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[FR Doc No: 94-14817]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5001-2]
Acid Rain Program: Notice of Draft Compliance Plans and Public
Comment Period
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of draft compliance plans and public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing for
comment 5-year nitrogen oxides (NOX) compliance plans for 22
utility units which amend previously issued draft or final Phase I Acid
Rain Permits, in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations (40
CFR part 76).
DATES: Comments on draft NOX compliance plans must be received no
later than 30 days after the date of this notice or the publication
date of a similar notice in local newspapers.
ADDRESSES: Administrative Records. The administrative record for draft
NOX compliance plans, except information protected as
confidential, may be viewed during normal operating hours at the
following locations:
Region 2
For plants in New York: EPA Region 2, Jacob K. Javits Federal
Bldg., 26 Federal Plaza, Room 505, New York, NY 10278.
Region 3
For plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia: EPA Region
3, 841 Chestnut Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 597-9800.
COMMENTS: Send comments, requests for public hearings, and requests to
receive notice of future actions concerning a draft NOX compliance
plan to the following:
For plants in New York: EPA Region 2, Air and Waste Management
Division, Attn: Steven C. Riva (address above).
For plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia: EPA region
3, Air, Radiation, and Toxics Division, Attn: Thomas Maslany, Director
(address above).
Submit all comments in duplicate and identify the NOX
compliance plan to which the comments apply, the commenter's name,
address, and telephone number, and the commenter's interest in the
matter and affiliation, if any, to the owners and operators of all
units covered by the NOX compliance plan. All timely comments will
be considered, except comments on aspects of the permit other than the
NOX compliance plan and other comments not relevant to the
NOX compliance plan.
To request a public hearing, state the issue proposed to be raised
in the hearing. EPA may schedule a hearing if EPA finds that it will
contribute to the decision-making process by clarifying significant
issues affecting the NOX compliance plan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact the following persons for more
information about the draft NOX compliance plans;
For plants in New York, Gerry DeGaetano, (212) 264-6685, EPA Region
2 (address above).
For plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Kimberly
Peck, (215) 597-9839, EPA Region 3 (address above).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA proposes to approve NOX compliance
plans under which units will comply with the applicable emission
limitations for NOX under 40 CFR 76.5 (referred to as ``standard
emission limit'') or other indicated compliance options for NOX
for the following:
Region 2
Dunkirk units 3 and 4 in New York will each meet the standard
emission limit of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is
Clement E. Nadeau.
Greenidge unit 6 in New York will comply with a NOX averaging
plan for 1995-1999. For each year under the plan, this unit's actual
annual average emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the
alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.53 lbs/
MMBtu, and this unit's actual annual heat input shall not be greater
than the annual heat input limit of 6,169,000 MMBtu. The other units
designated in this plan are Milliken units 1 and 2 in New York. The
designated representative is James W. Rettberg.
Milliken units 1 and 2 in New York will each comply with a NOX
averaging plan for 1995-1999. For each year under the plan, the actual
annual average emission rate for NOX for each of these units shall
not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitation
of 0.42 lbs/MMBtu, and the actual annual heat input for units 1 and 2
shall not be less than the annual heat input limits of 8,471,000 MMBtu
and 9,240,000 MMBtu, respectively. The other unit designated in this
plan is Greenidge unit 6 in New York. The designated representative is
James W. Rettberg.
Region 3
Chalk Point units 1 and 2 in Maryland will each meet the standard
emission limit of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. Unit 1 will not be required to meet
the emission limit until 1997 pursuant to 40 CFR 72.42. The designated
representative is James S. Potts.
Morgantown units 1 and 2 in Maryland will each meet the standard
emission limit of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. These units will not be required to
meet the emission limit until 1997 pursuant to 40 CFR 72.42. The
designated representative is James S. Potts.
Brunner Island units 1, 2, and 3 in Pennsylvania will each comply
with a NOX averaging plan for 1995-1999. For each year under the
plan, the actual annual average emission rate for NOX for each of
these units shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual
emission limitation of 0.449 lbs/MMBtu, and the actual annual heat
input for units 1, 2, and 3 shall not be less than the annual heat
input limits of 25,000,000 MMBtu, 28,000,000 MMBtu, and 55,000,000
MMBtu, respectively. The other units designated in this plan are
Martins Creek units 1 and 2 in Pennsylvania, and Sunbury units 3 and 4
in Pennsylvania. The designated representative is Robert Shovlin.
Cheswick unit 1 in Pennsylvania will meet the standard emission
limit of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is Robert A.
Irvin.
Martins Creek units 1 and 2 in Pennsylvania will each comply with a
NOX averaging plan for 1995-1999. For each year under the plan,
the actual annual average emission rate for NOX for each of these
units shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual emission
limitation of 0.499 lbs/MMBtu, and the actual annual heat input for
units 1 and 2 shall not be less than the annual heat input limit of
12,000,000 MMBtu for each unit. The other units designated in this plan
are Brunner Island units 1, 2, and 3 in Pennsylvania, and Sunbury units
3 and 4 in Pennsylvania. The designated representative is Robert
Shovlin.
Mount Storm units 1, 2, and 3 in Pennsylvania will each meet the
standard emission limit of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. These units will not be
required to meet the emission limit until 1997 pursuant to 40 CFR
72.42. The designated representative is John A. Ahladas.
Sunbury units 3 and 4 in Pennsylvania will each comply with a
NOX averaging plan for 1995-1999. For each year under the plan,
the actual annual average emission rate of NOX for each of these
units shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual emission
limitation of 0.499 lbs/MMBtu, and the actual annual heat input for
units 1 and 2 shall not be less than the annual heat input limit of
10,000,000 MMBtu and 11,000,000 MMBtu, respectively. The other units
designated in this plan are Brunner Island units 1, 2, and 3 in
Pennsylvania and Martins Creek units 1 and 2 in Pennsylvania. The
designated representative is Robert Shovlin.
Mitchell units 1 and 2 in West Virginia will each meet the standard
emission limit of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is John
M. McManus.
Dated: June 14, 1994.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of
Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 94-14817 Filed 6-21-94; 8:45 am]
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