mem.mot shall .ihmx
Hanson to cure the .slrnrllal! itt till within dm a of I lanson s receipt vl sueli notice. " kdcqmite Piogtcm'' shall mean ( A) 'ihi.O(H) cubic x.mH pct month during Phm.e I of the Minim.' Pl.tr. m I xhibit I. or iB> L'MHHKuhiv v.ird. pct iimmh dm mg Phase ' .>1 Ibc Mmmg Plan in ! s hibil I . m (Ct follow ing Phase I and J ol the Mining Plan. '<>.<Hi ctiba raids pci mouth II the shotltall i, iml cured b} the end of such n<> Jax period. SI I max. at t-. sole option and dismtiou. lute a tliitd pans contimtoi al the expense o! I tanson to reach the lexd of \dcqiiak' Ptoeicss. pins ided liowmci ihat I Innami max eonimne Io csox.ito the Property in coiiiunctmn with such thiixl parix coniracU'r. During the period that SI I s tlnul pans coiUi.h.lm is cu;r..mm- on the Pmpcilx. Ilan-mi shat! lot ur.re.isonabh intettere with Ilie excmutloh plan-, and actiuties 1 Si ! , third p.nIf eontraclor. Hmison -hall reimburse SI.1. within thirls, (di! daxs ol'invoice receipt, lor SI !' leaser,.ihm o'.il-ol-pmkct costs <it Ititine stkh thiid pail) (-ontia.tm to icachtiiv kwchd Adequate PtvorcM,."............................................... !....
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OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNSEL l-C l'A< , PH m V MX M P SmNjIE-' r-V'
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PAULA FORBS SaJKMIWfY
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Stephen .1. D'Neil Sheppard MtiEin Richter & 1 lampion 333 South Hope Street,-Hour I os Angeles. CA W(;71 -1422
VIA EMAIL AND U.S. MAIL
Re: Hanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest,- Inc.- Santee Title V Issues
Dear Stephens
I hank you Lor your teller of March 15. 2017. I have reviewed your letter as well as the Landfill Development Agreement ("Agreement") and the first Amendment ("Amendment'') to that Agreement which you provided. As a preliminary matter, the District will agree to protect the information in Exhibit B. C, and I), as trade secret information. If a public records act request is submitted asking for these materials, the ])strict will follow' trie procedures prescribed in District Rule 177(g) prior to releasing those materials. Additionally, for the reasons disclosed below, we do not require the pricing and billing information that you offered to submit as Exhibits C and D. You may choose to submit that information at a later lime, but we do not 11ml it necessary to detei mining whether the I lanson Aggregates Pacific Southwest Inc. operation of the Hanson Santee Aggregate Plant ("Hanson Santee'') at Sycamore Landfill should be aggregated with the operations of the landfill itself.
from the review of the Agreement and Amendment, and in wn/idci at ion of your letter, the I )is1rict finds that I lanson Santee and Sycamore 1 and Ei II should he considered a single .stationary source for purposes oi' l ills V permitting. I he follow ing arc the reasons for thsfilusidn.
I. Him.swi Santee and Sycamore I andn 11 meet the definition of a single stationary source under District Rule 1401.
For purposes of permitting under Title V. a stationary source is defined as "an emission unit, or aggregation of emission units w hich arc located on the same or
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contiguous properties and which units are under common ownership or entitlement to use." District Rule 1401(cH46). As we discussed in our phone call ol September 15. 2016. the District interprets the phrase "cnlillemcnl to use" to be the same as "common control" which is 'extensively discussed in federal Environmental Protection Agency ("LPA") letters related to stationary source determinations1. Thus, there are two prongs to identifying a stationary source under the District Tille V Rules: location on a contigitus parcel, and entitlement to use (common control).
A. The I (anson Santee and Sycamore I and 111 1 operations are located on a contiguous parcel.
1 here is no dispute that the Hanson Santee operations are located on the same parcel ns the Sycamore Landfill operations. In fact, what is apparent from the aptly named Landfill Development Agreement submitted as Exhibit B is that Hanson Santee is located upon and was contracted to excavate- the: landfill itself, as well as provide the daily cover for the landfill.
B, There is dearly common control between the parties as relieved in the Agreement and Amendment.
As the Id'A has long noted, "'I y pica'.ly. companies don't just locate on another's property and do whatever they want. Such relationships are usually governed by contractual. lease, or other agreements that establish how the facilities interact with one another. 1 herddre. w e presume that one company locating on another's land establishes a "control'' relationship." Letter from William A. Spratiin. Director. Air, RCRA. and 'I oxic.s Division to Paler R. Hamlin, dated September 18, 1995. This presumption is rebuttable, so it is important to look al the contractual rekilionship between Hanson Santee amt the Sycamore Landfill to determine whether common control exists.
As repeatedly stated in LI'A determination letters. LPA has no adopted regulatory ddinitiur. of common control". Instead. "... the Agency has relied on the common definition. Webster's Dictionary defines iwitiv/ as 'to exercise restraining or directing inllucnce over.' 'to has c power over,' 'power of authority to guide or manage,' or fit [regulates] economic activity." I elter from Matt I labcr. Chief. Permits Office, to Jennifer B. Sditosstein. dated November 27. 19%. Hie Spratiin letter referenced above includes a list of screening questions often employed in analyzing the operations of
1 Ihw.eve-. to clear -ip tiny cwiliiv.-n from cm rail. I did not irdicatu- 'hm the Dutiiet irtcipietcd "entitlenenl to use as also encompawing the concept ofcotnmor Sil' code, contrary to I he usnertion in yi'Ui letter V will be diraowd tohw. hi-wcwi. under cither the federal i.r local definid.m >M\tatioiwy source, the Hanson Santee operations must be aggregated with theAycamore Landfill.
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sources to determine whether common control exists between the entities, liven in the absence of shared corporate structures or administrative functions, "the new facility may still be considered to be under (he control of the existing source i t a significant number of the indicators point to comm control." Spratlm letter, -all.
After review of the Agreement and Amendment, the District finds that several ot th< screening questions in the I PA guidance can be answered in the affirmative. and thus are indicative of common control. These include the following:
Docs one operation support the operation of the other'.' Yes- I knson Santee is essentially operating as the excavation operation for the Sycamore f anilfill. This is reflected in the terms of the Agreement and Amendment. The I amltill Development Agreement provides. "The parlies desire to enter into an arrangement whereby [I lanson Santee's predecessorl will cause the Material to be removed from the Property... in a manner consistent with [Sycamore'sj needs to develop the Property as a landfill, and the Aggregates to be marketed...." Agreement at page 1. Recitals- section L). 1 he Amendment provides. "It is a material term and condition of this Agreement that Hanson excavate sufficient... Material... to meet the excavation schedule and adhere to the Mining Plan set forth in 1 xhibit f to this Amendment. 1 his is necessary to enable [Sycamore] to prepare additional air space for disposal al the landfill " Amendment al section I( f)(a). (emphasis added).
What are the financial gements between the two entities'.' The financial arrangements arc mutually beneficial. As you note in your letter, it is not unlawful to engage in a mutually beneficial contract; however it can indicate common control, as it does here. I Inder the Agreement. I lanson Santee has an exclusive license to extract the aggregates on the site. /Xgreement at section l.t 1.1 Kai. Under the Amendment. Hanson Santee provides a minimum production royalty to Sycamore Landfill, and pays royalties bused upon the aggregate it is able to sell. Amendment section 1(c). Under the Agreement. Sycamore I ar.dHll was required to pay an Extraction l ee pci cubic yard of material removed. I his fee is no longer required under the terms of the Amendment. Agreement section 1(4i; Amendment section Udi.
ces? 1 he Amendment provides that Hanson will extract nmtenals as specified in the Mining Plan and Excavation Schedule in order Io create the space for the landfill. Amendment section l( 0(a), I.xhibit K If Hanson Santee tails to
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comply with the established schedule. Sycamore I andfill may hire another contractor at Hanlon Santee's expense. Amendment al Itj).
IWc tycilificy share intermediaries, products. byproducts, m other manulacturim! equipment'? Hanson Santee is also required to deposit rhe "line materials" byproduct to an urea specified by Sycamore Landfill. Agreement section 1(6.3); Amendment section Ki). Fine Materials arc defined in the Amendment as the portion of excavated material that is not composed of saleable aggregate. According to the Joint Technical Document for Sycamore I andfill. approx imaidy 60% by volume ot the excavated material (i.e. the fine materials) is being supplied to Sycamore I andfill for daily cover, and this is projected to supply 100% of the landfill's daily and final cover needs. 2015 Joint technical Document for Sycamore Landfill al 6-1 and 6-2. There is no fee for this material in the Agreement or Amendment.
Based upon the abocc answers to these screening questions. Hanson Santee and Sycamore Landfill are under common control. Hanson Santee provides all of the execration for the Sycamore Landfill, tsi addition to all of the soil for the daily and final corer. Sycamore Landfill can control the location and the amount of materials tv be removed from the site, in order to develop the I andfill. While Hanson Santee benefits from being able to sell the aggregates it produces, this does not detract from the considerable control over its operation under the terms of the Agreement and Amendment.
Additionally. LPA screening also looks for a conlract-for-scrvice relationship as evidence of common control. An 1PA policy guidance letter on 1 he treatment of temporary and contracted operations al stationary sources instructs that, "temporary and contractor-operated units be included as part of the source with which they operate or support." I ettcr from John Siet/. Chief of the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. November 16, 1994). /Additional LPA guidance provides, "a determination of common control may be made or. the basis of... indirect control, such as when the goods or services provided by a co-located. conf ract-for-sen ice eniily are integral to or contribute to the output provided by a separately owned or operated' activity w ith w hkh it operates or supports." 1 labor letter, at 3.
hi this case. 1 lansoit Santee's excaudioii operation is integral to the operation of the landfill While a contracw was brought on to supplement the excavation m 2D 14. this dues not detract from the fact that Hanson Santee is the primary provider of excavation services to Sycamore Landfill. In feet, under the initial Agreement, Hanson's
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predecessor was paid an "Lxlraciion Lee" per cubic yard of materia' removed to perform this service. Agreement at section It 4). And as noted above. Hanson Santee must comply with the Mining and Excavation Schedule established by the Amendment. If J lanson Santee docs not comply with the excavation schedule. Sycamore found till 'may. at its sole option and discretion, hire a third puny contractor at the exj .e of Hanson to reach the level of Adequate Progress." Amendment at section I(j I (emphasis added). This is clear evidence of contract-for-service arrangement, and its such, common control.
H. I hmspn Santee must be aggregated with the Sycamore Landfill because they source under federal Title V
regulations.
As you correctly noted nt your letter, the federal definition of stationary source has a three-prong test/' tor purposes of Title V permitting, federal regulations define major source as one or more stationary sources that: I) are located oil contiguous or adjacent properties; 2) arc under common control of the same person or persons under common control; and 3) have the same two-digit Standard Industrial Classification ("SK."T code. 40 Code of Federal Regulations 70.2. As discussed above. Hanson Santee and Sycamore Landfill operate on the same parcel, and arc under common control by virtue of the contractual relationship between them. They also can be considered to be under the same SIC code, since Hanson Santee is operating as-a support facility to Sycamore Landfill.
A. Hanson Santee is operating as a support facility io Sycamore Landfill, and as such can be considered to be operating tinder the same SIC code.
As discussed above. Hanson Santee supports the operation of the Svcamore I andfill by providing excavation services to develop the landfill as well as the fine materials needed for the daily anti final cover for the landfill per the terms of the Agreement and Amendment. tl'A guidance provides that "a support facility is considered to be part of the same industrial grouping of that as the primary facility it supports even if the support facility has a different two-digit SIC code." Letter from Robert B. Miller. Chief. Permits ;:r.d Grans Section. Io William Baumann, dated August 25. BW. A support facility relationship is presumed to exist when more than 50 percent of the output or services that arc provided by one facility is dedicated to another facility
I he Distikt's I itle V Rules inclinimi: ibis dcrmition wcrc approvai by t-.l'A initinil> un Fcbo-fns 5. 'Wp .jtcrail.it Mhe I rama defiiuik.n ni a.rJuii.tiy siMirce llitil vv.miI.I gerani thi, c.etermin..U.ri Reaiidkra ,w lui thei i! ira urani 'iuk-hi, th Barami carnee and Sycanra'e I andfil! i.pciatjniw un Al bc aeprepalcd urtici* ciliw iklli'.ltion.
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that it supports. Letter from Kathleen Anderson, Chief. Air Permits and Technical Review Branch, to Sharon (i. foley. dated October 22. 2009. In this case, 11)()% of I lanson Santee's excavation operation is dedicated to excavation of the Sycamore I andlill, and this operation provides 1of the daily cover needed for the landtill.
furthermore. additional factors may be considered in determining whether a support facility relationship exists. Support facility determinations can also depend upon the following:
The degree to which the supporting activity receives materials er services from the primary act's ity (which indicates a mutually beneficial arrangement between the primary and secondary activities
Ilie degree to which the primary activity exerts controls over the support activity's operations;
TIfonature of any wnttactuaLarrangeinsnts between the facilities; and' The reasons forth presence ofthe support activity on the samesite as the
primary activity (e.g. whether the support activity would exist at that site but for the primary activity). Miller letter, at 2.
As discussed above, it is clear from the review of the Agreement and Amendment that Hanson Santee receives the ability to mine aggregate lor sale. Sycamore 1 andfill exerts complete control over the location and amount of materials to be removed, and I lanson Santee would not he located upon this property were it not for its role in excavating foe spacefor the Sycamore Landfill. As such, it is a support facility to'the Sycamore I and till and can he considered '0 he operating under the same two-digit SIC code as Sycamore Landfill.
B. The support facility concept is rot limited to permitting decisions under the Prevention of Significant Daarmination ("PSD") program.
Contrary to the assertion in your letter, the support facility concept is not limited
to permitting under the PSD program. The LPA letter to John D. Lowe referenced in
your letter simply docs not specify as such. While the concept was initially described in
the preamble to rhe PSI) reeulationv, it has suhccquently beer, referenced in many I PA
determinations related i<> Titk V permits. See I fiber Idler. November 27. 1996 al I:
Anderson letter, October22. 20W at L and (most recently) Letter from Keir.tclh Moraff.
Director, < M't'ce of I'cosvstcm Protection to Doudas I . VkVav. dated March 25, 20In at
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Conclusion
Based upon its analysis of the factors discussed above. the District finds that the Hanson Santee operations at the Sycamore landfill must be aggregated with the emissions of the landfill itself, because I lanson Santee is essentially operating as the excavation operation for the Sycamore Landfill, and provides the daily an er materials for the landfill, As such, Hanson Santee should have submitted a Title V permit application within 12 months oreominenuing operation at that location. District Rule 1414(c). The District sunt notice of the Title V permit requirement to your client on March 11, 2016, Under even the most generous raiding ol'District Rule 1414. an application for I lamon's Title V permit was due to the District by March 11.2017. further delay in submittal of the application will put your client at added risk for District,.'federal or citizen enforcement.
Please contact me with any questions yon may have.
Very truly yours. UlDMASt. MON1OMIRV. Count} Counsel
By ula l-'orbis. Senior Deputy
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