768 Interstate pollution transport reduction; final 2012 ozone season nitrogen oxide emission limits for nonelectric generating units

Interstate Pollution Transport Reduction; Final 2012 Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emission Limits for Nonelectric Generating Units

[42 Pa.B. 2345]
[Saturday, April 28, 2012]

 The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice of the final Nonelectric Generating Unit (non-EGU) 2012 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).

 Notice of a 15-day public comment period on the proposed limits was published at 42 Pa.B. 1324 (March 10, 2012). The public comment period offered the public an opportunity to review the information and data as a way to ensure the information was correct. No comments were received. In this final notice, the Department has added to Table I the retired and exempt units, for clarity and a Martins Creek unit with a 0 tpy limit that was inadvertently omitted from the proposal. No other changes to Table I were made.

 In this notice, 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 using 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 United States Environmental Protection Agency'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). ''Table 1: Final Non-EGU 2012 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits,'' as follows lists the following: the Facility Name, ORIS Code, the Unit ID for each non-EGU unit, the operating year, the NO_x rate, NO_x mass in tons, the heat input for the 2011 Ozone Season, the calculated 2012 rate and the 2012 Ozone Season Limit.

 Persons aggrieved by an action may appeal, under section 4 of the Environmental Hearing Board Act (35 P. S. § 7514) and 2 Pa.C.S. §§ 501—508 and 701—704 (relating to Administrative Agency Law), to the Environmental Hearing Board, Second Floor, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8457, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8457, [phone]. TDD users may contact the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at [phone]. Appeals must be filed with the Board within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, unless the appropriate statute provides a different time period. Copies of the appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure may be obtained from the Board. The appeal form and the Board's rules of practice and procedure are also available in Braille or on audiotape from the Secretary of the Board at [phone]. This paragraph does not, in and of itself, create any right of appeal beyond that permitted by applicable statutes and decision law.

 For individuals who wish to challenge an action, appeals must reach the Board within 30 days. A lawyer is not needed to file an appeal with the Board.

 Important legal rights are at stake, however, so individuals should show this notice to a lawyer at once. Persons who cannot afford a lawyer may qualify for pro bono representation. Call the Secretary to the Board at [phone] for more information.

 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: Final Non-EGU 2012 Ozone Season NO_x Emission Limits

Facility Name	ORIS Code	Unit ID	OP Year	NOX Rate lb/MMBtu	NOX Mass tons	Heat Input MMBtu	2012 Rate	2012 OS Limit
Armagh Compressor Station	880071	31301	2011	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-ton)	0	0	0.000	0
Bernville Station	880049	32001	2011	0	0	0	0.000	0
ConocoPhillips Co., Trainer Refinery	880025	33	2011	0.1707	49.691	575399.6	0.254	73
ConocoPhillips Co., Trainer Refinery	880025	34	2011	0.0044	1.097	513279.1	0.254	65
ConocoPhillips Co., Trainer Refinery	880025	35	2011	0.0041	1.416	672467.4	0.254	85
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	40	2011	0.305	132.183	877754.9	0.254	112
Domtar Paper Company, LLC	54638	41	2011	0.3056	125.553	830653.337	0.254	106
Entriken Compressor Station	880072	31601	2011	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-ton)	0.529	1511.8	0.254	0
FPL Energy MH50	50074	1	2011	0.1086	5.823	122856.436	0.254	16
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB01	2011	0.023	5.49	473152.405	0.254	60
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB02	2011	0.0306	10.084	652180.461	0.254	83
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB03	2011	0.0277	7.446	540079.541	0.254	69
FPL Energy Marcus Hook, LP	55801	AB04	2011	0.0351	11.708	663033.281	0.254	84
Honeywell Resins & Chemicals, LLC	880007	52	2011	0.0717	18.987	531722.569	0.254	68
Kimberly— Clark Tissue Company	50410	34	2011	2	0.001	1.2	0.254	0
Kimberly— Clark Tissue Company	50410	35	2011	0.0635	92.288	2913048.075	0.254	370
Martins Creek	3148	AUX4B	2011	0	0	0	0.000	0
Merck & Company— West Point	52149	39	2011	0.0841	12.473	298184.649	0.254	38
Merck & Company— West Point	52149	40	2011	0.0219	15.005	1331429.092	0.254	169
Naval Surface Warfare Division	880009	98	2011	Retired	0.0	0	0.000	0
Naval Surface Warfare Division	880009	99	2011	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 1-ton)	0.0	0	0.000	0
Naval Surface Warfare Division	880009	100	2011	25-Ton Exemption (Limit 25-Tons)	0.0	0	0.000	0
P H Glatfelter Company	50397	34	2011	0.4839	294.795	1222578.925	0.254	155
P H Glatfelter Company	50397	35	2011	0.4841	232.474	957308.15	0.254	122
P H Glatfelter Company	50397	36	2011	0.1374	121.857	1797582.275	0.254	229
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150137	2011	0.0395	14.733	747469.612	0.254	95
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150138	2011	0	0	0	0.000	0
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150139	2011	0.0395	17.365	893684.8	0.254	114
Philadelphia Refinery	52106	150140	2011	0.0395	29.404	1464095.2	0.254	186
Procter & Gamble Paper Products	50463	328001	2011	0.1392	125.598	1816778.899	0.254	231
Shenango Incorporated	54532	6	2011	Retired	0.0	0	0.000	0
Shenango Incorporated	54532	9	2011	Retired	0.0	0	0.000	0
Shermans Dale Station	880050	31801	2011	0	0	0	0.000	0
US Steel (Clairton Coke)	50729	CLBLR1	2011	0.1803	146.607	1537965.9	0.254	196
US Steel (Clairton Coke)	50729	CLBLR2	2011	0.0845	6.952	163243.47	0.254	21
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR1	2011	0.0166	12.629	1545487.825	0.254	196
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR2	2011	0.0161	11.449	1523492.693	0.254	194
US Steel (Edgar Thomson)	50732	ETBLR3	2011	0.0201	29.827	1855491.3	0.254	236
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Sta	880006	1	2011	0.3504	0.588	4156	0.254	1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Sta	880006	2	2011	2	0.035	35.1	0.254	0
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Sta	880006	3	2011	0.2993	1.197	9899.5	0.254	1
Veolia Energy Philadelphia— Edison Sta	880006	4	2011	0.2671	1.299	11245.9	0.254	1
United Refining	880099	4	2011	0.0734	14.2	488399.5	0.254	62
				TOTALS	1550.783	27035668.9		3438

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-768. Filed for public inspection April 27, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]