NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2023 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units
[53 Pa.B. 1116]
[Saturday, February 25, 2023]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for public comment on the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2023 Ozone Season (OS) Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission limitations established for each affected new and existing non-EGU under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NOx trading programs). The 17-day public comment period will end on March 13, 2023.
Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) retains the non-EGU NOx Trading Program budget of 3,619 tons of NOx, less a specified adjustment amount, to serve as a Statewide OS NOx emissions cap for new and existing non-EGUs. This NOx emissions cap also applies to EGUs that are subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program but are not subject to the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) or its replacement, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administered Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). If the total NOx emissions from all the non-EGUs and EGUs that are not subject to CAIR or CSAPR exceed the Statewide OS NOx emissions cap of 3,438 tons, the owners and operators of these units must comply with the NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The proposed NOx emission 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 emission limitation of 3,440 tons of NOx for all units in the following Table 1 and the total NOx emission limitation of 3,438 tons of NOx is due to rounding errors that occurred when calculating the NOx limit for each individual unit.
The Statewide OS NOx emissions cap for 2022 was not exceeded. Therefore, the owners and operators of non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2022 OS NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). Owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs reported 702 tons of NOx emissions to the EPA for the 2022 OS (May through September). 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 2022.
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 limits or 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 rounding issues, mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is proposing to use 2 of the 181 tons of NOx emissions set aside from the non-EGU NOx Budget Trading Program for the accounting adjustment that is needed due to the rounding errors that occurred when calculating individual unit NOx emission limits to meet the 3,438-tons non-EGU NOx emissions cap. Rounding resulted in an allocation limit totaling 3,440 tons of NOx, which is 2 allowances above the 3,438-ton non-EGU NOx emissions cap. The use of 2 additional tons of NOx emissions remains within the total non-EGU NOx Budget Trading Program allowance of 3,619 tons of NOx.
In March of 2022, the Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals (SPMT)—Marcus Hook Industrial Complex changed its name to the Energy Transfer Marketing & Terminals, LP (ETMT)—Marcus Hook Terminal. The facility's ownership was originally transferred from Sunoco (R&M) to SPMT in 2013. Other facilities listed in Table 1 as follows have changed their facility names but not their ownership in 2022, including Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station, which changed its name to Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station and Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill Station, which changed its name to Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill Station. The Philadelphia Refinery was closed in 2022 and Unit 150137 has been permanently retired.
The following ''Proposed Non-EGU 2023 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits'' in Table 1 list the following: 'facility name,' 'ORIS code,' 'unit ID' for each non-EGU unit, '2022 NOx mass' or the 2022 OS NOx emissions, 'heat input' for the 2022 OS, the 'county' location of the facility, the calculated '2023 rate' and '2023 OS limit.'
Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2023 OS NOx Emission Limits through Monday, March 13, 2023. Comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the commentator'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 2023 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits'' as the subject line for written communication.
Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at ranbordner@pa.gov or (717) 772-3921. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.
Table 1: Proposed Non-EGU 2023 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits
Facility Name ORIS
CodeUnit ID 2022
NOx
Mass
(tons)Heat
Input
(MMBtu)County 2023 Rate
(lbs/MMBtu)2023 OS
Limit
(tons
NOx)AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC 880007 52 20.764 617,303.8 Philadelphia 0.34 105 Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 Indiana 0.34 0 Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 0 Berks 0.34 0 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 12.93 528,582.5 Elk 0.34 90 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 16.476 668,625.4 Elk 0.34 113 Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 Huntingdon 0.34 0 ETMT—Marcus Hook Terminal 880107 AB01 2.572 152,481.3 Delaware 0.34 26 ETMT—Marcus Hook Terminal 880107 AB03 5.59 431,681.2 Delaware 0.34 73 ETMT—Marcus Hook Terminal 880107 AB04 5.708 646,325.2 Delaware 0.34 110 Merck & Company—West Point 52149 39 7.426 173,088.4 Montgomery 0.34 29 Merck & Company—West Point 52149 40 21.864 1,548,397 Montgomery 0.34 262 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 36 237.587 1,812,508 York 0.34 307 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 38 13.459 613,315.9 York 0.34 104 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 39 17.305 681,968.7 York 0.34 116 Merck & Company—West Point 52149 40 21.864 1,548,397 Montgomery 0.34 262 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 36 237.587 1,812,508 York 0.34 307 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 38 13.459 613,315.9 York 0.34 104 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 39 17.305 681,968.7 York 0.34 116 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 113.574 1,915,753 Wyoming 0.34 325 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 8.671 1,942,378 Wyoming 0.34 329 Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0 0 Perry 0.34 0 Trainer Refinery 880025 34 1.602 719,031.3 Delaware 0.34 122 Trainer Refinery 880025 35 1.609 748,862.4 Delaware 0.34 127 Trainer Refinery 880025 53 0.968 461,920.3 Delaware 0.34 78 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 78.594 1,109,875 Allegheny 0.34 188 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 72.64 1,105,528 Allegheny 0.34 187 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR1 13.093 1,231,761 Allegheny 0.34 209 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR2 17.482 1,459,844 Allegheny 0.34 247 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR3 13.097 1,384,284 Allegheny 0.34 235 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 1 0 0 Philadelphia 0.34 0 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 2 0.763 4,859.2 Philadelphia 0.34 1 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 3 6.383 38,627.7 Philadelphia 0.34 7 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 4 6.577 40,255.9 Philadelphia 0.34 7 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 23 0 0 Philadelphia 0.34 0 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 24 0 0 Philadelphia 0.34 0 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 26 3.935 87,481.02 Philadelphia 0.34 15 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB1 0.435 77,436.89 Philadelphia 0.34 13 Vicinity Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB2 0.479 86,881.71 Philadelphia 0.34 15 Total: 701.583 20,289,058 3,440 RICHARD NEGRIN,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-269. Filed for public inspection February 24, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]
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