| 2008 | Highlights |
| November | Energy: The Senate has been preoccupied with the election and the financial crisis. We continue to work with Senator Dorgan (D-ND) on the Clean Coal/Carbon Capture and Sequestration proposal. Technical: CIBO will begin to develop some fundamental education pieces to address what a boiler is, the first of which will be the fundamentals of integrating boiler design and combustion. Environment: EPA is going through the Boiler MACT data responses to determine the next steps.To continue the drive for a proposed Boiler MACT Rule next year, the Small Business Administration Regulatory Equitability and Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel will begin to address impacts on small business on November 13th. Bob Bessette will be one of the panel members. Company Profiles: Golder Associates, Inc. |
| September/October | Energy: The House has passed an Energy Bill with limited OCS & no moratorium on leasing; it must be more than 50 miles off shore with no incentives for the states. This is a 'no-go' in the Senate. This may come up in a Lame Duck Session after the elections. On October 7th a discussion draft of a Climate Change Bill amending the Clean Air Act was published by Dingell and Boucher. CIBO is reviewing this. Technical: The Technical Committee is working with the Comm. Education & Outreach Committee to develop tools and delivery for solving the problem of decreasing lack of personnel to troubleshoot boilers and maximize their performance. We are continuing to work with ASME & DOE on the Energy Efficiency Standards under development. We are looking for comments on the draft Steam Systems protocol before final standards are issued. Check out website www.superiorenergyperformance.net for additional information. Environment: Boiler MACT II and the ANPR on CO2 are the two main issues. The EPA survey is at survey.erg.com/ss/wsb.dll/s/7g8d/. Hamworthy Peabody Combustion put together a chart on the NACAA Model Rule defining better the realities of combustion & boiler operation. CIBO is offering to make a presentation to any state or group covering the short class on combustion and boiler design integration and the status of 112j. The EPA ANPR on CO2 can be found at: www.epa.gov/climatechange/anpr.html. CIBO is working with the greater Chamber ACCESS work group and will comment by November 28th. On October 7th EPA released a prepublication notice of its final Definition of Solid Waste Rule. Company Profiles: Environmental Resources Management Combustion Components Assoc. |
| August | Energy: As we get closer to the elections, many energy bills have been introduced in Congress. CIBO will be closely monitoring all of these. Technical: The IECT VI Conference in Portland Maine provided boiler owners, equipment suppliers and regulators a forum for discussing potential impacts of the new MACT and NAAQS rules, what a boiler is able to do relative to overall emission performance, and the importance of boiler designs for new and existing units to achieve optimum performance vs. combustion efficiency. CIBO will be developing a plan to assist in educating owners, regulators and the public regarding fuel, boiler and operations fundamentals in a holistic approach as new regulations are developed. Environment: EPA has just released the first part of the 114 letters Questionnaire for Boilers, Process Heaters, Incinerators and Other Combustion Units located at survey.erg.com/ss/wsb.dll/s/7g8d. We strongly suggest companies with any boiler or process heater complete the survey and participate in the discussions on how this can be used to help EPA and the States as the new rules are developed. |
| July | Energy: Due to higher gas prices, the President lifted the Executive order placing a moratorium on OCS drilling. Technical: The ASME Efficiency Certification Protocol development will be tested as a draft at a few Texas locations before final comments are issued. EPA is looking at a waste energy registration program. Let CIBO know if you would like to work as an outside reviewer. Environment: CIBO is working on a more detailed Model Rule and to help support Case-by-Case MACT discussions at the state level in the event it is needed. |
| June | Energy: The House Interior Appropriations Full Committee has tentatively scheduled a mark up of the 2007 Peterson OCS Natural Gas Amendment. This Amendment will lift federal bans on the development of natural gas and oil resources on the OCS from 50 miles off the coastline. Technical: Discussion of the DOE Save Energy Now (SEN) Program. Environment: Discussion of EPA's "Waste Energy Recovery Registry Rulemaking" and what EPA must do to comply. EPA will have someone at the Sept. EE meeting to discuss. NACAA Model MACT Rule for 112j discussion at June EE meeting will appear in the minutes. |
| May | Energy: The Senate is scheduled to take up the Lieberman-Warner Cap and Trade Bill. During the EE meeting we will discuss FERC' decoupling proposal and try to come to a consensus. Technical: CIBO sent out a survey on Baghouse performance whose results will be presented at the Emissions Conference in August. Increasing the amount of technical supporting information for state and federal activity on developing emissions regulation is a priority. Environment: CIBO commented on the NACAA's Boiler MACT summary graphs at their get-together in Florida. EPA's Boiler MACT 114 Letter ICR is available for comment from the OMB. |
| April | Energy: Oil is $115/barrel; coal is $125/ton; natural gas is $8/MMBtu. DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy posted an RFI to the private sector relating to an upcoming solicitation for up to $10 billion in applications for loan guarantees covering EERE technologies. Contact CIBO for a copy. Bob Bessette of CIBO gave a presentation on industrial energy at the Energy Cost Implications Workshop at West VA University. Technical: Fred Fendt of Rohm and Haas Company, CIBO’s Energy Committee Chair, was just named Committee Chair for ASME’s System Assessment Standards Consensus Committee responsible for developing the energy efficiency certification standards that will be used by DOE’s Superior Energy Performance Program. Environment: A paper presented at the CAPCA meeting by Amy Artmeier of MeadWestvaco Corp. and Bob Bessette of CIBO addresses Boiler MACT 112j Industrial Perspectives. |
| March | Energy: EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program was updated; ASME is working with ANSI to establish an Industrial System Energy Assessment Standard. Environment: Climate change, new Ozone NAAQS, CISWI Waste/Fuels Definition, Boiler MACT, and how NACAA operates. Company Profiles: Peerless Mfg. Co. |
| February | Energy: CIBO will be meeting with Senators to discuss the Climate Change Policy statement (Members Only). We are still trying to figure out the impacts of HR-6 which was recently signed into law. Greenhouse Gas reporting is discussed. Environment: Since January CIBO has submitted 4 comments on environmental issues (Members Only) Technical: Update of the CIBO Energy Efficiency Handbook is moving forward. Company Profiles: Nationwide Boiler Inc. W.L. Gore & Assoc. |
| January | Upcoming energy workshop "Impacts of High and Volatile Energy Costs on Energy Intensive Industries: Coping Strategies and Future Research Needs" tentatively scheduled for April 9-10 at West Virginia University. CIBO has filed comments on MANE-VU, Flexible Air Permits, Fugitive Emissions, and NACAA PM 2.5 Menu of options. |
| 2007 | Highlights | Company Profiles |
| December | Emissions and efficiency - how to reduce CO, Boiler MACT update, CIBO climate change position | |
| November | CIBO's climate change position statement was approved at the annual meeting, Boiler MACT uncertainty, ash reclassification, updating the CIBO Energy Efficiency Guidance Document. | Industrial Accessories Company |
| October | Discussion of latest climate legislative bills; Boiler MACT Re-Rulemaking & application of MACT Hammers; Annual Meeting Oct. 17-19. | |
| September | Coen Company TODD Combustion |
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| August | Energy bills have passed in both the House and Senate, and Boiler MACT is vacated. | Arch Coal, Inc. |
| July | Senate passed an Energy bill on June 21st; Boiler MACT; reassessment of Technical and Energy Committee's scope and objectives. | |
| June | Discussion on whether an energy bill will be passed by July 4th recess, court ruling in the CISWI and Boiler MACT Litigation. | |
| May | An Energy Bill will be passed by July 4th recess, climate change issues are being addressed by the states, Boiler MACT compliance concerns, updating the NOx RACT Guidance Document. | |
| April | Natural gas prices, Boiler MACT, Area Source MACT, NSR, and increasing activity in the Technical Committee on NOx RACT Guidance Document, the SOx addendum and a response for the NACAA PM2.5 Control Measures document. | FMC Corporation Metso Power & Automation |
| March | Climate change Task Group established; Area Source MACT is at OMB for interagency review; Sick/Maihak presented workshop on CEMS; Worley/Parsons discussed industrial gasification; draft outline of CIBO NOx RACT Guidance Document with an SO2 section circulated for comment. | |
| February | Energy efficiency, MACT implementation, the NOx RACT and SOx Guidance documents, & upcoming workshop/seminars. | Air Quality Services LLC Stock Equipment Co. |
| January | In our January newsletter we discuss energy issues before the new congress, MACT, RACT and NOx, & other issues. | Airgas |