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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 08-451e

[38 Pa.B. 1257]
[Saturday, March 15, 2008]

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Bureau of Air Quality

Summary of ERC Transaction

   The following ERC transactions are approved by the Bureau of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Protection, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The ERC transaction requirements are specify in 25 Pa. Code § 127.208.

Generating Facility Information
ERC Generating Facility Name: Eljer Plumbingware, Inc.
Location of Source: Ford City, Armstrong County, PA
Certified ERCs (tpy): 214.22 tpy of NOx and 7.26 tpy of VOCs
Amount of ERCs traded to Purchaser/Recipient: 214.22 tpy of NOx and 7.26 tpy of VOCs
Date of ERCs Transfer: 12/19/2007
ERCs available for future use: Nil

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: Natsource MAC 77 Ltd.
Location of Source: C/O ICAP United Inc., Sugar Land, TX 77478
Permit Number: NA
NOx credits used: 0
NOx credits available for future use: 214.22 tpy of NOx and 7.26 tpy of VOCs

ERC Holder/Generating Facility Information
ERC Generating Facility Name: Eljer Plumbingware, Inc.
Recipient/ Holder: Natsource MAC 77 Ltd.
Location of Source: C/O ICAP United Inc., Sugar Land, TX 77478
Certified ERCs (tpy): 214.22 tpy of NOx and 7.26 tpy of VOCs
Amount of ERCs traded to Purchaser/Recipient: 109 tpy of VOCs
Date of ERCs Transfer: 12/19/2007
ERCs available for future use: 105.22 tpy of NOx and 7.26 tpy of VOCs

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: Dominion Cove Point LNG, LP
Location of Source: Leer's East Milton Facility, PA
Permit Number/Intended Use: NA/General Conformity
NOx credits to be used: 109
NOx credits available for future use: 109 tpy

ERC Holder/Generating Facility Information
ERC Generating Facility Name: Alcoa, Inc.
Location of Source: Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, PA
Certified ERCs (tpy): 468.43 tpy of VOCs
Amount of ERCs traded to Purchaser/Recipient: 73 tpy and 48 tpy of VOC
Date of ERCs Transfer: 08/29/2007; 01/15/2008
ERCs available for future use: 347.43 tpy of VOCs

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: Alumax Mill Products, Inc.
Location of Source: Lancaster County, PA
Permit Number: NA
VOC credits used: 0
NOx credits available for future use: 73 tpy

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: Carpenter Technology Corporation
Location of Source: Reading, Berks County, PA
Plan Approval: 06-05007E
VOC credits used: 48 tpy
VOC credits available for future use: 0 tpy

ERC Generating Facility Information
ERC Generating Facility Name: LTV Steel Company, Inc.
Location of Source: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
Certified ERCs (tpy): 1,878 tpy of NOx, 681 tpy of VOCs,1,238 tpy of SOx and 406 PM10
Amount of ERCs traded to Purchaser/Recipient: 140 tpy of VOCs; 215 tpy of NOx; 104 tpy of VOCs; 64 tpy of VOCs; 144    tpy of VOC, 1,663 tpy of NOx and 1,238 tpy of SOx
Date of ERCs Transfer: 12/21/2001; 3/7/2002; 4/9/2003; 1/25/2008
ERCs available for future use: 229 tpy of VOCs and 406 tpy of PM10

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: Corning, Incorporated
Location of Source: Erwin, Steuben County, NY
Permit Number: 8464200108/0000
VOCs credits used: 140 tpy
VOCs credits available for future use: 0

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: Duke Energy Fayette, LLC
Location of Source: Fayette County, PA
Permit Number: None
NOx credits used: 0 tpy
VOCs credits used: 0 tpy
NOx credits available for future use: 215 tpy
VOCs credits available for future use: 104 tpy

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: PPL Lower Mount Bethel Energy, LLC
Location of Source: Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County, PA
Permit Number: 48-328-044
NOx credits used: 0 tpy
NOx credits available for future use: 64 tpy

Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs
Purchaser/Recipient of ERCs: Wellington Development-WVDT, LLC, WV
Location of Source: Greene Energy Resource Recovery Project, Greene County, PA
Plan Approval: NA
VOC, NOx and SOx credits used: Nil tpy
VOC credits available for future use: 144 tpy of VOCs
NOx credits available for future use: 1,663 tpy of NOx
SOx credits available fir future use: 1,238 tpy of SOx

Notice of Certification to Perform Radon-Related Activities in Pennsylvania

   In the month of February 2008, the Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the authority contained in the Radon Certification Act (63 P. S. §§ 2001--2014) and regulations promulgated thereunder at 25 Pa. Code Chapter 240, has certified the persons listed to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania. The period of certification is 2 years. For a complete list of persons currently certified to perform radon-related activities in Pennsylvania and for information as to the specific testing devices that persons certified for testing or laboratory are certified to use, contact the Bureau of Radiation Protection, Radon Division, P. O. Box 8469, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469, (800) 23RADON.

Name Address Type of Certification
Air Quality Control, Inc.630 Freedom Business Center
Third Floor
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Mitigation
James Bistline61 Sunset Drive
Carlisle, PA 17013
Mitigation
Jon Bosserman421 Losh Road
Shermans Dale, PA 17090
Testing
William Cairnes 9 Sunset Drive
Auburn, PA 17922
Testing & Mitigation
Jeffrey Finken2517 Treeline Drive
Easton, PA 18040
Mitigation
Mark Garland5970 Webb Road
Mineral Ridge, OH 44440
Testing
Gregory Hancock 147 Mountainstone Trail
Lock Haven, PA 17745
Testing
Robert Hoeveler828 North Hanover Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
Testing
George Kasimirsky, IIP. O. Box 145
Hickory, PA 15340
Testing
Joseph Kelly P. O. Box 156
12 Chapel Road
Virginville, PA 19564
Testing
Joseph Kelly, III
Keystone Building Inspections
P. O. Box 15811
Pittsburgh, PA 15244
Testing
Leonard Kelsey134 Broad Street
No. 3
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Testing
Mark Long9755 Mentzer Gap Road
Waynesboro, PA 17268
Testing
Dominick Marciano 1090 Bristol Road
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Testing
Roger Marsh
RSSI
6312 West Oakton Street
Morton Grove, IL 60053
Laboratory
Thomas O'Connor 8620 Rochester Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Testing
Realty Inspection Services, Inc.770 Route 307
Spring Brook, PA 18444
Testing
Kathleen Remsnyder 2843 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
Testing
Jeffrey Schlaline
Absolute Radon Mitigation, LLC
800 Locust Grove Road
York, PA 17402
Mitigation
Igor Smetaniuk P. O. Box 300
Glen Spey, NY 12737
Testing
Jerry Smith 17129 Lappans Road
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Testing
Keven Sweitzer330 Julian Street
Williamstown, PA 17098
Testing
Wayne Thomas
Environmental Abatement
Associates, Inc.
143 West Main Street
Plymouth, PA 18651
Testing

Public Hearing Invitation

Public Hearing for NPDES Permit No. PAI023508001;
Proposed Marjol Battery Site Project,
Throop Borough, Lackawanna County

   On February 19, 2008, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) received an administratively complete NPDES Permit application package for the proposed Marjol Battery Site Project located in Throop Borough, Lackawanna County.

   The Department will hold a public hearing to accept comment on the documentation and plans associated with the Individual NPDES Permit Application No. PAI023508001 for the discharge of stormwater from construction activities to Sulphur Creek and the Lackawanna River in Throop Borough, Lackawanna County.

   The public hearing will be conducted on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at 7 p.m. at the Throop Community Civic Center, 500 Sanderson Street, Throop Borough, Lackawanna County by the Watershed Management Program, Permitting and Technical Services Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   The Department requests that individuals wishing to testify at the hearing submit a written notice of intent to Marjol Batter Site Hearing, Department of Environmental Protection, Watershed Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711. The Department will accept notices up to the day of the hearing. The Department requests that individuals limit their testimony to 10 minutes so that all individuals have the opportunity to testify. The Department can only review comments made with regard to the NPDES Permit Application No. PAI023508001 documentation and plans. Written copies of oral testimony are requested. Relinquishing time to others will not be allowed. Individuals attending the hearing will have the opportunity to testify if they so desire; however, individuals who preregister to testify will be given priority on the agenda.

   Persons with a disability who wish to testify and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation should contact Christine Domashinski at (570) 826-2511 or the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department can meet their needs.

   The NPDES permit application documentation and plans are available for review at the Lackawanna County Conservation District Office, 1300 Old Plank Road, Mayfield, PA, (570) 281-9495 and/or the Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA (570) 826-2511. For further information, contact Mark Carmon of the Department's Northeast Regional Office at (570) 826-2511.

Bureau of Deep Mine Safety

Approval of Request for Variance

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Deep Mine Safety (BMS) has approved Rosebud Mining Company's request for a variance from the requirements of Section 290(d) of the Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Mine Act at the Dutch Run Mine. This notification contains a summary of this request and the basis for the Department's approval. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Cathy Dunn by calling (724) 439-7469 or from the BMS web site at www.depweb.state.pa.us/deepminesafety/site/default.asp

   Summary of the Request: Rosebud Mining Company requests a variance to reduce the number of main entries in the D Mains Section at the Dutch Run Mine.

   The basis for the Bureau's approval is summarized as follows:

   1.  Dutch Run has developed portions of this same mine with less than five entries previously without any complications.

   2.  Longwall mines have successfully ventilated three entry systems for distances up to 12,000 feet. Longwall gate-road development generally encounters methane liberations far in excess of those shown at the Dutch Run Mine.

   3.  According to an October 2007 air sample collected by MSHA, the Dutch Run Mine produces 41,160 CFM of CH4 per 24 hours.

   4.  An Axidyne L-10-60 fan is capable of 320,000 cfm. The fan is currently operating on blade setting 2 out of a total of 6.

   5.  Reducing the number of main entries from five to three reduces the amount of exposed roof.

   6.  A CO monitoring system will enhance escapability through the variance area by providing early warning.

   Continued authorization for operation under the approval is contingent upon compliance with the measures described in your enclosed plan and the following conditions.

   1.  All unused crosscuts through the variance area must have adequate ground to roof support placed on both entrances in line with the entry rib. Additional supplemental support must be installed throughout the area as required.

   2.  All roof falls that occur in the variance area must be completely cleaned and permanently supported before resumption of mining.

   3.  Dutch Run must mine a minimum of two cross-cuts prior to expanding into five entries to ensure that bad roof conditions have been passed.

   4.  The CO sensors should be placed in the primary intake escapeway and in the belt at the beginning and at the end of the variance area.

   5.  The CO system shall provide visual and audible alarms. The audible alarms shall be transmitted over the mine communication system.

Special Notice

   Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.

   Swisher Contracting, Inc., GFCC No. 17-07-05, Bradford Township, Clearfield County (Upper West Branch Watershed): A no-cost construction contract has been awarded to Swisher Contracting, Inc., that will result in the reclamation of approximately 18.8 acres of abandoned mine lands including 2,500 feet of abandoned highwall and the reclamation of 18.8 acres of abandoned mine spoil and the recovery of 18,500 tons of coal reserves. Approximately 9,880 tons of alkaline material in the form of imported baghouse lime (waste lime) will be added to the 5.4 acre coal extraction area. Blasting has been approved as part of the reclamation activities. The site will be reclaimed and regraded to approximate original contour. The estimated value of the reclamation work is $112,800, which will be done at no cost to the Commonwealth. The site is located approximately one-half mile southeast of the Woodland interchange of Interstate 80 on lands formerly mined and subsequently abandoned by Woolridge Coal Company in the late 1940's.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-451. Filed for public inspection March 14, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]



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