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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-513

NOTICES

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2010 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[40 Pa.B. 1594]
[Saturday, March 20, 2010]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for comment concerning the proposed nonelectric generating unit (non-EGU) 2010 ozone season NOx emission limitations established in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NOx trading programs). The 15-day public comment period will end on April 5, 2010.

 The NOx Budget Trading Program was amended in Pennsylvania's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to allow the owners and operators of non-EGUs in this Commonwealth to transition to the CAIR NOx Trading Program. Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) establishes a non-EGU NOx Budget Trading Program budget of 3,619 tons of NOx, less a specified adjustment amount, to serve as a Statewide ozone season NOx emissions cap for new and existing non-EGUs. This NOx emissions cap will also apply to CAIR-exempt EGUs that were subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all of the units exceed the Statewide NOx emissions cap of 3,438 tons, the owners and operators of non-EGUs must comply with the NOx emission limitations established under subsection (d). The proposed NOx emissions cap ensures that non-EGUs in this Commonwealth continue to meet the emission limits of the NOx Budget Trading Program, as required under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CAIR.

 The proposed NOx emissions cap provides 181 tons of NOx emissions for non-EGUs and the other units that need to address their emissions through accounting adjustments, including units that previously participated in the NOx Budget Trading Program; emissions from these units were below the 25-ton exemption threshold. Adjustments were also made for the permanent retirement of NOx allowance due to generation of emission reduction credits. The Department will also use a portion of the 181 tons of the budgeted NOx emissions, if necessary, to address mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is proposing to use 121 tons of the 181 tons of NOx for account adjustments, leaving 60 tons available for any additional adjustments at the end of the control period.

 The Department made accounting adjustments for the following facilities:

Retired Units: Naval Surface Warfare Division Unit 98; Shenango Units Nos. 6 and 9 (the generation of emission offsets for small non-NOx Budget Trading Program units, resulted in a permanent NOx accounting adjustment of 45 tons).

Exempt Units: Each of the following units has a 25-ton NOx permit limit: Armagh Compressor Station (Unit 31301); Entriken Compressor Station (Unit 31601); and the Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 100). The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 99) has a 1-ton NOx permit limit. All of these 25-ton exempt status units account for a total adjustment of 76 tons of NOx emissions.

 Units subject to the requirements in 25 Pa. Code § 145.8 are required to meet the monitoring and reporting requirements of the EPA's CAIR, found in 40 CFR Part 96, Subpart HHHH (relating to monitoring and reporting) and maintain general accounts and account representatives under 40 CFR Part 96, Subparts BBBB and FFFF (relating to CAIR designated representative for CAIR NOx ozone season sources; and CAIR NOx ozone season allowance tracking system). The ''Proposed Non-EGU 2010 Ozone Season NOx Limits'' table lists the following: the Facility Name, ORIS code, the Unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the operating year, the heat input for the 2009 ozone season, the calculated 2010 rate and the 2010 NOx ozone season limit.

Written Comments

 Written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2010 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits should be sent to the attention of Randy Bordner, Environmental Group Manager, Air Resource Management Division, Bureau of Air Quality, DEP, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468 or e-mail ranbordner@state.pa.us no later than April 5, 2010. Any written comments (including e-mails) should include the name, affiliation (if any), mailing address and telephone number of the interested person and contain ''proposed non-EGU 2010 ozone season NOx emission limits'' in the subject line.

 Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at (717) 772-3921. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

Table 1: Proposed Non-EGU 2010 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits

Facility Name ORIS CODE Unit ID Operating Year NOx Rate lb/MMBtu NOx Mass tons Heat Input MMBtu 2010 Rate 2010 NOx Limit
Armagh
Compressor Station
880071 31301 2009 25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-tons) 0.0 0 0.261 0 0
Bernville Station 880049 32001 2009 0.000 0.0 0 0.261 0
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery 880025 32 2009 Retired 0.0 0 0.261 0
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery 880025 33 2009 0.217 75.3 691,401 0.261 90
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery 880025 34 2009 0.005 1.6 534,619 0.261 70
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery 880025 35 2009 0.006 1.9 573,745 0.261 75
Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 2009 0.342 166.7 977,790 0.261 128
Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 2009 0.344 163.1 949,688 0.261 124
Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 2009 25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-tons) 0.0 0 0.261 0
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB01 2009 0.022 6.0 538,275 0.261 70
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB02 2009 0.033 10.9 638,296 0.261 83
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB03 2009 0.032 7.3 463,572 0.261 61
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB04 2009 0.033 10.9 656,585 0.261 86
Kimberly—Clark Tissue Company 50410 34 2009 2.00 0.0 10 0.261 0
Kimberly—Clark Tissue Company 50410 35 2009 0.060 100.5 3,673,949 0.261 480
Merck & Company—
West Point
52149 39 2009 0.095 17.7 377,183 0.261 49
Merck & Company—
West Point
52149 40 2009 0.025 9.1 742,715 0.261 97
P H Glatfelter Company 50397 34 2009 0.470 281.6 1,198,104 0.261 157
P H Glatfelter Company 50397 35 2009 0.522 268.6 1,021,643 0.261 133
P H Glatfelter Company 50397 36 2009 0.225 202.8 1,809,070 0.261 236
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 2009 0.119 46.8 784,574 0.261 103
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 2009 0.147 35.8 491,960 0.261 64
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 2009 0.119 44.3 741,340 0.261 97
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 2009 0.141 87.1 1,182,635 0.261 155
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 2009 0.161 129.4 1,620,502 0.261 212
Shenango Incorporated 54532 6 2009 Retired 0.0 0 0.261 0
Shenango Incorporated 54532 9 2009 Retired 0.0 0 0.261 0
Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 2009 0.000 0.0 0 0.261 0
Sunoco Chemicals Frankford Plant 880007 52 2009 0.054 15.0 568,054 0.261 74
US Steel (Clariton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 2009 0.136 89.8 1,305,944 0.261 171
US Steel (Clariton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 2009 0.000 0.0 0 0.261 0
US Steel (Edgar Thompson) 50732 ETBLR1 2009 0.027 18.2 1,359,123 0.261 178
US Steel (Edgar Thompson) 50732 ETBLR2 2009 0.028 19.7 1,426,418 0.261 186
US Steel (Edgar Thompson) 50732 ETBLR3 2009 0.032 22.7 1,445,930 0.261 189
Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 98 2009 Retired 0.0 0 0.261 0
Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 99 2009 25-Ton Exemption (Limit 1-ton) 0.0 0 0.261 0
Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 100 2009 25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-Tons) 0.0 0 0.261 0
United Refining 880099 4 2009 0.173 46.7 539,884 0.261 71
Totals: 1879.7 26,313,010 0.261 3438

JOHN HANGER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-513. Filed for public inspection March 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]



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