NOTICES
Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2016 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units
[46 Pa.B. 1283]
[Saturday, March 5, 2016]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for comment concerning the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2016 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 March 20, 2016.
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 2015 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2015 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The preliminary NOx emissions for the 2015 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 1,322 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 2015.
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 following Proposed Non-EGU 2016 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 2015 Ozone Season; the calculated 2016 rate; and the 2016 Ozone Season limit.
Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed non-EGU 2015 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits by March 20, 2016. Commentators are urged to submit comments using the Department's eComment at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment. Written comments can be submitted to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P. O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063 or ecomment@pa.gov. Use ''proposed non-EGU 2016 Ozone Season NOx emission limits'' as the subject line in written communication.
Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner, (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.
Table 1: Preliminary Non-EGU 2016 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits
Facility Name ORIS Code Unit ID NOx Rate lb/MMBtu 2015 NOx Mass tons Heat Input MMBtu County 2016
Rate (lbs/
MMBtu)2016
OS Limit (Tons NOx)Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 0 Indiana 0.29 0 Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 0 0 Berks 0.29 0 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 0.4575 153.625 732,237.6 Elk 0.29 107 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 0.4575 135.518 654,118.3 Elk 0.29 96 Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 0 Huntingdon 0.29 0 Honeywell Resins & Chemicals, LLC 880007 52 0.0751 21.998 588,554.5 Philadelphia 0.29 86 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 34 1.5014 0.588 783.3 Delaware 0.29 0 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 35 0.054 62.469 2,309,122 Delaware 0.29 338 Merck & Company—
West Point52149 39 0.0818 18.748 458,655.6 Montgomery 0.29 67 Merck & Company—
West Point52149 40 0.0244 16.36 1,341,452 Montgomery 0.29 196 Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 98 retired Philadelphia 0 Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 99 25-ton exemption (limit 1-ton) Philadelphia 0 Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 100 25-ton exemption (limit 25-ton) Philadelphia 0 NextEra Energy MH50 50074 1 0.529 0.351 1,850.723 Delaware 0.29 0 NextEra Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB01 0 0 0 Delaware 0.29 0 NextEra Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB02 0 0 0 Delaware 0.29 0 NextEra Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB03 0.02 2.127 219,359.1 Delaware 0.29 32 NextEra Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB04 0.0207 7.713 742,220.6 Delaware 0.29 109 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 34 0.4705 231.592 982,767.1 York 0.29 144 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 35 0.4609 184.3 782,271 York 0.29 114 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 36 0.186 102.298 1,103,141 York 0.29 161 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 0.0393 12.541 623,750.9 Philadelphia 0.29 91 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 0.039 21.992 1,109,261 Philadelphia 0.29 162 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 0.039 25.822 1,280,048 Philadelphia 0.29 187 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150145 new 6-17-2015 Philadelphia 0 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 0.142 132.947 1,878,545 Wyoming 0.29 275 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 0.0089 8.13 2,118,103 Wyoming 0.29 310 Shenango Incorporated 54532 6 long-term cold storage Allegheny 0 Shenango Incorporated 54532 9 long-term cold storage Allegheny 0 Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0 0 0 Perry 0.29 0 Trainer Refinery 880025 33 0 0 0 Delaware 0.29 0 Trainer Refinery 880025 34 0.0041 1.549 751,358.3 Delaware 0.29 110 Trainer Refinery 880025 35 0.0045 1.766 791,629.3 Delaware 0.29 116 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 0.1867 89.337 895,147.2 Allegheny 0.29 131 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 0.127 35.681 497,805.4 Allegheny 0.29 73 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR1 0.0254 13.874 1,117,134 Allegheny 0.29 163 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR2 0.0222 9.767 896,986.9 Allegheny 0.29 131 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR3 0.0225 12.587 1,165,550 Allegheny 0.29 171 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta880006 1 0.314 0.011 70 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta880006 2 0.2904 0.122 845 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta880006 3 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Sta880006 4 1.3661 0.193 1,094.2 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 23 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 24 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 26 0 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB1 0.0957 2.143 52,220.32 Philadelphia 0.29 8 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB2 0.0146 0.331 43,068.63 Philadelphia 0.29 6 United Refining (information company e-mail) 880099 4 0.086 15.53 370,680 Warren 0.29 54 Total 1,322.01 3,438 JOHN QUIGLEY,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-375. Filed for public inspection March 4, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
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