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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-530

NOTICES

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2014 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[44 Pa.B. 1510]
[Saturday, March 15, 2014]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for comment concerning the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2014 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission limitations established in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NOx trading programs). The 15-day public comment period will end on March 30, 2014.

 At 38 Pa.B. 1705 (April 12, 2008), the Commonwealth's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), adopted by the Environmental Quality Board, included NOx Budget Trading Program amendments to allow the owners and operators of non-EGUs in this Commonwealth to transition to the CAIR NOx Trading Program.

 Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) establishes a non-EGU NOx Trading Program budget of 3,619 tons of NOx, less a specified adjustment amount, to serve as a Statewide Ozone Season NOx emissions cap for new and existing non-EGUs. This NOx emissions cap also applies to CAIR-exempt EGUs that were subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all of the units exceed the Statewide NOx emissions cap of 3,438 tons, the owners and operators of non-EGUs must comply with the NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The owners and operators of units exceeding their individual NOx limits would need to purchase and then surrender one CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowance and one CAIR NOx allowance for each ton of excess emissions. The proposed NOx emissions limitations for individual units ensure that non-EGUs in this Commonwealth continue to meet the emission limits of the NOx Budget Trading Program, as required under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CAIR.

 The Statewide cap for 2013 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2013 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The preliminary NOx emissions for the 2013 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the EPA by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 1,456.312 tons. The Department's permanent retirement of 3,438 allowances under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(b) covers all the NOx emissions from the affected non-EGUs in 2013.

 The NOx emissions cap provides 181 tons of NOx emissions for non-EGUs and the other units that need to address their emissions through accounting adjustments, including units that previously participated in the NOx Budget Trading Program; emissions from these units were below the 25-ton exemption threshold. Adjustments were also made for the permanent retirement of NOx allowances due to generation of emission reduction credits. The Department will also use a portion of the 181 tons of the budgeted NOx emissions, if necessary, to address mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is proposing to use 96 tons of the 181 tons of NOx for account adjustments, leaving 85 tons available for any additional adjustments at the end of the control period.

 The Department made accounting adjustments for the following facilities:

Retired Units: Naval Surface Warfare Division Unit 98; Shenango Units Nos. 6 and 9 (the generation of emission offsets for small non-NOx Budget Trading Program units resulted in a permanent NOx accounting adjustment of 45 tons).

Exempt Units: Each of the following units has a 25-ton NOx permit limit: Armagh Compressor Station (Unit 31301) and the Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 100). The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 99) has a 1-ton NOx permit limit. All of these exempt status units account for a total adjustment of 51 tons of NOx emissions. Entriken Compressor Station (Unit 31601) had previously operated under a 25-ton exemption, but was authorized by a plan approval (35-05019A) issued December 30, 2013, to remove the exemption. Since the Entriken unit did not have any input for the 2013 ozone season, the company's calculated 2014 limit is zero; however, the facility will not need to surrender any allowances as long as the Statewide cap is met.

 Units subject to the requirements in 25 Pa. Code § 145.8 are required to meet the monitoring and reporting requirements of the EPA's CAIR, found in 40 CFR Part 96, Subpart HHHH (relating to monitoring and reporting) and maintain general accounts and account representatives under 40 CFR Part 96, Subparts BBBB and FFFF (relating to CAIR designated representative for CAIR NOx ozone season sources; and CAIR NOx ozone season allowance tracking system). The ''Proposed Non-EGU 2014 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits'' table as follows lists the following: the facility name, ORIS code, the unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the operating year, the heat input for the 2013 Ozone Season, the calculated 2014 rate and the 2014 Ozone Season limit.

Facility NameORIS CodeUnit IDNOx
Rate lb/
MMBtu
2013 NOx Mass TonsHeat Input MMBtuCounty2014 Rate (lbs/ MMBtu)2014 OS Limit (Tons NOx)
Armagh Compressor Station880071313010025 Ton Exemption (Limit 25 Ton)Indiana0.0000
Bernville Station8800493200100-Berks0.2730
Domtar Paper Company, LLC54638400.465184.664373,857.28Elk0.27351
Domtar Paper Company, LLC54638410.465172.597319,450.45Elk0.27344
Entriken Compressor Station8800723160100Exemption Expired on 12-30-2013Huntingdon0.0000
FPL Energy MH505007410.84381.9399,043.49Delaware0.2731
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP55801AB0100Delaware0.2730
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP55801AB0200Delaware0.2730
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP55801AB030.02918.703611,905.71Delaware0.27384
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP55801AB040.03074.103267,662.08Delaware0.27337
Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC880007520.07222.761633,029.88Philadelphia0.27386
Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company50410341.501519.43825,911.10Delaware0.2734
Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company50410351.175766.3832,429,027.73 Delaware0.273331
Martins Creek3148Aux 400Northampton0.2730
Merck & Company-West Point52149390.082516.487396,267.34Montgomery0.27354
Merck & Company-West Point52149400.024720.2531,616,431.30Montgomery0.273221
Naval Surface Warfare Division88000998Retired0.0000
Naval Surface Warfare Division8800099925 Ton Exemption (Limit 1 Ton)0.0000
Naval Surface Warfare Division88000910025 Ton Exemption (Limit 25 Ton)0.0000
P H Glatfelter Company50397340.4797259.6071,078,839.75York0.273147
P H Glatfelter Company50397350.4541164.258685,307.35York0.27394
P H Glatfelter Company50397360.1785147.0911,657,877.00York0.273226
Philadelphia Refinery521061501370.034416.896998,065.40Philadelphia0.273136
Philadelphia Refinery5210615013800Philadelphia0.2730
Philadelphia Refinery521061501390.034419.4261,124,197.08Philadelphia0.273153
Philadelphia Refinery521061501400.034424.6221,425,922.00Philadelphia0.273195
Procter & Gamble Paper Products504633280010.1542144.9931,882,167.87Wyoming0.273257
Procter & Gamble Paper Products50463328002000Wyoming0.27310
Shenango Incorporated545326Retired0.0000
Shenango Incorporated545329Retired0.0000
Shermans Dale Station8800503180100Perry0.2730
Trainer Refinery880025330.146844.308610,049.05Delaware0.27383
Trainer Refinery880025340.00381.288651,932.61Delaware0.27389
Trainer Refinery880025350.00380.911465,383.84Delaware0.27364
US Steel (Clairton Coke)50729CLBLR10.2107167.0231,485,370.48Allegheny0.273203
US Steel (Clairton Coke)50729CLBLR20.120256.908867,498.23Allegheny0.273118
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)50732ETBLR10.037928.5311,541,388.31Allegheny0.273210
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)50732ETBLR20.030226.8381,807,784.10Allegheny0.273247
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)50732ETBLR3 0.023219.591,743,679.00Allegheny0.273238
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta
880006100Philadelphia0.2730
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta
880006200Philadelphia0.2730
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta
88000630.2890.02135.00Philadelphia0.2730
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta
880006400Philadelphia0.2730
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill
50607RSB10.01570.10914,055.60Philadelphia0.2732
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill
50607RSB20.01260.0254,057.85Philadelphia0.2731
United Refining88009940.07616.54455,702.20Warren0.27362
Total:1456.3125,181,999.073438

Written Comments

 Written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2014 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits should be sent to the attention of Randy Bordner, Environmental Group Manager, Air Resource Management Division, Bureau of Air Quality, DEP, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468 or ranbordner@pa.gov no later than March 30, 2014. Written comments (including e-mails) should include the name, affiliation (if any), mailing address and telephone number of the interested person and contain ''proposed non-EGU 2014 Ozone Season NOx emission limits'' in the subject line.

 Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at (717) 772-3921. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-530. Filed for public inspection March 14, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]



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