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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-525

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Final 2022 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[52 Pa.B. 2184]
[Saturday, April 9, 2022]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice of the final Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2022 Ozone Season (OS) Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NOx trading programs).

 The Department published notice of the proposed NOx emission limitations at 52 Pa.B. 1068 (February 12, 2022) to allow for a 17-day public comment period, which closed on February 28, 2022. The Department did not receive any 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 OS 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.

 The Statewide cap for 2021 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2021 OS NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The NOx emissions for the 2021 OS (May through September) reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 644 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 2021. Table 1, as follows, lists the final non-EGU 2022 OS NOx emission limits.

 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 accounting 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 table, ''Final Non-EGU 2022 OS NOx Emission Limits,'' lists the following: the 'facility name,' 'ORIS code,' the 'unit ID' for each non-EGU unit, the '2021 NOx mass (tons)' or the 2021 OS emissions, the '2021 heat input (MMBtu)' for the 2021 OS, the 'county' location of the facility, the calculated '2022 rate (lbs/MMBtu)' and the '2022 OS Limit (tons NOx).'

 Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at (717) 772-3921 or ranbordner@pa.gov.

Table 1: Final Non-EGU 2022 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits

Facility NameORIS CodeUnit ID2021 NOx
Mass (tons)		Heat Input (MMBtu) County2022 Rate (lbs/ MMBtu)2022 OS Limit (tons NOx)
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC 880007 52 31.705 894,491.6 Philadelphia 0.32 143
Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 0 Indiana 0.32 0
Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 0 Berks 0.32 0
Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 14.605 631,223 Elk 0.32 101
Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 14.913 646,702 Elk 0.32 103
Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 0 Huntingdon 0.32 0
Merck & Company—West Point 52149 39 12.331 291,928.2 Montgomery 0.32 47
Merck & Company—West Point 52149 40 18.236 1,377,497 Montgomery 0.32 220
Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 2.284 153,273.6 Philadelphia 0.32 24
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 36 145.775 1,267,773 York 0.32 202
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 38 7.549 530,254.1 York 0.32 85
Pixelle Specialty Solutions 50397 39 10.207 765,179.2 Wyoming 0.32 122
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 104.435 1,980,857 Wyoming 0.32 316
Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328002 7.919 1,815,738 Wyoming 0.32 290
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB01 4.811 374,482 Delaware 0.32 60
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB03 6.592 559,437.4 Delaware 0.32 89
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex 880107 AB04 3.853 463,317.4 Delaware 0.32 74
Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0 0 Perry 0.32 0
Trainer Refinery 880025 34 1.444 570,385.4 Delaware 0.32 91
Trainer Refinery 880025 35 1.471 549,077.3 Delaware 0.32 88
Trainer Refinery 880025 53 1.73 903,600.1 Delaware 0.32 144
US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 155.912 1,621,414 Allegheny 0.32 259
US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 60.158 860,142.3 Allegheny 0.32 137
US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR1 12.017 1,598,831 Allegheny 0.32 255
US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR2 15.226 1,590,993 Allegheny 0.32 254
US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR3 13.01 1,560,627 Allegheny 0.32 249
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station 		880006 1 0 0 Philadelphia 0.32 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station 		880006 2 0 0 Philadelphia 0.32 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station 		880006 3 0.505 3,740.7 Philadelphia 0.32 1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Edison Station 		880006 4 1.272 6,923.6 Philadelphia 0.32 1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill 		50607 23 0 0 Philadelphia 0.32 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill 		50607 24 0 0 Philadelphia 0.32 0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill 		50607 26 13.063 379,670.8 Philadelphia 0.32 61
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill 		50607 RSB1 0.387 76,746.01 Philadelphia 0.32 12
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—
Schuylkill 		50607 RSB2 0.242 53,805.69 Philadelphia 0.32 9
Totals: 661.652 21,528,110 3,437

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-525. Filed for public inspection April 8, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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