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AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS NEW 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.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. 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 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 the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits 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 (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Neal Elko, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
39-399-063: Diageo (7880 Penn Drive, Breinigsville, PA 18031) for re-activation of beer manufacturing operations including installation of a new keg filling line and a specialty malt handling line at their facility in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
48-309-130: Hercules Cement Co. (501 Hercules Drive, P. O. Box 69, Stockertown, PA 18083) for installation of SNCR on Kiln 1 at their facility in Stockertown Borough, Northampton County.
66-315-051: Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 32, Mehoopany, PA 18629-0032) for modification of their existing fiber filtration capability at their facility in Washington Township, Wyoming County.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-05029C: Reliant Energy Wholesale Generation, LLC (121 Champion Way, Canonsburg, PA 15317) for modifications to several conditions contained in plan approval No. 01-05029 which addresses the natural gas-fired 900 MW combined cycle electric generating facility at the Hunterstown Station in Straban Township, Adams County. The facility is subject to the following: 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart GG--Standards of Performance for Stationary Gas Turbines; 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Da--Standards of Performance for Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; and 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart Dc--Standards of Performance for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units.
06-05007G: Carpenter Technology Corp. (P. O. Box 14662, Reading, PA 19612-4662) for installation of a fabric collector for the control of emissions from a welding station in Building 30 in the City of Reading, Berks County.
36-05008E: Tyson Foods, Inc. (403 South Custer Avenue, New Holland, PA 17557) for use of treated landfill gas in the facility's combustion sources in Earl Township, Lancaster County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
25-025L: General Electric Transportation Systems--Erie Plant (2901 East Lake Road, Room 9-201, Erie, PA 16531) for the increase in the VOC emission limitation for Source 944 (Wind turbine gearbox paint booth) in Lawrence Park Township, Erie County. This is a Title V facility.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-0037W: Cabot Supermetals--CSM (County Line Road, Boyertown, PA 19521) for Plantwide Applicability Limits (PAL) for VOC emissions units at the plant and for Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) determination revision of its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) at its Boyertown plant in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, and Colebrookdale Township, Berks County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b), 127.424(b) and 129.91(h), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a plan approval to Cabot Supermetals The provision of this plan approval will subsequently be incorporated into an operating permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
The Department has made a preliminary determination to approve RACT plans as amendments to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the facility. The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for the facility to comply with current regulations. The preliminary determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into plan approvals and/or operating permits for the facility and will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as revision to Pennsylvania's SIP.
The following is a summary of the preliminary RACT determinations for the facility:
Cabot Supermetals (Plan Approval No. PA-46-0037W)
Source Implementation Control Technique Schedule Building 74 Scrubber/Good Air Pollution Control Practices In Effect WWTP Good Air Pollution Control Practices In Effect Building 19 Scrubber/Good Air Pollution Control Practices In Effect Building 47/101 Good Air Pollution Control Practices In Effect PAL for VOC emitting sources will be set at 241.7 tons and conform to the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.218. The PAL plan approval will result in eliminating VOC emission limits for each individual source in the current operating permit No. 46-00037.
Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed plan approval to the regional office on or before March 6, 2008. Written comments on the plan approval or the proposed SIP revision should be directed to Francine Carlini, Regional Manager, Air Quality, DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Written comments submitted to the Deparment during the public comment period shall include the following:
Name, address and telephone number of the commenter
Identification of the proposed plan approval No. 46-0037W
A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the plan approval.
One public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposed SIP revision for VOC RACT and the Department's intent to issue a PAL plan approval. The hearing will be held at 2 p.m. on March 6, 2008, at the Department's Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA. The hearing will represent the opportunity for oral comment to the Department on the proposed SIP revisions and PAL plan approval, and will not be a question and answer session. Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing are encouraged to contact DEP Community Relations Coordinator, Mrs. Rebarchak, at (484) 250-5820 to register prior to the hearing, but may also register at the hearing. Individuals in need of an accommodation as provided for in the Americans With Disabilities Act should contact Mrs. Rebarchak at (484) 250-5820 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the plan approval application and RACT determination are available for review during normal business hours at the Department's Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling (484) 250-5910.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Neal Elko, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
66-310-013: Airport Sand and Gravel (500 Swetland Lane, West Wyoming, PA 18644) for construction of a stone crushing plant with watersprays at their site in Nicholson Township, Wyoming County. This facility is a non-Title V facility. The facility will be subject to NSPS Subpart OOO. The company will operate the facility and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system.
39-399-059: GEO Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (2409 North Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18104) for revision of operational terms listed in the Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00024 for the existing formaldehyde plant catalytic incinerator at their facility in South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting and work practice requirements and emission restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00024. This plan 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.
54-302-074: Guilford Mills, Inc.--Gold Mills, LLC (P. O. Box 19366, Greensboro, NC 27419-9366) for construction of a new steam boiler and modification of an existing boiler to fire on landfill gas/No. 6 oil at their facility in Pine Grove Borough, Schuylkill County. The new steam boiler will be able to fire on No. 2 oil, No. 6 oil, propane and landfill gas. The modified boiler will be able to fire on No. 6 oil, propane and landfill gas. The Plan Approval and Operating permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
40-317-033: Stroehmann Bakeries, LC (25 Kiwanis Boulevard, Hazleton, PA 18201) for installation of a new bread oven which will replace an existing bread oven of similar size at their facility in Hazle Township, Luzerne County. This facility is a non-Title V facility. The company shall comply with 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 for malodorous emissions. Their existing catalytic oxidizer will control emissions from the oven. The company will operate the facility and maintain the system in accordance with the good engineering practices to assure proper operation of the system.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
18-318-014: Belles Springs Structures, LLC (P. O. Box 205, Mill Hall, PA 17751) for construction of a wood storage shed and gazebo surface coating and associated sealing and gluing operations in Lamar Township, Clinton County.
The total combined air contaminant emissions from the respective operations are not expected to exceed 9.58 tons of VOCs, 3.61 tons of volatile HAPs and 14.64 tons of PM including PM10 per year.
The facility in which the respective operations will be located is not a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Belles Springs Structures, LLC indicates that the surface coating and associated sealing and gluing operations will comply with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the best available technology requirement of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to issue plan approval for the construction of the wood storage shed and gazebo surface coating and associated sealing and gluing operations.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements:
1. The total combined VOC emissions from the use of all coatings, sealants and adhesives shall not exceed 9.58 tons in any 12-consecutive month period and the total combined volatile HAP emissions shall not exceed 3.61 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.
2. No more than a total of 26,855 gallons of coatings shall be used in any 12-consecutive month period, of which none shall have a VOC content in excess of 3.0 pounds per gallon, no more than a total of 100 gallons shall have a VOC content in excess of 2.83 pounds per gallon, no more than a total of 646 gallons shall have a VOC content in excess of 2.08 pounds per gallons, no more than a total of 3,649 gallons shall have a VOC content in excess of .50 pound per gallon, no more than a total of 15,716 gallons shall have a VOC content in excess of .40 pound per gallon, no coating shall have a volatile HAP content in excess of .42 pound per gallon, no more than a total of 696 gallons shall have a volatile HAP content in excess of .40 pound per gallon, no more than a total of 6,498 gallons shall have a volatile HAP content in excess of .30 pound per gallon, no more than a total of 20,189 gallons shall have a volatile HAP content in excess of .15 pound per gallon and no more than a total of 23,206 gallons shall have a volatile HAP content in excess of zero pounds per gallon.
3. All coatings, sealants and adhesives shall be used as received from the coating vendor. Nothing shall be mixed with any of the coatings, sealants or adhesives on site (other than water).
4. No VOC-containing materials or volatile HAP-containing materials shall be used to clean coating application equipment (spray guns, spray lines, and the like).
5. All coatings shall be applied using an airless, air-assisted airless or HVLP (high volume low pressure) spray system or by brush, roller or wiping cloth.
6. Coating overspray shall be kept to a minimum at all times.
7. All surface coating involving the use of a spray application system shall take place inside of an enclosed building. Under no circumstances shall any surface coating involving the use of a spray application system take place in the outdoor atmosphere. Additionally, fans shall not be located in the immediate vicinity of any surface coating activity involving the use of a spray application system and all exterior building doors and windows and other exterior building openings located in the immediate vicinity of any surface coating activity involving the use of a spray application system shall be closed whenever surface coating is occurring.
8. The only sealants that may be used are Henkel Consumer Adhesives HM 270 sealant with a maximum VOC content of .35 pound per gallon and a maximum volatile HAP content of zero pounds per gallon (or an alternate sealant determined by the Department to have an equivalent, or lower, air contaminant emission potential) and Henkel Consumer Adhesives Pro Series H2U sealant with a maximum VOC content of 3.08 pounds per gallon and a maximum volatile HAP content of .20 pound per gallon (or an alternate sealant determined by the Department to have an equivalent, or lower, air contaminant emission potential). Additionally, no more than 14.1 gallons of Henkel Consumer Adhesives HM 270 sealant (and/or alternate sealant) and 19.0 gallons of Henkel Consumer Adhesives Pro Series H2U sealant (and/or alternate sealant) shall be used in any 12-consecutive month period.
9. The only adhesive that shall be used is Henkel Consumer Adhesives PL-200 adhesive with a maximum VOC content of 3.04 pounds per gallon and a maximum volatile HAP content of .19 pound per gallon (or an alternate adhesive determined by the Department to have an equivalent, or lower, air contaminant emission potential). Additionally, no more than 131.3 gallons of Henkel Consumer Adhesives PL-200 adhesive (and/or alternate adhesive) shall be used in any 12-consecutive month period.
10. All containers of coatings, sealant, adhesive and any other VOC-containing materials or volatile HAP-containing materials shall be kept closed except when removing material from the container or placing material into the container.
11. Comprehensive accurate records shall be maintained of the identity, quantity, VOC content and volatile HAP content of each coating, sealant, adhesive and any other VOC-containing material or volatile HAP-containing material used each month. The records shall be retained for at least 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. Additionally, the permittee shall submit an annual report of these records to the Department.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
27-033B: National Forest Products, LTD (South Forest Street, Marienville, PA 16239) to authorize installation of two paint booths and a stain application area in Jenks Township, Forest County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval for the facility located in Jenks Township, Forest County. This plan approval will authorize the applicant to install two paint booths and a stain application area, as described in the application of October 12, 2007. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into a State-only Operating Permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Based on the information by the applicant and the Department's analysis, the sources will emit 5.13 tons of VOCs per year and 2 tons of HAPs.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown as follows. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown as follows. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
1. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
2. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval: 27-033B.
3. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines telephone notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6940.
42-215A: Kane Area School District (400 West Hemlock Avenue, Kane, PA 16735-1695) to install a wood fired boiler in Wetmore Township, McKean County.
Under 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(a) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval for the facility located in Wetmore Township, McKean County. This plan approval will authorize the applicant to install a wood fired boiler, as described in the application of October 16, 2007. The Plan Approval will subsequently be incorporated into a State-only Operating Permit through an administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.
Based on the information by the applicant and the Department's analysis, the boiler will emit 8.1 tons of PM per year, 0.78 ton of SOx per year, 18.66 of CO per year and 11.04 tons of NOx per year.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation are available for public inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays at the address shown as follows. To make an appointment, contact Records Management at (814) 332-6340, for an appointment.
Anyone wishing to provide the Department with additional information they believe should be considered may submit the information to the address shown as follows. Comments must be received, by the Department, within 30 days of the last day of publication. Written comments should include the following:
4. Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments.
5. Identification of the proposed Plan Approval: 42-215A.
6. Concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.
A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted on the comments received during the public comment period. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a local newspaper of general circulation or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to John Guth, Regional Air Quality Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, (814) 332-6636.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
AMS 07227: Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership (2600 Christian Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146) for amendment of Plan Approval 97019 in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The amendment re-defines the condition defining startup and shutdown of the Combustion Turbine. All conditions of the Plan Approval 97019 shall be incorporated by reference except for Condition II.B.1, which will be defined as follows:
a) Startup shall be defined as that period of time from initiation of the gas turbine operations until the unit reaches steady state, with the electric output greater than or equal to 5 megawatts.
b) Shutdown shall be defined as the cessation of the gas turbine operation.
c) Each period shall not exceed 30 minutes with a hot system and 180 minutes with a cold system
The amendment will not increase the potential emission of this unit.
PLAN APPROVAL
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
Notice is hereby given that the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) a public hearing was conducted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 beginning at 1 p.m.--3 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 following facility:
American Refining Group, Inc. located at 77 North Kendall Avenue, Bradford, PA 16701.
The hearing was held to meet the requirements under 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.91--129.95 (RACT), for the revision of the short-term emission limits for the No. 5 stoker boiler under the RACT Permit. The final RACT proposal 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 any new regulations. They incorporate the provisions and requirements contained in RACT approvals for this facility to comply with current regulations.
The preliminary RACT determination, if finally approved, will be incorporated into a Plan Approval and/or Operating Permit for the facility and will be submitted to the EPA as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan.
ARG proposed the additional monitoring plan to demonstrate compliance with the new short-term emission limits and existing annual emission limit for NOx emissions. Periodic NOx testing will be conducted to determine the rate of NOx emissions for the No. 5 boiler. ARG will perform the periodic testing using a portable flue gas analyzer with a test protocol approved by the Department. For the initial test and yearly thereafter, the Department will require EPA Method testing for NOx emissions in conjunction with the portable analyzer testing to verify consistency of the analyzer.
Approval of the RACT Permit 42-004 is recommended with the following conditions:
1. NOx emissions from Boiler No. 5 shall be limited to 0.65 lb/mmBtu, 109.9 lbs per hour and remain 370.11 tpy 492.2 tpy. The annual emission limit shall be calculated as a 12-month rolling sum.
2. Boiler No. 5 shall be stack tested on an annual basis to comply with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.91(i).
3. Within 30 days of the issuance of the revised RACT Approval, a test procedure and sketch with dimensions indicating the location of sampling ports and other data to ensure the collection of representative samples shall be submitted to the Department for boiler No. 5.
4. Within 60 days of the issuance of the revised RACT Approval, stack tests shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 to show compliance with the NOx emission limitations in Condition No. 3. The stack tests shall be performed while the source is operated at the maximum obtainable capacity.
5. At least 2 weeks prior to the test, the Department shall be informed of the date and time of the test.
6. Within 30 days after completion of the test, two copies of the complete test report, including all operating conditions, shall be submitted to the Department for approval.
7. ARG will perform the periodic testing using a portable flue gas analyzer with a test protocol approved by the Department. For the initial test and yearly thereafter, the Department will require EPA Method testing for NOx emissions in conjunction with the portable analyzer testing to verify consistency of the analyzer.
8. Portable flue gas analyzer testing shall be performed on a monthly basis. Individual flue gas analyzer test results shall consist of the average result obtained during three 20-minute test runs.
9. If the rate of NOx emissions exceeds 0.6175 lb/mmBtu (95% of the 0.65 lb/mmBtu limit) for the average of any 4-consecutive monthly tests, or exceeds 0.65 lb/mmBtu in any individual monthly test, then the testing will become weekly.
10. If the rate of NOx emissions has been demonstrated to be less than or equal to 0.6175 lb/mmBtu for the 5 most recent weekly tests, then the testing interval will return to monthly.
11. If at any time the rate of NOx emissions exceeds 0.65 lb/mmBtu for the average of any 5-consecutive weeks, then the testing interval will become daily (5 days/week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, excluding holidays).
12. If the rate of NOx emissions for the average of the 5 most recent daily tests has been demonstrated to be less than or equal to 0.65 lb/mmBtu, then the testing interval will become weekly, if the average is less than 0.6175 lb/mmBtu, the testing interval will return to monthly.
13. This RACT approval applies to the emission of NOx from the No. 5 Boiler only. Emission of other pollutants shall be governed by the existing Plan Approvals, Operating Permits and applicable Rules and Regulations of the Department. The approval, permits and requirements are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this permit.
14. Any information required to be submitted as part of the conditions in this Operating Permit shall be submitted to Environmental Engineering Manager, Air Quality Control, Northwest Regional Office, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335.
For the facility, 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 as follows:
Department of Environmental Protection
Meadville Regional Office
Air Quality Conference Room
230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
1 p.m. to 3 p.m.Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Carolyn Cooper, Engineering Section, Air Quality Program, DEP, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3494 (814) 332-6638 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 ten 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 Carolyn Cooper (814)-332-6638, 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 Carolyn Cooper, Engineering Section, Air Quality Program, 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 Department of Environmental Protection office (Air Quality). Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the Department contact person noted previously.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-00054: Abington Memorial Hospital (1200 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001-3720) for operation of a hospital in Abington Township, Montgomery County. The permit is for a non-Title V (State-only) facility. The hospital has the potential to emit 24.99 tpy of NOx. There have been no changes since the permit was last issued on March 13, 2007. The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
15-00082: Downingtown Area School District (445 Manor Avenue, Downingtown, PA 19335), for operation of seven boilers which provide heat to the campus buildings in Downingtown Borough, Chester County. This action is a renewal of the State-only Operating Permit (Synthetic Minor). The original State-only Operating Permit was issued on November 18, 2002. The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Neal Elko, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.
40-00038: Lion, Inc. (700 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18705-2451) for manufacturing of Malt Products, Wilkes-Barre City, Luzerne County. The State-only operating permit will include emissions, work practice standards and testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2002.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-03080: F. M. Brown's Sons, Inc. (118 West Main Street, P. O. Box 153, Fleetwood, PA 19522) for operation of flour milling and grain drying facility in the Fleetwood Borough, Berks County. Actual PM10 and NOx emissions are expected to be less than five tpy and one tpy respectively. The State-only operating permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, emission restrictions and work practice standards designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
38-03007: Evans Eagle Burial Vaults, Inc. (15 Graybill Road, Leola, PA 17540) for operation of two cremation units in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County. This action is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2002.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
10-00342: Mine Safety Appliances Co. (1420 Mars Evans City Road, Evans City, PA 16033) to issue a renewal of the State-only Operating Permit in Forward Township, Butler County. The primary sources at the facility include miscellaneous natural gas combustion sources, paint booth, rubber bonding room, rubber processing and a small parts washer for degreasing. The paint booth is equipped with filters to minimize particulate emissions. The rubber processing is controlled by a baghouse. The rubber bonding is controlled by a catalytic oxidizer.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Brawn, Chief, (215) 685-9476.
N07-005: Verizon-Pennsylvania, Inc.--Locust Central Office (1631 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103) for operation of a telecommunications facility in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two 1,500-kilowatt emergency generators firing diesel fuel oil.
The operating permit will be issued under the Pennsylvania Code Title 25, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the hearing.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS 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); and The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to 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 an application is available for inspection at the district mining office indicated before an 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 certification.
Written comments, 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 district mining office indicated before an application 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.
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. NPDES permits will contain, at a minimum, technology-based effluent limitations as identified in this notice for the respective coal and noncoal applications. In addition, 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 who have requested review of NPDES permit requirements for a particular mining activity within the previously mentioned public comment period will be provided with a 30-day period to review and submit comments on the requirements.
Written comments or objections should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting comments or objections; the 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; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor wishes to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following coal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (total) 3.0 mg/l 6.0 mg/l 7.0 mg/l Manganese (total) 2.0 mg/ 4.0 mg/l 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
Alkalinity greater than acidity* * The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: (1) surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and (2) drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
26070106 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251305. Amerikohl Mining, Inc. (1384 SR 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687). Application for commencement, operation and reclamation of a bituminous surface mine, located in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, affecting 588.5 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Youghiogheny River, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received December 20, 2007.
3473SM8 and NPDES Permit No. PA0200590. M. B. Energy, Inc. (175 McKnight Road, Blairsville, PA 15717). Application received for transfer of permit currently issued to North Cambria Fuel Company for continued reclamation only of a bituminous surface mining site located in Derry Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 15.5 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to Loyalhanna Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no downstream potable water supply intakes within ten miles from the point of discharge. Transfer application received January 7, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
49080101. John P. Shingara (R. D. 1, Box 396, Shamokin, PA 17872), commencement, operation and restoration of an anthracite surface mine operation in Zerbe Township, Northumberland County affecting 108.5 acres, receiving stream: Zerbe Run, classified for the following use: CWF. Application received January 8, 2008.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits
The following noncoal mining applications that include an NPDES permit application will be subject to, at a minimum, the following technology-based effluent limitations for discharges of wastewater to streams:
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum suspended solids 35 mg/l 70 mg/l 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity1 pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
1 The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
Permit No. 56910801. William V. Miller, Jr., 748 National Highway, LaVale, MD 21502, bond release on a small noncoal (industrial minerals) operation in Southampton Township, Somerset County, affecting 9.0 acres. Receiving stream: Laurel Run. Application received January 3, 2008.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
65070601 and NPDES Permit No. PA0251241. Delmont Quality Limestone, LLC (111 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215). Application has been resubmitted for a large noncoal surface mine, located in Washington Township, Westmoreland County, affecting 307.8 acres. Receiving streams: Beaver Run and UNTs to Beaver Run, classified for the following use: TSF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Application received December 21, 2007.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
20080301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0258521. Andrew M. Kosturick (8565 State Highway 285, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316). Commencement, operation and restoration of a sandstone operation in East Fallowfield Township, Crawford County affecting 50.0 acres. Receiving streams: Crooked Creek, unclassified. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received January 2, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
38020301C and NPDES Permit No. PA0224227. Greater Lebanon Refuse Authority, (1610 Russell Road, Lebanon, PA 17046), renewal of NPDES Permit for discharge of treated mine drainage from a quarry operation in North Annville Township, Lebanon County, receiving stream: UNT to Swatara Creek, classified for the following use: WWF. Application received January 8, 2008.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should 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(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E45-516. Jeff Warmke, Ph.D., 20 Lombardi Street, Edison, NJ 08820, in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To fill 0.08 acre of EV, PFO wetlands for the purpose of building a residential house on Lot 8, Unit 5, Section 4 of the Lake Naomi Subdivision (Pocono Pines, PA Quadrangle N: 21.4 inches; W: 10.3 inches).
E48-396. Blue Mountain Industrial Center, Inc., P. O. Box 592, Nazareth, PA 18064, in Lehigh Township, Northampton County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To fill 0.11 acre of PSS wetland for the purpose of constructing a self storage facility. The site is located at 1139 Riverview Drive, 1.5 miles south of the Lehigh River Bridge (Palmerton, PA Quadrangle N: 4.1 inches; W: 14.0 inches).
E45-520. Apiem, Inc., One Empire Plaza, Route 611, Stroudsburg, PA 18360, in Smithfield Township, Monroe County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain an 8-inch outfall pipe in the floodway of a tributary to Brodhead Creek (HQ-CWF) and to modify and maintain an existing 220-foot long stream enclosure in a tributary to Brodhead Creek by increasing the length 125 feet of 38" by 24" eliptical reinforced concrete pipe. The site is located on the south side of Independence Road (SR 0447), 0.7 mile west of the intersection with SR 0447 and US Route 209 (East Stroudsburg, PA Quadrangle N: 1.6 inches; W: 5.4 inches).
E40-679. City of Pittston, City Hall, 35 Broad Street, Pittston, PA 18640, in City of Pittston, Luzerne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To modify and maintain an existing stone arch enclosure in a tributary to the Susquehanna River (CWF) with work consisting of replacing a 300-foot long deteriorated portion with 72-inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe. The project is located approximately 200 feet south of the intersection of Broad and Gazette Streets (Pittston, PA Quadrangle N: 12.9 inches; W: 5.3 inches).
E64-274. Wayne County Commissioners, 925 Court Street, Honesdale, PA 18431, in Berlin Township, Wayne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To construct and maintain a dry hydrant in a pond located along SR 2011, Bethel School Road, approximately 1.25 miles south of the intersection of SR 652 and SR 2011 (White Mills, PA Quadrangle N: 9.0 inches; W: 12.25 inches).
E40-681. RLR Investment, Inc., 600 Gillam Road, Wilmington, OH 45177, in Pittston Township, Luzerne County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To fill 0.45 acre of PFO wetland for the purpose of constructing an 82-bay truck terminal on a 20-acre lot on the south side of Sathers Drive approximately 1 mile east of the intersection with Commerce Drive (Avoca, PA Quadrangle N: 14.0 inches; W: 8.0 inches).
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E67-835: PPL Brunner Island, LLC, P. O. Box 221, York Haven, PA 17370, East Manchester Township, York County, ACOE Baltimore District.
(1) To construct and maintain five 8.0-foot by 8.0-foot by 12.0-foot concrete stream flow diversion blocks and R-5 rip-rap bank stabilization at the existing unit 3 condenser discharge outlet; (2) to construct and maintain one 8.0-foot by 8.0-foot by 12.0-foot stream flow diversion block with R-5 rip-rap bank stabilization; (3) to construct and maintain an intake and outfall structure with R-5 rip-rap bank stabilization; and (4) to construct and maintain two temporary sandbag dikes during the construction of the proposed intake and outfall structures, for the purpose of constructing 34 cooling towers at the Brunner Island Power Generation Plant. All impacts are in a discharge channel to the Susquehanna River (WWF) (York Haven, PA Quadrangle N: 15.74 inches; W: 8.86 inches, Latitude 40° 5` 12"; Longitude 76° 41` 18"), in East Manchester Township, York County.
E01-279: TimBar Packaging and Display Corporation, 148 North Penn Street, Hanover, PA 17331, New Oxford Borough, Adams County, ACOE Baltimore District.
To place and maintain fill in 0.11 acre of Palustrine Forested (PFO) wetland within the watershed of an UNT to the South Branch Conewago Creek (WWF) (McSherrystown, PA Quadrangle N: 20.3 inches; W: 8.5 inches; Latitude: 39° 51` 42", Longitude: 77° 03` 38"), for the purpose of constructing a parking lot and associated loading dock for the expansion of Timbar Corporation, east of the South College Street and Stone Road intersection in New Oxford Borough, Adams County. The applicant will provide 0.22 acre of replacement wetland onsite.
Northcentral Region: Water Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3636
E14-504. Jonas S. Miller, 6771 Brush Valley Road, Rebersburg, PA 16872. Miller Pond, in Miles Township, Centre County, ACOE Baltimore District (Woodward, PA Quadrangle N: 17.99 inches; W: 12.02 inches).
To maintain: 1) an earthen rock check dam; 2) 350-foot long 4-inch diameter PVC pipe with the associated perforated screened inlet covers; 3) 30-foot long 6-inch diameter PVC pipe with the associated perforated screened inlet covers, attached to; 4) 320-foot long 4-inch diameter PVC pipe, all of which are in or under a UNT of Elk Creek located 150 yards north of the driveway at 6771 Brush Valley Road (Woodward, Pa Quadrangle). This project proposes to: 1) temporarily impact 350 feet of stream and/or stream bank; 2) permanently impact 20 feet of stream bed in a UNT of Elk Creek, which is classified as a HQ-CWF.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E56-345. Roger B. Harmon, 1358 Lambertsville Road, Stoystown, PA 15563. To maintain two stream crossings in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pittsburgh ACOE District. (Stoystown, PA Quadrangle N: 85 inches; W: 5 inches and Latitude: 40° 2` 47" Longitude: 78° 54` 36"). The applicant proposes to operate and maintain two existing stream crossings, one consisting of two 15" culverts and two 24" culverts, and the other consisting of two 60" culverts, both on Grove Run (CWF), to maintain fill in approximately 0.3 acre of wetland associated with these crossings, and to place and maintain fill in approximately 0.7 acre to construct a fence for the purpose of creating a game preserve. The crossings are located approximately 1,500` and 10` east of Lambertsville Road, approximately 1 mile north of Buckstown Road.
E63-603. Briwood, Inc. (Woodrow Welsch), 122 Cidar Lane, McMurray, PA 15317. To construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge in Peters Township, Washington County, Pittsburgh ACOE District (Bridgeville, PA Quadrangle N: 5.8 inches; W: 12.8 inches Latitude: 40° 16` 55"; Longitude: 80° 5` 30"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a pedestrian bridge having a clear span of 42 feet and an underclearance of 6 feet across Brush Run (WWF) to connect the Brookview Villas Plan to Arrowhead Trail.
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