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AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS
NEW SOURCES AND MODIFICATIONS The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated'' plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.
Persons wishing to receive a copy of a proposed plan approval or operating permit must indicate their interest to the Department regional office within 30 days of the date of this notice and must file protests or comments on a proposed plan approval or operating permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Comments or protests filed with the Department regional offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the Plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior the date of the hearing.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office identified before the application. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.
PLAN APPROVALS
Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
54-302-077: WPS Westwood Generation, LLC (1716 Lawrence Drive, DePere, WI 54115) for modification of their existing CFB boiler at their facility in Frailey and Porter Townships, Schuylkill County.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
61-187D: SMS Millcraft (671 Colbert Avenue, Oil City, PA 16301) to replace the fume scrubber that controls the emissions from the existing hexavalent chrome plating operation in the Oil City Industrial Park in Oil City, Venango County.
Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.
46-0048D: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (500 Arcola Road, Collegeville, PA 19426) for installation of one 2,000-kW No. 2 fuel oil/diesel fired electric generator at an existing facility in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County. The engine will be limited to 17,363 gallons of diesel/No. 2 fuel oil and 2.79 tons of NOx both on a 12-month rolling sum basis. The Plan Approval is a modification of the earlier Plan Approval 46-0048C. The generator will be used exclusively for emergency power generation. The facility is a major facility. The owner/operator shall keep records of fuel usage and sulfur content to show compliance with the requirements of the Plan Approval.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
06-05069P: East Penn Manufacturing Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 147, Lyon Station, PA 19536-0147) for construction of two heat sealing operations controlled by fiberglass mist eliminators in Richmond Township, Berks County. The plan approval will include monitoring, work practices, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all air quality requirements. The facility is currently covered by the Title V operating permit No. 06-05069. The plan approval will be incorporated into the permit in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450 (Administrative Amendment).
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
49-308-003: Stoneroad Iron & Metal, Inc. (699 Holly Road, Paxinos, PA 17860) for construction of an aluminum ''sweat'' furnace in Shamokin Township, Northumberland County.
The proposed furnace will be used to melt or ''sweat'' the aluminum out of ''irony aluminum'' automotive, and the like scrap (scrap consisting of both aluminum and iron/steel). The air contaminant emissions from the furnace will be controlled by an integral afterburner chamber.
The air contaminant emissions from the furnace are not expected to exceed .52 ton of NOx, .14 ton of PM/PM10, .07 ton of CO, .018 ton of VOCs, .005 ton of SOx and .004 gram of dioxins/furans per year.
The facility in which the proposed furnace will be located will not be a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.
The Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) review of the information submitted by Stoneroad Iron & Metal, Inc. indicates that the proposed sweat furnace should be capable of complying with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants, including the BAT requirement of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12 and Subpart RRR of the National Emission Standards for HAPs, 40 CFR 63.1500--63.1519, (National Emission Standards for HAPs for Secondary Aluminum Production). Based on this finding the Department intends to issue plan approval for the proposed sweat furnace.
The following is a summary of the conditions the Department proposes to place in the plan approval to be issued to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements:
1. The air contaminant emissions from the sweat furnace shall be controlled by an integral afterburner chamber incorporating a burner with a rated capacity of no less than 1.0 mmBtu/hr of heat input.
2. The sweat furnace shall be used to process irony aluminum scrap. At no time shall the furnace be used to process lead, zinc, brass or bronze scrap nor shall it be used to recover aluminum or copper wire from insulated wire or cable nor shall it be used to recover aluminum from beverage cans, aluminum siding or aluminum scrap heavily contaminated with plastic (such as lawn furniture) nor shall it be used as an incinerator to dispose of wastes.
3. At no time shall fluxes be used in the sweat furnace.
4. The burners incorporated in the sweat furnace shall be fired with propane or natural gas only.
5. The sweat furnace shall not be operated more than 2,080 hours in any 12-consecutive month period.
6. The sweat furnace shall not be operated if the burner incorporated in the afterburner chamber is inoperable.
7. The sweat furnace shall be equipped with instrumentation to monitor and record the temperature at the exit of both the primary furnace chamber and the afterburner chamber on a continuous basis.
8. At any time scrap is being processed, a flue gas temperature of at least 1,600° F shall be maintained at the temperature sensor located at the exit of the afterburner. No scrap shall be placed into the furnace if the temperature at this location is less than 1,600° F.
9. The sweat furnace shall be attended by an operator at all times it is in operation.
10. The PM emissions from the sweat furnace shall not exceed .01 gr/dscf of effluent gas volume, the visible air contaminant emissions shall not exceed 10% opacity at any time and the dioxin/furan emissions (on a TEQ or toxicity equivalents basis, as defined in 40 CFR 63.1503) shall not exceed .00000000035 gr/dscf of effluent gas volume corrected to 11% O2. The term ''dioxins/furans'' means tetra-, penta-, hexa- and octachlorinated dibenzo dioxins and furans.
11. The permittee shall implement an operation, maintenance and monitoring plan which shall, at a minimum, address the requirements specified in 40 CFR 63.1510(b)(1)--(8).
12. The permittee shall conduct a performance evaluation of the temperature monitoring instrumentation according to the requirements of 40 CFR 63.8. The performance evaluation shall, at a minimum, include measuring and recording the 15 minute block average temperature of the afterburner as well as determining the 3 hour block average temperature. This evaluation shall be completed within 120 days from the commencement of furnace operation.
13. The permittee shall maintain comprehensive accurate records of the number of hours the sweat furnace is operated each month, shall retain all such records for at least 5 years and shall make the records available to the Department upon request.
14. The sweat furnace shall comply with all applicable requirements specified in Subpart RRR of the National Emission Standards for HAPs, 40 CFR 63.1500--63.1519, (National Emission Standards for HAPs for Secondary Aluminum Production).
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
61-185F: Heath Oil Company (SR 8, Barkeyville, PA 16038), for the combustion of No. 5 fuel oil, in the heaters for Source 105 in Barkeyville Borough, Venango County. This is a State-only facility. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the State-only operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date. The source shall comply with the following conditions, which will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate BAT for the source:
* All conditions from the State-only Operating Permit 61-00185 revised on April 9, 2008, remain in effect unless otherwise indicated in this plan approval.
* This condition replaces condition No. 003(c) from State-only Operating Permit 61-00185 revised April 9, 2008. The heaters may use the following fuels:
* Natural gas supplied by a public utility or is certified pipeline quality or has been approved by the Department.
* Fuel oils that meet 25 Pa. Code § 123.22(a)(2).
* Transmix with a maximum sulfur content of 0.5% by weight.
* Bio-fuel with a maximum sulfur content of 0.5% by weight.
* Reprocessed or recycled No. 2 fuel oil with a maximum sulfur content of 0.5% by weight.
* Reprocessed or recycled No. 5 fuel oil with a maximum sulfur content of 0.5% by weight.
* Specifications for Reprocessed/Recycled No. 5 Fuel Oil:
* SULFUR < 0.5% by weight (Atomic Absorption).
* FLASHPOINT < 140° F (EPA Method 1010 or ASTM 93-80).
* TOTAL HALOGENS (TOX): ORGANIC AND INORGANIC < 1,000 PPM (ASTM D-808-81).
* LEAD < 100 PPM (Atomic Absorption).
* ARSENIC < 5 PPM (Atomic Absorption).
* CADMIUM < 2 PPM (Atomic Absorption).
* CHROMIUM < 10 PPM (Atomic Absorption).
* PCB's < 2 PPM (H2SO4 Extraction/GC w/electron capture).
* Compliance with the previously listed limits shall be determined using appropriate methods from EPA's SW-846 or other methods approved in writing by the Department.
* The company shall perform an analysis of the reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil prior to burning to ensure it meets the specifications listed in this plan approval for this source.
* The permittee shall maintain records of the fuel analysis performed for each shipment of the reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil prior to burning in the heater. In lieu of an analysis for each shipment, the facility may perform an analysis of the storage tank prior to burning in the heater. A new analysis would be required whenever there is an addition to the tank.
* The company shall not accept shipment of reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil or use reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil alone or in combination with any other fuel unless one of the following is done:
* Each shipment of reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil is accompanied by a fuel certification sheet showing compliance with the specifications in the Fuel Restrictions.
* Each batch of reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil is analyzed prior to burning in a heater to show compliance with the specifications stated in the Fuel Restrictions.
* For the purposes of this work practice requirement, the term batch shall mean an accumulated amount of reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil which is stored alone or in combination with any other fuel in the same storage tank prior to use. Each subsequent batch of reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil stored in separate storage tanks (or in a previously used storage tank) is subject to separate analysis.
* For the purposes of this work practice requirement, multiple shipments of reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil stored in a single storage tank are subject to a single analysis prior to use as an alternative to a fuel certification sheet. In addition, any single shipment of reprocessed/recycled No. 5 fuel oil stored in multiple storage tanks is subject to a single analysis prior to use as an alternative to a fuel certification sheet.
OPERATING PERMITS
Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, Facilities Permitting Chief, (814) 332-6940.
20-00123: Lord Corp.--Mechanical Products Division (124 Grant Street, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403) for a Title V Operating Permit Re-issuance to operate a Fabricated Rubber Products manufacturing facility, in the Borough of Cambridge Springs, Crawford County.
Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F.
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.
09-00180: White Engineering Surfaces Corp. (One Pheasant Run, Newtown, PA 18940) for issuance of a State-only Operating Permit to operate eight Metal and Ceramics Surface Coating Spray Booths with Dust Collectors and one Vapor Degreaser in Newtown Township, Bucks County. The facility is synthetic minor for HAP, VOC and PM. Plan Approvals, 09-0180 and 09-0180A, are being incorporated into the facility permit, SMOP-09-00180. This Operating Permit shall include monitoring and recordkeeping designed to ensure this facility complies with all applicable air quality regulations.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Ray Kempa, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2507.
48-00075: CRAYOLA, LLC--Bethlehem (1100 Church Lane, P. O. Box 431, Easton, PA 18044) for operation of paint mixers and kettles in Bethlehem Township, Northampton County. This is a State-only Natural Minor operating permit.
39-00071: HAB Industries, Inc.--Anda Sportswear--Allentown Plant (15 South Albert Street, Allentown, PA 18109) for textile manufacturing in Allentown City, Lehigh County. This is a State-only Natural Minor operating permit.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, William R. Weaver, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.
01-03034: Texas Eastern Transmission, LP--Heidlersburg Compressor Station (P. O. Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251-1642) for auxiliary generator, parts washer and area fugitive emissions in Tyrone Township, Adams County. Primary emissions from the site are VOC's with worst case scenario of 35 tpy. This permit will incorporate plan approval No. 01-03034A issued in November 2007.
07-03022: Juniata Fabrics, Inc. (1301 Broadway, Altoona, PA 16601) for their fabric manufacturing plant in the City of Altoona, Blair County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2004.
36-03103: Kunzler & Co., Inc. (652 Manor Street, Lancaster, PA 17604) for operation of a meat processing facility in the City of Lancaster, Lancaster County. This is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2003.
Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.
14-00017: Supelco, Inc. (595 North Harrison Road, Bellefonte, PA 16823) for modification of a State-only operating permit for a chromatographic equipment manufacturing facility in Spring Township, Centre County. This notice supersedes the notice published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin for State-only Operating Permit 14-00017 on November 15, 2008.
The proposed modifications to the operating permit consist of establishing new annual throughputs for a 3,000 gallon waste solvent storage tank and modifying an activated carbon drum monitoring requirement to require weekly monitoring of a solvent breakthrough detector.
As the waste solvent storage tank is equipped with an activated carbon drum for VOC/VHAP emission control, any change in VOC/VHAP emissions which will result from the proposed new annual tank throughputs are expected to be inconsequential.
The facility in which the waste solvent storage tank is located is not a major (Title V) facility for any air contaminant.
The Department proposes to incorporate the following modified conditions in State-only Operating Permit 14-00017:
1. The throughput through the waste solvent storage tank shall not exceed:
methanol: 13,290 gpy
methylene chloride: 2,070 gpy
toluene: 1,830 gpy
acetonitrile: 2,170 gpy
chloroform: 530 gpy
carbon tetrachloride: 20 gpy
hexane: 3,690 gpy
isopropanol: 1,570 gpy
ethanol: 1,200 gpy
ethyl acetate: 900 gpy
diethyl acetate: 50 gpy
miscellaneous solvents (other than acetone): 230 gpyThe waste solvent storage tank may also be used for the storage of waste acetone without restriction on throughput.
2. The permittee shall monitor the exhaust of the activated carbon drum associated with the waste solvent storage tank for breakthrough on a weekly basis (or a less frequent basis if the Department of Environmental Protection determines that a less frequent basis is acceptable) by visually inspecting the carbon drum's breakthrough detector and shall replace the carbon, or the entire drum, within 1 business day after detecting a color change in the breakthrough detector.
3. The air contaminant emissions from the waste solvent storage tank shall be controlled by an activated carbon drum which incorporates a breakthrough detector.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.
43-00270: CCL Container--Advanced Monobloc Aerosol Division (One Llodio Drive, Hermitage, PA 16148) for a Synthetic Minor State-only Operating Permit issuance to operate a can manufacturing facility, in the City of Hermitage, Mercer County. This re-issuance also incorporates Plan Approval No. 43-270F which authorized the installation of two additional can making lines and the replacement of Catalytic Incinerator No. 2 with a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer.
COAL AND NONCOAL MINING ACTIVITY APPLICATIONS Applications under the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1396.1--1396.19a); the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§ 3301--3326); The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.1--691.1001); the Coal Refuse Disposal Act (52 P. S. §§ 30.51--30.66); The Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (52 P. S. §§ 1406.1--1406.21). Mining activity permits issued in response to such applications will also address the applicable permitting requirements of the following statutes: the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015); the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27); and the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003).
The following permit applications to conduct mining activities have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). A copy of the application is available for inspection at the District Mining Office indicated above each application. Where a 401 Water Quality Certification is needed for any aspect of a particular proposed mining activity, the submittal of the permit application will serve as the request for the certification.
Written comments or objections, or requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application may be submitted by any person or any officer or head of any Federal, State or local government agency or authority to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated above each application within 30 days of this publication, or within 30 days after the last publication of the applicant's newspaper advertisement, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.121--77.123 and 86.31--34.
Written comments or objections related to a mining permit application should contain the name, address and telephone number of persons submitting comments or objections; application number; and a statement of sufficient detail to inform the Department on the basis of comment or objection and relevant facts upon which it is based.
Requests for an informal conference, or a public hearing, as applicable, on a mining permit application, as provided by 25 Pa. Code §§ 77.123 or 86.34, must contain the name, address and telephone number of the requestor; the application number; a brief summary of the issues to be raised by the requestor at the conference; and a statement whether the requestor desires to have the conference conducted in the locality of the proposed mining activities.
Where a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) number is listed, the mining activity permit application was accompanied by an application for an individual NPDES permit. The Department has made a tentative determination to issue the NPDES permit in conjunction with the mining activity permit, but the issuance of the NPDES permit is contingent upon the approval of the associated mining activity permit.
For coal mining activities, NPDES permits, when issued, will contain effluent limits that do not exceed the technology-based effluent limitations. The proposed limits are listed in Table 1.
For noncoal mining activities, the proposed limits are found in Table 2. Discharges from noncoal mines located in some geologic settings (for example, in the coal fields) may require additional effluent limits. If additional effluent limits are needed for an NPDES permit associated with a noncoal mining permit, then the permit description below specifies the parameters. The limits will be in the ranges specified in Table 1.
More restrictive effluent limitations, restrictions on discharge volume, or restrictions on the extent of mining that may occur, will be incorporated into an NPDES permit when necessary for compliance with water quality standards and antidegradation requirements (in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapters 91--96).
The procedures for determining the final effluent limits, using a mass-balance equation or model, are found in Technical Guidance Document 362-0600-001, NPDES Program Implementation--Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Water Quality Management, NPDES Program Implementation and Related Matters. Other specific factors to be considered include public comments and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs).
Persons wishing to comment on an NPDES permit application should submit a statement to the Department at the address of the district mining office indicated previously each application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within the comment period will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NPDES permit applications. Comments must include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
The Department will also accept requests or petitions for a public hearing on NPDES permit applications, as provided in 25 Pa. Code § 92.61. The request or petition for a public hearing shall be filed within 30 days of this public notice and shall contain the name, address, telephone number and the interest of the party filing the request, and shall state the reasons why a hearing is warranted. A public hearing may be held if the Department considers the public interest significant. If a hearing is scheduled, a notice of the hearing on the NPDES permit application will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation within the relevant geographical area. In the case where a public hearing is held, the Department will consider comments from the public hearing in the final determination on the NPDES permit application.
Coal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following range of effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with the associated coal mining activity permit and, in some cases, noncoal mining permits:
Table 1
30-Day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Iron (Total) 1.5 to 3.0 mg/l 3.0 to 6.0 mg/l 3.5 to 7.0 mg/l Manganese (Total) 1.0 to 2.0 mg/l 2.0 to 4.0 mg/l 2.5 to 5.0 mg/l Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Aluminum (Total) 0.75 to 2.0 mg/l 1.5 to 4.0 mg/l 2.0 to 5.0 mg/l pH1 greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
Alkalinity greater than acidity1 1The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to: surface runoff (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event) from active mining areas; active areas disturbed by coal refuse disposal activities; and mined areas backfilled and revegetated; and drainage (resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 1-year 24-hour event) from coal refuse disposal piles.
California District Office: 25 Technology Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, (724) 769-1100.
03921602 and NPDES Permit No. PA0214388, Glacial Sand and Gravel Company, (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201), to renew the permit for the Glacial Coal Tipple in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received October 24, 2008.
26081301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0235776, Amerikohl Mining, Inc., (1384 SR 711, Stahlstown, PA 15687), to operate the White Mine in Saltlick Township, Fayette County a new underground mine and related NPDES permit. Surface Acres Proposed 58.2, Underground Acres Proposed 693.2, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 425.5. Receiving Streams: Little Champion Creek and a UNT A to Little Champion Creek, both classified for the following use: CWF. Application received July 7, 2008.
63831302 and NPDES Permit No. PA0213608, Eighty Four Mining Company, (P. O. Box J, 1525 Pleasant Grove Road, Claysville, PA 15323), to revise the permit for the Mine No. 84 in North Bethlehem Township, Washington County to add underground permit and subsidence control plan acres for development and full extraction mining. Underground Acres Proposed 991.0, Subsidence Control Plan Acres Proposed 1,015.0. No additional discharges. Application received November 7, 2008.
63981301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0215171, Consolidation Coal Company, (R. D. 4, Box 425, Moundsville, WV 26041), to renew the permit for the Shoemaker Mine in West Finley Township, Washington County and related NPDES permit. No additional discharges. Application received October 15, 2008.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
SMP No. 32020105. T & D Kraynak Mining Corporation, 3266 Firetower Road, Mahaffey, PA 15757, transfer of an existing bituminous surface auger mine from Kraynak Coal Company, 3124 Firetower Road, Mahaffey, PA 15757 located in Grant and Green Townships, Indiana County, affecting 126 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to/and Little Mahoning Creek classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 4, 2008.
SMP No. 32960103 and NPDES No. PA021331. T & D Kraynak Mining Corporation, 3266 Firetower Road, Mahaffey, PA 15757, transfer of an existing bituminous surface auger mine from Kraynak Coal Co., 3124 Firetower Road, Mahaffey, PA 15757 located in Grant and Green Townships, Indiana County, affecting 329.7 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to East Run, and Little Mahoning Creek, Mahoning Creek and UNTs to North Branch of Two Lick Creek, classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 4, 2008.
56753048 and NPDES No. PA0119954. Gray Mining Company, Inc., 1134 Stoystown Road, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for the continued operation and restoration of a bituminous surface and auger mine in Quemahoning and Stonycreek Townships, Somerset County, affecting 296 acres. Receiving stream: Stonycreek classified for the following use: WWF. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Hooversville Borough Municipal Authority Stonycreek SWI. Application received November 13, 2008.
56813050 and NPDES No. PA0605891. Shade Mining, Inc., P. O. Box 130, 118 Runway Road, Friedens, PA 15541, permit renewal for reclamation only of a bituminous surface mine in Shade, Quemahoning and Stonycreek Townships, Somerset County, affecting 150.7 acres. Receiving streams: UNTs to Oven Run and UNTs to Lamberts Run classified for the following use: no uses listed. The first downstream potable water supply intake from the point of discharge is Hooversville Borough Municipal Authority Stonycreek SWI. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 13, 2008.
Greensburg District Mining Office: Armbrust Professional Center, 8205 Route 819, Greensburg, PA 15601, (724) 925-5500.
03030105 and NPDES Permit No. 0250562. Thomas J. Smith, Inc. (2340 Smith Road, Shelocta, PA 15774). Renewal application for reclamation only to an existing bituminous surface mine, located in Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, affecting 154.4 acres. Receiving streams: Cathcar Run and UNTs to Cathcart Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There is no potable water supply intake within 10 miles downstream from the point of discharge. Renewal application received November 13, 2008.
Knox District Mining Office: P. O. Box 669, 310 Best Avenue, Knox, PA 16232-0669, (814) 797-1191.
1192-33070101-E-1. P. and N. Coal Co., Inc. (P. O. Box 332, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Application for a stream encroachment to conduct surface mining activities (utilization of an existing driveway for a haul road) within 100 feet of the east bank of UNT 1 to Hadden Run in Oliver Township, Jefferson County. Receiving streams: UNT to Hadden Run and Little Elk Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 17, 2008.
10060101. Ben Hal Mining Company (389 Irishtown Road, Grove City, PA 16127). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip operation in Clay Township, Butler County affecting 89.9 acres. Receiving streams: UNT to South Branch Findley Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. Revision to include a post mining landuse change from forestland to pastureland/land occasionally cut for hay. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 17, 2008.
16940107 and NPDES Permit No. PA0226831. RFI Energy, Inc. (P. O. Box 162, Sligo, PA 16255). Renewal of an existing bituminous surface strip and sandstone removal operation in Perry Township, Clarion County affecting 217.0 acres. Receiving streams: Five UNTs to Cherry Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no portable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 18, 2008.
33020107 and NPDES Permit No. PA0242233. Original Fuels, Inc. (P. O. Box 343, Punxsutawney, PA 15767). Revision to an existing bituminous surface strip and auger operation in Oliver Township, Jefferson County affecting 138.7 acres. Receiving stream: Hadden Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable surface water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Revision to include a post mining land use change from forestland to unmanaged natural habitat on a portion of the Beatty property and on the Delacour property. Application received November 20, 2008.
Moshannon District Mining Office: 186 Enterprise Drive, Philipsburg, PA 16866, (814) 342-8200.
17080115 and NPDES No. PA0256960. RES Coal, LLC (224 Grange Hall Road, P. O. Box 228, Armagh, PA 15920). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine with augering in Beccaria Township, Clearfield County, affecting 103.6 acres. Receiving stream: Banian Run, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 13, 2008.
17080116 and NPDES No. PA0256978. Forcey Coal, Inc. (P. O. Box 225, Madera, PA 16661). Commencement, operation and restoration of a bituminous surface mine in Bigler Township, Clearfield County, affecting 42.0 acres. Receiving streams: Clearfield Creek, UNT to Clearfield Creek, classified for the following use: CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 10, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
54830104R5. Hardway Coal Company, (44 Keystoker Lane, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine, coal preparation plant and coal refuse disposal operation in Cass Township, Schuylkill County affecting 54.4 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received November 18, 2008.
13980201R2. Rossi Excavating Company, (R. R. 1, Box 189E, Beaver Meadows, PA 18216), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Banks Township, Carbon County affecting 18.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received November 18, 2008.
13990201R2. Rossi Excavating Company, (R. R. 1, Box 189E, Beaver Meadows, PA 18216), renewal of an existing anthracite coal refuse reprocessing operation in Banks Township, Carbon County affecting 493.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received November 18, 2008.
19980101R2. Kovalchick Coal Company, (P. O. Box 251, Mount Carmel, PA 17851), renewal of an existing anthracite surface mine operation in Conyngham Township, Columbia County affecting 215.0 acres, receiving stream: none. Application received November 18, 2008.
Noncoal Applications Received
Effluent Limits--The following effluent limits will apply to NPDES permits issued in conjunction with a noncoal mining permit:
Table 2
30-day Daily Instantaneous Parameter Average Maximum Maximum Suspended solids 10 to 35 mg/l 20 to 70 mg/l 25 to 90 mg/l Alkalinity exceeding acidity* pH* greater than 6.0; less than 9.0
* The parameter is applicable at all times.
A settleable solids instantaneous maximum limit of 0.5 ml/l applied to surface runoff resulting from a precipitation event of less than or equal to a 10-year 24-hour event. If coal will be extracted incidental to the extraction of noncoal minerals, at a minimum, the technology-based effluent limitations identified under coal applications will apply to discharges of wastewater to streams.
Cambria District Mining Office: 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931, (814) 472-1900.
56980301 and NPDES Permit No. PA0234991. Keystone Lime Company, P. O. Box 278, Springs, PA 15562, renewal of NPDES permit, Addison and Elk Lick Townships, Somerset County. Receiving streams: Christener Run, UNT to Zehner Run, UNT to Christener Run classified for the following use: HQ-CWF. There are no potable water supply intakes within 10 miles downstream. Application received November 7, 2008.
Pottsville District Mining Office: 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901, (570) 621-3118.
40020801. Dallas Nursery, (R. R. 5, Box 120, Dallas, PA 18612), Stages I and II bond release for a quarry operation in Nanticoke City, Luzerne County affecting 5.0 acres on property owned by Dallas Nursery. Application received November 18, 2008.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT, SECTION 401 The following permit applications, requests for Environmental Assessment approval and requests for 401 Water Quality Certification have been received by the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341) requires the State to certify that the involved projects will not violate the applicable provisions of sections 301--303, 306 and 307 of the FWPCA (33 U.S.C.A. §§ 1311--1313, 1316 and 1317) as well as relevant State requirements. Persons objecting to approval of a request for certification under section 401 of the FWPCA or to the issuance of a Dam Permit, Water Obstruction and Encroachment Permit or the approval of an Environmental Assessment must submit comments, suggestions or objections within 30 days of the date of this notice, as well as questions, to the regional office noted before the application. Comments should contain the name, address and telephone number of the person commenting, identification of the certification request to which the comments or objections are addressed and a concise statement of comments, objections or suggestions including the relevant facts upon which they are based.
The Department may conduct a fact-finding hearing or an informal conference in response to comments if deemed necessary. Individuals will be notified, in writing, of the time and place of a scheduled hearing or conference concerning the certification request to which the comment, objection or suggestion relates. Maps, drawings and other data pertinent to the certification request are available for inspection between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on each working day at the regional office noted before the application.
Persons with a disability who wish to attend a hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact the specified program. TDD users should contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
Applications received under the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P. S. §§ 693.1--693.27) and section 302 of the Flood Plain Management Act (32 P. S. § 679.302) and requests for certification under section 401(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341(a)).
WATER OBSTRUCTIONS AND ENCROACHMENTS Northeast Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.
E35-422. Burton Mott, 405 Cortez Road, Lake Ariel, PA 18436, in Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District.
To remove 0.5 acre of soil to a depth of 128 feet below the current water level within an existing pond area upstream of a UNT to the West Branch of the Wallenpaupack Creek. Project is located 3.79 miles northwest of the intersection of I-84 and SR 690 (Lake Ariel, PA Quadrangle Latitude: 41° 25` 05"; Longitude: 75° 29` 18").
Southcentral Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4707.
E05-347: Borough of Everett Municipal Authority, Ronald R. Wright, Manager, 100 Mechanic Street, Everett, PA 15537-1177, Everett Borough, Bedford County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.
To remove 3 units of 25-foot by 34-foot plastic media sludge drying beds and a 55-foot by 43-foot gravity sand sludge drying bed and then to construct and maintain 4 units of 60-foot by 50-foot and 3 units of 60-foot by 45-foot reed sludge drying beds and related improvements at the existing sewage treatment plant, to improve the conditions located along the left bank floodplain of the Raystown Branch Juniata River about 2,000 feet southeast of the East Main Street and River Lane intersection (Everett East, PA Quadrangle N: 1.60 inches; W: 15.20 inches, Latitude: 40° 00` 30"; Longitude: 78° 21` 31") in Everett Borough, Bedford County.
Southwest Region: Watershed Management Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
E02-1596. Borough of Jefferson Hills, 925 Old Clairton Road, Jefferson Hills, PA 15025. To construct a stream enclosure in the Borough of Jefferson Hills, Allegheny County, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District (Glassport, PA Quadrangle N: 12.3 inches; W: 12.7 inches, Latitude: 40° 19` 04"; Longitude: 79° 57` 58"). The applicant proposes to construct and maintain a stream enclosure 276.5 feet in length and consisting of a box culvert having a span of 8.0 feet with an underclearance of 8.0 feet in the channel of a UNT to Lick Run (TSF) for the purpose of constructing an access road known as Frank Street to provide access for emergency vehicles to existing and proposed residential developments. The project is located on the west side of Gill Hall Road, approximately 3,000.0 feet southwest from the intersection of Old Clairton and Gill Hall Roads and will impact approximately 277.0 linear feet of stream channel.
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