[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33405-33408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16113]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5844-4]
Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD)
Final Determinations
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of final actions.
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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce that between October
1, 1995 and April 8, 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Region 2 Office, issued 8 final determinations, the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection issued 8 final determinations
and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
(NYSDEC) issued 18 final determinations pursuant to the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) regulations codified at
40 CFR 52.21.
DATES: The effective dates for the above determinations are delineated
in the following chart (See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frank Jon of the Permitting
Section, Air Programs Branch, Division of Environmental Planning and
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 290
Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866, at (212) 637-4085.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PSD regulations, the EPA
Region 2 Office, the NJDEP, and the NYSDEC have made final PSD
determinations relative to the sources listed below:
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Name Location Project Agency Final action Date
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Pedricktown Cogeneration Limited Pedricktown, New Permit revision to allow an NJDEP PSD Permit Nov. 1, 1995.
Partnership. Jersey. increase in the annual usage of Modification.
the auxiliary boiler and to allow
combustion of 1-K kerosene in the
combustion turbine even though
there is no gas curtailment to
test availability of 1-K kerosene
fuel handling system. Permit will
also allow simultaneous operation
of auxiliary boiler and
combustion turbine.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Cambalache, Puerto Final permit issued on July 31, EPA Final PSD Permit.. Dec. 11, 1995.
Authority (PREPA)--Cambalache Rico. 1995 for a new 248 MW electric
Combustion Turbine Project. generating station, consisting of
three 83 MW simple-cycle
combustion turbines firing No. 2
fuel oil. The permit was
subsequently appealed with the
EPA's Environmental Appeals Board
(EAB). The EAB denied the
petition on December 11, 1995.
The final PSD permit became
effective on that day.
Hess Oil Virgin Islands St. Croix, U.S. Administrative permit amendment to EPA PSD Permit Dec. 18, 1995.
Corporation (HOVIC). Virgin Islands. allow HOVIC greater operational Modification.
flexibility in its ability to use
stripped sour water in its fluid
catalytic cracking unit (FCCU)
scrubber stack. This modification
does not increase mass emissions
or ambient impacts from the FCCU
over permitted levels.
Kamine/Besicorp Syracuse. LP.... Syracuse, New York. Modification to increase the NYSDEC PSD Non- Jan. 3, 1996.
annual hours of operation of Applicability.
their auxiliary boilers (Emission
Points 00002, 00003, and 00004)
and increase the stack height of
each emission point. This
increase in hours of operation
will provide steam and heating
for the adjacent NYS Fairgrounds.
Trigen-Trenton District Energy Trenton, New Jersey Modification to restrict all NJDEP PSD Permit Feb. 1, 1996.
Corporation. liquid fuel firing to a single Modification.
diesel engine. Testing on all
liquid fuel firing showed that
particulates (TSP) exceeded the
PSD permit limit and an upward
revision was not possible because
of predicted exceedances of the
PSD 24-hr increment for
particulates. Restriction of duct
burner fuel to natural gas and
other operational changes.
St. Croix Alumina, L.L.C........ St. Croix, U.S. Administrative amendment to EPA PSD Permit Feb. 9, 1996.
Virgin Islands. transfer the PSD permit from Modification.
Virgin Islands Alumina, Inc. to
St. Croix Alumina, L.L.C.
PVS Chemical Inc................ Buffalo, New York.. Addition of a Sodium Bisulfite NYSDEC PSD Non- Feb. 14, 1996.
production process. Design Applicability.
limitations have been included in
the permit to limit the increase
in particulate matter emissions
below the PSD de minimis level.
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Camden County Resource Recovery Camden, New Jersey. Modification of PSD permit to NJDEP PSD Permit Feb. 23, 1996.
Facility. include startup, shutdown, and Modification.
malfunction conditions. Other
revisions include a change in the
minimum oxygen requirement and to
clarify the use of block averages
in the determination of emission
limits for different contaminants.
The Upjohn Manufacturing Company Barceloneta, Puerto Changing individual fuel use EPA PSD Non- Mar. 11, 1996.
Rico. limitations for three existing Applicability.
oil-fired boilers (Boilers Nos.
1, 2, and 3A) to one plantwide
limitation.
Gloucester County Resource Westville, New Modification of PSD permit to NJDEP PSD Permit Mar. 15, 1996.
Recovery Facility. Jersey. include startup, shutdown, and Modification.
malfunction conditions. Other
revisions include a change in the
minimum oxygen requirement and to
clarify the use of block averages
in the determination of emission
limits for different contaminants.
Newton Creek Water Pollution Brooklyn, New York. Rehabilitation of seven existing NYSDEC PSD Non- Mar. 20, 1996.
Control Plant. dual fuel engine generators. The Applicability.
rehabilitation shall consist of
the introduction of natural gas
to the engines, replacement of
control systems with modern
computerized systems, and the
reconstruction of the following
auxiliary equipment: lubrication,
cooling, starting, heat recovery,
and fuel systems.
Kamine/Besicorp-Beaver Falls, LP Beaver Falls, New Modification to add a 95 MMBTU/hr NYSDEC PSD Non- Apr. 24, 1996.
York. auxiliary boiler. Applicability.
Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc...... Buffalo, New York.. Proposal to reconstruct an NYSDEC PSD Non- May 1, 1996.
existing stone crushing process. Applicability.
The applicant has accepted permit
conditions to limit the
facility's particulate emissions
below 250 TPY. This limit shall
be met through the use of a wet
scrubber.
New York Power Authority, Flynn Stony Brook, New Proposal to increase the permit NYSDEC PSD Non- May 1, 1996.
Combined Cycle Plant. York. limitations for NOX firing both Applicability.
natural gas and distillate oil.
The original NOX limits were
incorrectly based upon the lower
heating value of the fuel,
although the permit stated that
the limits shall be based upon
the higher heating value. This
modification corrects the
inadvertent use of the lower
heating value.
American Ref-Fuel Company of Newark, New Jersey. Modification of PSD permit to NJDEP PSD Permit June 21, 1996.
Essex County. include startup, shutdown, and Modification.
malfunction conditions. Other
revisions include a change in the
minimum oxygen requirement and to
clarify the use of block averages
in the determination of emission
limits for different contaminants.
Roth Brothers Smelting Corp..... East Syracuse, New Construction of an aluminum de- NYSDEC PSD Non- Aug. 14, 1996.
York. coating operation to refine scrap Applicability.
aluminum. It has permit
limitations to cap its emissions
below the PSD applicability
threshold.
Eastman Kodak Company........... Rochester, New York Installation of a regenerative NYSDEC PSD Non- Aug. 28, 1996.
thermal oxidizer (RTO) onto a Applicability.
surface coating, chemical/
emulsion preparation, and
cleaning operation process at
building 329 of the facility.
This qualifies for a pollution
control project exemption under
PSD.
Ayerst Laboratories, Inc........ Rouses Point, New Capping four existing boiler NYSDEC PSD Non- Sept. 4, 1996.
York. emission points (00001, 00002, Applicability.
00011, and 00100) under the PSD
applicability threshold limit.
Gelinmac Storage Corp........... Buffalo, New York.. Construction of a bakery waste NYSDEC PSD Non- Sept. 18, 1996.
dehydration process. Emissions Applicability.
capped below the PSD
applicability threshold limit.
US Military Academy............. West Point, New Replacement of the Unit C boiler NYSDEC PSD Non- Sept. 25, 1996.
York. with a new boiler. Potential Applicability.
increase in NOX emissions capped
below the PSD applicability
threshold limit.
Caribbean Petroleum Corporation. San Juan, Puerto Permit amendment to redesignate EPA PSD Permit Sept. 30, 1996.
Rico. the fluid catalytic cracking Modification.
preheater FH-1 to FH-2. No
increase in emissions.
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Frontier Stone Inc.............. Lockport, New York. Construction of a 500 tons/hour NYSDEC PSD Non- Nov. 27, 1996.
drum mix asphalt plant emission Applicability.
point 00005. The facility will
limit annual production to
575,000 tons of asphalt per year
as a federally enforceable cap.
Union County Resource Recovery Rahway, New Jersey. Modification of PSD permit to NJDEP PSD Permit Dec. 4, 1996.
Facility. include startup, shutdown, and Modification.
malfunction conditions. Other
revisions include a change in the
minimum oxygen requirement and to
clarify the use of block averages
in the determination of emission
limits for different contaminants.
Puerto Rico Electric Power Cambalache, Puerto This is a 248 MW electric EPA PSD Permit Dec. 5, 1996.
Authority (PREPA)--Cambalache Rico. generating station. Revision of Modification.
Combustion Turbine Project. the PSD permit issued on July 31,
1995 to modify certain monitoring
requirements in the permit.
Kraft General Foods Corp........ Canton, New York... Restricting SO2 emissions from NYSDEC PSD Non- Dec. 25, 1996.
emission point 00005 by reducing Applicability.
the sulfur content of the fuel to
0.5% sulfur by weight.
Nissequogue Cogen Partners...... Stony Brook, New This permit modification corrects NYSDEC PSD Non- Feb. 14, 1997.
York. the original full load heat input Applicability.
values of the gas turbine while
firing both gas and oil. The
original analysis listed the heat
input values of the facility as
420 and 440 MMBTU/hr firing gas
and oil, respectively. The
turbine's actual heat input
ratings are 440 and 460 MMBTU/hr
firing gas and oil, respectively.
The facility has accepted permit
conditions to cap its emissions
below the PSD applicability
thresholds.
BeneTech LLC.................... Rome, New York..... Construction of a 288 tons/day NYSDEC PSD Non- Feb. 14, 1997.
pulp and paper mill sludge drying Applicability.
facility. The dried sludge shall
be marketed as animal bedding,
paper mill feed stock, and mulch.
The facility accepted permit to
conditions to cap its emissions
below the PSD applicability
thresholds.
Cogen Technologies, L.P......... Linden, New Jersey. Modification includes the NJDEP PSD Permit Feb. 15, 1997.
operation of any three gas Modification.
turbines with duct-fired heat
recovery steam boilers (out of
five turbines) at full speed with
no load (FSNL) on generator. This
allows the facility to provide
steam to hosts and to specify
maximum hourly emission rates
during FSNL operation.
Logan Generating Company Logan Township, New Permit modified for existing NJDEP PSD Permit Feb. 18, 1997.
(formerly Keystone). Jersey. material handling sources and to Modification.
include several new minor
material handling sources due to
new configuration. It also
included a name change from
Keystone Cogeneration to Logan
Generating Plant. No net increase
in emissions.
Fulton County Landfill.......... Fulton County, New The facility has received a NYSDEC PSD Non- Feb. 24, 1997.
York. 134,000 tons per year cap of the Applicability.
amount of solid waste it may
accept. This cap shall limit the
amount of VOC emissions below the
PSD applicability thresholds.
Puerto Rican Cement Company, Inc Ponce, Puerto Rico. PSD permit issued for the EPA Final PSD Permit.. Feb. 25, 1997.
expansion of clinker production
of Kiln 6 from 3,100 tons per day
to 4,100 tons per day. The
facility is subject to PSD for
VOC and CO only.
Oswego County Energy Recovery... Oswego, New York... The facility is installing new NYSDEC PSD Non- Mar. 1, 1997.
boilers, ancillary, and control Applicability.
equipment. This retrofit will
replace older equipment with new
state-of-the-art technology. The
facility agreed to cap its
emissions to below the PSD
applicability threshold limits.
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Allcan Rolled Products Company.. Oswego, New York... Replacing 3 existing aluminum NYSDEC PSD Non- Mar. 31, 1997.
scrap metal furnaces with 2 new Applicability.
furnaces. The existing control
equipment would also be upgraded
to handle the increased air flow.
The facility has agreed to
emission restrictions to cap SO2
and PM10 below the PSD
applicability thresholds.
EcoElectrica, L.P............... Penuelas, Puerto This is a 461 MW combined cycle EPA Final PSD Permit.. Apr. 8, 1997.
Rico. cogeneration plant. This PSD
permit was issued on October 1,
1996. However, this permit was
appealed with the EPA's
Environmental Appeals Board
(EAB). On April 8, 1997 the EAB
denied several petitions from the
public for administrative review
of this permit. The final PSD
permit became effective on April
8, 1997.
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This notice lists only the sources that have received final PSD
determinations. Anyone who wishes to review these determinations and
related materials should contact the following offices:
EPA Actions
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, Air Programs
Branch--25th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866
NJDEP Actions
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, Division
of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Engineering and Technology, 401
East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
NYSDEC Actions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of
Air Resources, Source Review and Regional Support Section, 50 Wolf
Road, Albany, New York 12233-0001
If available pursuant to the Consolidated Permit Regulations (40
CFR Part 124), judicial review of these determinations under section
307(b) (1) of the Clean Air Act (the Act) may be sought only by the
filing of a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals
for the appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date on which these
determinations are published in the Federal Register. Under section
307(b) (2) of the Act, these determinations shall not be subject to
later judicial review in civil or criminal proceedings for enforcement.
William J. Muszynski,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-16113 Filed 6-18-97; 8:45 am]
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