REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
ON DRAFT AIR PERMIT
REGULATING THE EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS
(Docket No. 24-CA-PA-11)
Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), Chapter 342B-13 and Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Chapter 11-60.1, the Department of Health, State of Hawaii (DOH), is requesting public comments on the following DRAFT PERMIT presently under review for:
Covered Source Permit (CSP) No. 0212-01-C
Application No. 0212-60 for Significant Modification
Par Hawaii Refining, LLC
Par East Refinery
Located At: 91-325 Komohana Street, Kapolei, Oahu
The DRAFT PERMIT is described as follows:
The applicant is proposing to construct and operate a renewable fuel production facility at the existing petroleum refinery. The renewable fuel production facility will process treated renewable feedstocks into renewable biofuels including renewable diesel (RD), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable naphtha (RN) and renewable liquefied petroleum gas (Renewable LPG). The refinery plans to redesign and repurpose the existing Diesel Hydrotreater (DHT) and convert it into a Renewable Hydrotreater (RHT). The RHT will have a capacity of 4,000 barrels per day (BPD) and be able to flex between maximum SAF and RD mode depending on the market environment for each of those products. This project also includes the construction of a renewable feedstock pretreatment unit (PTU) with a capacity of 5,000 BPD to treat the renewable feedstock prior to processing in the RHT and a new high-pressure (700 psia) steam generating package boiler. This permit, if issued, will supersede CSP No. 0212-01-C issued on May 13, 2021, and amended on June 30, 2021, in its entirety. This facility is subject to the following Federal Requirements:
40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60 – Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS)
Subpart A: General Provisions
Subpart J: Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries (applies to the Hydrogen Reformer
Furnace, ID No. H2001)
Subpart Dc Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam
Generating Units (applies to the Package Boiler, ID No. F5205)
Subpart Ja: Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction,
Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 14, 2007
(applies to the Package Boiler, ID No. F5205 and RHT Feed Heater, ID No. H3701)
Subpart GGGa: Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in Petroleum Refineries
for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After
November 7, 2006 (applies to all valves, pumps, pressure relief devices,
sampling connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, and flanges
or other connectors in VOC service as defined in §60.481a of 40 CFR Part 60,
Subpart VVa, at the RHT and the RHT Compressor (C3701))
Subpart QQQ: Standards of Performance for VOC Emissions from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater
Systems (applies to all individual drain systems, as defined in §60.691 of 40 CFR
Part 60, Subpart QQQ, and for which construction, modification, or reconstruction
is commenced after May 4, 1987, at the RHT)
40 CFR Part 61 – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
Subpart A: General Provisions
Subpart FF: National Emission Standard for Benzene Waste Operations (applies to all
benzene-containing hazardous waste streams at hazardous waste treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities at the RHT)
40 CFR Part 63 – National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories (MACT)
Subpart A: General Provisions
Subpart CC: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Petroleum Refineries
(applies to all Petroleum Storage Tanks and all pumps, compressors, pressure relief
devices, sampling connection systems, open-ended valves or lines, valves, or
instrumentation systems in organic hazardous air pollutant service, as defined
in §63.641 of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC at the RHT)
Subpart DDDDD: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial
and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (applies to the Hydrogen Reformer Furnace, ID No. H2001, Package Boiler, ID No. SG1102, Package Boiler, ID No. SG1103, Package Boiler, ID No. F5205, RHT Feed Heater, ID No. H3701)
40 CFR Part 68 – Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions (applies to the storage and use of flammable
substances in the refinery)
40 CFR Part 98 – Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting
The emissions from the renewable fuel production facility are as follows:
RENEWABLE FUEL PRODUCTION FACILITY EMISSIONS1
Pollutant New F5205 Boiler, Fugitives & Increased Utilization of PSD Significant
Existing Sources (H3701, H2001, & HGU2) Levels
(tpy) (tpy)
CO 55.53 100
H2S 0.03 10
Pb 0.0008 0.6
NOX 35.79 40
SO2 20.01 40
VOC 2.65 40
PMTotal 4.16 25
PM10 4.16 15
PM2.5 4.16 10
Fluorides 0.01 3
Sulfuric Acid Mist 0.28 7
Total Reduced Sulfur 0.10 10
GHG (CO2e)3 113,757 75,000
1Proposed PTE – Baseline Actual
2GHG emissions associated with increased feed to and utilization of the HGU are not considered in PSD applicability.
3Per 40 CFR §52.21(b)(49)(iv)(b), pollutant GHG’s are not subject to PSD regulation if there is not an increase of a regulated NSR pollutant
The ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, consisting of the APPLICATION and non-confidential supporting materials from the applicant, the permit review summary, and the DRAFT PERMIT, is available online at: http://health.hawaii.gov/cab/public-notices/ and for public inspection during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., at the following location:
State of Hawaii
Clean Air Branch
2827 Waimano Home Road, #130
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782
All comments on the draft permit and any request for a public hearing must be in writing, addressed to the Clean Air Branch at the above address on Oahu and must be postmarked or received by August 31, 2024.
Any person may request a public hearing by submitting a written request that explains the party’s interest and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The DOH may hold a public hearing if a hearing would aid in DOH’s decision. If a public hearing is warranted, a public notice for the hearing will be published at least thirty (30) days in advance of the hearing.
Interested persons may obtain copies of the administrative record or parts thereof by paying five (5) cents per page copying costs. Please send written requests to the CIean Air Branch listed above or call Mr. Darin Lum at the Clean Air Branch at (808) 586-4200.
Comments on the draft permit should address, but need not be limited to, the permit conditions and the facility’s compliance with federal and state air pollution laws, including: (1) the National and State Ambient Air Quality Standards; and (2) HRS, Chapter 342B and HAR, Chapter 11-60.1.
DOH will make a final decision on the permit after considering all comments and will send notice of the final decision to each person who has submitted comments or requested such notice.
Kenneth S. Fink, MD, MGA, MPH
Director of Health
(SA1463446 8/2/24)
