NOTICES
Nutrient Credit Trading Program; Actions
[47 Pa.B. 3045]
[Saturday, May 27, 2017]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has approved a 1-year administrative extension from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018, of the following previously approved certifications of pollutant reduction activities to generate nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) credits under 25 Pa. Code § 96.8 (relating to use of offsets and tradable credits from pollution reduction activities in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed) that were set to expire on September 30, 2017. Proposed pollutant reduction activities include manure gasification or conversion technology and the following agriculture best management practices (BMP): continuous no-till planting methods (CNT); planting cover crops; conservation tillage; grass buffers; off-stream watering with fencing; and horse pasture management. These certification administrative extension approvals authorize the generation of N or P credits, or both, for use by facilities with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits in the compliance year in which the credits are generated. This approval is valid until September 30, 2018, provided the pollution reduction activities are implemented, maintained and verified in accordance with the plans contained in the original approved certification requests.
Generator Site Contact Name BMP Name N Credits P Credits Certification Date Certification Expiration GETTYSBURG ENERGY NUTRIENT RECOVERY FACILITY (''ENERGYWORKS'') Thompson, Patrick Poultry Litter Gasification 1,051,570 58,853 1/23/17 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Lambert CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 5,853 0 9/15/15 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Bischcroft CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 12,363 0 9/15/15 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Rogers CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 85 0 9/15/15 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Schrack CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 11,000 0 9/15/15 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Barbour CNT, Grass Buffers, Off-Stream Watering with Fencing 229 0 7/26/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Brown Off-Stream Watering with Fencing 227 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Bosch CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 646 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Brown Off-Stream Watering with Fencing 206 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Fogelman CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 368 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Harvey CNT, Cover Crops 243 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Tebbs CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 2,194 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Koons CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 172 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Mowery CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 546 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Reitz Horse Pasture Management, Off-Stream Watering with Fencing 1,410 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Styer Cover Crops 57 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Ulmer CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 3,551 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Vandine CNT, Cover Crops 122 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Worthington Off-Stream Watering with Fencing 223 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Gavitt Off-Stream Watering with Fencing 332 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Jarrett CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 377 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Knepp CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 179 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Plaxton Off-Stream Watering with Fencing 7 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 LYCOMING COUNTY Sherman CNT, Conservation Tillage, Cover Crops 90 0 7/29/16 9/30/18 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 should 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.
For further information about this action or the Nutrient Credit Trading Program, contact the Division of Operations, Bureau of Clean Water, Department of Environmental Protection, P.O. Box 8774, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8774, (717) 787-6744, RA-EPPANutrientTrad@pa.gov or visit the Department's web site at www.dep.pa.gov/nutrient_trading.
PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-888. Filed for public inspection May 26, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]
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