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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 03-1127b

[33 Pa.B. 2768]

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

   22-05007A:  The Harrisburg Authority (One Keystone Plaza, Suite 104, Harrisburg, PA 17101) has submitted an application to the Southcentral Regional Office for construction at the Harrisburg Materials, Energy, Recycling and Recovery Facility (HMERRF), 1670 South 19th Street, City of Harrisburg, Dauphin County.

   The proposed construction will modernize the facility in accordance with the current air quality requirements. These requirements include 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb--Standards of Performance for Large Municipal Waste Combustors for Which Construction is Commenced After September 20, 1994 or for Which Modification or Reconstruction is Commenced After June 19, 1996 and the best available technology (BAT) provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1.

   The major new equipment consists of:

   (A)  Two 400-TPD Barlow municipal waste combustors.

   (B)  Fans, piping, boilers and economizers.

   (C)  Steam turbine, condenser and cooling tower.

   (D)  Flue gas recirculation and selective noncatalytic reduction (SNCR) for NOx control.

   (E)  Dry lime injection for acid gas control.

   (F)  Carbon injection for mercury, heavy metals and dioxins/furans control.

   The proposed combustors and emissions control systems are designed for independent, parallel operation. They will share a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) and exhaust stack. The existing stack height meets the EPA good engineering practice stack height requirement and will be retained.

   The plan approval includes the following limits on annual emissions from the facility:

Pollutant Annual Limit
NOx 264 tons per year
PM10 32 tons per year
SOx (as SO2) 116 tons per year
CO 141 tons per year

   These limits were established during the project's netting analysis and include emissions generated during all start-up and shutdown periods as well as those from normal operation.

   The plan approval will contain the following conditions to ensure compliance with the noted regulations:

General

   1.  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 Authority of the completion of construction and The Authority's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice must state when construction will be completed and when the Authority expects to commence operation.

   b.  Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down 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 commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the Authority under subpart a.

   d.  The Authority 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 shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established.

   e.  The notice submitted by the Authority, 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 date of commencement of operation.

   2.  The municipal waste combustors are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb and shall comply with all applicable provisions of this subpart. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.4, copies of requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications related to 40 CFR Part 60 compliance shall be forwarded to both the Department and the EPA. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to the Director, Air Protection Division (3AP00), U. S. EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029.

   3.  The manufacturer's identification and technical specifications for all air pollution control equipment shall be submitted to the Regional Air Quality Manager within 30 days after the execution of the final sales agreements.

Definitions

   4.  The following definitions apply to the provisions of this plan approval:

   Dioxins/furans--Tetra- through octa-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans.

   Four-hour block average--The average of all hourly emissions concentrations when the combustors are operating and combusting municipal solid waste measured over 4-hour periods of time from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m., 4 a.m. to 8 a.m., 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

   Hourly average--Any 60-minute period commencing on the hour.

   Twenty-four hour daily average--Either the arithmetic mean or geometric mean (as specified) of all hourly emission concentrations when the combustor is operating and combusting municipal solid waste measured over a 24-hour period between 12 a.m. and the following midnight.

Emission Limitations

   5.  Emissions of the following pollutants shall not exceed the stated values for each consecutive 12-month period:

Pollutant Annual Limit
NOx 264 tons per year
PM10 32 tons per year
SOx (as SO2) 116 tons per year
CO 141 tons per year

   These limits were established during the project's netting analysis and include emissions generated during all start-up and shutdown periods as well as those from normal operation.

   6.  Under the provisions of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb, the following individual limits are hereby established for each of the facility's municipal waste combustors:

Pollutant Emission Limits*
CO 100 ppmv, 4 hour averaging period
SOx (as SO2) 30 ppmv, 24 hour geometric average or 80% reduction by weight or volume
Particulate matter 24 mg/DSCM
NOx 180 ppmv, 24 hour daily arithmetic average for 1st year
NOx 150 ppmv, 24 hour daily arithmetic average after 1st year
Cadmium 0.020 mg/DSCM
Lead 0.20 mg/DSCM
Mercury 0.080 mg/DSCM or 85% reduction by weight
Hydrogen chloride25 ppmv or 95% reduction by weight or volume
Total dioxin/furan 13 ng/DSCM
Opacity 10% 6 minute averaging period
Unit Load** 110% of maximum demonstrated during most recent dioxin testing
Visible ash emissions*** Not in excess of 5% of the observation period
Baghouse inlet temperatures not to exceed of 17°C above maximum temperature demonstrated during most recent dioxin testing.
*  All concentrations are corrected to 7% oxygen.
**  Not applicable during and 2 weeks preceding the annual dioxin/furan testing.
***  Does not apply to emissions inside buildings or enclosures, or during maintenance and repair activities.

   7.  Under the BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, the following individual emission limits are hereby established for each of the facility's municipal waste combustors:

PollutantEmission Limits*
CO 100 ppmv, 4 hour arithmetic average
Sulfur dioxide 30 ppmv, 24 hour arithmetic mean or 80% reduction by weight, 24 hour geometric mean
PM100.010 grain/DSCF
NOx** 135 ppmv, 24 hour daily arithmetic average
Cadmium compounds 15.8 ug/DSCM
Lead and compounds 166.0 ug/DSCM
Mercury and compounds 80 ug/DSCM or 85% reduction by weight, hourly basis
Hydrogen chloride 25 ppmv, 24-hour arithmetic mean or 95% reduction by weight, 24-hour arithmetic mean
Total dioxin/furan 13 ng/DSCM
Arsenic and compounds 7.2 ug/DSCM
Beryllium and compounds 0.2 ug/DSCM
Chromium+6 and compounds2.3 ug/DSCM
Nickel and compounds 25.0 ug/DSCM
*  All concentrations are corrected to 7% oxygen.
**  Voluntary limit for emission netting purposes.

   Visible stack emissions shall not equal or exceed 10% for a period or periods aggregating more than 3 minutes in any 1 hour or equal to or greater than 30% at any time.

   8.  Under the BAT provision of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, ammonia slip from each SNCR system exhaust shall not exceed 12 ppm, measured dry volume, at 7% oxygen, under normal operation. Ammonia slip shall be calculated by using NOx monitoring data in conjunction with procedures verified during the required exhaust stack testing.

   9.  PM emissions from exhausts associated with the handling and storage of lime, carbon and ash shall be controlled to a level not to exceed 0.02 grain per dry standard cubic foot of exhaust.

Operating Requirements

   10.  The municipal waste combustor units shall be operated and maintained in accordance with good air pollution prevention practices or control practices.

   11.  The steam load flow rate for each municipal waste combustor shall not exceed a level greater than 110% of the maximum rate demonstrated during each unit's most recent dioxin/furan compliance test. Steam flow shall be measured in pounds per hour and shall be calculated in 4 hour block averages.

   12.  The facility director, operations supervisor and all shift supervisors shall obtain and keep current an ASME provisional or operator certification onsite.

   13.  All chief facility operators, shift supervisors and control room operators must complete the EPA or State operator training course no later than 6 months after the startup date for the combustors.

   14.  The Authority shall develop and annually update a site-specific Operating Manual that includes the following:

   (A)  A summary of the applicable standards.

   (B)  A description of basic combustion theory applicable to the municipal waste combustor units.

   (C)  Procedures for receiving, handling and feeding municipal solid waste.

   (D)  Combustor units startup, shutdown and malfunction procedures.

   (E)  Procedures for maintaining proper combustion air supply levels.

   (F)  Procedures for operating the combustor units in accordance with applicable standards.

   (G)  Procedures for responding to periodic upset, off-specification or emergency conditions.

   (H)  Procedures for minimizing particulate matter carryover.

   (I)  Procedures for monitoring the degree of municipal waste burnout.

   (J)  Procedures for handling ash.

   (K)  Procedures for monitoring emissions from the units.

   (L)  Recordkeeping and reporting procedures.

   (M)  Site-specific training manual for plant operators.

   15.  The Authority shall establish a training program to review the Operating Manual with each person who has operational responsibilities, including, but not limited to, chief facility operators, shift supervisors, control room operators, ash handlers, maintenance personnel and crane/load handlers. Reviews shall be conducted within 6 months after startup of the units and annually thereafter.

   16.  The Operating Manual and employee training records shall be kept in a location that is readily accessible to all employees required to undergo training, Department representatives and EPA personnel.

   17.  Large, bulky noncombustibles (for example, water heaters, refrigerators) and difficult to burn, bulky combustible materials (for example, mattresses, sofas) and visible automotive batteries shall be excluded from the waste charged to the combustors.

   18.  The facility operators shall remove to the greatest extent practical hazardous materials, such as polyvinyl chloride plastics, corrosive materials, batteries, pressurized cans and household hazardous materials from the waste to be incinerated.

   19.  The permittee shall not accept for processing, other than composting, truckloads composed primarily of leaf waste (leaves, garden residues, shrubbery and tree trimmings and similar material, but not including grass clippings).

   20.  The tipping area shall be operated under negative pressure to prevent the escape of malodors. The air shall be used as primary combustion air in the combustors. Open storage of waste is prohibited.

   21.  Open-topped waste trucks must be appropriately covered. Trucks not properly covered shall be denied access to the HMERRF. Notice of this requirement shall be conspicuously posted. All haulers of material off the site shall be required to tarp or otherwise cover their loads.

   22.  Ash shall be loaded in an enclosed area or handled wet in enclosed containers. Ash removal equipment shall operate within an enclosed area.

   23.  The permittee shall maintain the combustion gases at a temperature greater than 1,800°F. for at least 1 second. Temperature shall be calculated on an hourly average (1 hour block arithmetic average). Each unit shall be equipped with automatically controlled auxiliary fuel burners to maintain the combustion gases at the required conditions under all waste firing situations, except during start-up and shutdown periods and to insure that the temperatures reach 1,800°F prior to the introduction of waste.

   24.  The charging of waste to the units shall automatically cease through the use of an interlock system if any of the following exist:

   (A)  The unit temperature drops below 1,600°F for a period of at least 15 minutes, at the point at which the gas residence is at least one second.

   (B)  The CO emissions exceed 600 ppmv corrected to 7% O2 on a dry basis for a period of at least 15 minutes, except during start-up periods.

   (C)  The flue gas oxygen level drops below 3% (wet basis or equivalent dry) for a period of at least 15 minutes.

   (D)  The opacity of the visible emissions is equal to or greater than 10% for a period of at least 15 minutes.

   Should there be a cessation of feed, waste charging shall be resumed only after meeting the required levels.

   25.  The exhaust gas temperature, measured at each baghouse inlet, shall not exceed more than 30°F above the maximum inlet temperature measured during the most recent dioxin/furan compliance test or 300°F, whichever is more stringent. Compliance will be determined on a 4 hour block average. The Department reserves the right to modify the exhaust gas temperature requirement based upon a satisfactory demonstration that acceptable levels of mercury and dioxin/furan control can be achieved at higher exhaust gas temperatures.

Testing Requirements

   26.  Within 60 days after achieving the maximum firing rate, but not later than 180 days after start-up, the permittee shall demonstrate compliance with the emission limits established in this Plan Approval. All testing shall be conducted in accordance with 40 CFR Part 60, the Department's Source Testing Manual and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139.

   27.  At least 60 days prior to the required testing, the permittee shall submit a test protocol to the Regional Air Quality Manager.

   28.  At least 2 weeks prior to the required testing, the permittee shall notify the Regional Air Quality Manager of the date and time of the testing.

   29.  Within 60 days after completion of the required testing, the permittee shall submit two copies of the complete test report, including all operating data, to the Regional Air Quality Manager.

   30.  Unless approved otherwise by the Department, the following procedures and test methods shall be used to determine compliance with the emission limits contained in this plan approval:

   EPA Reference Method 1 shall be used to select sampling sites and traverse points.

   EPA Reference Method 3, 3A or 3B, as applicable, shall be used for exhaust gas analysis.

   EPA Reference Methods 5/201A and 202 shall be used for particulate matter emissions.

   EPA Reference Method 9 shall be used to determine opacity.

   EPA Reference Method 19 shall be used for sulfur dioxide and NOx emissions.

   EPA Reference Method 22 shall be used for fugitive ash emissions.

   EPA Reference Method 23 shall be used for dioxin/furan emissions.

   EPA Reference Method 26 or 26A, as applicable, shall be used for hydrogen chloride emissions.

   EPA Reference Method 29 shall be used for lead, cadmium and mercury emissions.

   31.  Under the provisions of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb, the permittee shall conduct annual emissions testing to include, but not limited to, the following:

Particulate matter
Cadmium
Opacity
Lead
Hydrogen chloride
Mercury
Fugitive ash emissions
Dioxins/furans

   32.  Under the BAT provisions of 25 Pa. Code § 127.1, the permittee shall conduct emissions testing at any time or interval of time as may reasonably prescribed by the Department. At a minimum, source tests shall be conducted as follows:

Every 6 months

PM10
Cadmium and compounds
Arsenic and compounds
Nickel and compounds
Hexavalent chromium and compounds
Beryllium and compounds
Lead and compounds
Mercury and compounds

Annually

Dioxins/furans
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds
VOCs

Every 6 months for the Screening Risk Assessment (additional air pollutants)

Trivalent chromium and compounds
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Copper and compounds
Manganese and compounds
Selenium and compounds
Vanadium and compounds
Zinc and compounds
Formaldehyde
Naphthalene
Hydrogen fluoride

   The Department reserves the right to modify these testing schedules based upon CEMS data, stack test results or other relevant factors. After 3 years of demonstrating compliance with the risk screening criteria, the permittee may cease testing for the additional air pollutants listed for the risk assessment.

Monitoring Requirements

   33.  The permittee shall install, certify, maintain and operate a Department-approved CEMS in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual and 40 CFR Part 60. At a minimum, the system shall measure and record the following:

Exhaust gas flow
Hydrogen chloride
NOx emissions (as NO2)
% oxygen
Sulfur oxides (as SO2)
Opacity
CO emissions

   The permittee shall provide the Department with access to all CEMS data via telephone modem and/or other means approved by the Department.

   34.  The permittee shall install, maintain and operate instrumentation to monitor the following parameters for each SNCR and carbon injection systems:

   (A)  Ammonia solution injection rate.

   (B)  Ammonia solution concentration.

   (C)  Ammonia slip.

   (D)  Carbon mass feed rate (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb).

   (E)  Carbon usage (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb).

   35.  Each set of stack test data shall be used in conjunction with Department-approved dispersion modeling techniques to demonstrate compliance with the following maximum ambient concentrations:

Ambient Concentration
Pollutant (ug/m3)
Dioxins and furans* 0.30 × 10-7
Arsenic and compounds 0.23 × 10-3
Beryllium and compounds 0.42 × 10-3
Cadmium and compounds 0.56 × 10-3
Nickel and compounds 0.33 × 10-2
Hexavalent chromium and compounds 0.83 × 10-4
Lead and compounds 0.09
Mercury and compounds 0.024
Hydrogen chloride 7.0
Benzo pyrene 0.59 × 10-3
*  Expressed as 2,3,7,8 TCDD equivalents

   The Department reserves the right to waive this modeling requirement based upon the particulars of each stack test.

Recording and Reporting Requirements

   36.  The permittee shall maintain records and provide reports as specified in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Eb to include the following:

   (A)  Materials separation plans (draft and final).

   (B)  Public notices, public meeting transcripts and any responses or summaries.

   (C)  Municipal solid waste and approved residual solid waste processed.

   (D)  Emissions testing and monitoring records for all pollutants for the specified intervals.

   (E)  Control device parameters, materials usage or percent emission reduction, as applicable.

   (F)  Emission exceedances, equipment malfunctions and corrective actions.

   (G)  Employee certifications and training records.

   All records shall be maintained onsite for the most recent 5-year period and shall be made available to Department representatives upon request.

Additional Requirements

   37.  The Department reserves the right to use the CEMS data, stack test results and the operating parameters established during optimization of the municipal waste combustors and their associated air cleaning devices to verify emission rates, to develop emission factors and to develop compliance assurance measures for the facility.

   38.  Except as provided by 40 CFR Part 60, the standards contained in this Plan Approval apply at all times except during periods of startup, shutdown or malfunction. Each of these periods are limited to 3 hours per occurrence and are defined as follows:

   Startup--Commences with the continuous burning of municipal solid waste and does not include any warm-up period when combusting fossil fuel or other nonmunicipal solid waste fuel and no municipal waste is being fed to the combustor.

   Continuous burning--The continuous, semicontinuous or batch feeding of municipal solid waste for purposes of waste disposal, energy production or providing heat to the combustion system in preparation for waste disposal or energy production. The use of municipal solid waste solely to provide thermal protection of the grate or hearth during the startup period when municipal solid waste is not being fed to the grate is not considered to be continuous burning.

   Shutdown--Commences with cessation of charging municipal waste, for the express purpose of shutting down the combustor.

   39.  Within 30 days of each semiannual stack testing report, the permittee shall compare 3-year rolling average emission rates with the emission rates used in the screening risk assessment. The 3-year rolling average emission rates shall not exceed the emission rates used in the screening risk assessment. Should any of the 3-year rolling average emission rates exceed the emission rates used in the screening risk assessment, the permittee shall conduct a re-evaluation of the risk within 30 days. If the risk results using the 3-year rolling average semiannual stack testing data exceed the levels found in the screening risk assessment, the permittee shall submit a multi-pathway risk assessment protocol to the Department within 90 days. Upon Department approval of the protocol, the permittee shall complete the multi-pathway risk assessment within 120 days.

   40.  The Department reserves the right to require the permittee to conduct a multi-pathway risk assessment if the Department determines it is not feasible for the HMERRF to meet the screening procedure criteria. This determination will be based upon initial stack test data.

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

   AMS 2186:  Household Metals Inc. (645 East Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134) for installation of six spray booths, one 1.0 mmBtu/hr washer and one 500,000 Btu/hr oven in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The potential VOC emissions from these sources will be 6.44 tons per year. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.

   AMS 2188:  Spectrum Arena LP (3601 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148) for permitting one 1,252 kW and one 125 kW emergency generators using no. 2 fuel oil, two 8.31 mmBtu/hr Kewanee boilers using no. 4 fuel oil and one 346,000 Btu/hr boiler, four 6.25 mmBtu/hr air furnaces and three 1.2 mmBtu/hr, one 645,000 Btu/hr and two 240,000 Btu/hr water heaters using natural gas in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility has requested a 100,000 gal per 12-month limit on no. 4 oil and 100 mmscf per 12-month limit on natural gas. Emergency generators cannot operate for more than 500 hours/12-months. The NOx emissions from these units will be 17.1 tpy. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.


PUBLIC HEARINGS

   Southeast Region:  Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Thomas McGinley, New Source Review Chief, (610) 832-6242.

   23-0002:  Stoney Creek Technology, LLC (3300 West 4th Street, Trainer, PA 19061) proposed approval of reasonably available control technology (RACT) for their facility in Trainer Borough, Delaware County. The Department gives notification of a proposed revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for NOx.

   The Department has made a preliminary determination to approve RACT plans as amendments to the SIP for the facility. The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt any new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approval for this facility to comply with current regulations.

   These preliminary determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated in to Plan Approvals and/or operating permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the EPA as revisions to the Commonwealth's SIP.

   The following is a summary of the RACT determinations for this facility.

Implementation
Source RACT Schedule
Boilers 1 and 2Switch to distillate oil Upon approval

   A public hearing will be held, for the purpose of receiving comments on proposed SIP revisions, at 2 p.m. on July 15, 2003, at the Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA. The hearing will represent the opportunity for oral comment to the Department on the proposed SIP revision and will not be a question and answer session. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are encouraged to contact Lynda Rebarchak, Community Relations Coordinator, (610) 832-6219 to register prior to the hearing, but may also register at the hearing. Persons who are unable to attend the hearing but who wish to comment should send their written comments to Francine Carlini, Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, Lee Park, 555 North Lane, Suite 6010, Conshohocken, PA 19428 on or before July 15, 2003.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact Lynda Rebarchak at (610) 832-6219 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1(800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   Copies of the pertinent documents are available for reviews at the Southeast Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (610) 832-6003.

OPERATING PERMITS


Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

   Southeast Region:  Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact: Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.

   09-00009:  Webcraft LLC (4371 County Line Road, Chalfont Borough, Bucks County, PA 18914) for an administrative amendment to the Title V Operating Permit at their facility in New Britain Township, Bucks County. The facility is a direct mail printer that operates six heat set lithographic printing presses and one flexographic printing press. The permit is being amended to incorporate changes approved under Plan Approval PA-09-0009B for a web offset press (press no. 51) and a catalytic oxidizer. The revised Title V Operating Permit will contain monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, testing and work practice standards to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Conditions that have been addressed in the amended Title V Permit:

   Press No. 51 Conditions--Emission restriction conditions establishing VOC limits (2.07 lbs/hr and 9.08 tpy as a 12-month rolling sum) and NOx limits (0.6 lb/hr and 2.64 tpy as a 12-month rolling sum).

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

   67-05045:  Glen Gery Corp. (1090 East Boundary Avenue, York, PA 17403) for the renewal of a Title V Operating Permit for a brick manufacturing operation in Spring Garden Township, York County. The renewal will include applicable requirements of the compliance assurance monitoring rule of 40 CFR Part 64 and will contain appropriate 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 and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.

   Southeast Region:  Air Quality Program, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428; Contact:  Edward Brown, Facilities Permitting Chief, (610) 832-6242.

   23-00065:  General Chemical Corp. (6300 Philadelphia Pike, Marcus Hook, PA 19013) for operation of their industrial organic chemical site in Marcus Hook Borough, Delaware County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. Major sources of air emissions include a micro mill and a fluoride compound manufacturing facility and associated control devices. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Northeast Region:  Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790; Contact:  Mark J. Wejkszner, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   13-00004:  Vic's Time (450 Delaware Avenue, Palmerton, PA 18071) for operation of a spray booth in Palmerton Borough, Carbon County. This action is the issuance of a State-only Operating Permit as the renewal in place of the Title V Operating Permit, which was issued in 1997, since the emission level of VOCs has been reduced to below the threshold limit.

   48-310-047:  Stockertown Construction Materials--Division of Haines and Kibblehouse, Inc. (P. O. Box 196, 2052 Lucon Road, Skippack, PA 19474) for the operation 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. In addition, 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 operating permit will include monitoring, work practices, reporting and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   39-00022:  Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals, LP (1801 Market Street (10 PC), Philadelphia, PA 19103-1699) for the gasoline storage and distribution facility and associated air pollution control devices in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.

   40-00025:  Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals, LP (1801 Market Street (10 PC), Philadelphia, PA 19103-1699) for the gasoline storage and distribution facility and associated air pollution control devices in Edwardsville Borough, Luzerne County.

   39-00029:  Gulf Oil, LP (90 Everett Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150) for operation of a petroleum bulk storage and distribution facility in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County.

   40-00028:  Eldorado Properties Corp. (P. O. Box 2621, Harrisburg, PA 17105) for operation of a petroleum bulk storage and distribution facility in Pittston Township, Luzerne County.

   40-00014:  Stroehmann Bakeries, L. C. (Kiwanis Boulevard, Valmont Industrial Park, Hazleton, PA 18201) for operation of a bread products facility in Hazle Township, Luzerne County.

   40-00027:  Pennsylvania Power and Light, LLC (2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101) for operation of emergency generators in Salem Township, Luzerne County.

   45-00021:  Pocono Medical Center (206 East Brown Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301) for operation of boilers and back-up generators in East Stroudsburg Borough, Monroe County.

   54-00053:  Pine Grove Manufactured Homes, Inc. (P. O. Box 128, Pine Grove, PA 17963) for application of adhesives and sealants in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County.

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

   01-05021:  Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. (P. O. Box 807, Biglerville, PA 17307) for operation of the Gardners fruit processing facility in Tyrone Township, Adams County. The facility emissions shall be less than 147 tons per year of SOx, 102 tons per year of NOx, 14 tons per year of PM and 9 tons per year of CO. The State-only Operating Permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   22-03052:  Harman Stove Co. (325 Mountain House Road, Halifax, PA 17032) for a stove coating operation in Jackson Township, Dauphin County. The State-only Operating Permit shall contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   36-05124:  Guyon Industries, Inc. (1344 North Penryn Road, Manheim, PA 17545-8518) for operation of its lumber prefinishing facility in Penn Township, Lancaster County. The facility emissions of VOC emissions will be limited to less than 50 tons per year. Facility emissions of individual and aggregate HAPs will be limited to less than 10 tons per year and 25 tons per year, respectively. The State-only Operating Permit will include testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   67-05046C:  United Defense, LP (1100 Bairs Road, York, PA 17404) for the manufacture and painting of armored vehicles at its Ground Systems Division in West Manchester Township, York County. This manufacturing operation is a non-Title V facility. The facility emissions shall be less than:  100 tons per year each of PM10, SOx, NOx and CO; 50 tons per year of VOCs; 10 tons of a single HAP; and 25 tons of multiple HAPs. Standard monitoring, recordkeeping and work practice standards shall be included to keep the facility operating within all applicable requirements.

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact:  Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-0512.

   47-00011:  Hanson Aggregates Pennsylvania, Inc. (P. O. Box 231, Easton, PA 18044) for their crushed and broken limestone facility in Limestone Township, Montour County. The facilities main sources include a primary crusher, secondary crusher, tertiary crusher and associated various material sizing and conveying equipment. These sources have the potential to emit particulate matter--PM10 below the major emission thresholds. The proposed Operating Permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and report conditions.

   55-00018:  Cherry Hill Hardwoods, Inc. (R. R. 1, P. O. Box, 900 Richfield, PA 17086) for their lumber mill facility in West Perry Township, Snyder County. The facilities main source includes a stoker wood-fired boiler for producing steam for two lumber-drying kilns. This source has the potential to emit particulate matter--PM10, NOx, SOx and CO below the major emission thresholds. The proposed Operating Permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and report conditions.

   49-00012:  Eldorado Properties Corp. (P. O. Box 2621, Harrisburg, PA 17105) for their facility in Point Township, Northumberland County. The facility is a wholesale petroleum bulk terminal dedicated to dispensing and storage of low-sulfur diesel fuel, gasoline, kerosene and no. 2 fuel oil. The facility has the potential to emit major quantities of VOCs. The facility has taken an elective yearly restriction not to exceed the major emission threshold for VOCs. The facility has the potential to emit particulate matter--PM10, NOx, SOx, CO and HAPs below the major emission thresholds. The proposed Operating Permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and report conditions.

   49-00011:  Butter Krust Baking Company, Inc. (249 North Eleventh Street, Sunbury, PA 17801) for their facility in the City of Sunbury, Northumberland County. The facility is a bakery, which produces bread and rolls. The facility has the potential to emit major quantities of VOCs. The facility has taken an elective yearly restriction not to exceed the major emission threshold for VOCs. The facility has the potential to emit particulate matter--PM10, NOx, SOx, CO and HAPs below the major emission thresholds. The proposed Operating Permit contains all applicable regulatory requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and report conditions.

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

   20-00130:  Meadville Forging Co.--Meadville Plant (15309 Baldwin Street Extension, Meadville, PA 16335) for a Natural Minor operating permit for emissions from steel forging operations in West Mead Township, Crawford County.

   25-00951:  Bay City Forge Inc. (1802 Cranberry Street, Erie, PA 16502) for a Natural Minor Permit to operate a forging shop using carbon, alloy and stainless steels. The major emitting sources are three forge furnaces. The facility is in City of Erie, Erie County.


PUBLIC HEARINGS

   Northcentral Region:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701; Contact:  Muhammad Zaman, Facilities Permitting Chief, (570) 327-0512.

   Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.521 and 127.541, the Department intends to issue a revised Title V Operating Permit to Dominion Transmission Inc. for their Leidy natural gas transmission facility in Leidy Township, Clinton County. The Dominion representative to contact regarding this application is J. Darrell Bowen, Consulting Engineer, 625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3199.

   In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.541, this Title V Operating Permit revision is to modify and clarify various reasonably available control technology (RACT) determinations made by the Department for the Dominion Leidy facility on June 15, 1999.

   In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95, the Department has made a preliminary determination to approve an amendment of a previously-submitted RACT plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for various air contamination sources at the Leidy facility.

   The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amendment of the RACT approval for the facility which are intended to comply with current regulations.

   The preliminary RACT determination, if finally approved, will result in the revision of Title V Operating Permit 18-00006 and will be submitted to the EPA as a revision to the Commonwealth's SIP.

   The following is a summary of the preliminary RACT determination which the Department proposes to incorporate into Title V Operating Permit 18-00006, as a revision to that permit, for three 40 million Btu per hour boilers, four 6.5 million Btu per hour salt bath heaters, a 0.07 million Btu per hour boiler, two hot water heaters and two space heaters:

   1.  All of the respective sources shall only be fired on natural gas.

   2.  All of the respective sources shall be maintained and operated in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and good air pollution control practices. This requirement shall be considered as RACT for the VOC emissions from the respective sources as well as for the NOx emissions.

   3.  The VOC emissions from each of the three 40 million Btu per hour boilers shall not exceed 0.946 ton in any 12 consecutive month period.

   4.  An annual tune-up shall be performed on each of the 40 million Btu per hour boilers.

   5.  Records shall be maintained of the amount of natural gas burned in each of the 40 million Btu per hour boilers each month as well as the dates and results of each tune-up performed on any of the respective three boilers.

   A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed Title V operating permit revision, RACT revision and SIP revision. The hearing will be held on July 22, 2003, at 1 p.m. at the Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA. The public is invited to comment on the proposal. Persons interested in commenting are invited to appear at the public hearing.

   Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Daniel Spadoni, (570) 327-3659 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. 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.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Daniel Spadoni, (570) 327-3659 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

   A copy of the revision request, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the request are available for public review during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling (570) 327-3693.

   Persons unable to attend the hearing who wish to comment or provide the Department with additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the revision of Title V operating permit 18-00006, may submit the comments or information to the Department at the following address. Written comments must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments or information as well as a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the comments or information provided. Written comments or information should be directed to David W. Aldenderfer, Air Quality Environmental Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. Comments or information must be received by the Department by August 4, 2003, to be considered.

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