NOTICES
Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2013 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Non-Electric Generating Units
[42 Pa.B. 7866]
[Saturday, December 29, 2012]The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for comment concerning the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2013 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). The 15-day public comment period will end on January 14, 2013.
In April 2008, the Commonwealth's Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) adopted by the Environmental Quality Board included NOx Budget Trading Program amendments to allow the owners and operators of non-EGUs in this Commonwealth to transition to the CAIR NOx Trading Program. (See 38 Pa.B. 1705 (April 12, 2008).)
Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) establishes a non-EGU NOx Budget 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 CAIR-exempt EGUs that were subject to the NOx Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all of 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 owners and operators of units exceeding their individual NOx limits would need to purchase and then surrender one CAIR NOx Ozone Season allowance and one CAIR NOx allowance for each ton of excess emissions. The proposed 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 under the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) CAIR.
The Statewide cap for 2012 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2012 Ozone Season NOx emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The preliminary NOx emissions for the 2012 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the EPA by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 1,414.97 tons. The Department's permanent retirement of 3,438 allowances under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(b) covers all the NOx emissions from the affected non-EGUs in 2012.
The NOx emissions cap provides 181 tons of NOx 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; emissions from these units were below the 25-ton exemption threshold. Adjustments were also made for the permanent retirement of NOx allowances due to generation of emission reduction credits. The Department will also use a portion of the 181 tons of the budgeted NOx emissions, if necessary, to address mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is proposing to use 121 tons of the 181 tons of NOx for account adjustments, leaving 60 tons available for any additional adjustments at the end of the control period.
The Department made accounting adjustments for the following facilities:
Retired Units: Naval Surface Warfare Division Unit 98; Shenango Units Nos. 6 and 9 (the generation of emission offsets for small non-NOx Budget Trading Program units resulted in a permanent NOx accounting adjustment of 45 tons).
Exempt Units: Each of the following units has a 25-ton NOx permit limit: Armagh Compressor Station (Unit 31301); Entriken Compressor Station (Unit 31601); and the Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 100). The Naval Surface Warfare Division (Unit 99) has a 1-ton NOx permit limit. All of these 25-ton exempt status units account for a total adjustment of 76 tons of NOx emissions.
Units subject to the requirements in 25 Pa. Code § 145.8 are required to meet the monitoring and reporting requirements of the EPA's CAIR, found in 40 CFR Part 96, Subpart HHHH (relating to monitoring and reporting) and maintain general accounts and account representatives under 40 CFR Part 96, Subparts BBBB and FFFF (relating to CAIR designated representative for CAIR NOx ozone season sources; and CAIR NOx Ozone Season Allowance Tracking System). The Proposed Non-EGU 2013 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits table below lists the following: the facility name, ORIS code, the unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the operating year, the heat input for the 2012 Ozone Season, the calculated 2013 rate and the 2013 Ozone Season limit.
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2013 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits should be sent to the attention of Randy Bordner, Environmental Group Manager, Air Resource Management Division, Bureau of Air Quality, DEP, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468 or ranbordner@pa.gov no later than January 14, 2013. Written comments (including e-mails) should include the name, affiliation (if any), mailing address and telephone number of the interested person and contain ''proposed non-EGU 2013 Ozone Season NOx emission limits'' in the subject line.
Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at (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.
MICHAEL L. KRANCER,
Secretary
Table 1: Preliminary Non-EGU 2013 Ozone Season NOx Emission Limits
Facility Name Oris Code Unit ID Nox Rate lb/MMBtu 2012 Nox Mass tons Heat Input MMBtu County 2013 Rate 2013 OS Limit Armagh Compressor Station 880071 31301 0 - 25-ton exemption (limit 25 tons) Indiana 0.29 0 Bernville Station 880049 32001 0 - - Berks 0.29 0 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 40 0.376 119.81 640,508.70 Elk 0.29 93 Domtar Paper Company, LLC 54638 41 0.376 123.47 665,571.00 Elk 0.29 97 Entriken Compressor Station 880072 31601 0 - 25-ton exemption (limit 25 tons) Huntingdon 0.29 0 FPL Energy MH50 50074 1 0.254 0.33 3,079.63 Delaware 0.29 0 FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB01 0 - - Delaware 0.29 0 FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB02 0.019 2.97 308,616.23 Delaware 0.29 45 FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB03 0.021 6.09 586,103.83 Delaware 0.29 85 FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP 55801 AB04 0.023 4.27 375,968.31 Delaware 0.29 55 Honeywell Resins & Chemicals LLC 880007 52 0.068 29.64 867,582.06 Philadelphia 0.29 126 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 34 0 - - Delaware 0.29 0 Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company 50410 35 0.044 55.95 2,649,793.85 Delaware 0.29 386 Martins Creek 3148 aux 4 Northampton 0.29 0 Merck & Company - West Point 52149 39 0.08 23.86 600,301.83 Montgomery 0.29 87 Merck & Company - West Point 52149 40 0.023 11.18 982,129.24 Montgomery 0.29 143 Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 98 Retired 0 Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 99 25-ton exemption (limit 1 ton) 0 Naval Surface Warfare Division 880009 1000 25-ton exemption (limit 25 tons) 0 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 34 0.492 272.07 1,103,487.10 York 0.29 161 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 35 0.446 163.89 673,133.90 York 0.29 98 P H Glatfelter Company 50397 36 0.105 89.51 1,685,148.50 York 0.29 245 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150137 0.034 17.15 996,012.43 Philadelphia 0.29 145 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150138 0 - - Philadelphia 0.29 0 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150139 0.034 16.26 943,848.40 Philadelphia 0.29 137 Philadelphia Refinery 52106 150140 0.033 13.55 817,854.38 Philadelphia 0.29 119 Procter & Gamble Paper Products 50463 328001 0.149 145.33 1,961,560.93 Wyoming 0.29 286 Shenango Incorporated 54532 6 Retired 0 Shenango Incorporated 54532 9 Retired 0 Shermans Dale Station 880050 31801 0.7 0.11 318.00 Perry 0.29 0 Trainer Refinery 880025 33 0 - - Delaware 0.29 0 Trainer Refinery 880025 34 0.006 0.11 38,461.86 Delaware 0.29 6 Trainer Refinery 880025 35 0.005 0.89 408,334.74 Delaware 0.29 59 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR1 0.226 202.21 1,689,209.04 Allegheny 0.29 246 US Steel (Clairton Coke) 50729 CLBLR2 0.196 34.15 311,723.53 Allegheny 0.29 45 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR1 0.022 14.75 1,391,743.43 Allegheny 0.29 203 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR2 0.019 16.43 1,734,044.00 Allegheny 0.29 252 US Steel (Edgar Thomson) 50732 ETBLR3 0.024 19.77 1,673,698.20 Allegheny 0.29 244 Veolia Energy Philadelphia - Edison Sta 880006 1 0.64 4.37 26,168.70 Philadelphia 0.29 4 Veolia Energy Philadelphia - Edison Sta 880006 2 0.778 4.98 11,527.90 Philadelphia 0.29 2 Veolia Energy Philadelphia - Edison Sta 880006 3 0.86 0.07 434.90 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia - Edison Sta 880006 4 0.861 0.03 184.00 Philadelphia 0.29 0 Veolia Energy Philadelphia - Schuylkill 50607 RSB1 1.26 4.23 6,718.83 Philadelphia 0.29 1 Veolia Energy Philadelphia - Schuylkill 50607 RSB2 0 - - Philadelphia 0.29 0 United Refining 880099 4 0.08 17.56 467252.3 0.29 68 Total 1,414.97 23,620,519.74 3,438
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-2536. Filed for public inspection December 28, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
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