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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-1954

NOTICES

Proposed State Plan to Implement Emission Guidelines for Municipal Waste Combustors (MWCs); Public Hearing

[27 Pa.B. 6373]

   Under sections 111(d) and 129 of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAA), the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated standards for new large MWCs (Subpart Eb) and emission guidelines (EG) (Subpart Cb) for existing MWCs to control the emissions of the nine designated pollutants. (See 60 FR 65382, and 62 FR 45116, December 19, 1995 and August 25, 1997 respectively). These emission guidelines establish criteria for existing large MWCs using best demonstrated technology. A large MWC is considered an ''existing'' MWC if the MWC's capacity to combust is greater than 250 tons per day of municipal solid waste and were constructed on or before September 20, 1994.

   As required under 40 CFR 60.23(a), states must submit to the EPA a State Plan to implement and enforce the requirements of the EG for MWCs within 12 months after notice of the availability of a final EG. The State Plans, developed and implemented under sections 111(d) and 129 of the CAA, are not elements of State Implementation Plans required under section 110 of the CAA.

   In this Commonwealth, six existing MWC facilities are subject to the EG for MWCs. Consequently, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) must develop a State Plan to implement the sections 111(d) and 129 requirements to control designated pollutants at existing designated MWC units. The Pennsylvania State Plan for MWCs will be submitted to the EPA no later than February 28, 1998. The Department will hold two public hearings for the purpose of accepting testimony on the proposed State Plan for designated MWC facilities. The public hearings will be held on the following dates, times and Department locations:

January 7, 1998
2 p.m.		Southeast Regional Office, Main Conference Room, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428.
January 8, 1998
1 p.m.		Rachel Carson State Office Building, 2nd Floor Auditorium, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468

   Persons wishing to present testimony at a hearing should contact Kimberly Maneval at the Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, (717) 787-4325, at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Persons who do not reserve a time to testify will be able to testify after preregistered witnesses. Each witness must keep oral testimony to 10 minutes, and submit three copies of the oral testimony at the hearing. Each organization should designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.

   Persons interested in submitting written comments on the proposed State Plan should send the comments to Krishnan Ramamurthy, Chief, Technical Support Section, Division of Permits, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468. Written comments must be received by the close of business on January 16, 1998. Copies of the proposed adopted State Plan for MWC may be obtained from Krishnan Ramamurthy at the above address or by telephone at (717) 787-4325 (e-mail: ramamurthy. Krishnan@a1.dep.state.pa.us). This proposed State Plan is also available on the DEP Web site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us (choose Public Participation Center/Proposals Open for comment).

   Persons with a disability who will be attending a hearing, and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding, should contact Krishnan Ramamurthy at the above address or telephone number; or for TDD users, the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

JAMES M. SEIF,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1954. Filed for public inspection December 5, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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