2536 Interstate pollution transport reduction; proposed 2013 ozone season nitrogen oxide emission limits for non-electric generating units?

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 (NO_x) emission limitations established in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) (relating to transition to CAIR NO_x 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 NO_x Budget Trading Program amendments to allow the owners and operators of non-EGUs in this Commonwealth to transition to the CAIR NO_x Trading Program. (See 38 Pa.B. 1705 (April 12, 2008).)

 Specifically, 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d) establishes a non-EGU NO_x Budget 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 CAIR-exempt EGUs that were subject to the NO_x Budget Trading Program. If total emissions from all of 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 owners and operators of units exceeding their individual NO_x limits would need to purchase and then surrender one CAIR NO_x Ozone Season allowance and one CAIR NO_x allowance for each ton of excess emissions. 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, 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 NO_x emission limitations established under 25 Pa. Code § 145.8(d). The preliminary NO_x 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 NO_x emissions from the affected non-EGUs in 2012.

 The NO_x emissions cap provides 181 tons of NO_x emissions 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; emissions from these units were below the 25-ton exemption threshold. Adjustments were also made for the permanent retirement of NO_x allowances due to generation of emission reduction credits. The Department will also 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 proposing to use 121 tons of the 181 tons of NO_x 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-NO_x Budget Trading Program units resulted in a permanent NO_x accounting adjustment of 45 tons).

 Exempt Units: Each of the following units has a 25-ton NO_x 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 NO_x permit limit. All of these 25-ton exempt status units account for a total adjustment of 76 tons of NO_x 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 NO_x ozone season sources; and CAIR NO_x Ozone Season Allowance Tracking System). The Proposed Non-EGU 2013 Ozone Season NO_x 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 NO_x 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 [e-mail] 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 NO_x emission limits'' in the subject line.

 Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Randy Bordner at [phone]. TDD users may contact the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone] to discuss how the Department can best accommodate their needs.

MICHAEL L. KRANCER, 
Secretary

Table 1: Preliminary Non-EGU 2013 Ozone Season NO_x 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.]