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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-689

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Final 2020 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[50 Pa.B. 2718]
[Saturday, May 23, 2020]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice of the final Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2020 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NOx trading programs).

 Notice of the proposed non-EGU 2020 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations was published at 50 Pa.B. 1759 (March 21, 2020) to allow for a 17-day public comment period, which closed on April 6, 2020. The Department received no comments during the public comment period.

 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 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 final 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 as required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to meet obligations in the NOx State Implementation Plan Call.

 The Statewide cap for 2019 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2019 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The NOx emissions for the 2019 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the EPA by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 719 tons. The Department's permanent retirement of 3,438 NOx allowances under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(b) covers all the NOx emissions from the affected non-EGUs in 2019.

 Table 1, as follows, which lists final non-EGU 2020 ozone season NOx emission limits, includes two changes from 2019: the name of Honeywell Resins & Chemicals, LLC has changed to AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC; and Unit AB02 of SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex has retired.

 In addition to the 3,438-ton non-EGU cap previously described, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d)(12) provides 181 tons of NOx emissions annually 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 proposing to use any of the 181 tons of NOx for accounting adjustments or to make corrections.

 The following ''Final Non-EGU 2020 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits'' table lists the following: the facility name, ORIS code, the unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the 2019 NOx mass or the 2019 Ozone Season emissions, the 2019 heat input for the 2019 Ozone Season, the county location of the facility, the calculated 2020 rate and the 2020 Ozone Season (OS) limit.

 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 at (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 online 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.

 Questions concerning this notice can 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.


Table 1: Final Non-EGU 2020 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits

Facility Name ORIS
Code 		Unit ID 2019
NOx Mass (Tons) 		2019 Heat Input MMBtu County 2020 Rate
(lbs/MMBtu) 		2020
OS Limit (Tons NOx)
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC 880007 52 32.095 800,186 Philadelphia 0.29 117
Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 Indiana 0.29 0
Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 0 Berks 0.29 0
Domtar Paper
Company, LLC 		54638 40 15.424 351,144.5 Elk 0.29 51
Domtar Paper
Company, LLC 		54638 41 16.869 371,682.2 Elk 0.29 54
Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 Huntingdon 0.29 0
Kimberly-Clark
Tissue Company 		50410 34 0.416 549.7 Delaware 0.29 0
Kimberly-Clark
Tissue Company 		50410 35 70.246 1,748,616 Delaware 0.29 256
Marcus Hook 50, LP 50074 1 0.399 6,213.996 Delaware 0.29 1
Merck & Company—
West Point 		52149 39 2.225 55,328.91 Montgomery 0.29 8
Merck & Company—
West Point 		52149 40 19.92 1,497,861 Montgomery 0.29 219
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 13.032 717,195.7 Philadelphia 0.29 117
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 15.708 960,849.1 Philadelphia 0.29 140
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 4.164 264,044.4 Philadelphia 0.29 39
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150145 1.978 573,578.2 Philadelphia 0.29 84
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 36 119.676 1,467,037 York 0.29 214
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 38 7.078 536,482.7 York 0.29 78
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 39 6.303 497,211.8 York 0.29 73
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 117.307 1,986,009 Wyoming 0.29 290
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 8.393 2,037,534 Wyoming 0.29 298
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB01 6.25 491,617.8 Delaware 0.29 72
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB03 6.223 504,626.1 Delaware 0.29 74
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB04 7.497 808,770.8 Delaware 0.29 118
Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0 0 Perry 0.29 0
Trainer Refinery 880025 34 1.324 621,119.5 Delaware 0.29 91
Trainer Refinery 880025 35 1.234 528,885.9 Delaware 0.29 77
Trainer Refinery 880025 53 1.473 927,851.5 Delaware 0.29 136
US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 102.94 900,752.7 Allegheny 0.29 132
US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 67.087 948,144.2 Allegheny 0.29 139
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson) 		50732 ETBLR1 17.816 1,311,568 Allegheny 0.29 192
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson) 		50732 ETBLR2 22.706 1,542,133 Allegheny 0.29 225
US Steel
(Edgar Thomson) 		50732 ETBLR3 20.497 1,473,014 Allegheny 0.29 215
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 1 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 2 0.163 836 Philadelphia 0.29 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 3 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station 880006 4 2.185 12,522.5 Philadelphia 0.29 2
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 23 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 24 0 0 Philadelphia 0.29 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 26 10.117 175,681.7 Philadelphia 0.29 26
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 RSB1 0.174 47,513.93 Philadelphia 0.29 7
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill 50607 RSB2 0.351 66,184.97 Philadelphia 0.29 10
Totals: 719.27 23,512,560 3,438

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-689. Filed for public inspection May 22, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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