NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Proposed 2021 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[51 Pa.B. 1083]
[Saturday, February 27, 2021]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for public comment on the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2021 Ozone Season (OS) Nitrogen Oxide (NO_x) emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NO_x trading programs). The 17-day public comment period will close Monday, March 15, 2021.

 Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) establishes a non-EGU NO_x Trading Program budget of 3,619 tons of NO_x, less a specified adjustment amount, to serve as a Statewide Ozone Season NO_x emissions cap for new and existing non-EGUs. This NO_x emissions cap also applies to Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) exempt EGUs that are subject to the NO_x Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all the units exceed the Statewide NO_x emissions cap of 3,438 tons, the owners and operators of non-EGUs must comply with the NO_x emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The proposed NO_x emissions limitations for individual units ensure that non-EGUs in this Commonwealth continue to meet the emission limits of the NO_x Budget Trading Program. The difference between the calculated total OS NO_x limit for all units in the following Table 1 and the total NO_x limit of 3,438 tons is due to rounding when calculating the NO_x limit for each individual unit.

 The Statewide cap for 2020 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2020 Ozone Season NO_x emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The NO_x emissions for the 2020 Ozone Season (May through September) reported to the United States Environmental Protection Agency by the owners and operators of the affected non-EGUs are 644 tons. The Department's permanent retirement of 3,438 NO_x allowances under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(b) covers all the NO_x emissions from the affected non-EGUs in 2020.

 In addition to the 3,438-ton non-EGU cap previously described, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d)(12) provides 181 tons of NO_x emissions annually for non-EGUs and the other units that need to address their emissions through accounting adjustments, including units that previously participated in the NO_x Budget Trading Program. The Department may use a portion of the 181 tons of the budgeted NO_x emissions, if necessary, to address mistakes or miscalculations. This year, the Department is not proposing to use any of the 181 tons of NO_x for accounting adjustments or to make corrections.

 The following ''Proposed Non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits'' table lists the following: the 'facility name,' 'ORIS code,' the 'unit ID' for each non-EGU unit, the '2020 NO_x mass' or the 2020 Ozone Season emissions, the '2020 heat input' for the 2020 Ozone Season, the 'county' location of the facility, the calculated '2021 rate,' and the '2021 Ozone Season (OS) limit.'

 Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits through Monday, March 15, 2021. All comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the commentators's name and address. Commentators are encouraged to submit comments using the Department's online eComment tool at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/eComment or by e-mail to ecomment@pa.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the Policy Office, Department of Environmental Protection, Rachel Carson State Office Building, P.O. Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063. Use ''Proposed non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NO_x emission limits'' as the subject line in written communication.

 Questions concerning this notice can be directed to Randy Bordner at ranbordner@pa.gov or (717) 772-3921. Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the Department at (717) 772-3921 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Department may accommodate their needs.

Table 1: Proposed Non-EGU 2021 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits

Facility Name	Oris Code	Unit Id	2020 NOx Mass (tons)	Heat Input (MMBtu )	County	2021 Rate (lbs/MMBtu)	2021 OS Limit (tons NOx)
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC	880007	52	33.236	837,284.3	Philadelphia	0.35	145
Armagh Compressor Station	880071	31301	0	0	Indiana	0.35	0
Bernville Station	880049	32001	0	0	Berks	0.35	0
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	40	15.978	514,307.1	Elk	0.35	89
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	41	17.544	560,079.9	Elk	0.35	97
Entriken Compressor Station	880072	31601	0	0	Huntingdon	0.35	0
Kimberly-Clark Tissue Company	50410	34	9.372	12,456.9	Delaware	0.35	2
Merck & Company— West Point	52149	39	5.825	136,373.6	Montgomery	0.35	24
Merck & Company— West Point	52149	40	18.395	1,492,642	Montgomery	0.35	259
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150137	0	0	Philadelphia	0.35	0
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150138	0	0	Philadelphia	0.35	0
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150139	7.802	536,072.8	Philadelphia	0.35	93
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150140	0	0	Philadelphia	0.35	0
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150145	2.763	251,420.1	Philadelphia	0.35	44
Pixelle Specialty Solutions	50397	36	131.597	1,162,005	York	0.35	202
Pixelle Specialty Solutions	50397	38	7.81	503,820.2	York	0.35	88
Pixelle Specialty Solutions	50397	39	11.815	575,300.3	York	0.35	100
Procter & Gamble Paper Products	50463	328001	112.456	1,898,640	Wyoming	0.35	330
Procter & Gamble Paper Products	50463	328002	8.148	2,043,043	Wyoming	0.35	355
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex	880107	AB01	8.374	618,497.7	Delaware	0.35	107
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex	880107	AB03	3.402	274,242.3	Delaware	0.35	48
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex	880107	AB04	7.032	825,834.9	Delaware	0.35	144
Shermans Dale Station	880050	31801	0	0	Perry	0.35	0
Trainer Refinery	880025	34	1.672	674,101.5	Delaware	0.35	117
Trainer Refinery	880025	35	1.694	691,976.9	Delaware	0.35	120
Trainer Refinery	880025	53	0.685	692,857.9	Delaware	0.35	120
US Steel (Clairton Coke)	50729	CLBLR1	104.722	907,994.4	Allegheny	0.35	158
US Steel (Clairton Coke)	50729	CLBLR2	59.666	617,262.3	Allegheny	0.35	107
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR1	26.688	1,678,967	Allegheny	0.35	292
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR2	20.401	1,577,070	Allegheny	0.35	274
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR3	16.261	1,288,377	Allegheny	0.35	224
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station	880006	1	0	0	Philadelphia	0.35	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station	880006	2	0.296	1,522.7	Philadelphia	0.35	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station	880006	3	2.122	16,903.7	Philadelphia	0.35	3
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Edison Station	880006	4	1.318	7,541	Philadelphia	0.35	1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill	50607	23	0	0	Philadelphia	0.35	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill	50607	24	0	0	Philadelphia	0.35	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill	50607	26	6.356	108,603	Philadelphia	0.35	19
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill	50607	RSB1	0.263	56,116.37	Philadelphia	0.35	10
Veolia Energy Philadelphia—Schuylkill	50607	RSB2	0.303	53,797.38	Philadelphia	0.35	9
Totals:			643.996	19,777,827			3,436

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-292. Filed for public inspection February 26, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]

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