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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-292

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2021 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[51 Pa.B. 1083]
[Saturday, February 27, 2021]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for public comment on the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2021 Ozone Season (OS) Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NOx trading programs). The 17-day public comment period will close Monday, March 15, 2021.

 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 Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) exempt EGUs that are subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all 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 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. The difference between the calculated total OS NOx limit for all units in the following Table 1 and the total NOx limit of 3,438 tons is due to rounding when calculating the NOx limit for each individual unit.

 The Statewide cap for 2020 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2020 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The NOx emissions for the 2020 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 644 tons. The Department's permanent retirement of 3,438 NOx allowances under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(b) covers all the NOx emissions from the affected non-EGUs in 2020.

 In addition to the 3,438-ton non-EGU cap previously described, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d)(12) provides 181 tons of NOx emissions annually 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. The Department may use a portion of the 181 tons of the budgeted NOx emissions, if necessary, to address mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is not proposing to use any of the 181 tons of NOx for accounting adjustments or to make corrections.

 The following ''Proposed Non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits'' table lists the following: the 'facility name,' 'ORIS code,' the 'unit ID' for each non-EGU unit, the '2020 NOx mass' or the 2020 Ozone Season emissions, the '2020 heat input' for the 2020 Ozone Season, the 'county' location of the facility, the calculated '2021 rate,' and the '2021 Ozone Season (OS) limit.'

 Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits through Monday, March 15, 2021. All comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the commentators's name and address. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''Proposed non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NOx emission limits'' as the subject line in written communication.

 Questions concerning this notice can be directed to Randy Bordner at ranbordner@pa.gov or (717) 772-3921. Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the Department at (717) 772-3921 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.


Table 1: Proposed Non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits

Facility Name Oris
Code
Unit Id 2020
NOx Mass (tons)
Heat Input (MMBtu )County 2021 Rate
(lbs/MMBtu)
2021
OS Limit (tons NOx)
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC 880007 52 33.236 837,284.3 Philadelphia 0.35 145
Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 Indiana 0.35 0
Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 0 Berks 0.35 0
Domtar Paper
Company, LLC
54638 40 15.978 514,307.1 Elk 0.35 89
Domtar Paper
Company, LLC
54638 41 17.544 560,079.9 Elk 0.35 97
Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 Huntingdon 0.35 0
Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 34 9.372 12,456.9 Delaware 0.35 2
Merck & Company—
West Point
52149 39 5.825 136,373.6 Montgomery 0.35 24
Merck & Company—
West Point
52149 40 18.395 1,492,642 Montgomery 0.35 259
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 0 0 Philadelphia 0.35 0
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 0 0 Philadelphia 0.35 0
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 7.802 536,072.8 Philadelphia 0.35 93
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 0 0 Philadelphia 0.35 0
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150145 2.763 251,420.1 Philadelphia 0.35 44
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 36 131.597 1,162,005 York 0.35 202
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 38 7.81 503,820.2 York 0.35 88
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 39 11.815 575,300.3 York 0.35 100
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 112.456 1,898,640 Wyoming 0.35 330
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 8.148 2,043,043 Wyoming 0.35 355
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB01 8.374 618,497.7 Delaware 0.35 107
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB03 3.402 274,242.3 Delaware 0.35 48
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB04 7.032 825,834.9 Delaware 0.35 144
Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0 0 Perry 0.35 0
Trainer Refinery 880025 34 1.672 674,101.5 Delaware 0.35 117
Trainer Refinery 880025 35 1.694 691,976.9 Delaware 0.35 120
Trainer Refinery 880025 53 0.685 692,857.9 Delaware 0.35 120
US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 104.722 907,994.4 Allegheny 0.35 158
US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 59.666 617,262.3 Allegheny 0.35 107
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson)
50732 ETBLR1 26.688 1,678,967 Allegheny 0.35 292
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson)
50732 ETBLR2 20.401 1,577,070 Allegheny 0.35 274
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson)
50732 ETBLR3 16.261 1,288,377 Allegheny 0.35 224
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 1 0 0 Philadelphia 0.35 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 2 0.296 1,522.7 Philadelphia 0.35 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 3 2.122 16,903.7 Philadelphia 0.35 3
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 4 1.318 7,541 Philadelphia 0.35 1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 23 0 0 Philadelphia 0.35 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 24 0 0 Philadelphia 0.35 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 26 6.356 108,603 Philadelphia 0.35 19
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 RSB1 0.263 56,116.37 Philadelphia 0.35 10
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 RSB2 0.303 53,797.38 Philadelphia 0.35 9
Totals: 643.996 19,777,827 3,436

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-292. Filed for public inspection February 26, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]



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