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[Continued from previous Web Page] A. 3099401. Sewerage. Carmichaels--Cumberland Joint Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 304, Carmichaels, PA 15320-0304. Application for construction and operation of a sewer extension and pump station to serve the Paisley Industrial Park located in Cumberland Township, Green County. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) which administers Pennsylvania's State Revolving Fund has been identified as a possible funding source. The Department's review of the sewage facilities plan revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
A. 6599406. Sewerage. Rostraver Township Sewage Authority, 202 Port Royal Road, Rostraver, PA 15012. Application for the construction and operation of the Collinsburg Sewers and Pump Station and the Fellsburg Pump Station located in Rostraver Township, Westmoreland County. The Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (Pennvest) which administers Pennsylvania's State Revolving Fund has been identified as a possible funding sources. The Department's review of the sewage facilities plan revision has not identified any significant environmental impacts resulting from this proposal.
Northwest Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6942.
WQM Permit No. 4299201. Industrial waste. Witco Corporation, ARG Refinery, One American Lane, Greenwich, CT 06831. This project is for remediation of impacted groundwater at the former Witco Corporation refinery located in the City of Bradford, McKean County.
WQM Permit No. 2599409. Sewage. McKean Township Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 88, McKean, PA 16426-0088. This project is for the construction of sanitary sewer service and facilities for a portion of the township including the PA 832/I-90 interchange, the Village of Sterrettania and portions of West Road in McKean Township, Erie County.
WQM Permit No. 4399411. Sewage. Hermitage Municipal Authority, 800 North Hermitage Road, Hermitage, PA 16148. This project is to replace the existing aeration system with a fine bubble diffused aeration system in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County.
WQM Permit No. 2597405--Amendment No. 1. Sewage. Edinboro Conference Campgrounds, 12940 Fry Road, Edinboro, PA 16412. This project is for the installation of an intermittent sand filter to replace a malfunctioning system in Washington Township, Erie County.
WQM Permit No. 1099408. Sewage, Robert M. Petrick, SRSTP, 1283 Lakevue Drive, Butler, PA 16002. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Penn Township, Butler County.
WQM Permit No. 6299408. Sewage, Robert G. Chase, Sr., SRSTP, R. R. 2, Box 123, Sugar Grove, PA 16350. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Sugar Grove Township, Warren County.
WQM Permit No. 4299403. Sewage, Michael A. Torrey, SRSTP, R. R. 1, Box 239A, Eldred, PA 16731. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Ceres Township, McKean County.
WQM Permit No. 2099407. Sewage, Donald K. Jr. and Kelli L. Granda, SRSTP, 16572 Harmonsburg Road, Meadville, PA 16335. This project is for the construction of a single residence sewage treatment plant in Vernon Township, Crawford County.
INDIVIDUAL PERMITS
(PAS)
NPDES Individual
The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated, on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain effluent limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. The proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharged.
Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision of 40 CFR 123.24(d).
Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the office noted above the application within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the responsible office considers the public response significant.
Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at 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.
Southeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.
NPDES Permit PAS10-G094-R. Stormwater. Toll Brothers, Inc., 3103 Philmont Avenue, Huntington Valley, PA 19006, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Uwchlan Township, Chester County, to Brandywine Creek.
Northeast Regional Office: Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
Northampton County Conservation District, District Manager, Greystone Building, Gracedale Complex, Nazareth, PA 18064-9211, (610) 746-1971.
NPDES Permit PAS10U114. Stormwater. Steven Follett, President, Follett Corporation, 801 Church Lane, P. O. Box D, Easton, PA 18044, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Forks Township, Northampton County, to Bushkill Creek.
Monroe County Conservation District, District Manager, 8050 Running Valley Road, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, (570) 629-3060.
NPDES Permit PAS10S078. Stormwater. Tobyhanna Pipeline, UGI Utilities, Inc., 100 Kachel Boulevard, Suite 400, P. O. Box 12677, Reading, PA 19612-2677, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Tobyhanna and Coolbaugh Townships, Monroe County, to Tobyhanna Creek.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Application received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).
Bureau of Water Supply Management: Division of Drinking Water Management, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105. Contact: Godfrey C. Maduka, (717) 787-9037.
A. 9996476. Aqua Valley Spring Water, Inc., 874 Dutch Valley Road, Edmeston, NY 13335; John M. Wheeler, President. Applicant requests Department approval to sell bottled water in Pennsylvania under the brand name Aqua Valley Spring Water.
LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Under Act 2, 1995
Preamble 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).
Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific cleanup standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified as proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of a site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department's Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notice of Intent to Remediate:
Northwest Regional Office: Craig Lobins, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6648.
New Castle Area Transit Authority, 107 Taylor Street, New Castle, PA 16101, City of New Castle, County of Lawrence, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater. The site has been found to be contaminated with BTEX, lead and PAHs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the background and Statewide health standards. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the New Castle News on May 20, 1999.
SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE
PREVIOUSLY UNPERMITTED CLASS OF SPECIAL HANDLING WASTE
INFECTIOUS OR CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC WASTE
Application received under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003), the Infectious and Chemotherapeutic Waste Law (35 P. S. §§ 6019.1--6019.6) and regulations for license to transport infectious and chemotherapeutic waste.
Bureau of Land Recycling and Waste Management: Division of Hazardous Waste Management, P. O. Box 8471, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8471.
Sterilogic Waste Systems, Inc., 9948 Kistler Valley Road, Kempton, PA 19529; Chris Kerr, President; application received May 10, 1999.
AIR QUALITY
Notice of Plan Approval and Operating Permit Applications
Nonmajor Sources and Modifications The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an integrated plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities. Although the sources covered by these applications may be located at a major facility, the sources being installed or modified do not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements.
Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Offices identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed plan approval and/or operating permits must submit the protest or comment within 30 days from the date of this notice. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department's Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.
Final plan approvals and operating permit will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the act.
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.
40-309-036B: Schott Glass Technologies, Inc. (400 York Avenue, Duryea, PA 18642), for operation of a PLG production system in Duryea Borough, Luzerne County.
40-399-040: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority (P. O. Box 33A, Wilkes Barre, PA 18703), for operation of a lime storage and transfer system in Hanover Township, Luzerne County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
OP-56-00157: Windber Area School District (2301 Graham Avenue, Windber, PA 15693), for operation of Jr/Sr High School in Winber Borough, Somerset County.
OP-65-00084: Allegheny Foundry Co. (1100 Penn Center Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15235), for operation of Grey Iron Foundry at Bolivar Plant in Fairfield Township, Westmoreland County.
OP-63-00004: Molycorp (300 Caldwell Avenue, Washington, PA 15301), for operation of nonferrous smelter at Washington Plant in Canton Township, Washington County.
OP-65-00912: Babcock Lumber Co. (2220 Palmer Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15218), for operation of millwork facility in Donegal Township, Westmoreland 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 to 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.
06-05078: FR&S, Inc. (727 Red Lane Road, Birdsboro, PA 19508), for Pioneer Crossing, a municipal solid waste landfill located in Exeter Township, Berks County. The emission sources at the facility consist of municipal solid waste landfill, old cell (101), facility roadways, paved and unpaved (103), municipal solid waste landfill, new cells (104) and a leachate storage system (105).
Notice of Intent to Revise Operating Permits for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators
Under section 111(d)/129 of the Clean Air Act, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated Emission Guidelines to control the emission of designated pollutants from existing hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators (HMIWI) (See 62 FR 48348, September 15, 1997). These guidelines are codified at 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Ce and incorporated by reference in 25 Pa. Code § 122.3. These Emission Guidelines apply to all existing HMIWI units which have commenced construction on or before June 20, 1996.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has determined that the affected HMIWI units listed as follows are subject to the Emission Guidelines. New or revised Federally enforceable State operating permits (FESOP), Title V operating permits or plan approvals, when necessary, will be submitted to the EPA as the legally enforceable mechanism to implement the Subpart Ce requirements.
Northeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, Attn: Mark Carmon, (570) 826-2531.
OP 39-301-062A. Lehigh Valley Hospital--Cedar Crest, Salisbury Township, Lehigh County. Primary Emissions: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Affected HMIWI unit: Environmental Control Products Model 750T ECP hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator with afterburner, 540 lbs/hr.
OP 39-301-062A. Lehigh Valley Hospital--17th and Chew Streets, City of Allentown, Lehigh County. Primary Emissions: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Affected HMIWI unit: Environmental Control Products Model 500T hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator with afterburner, 400 lbs/hr.
OP 40-301-078A. Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township, Luzerne County. Primary Emissions: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Affected HMIWI unit: Penram Model 300-1500K-18-2S hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator with afterburner and Venturi scrubber air pollution control device, 300 lbs/hr.
OP 40-301-071A. American Red Cross Regional Blood Center, Hanover Township, Luzerne County. Primary Emissions: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Affected HMIWI unit: Atlas Model CFA-66IF hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator with afterburner, 340 lbs/hr.
OP 58-301-005A. Barnes-Kasson County Hospital, Susquehanna Borough, Susquehanna County. Primary Emissions: Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs). Affected HMIWI unit: Hoskinson-Peace Model B Class III hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator with afterburner, 250 lbs/hr.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
33-00108: Brookville Hospital, Inc. (100 Hospital Road, Brookville, PA 15825), in Brookville Borough, Jefferson County. Primary Emissions: Sulfur oxides (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and particulate matter (PM). Affected HMIWI Unit: Source ID 101, Cleaver Brooks hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator, 175 pounds/hr. Other Sources: 5 boilers and 2 emergency generators.
42-00154: Bradford Regional Medical Center (116 Interstate Parkway, Bradford, PA 16701), in Bradford, McKean County. Primary Emissions: Sulfur oxides (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and particulate matter (PM). Affected HMIWI Unit: Source ID 101, Consumat Systems Inc. hospital/medical/hazardous waste incinerator, 175 pounds/hr. Other Sources: 2 boilers and 3 emergency generators.
37-00144: Jameson Memorial Hospital (1211 Wilmington Avenue, New Castle, PA 16105), in New Castle, Lawrence County. Primary Emissions: Sulfur oxides (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and particulate matter (PM). Affected HMIWI Unit: Eurich-Falcone hospital/medical/hazardous waste incinerator, 300 pounds/hr. Other Sources: 3 boilers and 3 emergency generators.
25-00688: Hamot Medical Center (201 State Street, Erie, PA 16555), in Erie, Erie County. Primary Emissions: Sulfur oxides (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), and particulate matter (PM). Affected HMIWI Unit: Source ID I01, Cleaver Brooks hospital/medical/hazardous waste incinerator, 1,060 pounds/hr. Other Sources: 3 boilers and 6 emergency generators.
Copies of the draft permits or plan approvals and other relevant information are available for public inspection and additional information may be obtained by contacting the appropriate Regional Office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed permits or plan approvals to the Regional Office noted above 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 persons submitting the comments, along with the permit number of the proposed permit.
The commentator should include a concise statement of objections to the issuance of the revised permit or plan approval and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
A public hearing will subsequently be held for all HMIWI which will be shutting down, and have requested an extension beyond the 1 year compliance deadline specified in the draft permit or plan approval. The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on all other proposed actions based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of each 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.
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.
13-318-003A: Kovatch Corp. (One Industrial Complex, Nesquehoning, PA 18240), for modification of a paint spray operation in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County.
13-399-007: Panther Creek Partners (1001 Industrial Road, Nesquehoning, PA 18240), for construction of an ash handling/storage system in Nesquehoning Borough, Carbon County.
39-313-029E: Carpenter Insulation Co. (P. O. Box 124, Foglesville, PA 18051), for modification of a polystyrene production operation in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
Southwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.
PA-63-096A: Union Electric Steel Corp. (P. O. Box 465, Carnegie, PA 15106), for installation of one forging two annealing furnaces at Harmon Creek Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.
PA-11-434A: Laurel Land Development, Inc. (P. O. Box 692, Carrolltown, PA 15722), for installation of sandstone crushing process at Chickaree Quarry in Jackson Township, Cambria County.
PA-65-181A: Chestnut Ridge Foam, Inc. (P. O. Box 781, Latrobe, PA 15650), for installation of polyurethane foam molding manufacturing at the Latrobe Plant in Derry Township, Westmoreland County.
PA-65-890B: Carbide Corp. (900 Main Street, P. O. Box 228, Lowber, PA 15660), for installation of vacuum dryer and attritor mill at the Lowber Facility in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
PA-25-095F: Lord Corp. (1635 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16514), for construction of a metal treatment tank and installation of a scrubber in the City of Erie, Erie County.
Notice of Intent to Issue
Plan Approval OP-53-0009D
National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation National Fuel Gas Supply Corp. (P. O. Box 2081, Erie, PA 16512) has submitted an application to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for plan approval to modify a natural gas-fired 3,200 horsepower reciprocating internal combustion engine (Engine 1A) at the Ellisburg Compressor Station in Allegany Township, Potter County. The modification consists of increasing the engine speed from 750 RPM to 1,000 RPM and the engine horsepower from 3,200 to 4,445. The information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis indicates that the modification may potentially result in a 19.36 ton per year increase in the respective engine's emission of nitrogen oxides, a 36.75 ton per year increase in its emission of carbon monoxide, a 19.36 ton per year increase in its emission of volatile organic compounds and a 1.95 ton per year increase in its emission of hazardous air pollutants (of which 1.22 tons per year will be formaldehyde). A preliminary review of the information submitted by National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation indicates that the proposed modification will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the New Source Review requirements specified in 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.201--127.217. Based on this finding, the Department intends to approve the application and issue a plan approval to modify the respective engine.
To ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, the Department proposes to place the following conditions in the respective plan approval:
1. The engine is to be modified in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved in this plan approval).
2. The plan approval is issued for the modification of a Caterpillar G3616 natural gas-fired 3,200 brake horsepower reciprocating internal combustion engine (Engine 1A). The modification consists of increasing the engine's speed from 750 RPM to 1,000 RPM and its horsepower from 3,200 to 4,445 which will result in the following increases in the engine's potential to emit air contaminants:
Increase (tons per 12 consecutive Air Contaminant month period) Nitrogen oxides (NOx, expressed as NO2) 19.36 Carbon monoxide (CO) 36.75 Volatile organic compound (VOCs) 19.36 Combined hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 1.95 Formaldehyde 1.22 3. Under the best available technology provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12, the Department has preliminarily determined that the nitrogen oxides emissions (NOx, expressed as NO2) from the modified engine shall not exceed 15.7 pounds per hour and 68.77 tons in any 12 consecutive month period, the carbon monoxide emissions shall not exceed 22.5 pounds per hour and 98.55 tons in any 12 consecutive month period, the volatile organic compound emissions shall not exceed 8.8 pounds per hour and 38.54 tons in any 12 consecutive month period, the combined emission of all hazardous air pollutants shall not exceed 1.59 pounds per hour and 6.96 tons in any 12 consecutive month period and the formaldehyde emissions shall not exceed .991 pounds per hour and 4.34 tons in any 12 consecutive month period. The Department reserves the right to establish more stringent air contaminant emission limitations for this engine should emission testing or other data demonstrate that lower emission rates are reasonably achievable.
4. Within 120 days of modifying the engine, the company shall perform nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, volatile organic compound and formaldehyde stack testing upon the engine while the engine is being operated at maximum capacity. The stack testing shall consist of at least three separate test runs for each pollutant and shall be performed using stack test procedures which are acceptable to the Department.
5. At least 45 days prior to the scheduled performance of the stack testing required by condition 4, the company shall submit a test plan or protocol to the Department. This plan shall contain a description of the specific testing and analytical procedures to be used in performing the testing, a listing of all engine operating parameters to be monitored during test performance and dimensioned drawings or sketches of the test port locations showing the upstream and downstream ductwork, and the like configuration.
6. The Department shall be given at least 14 days advance notice of the scheduled dates and times for the performance of the testing required by condition 4. The Department is under no obligation to accept the results of any testing performed without adequate advance notice having been provided.
7. Within 60 days of the completion of the testing required by condition 4, three copies of a test report shall be submitted to the Department. This report shall contain the results of the stack testing reported in pounds per hour, a description of the testing and analytical procedures actually used, the horsepower and speed at which the engine was operated during each test run, all other engine operating data recorded during the testing, a copy of all raw data and a copy of all calculations generated during data analysis.
8. In addition to the testing required by condition 4, the engine shall be tested for nitrogen oxides emissions twice per year using a portable emission analyzer and sampling procedure which has been approved by the Department. This testing shall be performed between March 1 and April 30 and between October 1 and November 30. The first such occurrence of portable analyzer testing need not occur, however, until the testing required by condition 4 has first been completed. At least 60 days prior to the first occurrence of portable analyzer testing, the company shall submit a portable analyzer sampling plan or protocol to the Department for evaluation. Additionally, a test report containing the results of the testing and identifying the horsepower and speed at which the engine was operated during the testing shall be submitted to the Department within 30 days of the completion of each occurrence of testing.
9. The engine shall be fired only on pipeline quality natural gas.
10. The company shall maintain comprehensive accurate records of engine speed, spark position, developed torque, fuel manifold pressure, air manifold pressure, air manifold temperature and the number of hours the engine is operated each month. All records made under this condition are to be retained for at least 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request.
11. Under the New Source Review provisions of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.201--127.217, the engine shall not be operated at a horsepower in excess of 3,200 or a speed in excess of 750 RPM until National Fuel Gas is first in possession of 66.15 tons of Department-approved volatile organic compound emission reduction credits (unless the Department determines that a lesser amount of emission reduction credits must be obtained due to the availability of onsite generated volatile organic compound emission reduction credits which can be used for netting purposes).
12. Issuance of an operating permit for the modified engine is contingent upon the engine being modified, and subsequently 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 modified engine are in compliance with the limitations specified in any condition contained herein and the requirements specified in, or established under, any applicable rule or regulation contained in 25 Pa. Code Article III.
13. 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.
14. All conditions contained in Plan Approval OP-53-0009C which are not specifically superseded or modified by a condition or conditions contained herein shall remain in effect.
15. 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.
16. Notification required as a result of any condition herein should be directed to: Richard L. Maxwell, Jr., Chief, Engineering Services, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 327-3640.
The conditions listed above are intended to identify the respective air contamination source, establish allowable air contaminant emission rates and source operating requirements and establish appropriate testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
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 as follows:
Persons wishing to protest the issuance of the plan approval or wishing to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the plan approval may submit the protest or information to the Department at the addressed listed as follows. Protests or comments must be received by the Department within 30 days from the last date of publication of this notice to be considered. Each written protest or comment must include the following: name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the protest or comment, identification of the proposed plan approval (OP-53-0009D) and a concise explanation of the reasons for the protest or the relevance of the comments.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department in their discretion decided that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting a protest or a comment 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 results for a hearing must be received by the Department no later than 30 days after the last day of 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 Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 327-3648.
For additional information regarding the Department's analysis of the plan approval application, contact Richard L. Maxwell, Jr., Chief Engineering Services, Air Quality Program, Department of Environmental Protection, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448, (570) 327-3745.
Public Notification to Solicit Comments
on Plan Approval Application No. PA-46-0005HUnder 25 Pa. Code § 127.44, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is soliciting comments on the proposed Air Quality Plan Approval for Merck & Co., Inc. (company), Sumneytown Pike, West Point, Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, PA for the construction of two boilers and a combustion turbine. The two boilers and combustion turbine are described in the company's plan approval application of August 28, 1998, and subsequent supplemental submissions. With the addition of the two boilers and combustion turbine, the company's contemporaneous 5-year increase in the emission of nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is 149.8 tpy and 23.9 tpy, respectively. Because the contemporaneous 5-year increase for Merck & Co., Inc., is greater than 25 tpy of NOx, the company is required to provide emission reduction credits for NOx in the amount of 194.8 tpy, prior to the start-up of the two boilers and combustion turbine.
Copies of the application, technical review by the Department, and other supporting documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown as follows. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (610) 832-6268, for an appointment.
Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the proposed boilers and combustion turbine would emit:
Pollutant Emission Rate, tpy Nitrogen oxides 144.8 tons per year Carbon monoxide 271.5 tons per year Volatile organic compounds 15.9 tons per year Sulfur dioxide 48.1 tons per year Particulate matter < 10 µm 65.2 tons per year Particulate matter 43.2 tons per year Based on the information provided by the applicant and the Department's own analysis, the proposed boilers and combustion turbine would consume the following increments:
Pollutant Ambient Air Quality Impact Nitrogen dioxide 0.68 µg/m3 (annual avg.) Carbon monoxide 112.4 µg/m3 (1 hour avg.) and 49.0 µg/m3 (8 hour avg.) Sulfur dioxide 14.1 µg/m3 (3 hour avg.), 4.0 µg/m3 (24 hour avg.), and 0.36 µg/m3 (annual avg.) Particulate matter < 10µm 3.2 µg/m3 (24 hour avg.) and 0.30 µg/m3 (annual avg.) To assure compliance with the applicable standards, the Department has placed the following conditions in the proposed Plan Approval:
1. Operational Limitations
A. The emissions of nitrogen oxides from Cogen III shall be controlled by the use of dry low NOx combustor technology.
B. The emissions of nitrogen oxides from the No. 8 and No. 10 boilers shall be controlled by the use of low NOx burners, flue gas recirculation and a selective catalytic reduction system.
C. The company shall construct, operate and maintain the No. 8 and 10 boilers and the combustion turbine in accordance with manufacturer's specifications as well as good air pollution control practices.
D. The company shall properly maintain the No. 8 and 10 boilers by the following steps listed as follows.
i. The company shall conduct an annual adjustment or tune-up on the combustion units. This adjustment shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(1) Inspection, adjustment, cleaning or replacement of fuel burning equipment, including the burners and moving parts necessary for proper operation as specified by the manufacturer.
(2) Inspection of the flame pattern or characteristics and adjustments necessary to minimize total emissions of NOx and to the extent practicable minimize emissions of CO.
(3) Inspection of the air-to-fuel ratio control system and adjustments necessary to ensure proper calibration and operation specified by the manufacturer.
ii. The company shall record each adjustment conducted under the procedures in paragraph in a permanently bound logbook or other method approved by the Department. This log shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The date of the tuning procedure.
(2) The name of the service company and technicians.
(3) The final operating rate or load.
(4) The final CO and NOx emission rates.
(5) The final excess oxygen rate.
E. The No. 8 and 10 boilers are subject to Subpart Db of the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS) and the combustion turbine is subject to Subpart GG of the NSPS. Each shall comply with all applicable requirements of their respective Subparts. 40 CFR 60.4 requires submission of copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications to both the EPA and the Department. The EPA copies shall be forwarded to: Director, Air, Toxics and Radiation Division, U. S. EPA, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
F. The hours of operation of the No. 8 boiler, No. 10 boiler and Cogen III combustion turbine shall not be limited.
G. The sulfur content of the No. 2 fuel oil combusted in the No. 8 and No. 10 boilers shall not, at any time, exceed 0.05%, by weight. Additionally, the No. 2 fuel oil shall not, at any time, contain reclaimed or waste oil or other waste materials.
H. The company shall combust only natural gas in Cogen III combustion turbine.
I. The company shall limit the amount of No. 2 fuel oil combusted in the No. 8 boiler to 3,250,000 gallons, or less, in a 12 month rolling period.
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