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OPERATING PERMITS
Applications received and intent to issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
39-313-037A: Fluoro-Seal, Inc. (16360 Park 10 Place No. 325, Houston, TX 77084), for operation of a materials batch reactor in Hanover Township, Lehigh County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-320-001B: Chiyoda America, Inc. (P. O. Box 470, Morgantown, PA 19543-0470), for a surface coating operation controlled by two thermal oxidizers in Caernarvon Township, Berks County.
07-05001A: Appleton Papers Inc. (100 Paper Mill Road, Roaring Spring, PA 16673), for operation of the No. 2 and No. 3 paper machines air flotation drying ovens at the Spring Mill in Roaring Spring Borough, Blair County.
21-2005A: Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, State Corrections Institute Camp Hill (2520 Lisburn Road, Camp Hill, PA 17001), for operation of a baghouse to control three boilers in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County.
38-313-020A: Lebanon Chemical Corp. (1600 East Cumberland Street, Lebanon, PA 17042), for operation of a fertilizer drying system and two pug mills in South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
OP-04-00052: Cutler-Hammer, Inc. (1 Tuscarawas Road, Beaver, PA 15009), for operation of switchgear/switchboard devices at Power Distribution Components Division in Vanport Township, Beaver County.
OP-63-00621: Accutrex Products, Inc. (112 Southpointe Blvd., Canonsburg, PA 15317), for operation of surface coating in Cecil Township, Washington County.
OP-65-00627: Seton Hill College (Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601), for operation of college in Greensburg, Westmoreland County.
OP-56-00252: Frances L. Hauger (R. D. 1, Berlin, PA 15530), for operation of animal crematory incinerator in Jefferson Township, Somerset County.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits
Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521, notice is given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V operating permits).
Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management at the regional office telephone number noted. For additional information, contact the regional office noted.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Attn: Kanubhai L. Patel, (717) 705-4702.
05-05005: Bedford Materials Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 657, Bedford, PA 15522), in Napier Township, Bedford County. The facility is a manufacturer of flexible insulating materials. The operation primarily emits volatile organic compounds (VOC).
28-05014: Jerr Dan (1080 Hykes Road, Greencastle, PA 17225), in Antrim Township, Franklin County. The facility's major sources of emissions include three paint booths which primarily emit VOC.
31-05002: Owens Corning (One Owens Corning Parkway, Toledo, OH 43659), in Huntingdon Borough, Huntingdon County. The facility is a manufacturer of continuous filament fiberglass mat. The operation primarily emits HAPs and VOCs.
67-05014: York Group, Inc. (2880 Blackbridge Road, York, PA 17402), in Manchester Township, York County. The facility is a manufacturer of burial caskets. The operation primarily emits VOCs and HAPs.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, Attn: Muhammad Zaman, (570) 327-3637.
TVOP-59-00003: Osram Sylvania Products, Inc. (One Jackson Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901), for their incandescent lightbulb facility located in Wellsboro Borough, Tioga County. The facility's major sources include a regenerative glass furnace, natural gas-fired boilers, a ceramic coating process, a chrome plating operation, solvent processes and several natural gas-fired processes. These sources emit major quantities of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and particulate matter. As a result of the major quantities of NOx, SOx, HAPs and particulate matter emitted, the Osram Sylvania Products, Inc. facility is a major stationary source as defined in Title I, Part D of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The facility is therefore subject to the Title V permitting requirements adopted in 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127, Subchapter G. The sources also emit carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This facility is also subject to all applicable requirements of Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) as specified in 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart N, National Emission Standards for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks and Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for NOx emissions.
Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits Including Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V operating permit under the Air Pollution Control Act and the section 111(d)/129 Emission Guidelines (EG) specified in 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ce. These Emission Guidelines, incorporated by reference in 25 Pa. Code § 122.3, apply to all existing hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWIs) that commenced construction on or before June 20, 1996. The following Title V facility is subject to the operating permit requirements of Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Article III including Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V operating permit requirements).
TVOP 14-00003. The Pennsylvania State University. University Park Campus, State College, Centre County. Primary Emissions: Sulfur oxides (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), volatile organic compounds (VOC) and particulate matter. Affected HMIWI Unit: Source ID. 120, Incinimite, hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator, 600 pounds/hour.
Other Sources: Four bituminous coal-fired boilers having natural gas and #2 fuel oil cofiring capability, several #2 fuel oil/natural gas-fired boilers, space heaters, emergency generators, surface coating operations and other miscellaneous sources.
Copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information are available for public inspection at the Department's Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701. An appointment to review the documents must be made by calling (570) 327-3693, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V operating permit to Muhammad Q. Zaman, Chief, Title V Facilities Section, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Quality Program, Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-0512, within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, along with the permit number of the proposed Title V operating permit. The commentator should include a concise statement of objections to the issuance of the permit and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of the hearing at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.
The final Title V operating permit will contain all of the applicable requirements that apply to stationary air contamination sources at the Pennsylvania State University. The applicable requirements include the section 111(d)/129 requirements for HMIWI facilities.
PLAN APPROVALS
Applications received and intent to issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.
35-301-039: Finch Hill Veterinary Clinic (436 Route 106, Greenfield Township, PA 18407), for construction of an animal crematory in Greenfield Township, Lackawanna County.
39-313-029E: Carpenter Insulation Co. (57 Olin Way, P. O. Box 129, Foglesville, PA 18051), for modification of the polystyrene manufacturing operation in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
45-318-030: Custom Designs and Mfg. Co., Inc. (Harvest Lane, P. O. Box 216, Pocono Summit, PA 18346), for construction of a wood paint spray operation in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County.
48-328-004: Mount Bethel Energy LLC (Two North Ninth Street, GENTW-8, Allentown, PA 18101), for construction of an electric power generation plant in accordance with the prevention of significant deterioration regulations (PSD) on Depues Ferry Road, Lower Mount Bethel Township, Northampton County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
PA-28-05021: Lane Construction Corp. (P. O. Box 215, Willow Hill, PA 17271), for installation of a portable drum mix asphalt plant powered by a diesel powered generator set at the Dry Run Quarry in Fannett Township, Franklin County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I--Standards of Performance for Hot Mix Asphalt Facilities.
36-03076A: Martin Limestone, Inc. (P. O. Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506), for installation of a pulverizing mill at the Weaverland Quarry in East Earl Township, Lancaster County.
67-304-027B: R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc. (101 Philadelphia Street, Hanover, PA 17331), for installation of a blast cabinet in Hanover Borough, York County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-04-003A: P. F. Environmental, Inc. (1135 Butler Avenue, New Castle, PA 16101), for installation of rotary dryer at Kabuta Plant in Potter Township, Beaver County.
PA-04-700A: Mansell Industrial Services (1755 Pennsylvania Avenue, Monaca, PA 15061), for installation of rotary dryer at Industry Plant in Industry Borough, Beaver County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-10-037A: Witco Corp. (100 Witco Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050), for postconstruction of hydrogen unit flash drum which is controlled by the first stage flare in Fairview Township, Butler County.
PA-10-037B: Witco Corp. (100 Witco Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050), for postconstruction of the D-204 fractionator vent in Fairview Township, Butler County.
PA-10-037C: Witco Corp. (100 Witco Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050), for postconstruction of the V-63 low-pressure spray chamber in Fairview Township, Butler County.
PA-10-037D: Witco Corp. (100 Witco Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050), for postconstruction of the Lo-Cat hydrogen recovery unit vent V-64 in Fairview Township, Butler County.
PA-10-037E: Witco Corp. (100 Witco Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050), for postconstruction of the H-1 feed heater in Fairview Township, Butler County.
10-312-013A: Witco Corp. (100 Witco Lane, Petrolia, PA 16050), for postconstruction of the H-2 stripper heater in Fairview Township, Butler County.
61-00181: Scrubgrass Generating Co. LP (Box 238, Kennerdell, PA 16374), for installation of SNCR controls on two coal fired units on Lisbon Road in Kennerdell Township, Venango County.
Notice of Intent to Issue
Plan Approval No. 18-322-001B Jersey Shore Steel Co. (P. O. Box 5055, Jersey Shore, PA 17740), has submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for approval to construct a steel reheat furnace in Pine Creek Township, Clinton County. The information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis indicates that this reheat furnace may potentially result in the emission of 0.7 ton per 12 consecutive month period of non-methane organic compounds, 17.5 tons per 12 consecutive month period of sulfur oxides, 60.4 tons per 12 consecutive month period of nitrogen oxides (expressed as NO2), and 8.7 tons per 12 consecutive month period of carbon monoxide. A preliminary review of the information submitted by the Jersey Shore Steel Company indicates that the proposed construction will meet all applicable air quality requirements. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to construct the proposed reheat furnace.
To ensure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions in the respective plan approval:
1. The reheat furnace is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).
2. This plan approval is issued for the construction of a 55,000,000 BTU/hour Bricmont, Inc. walking hearth reheat furnace.
3. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the only fuels to be fired in the reheat furnace shall be:
a. Natural gas;
b. No. 2 fuel oil with a sulfur content never to exceed 0.1% by weight;
c. Landfill gas generated from the Wayne Township Landfill;
or any combination of these fuels. Additionally, no reclaimed or waste oil or other waste material shall ever be fired in the respective reheat furnace.
4. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, during furnace startup no landfill gas shall be combusted in the furnace until the furnace's outlet temperature is at least 1,600°F.
5. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the furnace shall be equipped with a continuous temperature monitoring and recording device that shall accurately monitor and record the furnace's outlet temperature during any time landfill gas is combusted in the furnace.
6. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the furnace's landfill gas feeding system shall be interlocked with the furnace's temperature monitoring and recording system such that the flow of landfill gas shall be automatically shut off should the furnace's outlet temperature drop below 1,600°F. During any time that any amount of landfill gas is being combusted in the furnace, the landfill gas shall be subjected to a furnace outlet temperature of at least 1,600°F.
7. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, during any time that the furnace is combusting landfill gas, the furnace shall provide a non-methane organic compound destruction efficiency of at least 98%.
8. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the reheat furnace shall never exceed the following emissions limitations for nitrogen oxides (NOx, expressed as NO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and non-methane organic compounds (NMOCs):
Emission Limits for: NOx CO NMOCs When Firing: 0.235 lb/mm Btu 35 lbs/mm ft3 2.8 lbs/mm ft3 natural gas 0.243 lb/mm Btu 5 lbs/1,000 gal 0.2 lbs/1000 gal #2 fuel oil 0.251 lb/mm Btu 17 lbs mm ft3 1.2 lbs/mm ft3 landfill gas lbs/mm Btu = pounds per million Btu lbs/mm ft3 = pounds per million cubic feet of fuel lbs/1000 gal = pounds per thousand gallons of fuel
9. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the reheat furnace shall never exceed the following emissions limitations:
Limit (tons per 12 Contaminant consecutive month period) NOx 60.4 SOx 17.5 Carbon Monoxide 8.7 Non-methane Organic Compounds 0.7 10. The company shall upon Department request provide fuel analyses or fuel samples of the fuels used in the aforementioned furnace.
11. The company shall maintain comprehensive accurate records of the following:
a. The volumes of natural gas, no. 2 fuel oil and landfill gas burned in the furnace on a monthly basis.
b. The furnace outlet temperature including the dates and times the recordings were made.
c. The dates and times that any landfill gas was burned in the reheat furnace.
12. Within 120 days of startup of the reheat furnace, the company shall perform stack testing upon the reheat furnace's exhaust for nitrogen oxides (NOx, expressed as NO2) while being fired on natural gas, no. 2 fuel oil and landfill gas (one set of tests per fuel type) and shall additionally perform non-methane organic compound testing to demonstrate compliance with the destruction efficiency requirement specified in condition 7. All testing shall be performed using reference method test procedures while the respective furnace is operating at the maximum capacity at which it will ever be operated.
13. At least 60 days prior to the performance of any testing required by condition 12 a pretest plan shall be submitted to the Department for evaluation. This test plan shall contain the specific testing and analytical procedures to be used in performing the testing.
14. The Department shall be given at least 14 days advance notice of the specific dates and times for the performance of any testing required by condition 12 so that Department personnel can arrange to be present. The Department is under no obligation to accept the results of any testing performed without adequate advance notice having been given to the Department.
15. Within 60 days of completion of any testing required by condition 12, two copies of the test report shall be submitted to the Department. The report shall contain results of the testing, a description of the testing and analytical procedures actually used, all furnace operating data collected during the tests, a copy of all raw test data and a copy of the calculations generated during the data analysis.
16. Issuance of an operating permit for the aforementioned sources is contingent upon the sources being constructed, maintained and operated as described in the application and supplemental materials submitted for plan approval, as well as in accordance with all conditions contained herein, and upon satisfactory demonstration that any air contaminants emitted from the sources are in compliance with the requirements specified in any condition contained herein as well as in compliance with the requirements specified in, or established under any applicable rule or regulation contained in 25 Pa. Code Article III.
17. The company shall immediately notify the Department of any malfunction of the sources or associated air cleaning devices which results in, or may possibly be resulting in, the emission of air contaminants in excess of the limitations specified in, or established under, any applicable rule or regulation contained in 25 Pa. Code Article III or in excess of the limitations specified in any condition contained herein or which otherwise results in, or may possibly be resulting in, noncompliance with the requirements specified in any condition contained herein.
18. 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 or 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 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 owner or operator under subpart (a), above.
d. The owner or 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 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 owner or operator under subpart (a), above, 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.
19. Any notification required as a result of any condition herein should be directed to: John Twardowski, Air Pollution Control Engineer, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 321-6523.
The incorporation of the above-referenced conditions into the plan approval is intended to do one or more of the following:
1. Identify the source and location.
2. Establish allowable air contaminant emission rates and source operating requirements.
3. Establish monitoring, recordkeeping, testing and reporting requirements.
4. Help ensure proper operation and adequate maintenance of the air contamination source.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the address listed.
Persons wishing to protest the issuance of this plan approval or provide the Department with additional information which the individual believes should be considered prior to the issuance of the plan approval may submit the information to the Department at the address listed. All protests or comments must be received by the Department no later than 30 days after the publication of this notice. Each written protest or comment shall include the following: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval No. 18-322-001B, and concise statements regarding the relevancy of the comments or any protests to the issuance of the plan approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department in their discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting protests or comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the source is to be located or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines the notification by telephone is sufficient. All requests for a hearing must be received by the Department no later than 30 days after publication of this notice.
Written protests, comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to David W. Aldenderfer, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northcentral Region--Field Operations, 208 West 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 327-3648.
For additional information regarding the Department's analysis of the plan approval application, contact John Twardowski, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Air Quality Program, 208 West 3rd Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 321-6523.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT)
Public Hearing
Peoples Natural Gas Co.
Mercer County The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, July 6, 1999, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Air Quality conference room at the Meadville Regional Office located at 230 Chestnut Street.
The hearing is for the Department to accept testimony concerning its decision to approve, with conditions, the revised Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plans by: Peoples Natural Gas Co., Truittsburg Station (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222) in Redbank Township, Mercer County, to meet the requirements under 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95 (RACT), concerning the emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from various air contamination sources. The final RACT proposals will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for these facilities to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the EPA as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The following is a revised summary of the preliminary NOx/VOC RACT determination for Peoples Natural Gas Co.:
Source Control Emission Limit 660 BHP HRA-6 Engine #1 Plasma Ignition 20#/hr, 87.6 TPY NOx
3.37#/hr, 14.75 TPY VOC660 BHP HRA-6 Engine #2 Plasma Ignition 20#/hr, 87.6 TPY NOx
3.37#/hr, 14.75 TPY VOC660 BHP HRA-6 Engine #3 Plasma Ignition 20#/hr, 87.6 TPY NOx
3.37#/hr, 14.75 TPY VOC82 BHP Standby Generator Presumptive 65 BHP Air Compressor Presumptive 1 MMBTU/hr Indirect Gas Heater Presumptive 32,000 BTU Hot Water Heater #1 Presumptive 32,000 BTU Hot Water Heater #2 Presumptive 40,000 BTU Furnace Presumptive 150,000 BTU Heater No. 1 Presumptive 125,000 BTU Heater No. 2 Presumptive Glycol Dehydrator Vent Lines Fugitive emissions from Leaks
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed operating permit and the proposed SIP revisions. The public hearing is scheduled at the DEP Meadville Regional Office, Air Quality Conference Room, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, on Tuesday, July 6, 1999, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Matthew Williams, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494, (814) 332-6940 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 and two written copies of the oral testimony are required. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony in its own behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Matthew Williams at (814) 332-6940 or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment should provide written comments to Matthew Williams, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494. Comments should be sub- mitted within 30 days of the date of this publication notice.
All the pertinent documents (applications, review memos and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the contact person noted previously.
Public Hearing
Molded Fiber Glass Companies
Erie County Notice is given in accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b) that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a RACT approval to Molded Fiber Glass Companies (MFG) for their plant in Union City, Erie County. The facility has a Title V Operating Permit No. TV-25-00035. This RACT 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.
A public hearing will be conducted on July 27, 1999, beginning at 1 p.m. in the Air Quality conference room at the Meadville Regional Office located at 230 Chestnut Street. The hearing is for the Department to accept testimony concerning its decision to approve, with conditions, the Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plans by: Molded Fiber Glass Companies, 55 Fourth Avenue, Union City, PA 16438.
The proposed SIP revisions do not adopt new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for the facility to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determinations, if finally approved, will be incorporated into Plan Approvals and/or Operating Permits for the facilities and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
The following is a revised summary of the preliminary VOC RACT determination for the above listed facility:
Process RACT VOC Emission Limits Open Molding: Spray-up/Lay-up and Gel Coating Maximum 45% VOC content of resins and gelcoats, as applied, averaged monthly over all resins and gelcoats used. Closed Molding: The use of closed molding technology, or newer technologies that emit less VOCs; and Preform machines shall use water-based binder materials, or materials that contain less VOC than water-based technology. Surface Coating: 20.0-tons VOC/year based on 12-month rolling total
4.0 lbs-VOC/gallon of coating/month, as applied, averaged over all coatings used.
For the above facility, a public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the above proposed operating permit and the proposed SIP revisions. The public hearing is scheduled at the DEP Meadville Regional Office, Air Quality Conference Room, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, on July 22, 1999, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Robert Huston, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494, (814) 332-6940 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 and two written copies of the oral testimony are required. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony in its own behalf.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Robert Huston at (814) 332-6940 or the Pennsylvania AT&T relay service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Those unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment should provide written comments to Robert Huston, Air Pollution Control Engineer, Department of Environmental Protection, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this publication notice.
All the pertinent documents (applications, review memos and draft approvals) are also available for review from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Meadville Regional DEP office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the contact person noted previously.
MINING
APPLICATIONS TO CONDUCT COAL AND NONCOAL ACTIVITIES Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to the applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District mining office indicated above each application. Where a 401 water quality certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for informal conferences on applications, may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the same address within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--86.34 (relating to public notices of filing of permit applications, opportunity for comment, and informal conferences).
Where any of the mining activities listed will have discharges of wastewater to streams, the Department will incorporate NPDES permits into the mining activity permits issued in response to these applications. The NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations (as described in the Department's regulations--25 Pa. Code §§ 77.522, 87.102, 88.92, 88.187, 88.242, 89.52 and 90.102) for iron, manganese, suspended solids, settleable solids, alkalinity and pH. In addition to the above, more restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume or restrictions on the extent of mining which may occur will be incorporated into a mining activity permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 95). Persons or agencies which have requested review of the NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the above-mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on those requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based. Requests for an informal conference must contain the name, address and telephone number of requestor; application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Coal Applications Received
56803093. Permit renewal for reclamation only, Croner, Inc. (629 Main Street, Suite 1, Berlin, PA 15530), for continued restoration of bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 79.6 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Buffalo Creek. Application received May 24, 1999.
56723082. Permit renewal for reclamation only, Croner, Inc. (629 Main Street, Suite 1, Berlin, PA 15530), for continued restoration of bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley and Somerset Townships, Somerset County, affecting 55.4 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributary to Kimberly Run. Application received May 24, 1999.
56930113. Permit Renewal, Croner, Inc. (629 Main Street, Suite 1, Berlin, PA 15530), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous strip mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 52.7 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Laurel Run and Tubs Run. Application received May 25, 1999.
56663094. Permit Renewal, Croner, Inc. (P. O. Box 157, Berlin, PA 15530), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous-auger mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 182.0 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Blue Lick Creek and to Blue Lick Creek. Application received May 26, 1999.
Greensburg District Office, R. D. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
65890104R. Purco Coal, Inc. (22 Van Voorhis Lane, Monongahela, PA 15063). Renewal application received for continued operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine located in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to the Youghiogheny River and unnamed tributary to Barren Run to Jacobs Creek to the Youghiogheny River. Renewal application received: May 21, 1999.
26713049R. Luzerne Coal Corporation (200 Neville Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15225). Renewal application received for continued reclamation and discharge treatment on an existing bituminous surface mine located in Luzerne Township, Fayette County. Receiving streams: Minnow Run to the Monongahela River. Renewal application received May 21, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
17990111. Larry D. Baumgardner Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 186, Lanse, PA 16849), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Decatur Township, Clearfield County affecting 93.3 acres. Receiving streams: Little Laurel Run, Laurel Run. Application received May 17, 1999.
17990112. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661), commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine permit in Bigler Township, Clearfield County affecting 128 acres. Receiving streams: Banion Run and unnamed tributaries to Banian Run. Application received May 26, 1999.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
16940103. RFI Energy, Inc. (555 Philadelphia Street, Indiana, PA 15701). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip, tipple refuse disposal, coal ash placement and beneficial use of coal ash operation in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 764.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to the Allegheny River, unnamed tributary to the Clarion River, Dunlap Creek to the Allegheny River. Application received May 24, 1999.
37820108. Ambrosia Coal & Construction Co. (R. D. 1, Edinburg, PA 16116). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, affecting 225.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributaries to Sugar Creek to Honey Creek to North Fork Little Beaver Creek. Application for reclamation only. Application received May 28, 1999.
16880104. Terry Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 58, Distant, PA 16223). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface and tipple refuse disposal operation in Limestone, Monroe and Porter Townships, Clarion County, affecting 156.2 acres. Receiving streams: One unnamed tributary to Sloan Run, one unnamed tributary to Parsons Run to Piney Creek to the Clarion River to the Allegheny River. Three unnamed tributaries to Leatherwood Creek to Redbank Creek to the Allegheny River. Application for reclamation only. Application received May 28, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54820201C. Robert Shewokis (400 Valley Street, New Philadelphia, PA 17959), correction to an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in New Philadelphia Borough, Schuylkill County affecting 52.1 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received May 25, 1999.
40920102R. Susquehanna Coal Company (P. O. Box 27, 200 East Front Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Newport Township, Luzerne County affecting 1,325.0 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received May 28, 1999.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
Noncoal Applications Received
09890301C7. Naceville Material (c/o Miller & Son Paving, Inc., 1371 West Street Road, P. O. Box 161, Warminster, PA 18974), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0594466 in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Ridge Valley Creek. Application received May 20, 1999.
06920301C. Martin Stone Quarries, Inc. (P. O. Box 297, Bechtelsville, PA 19505), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0595641 in Washington Township, Berks County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to Swamp Creek. Application received May 25, 1999.
6875SM3C. Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9454), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0612383 in Armagh Township, Mifflin County, receiving stream--Honey Creek. Application received May 28, 1999.
7475SM4C3. Essroc Cement Corp. (3251 Bath Pike, Nazareth, PA 18064), renewal of NPDES Permit No. PA0121592 in Upper and Lower Nazareth Townships, Northampton County, receiving stream--unnamed tributary to East Branch Monocacy Creek. Application received May 28, 1999.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840.
Large Industrial Mineral (Noncoal) Permit Applications Received
4474SM14. New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 77, New Enterprise, PA 16664), renewal of an existing NPDES permit located in Bradford Township, Clearfield County affecting 39 acres. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary to Moravian Run. Application received May 12, 1999.
Ebensburg District Office, 437 South Center Street, P. O. Box 625, Ebensburg, PA 15931-0625.
Small Industrial Minerals Applications Received
32992801. John P. Shawley (R. D. 1, Box 93A, Saltsburg, PA 15681), in Conemaugh Township, Indiana County, affecting 14.7 acres. Receiving stream Blacklegs Creek. Application received May 24, 1999.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER SECTION 401: FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
ENCROACHMENTS The following Dam Safety and Encroachment permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for water quality certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of 33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317, as well as relevant State requirements. Initial requests for 401 certification will be published concurrently with the permit application. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 or to the issuance of a Dam Safety or Encroachment Permit or the approval of Environmental Assessments must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice as well as any questions to the office noted above the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
Northeast Regional Office: Soils and Waterways Section, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E40-525. Encroachment. David E. and Denise J. Puterbaugh, 55 Tanager Way, Mountaintop, PA 18707-1845. To place fill in a de minimis area of wetlands equal to 0.02 acre within the drainage basin of Little Wapwallopen Creek (CWF) for the purpose of addressing a stormwater drainage issue on a residential lot. The project is located on Lot 23, Woodland Estates, Wilkes-Barre West, (PA Quadrangle N: 4.8 inches; W: 6.5 inches), Rice Township, Luzerne County (Baltimore District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E45-375. Encroachment. William J. and Eileen A. Burke, 1930 SW Seventh Street, Boca Raton, FL 33486. To place fill in a de minimis area of wetlands equal to 0.02 acre for the purpose of constructing a single-family home on a 0.34-acre lot. The project is located on Lot 3, Unit 3, Section 6, along the south side of Hillcrest Drive in Lake Naomi Estates (Pocono Pines, PA Quadrangle N: 21.1 inches; W: 8.8 inches) Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
E64-203. Encroachment. Fred and Barbara Pingel, R. R. 2, Box 2373, Beach Lake, PA 18405. To fill a 0.25 acre spring-fed artificial pond for the purpose of eliminating a potential safety hazard to children living in a nearby residence; and to construct and maintain a 12-inch outfall to a second-order tributary to the Delaware River (HQ-CWF). The project is located on the north side of T-519, approximately 300 feet west of the intersection of T-519 and T-626 (Narrowsburg, NY-PA Quadrangle N: 22.3 inches; W: 10.3 inches), Damascus Township, Wayne County (Philadelphia District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers).
Southcentral Regional Office: Section Chief, Water Management Program, Soils and Waterways Section, 909 Elmerton Avenue, 2nd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E01-207. Encroachment. Conewago Enterprises, Inc., 660 Edgegrove Road, P. O. Box 407, Hanover, PA 17331. To place fill in 0.96 acre of wetlands to develop a lumber processing facility at the abandoned Glen Gary Brick property located south of Brickcrafters Road and west of Fleshman Mill Road (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle N: 21.5 inches; W: 12.5 inches) in Mount Pleasant Township, Adams County. Permittee proposed to provide 2.63 acres of replacement wetlands.
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