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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 15-518

NOTICES

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2015 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[45 Pa.B. 1451]
[Saturday, March 21, 2015]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for comment concerning the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2015 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide (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, 2015.

 Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) establishes a non-EGU NOx 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 also applies to Clean Air Interstate Rule-exempt EGUs that are 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 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The proposed NOx emissions limitations for individual units ensure that non-EGUs in this Commonwealth continue to meet the emission limits of the NOx Budget Trading Program.

 The Statewide cap for 2014 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2014 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The preliminary NOx emissions for the 2014 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 1,493.431 tons. The Department's permanent retirement of 3,438 allowances under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(b) covers all the NOx emissions from the affected non-EGUs in 2014.

 The 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 allowances 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 71 tons of the 181 tons of NOx for account adjustments, leaving 110 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: The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 100) has a 25-ton NOx permit limit. The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 99) has a 1-ton NOx permit limit. These two exempt status units account for a total adjustment of 26 tons of NOx emissions.

 Change in Status Units: Entriken Compressor Station (Unit 31601) had previously operated under a 25-ton exemption, but was authorized by a plan approval (31-05019A) issued December 30, 2013, extended April 11, 2014, and has another extension pending, to remove the exemption upon start-up of the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS). Armagh Compressor Station (Unit 31301) had previously operated under a 25-ton exemption, but was authorized by a plan approval (32-00230B) issued April 2, 2014, and modified December 16, 2014, to remove the exemption upon start-up of the CEMS. The Entriken and Armaugh units listed no longer fall into the exempt units category, subjecting both units to the NOx Budget requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapter 145 (relating to interstate pollution transport reduction).

 The ''Proposed Non-EGU 2015 Ozone Season NOx Emission 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 2014 Ozone Season; the calculated 2015 rate; and the 2015 Ozone Season limit.

 Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed non-EGU 2015 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits by April 5, 2015. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the originator's name, affiliation (if any), address and telephone number, and contain ''proposed non-EGU 2015 Ozone Season NOx emission limits'' in the subject line. Written comments should be submitted to Randy Bordner, Department of Environmental Protection, Air Resource Management Division, Bureau of Air Quality, Air Resources Management Division, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, ranbordner@pa.gov.

 Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner, (717) 772-3921, ranbordner@pa.gov.


Table 1: Preliminary Non-EGU 2015 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits

Facility Name ORIS
Code 		Unit ID NOx Rate lb/MMBtu 2014
NOx
Mass Tons 		Heat Input
MMBtu 		County 2015 Rate
(lbs/MMBtu) 		2015
OS Limit
(Tons NOx)
Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 - Indiana 0.252 0
Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 0 - Berks 0.252 0
Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 0.347 145.99 859,679.62 Elk 0.252 108
Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 0.347 149.26 868,483.37 Elk 0.252 109
Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 - Huntingdon 0.252 0
FPL Energy MH50 50074 1 1.2438 0.835 2,288.30 Delaware 0.252 0
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB01 0 0 - Delaware 0.252 0
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB02 0 0 - Delaware 0.252 0
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB03 0.0195 6.557 668,219.69 Delaware 0.252 84
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB04 0.0205 2.333 224,823.64 Delaware 0.252 28
Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC 880007 52 0.0799 34.101 853,334.84 Philadelphia 0.252 107
Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 34 1.5012 3.342 4,452.90 Delaware 0.252 1
Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 35 0.0713 86.222 2,430,975.15 Delaware 0.252 306
Martins Creek 3148 aux 4 0 0 - 0 0.000 0
Merck & Company—
West Point 		52149 39 0.0803 14.957 373,150.09 Montgomery 0.252 47
Merck & Company—
West Point 		52149 40 0.0241 18.962 1,567,325.18 Montgomery 0.252 197
Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 98 0 0 retired 0 0.000 0
Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 99 0 0 25 ton exemption (limit 1 ton) 0 0.000 0
Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 100 0 0 25 ton exemption (limit 25 ton) 0 0.000 0
P H Glatfelter Company 50397 34 0.4768 252.142 1,053,554.45 York 0.252 133
P H Glatfelter Company 50397 35 0.4718 172.695 734,537.38 York 0.252 92
P H Glatfelter Company 50397 36 0.1583 123.675 1,519,612.70 York 0.252 191
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 0.0377 24.557 1,300,818.83 Philadelphia 0.252 164
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 0 0 - Philadelphia 0.252 0
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 0.038 25.098 1,313,886.44 Philadelphia 0.252 165
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 0.038 28.764 1,525,432.00 Philadelphia 0.252 192
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 0.1519 141.614 1,873,515.84 Wyoming 0.252 236
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 0.0136 9.376 1,951,116.54 Wyoming 0.252 246
Shenango Incorporated 54532 6 0 0 retired 0 0.000 0
Shenango Incorporated 54532 9 0 0 retired 0 0.000 0
Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0.7 0.096 274.00 Perry 0.252 0
Trainer Refinery 880025 33 0 0 - Delaware 0.252 0
Trainer Refinery 880025 34 0.0041 1.677 814,013.70 Delaware 0.252 102
Trainer Refinery 880025 35 0.0036 1.475 811,786.40 Delaware 0.252 102
US Steel
(Clairton Coke) 		50729 CLBLR1 0.1519 106.777 1,368,801.79 Allegheny 0.252 172
US Steel
(Clairton Coke) 		50729 CLBLR2 0.1101 68.541 1,136,369.11 Allegheny 0.252 143
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson) 		50732 ETBLR1 0.0314 20.283 1,335,462.98 Allegheny 0.252 168
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson) 		50732 ETBLR2 0.0346 18.012 1,061,411.04 Allegheny 0.252 134
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson) 		50732 ETBLR3 0.0321 16.537 1,050,450.51 Allegheny 0.252 132
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta 		880006 1 0.3147 0.394 2,510.60 Philadelphia 0.252 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta 		880006 2 0.4198 0.773 4,357.70 Philadelphia 0.252 1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta 		880006 3 0.365 0.268 1,841.30 Philadelphia 0.252 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta 		880006 4 0 0 - Philadelphia 0.252 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill 		50607 RSB1 0.0117 0.389 69,162.80 Philadelphia 0.252 9
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill 		50607 RSB2 0.0142 0.449 66,067.68 Philadelphia 0.252 8
United Refining 880099 4 0.075 17.28 480,477.60 Warren 0.252 61
Total 1,493.431 3438

JOHN QUIGLEY, 
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-518. Filed for public inspection March 20, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]


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