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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-117a

[27 Pa.B. 454]

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   PA 0043966.  Sewage, Valley Forge Terrace Mobile Home Park, 1311 Catfish Lane, Norristown, PA 19403.

   This application is for renewal of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the Valley Forge Terrace Mobile Home Park STP in Lower Providence Township Montgomery County. This is an existing discharge to Catfish Dam Creek, tributary of the Schuylkill River.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 45,000 gpd, are as follows:

AverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD52550
Suspended Solids3060
Ammonia (as N)
   (5-1 to 10-31)7.014.0
   (11-1 to 4-30)20.040.0
Total Residual Chlorine
   (years 1 and 2)1.22.5
Total Residual Chlorine
   (years 3, 4 and 5)0.51.3
Fecal Coliforms200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times
pHwithin limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

  

   PA 0057096.  Sewage, Oxford Area Sewer Authority, 401 East Market Street, P. O. Box 380, Oxford, PA 19363.

   This application is for issuance of an NPDES permit to discharge treated sewage from the treatment lagoons in East Nottingham Township, Chester County. This is a new discharge to Tweed Creek.

   The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, trout stocking, migratory fish, potable water supply, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, irrigation, boating, fishing, water contact sports and esthetics.

   The proposed interim effluent limits for Outfall 001 (effective during the first year of permit issuance) based on an average flow of 500,000 gpd are as follows:

AverageAverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Weekly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5254050
Suspended Solids304560
Ammonia (as N)
   (5-1 to 10-31)2.04.0
   (11-1 to 4-30)6.012
Phosphorus (as P)monitor/report
Fecal Coliforms200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times
pHwithin limits of 6.0--9.0 std units at all times
Total Residual Chlorinemonitor/report

   The proposed final effluent limits effective at the beginning of the second year of permit issuance, for Outfall 001, based on an average flow of 500,000 gpd are as follows:

AverageAverageInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Weekly (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
CBOD5254050
Suspended Solids304560
Ammonia (as N)
   (5-1 to 10-31)2.04.0
   (11-1 to 4-30)6.012
Phosphorus (as P)2.04.0
Fecal Coliforms200 colonies/100 ml as a geometric average
Dissolved Oxygenminimum of 5.0 mg/l at all times
pHwithin limits of 6.0--9.0 std units at all times
Total Residual Chlorine0.050.12

  

   PA 0036447.  Industrial waste, Naval Ship Systems Engineering Station, Naval Surface Warfare Center--Carderock Division.

   This application is for amendment of an NPDES permit to discharge cooling water and stormwater from the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. This is an existing discharge to the Delaware Estuary--Zone 4.

   The receiving stream is classified for warm water fish, migratory fish, industrial water supply, livestock water supply, wildlife water supply, boating, fishing and navigation.

   The permit is amended to transfer two outfalls to the Naval Surface Warfare Center--Carderock Division.

   The proposed effluent limits for Outfall 008, based on an average flow of 29 mgd are as follows:

AverageMaximumInstantaneous
ParameterMonthly (mg/l)Daily (mg/l)Maximum (mg/l)
Temperature110°F
pHwithin limits of 6.0--9.0 standard units at all times

   The EPA waiver is in effect.

   Outfall 009 consists solely of stormwater and is not monitored.

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of the Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Regional Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealable to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the County Conservation District Office or the Department Regional Office indicated above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   Southeast Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, telephone (610) 832-6130.

   Southwest Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, telephone (412) 442-4000.

   Northcentral Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, 208 W. Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, telephone (717) 327-3669.

   Southcentral Regional Office, Regional Water Management Program Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4590.

   Beaver County Conservation District, District Manager, 1000 Third St., Ste. 202, Beaver, PA 15009-2026, telephone (412) 774-7090.

   NPDES Permit PAS100240.  Stormwater. Harry Fisher, 166 SW 8th Avenue, Boca Raton, FL 33486 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Franklin Township, Beaver County, to UNT to the Connoquenessing Creek.

   Centre County Conservation District, District Manager, 414 Holmes Ave., Ste. 4, Bellefonte, PA 16823, telephone (814) 355-6817.

   NPDES Permit PAS10F062.  Stormwater. Richard Kalin, Partner, Calibre Boalsburg Associates, LP, 100 N. Patterson Street, State College, PA 16801 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Harris Township, Centre County, to Spring Creek.

   Chester County Conservation District, District Manager, Gov. Serv. Ctr., Ste. 395, 601 Westtown Rd., West Chester, PA 19382, telephone (610) 696-5126.

   NPDES Permit PAS10G239.  Stormwater. North Coventry Municipal Authority, 1485 Schuylkill Road, Pottstown, PA 19464 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in North Coventry Township, Chester County, to UNT to the Schuylkill River.

   NPDES Permit PAS10G240.  Stormwater. Alfred and Betty Zeigler, R. D. 5, P. O. Box 303, Howell and Chester Springs Road, Malvern, PA 19355 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Charlestown Township, Chester County, to Pickering Creek.

   Clinton County Conservation District, District Manager, 2 State Route 150, Mill Hall, PA 17751, telephone (717) 726-3798.

   NPDES Permit PAS101911.  Stormwater. Walmart Stores Inc., 701 S. Walton Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72716-0095 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Bald Eagle Township, Clinton County, to Fishing and Bald Eagle Creeks.

   York County Conservation District, District Manager, 118 Pleasant Acres Rd., York, PA 17402, telephone (717) 840-7430.

   NPDES Permit PAS10Y061.  Stormwater. CFR Development Inc., R. D. 3, Box 137, Glen Rock, PA 17327 has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in West Manheim Township and Penn Township, York County, to UNT to Furnace Creek.

   The following permit applications and requests for plan approval have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection. Persons objecting on the grounds of public or private interest to the approval of an application or submitted plan may file a written protest with the Department of Environmental Protection at the address indicated above each permit application or plan. Each written protest should contain the following: name, address and telephone number, identification of the plan or application to which the protest is addressed and a concise statement in sufficient detail to inform the Department of the exact basis of the protest and the relevant facts upon which it is based. The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to any given protests. Each writer will be notified in writing of the time and place if a hearing or conference concerning the plan, action or application to which the protest relates is held. To insure consideration by the Department prior to final action on permit applications and proposed plans, initial protests and additions or amendments to protests already filed should be filed within 15 calendar days from the date of this issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A copy of each permit application and proposed plan is on file in the office indicated and is open to public inspection.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceeding should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.


Industrial waste and sewerage applications received under The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001).

   Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, telephone (814) 332-6942.

   WQM Permit No. 4397201.  Industrial waste. Caparo Steel Company, Inc., 15 Roemer Boulevard, Farrell, PA 16121. This project is for the construction of water recycle systems for a new continuous caster in the Cities of Farrell and Sharon, Mercer County.

   WQM Permit No. 4397202.  Industrial waste. Caparo Steel Company, Inc., 15 Roemer Boulevard, Farrell, PA 16121. This project is for construction of water recycle systems for two existing hot strip mill slab reheat furnaces in the Cities of Farrell and Sharon, Mercer County.


Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Southcentral Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110, telephone (717) 657-4692.

   A.  3696508.  Public water supply. City of Lancaster Authority, Manheim Township, Lancaster County, (James J. Kirchner, Chairperson, City of Lancaster Authority, P. O. Box 1599, 120 N. Duke St., Lancaster, PA 17608), construction of an underground packaged water booster pump station to replace the existing Blossom Hill Pump Station, (William K. Corliss, Jr., Vice-President and Manager, Water Supply Section, Gannett Fleming, Inc., P. O. Box 67100, Harrisburg, PA 17106-7100).

   Northcentral Field Operations: Environmental Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701.

   A.  5596502.  Shamokin Dam Borough, Water Treatment Plant, Shamokin Dam, Snyder County. The permit authorizing construction of a new flocculation/sedimentation unit has been issued.

   A.  1496502.  Howard Borough, 780 Black Street, Howard, PA 16841, Howard Borough, Centre County. The permit application for operation of corrosion control system has been issued.

   Northeast Regional Office: Sanitarian Regional Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, telephone (717) 826-2511.

   1396503.  Public water supply. Schleicher Trailer Park, Duane Schleicher, R. R. 7, Box 198, Lehighton, PA 18235. This proposal involves the construction of a water supply system to serve the residents of Schleicher Trailer Park, East Penn Township, Carbon County. Facilities include a new well, treatment facilities, pump station, standpipe and distribution system serving a proposed facility consisting of 96 units. This is located in East Penn Township, Carbon County.

   3546441.  Bulk water hauling facility (Eagle Springs II). Eagle Spring, Inc., 88 West Donaldson Street, Tremont/Zerbe, PA 17981. This proposal involves a new spring source, cartridge filtration and disinfection, storage tank and tanker fill station. It is located in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County.

   Engineer: Joseph J. Matalavage, P. E. Alfred Benesch & Company.

   4596510.  Public water supply. Major Amendment. Stroudsburg Municipal Authority, Kenneth Brown, Stroudsburg Municipal Authority, 410 Stokes Ave., P. O. Box 237, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301. This proposal involves changing the coagulant aid polymer, switching the prime coagulant form alum to a polyaluminum hydroxychlorosulphate, installing a soda ash feed system for pH adjustment, replacing well pumps and constructing a baffle wall in sedimentation Basin 1A. It is located in Stroud Township, Monroe County.

   Engineer: E. Charles Wunz, P. E. Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc., 369 East Park Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17111.

   4896503.  Public water supply. East Allan Township Municipal Authority, 5344 Nor-Bath Boulevard, Northampton, PA 18067-9062, Charles Wert, Chairperson. This proposal involves the permittee of two water distribution systems known as East Allan Estates/Delaware Trace already interconnected to the City of Bethlehem. The extension of this system (via a transmission line) to the Victoria Square (VS) Development (with distribution piping), and the additional transmission extension to the Spring Lake Village (SLV) Development (with distribution piping). SLV will also require a booster pump station for adequate pressure. All wells in VS and SLV will be abandoned. This is located in Northampton County.

   Engineer: Kay B. Huston, Hanover Engineering Associates, Inc., 3897 Adler Place, Suite 350, Bethlehem, PA 18017.


Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate

   Sections 304 and 305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use a site-specific standard or who intend to remediate a site in a Special Industrial Area must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites determined to be located in Special Industrial Areas. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area by the person conducting remediation. For the sites identified below, a municipality may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified below. During this comment period, a municipality may request that the person identified below, as the remediator of a site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site. For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Southeast Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.

   Action Arms Ltd., City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Henry DeH Alexander, Senior Project Manager, SMITH Environmental Technologies Corp., One Plymouth Meeting, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with lead, heavy metals, petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; groundwater contaminated with pesticides, solvents and petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet a combination of background, Statewide health and site-specific standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on December 21, 1996.

   Pizza Box Restaurant, West Chester Borough, Chester County. Thomas R. Severino, Integrated Environmental Solutions, Inc., 105 E. Evans St., West Chester, PA, 19380, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet site-specific standards for groundwater and Statewide health standards for soil. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Daily Local on December 13, 1996.

   Sections 302 and 303 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background or Statewide health standard to remediate a site must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department must provide a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of the cleanup standards identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department and shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.

   The Department of Environmental Protection has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Northcentral Regional Office: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 208 West Third Steet, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, telephone (717) 321-6525.

   International Paper--Lock Haven Mill, Castanea Township, Clinton County. International Paper, P. O. Box 268, Lock Haven, PA 17745 has submitted a notice of Intent to Remediate ground water contaminated with lead and heavy metals. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide Health Standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Lock Haven Express on December 24, 1996.


Proposed Consent Order and Agreement

Shaler/JTC Site
Bruin Borough, Butler County

   Under section 1113 of the Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (35 P. S. § 6020.1113) notice is hereby provided that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has entered into a Consent Order and Agreement with Witco Corporation (Witco) concerning the Shaler/JTC site (Site). The Site is located in Bruin Borough, Butler County, PA.

   As the result of past operations and possible waste disposal activities, hazardous substances have contaminated the soil, surface water, groundwater and sediments at the Site, as well as other media in tanks, drums, vats and buildings at the Site. The Department has already incurred approximately $3,335,000 in response costs at the Site, and estimates that it will cost between 4 and 6 million additional dollars to clean up the Site in the future. However, the Department has determined that Witco is a de minimis settlor, based upon the Department's determination that: the amount of hazardous substances contributed by Witco is minimal compared to the amount of the other hazardous substances at the Site; the toxic or other hazardous effects of these hazardous substances are minimal compared to the effects of the other hazardous substances at the Site; and these hazardous substances have caused and will cause only a minor portion of the response costs at the Site. Accordingly, the Department has agreed to enter into a de minimis financial settlement with Witco to, among other things, pay $500,000 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund. The specifics of the Department's de minimis settlement with Witco are set forth in the Consent Order and Agreement.

   The Department will receive and consider comments relating to the Consent Order and Agreement for 60 days from the date of this public notice. The Department may withdraw its consent to the settlement with Witco if the comments concerning the Consent Order and Agreement disclose facts or considerations which indicate that the settlement is inappropriate, improper, inadequate or not in the public interest. After the public comment period, the Department's settlement with Witco shall become final upon the filling of the Department's response to any significant comments to the Consent Order and Agreement.

   Copies of the Consent Order and Agreement are available for inspection at both the Department's Northwest Regional Office, located at 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA, and at the Department's Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA. Comments may be submitted, in writing, to Harold Nye, Project Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Hazardous Sites Cleanup, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481. Further information may be obtained by contacting Harold Nye at (814) 332-6648. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984.


Renewal applications received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1--6019.6) and regulations for license to transport infectious and chemotherapeutic waste.

   Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management, Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.

   Safety Medical Systems, Inc., 43 Hercules Drive, Colchester, VT 05446; Lynn Pope-Allen, Transportation Manager; application received December 31, 1996.


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

   Southwest Regional Office: Bureau of Air Quality Control, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   PA-65-788B.  Sony Electronics, Inc. (1001 Technology Drive, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666) for two wave solder machines at its Pittsburgh Manufacturing Center facility located in Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County.

   PA-65-881A.  Innovative Carbide, Inc. (P. O. Box 389, 11099 Rte. 993, Irwin, PA 15642) for a dust collector on the metal powder mixing and drying operation at its facility located in North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County.

   PA-65-882A.  CSM Industries, Inc. (R. R. 6, Box 21, Center Drive, Building D, Latrobe, PA 15650) for an electroplating operation at its Latrobe Facility located in Unity Township, Westmoreland County.

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

   14-313-034A.  Modification of a chemical process facility (Lactofen) by Ruetgers-Nease Corporation (201 Struble Road, State College, PA 16801) in College Township, Centre County.


Applications received for Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contaminant sources.

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

   The Department intends to issue an air quality operating permit for the air contaminant sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.

   Permit: 46-302-202A
   Source: Two Boilers
   Company: Jet Plastica Industries, Inc.
   Location: Hatfield
   County: Montgomery

   Southwest Regional Office: Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   26-313-013.  The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Welland Chemical, Inc., (P. O. Box 26, Mill Street, Newell, PA 15466) for a nitric acid facility at its Newell Works located in Newell Borough, Fayette County.

   63-399-002.  The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to McGrew Welding & Fabricating, Inc., (P. O. Box 87, Donora, PA 15033) for belt covers and sprays on the materials handling operation at its facility located in Donora Borough, Washington County.

   32-310-001A.  The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Edward C. Griffith Quarrying, Inc., (R. R. 1, Box 176, Rochester Mills, PA 15771) for a Hewitt Robins Jaw Crusher at its Griffith Quarry located in North Mahoning Township, Indiana County.

   65-307-065A.  The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to Latrobe Steel Company, (2626 Ligonier Street, P. O. Box 31, Latrobe, PA 15650) for a batch heating furnace at its Latrobe Plant located in Latrobe Borough, Westmoreland County.

   PA-04-468B.  The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit to S. H. Bell Company, (644 Alpha Drive, P. O. Box 11495, Pittsburgh, PA 15238) for a low carbon ferro chrome crusher at its State Line Terminal located in Glasgow Borough, Beaver County.

   Northeast Regional Office: Bureau of Air Quality, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   The Department intends to issue an Air Quality Operating Permit for the air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified company.

   Permit: 35-323-017
   Source: Burn Off Oven With Afterburner
   Company: Scranton Army Ammunition Plant
   Location: City of Scranton
   County: Lackawanna


Applications received for Minor Source Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Southwest Regional Office: Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   OP-63-633.  The Department received an Air Quality Operating Permit application from The Woods Quality Cabinetry Company, (42 Eighty-Four Drive, Eighty Four, PA 15330) for a cabinet manufacturing process at its Eighty Four Plant located in South Strabane Township, Washington County.

   OP-03-170.  The Department received an Air Quality Operating Permit application from Sylvan America, Inc., (West Hills Industrial Park, R. R. 3, Kittanning, PA 16201) for a mushroom spawn production facility at its West Hills Spawn Plant located in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County.


Applications received for Title V Operating Permits issued under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).

   Southwest Regional Office: Bureau of Air Quality, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   TV-65-693.  The Department received an Air Quality Title V Operating Permit application from National Waste & Energy Corporation, (R. R. 2, Box 282A, Pleasant Valley Road, Irwin, PA 15642) for a sanitary landfill at its Valley Landfill located in Penn Township, Westmoreland County.


Notice of Intent to Issue

Title V Operating Permit
Permit No. TV-36-05009

Lancaster County

   The Department of Environmental Protection intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to J. L. Clark Manufacturing Company located in Lancaster, Lancaster County. The Title V Operating Permit is required under 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, Subchapter G for major stationary sources.

   An appointment to review the application and other pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 541-7937 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

   Those wishing to comment on the proposed action may contact Kanubhai Patel, Chief, Title V Facilities Section, One Ararat Boulevard, Harrisburg, PA 17110.

   Comments may be submitted during the 30-day period immediately following the publication of this notice. Each comment must include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments along with the reference number of the permit (TV-36-05009).

   The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the comment period. The Department will give notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing as per 25 Pa. Code, § 127.521.


Public Hearing Notice

   The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a public hearing on February 27, 1997, at 6 p.m. at the Ross Township Municipal Building, Anchorage Road, Saylorsburg, PA.

   The hearing is for DEP to take testimony concerning the air quality application submitted by Puritan Products, Inc., 635-711 Mill Street, Allentown, PA for its proposed facility to be located at 5526 Kunkletown Road, Ross Township, Monroe County, PA. The air quality application is for the construction and operation of chemical storage, blending and packaging operations at the Ross Township facility.

   Those wishing to present testimony during the hearing should contact Thomas A. DiLazaro, Air Quality Program Manager, at (610) 861-2070 by February 20, 1997, to register. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf.

   Those unable to attend the hearing, but who wish to comment, should provide written comment by March 27, 1997, to Thomas A. DiLazaro, Air Quality Program Manager, DEP, 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017.

   Copies of the air quality application are available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the DEP Office, 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (610) 861-2070.

   Persons with disabilities who wish to attend the hearing and who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Richard Shudak of DEP at (717) 826-2060 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1 (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how DEP may accommodate their needs.


Plan approval applications received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and regulations to construct, modify or reactivate air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices.

   Northeast Regional Office: Bureau of Air Quality, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.

   An application for Plan Approval has been received by this office for the construction, modification or reactivation of the air contamination sources and associated air cleaning devices described below for the specified companies.

   Permit: 54-305-019
   Source: Coal Prep Plant W/Water Sprays
   Received: December 16, 1996
   Company: Girard Estate (Girard College)
   Location: Butler Township
   County: Schuylkill


Reasonably Available Control Technology; Public Hearing

Approval of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plans for:
Garlock, Inc., Plastomer Products (Newtown Township,    Bucks County)WMP, Inc., Tullytown Resource Recovery Facility (Tul-    lytown Borough, Bucks County)
O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. (Upper Merion    Township, Montgomery County)
Beckett Corporation (Lionville Township, Chester    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 Approval(s) and/or Operating Permit(s) 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:


Garlock, Inc., Plastomer Products (Compliance Permit CP-09-0035 and Plan Approval PA-09-0035)

VOC Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
Two PTFE Extrusion Lines6.78Condensation/Collection SystemImplemented

   Waste Management of PA, Inc., Tullytown Resource Recovery Facility (Operating Permit OP-09-0024)

Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
Landfill3.7 VOCFlareImplemented
Landfill Gas Flare38.9 NOxManufacturers SpecificationImplemented

   O'Brien Environmental Energy, Inc. (Operating Permit OP-46-0067)

Emission LimitImplementation
SourceNOx (tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
Reciprocating I. C. Engine23.93Low Emission Combustion
Technology
Upon Issuance of Permit
This facility is not a major VOC emitter.

   Beckett Corporation (Operating Permit OP-15-0040)

VOC Emission LimitImplementation
Source(tons/year)Control TechniqueSchedule
Eight Flexographic Presses70.5Operation RestrictionImplemented
Clean-up Operation10.5Material SubstitutionImplemented

   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 at 2 p.m. on February 27, 1997, 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 February 27, 1997.

   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 Pennsylva- nia 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) 832-6003.

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