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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—6026.907)
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P. S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of 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. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall 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 or 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 cleanup standards or 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 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)(1)(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 following site, 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 as follows. 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 listed before the notice. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. 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:
Northcentral Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brown-fields Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
Earl Brown Jr. Trucking, Colonel John Kelly Road, West Buffalo Township, Union County. Northridge Group, Inc., P. O. Box 231, Northumberland, PA 17857 on behalf of their client Earl Brown Jr. Trucking, 150 Elbow Road, Linden, PA 17744 submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. A release of diesel fuel occurred to soils adjacent to the roadway. The site was and will remain a right-of-way along the roadway. The proposed cleanup standard for the site is Statewide Health. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in The Daily Item on May 14, 2014.
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brown-field Development Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa 15222-4745
Rochester and Pittsburgh (R&P) Coal 572 Acre #9, intersection of Routes 217 and 286, Homer City, Center Township, Indiana County. Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., 301 Commerce Park Drive, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 on behalf of XTO Energy Inc., 395 Airport Road, Indiana, PA 15701 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate (NIR) to meet a combination of residential Statewide Health and Site Specific Standards concerning site soils contaminated with aluminum, antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium boron, cadmium chromium, cobalt, copper, iron lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, thallium, vanadium, zinc and chloride. The NIR indicated future use of the property is to remain a natural gas production well. This notice was published in the Indiana Gazette on June 3, 2014.
DETERMINATION FOR APPLICABILITY FOR RESIDUAL WASTE GENERAL PERMITS
Application(s) for Determination of Applicability Issued Under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101—6018.1003); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101—4000.1904); and Residual Waste Regulations for a General Permit to Operate Residual Waste Processing Facilities and/or the Beneficial Use of Residual Waste Other Than Coal Ash
Northeast Region: Regional Solid Waste Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915
General Permit Application No. WMGR028. Program I.D. WMGR028-NE006. Popple Construction, Inc., 215 E. Saylor Avenue, Laflin, PA 18702. A General Permit Determination of Applicability for the beneficial use of asphalt plant baghouse fines from the Valley Asphalt Plant located in Plains Township, Luzerne County as an aggregate in roadway construction, a soil additive, a soil conditioner and/or as a component or ingredient in the manufacturing of construction products. The application for determination of applicability was approved by the Regional Office on June 23, 2014.
Persons interested in reviewing the permit may contact William Tomayko, Environmental Program Manager, Waste Management Program, Northeast Regional Office, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915 at 570-826-2511. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay service, (800) 654-5984.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The 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 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 received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office listed before the applications. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule appointments.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit shall indicate interests to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and shall file protests or comments on a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed documents to persons or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that hearings be held concerning a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit. A comment or protest filed with the Department regional office shall 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 listed before the application. TDD users may 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 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air 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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: M. Gorog & B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers—Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
63-00096C: Union Electric Steel Corp. (P. O. Box 465, Carnegie, PA 15106) to install a new Scrap Reheat Furnace consisting of 12 burners rated at 1.25 MMBtu/hour each at the Harmon Creek Plant in Smith Township, Washington County. This is a major facility Plan Approval application submittal.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
61-198B: Handsome Lake Energy, LLC (173 Cornplanter Lane, Kennerdell, PA 16374) for modifications to the facility Title V Operating Permit 61-00198 in Rockland Township, Venango County. The proposed modifications include the removal of the fuel throughput limit and the use of monthly NOx emission calculations to show compliance with facility emission limits.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
39-00011B: Lafarge North America, Inc. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for installation of a natural gas burner to be used for kiln startup only on Kiln 2 and Kiln 3 at their Whitehall Plant in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.45(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Lafarge North America, Inc. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for installation of a natural gas burner to be used for kiln startup only on Kiln 2 and Kiln 3 at their Whitehall Plant in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. The facility currently operates under Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00011. Plan approval 39-00011B will subsequently be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Plan Approval No. 39-00011B is for installation of a natural gas burner to be used for kiln startup only of Kiln 2 and Kiln 3. The kilns shall be subject to and comply with 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart DDDD, 25 Pa. Code § 123.13(b) for control of Particulate Matter (PM) emissions, 25 Pa. Code § 123.21(b) for sulfur oxide (SO2) emissions, and 25 Pa. Code § 123.41 for visible emissions. These limits will meet BAT requirements for Kiln 3. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit No.: 39-00011B and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Ray Kempa, Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915, Phone 570-826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers— Telephone: 412-442-4163/5226
03-00246B: to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval to Bedrock Mines LP (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215) to authorize modification of an existing coal blending yard at their Keystone East Mine Site located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44—127.46, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is providing notice that it intends to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval to Bedrock Mines LP (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215) to authorize modification of an existing coal blending yard at their Keystone East Mine Site located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.
Proposed and previously installed sources at the facility include a Pit Conveyor, Radial Stackers, Coal Crushers, Single Deck Screen, Diesel Engines, Front-end Loaders, Truck Loadout, Stockpiles, and Roadways. Roadways will be controlled by paving and water sprays and fugitive emissions from the process will be controlled by water sprays and enclosures.
Upon authorization of this plan approval the facility potential to emit will not exceed 14.6 tons of PM, 4.7 tons of PM10, 1.4 ton of NOx, 0.4 ton of CO, and 0.6 ton of VOC on an annual basis. The throughput restriction, monitoring, testing, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice conditions of the Plan Approval have been derived from the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Y, 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart IIII, and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 123 and 127.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling 412-442-4000.
Any person may submit comments or object to the plan approval or a proposed condition thereof by filing a written protest with the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments.
A protest to a proposed action shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44 (relating to public notice). A protest shall include the following:
The name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; Identification of the proposed plan approval issuance being opposed (Plan Approval 03-00246B); and, a concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.46 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Written comments, protests, and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Jesse Parihar, Air Quality Engineering Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For additional information concerning the plan approval or the issuance procedure, contact Mr. Parihar at 412-442-4030.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6636
24-167B: E Carbon America (806 Theresia Street, Saint Marys, PA 15857) for the modification of the facility operating conditions associated with the operation of the control device established in plan approval 24-167A in Saint Marys City, Elk County. This is a Title V facility. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 or § 127.505, be incorporated into the State Only operating permit at a later date.
Plan approval No 24-167B is for the modification of operating permit conditions established in plan approval 24-167A for the baking kiln and the proposed installation of a new baghouse to replace two existing baghouses for the blending process. This project will not result in an emission increase. This Plan Approval will contain emission restriction, testing, recordkeeping, work practice standard and additional requirement conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate Best Available Technology (BAT) for the source including, but are not limited to, the following:
• Baking Kilns (Source 101)
• Within 180 days after plan approval issuance, a stack test on at least one recirculating furnace for VOC shall be performed. Within 1 year after plan approval issuance, a stack test on at least one box furnace for VOC shall be performed. Both tests shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 139 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection. Both stack tests shall be performed while the aforementioned sources are operating at the maximum or normal rated capacity as stated in the application. Both stack tests shall be conducted while the bottom furnace temperature is between 500F and 650F with the flame grid off, while the bottom furnace temperature is between 650F and 1,250F with the flame grid operating, and while the bottom furnace temperature is between 1,250F and 1,450F with the flame grid off. Testing at each temperature range shall consist of three one hour tests for VOC.
• The flame grid temperature shall be operated in a range defined by the manufacturer or in a range developed during compliant stack testing. Based on operational data from the furnaces, the flame grid temperature shall be maintained at or above 1050 degrees Fahrenheit whenever the bottom of the furnace is at 650 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. If a higher flame grid temperature is used during the required stack testing, that temperature will become the operational limit.
• The permittee shall turn on the flame grid control device prior to the furnace bottom temperature reaching 650F. The control device shall remain on until the furnace bottom temperature is greater than 1250F. Once the furnace bottom temperature is above 1250F, the flame grid can be turned off.
• All the conditions from the facility operating permit issued on October 4, 2011, remain in effect unless superseded in this plan approval.
• Special Impregnation Process (Source 102)
• The permittee shall perform a daily operational inspection of the source which shall include, but not be limited to, verifying no fugitive emissions associated with the source.
• All the conditions from the facility operating permit issued on October 4, 2011, remain in effect unless superseded in this plan approval.
• Blending Operation 1 and 2 (Sources 6889A & 6990)
• The filterable particulate matter emission rate shall not exceed 0.02 gr/dscf.
• Within 180 days after startup of the control, a stack test for FPM
• The permittee shall record the following operational data from the baghouse during the required operational inspection (these records may be done with strip charts recorders, data acquisition systems, or manual log entries):
• Pressure differential—daily defined as once per calendar day
• The permittee shall adhere to the approved indicator range for the baghouse so that operation within the range shall provide reasonable assurance of compliance. A departure from the specified indicator range over a specified averaging period shall be defined as an excursion. The approved indicator range for the following shall be determined during the initial performance test or any subsequently approved performance tests unless otherwise stated:
• Pressure drop: 1.0 to 8.0 inches water gage or as established during compliant testing
• All the conditions from the facility operating permit issued on October 4, 2011, remain in effect unless superseded in this plan approval.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(1), all the pertinent documents regarding this application (applications, review memos, and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the DEP (814) 332-6340.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(f)(2), a 30-day comment period, from the date of publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Any person(s) wishing to provide DEP with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit, may submit the information to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Mead-ville, PA 16335-3494 and must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed plan approval [24-167B] and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department of Environmental Protection, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Regional Air Quality Program Manager, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335; Phone (814) 332-6940.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.45, a person may oppose the proposed plan approval by filing a written protest with the Department's Northwest Region Air Quality Program Manager.
If a plan approval has not undergone the above public notice process, the change to an operating permit must be treated as a significant modification. In these situations the Department should follow the procedures described in 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.421—127.431 for state only operating permits or 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.521—127.524 for Title V operating permits.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920
15-00132: Cephalon, Inc. (145 Brandywine Parkway, West Chester, PA 19380) for a renewal of a State Only, Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in West Goshen Township, Chester County. Cephalon, Inc. operates a pharmaceutical research and development facility with six (6) natural gas-fired boilers, five (5) diesel-fired emergency electric generators, three (3) natural gas-fired emergency electric generators, and miscellaneous gas-fired heaters. The pollutant of concern from this facility is nitrogen oxides (NOx). Cephalon, Inc. shall continue to maintain a synthetic minor operating status by limiting its facility-wide nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions to 24.9 tons per year, or less. Monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.
46-00158: Colorcon, Inc. (415 Moyer Boulevard, West Point, PA 19486) in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County a renewal of State Only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit No. 46-00158. The facility's main sources of air contaminant emissions are four boilers, two emergency generator sets, and various sources comprising a polyvinyl acetate phthalate (''PVAP'') plant, a lake plant, and dry and wet dispersion production areas. Particulate matter (''PM'') emissions from the sources comprising the PVAP plant, lake plant, and dry and wet dispersion areas are controlled by associated dust collectors or scrubbers. PM emissions from the facility are restricted to 21.0 tons/yr, calculated monthly as a 12-month rolling sum. Volatile organic compound (''VOC'') emissions from the reaction vessels and various fugitive emission sources in the PVAP plant, the wet dispersion area, and the facility are restricted to 1.72 ton/yr, 1.04 ton/yr, 10.68 tons/yr, and 14.6 tons/yr, respectively, all calculated monthly as 12-month rolling sums. Nitrogen oxide (''NOx'') emissions from the exempt engines of the emergency generator sets are restricted to 100 lbs/hr, 1,000 lbs/day, 2.75 tons/ozone season (i.e., the period from May 1—September 30 of each year), and 6.6 tons/yr, calculated monthly as a 12-month rolling sum.
Since the State Only Operating Permit (''SOOP'') was last modified in 2013, Colorcon, Inc., has replaced one of its boilers and added an additional blender to the dry dispersion area. These sources will be included in the renewal SOOP, and subject to the same requirements specified in the previously-modified (i.e., current) SOOP. In addition, the engines of the emergency generator sets are subject to the provisions of 40 C.F.R. Part 60, Subpart IIII, and/or 40 C.F.R. Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ. All applicable requirements of these regulations will be included in the renewal SOOP.
The renewal SOOP will continue to include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and work practice requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790
Contact: Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507
39-00033: Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. (7200 Sutter Road, Coopersburg, PA 18036) for manufacture of electrical lighting controls in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County. The State-only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. This is a renewal of State-only Natural Minor operating permit.
48-00077: East Penn Crematory—Hellertown (1418 Main Street, Hellertown, PA 18055) to operate a human crematory facility located in Hellertown Borough, Northampton County. The primary sources consist of one (1) crematory incinerator. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. This is a renewal State-Only Natural Minor operating permit. The State-Only operating permit includes emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmer-ton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110
Contact: Thomas J. Hanlon, Facility Permitting Chief—Telephone: 717-705-4862 or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, Telephone: 717-705-4702.
36-05148: Country Value Woodworks, LLC (2302 Beaver Valley Pike, New Providence, PA 17560) for their wood furniture manufacturing facility in Providence Township, Lancaster County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility had in 2013 actual emissions of 1.3 tpy of SOx, 24.0 tpy of VOCs and 6.5 tpy of HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 Surface coating processes and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
06-05076: Quadrant EPP, Inc. (2120 Fairmont Avenue, P. O. Box 14235, Reading, PA 19612) for their specialty plastics production plant in the City of Reading, Berks County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility has actual emissions of 4 tpy of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60 Subpart IIII and from 25 Pa. Code § 129.63
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
38-05023: Pennsy Supply, Inc. (1 Clear Spring Road, Annville, PA 17003) for operation of their Prescott Asphalt Plant in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County. This is a renewal of their State-only Operating Permit issued in 2009.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility has the potential to emit 11.5 tpy of PM10, 65.0 tpy CO, 27.5 tpy NOx, 29.0 tpy SOx, 16.0 tpy VOC, and 5.0 tpy of combined HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60, Subpart I—Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities & 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO—Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
36-03187: Allied Veterinary Cremation, Ltd. (1966 Mastersonville Road, Manheim, PA 17545) for their four (4) cremation units at their facility in Rapho Township, Lancaster County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit renewal for the abovemen-tioned facility.
Each of the subject facility's cremation units will be controlled respectively by an internal secondary combustion chamber. The units are subject to and shall comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.21 for sulfur emission limits. The facility's actual emissions are expected to be around 5.64 tpy of PM, 8.07 tpy of CO, 1.44 tpy of NOx and 0.77 tpy of VOCs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Copies of the renewal application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments, protests or requests for a public hearing.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at (717) 705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests, or requests for a public hearing.
06-03047: Metropolitan Steel Industries, Inc. (601 Fritztown Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608) for their structural steel manufacturing facility in Spring Township, Berks County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility has potential emissions of 9.1 tpy of PM, 29.7 tpy of VOCs, 9.2 tpy of Xylene and 11.6 tpy of HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 Surface coating processes and 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart XXXXXX—National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed plan approval, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
06-03012: Brenntag Northeast, Inc. (81 West Huller Lane, Reading, PA 19605) for their chemical distribution facility in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
In 2013 the subject facility had actual emissions of 2.11 tons of VOC and 0.68 ton of HAP. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
01-05040: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP, Heidlersburg Compressor Station (PO Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251-1642) for an engine in Tyrone Township, Adams County. This is a renewal of their State-Only Operating Permit No. 01-03034 issued in August 2009.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to renew an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The facility's potential VOC emission is restricted to 50 tpy and the corresponding NOx and HAPs emissions are less than 2 tpy and 5 tpy respectively. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. The auxiliary generator is subject to the federal 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ—National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Gary Helsel, Acting New Source Review Chief, may be contacted at 814-949-7935, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
36-03195: Mount Joy Wire Corporation (1000 East Main Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552) for their wire plating operations in Mount Joy Borough, Lancaster County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility has annual emissions of approximately 11.2 tons of NOx, 2.5 tons of PM10, 9.5 tons of CO, and 2.3 tons of VOCs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJJ and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office, at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period, from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, may be contacted at 717-705-4862, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
67-05111: Johnson Controls, Inc. (1499 East Philadelphia Street, York, PA 17403) for its commercial and industrial air handling unit manufacturing facility (East York Plant) in Spring Garden Township, York County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received an application and intends to issue a renewal of an Air Quality Operating Permit for the abovementioned facility.
The subject facility had the following estimated actual emissions in 2013: 25.7 tons VOC; 1.0 ton NOx; 0.7 ton CO; 0.1 ton PM10; 0.6 ton MIBK; 0.6 ton aggregate HAPs; 961.4 tons CO2; and 961.4 tons CO2e. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the PA DEP Southcentral Regional Office at 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
A person may oppose the proposed operating permit, or may provide the Department with additional information to consider in its review, or may request a public hearing, by filing a written protest with the Department at the address listed above. Each written comment must contain the following; name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed permit by the permit number listed above and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.
A 30-day comment period from the date of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin will exist for the submission of comments or protests.
William R. Weaver, Air Quality Program Manager, may be contacted at 717-705-4702, or at PA DEP Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, for additional information or for the submission of comments or protests.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745
Contact: Barbara Hatch, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4174
04-00009: Beaver Falls Tubular Products, LLC (6051 Wallace Road Ext, Suite 200, Wexford PA 15090) to authorize the continued operation of their Beaver Falls iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing plant located in Beaver Falls City, Beaver County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.424 and 127.425, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) gives notice that they intend to issue a State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) renewal to Beaver Falls Tubular Products, LLC to authorize the continued operation of their Beaver Falls iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing plant located in Beaver Falls City, Beaver County.
The facility consists of two boilers, two normalizer furnaces, a baf furnace, two sulfuric acid pickling tanks, a phosphoric preparation, a lubricant tank, rinse tanks, and other miscellaneous equipment associated with this type of operation. This facility has the potential to emit 1.15 ton per year of PM10, 45.66 ton per year of NOx and 1.11 ton per year of VOC. The proposed SOOP renewal contains conditions relating to monitoring, recordkeeping and work practice standards.
Copies of the application, DEP's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling 412-442-4000.
Any person may submit comments, requests for the Department to hold a public hearing, or protests to the operating permit or a proposed condition thereof, by filing such submissions in writing to the Department at the Southwest Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments.
All comments, requests for a public hearing, and protests to a proposed action, shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of the date that notice of the proposed action was published under 25 Pa. Code § 127.424 (relating to public notice). A protest must include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest, identification of the proposed permit issuance being opposed (Operating Permit 04-00009) and a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing may be held in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.429, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. If a public hearing is held, all persons who have properly filed a protest under 25 Pa. Code § 127.426 may appear and give testimony. The applicant, the protestant and other participants will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing (and the time, place and purpose of such hearing) by publication in the newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.
Written comments, protests and requests for a public hearing should be directed to Noor Nahar, Air Quality Engineering Specialist, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, and 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For additional information concerning the permit or the issuance procedure, contact Noor Nahar at 412-442-5225.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481
Contact: Edward Orris, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6131
10-00287: Minteq International, Inc. (395 Grove City Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057) for renewal of a Synthetic Minor Permit to operate manufacturing equipment for non-clay refractories. The facility is located in Slippery Rock Township, Butler County. The updated emitting sources are, 1) Line Mixers 1 to 4, 2) Batching mixer, 3) Nine Dryers, 4) Three Kilns, 5) Mold Shop, 6) Line Mixer #5, 7) Line Mixer 7 (Fleming) and, 8) Patch Mixer. The facility has previously taken a restriction on VOC emissions from the facility as part of the RACT Operating Permit. The VOC emissions shall not exceed 49 tons per year. Thus, the facility is a Synthetic Minor. The potential emissions from the facility as stated in the renewal permit application are NOx: 1.0 Ton per year, PM: 19.0 TPY, PM-10: 19.0 TPY, PM2.5: 19 TPY, SO2: 0.3 TPY, VOC: 41.2 TPY, and, CO: 39.3 TPY.
25-00883: Millcreek Township—Erie County (3608 West 26th Street, Erie, PA 16506-2059) to issue a Natural Minor Operating Permit renewal to operate a hot mix asphalt plant in Millcreek Township, Erie County. The facility's primary emission source is a hot mix asphalt process. The facility also has parts washers. The permit contains the requirements of 40 CFR 60 Subpart I and plan approval 25-883A. The particulate emissions from the source are limited to 0.02 gr/dscf and are controlled by a baghouse. The throughput for the plant is limited to 120 TPH and 294,000 TPY during any 12 consecutive months. The combustion emissions from the natural gas fired burner are less than 10 TPY for each of the criteria pollutants.
43-00037: Development of Sharpsville Furnace LTD (2 North 6th Street, Sharpsville, PA 16150-0257) to issue a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit for the non-metallic mineral processing operations located in Sharpsville Borough, Mercer County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility include a crusher rated at 130 HP, screening and conveying equipment rated at 75 TPY, and fugitive emissions from plant roadways. The equipment uses pole power. The renewal application provided estimates of the potential particulate emissions from the facility crushing, screening, and loading of 19.66 TPY (PM). The PM-10 emissions were identified as 9.44 TPY. The potential emissions are based on 8,760 hours of operation. The actual estimated emissions provided in the application were 4.67 TPY (PM) and 2.24 TPY (PM-10). Emissions from vehicular traffic at the site based on actual emissions are 17.48 and 3.5 TPY, respectively for PM and PM-10 emissions.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426
N14-009: Aramark Tower (1101 Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107), for the operation of an office building in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two (2) 9.959 MMBtu/Hr Boilers, one (1) 1.6 MMBtu/Hr Boiler, and one (1) 200 kw Emergency Generator.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
Philadelphia: Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. 19104-4543, Contact: Edward Wiener, Acting Chief, Source Registration at 215 685 9426.
The City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services (AMS) intends to issue a Minor State Only Operating Permit for the following facility:
S14-008: Federal Detention Center. (700 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19105) for the operation of a federal prison in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include three (3) 9.5 MMBTU/hr boilers, one (1) 1,250 kW Emergency Generator, and one (1) Induced Flow Cooling Tower.
The operating permit will be issued under 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
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—1406.20a). Mining activity permits issued in response to such 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. A copy of the application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before each application. Notices of requests for 401 Water Quality Certifications are included in individual application notices, as noted.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application and request for Section 401 water quality certification application 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 address of the district mining office indicated before each 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.
Written comments or objections regarding a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections, 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.
A request for an informal conference or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code § 77.123 or § 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the 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 desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
When an NPDES number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. A separate notice will be provided after the draft NPDES permit is prepared.
Coal Applications Received
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, 724-769-1100
65131301 and NPDES No. PA0236241. LCT Energy, LP, (938 Mt. Airy Drive, Suite 200, Johnstown, PA 15904). To operate the Rustic Ridge #1 Mine in Donegal Township and Donegal Borough, Westmoreland County and Saltlick Township, Fayette County to operate a new underground mine and related NPDES permit. Surface Acres Proposed 67.7, Underground Acres Proposed 2,886.5, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 2,780.6. Receiving stream: Champion Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. The application was considered administratively complete on June 20, 2014. Application received April 7, 2014.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
Permit No. 32130108 and NPDES No. PA0269433. Amerikohl Mining Inc., 202 Sunset Drive, Butler, PA 16001, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Black Lick, Center & Young Townships, Indiana County affecting 163.2 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to/and Aultmans Run (TSF) to Conemaugh River (WWF), unnamed tributaries to/and Reeds Run (TSF) to Aultmans Run to Conemaugh River classified for the following uses: trout stocked fishery; warm water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: May 21, 2014.
The application includes stream and wetland encroachments to utilize an existing stream crossing for access to the site and conduct mining within 100 feet of the stream for coal removal and the installation of erosion and sedimentation controls. Additionally 0.38 acre of wetlands will be impacted by mining within the barrier area of an unnamed tributary to Aultmans Run.
The application also includes a request for a Section 401 Water Quality Certification.
Permit No. 56080109 and NPDES No. PA0262706. PBS Coals, Inc., P. O. Box 260, Friedens, PA 15541, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine to change the land use from Woodland to Cropland / land occasionally cut for hay in Somerset Township, Somerset County, affecting 320.7 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Wells Creek to Stonycreek classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 2, 2014.
Permit No. 56140102 and NPDES No. PA0269425. Berwind Coal Sales Co., 509 15th Street, Windber, PA 15963, commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Shade Township, Somerset County affecting 141.1 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Oven Run to the Stonycreek River classified for the following use: cold water fishery. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Hooversville intake on Stonycreek River. Application received: June 6, 2014.
Permit No. 3366BSM84 and NPDES No. PA0248797. Penn Coal Land, Inc., P. O. Box 68, Boswell, PA 15531, transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine from Penn Pocahontas Coal Company, P. O. Box 38176, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County affecting 28.83 acres. Receiving streams: Buffalo Creek & Tubs Run classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 9, 2014.
Permit No. 4075SM12 and NPDES No. PA0248860. Penn Coal Land, Inc., P. O. Box 68, Boswell, PA 15531, transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine from Penn Pocahontas Coal Company, P. O. Box 38176, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 in Summit Township, Somerset County affecting 184 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to Casselman River classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 9, 2014.
Permit No. 32110102 and NPDES No. PA0263214. Britt Energies Inc., P. O. Box 515, Indiana, PA 15701, transfer of an existing bituminous surface mine from Rosebud Mining Co., 301 Market St., Kittanning, PA 16201 in Burrell Township, Indiana County, affecting 33.8 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributaries to Toms Run classified for the following use: cold water fishery. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 17, 2014.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, 724-925-5500
03980108 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202371. Stitt Coal Company (811 Garretts Run Road, Ford City, PA 16226). Renewal application for continued operation and restoration to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Kittanning Township, Armstrong County, affecting 83 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Garretts Run and Garretts Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received: June 19, 2014.
03803044 and NPDES Permit No. PA0126375. Rosebud Mining Company (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). Revision application to add mining and augering of the Lower Freeport coal seam and road variance to Adrian Road to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County, affecting 97.9 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributaries to Limestone Run, classified for the following use: WWF. The potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge: West Penn Water Company. Revision application received: June 24, 2014.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, 814-797-1191
24030102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242322. AMFIRE Mining Company, LLC (One Energy Place, Suite 2800, Latrobe, PA 15650) Renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine and associated NPDES permit in Fox Township, Elk County affecting 172.5 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Mill Run. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 23, 2014.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, 814-342-8200
17940101 and NPDES PA0219746. Forcey Coal, Inc. (475 Banion Road, Madera, PA 16661). Permit renewal of an existing bituminous surface mine located in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County affecting 53.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed Tributary to Muddy Run classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 18, 2014.
14040101 and NPDES PA0243833. River Hill Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847). Permit renewal of an existing bituminous surface and auger mine located in Rush Township, Centre County affecting 547.3 acres. Receiving streams: Moshannon Creek and Unnamed Tributary to Trout Run classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 19, 2014.
17130106 and NPDES PA0269620. Horton Coal Company, LLC (446 Wm Cemetery Road, Curwensville, PA 16833). Commencement, operation, and restoration of a bituminous surface and noncoal (topsoil, shale and/or sandstone) mine located in Bloom Township, Clearfield County affecting 16.0 acres. Receiving stream: Unnamed Tributary to Anderson Creek classified for the following use(s): Cold Water Fishes. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: June 12, 2014.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
Permit No. 19930101R4 and NPDES Permit No. PA0225487. Burnrite Coal Company, (231 Thomas Road, Elysburg, PA 17824), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine and coal refuse disposal operation and adding an NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Conyngham and Mt. Carmel Townships, Columbia and Northumberland County affecting 556.1 acres, receiving streams: South Branch Roaring Creek and Natalie Mine Pool to Quaker Run, classified for the following use: HQ—cold water fishes. Applications received: June 10, 2014.
Permit No. 40940203T and NPDES Permit No. PA0224731. Newport Aggregates, Inc., (76 Main Road, Glen Lyon, PA 18617), transfer from Hudson Anthracite, Inc. of an existing anthracite surface mine, coal refuse reprocessing, coal refuse disposal and preparation plant operation and NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage in Jenkins Township, Luzerne County affecting 174.1 acres, receiving stream: Susquehanna River, classified for the following use: cold water fishes. Application received: June 10, 2014.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits—The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * 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.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, 570-621-3118
58090812. Diaz Stone & Pallet, Inc., (7686 SR 167, Kingsley, PA 18826), Stage I & II bond release of a quarry operation in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Adam M. Diaz. Application received: June 12, 2014.
MINING ACTIVITY NPDES DRAFT PERMITS This notice provides information about applications for a new, amended or renewed NPDES permits associated with mining activity (coal or noncoal) permits. The applications concern industrial waste (mining) discharges to surface water and discharges of stormwater associated with mining activities. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91 and 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing provisions of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1—691.1001) and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1251—1376).
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has prepared a draft NPDES permit and made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the associated mining activity permit.
Effluent Limits for Coal Mining Activities
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that are the more stringent of technology-based (BAT) effluent limitations or Water Quality Based Effluent Limits (WQBEL).
The BAT limits for coal mining activities, as provided in 40 CFR Part 434 and 25 Pa. Code Chapters 87—90 are as follows:
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. In addition, the Department imposes a technology-based aluminum limit of 2.0 mg/l (30 day average) to protect stream uses.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applies to: 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; mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and all other discharges and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of greater than 1-year 24-hour to less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles. Similarly, modified BAT limits apply to iron, manganese and suspended solids in surface runoff, discharges and drainage resulting from these precipitation events and those of greater magnitude in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Exceptions to BAT effluent limits may be applicable in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.292, 89.52 and 90.102.
Effluent Limits for Noncoal Mining Activities
The BAT limits for noncoal mining activities as provided in 40 CFR Part 436 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 77 are as follows:
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0 * The parameter is applicable at all times. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional water quality based effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description specifies the parameters.
In addition to BAT or WQBEL limits, coal and noncoal NPDES permits establish effluent limitations in the form of implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) identified in the associated Erosion and Sedimentation Plan, the Reclamation Plan and the NPDES permit application. These BMPs restrict the rates and quantities of associated pollutants from being discharged into surface waters in this Commonwealth.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur are incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91—96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation—Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation, and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Load(s). Additional discharge limitations may apply in the event that unexpected discharges occur.
Discharge rates for surface mining activities are precipitation driven. Discharge rates for proposed discharges associated with underground mining are noted in the permit description.
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES draft permit should submit a written statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated before each draft permit within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92a.82(d). The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. When a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal NPDES Draft Permits
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, 814-472-1900
NPDES No. PA0607550 (Mining Permit No. 11830102), M. B. Energy, Inc., 175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717, renewal of an NPDES permit for bituminous surface mine in Lower Yoder Township, Cambria County, affecting 104.3 acres. Receiving stream: unnamed tributary to St. Clair Run classified for the following use: cold water fishery. This receiving stream is included in the Kiski-Conemaugh TMDL. Application received: May 5, 2014.
Unless otherwise noted for a specific outfall, the proposed effluent limits for all outfalls in this permit are the BAT limits described above for coal mining activities.
The outfall listed below discharge to unnamed tributary to St. Clair Run:
Outfall Nos. New Outfall (Y/N) 001 N The proposed effluent limits for the above listed outfall is as follows:
Outfall: 001 30-Day Daily Instant. Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (mg/l) 3.0 6.0 7.0 Manganese (mg/l) 1.7 3.4 4.2 Aluminum (mg/l) 1.2 2.4 3.0 Total Suspended Solids (mg/l) 35.0 70.0 90.0 pH (S.U.): Must be between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units at all times Alkalinity must exceed acidity at all times
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