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PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
36-03170: DentalEZ Group (1816 Colonial Village Lane, Lancaster, PA 17601) for installation of a liquid vapor degreaser with control at their site in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.
63-00928A: Valley Tire Co., Inc. (15 McKean Avenue, Charleroi, PA 15022) for installation of a tire retreading shop at Valley Retreading Company in Charleroi Borough, Washington County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
43-349A: Valley Can, Inc. (1264 Fredonia Road, Hadley, PA 16130) for a surface paint coating system in Perry Township, Mercer County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05105A: G.A.S. Access Pioneer Crossing Landfill, LLC (2809 Boston Street, No. 340, Baltimore, MD 21224) for construction of an electric generation plant at their Pioneer Crossing Landfill in Exeter Township, Berks County. The plant will include a landfill gas pretreatment system and four landfill gas fired internal combustion engines each powering a 1,600 KW electric generator. The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 (related to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources), 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW, Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The Department of Environmental Protection believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions:
1. The landfill gas shall be pretreated by compression, dewatering and particulate filtering.
2. The engines will be limited to the following emissions at full load:
a. PM10--0.17 grams per horsepower-hour.
b. NOx as NO2--0.5 gram per horsepower-hour.
c. CO--3.0 grams per horsepower-hour.
d. VOC as propane--0.32 gram per horsepower-hour.
3. The engines will be limited to the following emissions at all loads:
a. PM10--0.3 pound per hour.
b. NOx as NO2--2.5 pounds per hour.
c. CO--15 pounds per hour.
d. VOC as propane--1.6 pounds per hour.
e. Nonmethane Organic Compounds as hexane--20 ppmv.
4. The permittee will be limited to the following emissions during any consecutive 12-month period:
a. PM10--4.0 tons.
b. NOx as NO2--41.6 tons.
c. SO2--49.0 tons.
d. CO--249.6 tons.
e. VOC as propane--26.0 tons.
f. HAP--26.5 tons.
5. The permittee shall limit the operation of each engine to 8,450 hours during any consecutive 12-month period.
6. The permittee shall limit the total reduced sulfur content of the landfill gas to 500 ppmv; and the chlorine content to 50 ppmv.
7. The permittee shall equip the engines with Low NOx emission technology in the form of lean burn combustion with automatic air/fuel ratio control.
8. The permittee shall perform an initial performance test for the following emissions:
a. Visible Emissions (percent opacity) (each engine).
b. NOx as NO2 in grams per horsepower-hour (each engine).
c. CO grams per horsepower-hour (each engine).
d. Nonmethane Organic Compounds (as hexane in parts per million by volume) (each engine).
e. Nonmethane Organic Compounds (destruction efficiency) (each engine).
f. HAPs (those compounds found in the landfill gas) (each engine).
g. PM10 (pounds per hour) (two of four engines).
h. Formaldehyde (pounds per hour) (each engine).
i. SO2 (pounds per hour) (each engine).
9. The permittee shall be required to record monthly the gas usage, hours of operation and the emissions, which shall be added to a 12-month rolling total.
10. The permittee will be required to submit an initial report and then an annual report including the various records.
11. The treatment system is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW, Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. The engines are subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. They shall comply with all applicable requirements of these subparts. Copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals, and other communications shall be submitted to both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department.
Persons wishing either to object to issuance of plan approval or a proposed conditions thereof or to provide the Department with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a plan approval may submit the information to the Department. Comments should be mailed to the Department at the address shown below. All comments must be received within 30 days of the date of this public notice. Comments shall include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person filing the comment.
2. Identification of the proposed plan approval issuance being opposed.
3. Concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance, and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Reading District Office may be scheduled by contacting Roger Fitterling at (610) 916-0100 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Persons needing additional information should contact Roger Fitterling at Department, 1005 Cross Roads Blvd., Reading, PA 19605, (610) 916-0100. Written comments should be mailed to Air Quality Program, at the same address during the 30-day comment period following the publication of this notice.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
33-033D: Owens Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (3831 Route 219, Brockport PA 15823) for replacement of the bottle coating agent tin tetrachloride with mono-butylin trichloride, MBTT in the Borough of Brockway, Jefferson County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a Plan Approval for their in the Borough of Brockway, Jefferson County. This plan approval will authorize the replacement of the bottle coating agent tin tetrachloride with mono-butylin trichloride, MBTT. The MBTT will be applied at a rate of 4 #/hr with the appropriate control devices.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and Department's own analysis, the process will emit 1.2 tpy of VOC and 2.3 tpy of PM.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. PA-33-033D.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John F. Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA, 16335, (814) 332-6940.
61-210A: Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc.--Barkeyville Plant (1041 Stevenson Road, Harrisville, PA 16038) for construction of an asphalt plant that will combust natural gas, Nos. 2--6 fuel oils, reprocessed oils, biodiesel, coal or any combination of fuels in Barkeyville Township, Venango County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a plan approval to Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. for to construct an asphalt plant that will combust natural gas, Nos. 2--6 fuel oils, reprocessed oils, biodiesel, coal or any combination of fuels. The Barkeyville Plant will be owned and operated by Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. (711 East College Avenue, Bellefonte, PA 16823) and will be in Barkeyville Township, Venango County. Since the technology involved in combusting the coal is new, this plan approval will allow coal to be burned for 180 days or until a stack test is performed. The results of the stack test and a Best Available Technology analysis will be used to determine SOx emission limits for burning coal that will be incorporated into a revised plan approval. The Department reserves the right to require additional controls for SOx. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into a Synthetic Minor operating permit at a later date.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the Barkeyville Plant will emit 8.96 tons of VOCs per year, 28.00 tons of NOx per year and 37.80 tons of CO per year. The Barkeyville Plant will be limited to 560,000 tons of asphalt per year.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown as follows. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown as follows. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. The comment period has been extended until March 13, 2007. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval; No. 61-210A.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
AMS 06001: Temple University--Main Campus (1009 West Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122) for installation of four boilers, 8 water heaters and 24 emergency generators in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Installation of these units will increase the facility NOx potential emissions by 36.3 tpy. The facility is also replacing an emergency generator and taking fuel usage limitations on 6 boilers. Replacement and the fuel limitation of these units will decrease the facility NOx potential emissions by 14.5 tpy. The plan approval will contain operating, testing, monitoring and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
39-00082: American Atelier, Inc. (301 North Front Street, Allentown, PA 18102) for initial issuance of a Title V Operating Permit. This facility currently operates under Operating Permit 39-318-102. This facility operates eight paint spray booths and one wood fired boiler for their furniture manufacturing operation in the City of Allentown, Lehigh County. As a result of potential emissions of VOCs, the facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments, and is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The proposed Title V Operating Permit does not reflect any change in air emissions from the facility. The facility is not subject to Compliance Assurance Monitoring under 40 CFR Part 64. This Title V Operating Permit shall include emission restrictions, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-03010: Dal-Tile Corp. (211 North Fourth Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1694) for renewal of their State- only Operating Permit for operation of their ceramic floor and wall tile products facility in Gettysburg Borough, Adams County. This action is a renewal of the State-only operating permit.
01-03011: Dal-Tile Corp. (211 North Fourth Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1694) for renewal of their State-only Operating Permit for operation of their ceramic floor and wall tile products facility in Bendersville Borough, Adams County. This action is a renewal of the State-only operating permit.
01-03016: Dal-Tile Corp. (211 North Fourth Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1694) for renewal of their State-only Operating Permit for operation of their ceramic floor and wall tile products facility in Straban Township, Adams County. This action is a renewal of the State-only operating permit.
21-05039: Land O' Lakes, Inc. (405 Park Drive, Carlisle, PA 17015) for operation of a milk drying plant in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County. This action is a renewal of the previous permit issued in 2002.
36-03074: Colonial Metals Co. (217 Linden Street, Columbia, PA 17512) for operation of a brass and bronze foundry in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County. This action is a renewal of the previous permit issued in 2002.
36-05139: AFP--Advanced Food Products, LLC (158 West Jackson Street, New Holland, PA 17557) for their food processing operations in New Holland Borough, Lancaster County. The facility's potential emissions are expected to be about 96 tpy of CO, 81 tpy of SO2, 31 tpy of NO2 and 7 tpy of PM. The State-only operating permit will include emission and fuel restrictions, work practice standards, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
17-00060: Penfield Collieries, LLC (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201) for operation of a coal preparation/processing facility in Huston Township, Clearfield County.
The facility incorporates a coal preparation plant consisting of a raw coal truck dump, a rotary breaker, a raw coal stockpiling operation incorporating a stacking tube and underground reclaim, a screening building containing a screen and impact crusher, a wet preparation plant incorporating four dry screens and various wet coal cleaning operations, a wet preparation plant railcar loading operation and various conveyors plus a coal stockpiling and railcar/truck loading operation, six 420,000 Btu per hour diesel-fired conveyor belt heaters, six 160,000 Btu per hour No. 2 fuel oil/kerosene-fired space heaters, a solvent parts washer and a lime storage silo.
The fugitive PM emissions from the facility are prevented or controlled by two fabric collectors, a wet centrifugal collector, a water truck and enclosures as well as by the implementation of various operating practices such as truck tarping, flood loading, and the like.
The air contaminant emissions from the facility are not expected to exceed 80.96 tons of PM including up to 26.70 tons of PM10, 7.84 tons of SOx, 2.18 tons of NOx, .54 ton of CO and .04 ton of total hydrocarbons per year.
The facility is not a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.
The Department of Environmental Protection proposes to incorporate into the operating permit to be issued conditions requiring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants as well as conditions previously contained in Plan Approval 17-305-050, issued on June 29, 2004, Plan Approval 17-305-050A, issued on November 30, 2004, and Plan Approval 17-305-050B, issued on November 8, 2005.
The conditions previously contained in Plan Approvals 17-305-050, 17-305-050A and 17-305-0505B include:
1. A condition limiting the amounts of raw coal processed and clean coal produced by the facility to 2,600,000 tons and 2,000,000 tons, respectively, in any 12-consecutive month period.
2. A condition requiring all trucks entering or exiting the facility to be tarped unless empty.
3. A condition requiring specific portions of roadway to be paved and specific portions to be treated with road oil or equivalent.
4. A condition restricting vehicle speed on facility roadways to 15 miles per hour.
5. A condition requiring an operable water truck to be maintained onsite for roadway and stockpile area dust control.
6. Conditions restricting the PM emissions from the fabric collector controlling the screening building screen and impact crusher to .01 grain per dry standard cubic foot of effluent gas volume and the PM emissions from the wet centrifugal collector controlling the four dry screens in the wet preparation plant to .02 grain per dry standard cubic foot of effluent gas volume.
7. Conditions requiring the fabric collector controlling the screening building screen and impact crusher to be equipped with instrumentation to monitor collector pressure differential, to be supplied with dry oil-free compressed air and to have spare bags on hand.
8. Conditions requiring the rotary breaker to be enclosed except for the feed and discharge openings, the truck dump bin to be equipped with a roof and three sides and all conveyors to be equipped with either full or partial enclosures.
9. A condition requiring all raw coal to be stockpiled by means of a stacking tube.
10. A condition requiring all clean coal from the wet preparation plant which is not stockpiled onsite to be loaded into railcars.
11. A condition requiring all clean coal stockpiled onsite to be placed onto the stockpiles with radial stacking conveyors.
12. A condition prohibiting the stockpiling of coal onsite unless it has been, or will be, processed through the wet preparation plant.
13. A condition requiring all railcar loading to be performed with a flood loading technique.
14. A condition allowing trucks to be loaded with front end loaders only if the moisture content of the coal is 5% or greater.
15. Conditions requiring all clean coal placed onto stockpiles to have a moisture content of 5% or greater and the performance of periodic coal sampling and analysis to demonstrate compliance with this requirement.
16. Conditions requiring the maintenance of records of the amount of raw coal received per month, the amount of coal loaded into railcars per month and the amount of coal loaded into trucks per month.
The Department additionally proposes to incorporate several new conditions into the operating permit to be issued:
17. A condition requiring the periodic submission of records.
18. Conditions identifying the applicable 25 Pa. Code § 129.63 requirements for the solvent parts washer.
19. A condition prohibiting the use of halogenated solvent in the solvent parts washer.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.
65-00235: Alcoa Inc. (100 Technology Drive, Alcoa Center, PA 15069-0001) for operation of their Research and Development Facility in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences at their Alcoa Technical Center facility in Upper Burrell Township, Westmoreland County. This is a State-only Operating Permit Renewal.
65-00909: Multiserv-Allvac-Latrobe (P. O. Box 5003, Cranberry Township, PA 16066-1903) for operation of stockpiling activity in Derry Township, Westmoreland County. This is a State-only Operating Permit Renewal
OPERATING PERMITS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05105A: G.A.S. Access Pioneer Crossing Landfill, LLC (2809 Boston Street, No. 340, Baltimore, MD 21224) for construction of an electric generation plant at the Pioneer Crossing Landfill in Exeter Township, Berks County. A public hearing is to be held to accept testimony concerning the Department of Environmental Protection's decision to approve a Plan Approval.
The proposed plan approval is to permit the construction of a landfill gas pretreatment system and four landfill gas fired internal combustion engines. Emissions from the engines will be controlled by proper combustion techniques. The gas will be pretreated by compression, dewatering and particulate filtering as per 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW, Standards of Performance for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart AAAA, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills. Each engine will power a 1,600 KW electric generator. The engines will be subject to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
The pertinent documents are available at the Reading District Office for review. Reviews may be scheduled by contacting Roger Fitterling at (610) 916-0100 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
The Department will conduct the public hearing on March 28, 2007, at 7 p.m. in the Dunn Community Center, 4565 Prestwick Drive, Reading, PA 19606. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Roger Fitterling at (610) 916-0100 to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes. GAS Access Pioneer Crossing Energy, LLC and all other groups or organizations are requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Commenters shall provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing.
Persons with a disability, who wish to attend the hearing, and who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, contact Jeff Minskey at (717) 705-4709 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.
Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on applications may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the district mining office indicated before an application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34.
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 2.0 mg/l 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 Alkalinity greater than acidity* * The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: (1) surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
32961302 and NPDES Permit No. PA0212949. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Latrobe, PA 15650). To renew the permit for the Ondo Mine in Brush Valley and Center Township, Indiana County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received: January 11, 2007.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
11823004 and NPDES No. PA0124842. Bedrock Mines, LP (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine from M. B. Energy, Inc., 175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717 located in Elder and Susquehanna Townships, Cambria County, affecting 1,458.5 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Little Brubaker Run classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: February 5, 2007.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
03920103 and NPDES Permit No. PA0200484. Allegheny Mineral Corp. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201). Renewal application for the NPDES of an existing bituminous surface mine, located in West Franklin Township, Armstrong County, affecting 284.7 acres. Receiving streams: Buffalo Creek and Claypoole Run, classified for the following use: TSF. There is not potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: February 5, 2007.
02070101 and NPDES Permit No. PA0241054. Quality Aggregates, Inc., (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, affecting 42.4 acres. Receiving streams: Campbells Run and UNT to Campbells Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is not potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: February 2, 2007.
02-04-03 and NPDES Permit No. PA0250686. Coventry Park, LLC (533 Locust Place, Sewickley, PA 15143-1547). Revision to an existing government financed construction contract to change the land use from forestland to pasture land or land occasionally cut for hay, located in Robinson Township, Allegheny County, affecting 40.9 acres. Receiving stream: Moon Run, classified for the following use: WWF. The potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: Moon Township Municipal Authority. Revision application received: December 26, 2006. (This is a corrected Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice)
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
43910102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0208311. The Ambrosia Coal & Construction Co. (R. R. 1, Box 422, Edinburg, PA 16116-9801). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Mill Creek Township, Mercer County affecting 350.0 acres. Receiving streams: three UNTs to Little Sandy Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Polk Center. Application received: February 5, 2007.
16020901 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242055. Lester C. Henry (1555 Route 208, Emlenton, PA 16373). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Ashland Township, Clarion County affecting 10.5 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Pine Run to Little East Sandy Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application for reclamation only. Application received: February 8, 2007.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits
The following noncoal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity1 pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 1 The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
26070601 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251038. Kevin W. Hennessey (179 Linden Hall Road, Dawson, PA 15428). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a large noncoal surface mine, located in Lower Tyrone Township, Fayette County, affecting 21.8 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Youghiogheny River, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received: January 24, 2007.
26970401 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202100. Laurel Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 1209, Morgantown, WV 26507). Revision application for E&S Controls to an existing noncoal surface mine, located in Springhill Township, Fayette County, affecting 254.52 acres. Receiving streams: Rubles Run and UNTs to Rubles Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There is not potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Revision application received: February 8, 2007.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
61990301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0227960. Cooperstown Sand & Gravel (P. O. Box 4, Cooperstown, PA 16317). Revision to an existing sand, gravel and topsoil operation in Jackson Township, Venango County affecting 39.5. Receiving streams: one UNT to Sugar Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is the Borough of Franklin. Revision to add 3.0 acres to the permit and to construct a permanent stream crossing over UNT 1 and mine through and reconstruct approximately 1,250 feet of the stream. Application received: February 8, 2007.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
40002803. Lonzetta Trucking & Excavating Company, (340 Rocky Road, Hazleton, PA 18201). Stages I and II bond release for a quarry operation in Butler Township, Luzerne County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Kevin Lamont. Application received: February 5, 2007.
40012802. Lonzetta Trucking & Excavating Company, (340 Rocky Road, Hazleton, PA 18201). Stages I and II bond release for a quarry operation in Butler Township, Luzerne County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Kevin Lamont. Application received: February 5, 2007.
7774SM2A1C9. Berks Products Corp., (P. O. Box 421, Reading, PA 19603). Incidental boundary correction to a quarry operation in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County affecting 153.4 acres, receiving stream: Maiden Creek. Application received: February 6, 2007.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications Received Under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and Requests for Certification Under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Southcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E07-412: Norfolk Southern Corporation, R. D. 7 Box 958, Altoona PA 16602, Logan Township, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To remove the existing structure and to construct and maintain a 22-foot wide by 7-foot high by 28-foot long concrete box culvert with a 1-foot depression and associated improvements in Homer Gap Run (WWF) to improve the safety condition of the railroad tracts located 1,000 feet from its confluence with the Little Juniata River (Bellwood, PA Quadrangle N: 10.0 inches; W: 16.4 inches; Latitude: 40° 33` 18"; Longitude: 78° 22` 05") in Logan Township, Blair County, ACOE Baltimore District.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1554. P. W. Campbell, 109 Zeta Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15238. To construct a bank in floodway in McCandless Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Emsworth, PA Quadrangle N: 6.25 inches; W: 15.8 inches; Latitude: 40° 32` 03" and Longitude: 80° 06` 49"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a First Commonwealth Bank and an adjacent coffee shop on the left bank of Pine Creek (CWF). The project is located on the east side of Perry Highway (SR 19), just northeast from the intersection of Perry Highway (SR 19) and Pine Creek Road.
E63-596. Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church, 250 Brookwood Road, Venetia, PA 15367. To construct a culvert and fill wetlands in Peters Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 7.5 inches; W: 9.00 inches and Latitude: 40° 17` 24"--Longitude: 80° 3` 43"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain fill associated with a proposed parking area in the floodway and along 480 LF of a UNT to Brush Run (WWF) and to place and maintain fill in 0.18 acre of wetlands which includes 0.05 acre of open water for the purpose of addition of 2,700 square feet onto the current sanctuary of Peters Creek United Presbyterian Church. The project includes construction of two utility line stream crossings and a pipe culvert replacement in a UNT to Brush Run.
Northwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
E20-555, Department of Transportation, District 1-0, P. O. Box 398, Oil City, PA 16301. Houghton Wetland Mitigation Bank, in Beaver Township, Crawford County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Beaver Center U.S.G.S., PA Quadrangle N: 41° 49` 22"; W: 80° 29` 22.4").
To place fill within 0.4 acre of PEM wetlands and to construct and maintain 7.4 acres of PEM/PSS/PFO wetlands on a 14 acres site located adjacent to SR 4012 between T-308 and T-320 and draining towards Middle Branch Conneaut Creek (CWF).
E62-411, Columbus Township Authority, P. O. Box 274, Columbus, PA 16405. Highway 426 Sewerline, in Columbus Township, Warren County, ACOE Pittsburgh District (Columbus, PA Quadrangle N: 7.3 inches; W: 16.3 inches).
The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a sewer line extension having a length of approximately 3,300 feet and consisting of 8-inch PVC plastic gravity pipeline and 3-inch forcemain extending from the existing sewer line at the City of Corry, Erie County/Columbus Township, Warren County border through an area in Columbus Township adjacent to SR 426 to the Village of Colza involving: 1) six open cut pipeline crossings of PEM wetlands having a length of approximately 203 feet; 2) a open cut pipeline crossing of Winton Creek; and 3) construction of a pump station within the floodway of Winton Creek permanently impacting 0.007 acre (de minimis) of PEM wetlands. Winton Creek is a perennial stream classified as a CWF. The project proposes to permanently impact approximately 0.007 acre (de minimis) of PEM wetland and to temporarily impact approximately 0.1 acre of PEM wetlands and approximately 30 linear feet of stream.
Northeast Region: Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Wilkes-Barre District Office, 2 Public Square, 5th Floor, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2371.
E3511-002: Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Wilkes-Barre District Office. Taylor South Main project in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County, ACOE Baltimore District, Scranton PA Quadrangle N: 2.7 inches; W: 10.8 inches.
To perform the following water obstruction and encroachment activities associated with an impaired creek caused by previously abandoned mine lands.
This project will construct an Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation project to eliminate health and safety problems associated with an 84-acre AML site. The reclamation project will result in an encroachment of Keyser Creek, which has been impaired from previous mining. The project includes the reconstruction and stabilization of approximately 1,700 feet of creek.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Cambria District: Environmental Program Manager, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119.
EA1609-001. Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Division of Mine Hazards, P. O. Box 8476, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project, in Piney Township, Clarion County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to backfill an abandoned surface mine, which includes a total of 900 linear feet of dangerous highwall. The project will include the backfilling of: (1) two AMD-impacted PEM wetlands (one is 0.13 acre and one is 0.11 acre); and (2) 530 feet of watercourse that has developed within the open surface mine pit. (Clarion Quadrangle N: 4.25 inches, W: 12 inches).
Cambria District: Environmental Program Manager, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119.
EA1009-008. Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Cambria Office, 286 Industrial Park Rd., Ebensburg, PA 15931. Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Project, in Cherry Township, Butler County, Pittsburgh ACOE District.
The applicant proposes to backfill an abandoned surface mine, which includes a total of 1,500 linear feet of dangerous highwall. The project will include the backfilling of 2 PEM wetlands (0.13 acre each) that have developed within the open surface mine pit. (West Sunbury Quadrangle N: 7.25 inches, W: 10.5 inches).
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