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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 00-1514a

[30 Pa.B. 4646]

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DISCHARGE OF CONTROLLED INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWERAGE WASTEWATER

Applications under the Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law

(Part II Permits)

   The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department).

   Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following:  name, address and telephone number; identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed; and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protest or protests. Each commentator will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan or action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.


Industrial waste and sewerage applications under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Southeast Regional Office:  Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6130.

   WQM Permit No. 1500424. Sewerage. Robert E. Assini, 20 Rima Court, Danville, CA 94526. Applicant is requesting approval for the construction and operation of a failed onsite septic tank and drainfield for an individual stream discharge WWTP located in Birmingham Township, Chester County.

   WQM Permit No. 2300409. Sewerage. Jerry & Helen Colli, 196 Andrien Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342. Applicant is requesting approval for the construction and operation of a small flow treatment facility to repair an existing malfunctioning sewage disposal system located in Concord Township, Delaware County.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707. Persons who wish to review any of these applications should contact Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732.

   A.  3600406. Sewage, submitted by David Ober, 171 Hillcrest Lane, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 in West Donegal Township, Lancaster County to construct a small flow treatment facility was received in the Southcentral Region on August 9, 2000.

   A.  4400401. Sewage, submitted by Granville Township Board of Supervisors, One Helen Street, Lewistown, PA 17044 in Granville Township, Mifflin County to rerate their sewage treatment plant was received in the Southcentral Region on August 10, 2000.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.

   A.  9084-S-A3. Sewerage, City of Jeannette Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 294, Penn, PA 15675. Application for the construction and operation of sewers and appurtenances to serve the Jeannette Raw Sewage Pumping Station located in Penn Boro, Westmoreland County. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) which administers Pennsylvania's State Revolving Fund has been identified as a possible funding source. The Department's review of the sewage facilities plan revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.

   A.  0200413. Sewerage, Sanitary Authority of Elizabeth Township, 522 Rock Run Road, Buena Vista, PA 15018. Application for the construction and operation of sewers and appurtenances to serve the Arrowhead Lakes Area Sewer System located in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County.

   A.  2600403. Sewerage, Dunbar Township Municipal Authority, P. O. Box 815, Connellsville, PA 15425. Application for the construction and operation of a sewage treatment plant to serve the Dunbar Township Sanitary Authority WWTP, located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County.

   A.  462S022-A1. Sewerage, City of Duquesne Sanitary Authority, 12 South Second Street, Duquesne, PA 15110. Application for the modification and operation of upgrades and improvements to the sewage treatment plant to serve the Duquesne STP located in Duquesne City, Allegheny County.

   A.  467S021-A2. Sewerage, Masontown Municipal Authority, Two Court Street, Masontown, PA 15461. Application for the modification and operation of the sewage treatment plant to serve the Big Run STP located in Masontown Borough, Fayette County. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) which administers the Pennsylvania's State Revolving Fund has been identified as a possible funding source. The Department's review of the sewage facilities plan revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.

   A.  467S035-A1. Sewerage, Masontown Municipal Authority, Two Court Street, Masontown, PA 15461. Application for the modification and operation of the sewage treatment plant to serve the Cats Run STP Plant #1 (Bessemer STP) located in Masontown Borough, Fayette County. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) which administers the Pennsylvania's State Revolving Fund has been identified as a possible funding source. The Department's review of the sewage facilities plan revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.

   WQM Permit No. 2400402. Sewage, Roger D. Annis, 230 Parade Street, St. Marys, PA 15857. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in the City of St. Marys, Elk County.

   WQM Permit No. 2500413. Sewage. Jonathan Bowser and Brenda McBride, 49 North Lake Road, North East, PA 16428. This project is for the construction and operation of a small flow treatment facility to serve two single family dwellings in North East Township, Erie County.

INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)


NPDES Individual

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. The proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision of 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the office noted above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Southeast Regional Office:  Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

   NPDES Permit PAS10-G429. Stormwater. General Residential Properties, Inc., 666 Exton Commons, Exton, PA 19341, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County, to Valley Creek (EV).

   NPDES Permit PAS10-G430. Stormwater. Upper Uwchlan Township, 140 Pottstown Pike, Chester Springs, PA has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, to Unnamed Tributary to Pickering Creek (HQ-TSF).

   NPDES Permit PAS10-G431. Stormwater. O'Neill Properties, 1101 West DeKalb Pike, Wayne, PA 19087, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in East Whiteland Township, Chester County to Little Valley Creek (EV).

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 657-4707.

   Franklin County Conservation District, District Manager, Franklin County CD, 550 Cleveland Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201, (717) 264-8074

   NPDES Permit PAS-10-m107. Stormwater. Strait Manufacturing & Welding, 56 Strait Lane, Greencastle, PA 17225 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Antrim Township, Franklin County, to Muddy Run (HQ-CWF).

   Southwest Regional Office:  Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4000.

   NPDES PAS10A113. Stormwater. The Buncher Company, 5600 Forward Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction site located in Leetsdale Borough, Allegheny County to Little Sewickley Creek (HQ-TSF).

SAFE DRINKING WATER


Application received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Regional Office:  Northcentral Field Operations, Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   Application No. Minor Amendment. The Department has received a permit application from State College Borough Water Authority, 1201 West Branch Road, State College, PA 16801-7697, Ferguson Township, Centre County. The application is for replacement of sodium bicarbonate with liquid caustic soda for pH adjustment for the Pine Grove Mills Water System.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 1


Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6027.908).

   Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   Under sections 304(n)(l)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified as proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Southeast Regional Office:  Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.

   Former Recycle Metals Corp., Parcel ''A,'' Proposed Lankford Autoplex, Plymouth Township, Montgomery County. Christopher G. Barricklow, EncoTech Midwest, Inc., 39255 Country Club Drive, Suite B40, Farmington Hills, MI 48331, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with PCBs and lead. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Norristown Times Herald on June 23, 2000.

   Park West Town Center, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Darryl D. Borrelli, Manko, Gold & Katcher, LLP, 401 City Avenue, Suite 500, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, has submited a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and groundwater contaminated with solvents, BTEX, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The site is located in a special industrial area. The applicant's proposed remediation will address any immediate, direct or imminent threat to the public health and the environment and will be based on the results of the Baseline Remedial Investigation Report. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Daily News on August 8, 2000.

   Northeast Regional Field Office:  Joseph Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   Former Allentown Paint Factory, City of Allentown, Lehigh County. William Ahlert, Manager, Mid-Atlantic Services, Lawler, Matusky & Skelly Engineers, LLP, The Sovereign Building, 609 Hamilton Mall, Allentown, PA 18101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (on behalf of his client, Abraham Atiyeh, Sixth Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) concerning the remediation of site soils found or suspected to have been contaminated with lead, petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and BTEX components. The application proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A Final Report was simultaneously submitted. Please refer to additional Pennsylvania Bulletin notice.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Michael C. Welch, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 321-6525.

   Former Berwick Forge & Fabricating, Berwick Borough, Columbia County. Manko, Gold & Katcher, LLP, on behalf of its client, Berwick Industrial Development Association, 120 East Third Street, Berwick, PA 18603, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Special Industrial Area requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Press Enterprise on July 14, 2000.

   Southwest Field Office:  John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-5217.

   Fuccillo Ford, Town of Hampton, Allegheny County. Fuccillo Ford, Route 11, Adams, NY, OP-TECH Environmental Services, 6392 Deere Road, Syracuse, NY 13220, and Paul Suozzi, 108 Sawyer Avenue, Tonawanda, NY 14150 has submited a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, solvents, BTEX, PHCs and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the North Hills News Record on February 9, 2000.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Applications submitted under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), act of July 28, 1988 (P. L. 556, No. 101) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Regional Office:  Northeast Regional Office, Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   Permit I. D. No. 101318. Rosencranse Sanitary Landfill, Rosencranse Corporation, 1815 South Wolf Road, Hillside, IL 60162. A major permit modification for the installation and operation of an active landfill gas (LFG) collection/control system at this closed, municipal waste landfill located in Berlin Township, Wayne County. The application was received in the Regional Office on April 4, 2000; and as of August 8, 2000, it was found to be administratively complete.

AIR QUALITY

Notice of Plan Approval and Operating Permit Applications

Nonmajor 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 necesssary permits.

   The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities. Although the sources covered by these applications may be located at a major facility, the sources being installed or modified do not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements.

   Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Offices identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.

   Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed plan approval and/or operating permits must submit the protest or comment within 30 days from the date of this notice. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Any 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.

   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 and regulations adopted under the act.

OPERATING PERMITS


Applications received and intent to issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.

   06-05061:  Cambridge-Lee Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 14026, Reading, PA 19612) for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for a copper rolling and drawing operation in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.

   17-305-045:  King Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 712, Philipsburg, PA 16866) for operation of a rotary coal breaker, associated bin and conveyors and a 150 horsepower diesel generator in Morris Township, Clearfield County. The rotary coal breaker and associated conveyors are subject to Subpart Y of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   City of Philadelphia:  Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 685-7584.

   S95-033:  McWhorter Technologies (7600 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136) for operation of a facility that manufactures liquid coating resins in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include three natural gas or propane-fired furnaces each rated less than 3.5 MMBTU/hr, a 10.5 MMBTU/hr #2 oil, natural gas or propane-fired boiler, a 4.2 MMBTU/hr natural gas or propane-fired boiler and a 6.0 MMBTU/hr #2 oil-fired back-up boiler, a diesel fire pump, three process reactors, seven process tanks, a rupture tank, 31 storage tanks, a split tank, two tankwagon loading stations, an unloading station, a drum-fill station and an air stripping tower. The facility's air emission control devices include a scrubber system and condensers.

   S96-028:  Pearl Pressman Liberty (5th and Poplar Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19123) for operation of an offset lithographic printing facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include five nonheatset offset sheetfed lithographic printing presses and two #2 oil-fired boilers each rated less than 2.0 MMBTU/hr.

   S00-003:  Pioneer Leathertouch, Inc. (2250 East Ontario Street, Philadelphia, PA 19134) for operation of a rotogravure printing facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include one 150 hp #5 oil-fired boiler, one rotogravure printing press and one gluer.

   S95-064:  Philadelphia Baking Co. (Grant Avenue and Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19115) for operation of a bakery in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include an 8 MMBTU/hr boiler, a 5 MMBTU/hr boiler, two 3 MMBTU/hr air and heating units, and two oven lines. Emissions from the oven lines are controlled by a catalytic oxidizer.

   N96-002:  Tenet HealthSystem:  Medical College of Pennsylvania--Main Campus and Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (3300 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19129) for operation of a hospital in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include five emergency generators and two 650 hp natural gas or #6 oil-fired boilers, two 750 hp #4 oil-fired boilers and one 200 hp natural gas-fired boiler.

   N96-003:  Tenet HealthSystem:  Medical College of Pennsylvania--Queen Lane Campus (2900 West Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129) for operation of a hospital in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include one emergency generator and five #2 oil-fired boilers; two are rated at 225 hp, one is rated at 112 hp, and two are rated at 84 hp.


Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits

   Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V operating permits).

   Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management at the regional office telephone number noted. For additional information, contact the regional office noted.

   Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of any objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.

   The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   TV-26-00119:  Anchor Glass Container Corp. (4343 Anchor Glass Parkway, Tampa, FL 33634) for their glass container manufacturing facility at their A. W. Workman (Plant 05) in South Connellsville, Fayette County. As a result of the potential levels of NOx, Particulate matter, and SOx emitted from this facility, it is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Amendments. The facility is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

   TV-04-446:  AES Beaver Valley Partners Inc. (394 Frankfort Road, Monaca, PA 15061) for their coal fired power plant in Potter Township, Beaver County. As a result of the potential levels of NOx, Particulate matter, and SOx emitted from this facility, it is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Amendments. The facility is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.

   TVOP-62-00017:  United Refining Co.--Warren (P. O. Box 780, Warren, PA 16365) in Warren, Warren County. The facility's air emission sources consist of five boilers, the refinery facility, two sulfur plants, wastewater separators and system and several storage tanks. The facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments.

   TVOP-24-00083:  Carbone of America, Graphite Materials Division (201 Stackpole Street, St. Marys, PA 15857) in St Marys, Elk County. The facility is primarily used for the production of graphite materials. The facility's air emission sources include material handling equipment, beehive kilns, curing ovens, carbottom kilns, batch graphitizers and miscellaneous finishing and machining equipment. The facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments due to the facility's potential to emit of Sulfur Oxides and Particualte Matter less than 10 microns in diameter. The facility is therefore subject to the Title V Operating Permit requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

   Philadelphia Department of Public Health:  Air Management Services, 321 University Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 685-7584.

   V95-018:  Gasket Materials Corp. (80-88 Morris Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148) for operation of a gasket manufacturing facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two adhesive coaters, a hot melt coater and a solvent cleaning process.

   V95-052:  Graphic Arts, Inc. (4100 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104) for operation of a facility that manufactures high quality printed materials using lithographic printing presses in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include five nonheatset sheetfed lithographic printing presses and one 2.7 MMBTU/hr natural gas-fired boiler.

   V99-001:  Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership (2600 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146) for operation of a steam and electric generating facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include a 1119 MMBTU/hr natural gas or #2 fuel-fired auxiliary boiler and a 1515 MMBTU/hr natural gas or #2 fuel-fired combustion turbine with or without a 366 MMBTU/hr natural gas or #2 fuel-fired Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) with Selective Catalytic Reduction System (SCR).

   V95-016:  Interstate Brands Corp. (9801 Blue Grass Road, Philadelphia, PA 19114) in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facilitiy's air emissions' sources include two 33 MMBTU/hr boilers, two 2.8 MMBTU/hr air compressors, 17 <2 MMBTU/hr heaters, three yeast baking ovens, one nonyeast baking ovens, one yeast fryer, and three nonyeast fryers. The air compressors each have selective noncatalytic reduction (SNCR). The yeast baking ovens are controlled by two catalytic oxidizers.

   V95-057:  Navy Public Works Center--Detachment Philadelphia (Broad and Porter Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19112) for operation of a facility that provides facilities maintenance, repair, utilities, engineering planning, consultation and construction services in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include a diesel pump, three 217/207 MMBTU/hr boilers that burn natural gas/#6 fuel oil controlled by low NOx burners with associated flue gas recirculation, one diesel vehicle fueling station, and one gasoline vehicle fueling station controlled by vapor recovery.

   V95-029:  Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWCCD) Ship System Engineering Station (5001 South Broad Street, Code 02, Philadelphia, PA 19112-5083) for operation of a facility in which activities include the research, development, testing, evaluation, fleet support and in-service engineering for surface and undersea naval ships in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include five wall-fired ship boilers, each with a heat input between 200 and 385 MMBTU/hr, six boilers each with a heat input <10 MMBTU/hr, ten heaters each with a heat input <3 MMBTU/hr, seven emergency generators, three engine test cells, three diesel engines used for testing, ten gas turbines, a paint spray booth, abrasive blasting, wood working and a dip tank solvent cleaner. The facility's air emissions control devices include a dust collector and baghouse.

   V95-046:  Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant (3899 Richmond Street, Philadelphia, PA 19137) for operation of a water treatment plant in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include liquid treatment processes, solids treatment processes, four 20-50 MMBTU/hr boilers, seven boilers <15 MMBTU/hr, four digester gas flares and a cold degreaser.

   V95-005:  PECO Energy Co., Richmond Station (3901 North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19137) for operation of an electric utility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emissions sources include two 838 MMBTU/hr combustion turbines and a 1.7 MMBTU/hr boiler.

   V96-012:  SBF Communication Graphics (3747 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132) for operation of a facility that prints and collates business forms in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include seven nonheatset offset litographic printing presses, three heatset offset lithographic printing presses [one with infrared heat, one with two 804,000 BTU/hr natural gas-fired dryers, and one with eight UV dryers], one 1.26 MMBTU/hr #2 oil-fired boiler and one paper trim collection system w/cyclone and bailer.

   V95-045:  Southwest Water Pollution Control Plant/Biosolids Recycling Center (8200 Enterprise Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153) for operation of a water treatment plant in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include liquid treatment processes, solids treatment processes, Biosolids Recycling Center processes, three 20-50 MMBTU/hr boilers, four boilers, two furnaces and a steam cleaner, each <15 MMBTU/hr, four digester gas flares and two portable sandblast units.

   V95-002:  Trigen--Philadelphia Energy Corp., Schuylkill Station (2600 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146) for operation of a steam generating facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emissions sources include two 795 MMBTU/hr boilers and one 761 MMBTU/hr boiler. Two of the boilers are controlled by a cyclone separator.

PLAN APPROVALS


Applications received and intent to Issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Northeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.

   40-301-080:  SPCA of Luzerne County (524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702) for construction of a crematory incinerator and associated air cleaning device in Plains Township, Luzerne County.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.

   21-05001A:  Lear East, LP (50 Spring Road, Carlisle, PA 17103) for the modification to automotive carpet foam molding operation and installation of a KJ Automotive Carpet Molding Line in Carlisle Borough, Cumberland County.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.

   08-302-042:  Oak Hill Veneer, Inc. (P. O. Box 304, Troy, PA 16947) for construction of a 16.26 million BTU/hour wood-fired boiler and associated air cleaning device (a multiclone collector) in Troy Township, Bradford County. This boiler is subject to Subpart Dc of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   OP-08-0004A:  Masonite Corp. (P. O. Box 311, Towanda, PA 18848) for reactivation of a 161 million BTU per hour woodwaste and natural gas-fired boiler (No. 2 boiler), the particulate matter emissions from which will be controlled by an electrostatic precipitator, which has been out of operation for more than 1 year in Wysox Township, Bradford County. The applicant proposes to operate the boiler no more than 1,000 hours per 12-consecutive month period. The boiler could result in the emission of up to 16.84 tons of particulate matter/PM10 (particulate matter sized less than ten microns in diameter), 24.15 tons of nitrogen oxides, 135.24 tons of carbon monoxide, 4.025 tons of volatile organic compound and .097 tons of sulfur oxides for a 12-consecutive month period.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   PA-03-076A:  The Peoples Natural Gas Co. (625 Liberty Avenue, CNG Tower, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for installation of EFGI on Gerty #2 at Girty Compressor Station in South Bend Township, Armstrong County.

   PA-32-303A:  Dominion Transmission, Inc. (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) for installation of a compressor engine at Cherry Tree Station in Montgomery Township, Indiana County.

   PA-63-905A:  Ross Mould, Inc. (259 South College Street, Washington, PA 15301) for operation of facility in Washington City, Washington County.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.

   PA-33-168A:  Miller Welding & Machine Co. (1000 Miller Drive, Brookville, PA 15825) for construction of a surface coating operation (for fabricated metal parts) in Rose Township, Jefferson County.

   PA-25-025B:  General Electric (2901 East Lake Road, Erie, PA 16531) for revision of existing operating permit conditions for surface coating operations at the Erie facility in Erie, Erie County. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval at Title V facilities in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. The permit will be subject to the following conditions:

   1.  Pounds of VOC per gallon of coating for each source shall remain the same.

   2.  Total VOC emissions for each source shall be based on a consecutive 12-month period.

   3.  The sources shall comply with 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 for surface coating processes.

   4.  The sources shall comply with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.31 and 123.41 for odor and visible emissions.

   These conditions will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate the Best Available Technology for the source.

   For additional information regarding the above, please contact Lori McNabb or Devendra Verma at (814) 332-6940 or by writing the Department at the previous address.

   PA-25-066D:  AKW LP (1015 East 12th Street, Erie, PA 16503) for construction of a new 7,000 ton forging press controlled by a scrubber and voluntary emission limit of permits PA-25-066A and PA-25-066B by Accuride Corp. in the City of Erie, Erie County. The facility is not a Title V Facility.

   PA-25-648B:  Welch's (South Lake Street, P. O. Box 471, North East, PA 16428) for modification of an existing boiler (146 MMBtu/hr ) to increase hours of operation to 8,760 hrs/year in North East, Erie County. This modification is subject to Federal NSPS, 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db.

   PA-25-648A:  Welch's (South Lake Street, P. O. Box 471, North East, PA 16428) for construction of a natural gas-fired 120.8 MMBtu/hr combustion unit in North East, Erie County. This construction is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Db.

Notice of Intent to Issue

   Air Quality Plan Approval PA-03-975A, Armstrong Energy, LLC, c/o Dominion Energy, Inc., P. O. Box 26532, Richmond, VA 23261. Notice is hereby given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(b) and 127.45 that the Department intends to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval to allow the construction of the Armstrong Energy Project, near State Road 156 in South Bend Township, Armstrong County.

   The proposed facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127 (related to construction, modification, reactivation and operation of sources, including the nonattainment New Source Review provisions of Subchapter E), 40 CFR 52.21 (related to Prevention of Significant Deterioration), 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts GG and Kb, (related to standards of performance for turbines and storage tanks), 40 CFR Parts 72, 73, 75 and 77 (related to acid rain), and 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.102--123.120 (related to the NOx budget program). The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements by complying with the following Plan Approval conditions:

   1.  The facility is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).

   2.  Upon completion of the construction of the facility, an operating permit must be obtained. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit.

   3.  This Plan Approval authorizes Armstrong Energy, LLC to construct a Gas Turbine Generating Station, located in South Bend Township, Armstrong County.

   4.  The main source at this facility will be four simple-cycle, dual-fuel combustion turbines, General Electric Model GE 7 FA, rated at 165.1 MW and 1545 mmbtu/hr each. Turbines will be equipped with dry low NOx combustors for use during the combustion of natural gas. Turbines shall also be equipped with water injection for use during the combustion of low sulfur diesel fuel.

   5.  Supporting equipment at this site will include four natural gas heaters rated at 7.7 mmbtu/hr each and two 2.25 million-gallon diesel fuel storage tanks.

   6.  NOx emissions from the turbines shall be limited to 9 ppm during the combustion of natural gas. Hourly emission rates from each turbine during the combustion of natural gas shall be limited to the following:

PollutantRate
NOx64.0 lb/unit hr      
CO31.0 lb./unit hr      
SO22.8 lb/unit hr      
VOCs3.0 lb/unit hr      
PM1018.0 lb/unit hr      

   7.  NOx emissions from the turbines shall be limited to 56 ppm during the combustion of low-sulfur diesel fuel. Hourly emission rates from each turbine during the combustion of diesel fuel shall be limited to the following

PollutantRate
NOx456.0 lb/unit hr      
CO79.0 lb/unit hr      
SO2100.0 lb.unit hr      
VOCs8.0 lb/unit hr      
PM1039.0 lb/unit hr      

   8.  Total consumption of natural gas in all turbines combined per 12-consecutive month period shall not exceed 14.77 × 109 standard cubic feet when burning 100% natural gas.

   9.  Total consumption of low sulfur diesel fuel in all turbines combined per 12-consecutive month period shall not exceed 11.41 × 106 gallons when burning 100% fuel oil.

   10.  Consumption of natural gas shall be reduced by 892 standard cubic feet for every gallon of diesel fuel consumption during the same 12-consecutive month period.

   11.  The annual average sulfur content of the low-sulfur diesel fuel shall not exceed 0.05 weight percent.

   12.  Pollutant emissions from the total facility shall not exceed the following:

Total Facility--Wide Emission Rate (Tons/Year)

Source
TurbinesNat. GasFuel Oil
Pollutant(All)   HeatersStorageTotal
NOx253.7   3.5257.2
CO124.6   3.0127.6
SO238.5   38.5
VOCs11.6   0.111.7
PM1080.1   80.1

   13.  Per 25 Pa. Code § 127.13, if the construction is not commenced within 18 months of issuance of this Plan Approval, or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, a new Plan Approval application shall be submitted.

   14.  The proposed construction is subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.206(d)(1) and (2), and other applicable sections of Chapter 127, Subchapter E, for nonattainment New Source Review. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.205(3), each modification to a facility shall offset in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.201 and 127.211, the total of the net increase in potential to emit.

   15.  The net NOx emission increase from this facility is limited to 257.2 tons per year. In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.210, new emissions will be offset with ERCs in a ratio of 1.15:1. Required ERCs equals 296 tons.

   16.  Permittee shall procure 296 tons of NOx Emission Reduction Credits prior to commencement of operation. Credits will be required to be certified by the Department.

   17.  The turbines are subject to the applicable requirements of the 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG, Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines.

   18.  The two 2.25 million-gallon low-sulfur diesel fuel storage tanks are subject to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels.

   19.  In accordance with 40 CFR 60.334(a), permittee shall install and operate a continuous monitoring system to monitor and record the fuel consumption and the ratio of water to fuel being fired in the turbine. This system shall be accurate to within ±5%, and must be approved by the Department.

   20.  In accordance with 40 CFR 60.344(a), permittee shall monitor the sulfur content and nitrogen content of the fuel being fired in each turbine. Certification of the sulfur and nitrogen contents of the fuel by the fuel supplier shall be used to demonstrate compliance with this condition.

   21.  Permittee shall install, certify, maintain and operate a Department-approved emission monitoring system in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual, 40 CFR Part 60, and 40 CFR Part 75. At a minimum the system shall measure and record the following for each turbine:

   Exhaust Gas Flow

   Nitrogen Oxide emissions as (NO2) (Continuous)

   Carbon Monoxide (Continuous)

   % Oxygen (Continuous)

   22.  Permittee shall record hours of operation of each of the turbines, and the amount and type of fuel consumed, on a daily basis.

   23.  Permittee shall comply with the applicable reporting requirements of 40 CFR 60.7, 40 CFR 60.116b(d) and 40 CFR 60.334(c).

   24.  In accordance with 40 CFR 60.4, copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications shall be forwarded to both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department at the address shown below, unless otherwise noted:

   Director, Air, Toxics, and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 and PA Department of Environmental Protection, Regional Air Quality Manager, Office of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745

   25.  In accordance with 40 CFR 60.334(c), permittee shall record daily, and shall report quarterly, in accordance with 40 CFR 60.7(c), any 1-hour period during which the average water-to-fuel ratio, as measured by the continuous water and fuel measuring system, falls below the ratio that was determined during the stack test to demonstrate compliance with NOx emission limitations. Permittee shall also report any period during which the actual fuel-bound nitrogen content exceeds the fuel-bound nitrogen content determined during the stack test to demonstrate compliance with the NOx emission limitations. Permittee shall also report any period during which the actual fuel-bound sulfur content exceeds 0.05 weight percent.

   26.  Compliance with the turbine emission limitations for NOx and CO while using both low-sulfur diesel fuel and natural gas shall be demonstrated through performance stack testing on each turbine.

   A.  In accordance with 40 CFR 60.335(c)(2), the monitoring device required by 40 CFR 60.334 shall be used to determine the fuel consumption and the water-to-fuel ratio necessary to comply with turbine NOx emission limitations at 30, 50, 75 and 100% of peak load, or at four points in the normal operating range of the gas turbine, including the minimum point in the range and peak load. All loads shall be corrected to ISO conditions using the appropriate equations as supplied by the turbine manufacturer.

   B.  All stack testing shall be performed in accordance with 40 CFR 60.8 and 60.335, 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 regulations and the most recent version of the Department's Source Testing Manual.

   C.  Two copies of the stack test protocol shall be submitted to the Department at least 60 days in advance of the stack test date. Stack testing shall not take place until permittee has received written approval of the stack test protocol.

   D.  Company shall notify the Department of the date and the time of the stack test at least 2 weeks prior to the tests so that an observer may be present.

   E.  Two copies of the stack test results shall be submitted to the Department within 60 days of completion of the test.

   F.  Stack testing shall be performed within 60 days of achieving maximum firing rate but no later than 180 days after the initial startup.

   G.  Permittee shall record all pertinent operating data during the stack test and include this data with the stack test results.

   27.  The combustion turbines are subject to the Title IV Acid Rain Program of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, and shall comply with all applicable provisions of that Title, including the following:

40 CFR Part 72Permits Regulations
40 CFR Part 73Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System
40 CFR Part 75Continuous Emissions Monitoring
40 CFR Part 77Excess Emissions

   28.  The combustion turbines are subject to the applicable requirements of the NOx Budget Program established at 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.102--123.120.

   29.  In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2, there shall be no fugitive emissions from this facility except those that arise from the use of roads. All reasonable actions shall be taken to minimize fugitive emissions that arise from use of roads. Reasonable actions shall include, but shall not be limited to paving, sweeping, and application of water or other dust suppressants. In no case shall fugitive emissions arising from the use of roads be permitted to cross the property line.

   30.  In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31, permittee shall not permit the emission of any malodorous air contaminants from any source in such a manner that the malodors, as determined by the Department, are detectable outside the permittee's property.

   31.  The opacity of the exhaust from all sources at this facility shall not exceed 10% at any time. Opacity shall be measured using EPA Reference Method 9, found at 40 CFR 60, Appendix A.

   32.  All equipment at this facility shall be equipped with manufacturer-designed silencers and/or mufflers. The turbines, generators and gas compressors shall be enclosed in structures designed by the manufacturer to minimize sound levels.

   33.  This Plan Approval authorizes the temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided that the following conditions are met.

   A.  The Department must receive written notice from the permittee of the anticipated date that sources will commence operation.

   B.  Operation is authorized only to facilitate the startup and shakedown of the sources, to permit operation of the sources pending the issuance of an Operating Permit, or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all appliable regulations and requirements.

   C.  This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the start of commencement of operation, provided that the Department receives notice from the permittee under Subpart A.

   D.  Permittee may request an extension of this Plan Approval if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons that compliance has not been established.

   E.  The notice submitted by the permittee pursuant to Subpart A, above, prior to the expiration date of this Plan Approval, shall modify the Plan Approval expiration date. The new Plan Approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of the start-up.

   F.  Permittee shall submit a Title V Operating Permit Application within 120 days of startup of the sources and/or pollution control devices.

   PSD air quality modeling shows that the maximum impacts for CO, NO2 and PM10 are below the class II area significance levels. A full impact analysis to determine PSD increment consumption and compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards was therefore not necessary.

   Any person wishing to either object to issuance of the plan approval or a proposed condition thereof, or to provide the Department with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the plan approval, or to request a hearing 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.

   Written comments should be mailed to Barbara Hatch, Air Pollution Control Engineer, PADEP, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 442-4000.

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