NOTICES
Clean Air Interstate Rule; 2015 Allocation of 2014 Vintage Nitrogen Oxides Allowances Set Aside to Offset Sulfur Dioxide Emissions; Final Redistribution of 2013 Vintage Nitrogen Oxides Allowances for Certain Facilities
[45 Pa.B. 1025]
[Saturday, February 28, 2015]In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 145.212(f)(2) (relating to CAIR NOx allowance allocations), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice of the issuance of 2014 vintage Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) nitrogen oxides (NOx) allowances to owners or operators of certain CAIR sulfur dioxide (SO2) units for the purpose of offsetting SO2 emissions for 2014 compliance. These units were exempted under the Federal Acid Rain Program provisions in section 405(g)(6)(A) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. § 7651d(g)(6)(A)) and therefore did not receive SO2 allowances, yet are subject to the CAIR SO2 Trading Program.
The Commonwealth's CAIR NOx Annual Trading Program budget contained 99,049 CAIR NOx allowances for 2014; 97,761 of the CAIR NOx allowances were allocated at 40 Pa.B. 2341 (May 1, 2010). The remaining 1,288 CAIR NOx allowances, 1.3% of the CAIR NOx Annual Trading Program budget for 2014, were set aside for this allocation. Six requests were dated prior to the January 31, 2015, deadline for additional CAIR NOx allowances.
The Department is allocating these allowances on a ratio of 1 CAIR NOx allowance to every 8 tons of SO2 emitted by the unit in 2014, minus any excess CAIR NOx allowances already allocated to the unit for the 2014 control period that were not used to cover NOx emissions for the 2013 control period. The result is an allocation of 1,050 CAIR NOx allowances.
For every facility that submitted a request, Table 1 lists the facility name, ORIS number and unit identification number, and the number of CAIR NOx allowances to be allocated.
Table 1: NOx Allocations to Offset SO2 Emissions
Facility Name ORIS # Unit ID # of NOx Allowances Cambria Cogen 10641 1 & 2 399 Colver Power Project 10143 AAB01 354 Ebensburg Power Company 10603 31 12 Scrubgrass Generating Plant 50947 1 & 2 183 WPS Westwood Generation 50611 31 38 Wheelabrator Frackville 50879 GEN1 64 In accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 145.212(c) and (f)(4), the Department is also providing notice of the issuance of 300 vintage 2013 annual NOx allowances that remained after the Department's allocations last year to units exempted under the Federal Acid Rain Program provisions in section 405(g)(6)(A) of the Clean Air Act but not exempted from the CAIR requirements published at 44 Pa.B. 1834 (March 22, 2014). There were 1,288 CAIR NOx allowances set aside and 988 given out, leaving a balance of 300 allowances to be distributed to the regular units.
Table 2 lists the facility name, ORIS code, unit ID, county, amount of allowance previously allocated and amount to be given back this year for each CAIR unit and qualifying resource that is to be allocated vintage 2013 NOx allowances from the 300 allowances that remained after the 2014 allocation to the units exempted from the Acid Rain Program. These allocations were calculated using the same heat input data as the original allocations to the units which was published in Table 7 at 40 Pa.B. 297 (January 9, 2010).
Table 2: Additional 2013 Annual CAIR NOx Allowances to Certain Facilities
Facility Name ORIS
CodeUnit ID County Sent to
EPA and Previously Allocated2013
Giveback
AllocationsAES Beaver Valley LLC 10676 32 Beaver 306 1 AES Beaver Valley LLC 10676 33 Beaver 286 1 AES Beaver Valley LLC 10676 34 Beaver 286 1 AES Ironwood 55337 1 Lebanon 437 1 AES Ironwood 55337 2 Lebanon 427 1 Armstrong Power Station 3178 1 Armstrong 760 2 Armstrong Power Station 3178 2 Armstrong 737 2 Bethlehem Power Plant 55690 1 Northampton 184 1 Bethlehem Power Plant 55690 2 Northampton 183 1 Bethlehem Power Plant 55690 3 Northampton 178 1 Bruce Mansfield 6094 1 Beaver 4,247 13 Bruce Mansfield 6094 2 Beaver 4,545 14 Bruce Mansfield 6094 3 Beaver 3,965 12 Brunner Island 3140 1 York 1,439 4 Brunner Island 3140 2 York 1,939 6 Brunner Island 3140 3 York 3,859 12 Cambria Cogen 10641 1 Cambria 352 1 Cambria Cogen 10641 2 Cambria 340 1 Cheswick 8226 1 Allegheny 2,032 6 Colver Power Project 10143 AAB01 Cambria 635 2 Conemaugh 3118 1 Indiana 4,715 14 Conemaugh 3118 2 Indiana 4,337 13 Cromby 3159 1 Chester 521 2 Ebensburg Power Company 10603 31 Cambria 500 2 Eddystone Generating Station 3161 1 Delaware 992 3 Eddystone Generating Station 3161 2 Delaware 1,023 3 Elrama 3098 1 Washington 267 1 Elrama 3098 2 Washington 256 1 Elrama 3098 3 Washington 330 1 Elrama 3098 4 Washington 617 2 FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 1 Delaware 288 1 FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 2 Delaware 313 1 FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 3 Delaware 309 1 Fairless Energy, LLC 55298 1A Bucks 478 1 Fairless Energy, LLC 55298 1B Bucks 494 2 Fairless Energy, LLC 55298 2A Bucks 570 2 Fairless Energy, LLC 55298 2B Bucks 568 2 Fayette Energy Facility 55516 CTG1 Fayette 184 1 Fayette Energy Facility 55516 CTG2 Fayette 180 1 G F Weaton 50130 34 Beaver 176 1 G F Weaton 50130 35 Beaver 191 1 Gilberton Power Company 10113 31 Schuylkill 330 1 Gilberton Power Company 10113 32 Schuylkill 325 1 Grays Ferry Cogen Partnership 54785 25 Philadelphia 279 1 Hatfields Ferry Power Station 3179 1 Greene 2,633 8 Hatfields Ferry Power Station 3179 2 Greene 2,031 6 Hatfields Ferry Power Station 3179 3 Greene 2,601 8 Homer City 3122 1 Indiana 3,185 10 Homer City 3122 2 Indiana 2,858 9 Homer City 3122 3 Indiana 3,521 11 Hunlock Power Station 3176 6 Luzerne 193 1 Hunterstown Combined Cycle 55976 CT101 Adams 171 1 Hunterstown Combined Cycle 55976 CT301 Adams 180 1 Keystone 3136 1 Armstrong 4,860 15 Keystone 3136 2 Armstrong 3,706 11 Liberty Electric Power Plant 55231 1 Delaware 326 1 Liberty Electric Power Plant 55231 2 Delaware 326 1 Lower Mount Bethel Energy 55667 CT01 Northampton 365 1 Lower Mount Bethel Energy 55667 CT02 Northampton 354 1 Martins Creek 3148 1 Northampton 335 1 Martins Creek 3148 2 Northampton 304 1 Martins Creek 3148 3 Northampton 278 1 Mitchell Power Station 3181 33 Washington 625 2 Montour 3149 1 Montour 3,620 11 Montour 3149 2 Montour 3,361 10 Mt. Carmel Cogeneration 10343 SG-101 Northumberland 206 1 New Castle 3138 3 Lawrence 304 1 New Castle 3138 4 Lawrence 335 1 New Castle 3138 5 Lawrence 379 1 Northampton Generating Plant 50888 NGC01 Northampton 609 2 Northeastern Power Company 50039 31 Schuylkill 324 1 Ontelaunee Energy Center 55193 CT1 Berks 298 1 Ontelaunee Energy Center 55193 CT2 Berks 380 1 Panther Creek Energy Facility 50776 1 Carbon 238 1 Panther Creek Energy Facility 50776 2 Carbon 248 1 Piney Creek Power Plant 54144 31 Clarion 197 1 Portland 3113 1 Northampton 642 2 Portland 3113 2 Northampton 929 3 Scrubgrass Generating Plant 50974 1 Venango 252 1 Scrubgrass Generating Plant 50974 2 Venango 262 1 Seward 3130 1 Indiana 1,396 4 Seward 3130 2 Indiana 1,280 4 Shawville 3131 1 Clearfield 531 2 Shawville 3131 2 Clearfield 510 2 Shawville 3131 3 Clearfield 637 2 Shawville 3131 4 Clearfield 770 2 St. Nicholas Cogeneration Project 54634 1 Schuylkill 655 2 Sunbury 3152 1A Snyder 209 1 Sunbury 3152 1B Snyder 195 1 Sunbury 3152 2A Snyder 200 1 Sunbury 3152 2B Snyder 208 1 Sunbury 3152 3 Snyder 433 1 Sunbury 3152 4 Snyder 301 1 Titus 3115 1 Berks 349 1 Titus 3115 2 Berks 336 1 Titus 3115 3 Berks 290 1 Wheelabrator—Frackville 50879 GEN1 Schuylkill 349 1 Total 300
Owners and operators of qualifying units should be aware that CAIR NOx allowances do not constitute property rights.
Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704 (relating to Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, (717) 787-3483. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service, (800) 654-5984. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at (717) 787-3483. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.
For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information.
Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner, Chief, Stationary Source Section, Bureau of Air Quality, (717) 772-3921, ranbordner@pa.gov. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.
JOHN QUIGLEY,
Acting Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-357. Filed for public inspection February 27, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
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