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STATE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
PROPOSED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS RELATED TO APPLICATIONS FOR NPDES PERMITS FOR CAFOs This notice provides information about agricultural operations that have submitted nutrient management plans (NMPs) for approval under 3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 5 and that have or anticipate submitting applications for new, amended or renewed NPDES permits, or Notices of Intent (NOIs) for coverage under a general permit, for CAFOs, under 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a. This notice is provided in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 92a and 40 CFR Part 122, implementing The Clean Streams Law and the Federal Clean Water Act.
Based upon preliminary reviews, the State Conservation Commission (SCC) or County Conservation Districts (CCD) working under a delegation agreement with the SCC have completed an administrative review of NMPs described. These NMPs are published as proposed plans for comment prior to taking final actions. The NMPs are available for review at the CCD office for the county where the agricultural operation is located. A list of CCD office locations is available at http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/directory/pa.phtml or can be obtained from the SCC at the office address listed or by calling (717) 787-8821.
Persons wishing to comment on an NMP are invited to submit a statement outlining their comments on the plan to the CCD, with a copy to the SCC for each NMP, within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within the respective comment periods will be considered in the final determinations regarding the NMPs. Comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the SCC of the exact basis of the comments and the relevant facts upon which they are based. Comments should be sent to the SCC, Agriculture Building, Room 310, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Persons with a disability who require an auxiliary aid, service, including TDD users or other accommodations to seek additional information should contact the SCC through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANS
CAFO PUBLIC NOTICE SPREADSHEET—APPLICATIONS
Agricultural Operation
Name and AddressCounty Total
AcresAEU's Animal
TypeSpecial Protection Waters (HQ or EV or NA) New or
RenewalLamar & Sylvia High
920 W. Matterstown Road
Millersburg, PA 17061
Dauphin 43.4 314.4 Poultry NA Renewal Hemlock Lane Farm LP
121 Hemlock Lane
Williamsburg, PA 16693
Blair 653.2 759.45 Swine None Renewal Dr. Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd
(Home Farm)
Cheese Lane
Shartlesville, PA 19554
Berks 258.1 498.18 Ducks N/A Renewal Dr. Joe Jurgielewicz & Son, Ltd
(Mountain Breeze Farm)
8069 Spring Road
Bernville, PA 19506
Berks 197.1 355.92 Ducks N/A Renewal Scott & Andrew Brinton
323 Riverview Rd
Peach Bottom, PA 17563
Lancaster 431 660.18 Swine/
PoultryHQ Renewal Evergreen Farms, Inc.
3102 Evergreen Lane
Spruce Creek, PA 16683
Huntingdon 5,501.3 7,533.18 Dairy HQ Renewal Paul Dotterer & Sons, Inc
410 Kryder Road
Mill Hall, PA 17751
Clinton 2,726.3 2,217.5 Dairy HQ Renewal Critter Hill Farm
Mike and Dottie Hare
224 Quaker Run Road
Biglerville, PA 17307
Adams 39 389.29 Poultry and Beef NA Renewal Blue Berry Hill Farm
Ken Gebhart
2950 Centennial Road
Hanover, PA 17331
Adams 465.4 595.94 Swine NA Renewal Ar-Joy Farms (Duane Hershey)
1600 Althouse Road
Cochranville, PA 19330
Chester 636.3 1,561.85 Dairy NA Renewal
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY (PWS) PERMITS Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17), the following parties have applied for PWS permits to construct or substantially modify public water systems.
Persons wishing to comment on permit applications are invited to submit statements to the office listed before the application within 30 days of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day comment period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding an application. A comment should 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. A public hearing may be held after consideration of comments received during the 30-day public comment period.
Following the comment period, the Department will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this final determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.
The permit application and related documents are on file at the office listed before the application and available for public review. Arrangements for inspection and copying information should be made with the office listed before the application.
Persons with a disability that require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to participate during the 30-day public comment period should contact the office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
SAFE DRINKING WATER
Applications Received Under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §§ 721.1—721.17).
Northeast Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701-1915.
Application No. 5219502, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Twin Lakes Utilities, Inc.
Middlesex Water Co.
485 C Route 1 South
Suite 400
Iselin, NJ 08830[Township or Borough] Shohola Township
Pike County
Responsible Official Michael Barnes, Director
Twin Lakes Utilities, Inc.
Middlesex Water Co.
485 C Route 1 South
Suite 400
Iselin, NJ 08830
Type of Facility PWS Consulting Engineer R. Scott Hughes, PE
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
1010 Adams Avenue
Audubon, PA 19403
Application Received Date 6/27/2019 Description of Action Application proposes the replacement of the entire distribution system, rehabilitation of the existing well station and storage tank, installation of a new storage tank, construction of a new well and well station with treatment facilities, installation of emergency generators and system monitoring and security upgrades. Southcentral Region: Safe Drinking Water Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Permit No. 3119505, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Petersburg Borough
Water AuthorityMunicipality Logan Township County Huntingdon Responsible Official William L. Lightner
Authority Chairman
316 King Street
Petersburg, PA 16669
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer Christopher M. Eckenrode, P.E.
Gwin, Dobson & Foreman, Inc.
3121 Fairway Drive
Altoona, PA 16602
Application Received: 6/17/2019 Description of Action Proposed to make several changes to the existing treatment plant which include replacing the filter media and support gravel in the 3 slow sand filters, installing the necessary equipment for automated shut down capability, installing new flow measuring devices for the existing sources, and extending the casing of Well No. 2 18" above ground. Permit No. 0619509, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Econo Lodge—Douglassville Municipality Amity Township County Berks Responsible Official Bela Laliwala
General Manager
387 Benjamin Franklin Hwy
Douglassville, PA 19518Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer John D. Brady, P.E.
Entech Engineering Inc.
201 Penn Street
Reading, PA 19601
Application Received: 6/19/2019 Description of Action Installation of a new sodium hypochlorite disinfection system and multiple contact tanks to provide 4-log inactivation of viruses at Entry Point No. 101. The permittee will also replace the existing softener and bladder tank and will remove the existing UV disinfection units. Permit No. 2119507, Minor Amendment, Public Water Supply.
Applicant Middlesex Township
Municipal Authority
Municipality Middlesex Township County Cumberland Responsible Official Rory Morrison
Operations Manager
350 North Middlesex Road
Suite 2
Carlisle, PA 17013
Type of Facility Public Water Supply Consulting Engineer N Peter Fleszar, P.E.
Glace Associates, Inc.
3705 Trindle Road
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Application Received: 6/25/2019 Description of Action Proposed to install a bulk water loading station for non-potable use.
WATER ALLOCATIONS
Applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the Acquisition of Rights to Divert Waters of the Commonwealth.
Northwest Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
WA 3-1001B, Water Allocations. Mahoning Township Municipal Authority, P.O. Box, Distant, PA 16223, Mahoning Township, Armstrong County. Water Allocation Permit application requesting to renew the existing water purchase agreement between Mahoning Township Municipal Authority and the Redbank Valley Municipal Authority to purchase a maximum of 85,000 gpd of treated water.
Actions taken on applications received under the Act of June 24, 1939 (P.L. 842, No. 365) (35 P.S. §§ 631—641) relating to the acquisition of rights to divert waters of the Commonwealth.
Northcentral Region: Water Supply Management Program Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6448.
WA 14-947A, Water Allocations. Haines-Aaronsburg Municipal Authority, P.O. Box 254, Aaronsburg, PA 16820, Haines Township, Centre County. This permit grants the right to withdraw a maximum of 72,000 gallons per day (gpd) when available, from Spring Nos. 1, 2, and 3, located in Haines Township, Centre County.
LAND RECYCLING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
UNDER ACT 2, 1995
PREAMBLE 1
Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate Submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.907).
Sections 302—305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) (35 P.S. §§ 6026.302—6026.305) require the Department to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. A person intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard or intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area shall file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known or suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one or a combination of cleanup standards or receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.
Under sections 304(n)(1)(ii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the following site, proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified as follows. During this comment period, the municipality may request that the person identified as the remediator of the site develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved and comments should be directed to the remediator of the site.
For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office listed before the notice. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the community relations coordinator at the appropriate regional office. TDD users may telephone the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:
Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Hospital at UPMC Mercy, 1400 Locust Avenue, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. SE Technologies, LLC, 98 Vanadium Road, Building D, 2nd Floor, Bridgeville, PA 15017 on behalf of UPMC—Corporate Construction, 600 Grant Street, 60th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Construction activities for the UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Hospital at UPMC Mercy will result in excavation and removal of historic fill from the Site for off-site transport and placement on a separate active Act 2 site. Analytical data has classified the historic fill material and shallow mixed soil as a regulated waste in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Management of Fill Program. The proposed cleanup standard for the Site is residential Statewide Health Standard for metals in soil. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on January 16, 2019.
Mongell's Former Gasoline Station Property, 224 West Crawford Avenue, City of Connellsville, Fayette County. Insite Group, Inc., 611 South Irvine Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146 on behalf of DJB Associates, LP, 218 North Broadway Street, Scottdale, PA 15683 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The Site was formerly a retail gas station and has been found to be contaminated with petroleum products which impacted soil and groundwater. The proposed future use of the Site will be non-residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the Site is non-residential Statewide Health Standard for lead, gasoline & lubricating oil parameters in soil and Site Specific Standard for gasoline parameters in groundwater. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Daily Courier on May 22, 2019.
Franks Development Former Gasoline Station Property, 718 South Pittsburgh Street, City of Connellsville, Fayette County. Insite Group., 611 South Irvine Avenue, Sharon, PA 16146 on behalf of Franks Development, LLC, 2561 Memorial Blvd., P.O. Box 899, Connellsville, PA 15425 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The Site was formerly a retail gas station and has been found to be contaminated with petroleum products which impacted soil and groundwater. The proposed future use of the Site will be non-residential and includes gasoline retail sales. The proposed cleanup standard for the Site is residential Statewide Health Standard for lead, benzene, ethylbenzene, cumene, MTBE, naphthalene, toluene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, 1,2-dichloroethane, 1,2-dibromoethane. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Daily Courier on May 21, 2019.
Larimer/East Liberty Phase III Development, located along Larimer Avenue, Winslow Street, Stoebner Way, and Meadow Street, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. KU Resources, Inc., 22 South Linden Street, Duquesne, PA 15110 on behalf of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, and McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., 720 Olive Street, Suite 2500, St. Louis, MO 63101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Antimony, arsenic, manganese, lead, vanadium and the semi-volatiles benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, and benzo(k)fluoranthene have been identified in Site soils in concentrations above their respective medium-specific concentrations (MSCs) for residential use. The metals cobalt and manganese have been identified in Site groundwater at concentrations above its MSC for residential used aquifers. The proposed future use of the Site will be residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the Site is the Site Specific Standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on June 30, 2019.
Larimer/East Liberty Phase IV Development, located along Larimer Avenue, Winslow Street, and Maxwell Way, City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County. KU Resources, Inc., 22 South Linden Street, Duquesne, PA 15110 on behalf of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, 200 Ross Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, and McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., 720 Olive Street, Suite 2500, St. Louis, MO 63101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Antimony, arsenic, manganese, and lead; the semi-volatiles benzo(a)anthracene, benzo(a)pyrene, and benzo(k)fluoranthene; and the volatile organic compound benzene have been identified in Site soils in concentrations above their respective medium-specific concentrations (MSCs) for residential use. The metals manganese and molybdenum; and the volatile organic compound 2, 6-dinitrotoluene have been identified in Site groundwater at concentrations above its MSC for residential used aquifers. The metals aluminum and iron have been identified in Site groundwater above their respective secondary maximum contaminant levels (SMCLs). The proposed future use of the Site will be residential. The proposed cleanup standard for the Site is the Site Specific Standard. The Notice of Intent to Remediate was published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on June 30, 2019.
AIR QUALITY
PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING
PERMIT APPLICATIONSThe 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 general public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to submit permitting documents relevant to its application for all sources related to a facility or a proposed project, affords an opportunity for public input, and provides for a decision on the issuance of the necessary permits.
The Department received applications for Plan Approvals or Operating Permits from the following facilities.
Copies of the application, the Department's analysis, all pertinent documents used in the evaluation of the application and subsequently prepared proposed plan approvals/operating permits are available for public review during normal business hours at the appropriate Department Regional Office. Appointments for scheduling a review must be made by calling the appropriate Department Regional Office. The address and phone number of the Regional Office is listed before the application notices.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to the Department's Regional Office. A 30-day comment period from the date of this publication will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed Plan Approval/Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the permit.
A person wishing to request a hearing may do so during the 30-day comment period. A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the information received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper, the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, when the Department determines this type of notification is sufficient. Requests for a public hearing and any relevant information should be directed to the appropriate Department Regional Office.
Permits issued to the owners or operators of sources subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter D or E, or located within a Title V facility or subject to 25 Pa. Code § 129.51(a) or permits issued for sources with limitations on their potential to emit used to avoid otherwise applicable Federal requirements may be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for review and approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Final Plan Approvals and Operating Permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the sources are constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P.S. §§ 4001—4015), 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121—145, the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.A. §§ 7401—7671q) and regulations adopted under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the regional office listed before the application. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.
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.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
25-029F: Erie Coke Corporation (925 East Bay Drive, Erie, PA 16512), for the proposed installation of a backup hydrogen sulfide (H2S) control system for coke oven gas in Erie City, Erie County. This is a Title V facility.
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.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
AMS 14347: On July 10, 2019, AMS issued a Plantwide Applicability Limitation (PAL) Plan Approval Permit to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) located at 901 Admiral Peary Way, Philadelphia, PA 19112-1403 for the following pollutants:
• Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR) PAL for Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) for 240.4 tons per rolling 12-month period.
• Attainment New Source Review/Pollution of Significant Deterioration (PSD) NOx for 240.4 tons per rolling 12-month period.
• Attainment New Source Review/Pollution of Significant Deterioration (PSD) PAL for Sulfur Oxides (SOx) for 54.3 tons per rolling 12-month.
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.
Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.
Contact: Thomas Joseph, P.E., Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 412-442-4336.
Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II) plan for GenOn Northeast Management Company located in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has made a preliminary determination to approve a RACT II plan and an amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Conemaugh Generating Station owned and operated by GenOn Northeast Management Company located at 1442 Power Plant Road, in West Wheatfield Township, Indiana County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997, 2008, and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. Other sources at the facility meet the presumptive RACT II requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 129.97.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination will be incorporated into a revised operating permit (TV-32-00059) for the facility. After the public participation requirements of 40 CFR 51.102 are met, including public hearings to be held on the dates and at the location advertised below, the relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
Source Proposed NOx RACT TVOP No. 32-00059 RACT II Source Group
031—Main Boiler 1
032—Main Boiler 2
039—Aux Boiler A
041—Aux Boiler B
25 Pa. Code § 129.98(a), (b), (e)
NOx emissions averaging plan
Section E, Condition # 001 25 Pa. Code § 129.98(j)
Reporting
Section E, Condition # 006
Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on September 11, 2019, from 10:00—10:30 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. To register to speak at a hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, please contact Thomas Joseph at 412-442-4336. The last day to pre-register to speak at a hearing will be August 27, 2019. If we do not receive any pre-registered speakers by this date, the hearing will be cancelled.
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at https://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/SouthwestRegion/Community%20Information/Pages/default.aspx. We ask that you contact Thomas Joseph at 412-442-4336 or monitor our Web site to determine if a hearing will be held.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Thomas Joseph at 412-442-4336 at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit three (3) copies of a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to Mark Gorog, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of a permit, may submit the information to Mark Gorog, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. A 30-day comment period from July 27, 2019 will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed RACT II Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed RACT II Plan.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Regional Office, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made online at https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/PublicRecords/Pages/Informal-File-Review.aspx or by calling the Department at 412-442-4000.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Lauren Fraley at 412-442-4203 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
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 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
46-00166: Harleysville Materials, LLC (460 Indian Creek Road, Harleysville, PA 19438) for renewal of a State Only Operating Permit (synthetic minor) located in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County. Harleysville Materials operates a quarry using various crushers, screeners, and conveyors, and leases operation of a batch asphalt plant to Independence Construction Materials (ICM). This renewal will incorporate the requirements of general permits GP3-46-0152 and GP3-46-0159 for two portable crushers rated at 600 and 700 tons per hour respectively. The permit will include monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements designed to address all applicable air quality requirements.
09-00136: Powdersize LLC (20 Pacific Drive, Quakertown, PA 18951-3601) located in Richland Township, Bucks County, for operation of pulverizing and screening powder form products to meet customer specifications. This action is a renewal of the State Only Operating Permit (Natural Minor). The renewal contains all applicable requirements including monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
23-00029: Upper Darby School District (8201 N Lansdowne Ave, Upper Darby, PA 19082) for the Upper Darby High School located in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County. The renewal permit is for a non-Title V (State only) facility. Air emissions sources at the facility include three dual fuel fired (natural gas/No. 2 fuel oil) boilers (16 MMBtu/hr each), a natural gas fired chiller (8.1 MMBtu/hr), and 4 emergency generators (3 natural gas fired, 1 No. 2 fuel oil fired), ranging in capacity of 15—375 kilowatts. Each boiler is equipped with Low NOx (nitrogen oxides) Burners and Flue Gas Recirculation. The boilers are the major emissions sources at the facility. The following emissions limits in tons/year per 12-month rolling period are maintained with the renewal: nitrogen oxides (NOx): 1.7, particulate matter (PM): 0.28, carbon monoxide (CO): 1.27, and volatile organic compounds (VOC): 0.08. The facility continues to take a restriction to operate the boilers as gas fired boilers, pursuant to 40 CFR Section 63.11237 thereby avoiding applicability of 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart JJJJJJ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources. The facility also continues to operate the emergency generators only for readiness testing or emergencies, thereby obtaining the institutional exemption from 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart ZZZZ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines. The operating permit will include monitoring and recordkeeping requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
15-00005: PA State System of Higher Education—West Chester University (201 Carter Drive, Ste. 500, West Chester, PA 18383) for a non-Title V, State Only, Synthetic Minor operating permit in West Chester Borough, Chester County. The permit is for the operation of natural gas and diesel or No. 2 fuel oil-fired emergency generators and numerous other insignificant emergency generators, boilers, heaters and furnaces for backup electric power, heating of building and domestic hot water. West Chester University was previously a Title V facility, but the application contains proposed limits on natural gas and fuel oil usage that will ensure that the facility stay below the 24.9 tons per year threshold for nitrogen oxides (NOx).
The permit will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.
Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790.
Contact: Raymond Kempa, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 570-826-2507.
54-00084 Pierson-Middleport, LLC (P.O. Box 704, Bridgeport, NJ 08014-0704) The Department intends to issue a State-Only Operating Permit for operation of sources at a sand and gravel mining operation in Walker Township, Schuylkill County. The sources include crushers, conveyors, screens, sandscrews, feeders, stackers, and a classifying tank. Other sources include two water pump engines. The sources are controlled by water spray systems. Two general permits have been issued for a portable crusher and associated engine. The proposed permit contains all applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
45-00010: HG Smith Wilbert Vault Co., Inc., Stroudsburg Facility (2120 N. 5th Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-2802). The Department intends to issue a renewal State-Only (Natural Minor) Permit for the animal and human crematory facility located in Stroudsburg, Monroe County. The primary sources consist of one (1) animal incinerator and three (3) human crematories. The control devices consist of afterburners. The sources are considered a minor emission source of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), total suspended particulate (TSP) and VOC's. The operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
35-00030: General Dynamics Land Systems, Eynon Plant (175 East Street, Archbald, PA 18403). The Department intends to issue a renewal (Synthetic Minor) permit to operate a military armored vehicle, tank, and tank components manufacturing facility in Archbald Borough, Lackawanna County. The sources consist of two (2) natural gas fired boilers and paint booths. The sources are controlled by particulate arrestors. The sources are considered minor emission sources of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate matter (PM10), and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. The operating permit contains applicable requirements for emission limitations, work practice standards, testing, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting standards used to verify facility compliance with Federal and State air pollution regulations.
Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Contact: Thomas Hanlon, Facilities Permitting Chief, 717-705-4862, Thomas Bianca, New Source Review Chief, 717-705-4863, or William Weaver, Regional Air Quality Manager, 717-705-4702.
01-05021: Knouse Foods Coop., Inc. (450 Gardners Station Rd, Gardners, PA 17324) for the operation of a fruit processing facility in Tyrone Township, Adams County. This is for renewal of the existing State-only permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated at 11.2 tpy PM-10, 66.6 tpy NOx, 18.0 tpy CO, 1.38 tpy VOC, 82.6.0 tpy SO2 and 0.76 tpy HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
28-05018: Knouse Foods Coop, Inc. (421 E Grant St, Chambersburg, PA 17201) for the operation of a fruit processing facility in Chambersburg Borough, Franklin County. This is for renewal of the existing State-only permit. Potential air emissions from the facility are estimated at 9.17 tpy PM, 53.6 tpy NOx, 14.6 tpy CO, 0.96 tpy VOC, and 68.8 tpy SO2. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
21-05028: Fry Communications, Inc.—Building 3 (101 Fry Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050) for the operation of a lithographic printing facility in Mechanicsburg Borough, Cumberland County. This is for renewal of the existing State-only permit. Actual 2017 air emissions from the facility were 3.36 tpy NOx, 1.43 tpy CO, 6.73 tpy VOC, and less than 1 tpy each of PM, SO2 and HAPs. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations.
06-03093: H & K Group, Inc. (2052 Lucon Road, P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the railcar unloading station located in Cumru Township, Berks County. This is for renewal of the existing State-only permit. The actual emissions from the facility in 2018 were estimated at less than 1 ton of particulate matter. The operating permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO.
06-05092: H & K Group, Inc. (2052 Lucon Road, P.O. Box 196, Skippack, PA 19474) to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the South Reading Asphalt Plant located in Cumru Township, Berks County. This is for renewal of the existing State-only permit. The actual emissions from the facility in 2017 year were estimated at 0.46 ton of SOx, 2.53 tons of NOx, 2.73 tons of PM-10, 40.42 tons of CO, and 0.83 ton of VOC. The Operating Permit will include emission limits and work practice standards along with monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to ensure the facility complies with the applicable air quality regulations. Among other items, the conditions include provisions derived from 40 CFR 60 Subpart I.
Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481.
Contact: David Balog, New Source Review Chief—Telephone: 814-332-6328.
10-00326: Oesterling Sandblasting & Painting, Inc. (686 Glenwood Way, Butler, PA 16001-8422), the Department intends to issue a State Only Operating Permit for the facility located in Center Township, Butler County. The facility is a Natural Minor. The primary sources at the facility include abrasive blasting operations, two (2) paint booths for spray painting, and natural gas fueled space heaters. The potential emissions from the facility are less than the Title V thresholds. The permit includes a federally enforceable restriction on VOC emissions not to exceed 20 tons per year. The permit renewal contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
37-00327: R. Cunningham Funeral Home (2429 Wilmington Road, New Castle, PA 16105) the Department intends to issue a State Only Operating Permit (SOOP) renewal for the facility located in Neshannock Township, Lawrence County. The sources at the facility are two (2) natural gas fueled cremators. Each rated at 2.0 MMBtu/hr and equipped with afterburners. The facility is a Natural Minor. The conditions of the previous SOOP are incorporated into the renewed permit. The potential emissions from the facility are as follows: PM, 3.5 tpy; NOx, 1.5 tpy; CO, 4.9 tpy; SOx, 1.2 tpy; and VOCs, 1.5 tpy. The permit contains emission restrictions, recordkeeping, work practice, and additional requirements to ensure compliance with the Clean Air Act and the Air Pollution Control Act.
Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Contact: Edward Wiener, Chief—Telephone: 215-685-9426.
OP19-000013: FMC Tower at Cira Centre South (2929 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104) for the operation of commercial and residential building in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include one diesel-fired 168 kW fire pump, two (2) diesel-fired 496 kW fire pumps, one diesel-fired 208 kW tenant emergency generator, and one diesel-fired 1,655 kW emergency generator.
The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest, comments, or request a public hearing on the above operating permit must submit the protest, comments or request for public hearing within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
OP19-000010: Philadelphia Crematories, Inc. (7350 State Road, Philadelphia, PA 19136) for the operation of a human crematory in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include two (2) natural gas fired 150 pounds per hour cremation unit and one (1) natural gas fired 100 pounds per hour cremation unit, equipped with both primary burners and afterburners.
The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.
Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the above operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least thirty days before the hearing.
OPERATING PERMITS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.
Contact: Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief—Telephone: 484-250-5920.
Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (Alternate RACT II) plan for Monroe Energy, LLC located in Trainer Borough, Delaware County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has made a determination for an alternate RACT II plan and seeks approval of the amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the petroleum refinery owned and operated by Monroe Energy, LLC in Trainer Borough, Delaware County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT II approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997, 2008, and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination have been incorporated into this revised operating permit 23-00003 for the facility. After the public participation requirements of 40 CFR 51.102 are met, including that public hearings to be held on the dates and at the location advertised below, the relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded and/or redacted from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
Source RACT II Requirement TVOP No. 23-00003
Section D, Condition No.Source 101—
Fluid Catalytic
Cracking Unit
(FCCU)For NOx, good operating practices, continued use of SNCR, and compliance with emission limits of TVOP Condition # 001(a)(2) and (3).
For VOC, good operating practices, continued use of CO Boiler, and compliance with VOC emission limit of 8.1 tons per 12-month rolling period. Condition ## 008(a), (b)(2); # 018; # 012(b); # 013;
# 024(b); # 001(a)(2) and (3)
# 009(a)(2); # 012(a)(5),(b); # 024(c); # 001(c)Source 104—
Marine Vessel
BallastingFor VOC, limiting vessel ballasting to 2% total volume of receipts. # 001; # 002 Source 105—
Marine Vessel
LoadingFor VOC, good operating practices and continued use of MVR System. # 003(a); # 004; # 005; # 007 Source 111 & 700—
Cooling TowersFor VOC, good operating practices and compliance with 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart CC LDAR requirements. # 008 (Source ID 700) Source 118—
Railcar Loading
LPG & ButaneFor VOC, good operating practices and continued use of flare gas recovery system to meet the VOC limit of 3.94 tons per 12-month rolling period. # 001; # 002 Source 130—
Peabody Heater,
74.0 MMBtu/hrFor NOx, good operating practices and compliance with the NOx limit of 7.6 tons per 12-month rolling period. Condition # # 003; # 006; # 007; # 008 Source 735—
Kerosene/HCN
HTU Heater,
23.0 MMBtu/hrFor NOx, good operating practices, compliance with NOx limit of 14.32 tons per 12-month rolling period, and conducting an annual tune-up. Condition # # 002(a); # 011; # 015 Source 736—
Diesel HTU
Heater, 39.0
MMBtu/hrFor NOx, good operating practices, compliance with NOx limit of 24.36 tons per 12-month rolling period, and conducting an annual tune-up. Condition # # 002; # 010; # 013 Public hearing. A public hearing will be held on September 4, 2019, at 10:00 AM at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. To register to speak at the hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be August 31, 2019. If we do not receive any pre-registered speakers by this date, the hearing will be cancelled.
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at: http://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/SoutheastRegion/Community%20Information/Pages/default.aspx.
We ask that you contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 or monitor our Web site to determine if a hearing will be held.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to James Rebarchak, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 or electronically to RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
The 30-day comment period from August 1, 2019 will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed RACT II Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed RACT II Plan. Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to amending the SIP, may submit the information to James Rebarchak, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 or electronically to RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 484-250-5910.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
Notice of Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Notice of Public Hearing for the Revised Air Quality Operating Permit 09-00016 Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (Alternate RACT II) plan for Exelon Generation Company Croydon Generation Station located in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has made a determination for an alternate RACT II plan and seeks approval of the amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the eight (8) combustion turbines owned and operated by Exelon Generation Company Croydon Generation Station located in Bristol Township, Bucks County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT II approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997, 2008, and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination have been incorporated into this revised operating permit 09-00016 for the facility. After the public participation requirements of 40 CFR 51.102 are met, including that public hearings to be held on the dates and at the location advertised below, the relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded and/or redacted from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
Source Description Proposed RACT II Requirement TVOP 09-00016 Condition No. Facility-wide Testing Stack test shall be performed on at least three (3) of (8) turbines listed in the permit once within the 5-year term of the permit, and all eight (8) within three permit terms. Results to be within 10% for similar loads and capacities. Section C, Condition # 007 The NOx emissions for this turbine shall not exceed 0.70 pound per MMBtu or 587 pounds per hour, whichever is more stringent. Section D, Condition # 004 Simple Cycle Turbine # 11 (031); Simple Cycle Turbine # 12 (032); Simple Cycle Turbine # 21 (033); Simple Cycle Turbine # 22 (034); Simple Cycle Turbine #31 (035); Simple Cycle Turbine # 32 (036A); Simple Cycle Turbine # 41 (037); Simple Cycle Turbine # 42 (038) (a). The capacity factor for this turbine shall not exceed 20% in any consecutive 12-month rolling period. The capacity factor is defined as the ratio of net electrical power generation, in megawatt hours (MWH), for the last twelve (12) months to the maximum capacity of the unit (MW) times the number of hours in the same twelve (12) months.
(b). The rolling 12-month capacity factor is expressed in the following formula:
[(Last 12 months net electric power generation (MWH))*(100)]
divided by
(Maximum capacity of unit (MW))*(Number of operating hours in last 12 months)]
(a). The permittee shall record the following information for this turbine:
(1). Monthly fuel consumption;
(2). Monthly net electrical power (MWH) generated;Section D, Condition # 006
Section D, Condition # 009
(3). The dates and times of operation of this turbine, including discharge temperature and operation conditions related to stack opacity;
(4). Monthly and 12 month rolling capacity factor;
(5). Monthly NOx emissions calculated using the emission factors from the most recent stack test result.
Public hearing. The hearing will be held on September 4, 2019, at 2:00 PM at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. To register to speak at the hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be August 31, 2019. If we do not receive any pre-registered speakers by this date, the hearing will be cancelled.
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at: http://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/SoutheastRegion/Community%20Information/Pages/default.aspx.
We ask that you contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 or monitor our Web site to determine if a hearing will be held.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to James Rebarchak, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 or electronically to RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
The 30-day comment period from August 1, 2019 will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed RACT II Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed RACT II Plan. Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to amending the SIP, may submit the information to James Rebarchak, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 or electronically to RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 484-250-5910.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
Notice of Proposed Revision to the State Implementation Plan for Oxides of Nitrogen, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Notice of Public Hearing for the Revised Air Quality Operating Permit 46-00011 Approval of a Reasonably Available Control Technology (Alternate RACT II) plan for Arcelormittal Plate LLC Company located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 129.96—129.100, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has made a determination for an alternate RACT II plan and seeks approval of the amendment to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Steel manufacturing facility/blast furnaces owned and operated by Arcelormittal Plate LLC Company located in Plymouth Township, Montgomery County.
The proposed SIP revision does not adopt any new regulations. It incorporates the provisions and requirements contained in the amended RACT II approval for the facility, which are intended to satisfy the requirements for the 1997, 2008, and 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone.
The proposed amendments to the RACT II determination have been incorporated into this revised operating permit 46-00011 for the facility. After the public participation requirements of 40 CFR 51.102 are met, including that public hearings to be held on the dates and at the location advertised below, the relevant RACT II requirements will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan and will remain in effect until replaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approval by the EPA. Requirements that are not part of the RACT II determination will be excluded and/or redacted from the SIP submittal.
The following is a summary of the proposed amendments to the RACT II determination for this operation that will be submitted to the EPA as a SIP revision:
Source ID Source Name Proposed RACT II 101 Drever Furnace Good operating practices, NOx limit 34.34 tons/12 consecutive months and Fuel limit is 490,571 MCF/YR; record hours of operation and fuel usage monthly; calculate and record emissions monthly and 12-month rolling using Emission Factor (E.F.) 0.14 lb NOx/Mcf; 102 Quench Furnace Good operating practices, NOx limit 50.55 tons/12 consecutive months and natural gas limit of 722,143 Mcf per year; record hours of operation and fuel usage monthly; calculate and record emissions monthly and 12 month rolling using E.F.0.14 lb NOx/Mcf; 106 Rose Annealing Furnace Good operating practices, NOx limit 36.84 tons/12 consecutive months with current natural gas limit of 526,286 MCF/Yr; record hours of operation and fuel usage monthly; calculate and record emissions monthly and 12 month rolling using E.F.0.14 lb NOx/Mcf. 110 Slab Heating Furnace 1 Good operating practices, NOx limit 86.01 tons/12 consecutive months with current natural gas limit: 1,563,901 MCF/Yr; record hours of operation and fuel usage monthly; calculate and record emissions monthly and 12 month rolling using E.F.0.11 lb NOx/Mcf. 110 Slab Heating Furnace 2 Good operating practices, NOx limit 187.34 tons/12 consecutive months with current natural gas limit: 1,821,848 MCF/Yr; record hours of operation and fuel usage monthly; calculate and record emissions monthly and 12 month rolling using E.F.0.198 lb NOx/Mcf. 152 Temper Furnace Good operating practices, NOx limit 19.78 tons/12 consecutive months with current natural gas limit: 282,839 MCF/Yr; record hours of operation and fuel usage monthly; calculate and record emissions monthly and 12 month rolling using E.F.0.10 lb NOx/Mcf.
Public hearing. The hearing will be held on September 4, 2019, at 8:00 AM at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. To register to speak at the hearing, or to inquire if a hearing will be held, contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be August 31, 2019. If we do not receive any pre-registered speakers by this date, the hearing will be cancelled.
Please note that any updates made to any aspect of the hearing, including whether or not a hearing will be held, will be posted online at: http://www.dep.pa.gov/About/Regional/SoutheastRegion/Community%20Information/Pages/default.aspx.
We ask that you contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 or monitor our Web site to determine if a hearing will be held.
Persons wishing to present testimony at the hearing should contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 at least one week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony will be limited to a maximum of 5 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is requested to designate one witness to present testimony on its behalf. Persons unable to attend the hearing, if it is held, may submit a written statement and exhibits within 10 days thereafter to James Rebarchak, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 or electronically to RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
The 30-day comment period from August 1, 2019 will exist for the submission of comments, protests and information. Each submission must contain the name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments, identification of the proposed RACT II Operating Permit including the permit number and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the proposed RACT II Plan. Persons wishing to file a written protest or provide comments or additional information, which they believe should be considered prior to amending the SIP, may submit the information to James Rebarchak, Environmental Program Manager, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401 or electronically to RA-EPSEROAQPUBCOM@pa.gov.
All pertinent documents are available for public review between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Southeast Regional Office, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401. Appointments for scheduling a review may be made by calling the Department at 484-250-5910.
Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodations to do so should contact Virginia Cain, Environmental Community Relations Specialist at 484-250-5808 or the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at 1-800-654-5984 (TDD) to discuss how the Department may accommodate your needs.
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