NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

[52 Pa.B. 1068]
[Saturday, February 12, 2022]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for public comment on the proposed Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2022 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 on February 28, 2022.

 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 OS NO_x emissions cap for new and existing non-EGUs. The Statewide OS NO_x emissions cap is 3,438 tons, with an adjustment amount of 181 tons. This emissions cap also applies to EGUs subject to the NO_x Budget Trading Program, but which are not subject to the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) (70 FR 25162 (May 12, 2005)) or its replacement, the United States Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) administered Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) (76 FR 48208 (August 8, 2011)). If the 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.

 Owners and operators of affected non-EGUs reported NO_x emissions of 662 tons to the EPA for the 2021 OS (May through September), and the Statewide cap for 2021 was not exceeded. Therefore, non-EGUs do not need to purchase allowances to meet their 2021 OS NO_x emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). 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 2021.

 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 2022 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits'' table lists the following: the 'facility name,' 'ORIS code,' the 'unit ID' for each non-EGU unit, the '2021 NO_x mass' or the 2021 Ozone Season emissions, the '2021 heat input' for the 2021 OS, the 'county' location of the facility, the calculated '2022 rate,' and the '2022 OS limit.'

 Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed non-EGU 2022 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits through Monday, February 28, 2022. Comments, including comments submitted by e-mail, must include the commentator'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 2022 Ozone Season NO_x emission limits'' as the subject line in written communication.

 Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at ranbordner@pa.gov or (717) 772-3921. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania Hamilton Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

Table 1: Proposed Non-EGU 2022 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits

Facility Name	ORIS Code	Unit Id	2021 NOx Mass (tons)	Heat Input MMBtu	County	2022 Rate (lbs/ MMBtu)	2022 OS Limit (tons NOx)
AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals, LLC	880007	52	31.705	894,491.6	Philadelphia	0.32	143
Armagh Compressor Station	880071	31301	0	0	Indiana	0.32	0
Bernville Station	880049	32001	0	0	Berks	0.32	0
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	40	14.605	631,223	Elk	0.32	101
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	41	14.913	646,702	Elk	0.32	103
Entriken Compressor Station	880072	31601	0	0	Huntingdon	0.32	0
Merck & Company—West Point	52149	39	12.331	291,928.2	Montgomery	0.32	47
Merck & Company—West Point	52149	40	18.236	1,377,497	Montgomery	0.32	220
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150137	2.284	153,273.6	Philadelphia	0.32	24
Pixelle Specialty Solutions	50397	36	145.775	1,267,773	York	0.32	202
Pixelle Specialty Solutions	50397	38	7.549	530,254.1	York	0.32	85
Pixelle Specialty Solutions	50397	39	10.207	765,179.2	Wyoming	0.32	122
Procter & Gamble Paper Products	50463	328001	104.435	1,980,857	Wyoming	0.32	316
Procter & Gamble Paper Products	50463	328002	7.919	1,815,738	Wyoming	0.32	290
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex	880107	AB01	4.811	374,482	Delaware	0.32	60
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex	880107	AB03	6.592	559,437.4	Delaware	0.32	89
SPMT Marcus Hook Industrial Complex	880107	AB04	3.853	463,317.4	Delaware	0.32	74
Shermans Dale Station	880050	31801	0	0	Perry	0.32	0
Trainer Refinery	880025	34	1.444	570,385.4	Delaware	0.32	91
Trainer Refinery	880025	35	1.471	549,077.3	Delaware	0.32	88
Trainer Refinery	880025	53	1.73	903,600.1	Delaware	0.32	144
US Steel (Clairton Coke)	50729	CLBLR1	155.912	1,621,414	Allegheny	0.32	259
US Steel (Clairton Coke)	50729	CLBLR2	60.158	860,142.3	Allegheny	0.32	137
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR1	12.017	1,598,831	Allegheny	0.32	255
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR2	15.226	1,590,993	Allegheny	0.32	254
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR3	13.01	1,560,627	Allegheny	0.32	249
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Station	880006	1	0	0	Philadelphia	0.32	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Station	880006	2	0	0	Philadelphia	0.32	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Station	880006	3	0.505	3,740.7	Philadelphia	0.32	1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Station	880006	4	1.272	6,923.6	Philadelphia	0.32	1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Schuylkill	50607	23	0	0	Philadelphia	0.32	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Schuylkill	50607	24	0	0	Philadelphia	0.32	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Schuylkill	50607	26	13.063	379,670.8	Philadelphia	0.32	61
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Schuylkill	50607	RSB1	0.387	76,746.01	Philadelphia	0.32	12
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Schuylkill	50607	RSB2	0.242	53,805.69	Philadelphia	0.32	9
Totals:			661.652	21,528,110		3,437

PATRICK McDONNELL, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-239. Filed for public inspection February 11, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]

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