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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-2023a

[36 Pa.B. 6311]
[Saturday, October 14, 2006]

[Continued from previous Web Page]

AIR QUALITY

PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS

   The Department of Environmental Protection (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 all the 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 has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.

   Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.

   Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must 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 identified before the application. TDD users should 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 (act) and regulations adopted under the 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.

   Southcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 Contact: Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   ERC 38-05003: Carmeuse Lime, Inc. (3 Clear Springs Road, Annville, PA 17003) for ERC (emission reduction credits) from the shutdown of two rotary lime kilns at the Millard lime plant in North Londonderry Township, Lebanon County.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.

   14-399-016A: Spectrum Control, Inc. (1900 West College Avenue, State College, PA 16801) for the construction of a ceramic capacitor manufacturing facility in Ferguson Township, Centre County.

   Northwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   20-296A: HomerWood Hardwood Flooring (1026 Industrial Drive, Titusville, PA 16354) to construct a surface coating operation in the City of Titusville, Crawford County.


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) 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: Mark Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   66-315-047:  Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company (P. O. Box 32, Route 7, Mehoopany, PA 18629) for the upgrade of their existing 5M paper machine at the facility. The facility wants to install a paper machine/room dust control system for paper machine 5M. PM emissions will increase 3.3 tpy from the facility. The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company is a major facility subject to Title V permitting requirements and is located in Washington Township, Wyoming County. The company currently has a Title V Permit 66-00001. The Operating Permit will include testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The Plan Approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date. For further details, contact Mark J. Wejkszner at (570) 826-2511 within 30 days after publication date.

   35-399-043: Sandvik Materials Technology (P. O. Box 1220, Scranton, PA 1 18501-1220) for the installation of a new dust collection system for their Primary and Final Saws in the Tube Mill at the facility located in Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County. This facility is a non-Title V facility. The PM emissions after control will be 0.013 tpy. There will be no malodorous emissions past the property line. The company will operate the facility and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701 Contact: David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.

   49-00052A:  Butter Krust Baking Company (249 North Eleventh Street, Northumberland PA 17801-2433) has submitted an application (#49-00052A) to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for a plan approval to construct and operate a natural gas-fired bread oven (Source ID P104) and the installation of a catalytic oxidizer (ID C104) to control the VOC emissions from Source ID P104 at their facility located in Northumberland Borough, Northumberland County.

   The Department's review of the plan approval application and information submitted by Butter Krust Baking Company indicates that the proposed bread oven and catalytic oxidizer will meet all applicable air quality requirements pertaining to air contaminant sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the Best Available Technology (BAT) requirements under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on these findings, the Department intends to issue a plan approval for the construction of the bread oven and installation of a catalytic oxidizer to control VOC emissions. Additionally, if the Department determines that the bread oven with a catalytic oxidizer are operating in compliance with all plan approval conditions, the conditions established in the plan approval will be incorporated into the State-only operating permit #49-00052 by means of an administrative amendment pursuant to 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.450.

   The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:

   1.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, this plan approval is issued for the construction and operation of a natural-gas fired baking oven, 4.6 mmBtu/hr rated heat input, manufactured by Stewart Systems, Inc., model 040198-D700 (Source ID P104). The air contaminant emissions from Source ID P104 shall be controlled by a natural-gas fired, catalytic oxidizer, 1.0 mmBtu/hr rated heat input, manufactured by CSM Worldwide, Inc. model 30A (ID C104).

   2.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, VOC, NOx, PM/PM10, SOx and CO emissions from the exhaust of ID C104 associated with Source ID P104 shall not exceed 0.52 lb/hr, 0.85 lb/hr, 0.03 lb/hr 0.0046 lb/hr and 0.19 lb/hr respectively.

   3.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the PM emissions shall not exceed 0.005 grains per dry standard cubic foot from the exhaust of ID C104 associated with Source ID P104.

   4.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the VOC destruction efficiency achieved by the catalytic oxidizer shall be at a minimum of 95%. However, the catalytic oxidizer shall be designed to achieve VOC destruction efficiency greater than 98%.

   5.  Under the BAT of 25 Pa. Code § 123.21, no person may permit the emission of sulfur oxides expressed as SO2, into the outdoor atmosphere from Source ID P101 in a manner such that the concentration of the sulfur oxides in the effluent gas exceeds 500 parts per million, by volume, dry basis.

   6.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not emit into the outdoor atmosphere of visible air contaminants in a manner that the opacity from ID C104 associated with Source ID P104 is equal to or greater than 10% at any time.

   7.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall only use natural gas as fuel for Source ID P104 and ID C104.

   8.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, ID C104 shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the pressure drop across the catalytic bed on a continuous basis. Additionally, the permittee shall inspect and record the pressure drop across the catalytic bed of ID C104, at least once per day, to determine if the catalyst is plugged, blocked or damaged and to ensure that ID C104 is operating as designed.

   9.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall not operate Source ID P104 without the simultaneous operation of ID C104 at any time.

   10.  Within 120 days from the commencement of operation of Source ID P104, the permittee shall perform a VOC stack test on ID C104 associated with Source ID P104 to verify compliance with the VOC emission limitation and the VOC destruction efficiency requirements. Simultaneous testing of the inlet and outlet of ID C104 (two sampling trains running simultaneously) is required. The testing is to be performed with an inlet temperature range of 600° F to 650° F for ID C104. The permittee shall continuously monitor the inlet and outlet temperature of ID C104 during the duration of the stack test. Additionally the pressure drop across the catalytic bed shall be continuously recorded during the test. The testing is to be performed using EPA reference method test procedures acceptable to the Department. Subsequently the Department may increase the required minimum VOC destruction efficiency and establish the pressure drop range of ID C104 based upon these stack test results.

   11.  The permittee shall keep records of the following information for Source ID P104:

   (a)  Stack test reports.

   (b)  The identity and quantity of baking product produced on a monthly basis.

   (c)  The supporting calculations on a monthly basis to verify compliance with the VOC, NOx, PM/PM10, SOx and CO emission limitations from the exhaust of ID C104 associated with Source ID P104.

   (d)  The inlet and outlet temperature readings of ID C104 shall be recorded continuously while ID C104 is operating (including start-up and shutdown), via a charter recorder or similar device. The dates and times of all data that is generated by the inlet and outlet temperature monitor recording system associated with ID C104.

   (e)  Pressure drop across the catalytic bed of ID C104, at least once per day.

   These records shall be kept for a minimum of 5 years and made available to the Department upon request.

   12.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the inlet temperature of the catalytic bed of ID C104 shall not drop below 650° F at any time. The permittee shall install, operate, calibrate and maintain instrumentation for the continuous measurement of the inlet and outlet gas stream temperatures of the catalyst bed of ID C104 to assure a minimum inlet temperature of 650° F is achieved during normal operation. Additionally, ID C104 shall be equipped with instrumentation that alerts the operator when any of the following conditions occur:

   (a)  Low inlet temperature and high outlet temperature of the catalytic bed.

   (b)  Low and high gas pressure.

   (c)  Low process fan pressure.

   (d)  Low combustion fan pressure.

   (e)  Flameout, detected by a UV scanner.

   13.  Under the BAT requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the permittee shall develop and implement a catalyst management plan, that at a minimum, shall include testing of the catalyst material and a determination of the oxidizer capabilities to comply with the plan approval requirements. Additionally, the permittee shall submit the catalyst management plan to the Department 30 days prior to the start-up of the oxidizer. As part of the catalyst management plan, the permittee shall test or sample on an annual basis the catalyst elements from each catalyst layer of the oxidizer and compare the VOC destruction efficiency potential of the used catalyst to the potential of new or clean catalyst. Based on the analysis performed as above, the permittee shall replace the entire catalyst, or add additional clean layers to the catalyst bed to meet the VOC destruction efficiency requirements of the oxidizer.

   A copy of the plan approval application and the Department's review are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at (570) 327-3693. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Chief, Facilities Permitting Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-0512.

   Southwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, William Charlton, New Source Review Chief, (412) 442-4174.

   PA-03-00027B:  Reliant Energy Northeast Management Company (121 Champion Way, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317) for installation of a Flue Gas Desulfurization system (FGD) to control emissions from two existing pulverized coal-fired boilers at their Keystone Power Station located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.

   Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Reliant Energy Northeast Management Company (121 Champion Way, Suite 200, Canonsburg, PA 15317) to authorize the installation of a FGD to control emissions from two existing pulverized coal-fired boilers at their Keystone Power Station located in Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County.

   The applicant has provided information that the FGD scrubbers are designed to remove approximately 98% of the pollutant SO2 from the boiler stack emissions. PM, PM10, PM25, acid gases and other contaminants are also expected to decrease as a result of this project. Data provided by the applicant indicates that CO, NOx, and VOC emission rates will not be impacted by this project. Actual emission rates for all other psd pollutants such as lead, fluorides and sulfuric acid mist are either expected to decrease or remain at current levels with the FGD in operation. Stack testing to confirm emission rates of the above pollutants will be required. Therefore, since the emission rates of those pollutants listed in 40 CFR 52.21(23) are expected to either decrease or remain unaffected by the installation of the FGD scrubber, this project is not subject to 40 CFR Part 52 requirements.

   The Department's definition of major modification retains an exemption from our nonattainment new source review provisions in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E for pollution control projects unless the Department determines that the change renders the source less environmentally beneficial. The department has determined that the scrubber installation is an environmentally beneficial pollution control project and that the requirements of subchapter of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 are not applicable.

   The Department requested that reliant conduct modeling analysis to demonstrate that the operation of the FGD will not cause or contribute to violations of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). Reliant's modeling adequately demonstrated that the FGD installation will not cause or contribute to a NAAQS violation or to a violation of any Pennsylvania ambient air quality standard. The plan approval special conditions listed contain emission limitations which are at least as stringent as those used in the model.

   For the Department to assure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following Special Conditions on the Plan Approval:

   1.  This Plan Approval is to allow the installation of a FGD system on the two existing identical boilers each rated at (8,292 mmBtu/hr) at the at Keystone Power Plant located at Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   2.  This Plan Approval also authorizes the installation of limestone and gypsum handling equipment and ancillary support processes in conjunction with the FGD at Keystone Power Plant located at Plumcreek Township, Armstrong County (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   3.  Visible emissions from the boiler stack shall not equal or exceed 20% opacity for a period or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour or equal or exceed 60% opacity at any time (25 Pa. Code § 123.41).

   4.  In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.46(c), each unit, after the installation of the FGD is exempt from the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.46(b), relating to the installation and operation of a continuous opacity monitoring device.

   5.  The owner/operator shall read and record Visible Emissions for at least 1 hour each calendar week from the boiler stack, using EPA Reference Method 9, found at 40 CFR 60, Appendix A, unless atmospheric conditions make such readings impossible (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   6.  The owner/operator shall continue to, certify, maintain and operate a CEM system for monitoring SO2, NO2) and stack gas flow from each boiler. Oxygen or CO2 shall be monitored at each location where SOx and NOx are monitored in accordance with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139.

   7.  The SO2 emission rate discharged to the atmosphere from each of the Main Boilers (Sources 031 and 032) shall not exceed the following limits (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):

   (a)  1.20 lbs of SO2/mmBtu of heat input on a 30 day rolling average basis.

   8.  The PM emission rate from the boilersd shall not exceed 0.1 lb/mmBtu of heat input (25 Pa. Code § 123.11).

   9.  The PM10 emission rate, both filterable and condensable, from the boilers shall not exceed 0.1 lb/mmBtu of heat input (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   10.  Stack testing to determine the mass emission rate of PM, PM10, H2SO4, Hg, CO, VOC, lead, fluorides and HCL shall be conducted within 180 days of commencement of operation of the FGD on each boiler (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b and § 139.11):

   a)  Filterable PM10 testing shall be by EPA Method 5, 5B, 201 or 201A; condensable PM10 testing shall be by EPA Method 202 or other Department approved methods.

   b)  All stack testing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and the Department's Source Testing Manual.

   c)  The owner/operator shall submit three copies of a pretest protocol to the Department for review at least 60 days prior to performance of any stack test. All stack test methods shall be identified in the pretest protocol.

   d)  The owner/operator shall notify the Regional Air Quality Manager at least 15 days prior to any stack test so that an observer may be present at the time of the test.

   e)  All relevant operating parameters (such as boiler steam flow, exhaust gas, gross megawatts, heat input and stack flue gas volumetric flow rate; pressure drop across absorber and mist eliminator, pH and flow rate of scrubbing liquid, and the like) shall be recorded at appropriate intervals throughout the duration of stack test. Operating data recorded shall be sufficient to establish that the units and the air cleaning devices are being operated at maximum routine operating conditions. A discussion of the recorded operating parameters and values shall be included in the test report.

   f)  The owner/operator shall submit three copies of the stack test report to the Department within 60 days of the completion of testing.

   11.  The owner/operator shall install, operate, and maintain devices to monitor and record the following parameters at a frequency of at least once per day (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):

   a)  Absorber pressure differential.

   b)  Flue gas pressure drop across mist eliminators, in w.g.

   c)  Absorber inlet and outlet temperature.

   d)  Absorber reaction tank pH (bleed lines to primary hydroclone banks).

   e)  Absorber reaction tank gypsum slurry density (bleed lines to primary hydroclone banks).

   12.  The owner/operator shall submit an annual report for a period of 5 years after the installation of the FGD and support process that compares the actual annual emissions of PM and PM10 to the baseline emissions plus the increase in emissions attributed to demand growth to verify that the threshold for applicability of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Regulations (40 CFR 52.21) are not exceeded.

   13.  The owner/operator shall develop and implement an operation and maintenance (O & M) plan for the new FGD systems within 180 days after startup (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   14.  The owner/operator shall submit a Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) plan for the operation of the FGD. The CAM plan shall be submitted with the application for an administrative amendment to the facility's Title V Operating Permit to incorporate the changes authorized under this Plan Approval (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   15.  All logs and required records shall be maintained on site for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b).

   16.  If construction, modification or installation is not commenced with 18 months of the issuance of the plan approval or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, modification or installation, a new plan approval application that meets the requirements of the rules and regulations of the Department. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13).

   17.  This Plan Approval authorizes the temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b):

   (a)  The owner/operator shall submit written Notice of the Completion of Construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 days prior to the completion of construction. The Notice shall state the date when construction will be completed and the date when the operator expects to commence operation.

   (b)  Operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit, or to permit the evaluation of the source for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.

   (c)  Upon receipt of the Notice of the Completion of Construction from the owner/operator the Department shall authorize a 180-day Period of Temporary Operation of the sources from the date of commencement of operation. The Notice submitted by the owner/operator, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the Plan Approval expiration date. The new Plan Approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of commencement of operation.

   (d)  Upon determination by the owner/operator that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval the owner/operator shall contact the Department's reviewing engineer and schedule the Initial Operating Permit Inspection.

   e)  Upon completion of Initial Operating Permit Inspection and determination by the Department that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval the owner/operator shall submit an administrative amendment to the Title V Operating Permit to the Department at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the Plan Approval.

   (f)  The owner/operator may request an extension of the 180-day Period of Temporary Operation if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of the Period of Temporary Operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source. The extension request shall include a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established. This Period of Temporary Operation may be extended for additional limited periods, each not to exceed 120-days, by submitting an extension request as described previously.

   (g)  If, at any time, the Department has cause to believe that air contaminant emissions from the sources listed in this plan approval may be in excess of the limitations specified in, or established pursuant to this plan approval or the permittee's operating permit, the permittee may be required to conduct test methods and procedures deemed necessary by the Department to determine the actual emissions rate. The testing shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, where applicable, and in accordance with any restrictions or limitations established by the Department at such time as it notifies the company that testing is required.


LIMESTONE MATERIAL HANDLING OPERATION

Restrictions

   (a)  The limestone material handling equipment is subject to 40 CFR 60 670, Subpart OOO.

   Per 40 CFR 60 672, the emissions of particulate matter from non-metallic mineral processing plants are subject to the following limitations:

   Point source (stack) emissions of PM from nonmetallic mineral processing plants are subject to the following limitations:

   *  The rate of emissions from point emission sources (such as bin vent filters) shall not exceed 0.022 gr/DSCF (40 CFR 60.672 (a)(1)).

   *  The opacity of emissions from point emission sources shall not exceed 7 % (40 CFR 60.672 (a)(2)).

   Fugitive source (nonstack) emissions of PM from nonmetallic mineral processing plants are subject to the following limitations:

   *  The opacity of emissions from grinding mills, screens (except truck dumping), storage bins and enclosed truck or railcar operations shall not exceed 10% (40 CFR 60.672(b) and (d)).

   *  The opacity of emissions from crushers shall not exceed 10% (40 CFR 60.672 (b)).

   Opacity shall be measured using EPA Reference Method 9, from 40 CFR 60, Appendix A.

   (b)  In accordance with 40 CFR 60.4, copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications shall be forwarded to both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department at the following addresses unless otherwise noted:

Director, Air, Toxics, and    Radiation Department of    Environmental Protection
Environmental Protection    Agency Regional Air Quality    Manager
Region III Office of Air Quality
841 Chestnut Street 400 Waterfront Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19107 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745

   (c)  Owner/operator shall provide the EPA with the notifications required by 40 CFR 60.7. Required notifications may include but are not necessarily limited to: date of commencement of construction (within 30 days after starting construction), date of anticipated start-up (30--60 days prior to equipment start-up), actual start-up date (within 15 days after equipment start-up), physical or operational changes (60 days or as soon as practicable before equipment start-up), opacity observations (within 30 days) and performance test (60 days before testing).

Recordkeeping Requirements (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   (a)  To quantify emissions of PM and PM10 from the operations associated with the above source, the permittee shall maintain accurate and comprehensive records of the following information:

   (1)  The total amount of limestone delivered by railcar each month.

   (2)  The total amount of limestone delivered by truck each month.

   (b)  All records shall be maintained at the facility for a minimum of (5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

Monitoring Requirements (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   (a)  The permittee shall install, operate and maintain instrumentation to continuously monitor the differential pressure across the collector.

   (b)  To ensure that fugitive emissions are not occurring during reclaiming limestone into the silo or when lime is being transferred into the lime silo, the permittee shall, at least weekly when the source is in operation, observe the silo bin vent for the presence of visible fugitive emissions.

Recordkeeping Requirements (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   (a)  For the purpose of quantifying PM and PM10 emissions from the operation of the source, the permittee shall maintain records of the amount of limestone delivered to the facility during each month.

   (b)  All records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.

Work Practice Requirements (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   (a)  A sufficient quantity of spare fabric collector bags shall be kept on hand at all times to replace any worn or damaged bags due to deterioration resulting from routine operation of the source.

Additional Requirements (Additional authority for this permit condition is derived from 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12)

   Within 15 days of selecting the specific bin vent fabric collector, the permittee shall submit vendor-supplied specifications to the Department, which includes the guaranteed maximum concentration of PM in the exhaust in units of grains per dry standard cubic foot.

   a)  All railcars delivering limestone shall be unloaded inside of an enclosure and shall be unloaded through the bottom of the railcars into a track level hopper.

   b)  Limestone shall be reclaimed from the active limestone storage pile only by use of the underground reclaim system associated with the respective storage pile.


GYPSUM MATERIAL HANDLING OPERATIONS

Recordkeeping Requirements (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   (a)  To quantify the emissions of PM and PM10 from the operations associated with source, the permittee shall maintain accurate and comprehensive records of the amount of gypsum sludge handled or processed on a monthly basis.

   (b)  The records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of 5 years and be made available to the Department upon request.

Group Description: Material Handling Sources included in this group:

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LIMESTONE MATERIAL HANDLING OPERATIONS

GYPSUM MATERIAL HANDLING OPERATIONS

RESTRICTIONS

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(25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   (a)  All conveyors associated with limestone and gypsum handling operations, shall be fully enclosed or equipped with 3-sided covers (top and two sides) except those conveyors or portions of conveyors, which are located underground or inside a fully enclosed building.

Work Practice Requirements (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   (a)  An operable water truck shall be available at all times for use in the control of fugitive PM from roadways, stockpiles, and the like, during operations of the above sources. The water truck shall be equipped with a pressurized water spray bar as well as with a pressurized spray gun or hose connection. The permittee shall use the water truck, weather permitting, whenever the potential for fugitive emissions is present. When use of the water truck presents an icing hazard, a dry vacuum sweeper shall be used to control haul road dust.

   (b)  The permittee shall not operate nonvacuum type road sweepers on the roadways associated with the above sources.

   (c)  If, at any time, any component of the operations is determined by the Department to be causing the emission of fugitive PM in excess of the limitations specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2 or in excess of the level which the Department considers to be the ''minimum attainable through the use of the best available technology'' or in excess requirements under 40 CFR 60 672, the permittee shall, upon notification by the Department, immediately install additional water sprays and/or take such other control measures as are necessary to reduce the fugitive PM to acceptable levels.

   (d)  The permittee shall establish, and enforce, a vehicle speed limit of 15 miles per hour on the roadways associated with the sources. This speed limit shall be posted in highly visible locations along the respective roadways.

   (e)  All trucks loaded with lime, limestone or gypsum that enter or exit the facility by means of a public roadway shall either be fully enclosed or have their loads tarped. This requirement shall be posted in highly visible locations within the facility.

   (f)  A truck tire wash station shall be available for use, weather permitting, whenever offsite truck shipments of gypsum occur.

Emergency Quench Pumps

Emission Restrictions.

   (a)  Emissions from each diesel-fired engine, associated with the installation of the FGD, shall not exceed the following limits: (25 Pa. Code, § 127.1)

   (1)  6.9 gms of NOx /bhp-hr

   (2)  2.6 gms of CO/bhp-hr

   (3)  1.0 gms of THC/bhp-hr

   (4)  0.4 gm of PM/bhp-hr

   (b)  The permittee shall not allow emissions of SOx from each engine so that the concentration of SOx, expressed as SO2, in the effluent gas exceeds 500 parts per million by volume, dry basis. (25 Pa. Code § 123.21)

   (c)  To assure compliance with paragraph (a), the permittee shall limit the sulfur content of the diesel fuel used in the engines to 0.2% (by weight) or less. (25 Pa. Code § 123.21)

   (d)  Visible emissions from each diesel engine shall not exceed the following limitations: Equal to or greater than 10% for a period or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour; and equal to or greater than 30% at any time. (25 Pa. Code § 127.1)

   (e)  The permittee shall not permit the emissions into the outdoor atmosphere of particulate matter from the diesel-fired engines in a manner that the effluent gas exceeds .04 grain per dry standard cubic foot. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13)

Operational Limitations

   Operation of each Emergency Quench Pump shall be limited to 500 hours per year.

Recordkeeping Requirements

   (a)  The permittee shall record the number of hours each engine operates on a monthly basis.

   (b)  The permittee shall keep records of the amount, type, and analysis of fuel used in each engine on a monthly basis. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

Additional Requirements

   Within 15 days of selecting the specific diesel-fired engines to be constructed at the site, the permittee shall submit vendor supplied unit-specific emission data for the engines to the Department. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   Copies of the application, Department's analysis and other documents used in evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

   Persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department at the previous address. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the following:

   *  Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.

   *  Identification of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).

   *  Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval. Written comments should be directed to Mark A. Wayner, P. E., Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region--Field Operation, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   For additional information you may contact the following at the same address Noor-Un Nahar, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, (412) 442-5225.

   Department of Public Health, Air Management Services:  321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.

   AMS 06050: Sunoco, Inc.--R & M (3144 Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19145) for the Installation of ReVAP technology on the 433 Hydrofluoric Acid Alkylation Unit (HFAU), including new storage and receiving facility for the ReVAP additive, and new cells for the 433 Cooling Tower, in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The plan approval will also increase the maximum daily alkylate throughput capacity of the 433 HFAU from 22,500 barrels per day to 30,000 barrels per day on a rolling 365-day average and increase the permitted maximum operating limit of the 433 Isostripper H-1 Heater from 243 mmBtu/hr to 260 mmBtu/hr. Allowable emissions increases from the project will be 95.01 tons per year for NOx, 86.19 tons per year for CO, 7.35 tons per year for VOCs, 36.35 tons per year for SOx and 11.27 tons per year for PM.

   Air Management Services proposes to place in the plan approval the following conditions to ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements:

   1.  The HFAU shall be operated in accordance with the specifications in the application (as approved herein).

   2.  Sunoco, Inc. (R & M) (Sunoco) shall operate the HFAU in accordance with 40 CFR 60 Subparts A, GGG, 40 CFR 63 Subparts A, CC, 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1, 123.13, 123.22, 123.41, 129.55, 129,58 and 129.91 and Air Management Regulation II, III and V whichever is more restrictive.

   3.  This plan approval may be terminated, suspended or revoked and reissued in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.13a. If AMS or the Environmental Protection Agency determines that the owner or operator of Sunoco is liable for violations of the New Source Review or Prevention of Significant Deterioration Requirements, Sunoco shall submit an application to amend this plan approval and or any subsequently amended operating permit.

   4.  Upon notification, Sunoco shall remodel for SO2 to demonstrate compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) when AMS has cause to believe that the attainment or maintenance of the NAAQS is in jeopardy.

   5.  The allowable emissions for the H-1 Heater shall not exceed the following limits:

POLLUTANTS EMISSION LIMITS
Concentration (lbs/mmBtu) Tons/year
Total PM/PM10 0.00745 8.5
SO2 0.033 37.6
CO 0.0985 112.2
NOx 0.035 39.9
VOC 0.0065 7.4

Notes:

   a.  Compliance with lbs/mmBtu emission limits shall be based on hourly continuous emission monitor data for NOx and three one-hour stack tests, if required by AMS, for the other pollutants.

   b.  Tons per year emission limits are on a rolling 365-day basis. Compliance with these limits shall be based on continuous emission monitor data for NOx and stack test data (if required) or AP-42 emission factors, daily fuel usage, and fuel Btu content for the other pollutants.

   c.  Total PM/PM10 emission limits include filterable particulate, as measured by Method 5, and condensable particulate, as measured by Method 202.

   d.  PM, CO and SO2 concentration limits assure compliance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.11 and 123.22, AMR II § VII, and AMR VIII § II.

   6.  Sunoco may not permit the emission into the outdoor atmosphere of visible air contaminants in a manner that the opacity of the emission is either of the following: (25 Pa Code § 123.41)

   a.  Equal to or greater than 20% for a period or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour.

   b.  Equal to or greater than 60% at any time.

   7.  Sunoco shall not permit at any time the emission into the outdoor atmosphere of any malodorous air contaminants, in a manner that malodors are detectable outside its boundary. (25 Pa. Code § 123.31(b))

   8.  The HFAU production rate shall be limited to 30,000 barrels per day calculated on a 365-day rolling average basis.

   9.  The H-1 Heater shall operate with ultra low-NOx burners and with a heat input limit of 260 mmBtu/hr (24-hour average).

   10.  Fuel oil usage for the No. 3 Boiler House shall be limited to 18,611,250 gallons per rolling 12-month period.

   11.  Sunoco shall meet the requirements of 40 CFR 60, Subpart GGG (references VV) for fugitives associated with the 433 HFAU. For equipment in organic HAP service, Sunoco shall comply with the requirements for fugitives in 40 CFR 63, Subpart CC (references 40 CFR 60 Subpart VV).

   12.  In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.55(d), the purging of VOCs during a unit turnaround shall be performed in a manner as to direct the VOC vapors to a fuel gas system, flare, or vapor recovery system until the initial pressure in the equipment reaches 19.7 psia.

   13.  If at any time AMS has cause to believe that air contaminant emissions from the H-1 Heater may be in excess of the limitations specified in Condition 5, Sunoco shall be required to conduct whatever test are deemed necessary by AMS to determine the actual emission rates.

   14.  The H-1 Heater shall be equipped with NOx and O2 continuous emission monitors and recorders at the outlet for compliance determination with the NOx emission limitation. The continuous monitors must conform to USEPA performance specifications in 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 and the PA DEP Continuous Source Monitoring Manual (PA CSMM). The Phase II performance testing of each continuous monitor shall occur within 60 days after achieving maximum production rate, but no later than 90 days after restarting the unit.

   15.  Sunoco shall record the HFAU production rate daily and on a 365-day rolling average, calculated daily.

   16.  Sunoco shall record the H-1 Heater operating rate in mmBtu/hr hourly and on a 24-hour average, calculated hourly.

   17.  Sunoco shall calculate and record the fuel oil usage for the No. 3 Boiler House monthly for a rolling 12-month period.

   18.  Sunoco shall submit CEM and production reports to Air Management Services on a quarterly basis. CEM reports must meet the requirements of the PA CSMM.

   19.  Any notifications required, as a result of any condition herein should be directed to Chief of Source Registration, Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.


Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.

   Southcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   29-03007: Mellott Wood Preserving Company, Inc. (1398 Sawmill Road, Needmore, PA 17238) for the renewal of the State-only operating permit for their wood-fired boilers located at the facility in Belfast Township, Fulton County. The permit renewal will include all of the previous requirements including emission limits, monitoring and recordkeeping to ensure the facility complies with the applicable requirements.

   36-03030: ICM of Pennsylvania, Inc. (638 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern, PA 19355) for operation of portable crushing and screening plants at the Talmage quarry located in Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster County. This is a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The State-only operating permit shall contain testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. This is a renewal of the facility's previous operating permit.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.

   17-00044: Metaltech, Inc. (3547 Watson Highway, DuBois, PA 15801) for the operation of a powdered metal parts manufacturing facility in Sandy Township, Clearfield County.

   The facility incorporates four sintering furnaces, two endothermic gas generators, a sizing operation, an oil impregnator, a rust inhibitor dipping operation and a solvent parts washer. The air contaminant emissions from the facility are not expected to exceed 17.08 tons of VOCs, 2.66 tons of PM including PM10, .78 ton of NOx and .33 ton of CO per year.

   The facility is not a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to incorporate into the operating permit to be issued conditions requiring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants as well as conditions previously established in Operating Permit 17-399-018, issued on March 31, 2001, and amended on August 25, 2005.

   The conditions previously established in Operating Permit 17-399-018 include:

   1.  No lubricant or lubricant blend shall be used in the parts processed through the three sintering furnaces formerly operated pursuant to Operating Permit 17-399-018 other than those specified herein.

   2.  The temperature of the three sintering furnaces formerly operated pursuant to Operating Permit 17-399-1018 shall be monitored and shall not be allowed to exceed 2,100° F.

   3.  The stacks of the three sintering furnaces formerly operated pursuant to Operating Permit 17-399-018 shall not be cleaned by using high temperature clean up (''burnout'') procedures.

   4.  The materials used in the sizing operation shall consist only of 30W oil and Kensol 30 (or an alternative VOC-containing material determined by the Department of Environmental Protection to have an equivalent, or lower, air contaminant emission potential).

   5.  The Kensol 30 (and any alternate materials) used in the sizing operation shall be stored in closed containers when not in actual use.

   6.  Records shall be maintained of the amount of Kensol 30 (and any alternate materials) used in the sizing operation.

   The Department additionally proposes to incorporate a condition into the operating permit to be issued which was previously established in Operating Permit 17-399-018 but which is being modified:

   7.  No more than a combined total of 500 gallons of Kensol 30 (and any alternate materials) shall be used in the sizing operation in any 12-consecutive month period (modified from 3,000 gallons)

   The Department additionally proposes to incorporate conditions into the operating permit to be issued which were conditions of a Request for Determination form approved by the Department on June 10, 2003, for the three sintering furnaces formerly operated under Operating Permit 17-399-018:

   8.  The furnaces shall be equipped with a flame curtain located between the parts entry and preheat zone.

   9.  The furnace atmosphere shall contain at least 3% hydrogen any time parts are being sintered.

   10.  The furnaces shall not be used to process parts which have previously been treated with oil.

   11.  The PM emission rate from the furnaces while processing parts containing metal-bearing lubricants shall not exceed .15 pound per hour.

   The Department additionally proposes to incorporate into the operating permit to be issued Conditions 8--11 for the fourth sintering furnace existing onsite as well as the following condition:

   12.  The metal powders used to make parts processed through the fourth furnace shall not contain more than .75% organic lubricant by weight.

   The Department additionally proposes to incorporate several new conditions into the operating permit to be issued including:

   13.  The materials used in the sizing operation, rust inhibitor operation, oil impregnator and solvent parts washer shall not contain any HAPs.

   14.  The VOC emissions from the oil impregnator shall not exceed 8.0 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.

   15.  No more than 2,000 gallons of VOC-containing material shall be used in the rust inhibitor operation in any 12-consecutive month period.

   16.  Records shall be maintained of the identity and amount of VOC-containing materials used each month in the rust inhibitor operation, oil impregnator and solvent parts washer.

   Southwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, Mark Wayner, Facilities Permitting Chief, (412) 442-4174.

   56-00304: Somerset Welding & Steel, Inc., 10558 Somerset Pike, Somerset, PA 15501) for operation of spray booths/shotblasters at Somerset Plant in Lincoln Township, Somerset County.

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--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to 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 of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for certification.

   Written comments, objections or requests for informal conferences on applications 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 district mining office indicated before an 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.

   Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit, when necessary, for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.

   Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the 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. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of 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 wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.

Coal Applications Received

   Effluent Limits--The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:

30-DayDailyInstantaneous
ParameterAverageMaximumMaximum
Iron (total)3.0 mg/l6.0 mg/l7.0 mg/l
Manganese (total)2.0 mg/l4.0 mg/l5.0 mg/l
Suspended solids35 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.

   A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: (1) 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; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.

   California District Office:  25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.

   32841319 and NPDES Permit No. 0004588. The Florence Mining Company (P. O. Box 51, New Florence, PA 15944). To renew the permit for the Florence No. 1 (Robinson) Mine in West Wheatfield and East Wheatfield Townships, Indiana County and related NPDES permit for water treatment only. No additional discharges. Application received: July 14, 2006.

   03961301. NPDES Permit No. PA0214787. Rosebud Mining Company (301 Market Street, Kittanning, PA 16201). To revise the permit for the Tracy Lynn Mine in Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong County to add underground and subsidence control plan area acres. Underground Acres Proposed 500.0, SCP Acres Proposed 500.0. No additional discharges. Application received: September 9, 2006.

   Greensburg District Mining Office:  Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.

   65990102 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202479. AMFIRE Mining Co., LLC (One Energy Place, Suite 2800, Latrobe, PA 15650). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 91 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to the Conemaugh River, 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: September 25, 2006.

   Moshannon District Mining Office:  186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.

   17980121 and NPDES No. PA0238147. R. J. Coal Co. (P. O. Box 277, LaJose, PA 15753). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Bloom Township, Clearfield County, affecting 87.6 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Bilgers Run to Anderson Creek to West Branch of Susquehanna River, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 22, 2006.

   17990102 and NPDES No. PA0238236. River Hill Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 141, Kylertown, PA 16847). Permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Decatur Township, Clearfield County, affecting 344.2 acres. Receiving stream: Laurel Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 14, 2006.

   Pottsville District Mining Office:  5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.

   54930102T3. No. 1 Contracting Corp. (49 South Main Street, Ashley, PA 18706). Transfer of an existing anthracite surface mine operation from Harriman Coal Corp. (a/k/a Rausch Creek Land, LP) in Porter Township, Schuylkill County affecting 460.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received: September 20, 2006.

   40020201T. South Tamaqua Coal Pockets, Inc. (804 West Penn Pike, Tamaqua, PA 18252). transfer of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation from Rossi Excavating Company in Hazle Township, Luzerne County affecting 113.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received: September 20, 2006.

Noncoal Applications Received

Effluent Limits

   The following noncoal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:

30-DayDailyInstantaneous
ParameterAverageMaximumMaximum
suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l
Alkalinity exceeding acidity1
pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
1 The parameter is applicable at all times.

   A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff re sulting 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.

   Greensburg District Mining Office:  Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.

   26970401 and NPDES Permit No. PA0202100. Laurel Aggregates, Inc. (P. O. Box 1209, Morgantown, WV 26507). Revision for additional acreage to an existing noncoal surface mine, located in Springhill Township, Fayette County, affecting 254.52. Receiving streams: Rubles run and UNTs to Rubles Run, classified for the following use: WWF. There is not potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Revision application received: September 25, 2006.

   Knox District Mining Office:  P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.

   10960304. Quality Aggregates, Inc. (200 Neville Road, Neville Island, PA 15225-0347). Renewal of NPDDES Permit No. PA0227218, Washington Township, Butler County. Receiving streams: UNTs to South Branch Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. NPDES Renewal application received: September 25, 2006.

   37060305. Neshannock Sand & Gravel, Inc. (R. D. 6, Box 344, New Castle, PA 16101). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sand and gravel operation in Scott Township, Lawrence County affecting 40.7 acres. Receiving streams: UNT No. 1 to Slippery Rock Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received: September 27, 2006.

   Pottsville District Mining Office:  5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.

   67000301C and NPDES Permit No. 0224065. Oldcastle Stone Products (550 S. Biesecker Road, Thomasville, PA 17364). Renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in Jackson Township, York County, receiving stream: UNT to Little Conewago Creek, classified for the following use: TSF. Application received: September 22, 2006.

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