NOTICES
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Final 2019 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units
[49 Pa.B. 1731]
[Saturday, April 6, 2019]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice for the final Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2019 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).
Notice of the proposed NOx emission limitations was published at 49 Pa.B. 779 (February 16, 2019) to allow for a 17-day public comment period, which closed on March 4, 2019. The Department received two comments during the public comment period. The two comments indicated NOx emission errors in Table 1 of the proposed notice. The Department has corrected the errors in Table 1. The Department provided each of the affected companies with the updated non-EGU NOx emission limits by e-mail. The corrections are finalized in Table 1 as follows.
In Table 1 as follows, which lists non-EGU 2019 ozone season NOx emission limits, PH Glatfelter's facility name has changed since the 2018 ozone season non-EGU NOx emission limits notice to Pixelle Specialty Solutions. Additionally, two new units, referred to as units 38 and 39, update and replace previous units 34 and 35 in Table 1 for this same facility.
United Refining Boiler No. 4 has been removed from Table 1. The boiler is no longer operational and has been permanently out of service at the facility since February 2018.
Actual Statewide NOx emissions in 2018 from non-EGUs were 815 tons. That is 2,623 tons below the 3,438-ton NOx State Implementation Plan call budget. Actual NOx emissions from all the non-EGUs are expected to be similar in 2019, and thus, the Statewide budget is not expected to be exceeded. Owners of affected units do not need to obtain and surrender NOx allowances if the total emissions from the affected non-EGUs remain below 3,438 tons for the ozone season.
The NOx emission cap provides 181 tons of 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. The Department may use a portion of the 181 tons of the budgeted NOx emissions, if necessary, to address mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is not using any of the 181 tons of NOx for accounting adjustments or to make corrections.
The following ''Final Non-EGU 2019 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits'' table lists the following: the facility name, ORIS code, the unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the 2018 NOx mass or the 2018 Ozone Season emissions, the 2018 heat input for the 2018 Ozone Season, the county location of the facility, the calculated 2019 rate and the 2019 Ozone Season (OS) limit.
Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at ranbordner@pa.gov or (717) 772-3921. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.
Persons aggrieved by this action may appeal the action to the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P.S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 (relating to Administrative Agency Law). The Board's address is Environmental Hearing Board, Rachel Carson State Office Building, Second Floor, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457.
TDD users may contact the 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. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decisional law.
A notice of appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained at http://ehb.courtapps.com or by contacting the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483. The notice of appeal form and the Board's rules are also available in Braille and on audiotape from the Secretary to the Board.
Important legal rights are at stake. Individuals should show this document to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for free pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at (717) 787-3483 for more information. Individuals do not need a lawyer to file a notice of appeal with the Board.
For individuals who wish to challenge this action, their appeal must be filed with and received by the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Table 1: Final Non-EGU 2019 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits
Facility Name ORIS
CodeUnit ID 2018
NOx Mass (Tons)Heat Input MMBtu County 2019 Rate
(lbs/MMBtu)2019
OS Limit (Tons NOx)Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 Indiana 0.26 0 Bernville Station 880049 32001 0.001 2 Berks 0.26 0 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 19.688 847,059.7 Elk 0.26 109 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 19.524 832,941.6 Elk 0.26 107 Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 Huntingdon 0.26 0 Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC 880007 52 28.39 718,832.6 Philadelphia 0.26 92 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 34 30.544 40,715 Delaware 0.26 5 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 35 87.858 1,936,177 Delaware 0.26 249 Marcus Hook 50, LP 50074 1 0.286 1,086.425 Delaware 0.26 0 Merck & Company—
West Point52149 39 10.444 254,945 Montgomery 0.26 33 Merck & Company—
West Point52149 40 16.98 1,357,289 Montgomery 0.26 174 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 19.381 1,105,539 Philadelphia 0.26 142 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 0 0 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 16.44 936,041.4 Philadelphia 0.26 120 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 21.467 1,222,834 Philadelphia 0.26 157 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150145 1.122 477,908.7 Philadelphia 0.26 61 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 36 99.358 1,335,896 York 0.26 172 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 38 9.644 661,593.3 York 0.26 85 Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 39 8.229 520,691 York 0.26 67 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 115.91 1,913,920 Wyoming 0.26 246 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 8 2,083,315 Wyoming 0.26 268 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB01 9.274 722,806.7 Delaware 0.26 93 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB02 0 0 Delaware 0.26 0 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB03 4.497 401,233.9 Delaware 0.26 52 SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB04 3.835 478,862.9 Delaware 0.26 62 Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0.005 15 Perry 0.26 0 Trainer Refinery 880025 34 1.638 752,321.4 Delaware 0.26 97 Trainer Refinery 880025 35 1.736 787,319.6 Delaware 0.26 101 Trainer Refinery 880025 53 0.695 691,033.7 Delaware 0.26 89 US Steel
(Clairton Coke)50729 CLBLR1 160.38 1,571,902 Allegheny 0.26 202 US Steel
(Clairton Coke)50729 CLBLR2 65.853 914,749.9 Allegheny 0.26 118 US Steel
(Edgar Thomson)50732 ETBLR1 14.116 1,026,710 Allegheny 0.26 132 US Steel
(Edgar Thomson)50732 ETBLR2 17.339 1,263,783 Allegheny 0.26 162 US Steel
(Edgar Thomson)50732 ETBLR3 16.279 1,687,667 Allegheny 0.26 217 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 1 0.09 580 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 2 0 0 Philadelphia 0.26 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 3 4.073 32,559.1 Philadelphia 0.26 4 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station880006 4 0.276 1,572.3 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 1.22 91,074.19 Philadelphia 0.26 12 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB1 0.204 41,512.01 Philadelphia 0.26 5 Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill50607 RSB2 0.241 42,191.63 Philadelphia 0.26 5 Totals 815.017 26,754,681 3,438 PATRICK McDONNELL,
Secretary
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 19-494. Filed for public inspection April 5, 2019, 9:00 a.m.]
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