NOTICES
Proposed General Plan Approval and General Operating Permit; Petroleum Dry Cleaning; BAQ-GPA/GP-6
[27 Pa.B. 2478] The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue general plan approvals and operating permits for petroleum dry cleaning plants (hereinafter referred to as ''Petroleum Dry Cleaning General Permit''). This general plan approval and operating permit, authorized under section 6.1(f) of the Air Pollution Control Act, is limited to plants that are not major volatile organic compound (VOC) or major hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emitting facilities as defined in 25 Pa. Code § 121.1. That is, those facilities whose potential yearly emissions are less than:
a. 25 tons of VOC in the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia.
b. 50 tons of VOC in all remaining counties.
c. 10 tons of any one HAP or 25 tons of any combination of HAP's throughout the state.
The proposed general plan approval and operating permit contains conditions which prescribe applicable performance standards, emission limits, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Prior to operating under the Petroleum Dry Cleaning General Permit, the owner or operator of the source must notify the Department and receive prior written approval from the Department before commencing to operate the affected facility. Notification of the facility's intent to use the general permit and plan approval must be submitted on a form provided by the Department. Petroleum dry cleaning plants operating under this general permit shall comply with the terms and conditions of the general plan approval and general operating permit.
Authorization to operate under the Petroleum Dry Cleaning General Permit will be valid for a term of 5 years. The Department proposes to establish application, permit renewal and annual general operating permit administrative fees as follows:
a. Two hundred fifty dollars during the 1995--1999 calendar years.
b. Three hundred dollars during the 2000--2004 calendar years.
c. Three hundred seventy-five dollars beginning in the 2005 calendar year.
Within 30 days of the expiration date of the authorization to operate under the general plan approval and general operating permit, the permittee must renew the authorization if the facility intends to continue to operate under the Petroleum Dry Cleaning General Permit.
A complete copy of the Petroleum Dry Cleaning General Permit may be obtained by contacting Kimberly Maneval, Division of Permits, Bureau of Air Quality, 12th Floor Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, telephone (717) 787-4325. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Internet users can access a copy of the general permit at http:\\www.dep.state.pa.us.
The Department requests written comments on the proposed general plan approval and operating permit. Notice and opportunity for comment will also be provided to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the States of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia. Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections to Douglas L. Lesher, Chief, Title V/NSR Section, Division of Permits, Bureau of Air Quality, 12th Floor Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, (717) 787-4325. The Department will also consider written requests that a public hearing be held concerning this proposed general plan approval and operating permit. Public comments must be submitted to the Department within 45 days of the date of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Comments received by facsimile will not be accepted.
JAMES M. SEIF,
Chairperson
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-778. Filed for public inspection May 16, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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