NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2018 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units
[48 Pa.B. 1621]
[Saturday, March 17, 2018]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is seeking public comment on the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2018 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).
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 the Clean Air Interstate Rule exempt EGUs that are subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all 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 2017 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2017 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The preliminary NOx emissions for the 2017 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 833 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 2017.
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 19 tons of the 181 tons of NOx for account adjustments, leaving 162 tons available for any additional adjustments at the end of the control period.
The Department made accounting adjustments for the following facilities:
Retired Units: 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 19 tons).
Exempt Units Removed from Facility: The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 100) had a 25-ton NOx permit limit. The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 99) had a 1-ton NOx permit limit. These two 25-ton exempt status units in previous years accounted for a total adjustment of 26 tons of NOx emissions. The Naval Surface Warfare Division Units 100 and 99 have been permanently removed from the facility and no longer require a 25-ton exemption. The 26 tons of NOx emissions provided to these two units for their exemption are now available for additional accounting adjustments.
The following ''Proposed Non-EGU 2018 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits'' table lists the following: the facility name, ORIS code, the unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the 2017 NOx mass or the 2017 Ozone Season emissions, the 2017 heat input for the 2017 Ozone Season, the county location of the facility, the calculated 2018 rate and the 2018 Ozone Season limit.
The Department must receive comments no later than April 2, 2018. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's eComment system at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments may be mailed to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''Proposed Non-EGU 2018 Ozone Season NOx emission limits'' as the subject line in written communication.
Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at (717) 772-3921 or 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: Proposed Non-EGU 2018 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits
Facility Name ORIS
Code
Unit ID
2017
NOx
Mass
(Tons)
2017
Heat Input
(MMBtu)
County
2018
Rate
(lbs/
MMBtu)
2018
OS
Limit
(Tons NOx)
Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 Indiana 0.26 0 Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 0 Berks 0.26 0 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 49.347 835,217.1 Elk 0.26 110 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 44.55 779,735.4 Elk 0.26 103 Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 Huntingdon 0.26 0 Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC 880007 52 28.826 671,694.6 Philadelphia 0.26 89 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 34 24.861 33,144.1 Delaware 0.26 4 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 35 72.205 1,971,208 Delaware 0.26 260 Merck & Company—
West Point52149 39 4.653 114,233.6 Montgomery 0.26 15 Merck & Company—
West Point52149 40 19.169 1,473,755 Montgomery 0.26 194 Marcus Hook 50, LP 50074 1 0.632 1,951.016 Delaware 0.26 0 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB01 7.645 619,601.5 Delaware 0.26 82 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB02 0 0 Delaware 0.26 0 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB03 3.373 351,909.3 Delaware 0.26 46 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB04 8.33 589,303.8 Delaware 0.26 78 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 34 144.597 1,665,061 York 0.26 219 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 35 5.216 392,316.2 York 0.26 52 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 36 7.301 445,957.3 York 0.26 59 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 18.3 1,012,653 Philadelphia 0.26 133 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 0 0 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 18.049 1,000,064 Philadelphia 0.26 132 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 18.598 1,027,967 Philadelphia 0.26 136 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150145 0.4 571,318.5 Philadelphia 0.26 75 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 118.568 1,928,393 Wyoming 0.26 254 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 7.034 2,072,994 Wyoming 0.26 273 Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0 0 Perry 0.26 0 Trainer Refinery 880025 33 1.241 620,392 Delaware 0.26 82 Trainer Refinery 880025 34 1.297 582,283.9 Delaware 0.26 77 Trainer Refinery 880025 35 1.476 673,417.4 Delaware 0.26 89 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 121.248 1,349,417 Allegheny 0.26 178 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 41.97 724,769.4 Allegheny 0.26 96 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR1 16.47 1,464,124 Allegheny 0.26 193 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR2 8.771 815,605.2 Allegheny 0.26 108 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR3 12.721 1,306,278 Allegheny 0.26 172 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 1 0 0 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 2 0.884 4,539.8 Philadelphia 0.26 1 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 3 0 0 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 4 0.008 46.1 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 23 0 0 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 24 0 0 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 26 8.73 375,502.4 Philadelphia 0.26 50 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB1 0.96 105,589.2 Philadelphia 0.26 14 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB2 1.039 132,690.4 Philadelphia 0.26 17 United Refining 880099 Boiler 4 14.56 356,984 Warren 0.26 47 Shenango Incorporated 54532 6 Allegheny - 0 Shenango Incorporated 54532 9 Allegheny - 0 Totals 833.029 26,070,117 3,438 PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 18-402. Filed for public inspection March 16, 2018, 9:00 a.m.]
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