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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-293

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan to Meet the Requirements of Reasonably Available Control Technology Set Forth by the Clean Air Act Under the 2008 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

[51 Pa.B. 1086]
[Saturday, February 27, 2021]

 Sections 172(c)(1), 182(b) and 184 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7502(c)(1), 7511a and 7511c) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to submit a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision on behalf of the City of Philadelphia (Philadelphia) to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) demonstrating that Philadelphia has implemented all necessary Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) controls on all existing major stationary sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) as well as any VOC sources subject to Control Technique Guidelines (CTG) for the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS).

 The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Air Management Services (AMS) is now seeking public comment on a proposed SIP revision package that identifies RACT requirements for major NOx and major non-CTG VOC sources in Philadelphia for purposes of implementing the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. The proposed SIP revision package consists of a certification that RACT has been addressed for all major existing NOx and major non-CTG VOC sources in Philadelphia as supported by the following: (1) a determination that previously adopted RACT regulations in the Commonwealth SIP that were approved by the EPA under the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS continue to represent RACT for 2008 ozone NAAQS implementation purposes; and (2) in cases where previously adopted RACT controls are insufficient to implement RACT under the 2008 ozone NAAQS, the adoption of new or more stringent regulations that represent RACT control levels. Philadelphia AMS is a delegated local air pollution control agency under section 12 of the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. § 4012).

 This proposed SIP revision and other supporting information are available for inspection at the offices of AMS during normal business hours or on the AMS web site at https://www.phila.gov/departments/air-pollution-control-board/air-management-notices/.

 Interested persons may submit written comments or a request for a public hearing on the proposed SIP revision package to Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Attn: Jason Li or by e-mail to jiazheng.li@phila.gov. Use ''2008 Ozone RACT SIP Revision'' as the subject line in written communication.

 All written comments or a request, or both, for a public hearing must be received by AMS no later than Monday, March 29, 2021. Based on advice from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health regarding the mitigation of the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), AMS will offer a virtual public hearing, only if requested, to receive comments on the proposed SIP revision on Friday, April 9, 2021, at 2 p.m. Persons wishing to join the hearing may do so remotely. Information will be provided on the AMS web site at https://www.phila.gov/departments/air-pollution-control-board/air-management-notices/.

 Persons wishing to present testimony should contact Jason Li at jiazheng.li@phila.gov or (215) 685-9440 to reserve a time. Witnesses will be limited to 10 minutes and should provide two written copies of their testimony. Persons with a disability who desire to attend the virtual meeting and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact (215) 685-9440 to discuss how AMS may accommodate their needs.

 If no request for a public hearing is received by Monday, March 29, 2021, the hearing will be cancelled and a notice of cancellation will be published on the AMS web site at https://www.phila.gov/departments/ air-pollution-control-board/air-management-notices/ on Friday, April 2, 2021.

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-293. Filed for public inspection February 26, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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