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PLAN APPROVALS
Applications received and intent to issue Plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015).
Southeast Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-6242.
OP-23-0005: BASF Corp. (1830 Columbia Avenue, Folcroft, PA 19032) for a minor operating permit modification to convert source 102B Drop Tank T-23 with two condensors to R-23 Reactor Train with one condensor, receiver and vacuum pump in Folcroft Borough, Delaware County.
PA-46-0204: PSEG Energy Technologies (801 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444) for installation of two gas and one diesel generator in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County.
PA-09-0129: PSEG Energy Technologies (Langhorne-Newtown Road, Langhorne, PA 19047) for installation of six gas and two diesel generators in Langhorne Borough, Bucks County.
PA-15-0004D: Raynolds Metals Co. (520 Lincoln Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335) for installation of four film seaming machines in Downingtown Borough, Chester County.
PA-09-0027B: Fres-co System USA, Inc. (3005 State Road, Telford, PA 18969) for modification of a rotogravure printing press in West Rockhill Township, Bucks County.
Southcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.
06-03117: Custom Processing Services, Inc. (317 Washington Street, Birdsboro, PA 19508-2231) for a plastics milling operation controlled by two fabric collectors in Exeter Township, Berks County.
06-05066A: General Battery Corp. (P. O. Box 14294, Reading, PA 19612-4294) for the lead refining kettles controlled by a fabric collector in Laureldale/Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 6, Subpart X--National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories.
07-03034A: Fry Metals, Inc. (4100 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602) for installation of a pin mixer to process fabric collector dust, controlled by an existing fabric collector in the City of Altoona, Blair County.
67-03089: John W. Keffer Funeral Home Inc. (371 Kings Mill Road, York, PA 17403) for installation of a human cremator controlled by a built-in afterburner in York City, York County.
67-310-004H: Southdown, Inc. (P. O. Box 220, Thomasville, PA 17364) for installation of a bucket elevator and three 100-ton storage silos at their Thomasville Facility in Jackson Township, York County. The source is subject to 40 CFR 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
Northcentral Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.
19-304-006D: Benton Foundry, Inc. (R. R. 2, Box 110, Benton, PA 17814-9550) for construction of various pieces of foundry equipment and installation of air cleaning devices (fabric collectors) on various pieces of foundry equipment in Sugarloaf Township, Columbia County.
49-313-032H: Merck and Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 600, Danville, PA 17821-0600) for installation of an air cleaning device (a thermal oxidizer) on various pieces of pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment in Riverside Borough, Northumberland County. The respective pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment is subject to Subpart GGG of the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.
08-318-027B: Mills Pride Limited Partnership (P. O. Box 158, Sayre, PA 18840) for construction of a wood cabinet moulding line and two hand spray booths to be controlled by an existing air cleaning device (a regenerative thermal oxidizer) in Athens Township, Bradford County.
TVOP-50-00005A: CNG Transmission Corp. (625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3199) for construction of a 25.2 million BTU per hour natural gas-fired boiler equipped with a low NOx (nitrogen oxides) burner at the Sabinsville Compressor Station in Clymer Township, Tioga County. The boiler will replace an existing 26.5 million BTU per hour natural gas-fired boiler and will emit up to 3.94 tons of nitrogen oxides, 8.06 tons of carbon monoxide, 1.77 tons of volatile organic compounds, .55 ton of particulate matter/PM10 (particulate matter sized below 10 microns) and .07 ton of sulfur dioxide per year. It will also be subject to Subpart Dc of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.
Northwest Regional Office: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.
37-345-007B: The International Metals Reclamation Co. (INMETCO) (P. O. Box 720, 245 Portersville Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117) for modification of Permit No. 37-345-007A, to remove carbon monoxide emission limitation and continuous emission monitor requirement in Ellwood City, Lawrence County. INMETCO is a Title V facility.
PA-25-070C: Gunite EMI Corp. (603 West 12th Street, Erie, PA 16501) for installation of a dust collector to control emissions from the In-Liner Rotopour and Holding Furnace at a Title V facility in the City of Erie, Erie County.
Notice of Intent to Issue In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.45 the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue an Air Quality Plan Approval PA-26-495A to Allegheny Energy Supply Co., LLC (800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601) to allow the construction of the Gans Turbine Station located 0.6 mile west of Gans, on the north side of Lake Lynn Road at the intersection of Township Road 468, in Springhill Township, Fayette County.
Facility is subject to the applicable requirements of 25 Pa. Code, Chapter 127 (related to construction, modification, reactivation, and operation of sources), 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts GG and Kb (related to standards of performance for turbines and storage tanks), 40 CFR Parts 72, 73, 75 and 77 (related to acid rain), and 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.102--123.120 (related to the NOx budget program). The Department believes that the facility will meet these requirements subject to the following Plan Approval conditions related to allowable emission limitations, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements.
It is proposed that the following conditions be placed in the Plan Approval:
1. The facility is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).
2. Upon completion of the construction of the facility, an operating permit must be obtained. Notify the Department when the installation is completed so that the facility can be inspected for issuance of an operating permit.
3. This Plan Approval authorizes Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC to construct the Gans Station Combustion Turbine Project, located in Springhill Township, Fayette County.
4. Sources at this facility will include two simple cycle combustion turbines, General Electric Model LM 6000 PC, rated at 424.6 mmbtu/hr max and 44 MW each. Each is to be equipped with a mechanical draft cooling tower, a water injection system for the control of NOx emissions, and a 60-foot exhaust stack.
5. Supporting equipment at this site will include electric gas compressors, a 500,000 gallon low-sulfur diesel fuel storage tank, and approximately 23 small (less than 10,000 gallon) storage tanks for various low-vapor pressure liquids such as turbine oils, insulating oils, refrigerants, used oil and demineralized water.
6. All equipment at this facility shall be equipped with manufacturer-designed silencers and/or mufflers. The turbines, generators and gas compressors shall be enclosed in structures designed by the manufacturer to minimize sound levels.
7. Total consumption of natural gas by the turbines per 12 consecutive month period shall not exceed 1,795,000,000 cubic feet when fired in conjunction with diesel fuel, and shall not exceed 1,820,000,000 cubic feet when fired solely on natural gas. Total unit-operating hours per 12 consecutive month period shall not exceed 4,000 hours of natural gas combustion when fired in conjunction with diesel fuel, and shall not exceed 4,050 hours of natural gas combustion when fired solely on natural gas.
8. Total consumption of low-sulfur diesel fuel by the turbines together shall not exceed 1,470,000 gallons per 12 consecutive month period. Total unit-operating hours shall not exceed 450 hours of diesel fuel combustion per 12 consecutive month period.
9. The sulfur content of the low-sulfur diesel fuel shall not exceed 0.05 weight percent.
10. NOx emissions from the turbines shall be limited to 25 ppm while firing natural gas and 42 ppm while firing low-sulfur diesel fuel.
11. Pollutant emissions from the turbines shall not exceed the following while combusting natural gas for 4,000 hours per consecutive 12 month period:
NOx(a) 41.0 lb/unit hr 82.0 tons/yr CO(a) 56.0 lb/unit hr 112.0 tons/yr SO2(b) 2.5 lb/unit hr 5.0 tons/yr VOCs(c) 5.0 lb/unit hr 10.0 tons/yr PM10(c) 3.0 lb/unit hr 6.0 tons/yr 12. Pollutant emissions from the turbines shall not exceed the following while combusting natural gas alone for 4,050 hours per consecutive 12 month period:
NOx(a) 41.0 lb/unit hr 83.0 tons/yr CO(a) 56.0 lb/unit hr 113.4 tons/yr SO2(b) 2.5 lb/unit hr 5.1 tons/yr VOCs(c) 5.0 lb/unit hr 10.1 tons/yr PM10(c) 3.0 lb/unit hr 6.1 tons/yr 13. Pollutant emissions from the turbines shall not exceed the following while combusting diesel fuel for 450 hours per consecutive 12 month period.
NOx(a) 71.0 lb/unit hr 16.0 tons/yr CO(a) 6.0 lb/unit hr 1.4 tons/yr SO(a) 23.0 lb/unit hr 5.2 tons/yr VOCs(c) 1.0 lb/unit hr 0.2 tons/yr PM10(c) 13.0 lb/unit hr 2.9 tons/yr 14. Pollutant emissions from the total facility shall not exceed the following:
NOx(a) 98.0 tons/yr CO(a) 113.4 tons/yr SO2(b),(d) 10.2 tons/yr VOCs(c) 10.2 tons/yr PM10(e) 11.6 tons/yr (a) Based on vendor information assuming 20 F ambient temperature and 1,100 feet elevation.
(b) Based on 2.0 grains sulfur/100 cubic feet natural gas and 435,000 standard cubic feet per hour maximum fuel usage.
(c) Based on vendor information assuming 19 F ambient temperature.
(d) Based on a maximum capacity of 424 MMBtu/hr and a fuel oil sulfur content of 0.05%.
(e) This value also includes 2.6 tons per year particulate matter from the cooling tower.
15. The turbines are subject to the applicable requirements of the 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG, Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines.
16. The 500,000-gallon low-sulfur diesel fuel storage tank is subject to the applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Kb, Standards of Performance for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels.
17. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.334(a), permittee shall install and operate a continuous monitoring system to monitor and record the fuel consumption and the ratio of water to fuel being fired in the turbine. This system shall be accurate to within ±5% and must be approved by the Department.
18. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.344(a), permittee shall monitor the sulfur content and nitrogen content of the fuel being fired in each turbine. Certification by the fuel supplier shall be used for this condition.
19. Permittee shall install, certify, maintain and operate a Department-approved continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS) in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, the Department's Continuous Source Monitoring Manual, 40 CFR Part 60, and 40 CFR Part 75. At a minimum the system shall measure and record the following for each turbine:
Nitrogen Oxide emissions (as NO2)
% Oxygen (or CO2)
Exhaust gas flow
20. Permittee shall record hours of operation of each of the turbines, and the amount and type of fuel consumed, on a daily basis.
21. Permittee shall comply with the applicable reporting requirements of 40 CFR 60.7, 60.116b(d) and 60.334(c).
22. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.4, copies of all requests, reports, applications, submittals and other communications shall be forwarded to both the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Environmental Protection at the addresses shown below, unless otherwise noted:
Director, Air, Toxics, and
Radiation
Environmental Protection
Agency
Region III
841 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107,Department of Environmen-
tal Protection
Regional Air Quality Man-
ager
Office of Air Quality
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-474523. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.334(c), permittee shall record daily, and shall report quarterly, in accordance with 40 CFR 60.7(c), any 1-hour period during which the average water-to-fuel ratio, as measured by the continuous water and fuel measuring system, falls below the ratio that was determined during the stack test to demonstrate compliance with NOx emission limitations. Permittee shall also report any period during which the actual fuel-bound nitrogen content exceeds the fuel-bound nitrogen content determined during the stack test to demonstrate compliance with the NOx emission limitations. Permittee shall also report any period during which the actual fuel-bound sulfur content exceeds 0.05%.
24. Compliance with the turbine emission limitations for NOx and CO while using both low-sulfur diesel fuel and natural gas shall be demonstrated through performance stack testing on each turbine.
A. In accordance with 40 CFR 60.335(c)(2), the monitoring device required by 40 CFR 60.334 shall be used to determine the fuel consumption and to establish the water-to-fuel ratio necessary to comply with turbine NOx emission limitations at 30, 50, 75 and 100% of peak load, or at four points in the normal operating range of the gas turbine, including the minimum point in the range and peak load. All loads shall be corrected to ISO conditions using the appropriate equations as supplied by the turbine manufacturer.
B. All stack testing shall be performed in accordance with 40 CFR 60.8 and 60.335, 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 regulations and the most recent version of the Department's Source Testing Manual.
C. Two copies of the stack test protocol shall be submitted to the Department at least 60 days in advance of the stack test date. Stack testing shall not take place until permittee has received written approval of the stack test protocol.
D. Company shall notify the Department of the date and the time of the stack test at least 2 weeks prior to the tests so that an observer may be present.
E. Two copies of the stack test results shall be submitted to the Department within 60 days of completion of the test.
F. Stack testing shall be performed within 60 days of achieving maximum firing rate but no later than 180 days after the initial startup.
G. Permittee shall record all pertinent operating data during the stack test and include this data with the stack test results.
25. The combustion turbines are subject to the Title IV Acid Rain Program of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, and shall comply with all applicable provisions of that Title, including the following:
40 CFR Part 72 Permits Regulations 40 CFR Part 73 Sulfur Dioxide Allowance System 40 CFR Part 75 Continuous Emission Monitoring 40 CFR Part 77 Excess Emissions 26. The combustion turbines are subject to the applicable requirements of the NOx Budget Program established at 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.102--123.120.
27. Per 25 Pa. Code § 127.13, if construction is not commenced within 18 months of issuance of this Plan Approval, or if there is more than an 18-month lapse in construction, a new Plan Approval application shall be submitted.
28. This Plan Approval authorizes the temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided that the following conditions are met.
A. The Department must receive written notice from the permittee of the anticipated date that sources will commence operation.
B. Operation is authorized only to facilitate the startup and shakedown of the sources, to permit operation of the sources 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 commencement of operation, provided that the Department receives notice from the permittee under Subpart (A), above.
D. Permittee may request an extension of this Plan Approval 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 that compliance has not been established.
E. The notice submitted by the permittee under Subpart (A), above, prior to the expiration date 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 the start-up.
F. Permittee shall submit a Title V Operating Permit Application within 120 days of startup.
Any person wishing to either object to issuance of plan approval or a proposed condition thereof or to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a plan approval, may submit the information to the Department. Comments may be mailed to the Department at the address shown. All comments must be received within 30 days of the appearance of this public notice. Comments shall include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person filing the comment.
2. Identification of the proposed plan approval issuance being opposed.
3. Concise statement of the objections to the plan approval issuance, and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based.
Persons needing additional information should contact Barbara Hatch at Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, (412) 442-4182. Written comments should be mailed to Joseph Pezze, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, at the same address.
REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
(RACT)
Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Volatile Organic Compounds Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology Plan and Operating Permit
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has made a preliminary determination to approve a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Spherical Roller Bearing Production Plant owned and operated by SKF USA, Inc. at 525 Fame Avenue in Penn Township, York County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in (RACT) Operating Permit No. 67-02010A for the existing facility to comply with current regulations. Upon final approval, the operating permit will include material substitution, recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
An appointment to review the pertinent documents at the Southcentral Regional Office may be scheduled by contacting Mary DiSanto at (717) 705-4732 between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
A public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed operating permit and SIP revisions. The hearing will be held on June 28, 2000, at the Department's York District Office, 150 Roosevelt Avenue, York, PA 17404 from 1 p.m. until all scheduled comments on the proposed action are received.
Those wishing to comment are requested to contact Sandra Roderick at (717) 705-4931 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to schedule their testimony. Commentators are requested to provide two written copies of their remarks at the time of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual. Organizations are requested to designate an individual to present testimony on behalf of the organization. Written comments may be submitted to Yasmin Neidlinger, Air Pollution Control Engineer, DEP, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110 during the 30-day period following publication of this notice.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing scheduled for June 28, 2000, at the DEP York District Office and who require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact Sandra Roderick directly at (717) 705-4931 or through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) will conduct a public hearing on July 7, 2000, 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 the Department's decision to approve, with conditions, the revised Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) plans by The International Metals Reclamation Co. (245 Portersville Road, P. O. Box 720, Ellwood City, PA 16117) in Ellwood City, Lawrence County. The revised RACT has been filed to meet the requirements under 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95 (RACT), concerning the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from various air contamination sources. The final RACT proposal will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan (SIP).
The revision will be to the facility RACT VOC emission limit. VOC emissions from the facility shall be revised to a limit not to exceed 178.1 tons per year, to be defined as any 12-month rolling total. The VOC limit is revised from 13.14 tons/year, as defined in RACT Operating Permit No. OP 37-243.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. The SIP revision incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for these facilities to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary revised RACT determination, 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 the SIP.
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. Those unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment should provide written comments to Robert Huston at the address listed above. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of the date of this publication.
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.
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 Department office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the Department 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 such 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 such 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 Chs. 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:
56000104. Mountainside Excavating, Inc. (2692 Salco Road, Berlin, PA 15530), commencement, operation and restoration of bituminous surface mine in Brothersvalley Township, Somerset County, affecting 147.2 acres, receiving stream unnamed tributaries to Tubs Run and Tubs Run, application received April 25, 2000.
Greensburg District Office, R. R. 2, Box 603-C, Greensburg, PA 15601.
30980101. Coresco, Inc. (P. O. Box 1209, Morgantown, WV 26507). Revision application received for the placement of coal ash on approximately 40.11 acres on an existing bituminous surface mine located in Dunkard Township, Greene County. Receiving streams: unnamed tributary of Dunkard Creek; Crooked Run--Dunkard Creek and Crooked Run are tributaries of the Monongahela River. Revision application received: May 2, 2000.
Hawk Run District Office, P. O. Box 209, Off Empire Road, Hawk Run, PA 16840
17000902. Johnson Brothers Coal Co., Inc. (R. R. 1, Box 580, Mahaffey, PA 15757), commencement, operation and restoration of an Incidental Coal Extraction Permit in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County affecting 16 acres. Receiving streams: Laurel Run. Application received April 28, 2000.
Knox District Office, P. O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232.
33940111. MSM Coal Company, Inc. (P. O. Box 243, DuBois, PA 15801). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Clover and Union Townships, Jefferson County affecting 36.0 acres. Receiving streams: Simpson Run and unnamed tributary of Welch Run. Application for reclamation only. Application received May 1, 2000.
33890122. Terry Coal Sales, Inc. (P. O. Box 58, Distant, PA 16223). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Knox, Oliver, and Rose Townships, Jefferson County affecting 200.0 acres. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Lick Run and Lick Run. Application for reclamation only. Application received May 2, 2000.
33990102. McKay Coal Company, Inc. (R. D. 2, Templeton, PA 16259). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Perry Township, Jefferson County affecting 67.3 acres. Receiving streams: Two unnamed tributaries to Foundry Run, Foundry Run and Perryville Run. Revision to include the addition of 9.2 acres to the surface mining permit. Approximately 24.0 acres Upper Freeport limestone will be removed along with the coal previously permitted. Application received May 3, 2000.
33960107. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Transfer of an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Union Township, Jefferson County, affecting 17.8 acres. Receiving streams: Welch Run and Unnamed Tributary A to Welch Run. Transfer from MAF Coal & Excavation, Inc. Application received May 4, 2000.
16753025. C & K Coal Company (P. O. Box 69, Clarion, PA 16214). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip operation in Monroe and Clarion Townships, Clarion County affecting 449.0 acres. This renewal is for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Unnamed tributary to Brush Run. Application received: May 4, 2000.
16793006. C & K Coal Company (P. O. Box 69, Clarion, PA 16214). Renewal of an existing bituminous strip and auger operation in Beaver, Licking and Richland Townships, Clarion County affecting 983.0 acres. This renewal is for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Turkey Run and unnamed tributary to the Clarion River. Application received: May 4, 2000.
16753010. C & K Coal Company (P. O. Box 69, Clarion, PA 16214). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip, auger, tipple refuse disposal, fly ash/bottom ash disposal and beneficial use of fly ash operation in Licking and Toby Townships, Clarion County affecting 1,126.6 acres. This renewal is for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Six unnamed tributaries to Licking Creek, Licking Creek. Application received May 4, 2000.
16703006. C & K Coal Company (P. O. Box 69, Clarion, PA 16214). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip, auger, tipple refuse disposal and coal ash placement operation in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 1,190.0 acres. This renewal is for reclamation only. Receiving streams: Four unnamed tributaries to the Clarion River. Application received May 4, 2000.
McMurray District Office, 3913 Washington Road, McMurray, PA 15317.
17941301. Laurel Run Reclamation Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 372, Bigler, PA 16825-0372), to renew the permit for the Laurel Ridge Mine in Union Township, Clearfield County to renew an existing deep mine permit, no additional discharges. Application received March 23, 2000.
65840701. Crows Nest Synfuels, L. P. (13 Elm St., Suite 200, Cohasset, MA 02025), to transfer the permit for the Crows Nest Wash Plant in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County to transfer an existing permit from Adam Eidemiller, Inc. to Crows Nest Synfuels, L. P., no additional discharges. Application received March 31, 2000.
32743711. Helvetia Coal Co. (P. O. Box 219, Shelocta, PA 15774), to renew the permit for the Lucerne No. 8 coal refuse disposal area in Young Township, Indiana County to renew the existing Lucerne No. 8 coal refuse disposal area permit, no additional discharges. Application received April 10, 2000.
Pottsville District Office, 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901-2454.
54813224R3. Richard E. Tallman (R. R. 1, Box 32, Tower City, PA 17980), renewal of an existing coal refuse reprocessing operation in Butler Township, Schuylkill County affecting 9.6 acres, receiving stream--none. Application received April 27, 2000.
Bureau of Deep Mine Safety The Bureau of Deep Mine Safety has received a request for variance from Mon View Mining Company. The following notification contains a summary of this request. A complete copy of the variance request may be obtained from Allison Gaida by calling (724) 439-7469 or from the BDMS web site at http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/minres/dms/dms.htm.
The Department is publishing a summary of the request in order to solicit comments from affected parties on the proposed variance request. Comments may be used by the Bureau to assist in its investigation of the variance request. Comments will be accepted for 30 days following the publication of this notice. All comments should be addressed to Richard E. Stickler, Director, Bureau of Deep Mine Safety, Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Road, Room 167, Uniontown, PA 15401.
Section 702 of The Bituminous Coal Mine Act (act) (52 P. S. §§ 701 and 702), provides a mechanism for operators to obtain variances from specific requirements of the act to accommodate the adoption of new machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, methods or processes.
Section 224 states that whenever any working place approaches within 200 feet of any workings of an adjacent mine, boreholes shall be drilled at least 20 feet in advance of the face of the working place and sufficiently close to each other to insure that the advancing face will not accidentally hole through into the workings. Boreholes shall also be drilled not more than 8 feet apart in the rib of the working place to a distance of at least 20 feet and at an angle of 45°. The rib holes shall be drilled in one or both ribs of such working place as may be necessary for adequate protection of persons working in the place.
Summary of the request: Mon View Mining Company requests a variance to drill a 3.5 inch diameter exploratory borehole 20 feet inby the planned ribline for the No. 9 entry of the 1 North submains. This borehole will be drilled 200 feet inby the extent of the projected mining. The exploratory borehole will be drilled to ensure that the projected mining will not encounter uncharted workings of the Buffalo Mine.
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