95-18989. Acid Rain Provisions  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 39383-39385]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-18989]
    
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    Acid Rain Division
    [FRL-5269-4]
    
    
    Acid Rain Provisions
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: EPA today announces the allocation of allowances to small 
    diesel refineries for desulfurization of fuel 
    
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    during 1994, plus additional allocations for desulfurization from 
    October 1, 1993 through December 31, 1993. The eligibility for and 
    calculation of allowances to small diesel refineries is in accordance 
    with Section 410(h) of the Clean Air Act, implemented at 40 CFR part 
    73, subpart G, and the notice published at 60 FR 14836, March 21, 1995.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Barylski, EPA Acid Rain Division 
    (6204J), 401 M St., SW, Washington DC; telephone (202) 233-9074.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA's Acid Rain Program was established by 
    Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) to reduce acid 
    rain in the continental United States. The Acid Rain Program will 
    achieve a 50 percent reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions 
    from utility units. The SO2 reduction program is a flexible 
    market-based approach to environmental management. As part of this 
    approach, EPA allocates ``allowances'' to affected utility units. Each 
    allowance is a limited authorization to emit up to one ton of SO2. 
    At the end of each calendar year, each unit must hold allowances in an 
    amount equal to or greater than its SO2 emissions for the year. 
    Allowances may be bought, sold, or transferred between utilities and 
    other interested parties. Those utility units whose annual emissions 
    are likely to exceed their allocations may install control technologies 
    or switch to cleaner fuels to reduce SO2 emissions or buy 
    additional allowances.
        Section 410(h) of the Clean Air Act provides allowances for small 
    diesel refineries that desulfurize diesel fuel from October 1, 1993 
    through December 31, 1999. Small refineries are not otherwise affected 
    by the Acid Rain Program and do not need the allowances to comply with 
    any provision of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the allowances serve as a 
    financial benefit to small diesel refineries desulfurizing diesel fuel. 
    On July 7, 1994, EPA announced the first allocation of allowances under 
    the small diesel refinery program.
        In late 1994, EPA was informed by several refiners that there was 
    confusion regarding eligibility for the program. To resolve the 
    confusion, EPA provided notice on March 21, 1995 (60 FR 14836) that 
    extended the submittal date for requesting allowances for 
    desulfurization in 1993 and in 1994 until May 15, 1995.
        The following table lists 1,458 allowances to be allocated to five 
    eligible refineries for desulfurization from October 1, 1993 through 
    December 31, 1993. These refineries and allowances are in addition to 
    the 7,944 allowances allocated in 1994 to fifteen refiners (see 59 FR 
    34811, July 7, 1994), bringing the total number of allowances allocated 
    to 9,402. The allowances have a compliance year of 1995.
    
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               Refiner              Refinery name or location    Allocation 
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    Big West Oil................  Flying J....................           303
    Crysen......................  Woods Cross, Utah...........           162
    Hunt........................  Tuscaloosa, Alabama.........           580
    La Gloria...................  Crown.......................           400
    Witco.......................  Golden Bear.................            13
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        The following table lists the allowances allocated to eligible 
    small diesel refineries for desulfurization in 1994. A total of 28215 
    allowances are allocated to 19 refiners. These allowances have a 
    compliance year of 1995.
    
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               Refiner              Refinery name or location    Allocation 
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    Big West Oil................  Flying J....................          1230
    Cenex.......................  Laurel, Montana.............          1500
    Crysen......................  Woods Cross, Utah...........           278
    Frontier....................  Cheyenne, Wyoming...........          1500
    Gary Williams...............  Bloomfield..................          1232
    Giant.......................  Ciniza......................          1275
    Holly.......................  Lea.........................          1438
                                  Navajo......................          1479
                                  Montana.....................           334
    Hunt........................  Tuscaloosa, Alabama.........          1500
    Kern........................  Bakersfield, California.....          1500
    La Gloria...................  Crown.......................          1500
    Lion........................  El Dorato...................          1500
    Paramount...................  Paramount, California.......          1500
    Pennzoil....................  Atlas.......................          1500
                                  Roosevelt...................           214
    Powerine....................  Santa Fe Springs............          1500
    Pride.......................  Abilene, Texas..............          1263
    Sinclair....................  Little America..............          1362
                                  Sinclair, Wyoming...........          1500
                                  Tulsa, Oklahoma.............          1500
    U.S. Oil & Refining.........  Tacoma, Washington..........           936
    Witco.......................  Golden Bear.................            51
    Wyoming Refining............  Denver, Colorado............           623
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        Requests for allowances for desulfurization during 1995 are due no 
    later than April 1, 1996. Allowances allocated in 1996 will have a 
    compliance year of 1996.
    
        Dated: July 27, 1995.
    Paul M. Stolpman,
    Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
    [FR Doc. 95-18989 Filed 8-1-95; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/02/1995
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
95-18989
Pages:
39383-39385 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FRL-5269-4
PDF File:
95-18989.pdf