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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-765a

[33 Pa.B. 2073]

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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 these 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 the 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. Any 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. TDD users may 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 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.

   06-03551: MGP, LLC (796 Fritztown Road, Sinking Spring, PA 19608) for construction of various graphite shaping equipment controlled by five fabric collectors in Spring Township, Berks County.

   06-05061: Cambridge-Lee Industries, Inc. (P. O. Box 14026, Reading, PA 19612-4026) for construction of two batch furnaces controlled by low NOx burners in the tube plant in Ontelaunee Township, Berks County.

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

   56-00289: KISS Manufacturing, Inc. (1747 Cumberland Highway, Meyersdale, PA 15552) for installation of manufacturing wood pellets at their facility in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County.

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

   24-00158: Rosebud Mining Company--Little Toby Mine (SR 219, Brockport, PA 15823), for installation of a 300 ton per hour coal processing facility at their bituminous underground coal mining operation in Horton Township, Elk 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 J. Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   48-320-013: Cadmus Specialty Publications (1991 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042-3189) for issuance of an Operating Permit to replace a printing press at their facility in Easton, Northampton County. The new web press will increase their facilities' VOC emissions from 14.13 TPY to 15.37 TPY. Emissions will be controlled by the use of their existing catalytic oxidizer. The Department will place a condition for the facility to monitor temperature rise across the catalyst. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   48-310-047: Stockertown Construction Materials--Division of Haines and Kibblehouse, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, 2052 Lucon Road, Skippack, PA 19474) for modification of a stone crushing plant controlled by water spray dust suppression systems and a fabric collector at their facility in Stockertown Borough, Northampton County. The crushing plant is a non-Title V facility. The fugitive dust emissions from the crushing plant will be controlled by the water spray dust suppression systems to the extent that the crushing plant will comply with the fugitive air contaminant emission requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2 and the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. Also, the particulate emissions from the crushing plant's particle separation system fabric collector will not exceed the Best Available Technology standard of 0.02 grain/dscf. The plan approval will include monitoring, work practices, reporting and record-keeping requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   39-309-059: Lafarge North America, Inc. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for installation of a cement/slag blending system and associated air pollution control equipment with four fabric collectors at their Whitehall Plant in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep their facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The particulate emissions from each fabric collector will not exceed the Best Available Technology standard of 0.015 grain/dscf and will result in a total maximum particulate emission rate of 6.44 tons per year. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00011. This 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.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact: Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   06-03117: Custom Processing Services, Inc. (2 Birchmont Drive, Reading, PA 19606-3266) for construction of a product grinding mill controlled by a fabric collector in Exeter Township, Berks County. The facility is a non-Title V (State-only) facility. This construction will result in the potential emissions of particulate of 2.4 tons per year. The approval will include monitoring, work practices, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the source operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   ER-67-05059: American Color Graphics, Inc. (215 North Zarfoss Drive, York, PA 17404-5800) for an Emission Reduction Credit approval of 9.6 tons of VOC resulting from the shut down of the lithographic printing facility in Penn Township, York County.

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

   14-318-001B: Spectra Wood (2651 Carolean Industrial Drive, State College, PA 16801) for modification of an existing wood furniture finishing operation and to construct an additional spray booth at their facility in College Township, Centre County.

   The respective wood furniture finishing operation currently consists of three spray booths and associated cleanup operations. The proposed modification is an increase in the amount of VOCs which the finishing operation is allowed to emit from 12 tons in any 12 consecutive month period to 24 tons in any 12 consecutive month period (including the VOC emissions from the new spray booth). Up to 4 tons of the 24 tons per 12 consecutive month period could also be HAPs.

   The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that the modified finishing operation and new spray booth will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 and the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue plan approval for the modification of the wood furniture finishing operation and the construction of the additional spray booth.

   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.  Each of the spray booths shall be equipped with a full set of spray booth filters whenever the respective booth is in use. Additionally, each booth shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the pressure differential across the filters on a continuous basis.

   2.  Coating/finishing materials must be applied via HVLP or air-assisted spray guns or by hand wiping.

   3.  The total combined VOC emissions from this facility shall not exceed 24 tons in any 12 consecutive month period and the total combined HAP emissions shall not exceed 4 tons in any 12 consecutive month period.

   4.  The coating/finishing materials used in this facility shall comply with all applicable VOC content limitations specified in 25 Pa. Code § 129.52 as mixed for application.

   5.  Stains used in this facility shall have a VOC content no greater than 6.4 pounds of VOCs per gallon of stain as mixed for application.

   6.  The only oils which may be used are mineral oil, boiled linseed oil or an alternate oil which has a vapor pressure of less than 1 millimeter of mercury at 20°C.

   7.  Nothing may be mixed with any coating/finishing material used in this facility other than butyl cellosolve which shall be added at a rate not to exceed 2% by volume.

   8.  Acetone is the only solvent which shall be mixed with wood putties.

   9.  The only solvent which shall be used for cleanup purposes shall be Sherwin Williams R7K120 lacquer thinner (or alternate material having an equivalent, or lower, VOC and HAP content, as determined by the Department). Additionally, no more than 250 gallons of lacquer thinner shall be used in any 12 consecutive month period.

   10.  VOC-containing and/or HAP-containing solvents used for spray line cleanup shall be flushed into closed containers. Under no circumstances shall solvent be removed from spray lines by spraying through a spray gun. Rags upon which there is a VOC-containing and/or HAP-containing coating or finishing material, cleanup solvent, and the like, shall be stored in closed containers when not in actual use. Containers of coating or finishing materials, cleanup solvents, and the like, shall be kept closed when not in actual use.

   11.  No materials containing methylene chloride, perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene) or 1,1,1-trichloroethane (methyl chloroform) shall be used in this facility.

   12.  Records shall be maintained of the amount of each VOC-containing and HAP-containing material used each month.

   14-313-041: Rutgers Organics Corp. (201 Struble Road, State College, PA 16801) for modification of their existing chemical process facility to produce a product identified as ROC7-2000 in College Township, Centre County.

   The air contaminant emissions from the process facility, as assembled for the production of ROC7-2000, shall be controlled by various condensers, two packed tower scrubbers and a regenerative thermal oxidizer. The resultant emissions will be up to 9.09 tons of VOCs per year, up to 8.71 tons may be HAPs and up to 7.8 tons may be chloroform.

   The Department's review of the information contained in the application indicates that the chemical process facility, as assembled for the production of ROC7-2000, will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants including the best available technology requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue plan approval.

   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.  The packed power scrubber identified as S0105 shall utilize a minimum 5% sulfuric acid solution as the scrubbing solution at a recirculation rate of not less than 20 gallons per minute. The permittee shall sample and analyze the scrubbing solution after each batch of ROC7-2000 to ensure that the sulfuric acid concentration of the solution is at or above 5%.

   2.  Use of the packed tower scrubber identified as S0104 is voluntary and may be discontinued at any time.

   3.  Glycol-cooled condensers shall be supplied with glycol coolant having a temperature no greater than 2°C. The water-cooled condenser serving the process vessel identified as ''Ua'' shall be supplied with cooling water having a temperature no greater than 28.33°C.

   4.  The packed tower scrubber identified as S0105 shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the scrubbing solution flow rate on a continuous basis.

   5.  The permittee shall equip the condensers with instrumentation to monitor coolant inlet temperature on a continuous basis.

   6.  The chemical process facility, as assembled for the production of ROC7-2000, shall not emit more than 9.09 tons of VOCs, 8.71 tons of combined HAPs or 7.8 tons of chloroform in any 12 consecutive month period.

   7.  The condensers and the packed power scrubber identified as S0105 shall not be used for the simultaneous control of air contaminant emissions from this process and any other process at the facility.

   8.  No more than 154,000 pounds of ROC7-2000 shall be produced in any 12 consecutive month period.

   9.  Under no circumstances shall any chloroform be vented to the regenerative thermal oxidizer.

   10.  The storage vessels identified as T0038, T0052 and T0043 shall comply with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.57.

   11.  The particulate matter emissions from the double cone dryer identified as ''AE'' shall be controlled by two in-line cartridge filters.

   12.  Records shall be maintained which are sufficient to demonstrate compliance with all emission limitations, production limitations, coolant temperature requirements, and the like, specified in this plan approval.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact: Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   62-00017: United Refining Co. (P. O. Box 780, Warren, PA 16365) for issuance of a plan approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44 and 127.83 and 40 CFR 52.21(l)(2) and (q) in the City of Warren, Warren County. The facility currently has a Title V permit No. 62-017G. This 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.

   Plan Approval No. 62-017G is necessary to achieve compliance with the Compliance Plan for Low Sulfur Gasoline approved by the EPA on November 16, 2001. The project covers the Phases II and III of the Compliance Plan and will reduce sulfur in gasoline and diesel fuels. The project includes installation of a Delayed Coker, Material Handling of the Coke, an FCC Hydrotreater, Hydrogen Reformer, Hydrogen Flare, SRU3/ARU3 (Sulfur Recovery Unit 3/Amine Regeneration Unit 3), Pit Flare and modification of the North Crude Heater with installation of Low NOx Burners (LNB). The existing tail gas treatment unit (TGTU) will be modified to accommodate the increased throughput. The trays in the quench tower will be modified, piping will be modified, heat transfer and pump modifications will also occur. The SRU2 (existing) will not be modified and will continue feeding the TGTU. The new SRU3 will feed the TGTU in parallel with the SRU2. The refinery upgrade project will allow United to produce lower sulfur fuels while increasing crude capacity by 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) and allow for the processing of heavier asphaltic crudes. Applicable requirements for the proposed application include the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations (40 CFR 52.21). This 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.

   NOx and CO emissions will increase by 36.2 TPY and 223.6 TPY, respectively, from the 2000/2001 baseline emissions. VOC, Total Suspended Particulates (TSP), PM10 and SO2 emissions will decrease by 26.7 TPY, 15.7 TPY, 22.6 TPY and 498 TPY, respectively, from the 2000/2001 baseline emissions.

   According to 40 CFR 52.21(l)(2), an alternative to the air quality models specified in 40 CFR Part 51, Appendix W (relating to Guideline on Air Quality Models) may be used to model air quality if the EPA approves the substitute model. Use of the substituted model must also be subject to notice and an opportunity for public comment.

   As an alternative to EPA Guideline Models, ISC-Prime was used in the air quality analysis for the proposed refinery project. Specific approval for the use of ISC-Prime in this analysis was granted by the EPA Region III Administrator and was consistent with the recommendations under section 3.2 of Appendix W to 40 CFR Part 51. The Department is expressly requesting written comments on the ISC-Prime, the EPA-approved substitute model used for the refinery project. Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44 and 127.83 and 40 CFR 52.21(l)(2) and (q), the Department is soliciting written comments on the use of the nonguideline model, ISC-Prime, approved by the EPA.

   Sources subject to PSD regulations must meet certain conditions prior to the issuance of a preconstruction/modification approval. These conditions are briefly described as follows. For exact text, refer to the regulations.

   1. The best available control technology must be utilized to limit the emissions of all pollutants regulated under the act, which are emitted in ''significant'' amounts. This determination is made on a case-by-case basis taking into account energy, environmental and economic impacts and other costs.

   2. A source impact analysis must be performed to demonstrate that the proposed emissions would not cause or contribute to air pollution in violation of any National Ambient Air Quality Standard or any maximum allowable increase over baseline concentrations.

   Information submitted by United Refining Company indicates that the emissions from the source shall comply with all applicable requirements of PSD regulations and any applicable requirements contained in the State Implementation Plan as approved for the Commonwealth by the EPA.

   The permit would be subject to the following conditions.

   1. The construction of new sources and modifications to existing sources shall be completed in accordance with the plan submitted with the application (as approved herein).

   2. If construction cannot be completed before the expiration date of this plan approval, then to continue construction, an extension of the expiration date must be obtained. Request for extensions must be postmarked at least 30 days prior to the expiration date. The Department cannot issue an extension after the expiration date.

   3. This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met:

   a) The Department must receive written notice from the owner/operator of the completion of construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when the operator expects to commence operation.

   b) Operation is authorized only to facilitate the startup 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 sources for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.

   c) This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of startup, provided the Department receives notice from the operator under subpart (a).

   d) The owner/operator may request an extension 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 this period of temporary operation and include a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons why compliance was not established.

   e) The notice submitted by the Owner/Operator under subpart (a), 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 commencement of operation.

   4. This project is being conducted to comply with the Compliance Plan for Low Sulfur Gasoline approved by the EPA on November 16, 2001, and the ultra low sulfur diesel requirements of 40 CFR Part 80 Subpart I. The project covers the Phases II and III of the Compliance Plan and will reduce sulfur in gasoline and diesel fuels. The project includes installation of a Delayed Coker, Material Handling of the Coke, an FCC Hydrotreater, Hydrogen Reformer, Hydrogen Flare, SRU3/ARU3, Pit Flare and modification of the North Crude Heater with installation of LNBs. The existing TGTU will be modified to accommodate the increased throughput. The trays in the quench tower will be modified, piping will be modified, heat transfer and pump modifications will also occur. The SRU2 (existing) will not be modified and will continue feeding the TGTU. The new SRU3 will feed the TGTU in parallel with the SRU2. The refinery upgrade project will allow United to produce lower sulfur fuels while increasing refinery crude capacity by 5,000 bpd and allow for the processing of heavier asphaltic crudes.

   5. The sources are subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.31 and 123.41 for fugitive, odor and visible emissions, respectively.

   6. If the construction is not commenced within 18 months of the issuance of the plan approval or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, a new plan approval application that meets the requirements of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters B, D and E shall be submitted.

   7. These sources where applicable are subject to Subparts J, GGG and QQQ of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and shall comply with all applicable requirements of this subpart; 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications to both the EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to Director; Air, Toxics and Radiation Division; US EPA, Region III; 1650 Arch St.; Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.

   8. These sources where applicable are subject to Subparts CC and UUU of the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants and shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Subpart; 40 CFR 63.13 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications under Part 63 to both the EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to Director; Air, Toxics and Radiation Division; US EPA, Region III; 1650 Arch St.; Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.

   9. The applicant shall comply with 40 CFR 60.104(a)(1) pertaining to the standards of sulfur oxides by not burning any refinery fuel gas in the new and existing combustion units that has hydrogen sulfide in excess of 0.10 gr/dscf. In addition, the applicant shall comply with 40 CFR 60.105(a)(4) and 60.105(e)(3)(ii) pertaining to monitoring of emissions and operations. Also the applicant shall comply with 40 CFR 60.106(e)(1) pertaining to test methods and procedures and the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of 40 CFR 60.107(d)--(f).

   10. Pumps in VOC service with a vapor pressure greater than 1.5 psi shall be visually inspected weekly and records kept indicating whether leaking or not leaking. If the pumps are leaking, they shall be repaired within 15 days. New pumps and compressors in VOC service with a vapor pressure greater than 1.5 psi shall be installed with a mechanical seal unless an alternative approval is obtained from the Department. Recordkeeping shall begin for new sources within 6 months of startup and shall be maintained by the facility for a minimum of 5 years and the information shall be available to the Department upon request (25 Pa. Code § 129.55(d)).

   11. During turnaround, startup and shutdown, purging from the new sources shall be directed to a flare until the pressure falls below 19.7 psia to demonstrate compliance with 25 Pa. Code § 129.55(d).

   12. The permitee shall use a portable flame ionization detector to monitor the components in VOC service on a quarterly basis. The level of VOC read by the detector shall be recorded for each component in the LDAR report. Any component found leaking shall be included in the LDAR report along with the date and date of repair. Any component not monitored according to the LDAR schedule shall be reported. In addition, any component not repaired in the required time frame shall be reported. The report shall be compiled on a quarterly basis (25 Pa. Code § 129.58, 40 CFR 60.590--60.594 and 63.640--63.653).

   13. The permitee shall visually inspect all new wastewater drains initially and monthly thereafter to ensure they are properly sealed to prevent any excess VOC emissions from the drains. Repairs necessary shall be conducted within 24 hours of detection. The visual inspections shall be recorded. In addition, failures shall be recorded. The permitee shall submit a semiannual MACT report of any failed drains and deviations of repairs. The report shall also include any inspections not conducted (40 CFR 60.690--60.699).

   14. The permitee shall conduct benzene samples in the wastewater system as close to the generating point for the new sources on a quarterly basis and report the data to the Department and the EPA on an annual basis (40 CFR 61.340--61.359).

   15. The permitee shall monitor the new hydrogen flare and pit flare to ensure a continuous pilot light is maintained. The flare shall be monitored with an ultraviolet monitor or thermocouple. Hourly data shall be recorded to indicate if the pilot light is operational. Deviations shall be monitored and reported every 6 months in the Title V deviation report. The reporting shall commence no later than 6 months from startup of the flare (40 CFR 63.644).

   16. The new SRU3 shall monitor the SO2 emissions using the existing SO2 CEMS unit on the incinerator stack. The monitor shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual.'' Continuous monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and approved by the Department. Reporting information for the monitor shall be based on an hourly average and reported to the Department quarterly. The CEMS unit shall be certified on an annual basis. The permitee shallcontinue to conduct daily calibrations. Maintenance, analyzer failures, invalid data periods, deviation periods, causes of the deviations and corrective measures shall be recorded on a daily basis. The reporting shall reflect the new SRU3 no later than one quarter after start up of the unit (40 CFR 60.100--60.109).

   17. The project will involve fuel switches to primarily refinery gas only for several sources. The following table lists the emission limits for the new, modified, fuel affected and other existing sources:

ID
Source NOx
#/hr/TPY
CO
#/hr/TPY
VOC
#/hr/TPY
TSP
#/hr/TPY
PM10
#/hr/TPY
SO2
#/hr/TPY
31 Boilers 1, 2, 3 (gas) and (oil)     7.63
  26.3
    3.86
  16.3
    0.24
    1.0
    2.86
    7.20
    2.54
    6.40
  73.74
169.30
34 Boiler 4   23.77
  68.8
  14.02
  40.6
    0.92
    2.7
    1.27
    3.7
    1.27
    3.7
    4.58
  13.3
35 Boiler 5     3.92
  17.2
    3.28
  14.4
    0.22
    0.9
    0.30
    1.3
    0.30
    1.3
    1.07
    4.7
42 FCC Charge Heater     1.80
    7.5
    3.69
  15.4
    0.24
    1.0
    0.34
    1.4
    0.34
    1.4
    1.21
    5.0
44 DHT1 Heater     0.29
    1.3
    0.25
    1.1
    0.02
    0.1
    0.02
    0.1
    0.02
    0.1
    0.08
    0.4
49 East Reformer Heater (gas) and (oil)   12.63
  50.3
    4.69
  18.7
    0.3
    1.2
    2.2
    9.2
    2.0
    8.2
  53.36
220.5
50 North Crude Heater (gas) and (oil)     6.68
  29.2
    9.17
  40.6
    0.6
    2.6
    2.35
  10.3
    2.16
    9.4
  46.22
202.5
50A South Crude Heater (gas) and (oil)   21.62
  94.6
    6.99
  30.6
    0.42
    1.8
    6.84
  30.0
    6.05
  26.5
180.79
791.8
51 Pretreater Heater (oil) and (gas)     5.1
  21.6
    2.35
  10.1
    0.14
    0.6
    2.12
    8.8
    1.88
    7.80
  55.47
230.3
52 West Reformer Heater     8.49
  34.2
    5.08
  20.5
    0.33
    1.3
    0.46
    1.9
    0.46
    1.9
    1.66
    6.7
53 Sat Gas Reboiler     1.86
    8.2
    1.56
    6.8
    0.10
    0.4
    0.14
    0.6
    0.14
    0.6
    0.51
    2.2
54 Vacuum Heater     1.10
    4.8
  3.77
  16.5
    0.25
    1.1
    0.34
    1.5
    0.34
    1.5
    1.23
    5.4
55 DHT2 Heater     2.46
  10.5
    3.36
  14.4
    0.22
    0.9
    0.31
    1.3
    0.31
    1.3
    1.10
    4.7
56 Prefrac Reboiler 2     1.38
    5.8
    1.89
    7.9
    0.12
    0.5
    0.17
    0.7
    0.17
    0.7
    0.62
    2.6
57 T-241 Heater     1.27
    4.3
  12.2
  41.1
    0.07
    0.2
    0.10
    0.3
    0.10
    0.3
    0.35
    1.2
101 FCC Regenerator     8.85
  38.8
  13.44
  58.8
    0.0
    0.0
  18.96
  83.0
  12.36
  54.1   
  85.00
372.3
102 Combo Flare     2.24
    9.8
    1.33
    5.8
    1.02
    4.5
    0.12
    0.5
    0.12
    0.5
    0.43
    1.9
102 FCC Flare     2.24
    9.8
    1.33
    5.8
    1.02
    4.5
    0.12
    0.5
    0.12
    0.5
    0.43
    1.9
104 West FCC KVG     1.20
    5.3
    0.74
    3.3
    0.02
    0.1
    0.00
    0.0
    0.00
    0.0
    0.01
    0.01
105 Middle FCC KVG     0.29
    1.3
    0.44
    1.9
    0.44
    1.9
    0.00
    0.0
    0.00
    0.0
    0.14
    0.6
106 East FCC KVG     0.29
    1.3
    0.44
    1.9
    0.44
    1.9
    0.00
    0.0
    0.00
    0.0
    0.14
    0.6
107 Sat Gas KVG     2.15
    9.4
    2.65
  11.6
    1.47
    6.5
    0.00
    0.0
    0.00
    0.0
    0.14
    0.6
108 SRU2 Incinerator     2.10
    9.3
    8.40
  36.8
    2.10
    9.2
    0.00
    0.0
    0.00
    0.0
  12.00
  52.6
108 SRU2 Hot Oil Heater     0.39
    1.7
    0.39
    1.7
    0.03
    0.1
    0.04
    0.2
    0.04
    0.2
    0.09
    0.4
211 Vapor Combustion Unit     7.5
  15.4
  18.8
  38.4
  18.8
  38.4
    0.64
    2.8
    NA     0.81
    0.76
226 Delayed Coker Heater     4.04
  17.7
    8.28
  36.3
    0.55
    2.4
    0.75
    3.3
    0.10
    0.4
    2.71
  11.9
227 FCC Feed Hydrotreater     1.82
    7.7
    7.46
  31.6
    0.49
    2.1
    0.68
    2.9
    0.09
    0.4
    2.44
  10.3
228 Hydrogen Reformer   13.76
  60.3
  28.21
123.6
    1.03
    4.5
    1.60
    7.0
    1.60
    7.0
    9.22
  40.4
229 Ground Flare     0.88
    3.9
    1.07
    4.7
    0.82
    3.6
    0.10
    0.4
    0.10
    0.4
    0.35
    1.5
231 Hydrogen Flare     0.44
    1.9
    0.53
    2.3
    0.41
    1.8
    0.05
    0.2
    0.05
    0.2
    0.18
    0.8
232 Baghouse     NA     NA     NA     0.14
    0.6
    0.10
    0.6
    NA
Tank Emissions     NA     NA   24.57
107.6
    NA     NA     NA
Fugitive Emissions from Components     NA     NA   58.08
254.4
    NA     NA     NA
Fugitive Cooling Water Tower     NA     NA     0.25
    1.1
    0.14
    0.6
    0.10
    0.6
    NA
Wastewater Fugitives     NA     NA   73.11
320.2
    NA     NA     NA
Particulate Fugitives (handling)     NA     NA     NA     0.46
    2.0
    0.30
    1.2
    NA

   18. The permitee shall limit the SO2 emissions from the sources burning refinery fuel gas to 0.0268 lb/mmBtu and the H2S concentration in the fuel gas to 162 ppm.

   19. The ton per year limits in Condition 17 table shall be based on a 12-month rolling basis. The permitee shall keep records of the emissions for each month and maintain these emissions on a 12-month rolling basis. The records shall be maintained by the facility for a minimum of 5 years and made available to the Department upon request.

   20. The permitee shall comply with the requirements of the NOx Budget Trading Program identified in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145, Subchapter A for the new Hydrogen Reformer.

   21. An NOx monitor shall be installed in the exhaust stack for the Hydrogen Reformer. The monitor shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the Department's ''Continuous Source Monitoring Manual.'' Continuous monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 and approved by the Department. Reporting information for the monitor shall be based on an hourly average and reported to the Department quarterly. The CEMS unit shall be certified on an annual basis (25 Pa. Code §§ 123.51 and 145.1--145.85).

   22. Within 30 days of the notice required by Condition 3(a), a test procedure and a sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples shall be submitted to the Department.

   23. Within 60 days of the notice required by Condition 3(a) and achieving normal production, but not later than 180 days of the initial startup, stack tests shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 to show compliance with the emission limits for NOx, CO, VOC, TSP, PM10 and SO2 in Condition 17 for the Delayed Coker Unit, FCC Feed Hydrotreater and Hydrogen Reformer and the North Crude Heater. The stack tests shall be performed while the aforementioned source is operating at the maximum rated capacity as stated on the application.

   24. At least 2 weeks prior to the test, the Department shall be informed of the date and time of the test.

   25. Within 60 days after completion of the test, two copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Department for approval.

   26. During the initial compliance tests for the North Crude Heater, the combined emissions from the North Crude Heater and the South Crude Heater may be tested due to the fact that the two Crude Heaters share a common stack.

   27. Subsequent to the initial compliance tests, the applicant shall be required to conduct annual tests on the North and South Crude Heaters and compliance may be determined using a mass balance for NOx emissions.

   28. Subsequent to the initial compliance tests, the applicant shall be required to conduct emission tests on the North and South Crude Heaters at least once every 5 years for SO2, CO, VOC and TSP emissions.

   29. Subsequent to the initial compliance test, the Delayed Coker Unit, FCC Feed Hydrotreater, Hydrogen Reformer, DHT1, pretreater heater, Sat Gas Reboiler, Vacuum heater, DHT2, Prefrac Reboiler 2, T-241 heater, FCC regenerator, West, Middle, East and Sat Gas KVGs the SRU2 incinerator, the SRU2 hot oil heater, the Vapor Combustion Unit and the West Reformer heater shall be tested at least once every 5 years for NOx, CO, VOC, SO2 and TSP emissions.

   30. Boilers 1, 2, 3 and 5 and the FCC Charge heater shall be tested on an annual basis and may use a Department approved portable analyzer in accordance with the RACT permit to determine compliance with the NOx emission limits.

   31. Boilers 1, 2, 3 and 5 and the FCC Charge heater shall conduct emission tests for CO, VOC, SO2 and TSP at least once every 5 years.

   32. The combustion units previously mentioned shall only burn refinery fuel gas except for boilers 1, 2 and 3, the east reformer heater, the north and south crude heaters and the pretreater heater, which may burn either refinery fuel gas or oil as indicated in the previous table. The H2S content of the refinery gas shall not exceed 0.1 gr/dscf (40 CFR 60.100--60.109).

   33. The applicant will be required to maintain records of the fuel usage of each fuel type on a daily basis for each combustion unit and to use the fuel usage combined with the tested emission rate in lb/mmBtu of the most recent emission test to calculate the total annual emissions of each pollutant, respectively. Twice a week a Gas Chromatograph (GC) analysis of the fuel gas shall be conducted to provide the specific heat content for the refinery gas. Records of the GC analysis shall be maintained by the facility for a minimum of 5 years. The annual totals indicated in the previous table are based on a 12-month rolling basis. The records shall be maintained on a 12-month rolling basis and kept by the facility for a minimum of 5 years. The records shall be made available to the Department upon request. In addition to fuel usage, the applicant shall record feed rates to each applicable unit and the analysis of the heat content of the fuel on a daily basis.

   34. The fuel oil burned for the boilers, east reformer heater and crude heater shall continue to be sampled in accordance with the testing requirements for the sulfur content as indicated in the Title V Operating Permit.

   35. The facility shall use the screening value of 1,000 ppmv to determine VOC leaks for valves, flanges, sampling connections and open-ended valves on new units. The facility shall use the screening value of 2,000 ppmv for heavy and light liquid pump seals on new units. The new components are regulated by 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart CC which incorporates 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart H requirements for all the new fugitive components. The screening value of 2,500 ppm as a leaking component shall be used for existing fugitive components to calculate the fugitive emissions from components.

   36. The facility shall maintain daily records of the tank throughput for the following tanks (based on a 12 month rolling total):

Tank Tank
409 225
410 329
234 401
236 431
337 432
240 434
647 244
648 245
326 430
224 315

   37. In addition to the daily recordkeeping required by Condition 36 (pertaining to the tank throughput), the permitee shall record the throughput of the waste water system components (including the combo catch, alky neutralization pit, isomerization neutralization pit, API traps, Wemcos and the stormwater tank). The permitee shall maintain monthly records of the throughput (pertaining to both tanks and waste water) based on a 12-month rolling basis. The records shall be kept by the facility for a minimum of 5 years and made available to the Department upon request.

   38. During the turnaround downtime for maintenance of the TGTU, the facility may send the acid gas to the flare for up to 30 days in a 2-year rolling period. During this time, the acid gas from the SRU units shall be sent to the flare for destruction and the refinery charge shall be reduced and sweet crude (low sulfur) shall be run to reduce emission impacts. A notice 60 days in advance shall be provided to the Department before any TGTU turnaround will occur. The notification shall contain at a minimum, the estimated date of the start of the turnaround, the projected duration of the turnaround and a description of the maintenance that will occur during the turnaround. The facility shall obtain approval for each planned outage of the TGTU prior to the turnaround.

   39. The conveyors associated with the coke transfer shall be partially enclosed and the emissions shall be ducted to the baghouse. The Department reserves the right to require additional measures (such as full enclosure) pending inspection of the sources in operation. The baghouse shall be operated during all times that the conveyors are in operation. The coke piles shall be wetted to control fugitive emissions. The coke storage and handling shall be maintained at least 12% moisture. The storage and handling shall be monitored at least once per operator shift for the moisture content. The facility shall propose a method of monitoring the moisture content and the Department prior to start-up of the coker operations must approve the method.

   40. The truck loading areas and the plant delivery roads shall be paved with asphalt, concrete or an equivalent surface approved by the Department. Road dust shall be controlled by a road sweeper or the like and the use of water sprays, oils or other dust surfactants including 250 feet of public highway on either side of the access road.

   41. The permitee shall conduct daily inspections of the operations area of the facility, during periods when the plant is operational, to observe for the presence of fugitive emissions and visible emissions being emitted into the outdoor atmosphere. During the inspection, the permitee shall check for fugitive emissions from points such as the coke material conveyor, storage piles and the roadways. The inspection shall include an observation of control devices for leakage or operational problems. Corrective action shall be taken to return problems discovered to the normal state. A daily inspection checklist shall be kept to record discovered emissions and corrective actions taken. The inspection records shall be kept onsite and made available to the Department upon request. Roadways in the coke operations area of the facility shall be swept daily, weather permitting or as necessary with a sweeper truck or similar device to mitigate dust build up. The facility shall conduct a visual determination of fugitive emissions using EPA Method 22 on a daily basis. There shall be no conveyor-to-conveyor transfer points unless controlled by a baghouse and approved by the Department prior to installation.

   42. Trucks hauling material off of the facility property shall remove excess material from the tires of the vehicles with a water spray or equivalent prior to leaving the facility. The plant shall post a sign stating and shall enforce the requirement that ''All loaded trucks entering or exiting plant property shall be properly tarpulin covered.'' The plant shall post and shall enforce a speed limit of 15 mph or less on all in-plant roads.

   43. Front-end loaders used to transfer and load coke material shall maintain a minimal amount of drop from front-end loader into bins or trucks so as to prevent fugitive emissions.

   44. Coke material shall not be stockpiled or loaded in any area that is not enclosed and adequately watered by a pressurized water truck and/or sprinkler system. The coke material shall be stored in a containment area with walls at least 2 feet higher than the emergency coke pile height to prevent fugitive emissions from becoming airborne.

   45. The Department reserves the right to request upwind/downwind dustfall monitoring to be conducted by the facility.

   46. A magnehelic gauge shall be permanently installed and maintained at a conveniently readable location to indicate the pressure drop across the new baghouse.

   47. Twenty percent of the total number of bags in the baghouse is required to be on hand.

   48. The sources and associated control devices shall be maintained and operated in accordance with the manufactures specifications and in accordance with good air pollution control practices.

   49. The permitee shall perform weekly preventive maintenance inspections of the fabric collector and check the pressure drop across the collector on a daily basis.

   50. The permitee shall maintain a log of all preventative maintenance inspections of the fabric collector. The inspection log at a minimum shall contain the dates of the inspections, any potential problems or defects that were encountered, the steps taken to correct them and the measured pressure drop across the collector. The inspection logs shall be maintained at the facility for a minimum of 5 years and made available to the Department upon request.

   51. The flares (ground and hydrogen) shall be designed and operated in accordance with the general control device requirements contained in 40 CFR 60.18.

   52. Records shall be maintained for a minimum of 5 years and be in an available format for review by the Department.

   53. Exceedances of the permitted limits in Condition 17 shall be reported semi-annually in the Title V required monitoring report (Section B Condition No. 023).

   54. The facility shall supply all vendor information that was indicated in the application as ''to be determined later'' for all sources and control devices at least 30 days prior to installation of those sources/controls. Examples of this information includes manufacturer, model, filter dimensions, pressure drop, and the like.

   55. The Department shall administratively amend the owner/operators Title V Operating Permit No. TV-00017 to authorize operation of the sources after startup. Issuance of an operating permit is contingent upon satisfactory compliance with Conditions 1--54, upon the source being constructed and operated as stated on the application and upon the satisfactory demonstration that the emissions from the source will not be in violation of applicable rules and regulations of the Department.

   56. Information required to be submitted as part of the conditions should be submitted to Devendra Verma, New Source Review Chief, Air Quality, 230 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335.

   The Department has determined that the application reflects the use of Best Available Control Technology, as required by the PSD regulations.

   The facility will trigger PSD for CO pollutant only. One year of site-specific surface meteorological data was used in the model. Data was collected at two levels, 30 meters and 70 meters, from August 1, 1988, through July 31, 1989. The data collected at 30 meters was used in this analysis because it more closely represents the release heights of United's sources. The 30-meter data included temperature, wind direction, wind speed and sigma-theta. Stability class was calculated from the sigma-theta data. Mixing heights were derived from upper air data collected at Pittsburgh International Airport, located approximately 175 kilometers southwest of United.

   The preliminary analysis predicts the maximum CO impacts to be below the Class II area significance levels. This is sufficient to demonstrate that the proposed modification will not cause or contribute to a violation of the CO NAAQS. A ''full'' impact NAAQS demonstration is therefore not necessary. There is no increment standard for CO. The results of the CO preliminary analysis are presented in the following table.

Preliminary Analysis Results for CO

Pollutant Averaging Period Highest Modeled Impact Class II Area Significance Level
µg/m3 µg/m3
CO 1 hour 804.7 2,000
8 hour 352.6 500

   No visibility impairment analysis was performed since CO is not associated with degradation in visibility. No significant impact on soils and vegetation is anticipated. There is no expected impact on air quality from residential, commercial and industrial growth associated with the project.

   A Class I Area impact analysis was not necessary since the nearest Federal Class I Area is over 300 km away and beyond the generally accepted range of CALPUFF, the recommended long-range transport model.

   The Department has made a preliminary determination to approve the plans submitted by United Refining Company subject to the conditions listed. A final determination will be made based on additional inputs received.

   The Department will consider written comments received within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Persons may oppose this preliminary determination by filing a written notice with the Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, Attn.: Devendra Verma.

   Each protest shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person filing each protest; identification of the proposed plan approval issuance being opposed; and a concise statement of the reasons for objection to the issuance of the plan approval and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.

   Copies of the application and the modeling analysis used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Department's Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling Linda Conway, (814) 332-6340.

   If sufficient public interest is generated, the Department, prior to the issuance of the plan approvals may in its discretion, hold a public meeting or fact-finding conference, at which time persons may appear and give testimony. If it is decided to hold a public hearing, a notice to this effect shall be published in the local newspaper giving the place and time of a hearing.

   For any additional information, contact Devendra Verma or Larry Wonders at (814) 332-6940 or write to the Department at the Meadville address previously given.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact the Department or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   If a plan approval has not undergone the public notice process, the change to an operating permit must be treated as a significant modification. In these situations the Department should follow the procedures described in 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.421--127.431 for State-only operating permits or 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.521--127.524 for Title V operating permits.

OPERATING PERMITS


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

   Southcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110; Contact:  Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   21-05031:  Community Refuse Service, Inc.--Cumberland County Landfill (620 Newville Road Newburg, PA 17240) for operation of a refuse disposal facility in Hopewell and North Newton Townships, Cumberland County. This action is a renewal of the Title V Operating Permit issued in 1998. The facility's major sources of emissions include fugitive particulate matter and landfill gasses. The primary emissions also include combustion products from the flare used as a control device for the landfill gasses, which primarily emit NOx and CO from combustion of the landfill gasses as well as VOCs. The Title V Operating Permit contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.


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; Contact:  Yasmin Neidlinger, Facilities Permitting Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   28-05034:  Grove U. S. LLC (1565 Buchanan Trail East, Shady Grove, PA 17256) for operation of a chrome plating system controlled by mist eliminators and mesh pads in Quincy Township, Franklin County. The system is subject 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart N--National Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chrome Anodizing Tanks. The facility has the potential to emit more than 10 tons of chromium annually. The State-only permit will contain emission limits, work practice standards, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting provisions to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality requirements.

   Northwest Region:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481; Contact:  Eric Gustafson, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   43-00289:  Spang and Co.--Power Electronics Division (5241 Lake Street, Sandy Lake, PA 16145) for a Natural Minor operating permit at their facility in Sandy Lake Township, Mercer County. The facility's primary source of emissions is from surface coating operations.

   25-00883:  Township of Millcreek (3608 W. 26th Street, Erie, PA 16506) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for emissions from a hot mix asphalt plant in their Millcreek Township, Erie County facility.

   10-00152:  Triangle Gasoline Co.--Butler (1100 North Main Street Extension, Butler, PA 16003) for a State-only (Natural Minor) Operating Permit for operation of a bulk gasoline plant and vapor recovery system in the City of Butler, Butler County. This facility was previously operated under Permit No. 10-312-0004A.

   43-00010:  Jamestown Paint Co. (108 Main Street, Jamestown, PA 16134) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for their facility in the Borough of Jamestown, Mercer County. The facility's primary emissions are from the storage and processing of VOCs used in the paint making process.

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

   S95-071:  General Electric International, Inc. (1040 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124) for repair of industrial transformers, retrofitting and retrofilling of railroad transformers, large motor repair and rental of energy producing and HVAC equipment in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, to incorporate applicable regulations for three degreasers. There is no increase in actual emissions. The synthetic minor operating permit was originally issued on September 6, 2002.

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