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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-1052b

[26 Pa.B. 3000]

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Pennsylvania Priority List of Hazardous Sites for Remedial Response

   Preamble

1.  Background

   The Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305) was enacted in 1988 to provide for the cleanup of Pennsylvania sites that are releasing or threatening the release of hazardous substances. Section 502(a) of HSCA requires that the Department publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin a priority list of sites with releases or threatened releases for the purpose of taking remedial response. This list is called the Pennsylvania Priority List of Hazardous Sites For Remedial Response (PAPL). The Department places sites on the PAPL when the Department has determined through investigation that there are releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances, or releases or substantial threatened releases of contaminants which present a substantial danger. In accordance with the requirements of section 502(a) of HSCA, the Hazard Ranking System (HRS; 40 CFR Part 300, Appendix A), established under the Federal Superfund Act, as amended, is utilized to rank the sites for placement on the PAPL. The HRS uses mathematical formulas that reflect the relative importance and interrelationships of the various human health and environmental factors to arrive at a final score on a scale of 0 to 100. The values are assigned using information obtained from site investigations. Section 502(a) of HSCA also directs the Department to consider its administrative, enforcement and financial capabilities when placing sites on the PAPL. The proposed listing notice is issued under HSCA section 502(c). The HRS was created by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency and appears at 40 CFR Part 300, Appendix A in accordance with the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.

2.  Summary and Purpose

   Placement of a site on the PAPL is used to identify sites which need further study and/or remedial response decisions to address threats to the public health, safety or the environment. The Department will decide on a case-by-case basis whether to take enforcement or other actions under HSCA or other authorities, and/or to proceed directly with HSCA-funded remedial response actions and seek cost recovery after the cleanup.

   Remedial response actions will not necessarily be taken in the same order as a site's ranking on the PAPL. The investigation conducted to place a site on the PAPL may not be sufficient to determine either the extent of contamination or the appropriate response actions for a site. The Department may undertake further site investigation and/or an analysis of remedial alternatives to determine appropriate response actions. The length of time needed to complete these studies will vary due to the complexity of a site. Response action decisions and implementation will proceed on individual sites regardless of the progress at other sites. Given the limited resources available in the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, the Department must carefully balance the relative needs for response at the sites it has studied. The Department may decide not to immediately proceed with a HSCA remedial action or that no remedial action is necessary.

3.  Technical Evaluation Grants under Act 108

   Under section 510 of HSCA, the Department may make available a reasonable sum as a grant to the governing body of the host municipality of a site where the Department is considering a remedial response. The host municipality shall use this sum solely to conduct an independent technical evaluation of the proposed remedial response. The grant shall not exceed $50,000. Information and a technical evaluation grant package may be obtained from the Department regional office in which the site is located. Refer to the Additional Information section of this notice.

   A municipality will be sent grant information by the Department after a listing announcement has been published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. However, the grant will not be awarded until the proposed remedial response is available for public review. At that time, the municipality will receive the official grant award in order to proceed with the review of the Department's proposed remedial response.

Pennsylvania Priority List of Hazardous Sites For Remedial Response

A.  Effective Date

   The site listed below is being placed on the Pennsylvania Priority List of Hazardous Sites For Remedial Response (PAPL) effective upon publication of this Pennsylvania Bulletin.

B.  Contact Persons

   For further information concerning the Pennsylvania Priority List of Hazardous Sites for Remedial Response, contact David Crownover, Chief, Hazardous Sites Cleanup Section, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105, telephone (717) 783-7816.

   Individual site information may be obtained by contacting the Department's regional office in which the site is located whose address can be found in the Additional Information section of this notice.

C.  Statutory Authority

   The Pennsylvania Priority List of Hazardous Sites For Remedial Response is published under the authority of section 502(a) of the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. §§ 6020.101--6020.1305). Under section 502(b) of HSCA, a decision to place a site on the list or to remove a site from the list is not a final action subject to review under the Judicial Act Repealer Act (42 P. S. §§ 20001--20004), 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501--508 and 701--704 (relating to the Administrative Agency Law), or the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. §§ 7511--7514), nor shall it confer a right or duty upon the Department or any person.

D.  Review and Public Comment

   HSCA provides for a 30-day public comment period subsequent to publication of the PAPL. This Pennsylvania Bulletin announcement opens the formal 30-day comment period for the sites being added with this publication. Written comments should be sent to David Crownover, Chief, Hazardous Sites Cleanup Section, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471, (717) 783-7816.

   The regional office site files contain all information considered by the Department in placing a site on the PAPL. Files are available for review in the appropriate Regional Office, by appointment only, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding State holidays. Contact the Regional Environmental Cleanup Manager whose address can be found in the Additional Information section of this notice.

   The Department considers all written comments received during the formal comment period. All written comments and the Department's responses will be placed into the site file and will later be incorporated into the Administrative Record.

   E.  Contents of List

   This notice places one site on the PAPL. Table 1 lists the site added to the PAPL by this notice. The name of the site, HRS score, municipality, county and Department region are included in this table.

   Table 2 lists all sites currently on the PAPL including the site added by this notice. The name of the sites, HRS score, municipality, county and Department region are included in this table. The sites are listed in decreasing order of HRS scores.


TABLE 1

SITE BEING ADDED BY THIS NOTICE

SiteHRSMunicipalityCountyDEP Region
Dupont/Newcastle54.75NewcastleLawrenceNorthwest

TABLE 2

PENNSYLVANIA PRIORITY LIST FOR REMEDIAL RESPONSE

SiteHRSMunicipalityCountyDEP Region
Ind. Solvents & Chem.55.72Newberry TwpYorkSouthcentral
Dupont/Newcastle54.75NewcastleLawrenceNorthwest
H. K. Porter48.04Hopewell Twp.BeaverSouthwest
Delta Chemicals, Inc39.61N. Buffalo Twp.ArmstrongSouthwest
Avtex Fibers, Inc.38.08Vernon Twp.CrawfordNorthwest
Crown Industries36.92Lackawaxen Twp.PikeNortheast
J. C. Cleaners35.68GettysburgAdamsSouthcentral
Easterly STP35.06Logan Twp.BlairSouthcentral
F. E. Cooper Lumber33.62Broad Top Twp.BedfordSouthcentral
Presque Isle Chemical32.27Washington Twp.ErieNorthwest
Oliver Site30.20Waterford Twp.ErieNorthwest
Shaler/JTC22.70BruinButlerNorthwest
Quakertown Foundry22.25QuakertownBucksSoutheast
Mun. & Ind. Disposal19.58Elizabeth Twp.AlleghenySouthwest

F.  Site Listing Summaries

   The site summary for the Dupont/New Castle Junk Yard site is listed below. Site summaries for the sites previously placed on the PAPL are listed in the Pennsylvania Bulletins published on May 5, 1990, September 15, 1990, May 4, 1991, October 26, 1991, June 13, 1992, August 1, 1992, December 10, 1994, June 3, 1995, October 28, 1995, and March 9, 1996.

   Dupont/New Castle Junk Yard

   The Dupont/New Castle Junk Yard Site is approximately 25 acres in size, and is located in the northwestern section of the City of New Castle, and Union Township, in Lawrence County, PA. The site is located in an industrial area of New Castle. The site consists of two adjacent properties, an inactive junkyard owned by New Castle Junk Company, Inc. (NCJC) and the former ''Shenango China'' facility owned by Realties U.S.A., Inc. (located south of the junk yard).

   From 1910 to 1961, the northern portion of the site was the location of a chemical manufacturing facility and was operated by three different companies during the period. Chemical manufacturing operations involved the production of sulfuric acid from zinc sulfide by the lead chamber process. Since 1961, the northern portion has been the location of a scrap metal recycling operation (currently inactive junkyard); from 1961 to 1979, a battery reclaiming business was also in operation on this portion. Lead acid batteries were reclaimed by cutting off the tops, draining the fluid inside the casing onto the ground the removing the lead plates inside. The southern portion of and site contains a large china waste disposal area which has been used for the disposal of broken chinaware, plaster scrap molds, wooden pallets and other types of waste. Except for a small refractory operation, the china/pottery manufacturing facility is current inactive.

   Three general types of materials are present at the site:  waste material, fill material and unconsolidated sediments. Waste materials included battery casings, scrap and china/pottery manufacturing by-products, and were generally found near the ground surface. Fill materials consisted primarily of steel mill slag, cinders and ash, and were most likely deposited onsite to raise the elevation of the chemical manufacturing facility above the floodplain. The unconsolidated sediments (natural materials) consisted of clay, silt, sand and rock fragments, and were usually found near the bottom of the RI excavations/borings.

   Site studies have indicated the presence of heavy metal (primarily lead), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs; mainly polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons or PAHs), pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PBCs). Battery casings are present at the site in two significant disposal areas (north and south); primary contaminants in these disposal areas are inorganics with several samples exceeding the hazardous waste leaching level for lead.

   Based on a review of historical photographs and observations during the site study, it is apparent that slag fill material (probably originating from local steel mills) was deposited at the site and along the steep river embankment. The slag fill has been present at the site at least as long as the chemical manufacturing facility (1910), and varies from 0 feet along the western edge of the site to more than 15 feet along the bank of the Shenango River. Contaminants in the slag fill include PAHs, as well as inorganics; several samples tested as hazardous waste for lead. A contaminated soils area is located west of the site fenceline and east of the railroad tracks, along the former ''Shenango China'' facility; contaminants include PAHs and inorganics.

   Detected concentrations of VOCs were exhibited by groundwater samples from six monitoring wells. No significant concentrations of SVOCs, pesticides or PCBs were exhibited by groundwater samples from the site. Inorganic concentrations greater than background were detected in groundwater samples from monitoring wells throughout the site. Currently, no human or ecological exposures to site-related groundwater contamination are occurring at the site.

   Surface water and sediment samples were collected from the Shenango River, southern tributary and intermittent northern tributary. The Shenango River forms the eastern border of the site, and the southern tributary is a small stream which crosses the northern half of the site flowing west to east and discharging into the Shenango River. Water in the southern tributary originates primarily from offsite sources located west of the site; however, the site is contributing to the surface water and sediment contamination in this tributary prior to entering the Shenango River. The most significant impact of the site to the surface water and sediments in the study area are to the sediments. Impacts to river sediments are most evident in areas immediately adjacent to the site.

   The Department has determined that hazardous substances and contaminants are present in the surface and subsurface soil/fill/waste materials, surface water and sediments, and groundwater at the site.

G.  Additional Information

   Department Regional Office address and phone number for site file review and technical evaluation grant information:  Bruce Beitler, Environmental Cleanup Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, Ste. 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6212.


Beneficial use determination received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and the regulations for municipal and residual waste.

   Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 W. Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.

   Beneficial Use Request No. BU4022, A & C University Area Joint Authority, (1576 Spring Valley Road, State College, PA 16801). Modification of beneficial use approval to utilize compost on vegetable crops intended for human consumption. Composting facility is located in College/Benner Townships, Centre County. Comments will be accepted and considered within 60 days of the publication of the notice, and may recommend conditions upon revisions to, approval or disapproval of the beneficial use modification. Request received in Regional Office May 10, 1996.


Applications submitted under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Regional Office:  Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.

   A.  101125 (Permit Reissuance). Lycoming County Transfer Station, Lycoming County Commissioners (Courthouse, 48 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701). Operation of transfer station, formerly Bower County Transfer, located in the City of Williamsport, Lycoming County. Application received in regional office June 7, 1996.

   A.  100955 (Permit modification). Wayne Township Landfill, Clinton County Solid Waste Authority, (P. O. Box 209, McElhattan, PA 17748). Modify existing permit to accept Form S Waste (municipal-like residual waste) from various generators. Facility is located in Wayne Township, Clinton County. Application received in Regional Office May 28, 1996.


Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources.

   Regional Office:  Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   06-1007D. Construction of five annealing furnaces by Carpenter Technology Corporation (P. O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612-4662) in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The sources are subject to New Source Review (25 Pa. Code 127, Subchapter E).

   06-319-077A. Construction of two lead pots controlled by a type-N rotoclone scrubber by General Battery Corporation (P. O. Box 13995, Reading, PA 19612-3995) in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The sources are subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart KK, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   21-322-001A. Installation of a landfill gas collection system by Cumberland County Landfill (142 Vaughn Road, Shippensburg, PA 17257) in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart WWW, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   28-318-032. Construction of a surface coating line by Grove North America (P. O. Box 21, Shady Grove, PA 17256) in Antrim Township, Franklin County.

   28-318-033. Construction of a new paint booth by Grove North America (P. O. Box 21, Shady Grove, PA 17256) in Antrim Township, Franklin County.


Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contaminant sources or to install Air Cleaning Devices.

   Regional Office:  Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   46-310-047. On June 3, 1996, an application was received from Pottstown Trap-Rock Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19426) for the construction of a portable crushing plant to be located in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County.

   46-313-117C. On June 5, 1996, an application was received to amend to previous application for Merck & Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 4, AP20-208, Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19464) for the pharmaceutical formulation bldg. to be located in Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County.

   23-312-172C. On June 4, 1996, an application was received to amend to previous application for Epsilon Products Company (P. O. Box 432, Marcus Hook, PA 19486) for the polypropylene manufacturer to be located in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County.

   46-327-016. On June 6, 1996, an application was received from Uniform Tubes, Inc. (P. O. Box 992, Collegeville, PA 19061) for the modification of a vapor degreaser to be located in Trappe Borough, Montgomery County.


Applications received for operating permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Regional Office:  Southcentral Regional Office, Air Quality Program, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   22-323-016. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Mack Trucks, Inc. (2800 Commerce Drive, Middletown, PA 17057) for two thermal cleaning systems with integral afterburners in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin County.

   36-303-029. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) for an asphalt concrete plant located in their Silver Hill Quarry in Brecknock Township, Lancaster County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart I, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   36-313-022B. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 169, Marietta, PA 17547) for three perlite expanders controlled by a wet scrubber in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart UUU, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.

   38-2008. The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit (VOC RACT) to Rich Maid Kabinetry (633 West Lincoln Avenue, Myerstown, PA 17067) for three spray booths in Jackson Township, Lebanon County.

   Regional Office:  Northcentral Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.

   18-399-014. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Autoline Industries East, Inc. (P. O. Box 210, McElhattan, PA 17748) for the operation of a burnoff oven and three rust inhibitor dip tanks in Wayne Township, Clinton County.

   18-318-013. The Department intends to issue an operating permit to Avis America (P. O. Box 420, Avis, PA 17721-0420) for the operation of a modular home manufacturing operation in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County.


Air Quality Operating Permits

Keystone Cement Company
Operating Permits No. 48-309-040C & 48-309-041C

   The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) intends to issue air quality operating permits modifying the air quality operating permits issued on June 19, 1995, to Keystone Cement Company for the Nos. 1 and 2 cement kilns to fire nonhazardous and hazardous waste as fuels in the cement manufacturing process at its facility located in East Allen Township, Northampton County.

   The Department will consider any written comments received within 30 days of publication of this notice. Any person may oppose this preliminary determination by filing a written protest within 30 days of the date of this publication to the Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, Attention:  Babu H. Patel. Each protest shall include the following:

   1.  Name, address and telephone number of the person filing each protest.

   2.  Identification of the proposed Operating Permits No. 48-309-040C and 48-309-041C.

   3.  Concise statement of the reasons for objection to the issuance of the operating permit modifications and relevant facts upon which your objections are based.

   Request for a public fact finding conference or hearing may also be made by writing DEP at the address shown above. A public conference may be held if DEP in its discretion decides that such a conference is warranted on the basis of the information received. All persons who have submitted comments or have requested a conference will be notified of the decision to hold such a conference by publication in a newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where DEP determines such notification by telephone is sufficient.

   In order to assure compliance with the applicable standards, DEP will modify the following conditions on each operating permit.

   A.  Condition No. 6, relating to the metal concentration limits, shall be modified to read as follows:

   The Permittee shall not fire any waste fuels in the cement kiln having as-fired metal concentrations in excess of the following limits:

--arsenic--      100 ppm
--beryllium--        20 ppm
--cadmium--   1,000 ppm
--hexavalent chromium--   1,000 ppm
--mercury--        10 ppm
--nickel--   1,000 ppm
--lead--   2,500 ppm

   The Permittee shall not accept waste fuels with metal concentrations limits in excess of the ''as-fired'' limits, unless Permittee applies for and receives a hazardous waste treatment permit authorizing the blending of the waste fuels or the Department or Environmental Quality Board determines that such a permit is not required.

   B.  Condition No. 11e, relating to the automatic operation of the interlocks to stop the flow of waste fuel for visible air contaminants, shall be modified to read as follows:

   Visible air contaminants from the kiln as measured by opacity is equal to or greater than 20% for any 6 minute rolling average, or equal to or greater than 60% for any 1 minute block average.

   C.  Condition No. 13, relating to stack sampling for metals, chlorine and particulates, shall be deleted. (See Paragraph E below.)

   D.  Condition No. 14, relating to stack sampling for PCDD and PCDF, shall be deleted. (See Paragraph E below).

   E.  Condition No. 15, which requires stack sampling for arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury, nickel, lead, HCl, metals, chlorine, particulates, PCDD and PCDF, at a frequency prescribed by the Department but at a minimum every 6 months for the first 18 months, then annually thereafter, shall be modified to read as follows:

   The Permittee shall conduct stack sampling for the following pollutants on an annual basis:  arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury, nickel, lead, HC1, chlorine, particulates, PCDD and PCDF. All stack sampling and analysis shall be conducted by an independent Department approved third party and shall be conducted while the source is operating at maximum routine operating conditions. The Department reserves the right to require the Permittee to sample the emissions in accordance with such methods and procedures and at such locations and intervals of time as the Department may reasonably prescribe and provide the Department with the results, as authorized by law.

   F.  Condition No. 24, relating to modification of the Department in the case of exceedances of emission limits, shall be modified to read as follows:

   The Permittee shall promptly notify the Department at (610) 861-2070 of the sources or associated air cleaning devices which results in, or may possibly be resulting in, the emission of air contaminants in excess of the regulation contained in Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection.

   G.  Condition No. 33, relating to prior permits and plan approvals, shall be modified to read as follows:

   For Operating Permit No. 48-309-040C (Kiln No. 1):

   This Operating Permit supersedes all Plan Approvals, Temporary Operating Permits and Operating Permits bearing the Nos. 48-309-040, 48-309-040B and 48-309-040C issued before June 19, 1995. The terms and conditions of the June 19, 1995 Operating Permit are restated herein and remain in full force and effect, except to the extent expressly modified.

   For Operating Permit No. 48-309-041C (Kiln No. 2):  This Operating Permit supersedes all Plan Approvals, Temporary Operating Permits and Operating Permits bearing the Nos. 48-309-041, 48-309-041B and 49-309-041C issued before June 19, 1995. The terms and conditions of the June 19, 1995 Operating Permit are restated herein and remain in full force and effect, except to the extent expressly modified.

   For any additional information regarding the above, please contact Babu H. Patel or Thomas A. DeLazaro at (717) 826-2543 or by writing the Department at the Wilkes-Barre address given above.

   Except for the seven conditions described above, all terms and conditions of Operating Permits No. 49-309-040C and 48-309-041C issued on June 19, 1995, shall remain in full force and effect, unaffected by these Permit modifications.


Applications under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations for an operating permit to comply with 25 Pa. Code § 129.91 for Reasonably Available Control Technology.

   Regional Office:  Southeast Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428.

   OP-46-0081. On May 30, 1996, an application was received from Markel Corporation (416 School Lane, Box 752, Norristown, PA 18974) for the construction of Facility VOC/NOx RACT to be located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.

   OP-15-0040. On June 3, 1996, an application was received from Beckett Corporation (219 Welsh Pool Road, Lionville, PA 19401) for the construction of Facility VOC/NOx RACT to be located in Uwchlan Township, Chester County.

   OP-46-0082. On June 3, 1996, an application was received from Stabilus (92 County Line Road, Colmar, PA 19353) for the construction of Facility VOC/NOx RACT to be located in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County.

   OP-23-0006A. On February 1, 1996, an application was received from Foamex International, Inc. (1500 East Second Street, Eddystone, PA 19440) for the construction of Facility VOC/NOx RACT to be located in Eddystone Borough, Delaware County.

   OP-09-0040. On June 6, 1996, an application was received from Howard Printing (P. O. Box 2875, Warminster, PA 19013) for the construction of Facility VOC/NOx RACT to be located in Warminster Township, Bucks County.


Reasonably Available Control Technology; Public Hearing

   Approval of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plans for: Grows, Inc. (Falls Township, Bucks County) Foamex International, Inc. (Eddystone Borough, Delaware County) DELCORA Western Regional Treatment Plant (City of Chester, Delaware County) Cleveland Steel Container Corporation (Quakertown Borough, Bucks County)

   DEP has made a preliminary determination to approve RACT plans as amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the above facilities. The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt any new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for these facilities to comply with current regulations.

   These preliminary determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revisions to Pennsylvania's SIP.

   The following is a summary of the preliminary RACT determinations for these facilities:

   Grows, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-09-0007)

Implementation
SourceEmission LimitControl DeviceSchedule
2 Gas Turbines42 ppm NOxGood Work PracticesImplemented
Landfill88% VOC RemovalLandfill Gas CollectionImplemented

   Foamex International, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-23-0006A)

Implementation
SourceEmission LimitControl DeviceSchedule
Maxfoam Machine189.42 tons VOC/yearGood Housekeeping and Work PracticesImplemented
CTM/Log Machines189.42 tons VOC/yearGood Housekeeping and Work PracticesImplemented
Bun Zapper27.60 tons VOC/yearGood Housekeeping and Work PracticesImplemented
Felt Presses22.34 tons VOC/yearGood Housekeeping and Work PracticesImplemented
Boiler Nos. 1, 2 & 30.14 lb NOx/MMBtuManufacturers' SpecificationsImplemented

   Delcora (Operating Permit OP-23-0032)

Implementation
SourceEmission LimitControl DeviceSchedule
Wastewater Treatment140 tons VOC/yearGood Work PracticesImplemented
Sludge Incinerators6.1 lbs VOC/hrGood Work PracticesImplemented
Sludge Incinerators13 lbs NOx/hrGood Work PracticesImplemented

   All other minor NOx/VOC emitting sources shall be operated and maintained in accordance with manufacturer's specifications as well as in accordance with manufacturer's specifications as well as in accordance with good air pollution control practices.

   Cleveland Steel Container Corporation (Operating Permit OP-09-0022)

VOC Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control DeviceSchedule
Pail Line Clean-Up Solvent13.03Good Housekeeping PracticesImplemented
Roller Coater Clean-Up Solvent2.18Good Housekeeping PracticesImplemented

   This facility is not a major NOx emitter.

   One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed SIP revisions. The hearing will be held 7 p.m.-8 p.m. on July 30, 1996, at the Department of Environmental Protection Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA. The hearing will represent the opportunity for oral comment to DEP on the proposed SIP revisions and will not be a question and answer session. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are encouraged to contact Clarke Rupert, DEP Community Relations Coordinator, at (610) 832-6020 to register prior to the hearing, but may also register at the hearing. Those unable to attend the hearing but who wish to comment should send their written comments to Francine Carlini, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428 on or before July 30, 1996.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact Clarke Rupert at (610) 832-6020 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   Copies of the pertinent documents are available for review at the DEP Southeast Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (610) 832-6268.

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