NOTICES

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2010 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[40 Pa.B. 1594]
[Saturday, March 20, 2010]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for comment concerning the proposed nonelectric generating unit (non-EGU) 2010 ozone season NOx emission limitations established in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NOx trading programs). The 15-day public comment period will end on April 5, 2010.

 The NOx Budget Trading Program was amended in Pennsylvania's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) to allow the owners and operators of non-EGUs in this Commonwealth to transition to the CAIR NOx Trading Program. Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) establishes a non-EGU NOx Budget Trading Program budget of 3,619 tons of NOx, less a specified adjustment amount, to serve as a Statewide ozone season NOx emissions cap for new and existing non-EGUs. This NOx emissions cap will also apply to CAIR-exempt EGUs that were subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all of the units exceed the Statewide NOx emissions cap of 3,438 tons, the owners and operators of non-EGUs must comply with the NOx emission limitations established under subsection (d). The proposed NOx emissions cap ensures that non-EGUs in this Commonwealth continue to meet the emission limits of the NOx Budget Trading Program, as required under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CAIR.

 The proposed NOx emissions cap provides 181 tons of NOx emissions for non-EGUs and the other units that need to address their emissions through accounting adjustments, including units that previously participated in the NOx Budget Trading Program; emissions from these units were below the 25-ton exemption threshold. Adjustments were also made for the permanent retirement of NOx allowance due to generation of emission reduction credits. The Department will also use a portion of the 181 tons of the budgeted NOx emissions, if necessary, to address mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is proposing to use 121 tons of the 181 tons of NOx for account adjustments, leaving 60 tons available for any additional adjustments at the end of the control period.

 The Department made accounting adjustments for the following facilities:

 Retired Units: Naval Surface Warfare Division Unit 98; Shenango Units Nos. 6 and 9 (the generation of emission offsets for small non-NOx Budget Trading Program units, resulted in a permanent NOx accounting adjustment of 45 tons).

 Exempt Units: Each of the following units has a 25-ton NOx permit limit: Armagh Compressor Station (Unit 31301); Entriken Compressor Station (Unit 31601); and the Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 100). The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 99) has a 1-ton NOx permit limit. All of these 25-ton exempt status units account for a total adjustment of 76 tons of NOx emissions.

 Units subject to the requirements in 25 Pa. Code § 145.8 are required to meet the monitoring and reporting requirements of the EPA's CAIR, found in 40 CFR Part 96, Subpart HHHH (relating to monitoring and reporting) and maintain general accounts and account representatives under 40 CFR Part 96, Subparts BBBB and FFFF (relating to CAIR designated representative for CAIR NOx ozone season sources; and CAIR NOx ozone season allowance tracking system). The ''Proposed Non-EGU 2010 Ozone Season NOx Limits'' table lists the following: the Facility Name, ORIS code, the Unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the operating year, the heat input for the 2009 ozone season, the calculated 2010 rate and the 2010 NOx ozone season limit.

Written Comments

 Written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2010 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits should be sent to the attention of Randy Bordner, Environmental Group Manager, Air Resource Management Division, Bureau of Air Quality, DEP, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468 or e-mail ranbordner@state.pa.us no later than April 5, 2010. Any written comments (including e-mails) should include the name, affiliation (if any), mailing address and telephone number of the interested person and contain ''proposed non-EGU 2010 ozone season NOx emission limits'' in the subject line.

 Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at (717) 772-3921. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

Table 1: Proposed Non-EGU 2010 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits

Facility Name	ORIS CODE	Unit ID	Operating Year	NOx Rate lb/MMBtu	NOx Mass tons	Heat Input MMBtu	2010 Rate	2010 NOx Limit
Armagh Compressor Station	880071	31301	2009	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-tons)	0.0	0	0.261	0 0
Bernville Station	880049	32001	2009	0.000	0.0	0	0.261	0
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery	880025	32	2009	Retired	0.0	0	0.261	0
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery	880025	33	2009	0.217	75.3	691,401	0.261	90
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery	880025	34	2009	0.005	1.6	534,619	0.261	70
Conoco Phillips Co., Trainer Refinery	880025	35	2009	0.006	1.9	573,745	0.261	75
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	40	2009	0.342	166.7	977,790	0.261	128
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	41	2009	0.344	163.1	949,688	0.261	124
Entriken Compressor Station	880072	31601	2009	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-tons)	0.0	0	0.261	0
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB01	2009	0.022	6.0	538,275	0.261	70
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB02	2009	0.033	10.9	638,296	0.261	83
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB03	2009	0.032	7.3	463,572	0.261	61
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB04	2009	0.033	10.9	656,585	0.261	86
Kimberly—Clark Tissue Company	50410	34	2009	2.00	0.0	10	0.261	0
Kimberly—Clark Tissue Company	50410	35	2009	0.060	100.5	3,673,949	0.261	480
Merck & Company— West Point	52149	39	2009	0.095	17.7	377,183	0.261	49
Merck & Company— West Point	52149	40	2009	0.025	9.1	742,715	0.261	97
P H Glatfelter Company	50397	34	2009	0.470	281.6	1,198,104	0.261	157
P H Glatfelter Company	50397	35	2009	0.522	268.6	1,021,643	0.261	133
P H Glatfelter Company	50397	36	2009	0.225	202.8	1,809,070	0.261	236
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150137	2009	0.119	46.8	784,574	0.261	103
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150138	2009	0.147	35.8	491,960	0.261	64
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150139	2009	0.119	44.3	741,340	0.261	97
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150140	2009	0.141	87.1	1,182,635	0.261	155
Procter & Gamble Paper Products	50463	328001	2009	0.161	129.4	1,620,502	0.261	212
Shenango Incorporated	54532	6	2009	Retired	0.0	0	0.261	0
Shenango Incorporated	54532	9	2009	Retired	0.0	0	0.261	0
Shermans Dale Station	880050	31801	2009	0.000	0.0	0	0.261	0
Sunoco Chemicals Frankford Plant	880007	52	2009	0.054	15.0	568,054	0.261	74
US Steel (Clariton Coke)	50729	CLBLR1	2009	0.136	89.8	1,305,944	0.261	171
US Steel (Clariton Coke)	50729	CLBLR2	2009	0.000	0.0	0	0.261	0
US Steel (Edgar Thompson)	50732	ETBLR1	2009	0.027	18.2	1,359,123	0.261	178
US Steel (Edgar Thompson)	50732	ETBLR2	2009	0.028	19.7	1,426,418	0.261	186
US Steel (Edgar Thompson)	50732	ETBLR3	2009	0.032	22.7	1,445,930	0.261	189
Naval Surface Warfare Division	880009	98	2009	Retired	0.0	0	0.261	0
Naval Surface Warfare Division	880009	99	2009	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 1-ton)	0.0	0	0.261	0
Naval Surface Warfare Division	880009	100	2009	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-Tons)	0.0	0	0.261	0
United Refining	880099	4	2009	0.173	46.7	539,884	0.261	71
				Totals:	1879.7	26,313,010	0.261	3438

JOHN HANGER, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-513. Filed for public inspection March 19, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]

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