936 Proposed phase 1 nontradable Mercury allowance allocations under the Pennsylvania-specific Mercury Reduction Program

Proposed Phase 1 Nontradable Mercury Allowance Allocations under the Pennsylvania-specific Mercury Reduction Program

[38 Pa.B. 2333]
[Saturday, May 17, 2008]

   The Commonwealth's ''State-specific'' mercury reduction program to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired electric generating units (EGUs) and co-generation units with a nameplate rated capacity of 25 megawatts or more that produce electricity for sale was promulgated by the Environmental Quality Board 37 Pa.B. 883 (February 17, 2007). The final-form rulemaking establishes mercury emission standards, annual emission limitations as part of a Statewide annual nontradable mercury allowance program and monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired EGUs or cogeneration units.

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is providing notice and an opportunity for a 30-day public comment period on the proposed nontradable mercury allowance allocations authorized under the Statewide Mercury Nontradable Allowance Program for affected coal-fired EGUs and cogeneration units. The proposed allocations are being made for the Phase 1 (January 1, 2010--December 31, 2014) control period of the Commonwealth-specific mercury reduction program under 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.201--123.215 (relating to standards for contaminants mercury emissions). These allocations are required to be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin by May 31, 2008, under 25 Pa. Code § 123.207(h) (relating to annual emission limitations for coal-fired EGUs).

   The total ounces of mercury emissions available for emission limitation set-asides as annual nontradable mercury allowances in this Commonwealth for Phase 1 is 56,928 ounces. Ninety five percent, or 54,080 ounces, of this total amount is available for allocation to existing EGU owners and operators during the Phase 1 control period. The total number of nontradable allowances proposed to be allocated to the existing affected EGUs is 50,681 ounces. The remaining 3,399 ounces will be placed in the annual emission limitation supplement pool as required under 25 Pa. Code § 123.208 (relating to annual emission limitation supplement pool).

   New affected units eligible for nontradable mercury allowances under 25 Pa. Code § 123.207(c) are also included in the proposed allocations. The total allowances set aside for new affected units are 2,848 ounces. The Department will set aside a total number of annual non-tradable mercury allowances for owners and operators of new affected EGUs that do not yet have a baseline heat input determined in accordance with the requirements of an approved plan approval or operating permit. Units in this category are designated as new units in the allocation table. Those new source set aside allowances not allocated by the Department will be placed in the annual emission limitation supplement pool as required under 25 Pa. Code § 123.208.

   The table lists the following: ''Status'' for whether the unit's allocation was calculated based on the procedure for new or existing units; the units' average ''EGU Avg. Heat Input;'' the ''EGU Name'' of each facility; the ''Oris Code''; ''Unit Number''; and the ''Allocation.'' The proposed nontradable allowance allocations listed in the table are subject to revision if the Department determines that corrections to heat input averages and/or other relevant data are necessary.

Phase 1: Nontradable Mercury Allowance Allocations

EGU Name	Status	EGU Avg. Heat lnput (mmBtu/yr)	Oris Code	Unit Number	Allocation (oz)
AES Beaver Valley Partners	Existing Unit	3,734,626	10676	32	161
AES Beaver Valley Partners	Existing Unit	3,583,301	10676	33	155
AES Beaver Valley Partners	Existing Unit	3,507,745	10676	34	151
AES Beaver Valley Partners	Existing Unit	1,784,771	10676	35	77
Armstrong Power Station	Existing Unit	11,561,603	3178	1	499
Armstrong Power Station	Existing Unit	11,084,467	3178	2	478
Hatfields Ferry Power Station	Existing Unit	36,043,782	3179	1	1555
Hatfields Ferry Power Station	Existing Unit	32,882,519	3179	2	1418
Hatfields Ferry Power Station	Existing Unit	35,973,846	3179	3	1552
Mitchell Power Station	Existing Unit	17,090,752	3181	33	737
Homer City	Existing Unit	43,752,715	3122	1	1887
Homer City	Existing Unit	43,809,840	3122	2	1890
Homer City	Existing Unit	45,267,296	3122	3	1953
Cromby	Existing Unit	9,481,664	3159	1	409
Eddystone Generating Station	Existing Unit	19,941,708	3161	1	860
Eddystone Generating Station	Existing Unit	18,749,492	3161	2	809
Bruce Mansfield	Existing Unit	53,767,700	6094	1	2319
Bruce Mansfield	Existing Unit	55,648,484	6094	2	2400
Bruce Mansfield	Existing Unit	55,172,506	6094	3	2380
Brunner Island	Existing Unit	18,415,353	3140	1	794
Brunner Island	Existing Unit	21,576,028	3140	2	931
Brunner Island	Existing Unit	46,095,939	3140	3	1988
Montour	Existing Unit	46,441,977	3149	1	2003
Montour	Existing Unit	46,248,391	3149	2	1995
Cheswick	Existing Unit	36,617,021	8226	1	1579
Conemaugh	Existing Unit	64,282,557	3118	1	2773
Conemaugh	Existing Unit	62,700,117	3118	2	2705
Elrama	Existing Unit	6,194,405	3098	1	267
Elrama	Existing Unit	6,390,138	3098	2	276
Elrama	Existing Unit	5,554,400	3098	3	240
Elrama	Existing Unit	16,386,226	3098	4	707
Keystone	Existing Unit	60,844,489	3136	1	2625
Keystone	Existing Unit	58,806,759	3136	2	2537
New Castle	Existing Unit	6,089,822	3138	3	263
New Castle	Existing Unit	6,240,695	3138	4	269
New Castle	Existing Unit	8,126,498	3138	5	351
Portland	Existing Unit	8,435,012	3113	1	364
Portland	Existing Unit	11,535,081	3113	2	498
Shawville	Existing Unit	6,732,982	3131	1	290
Shawville	Existing Unit	7,354,579	3131	2	317
Shawville	Existing Unit	9,412,946	3131	3	406
Shawville	Existing Unit	9,855,265	3131	4	425
Titus	Existing Unit	4,484,831	3115	1	193
Titus	Existing Unit	4,266,454	3115	2	184
Titus	Existing Unit	4,480,935	3115	3	193
Hunlock Station	Existing Unit	3,529,017	3176	6	152
Sunbury	Existing Unit	2,899,516	3152	1A	125
Sunbury	Existing Unit	2,703,372	3152	1B	117
Sunbury	Existing Unit	2,764,082	3152	2A	119
Sunbury	Existing Unit	2,787,210	3152	2B	120
Sunbury	Existing Unit	6,517,891	3152	3	281
Sunbury	Existing Unit	6,750,659	3152	4	291
Horsehead	Existing Unit	3,720,937	50130	34	161
Horsehead	Existing Unit	3,657,657	50130	35	158
Cambria Cogen	Existing Unit	4,835,721	10641	1	84
Cambria Cogen	Existing Unit	4,655,729	10641	2	81
Colver Power Project	Existing Unit	9,626,852	10143	AAB01	167
Ebensburg Power Company	Existing Unit	6,035,111	10603	31	105
Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel	Existing Unit	5,197,541	10343	SG-101	90
Gilberton Power Company	Existing Unit	5,174,105	10113	31	90
Gilberton Power Company	Existing Unit	5,118,711	10113	32	89
Northampton Generating Plant	Existing Unit	10,189,503	50888	NGC01	177
Northeastern Power Company	Existing Unit	5,802,015	50039	31	101
Panther Creek Energy Facility	Existing Unit	4,582,642	50776	1	80
Panther Creek Energy Facility	Existing Unit	4,603,859	50776	2	80
Piney Creek Power Plant	Existing Unit	3,633,170	54144	31	63
Scrubgrass Generating Plant	Existing Unit	5,152,167	50974	1	90
Scrubgrass Generating Plant	Existing Unit	5,169,168	50974	2	90
Seward	Existing Unit	16,980,017	3130	1	295
Seward	Existing Unit	16,942,324	3130	2	294
St. Nicholas Cogen Project	Existing Unit	9,897,282	54634	1	172
Westwood	Existing Unit	3,622,556	50611	31	63
Wheelbrator Frackville	Existing Unit	4,794,536	50879	GEN1	83
River Hill Power Co.	New Unit			31	280
Robinson	New Unit			1	53
Green Energy	New Unit			1	176
Green Energy	New Unit			2	176

Written Comments

   Written comments on the proposed nontradable mercury Phase 1 allowance allocations should be sent to the attention of Daniel Husted, Division of Permits, Bureau of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Market Street, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468. The Department must receive all comments by June 16, 2008. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Daniel Husted at [phone], or by e-mail to [e-mail].

KATHLEEN A. MCGINTY,   
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-936. Filed for public inspection May 16, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]