Title: Acid Rain Program: Notice of Draft Compliance Plans and Public Comment Period

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-4997-2]

Title: 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 18

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 EPA Region

7, 726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS 66101.

Comments. Send comments, requests for public hearings, and requests

to receive notice of future actions concerning a draft NOX

compliance plan to EPA Region 7, Air and Toxics Division, Attn: Jon

Knodel (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.

Hearings. To request a public hearing, state the issues 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: Contact Jon Knodel, (913) 551-7622,

EPA Region 7 (address above) for more information about the draft

permits.

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 7

Burlington unit 1 in Iowa 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 0.348 lbs/

MMBtu, and this unit's actual annual heat input shall not be less than

the annual heat input limit of 10,998,000 MMBtu. The other unit

designated in this plan is Prairie Creek unit 4. The designated

representative is Roger Lessly.

Milton L. Kapp unit 2 in Iowa will meet the standard emission limit

of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is Michael R. Chase.

Prairie Creek unit 4 in Iowa 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 0.638 lbs/

MMBtu, and this unit's actual annual heat input shall not be greater

than the annual heat input limit of 8,095,000 MMBtu. The other unit

designated in this plan is Burlington unit 1. The designated

representative is Roger Lessly.

Riverside unit 9 in Iowa will meet the standard emission limit of

0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is Stephen E. Shelton.

Quindaro unit 2 in Kansas will meet the standard emission limit of

0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is Lawrence M. Adair.

Hawthorn unit 5 in Missouri will meet the standard emission limit

of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is Marcus Jackson.

James River units 3, 4, and 5 in Missouri will each meet the

standard emission limit of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The designated

representative is G. Duane Galloway.

Labadie units 1, 2, 3, and 4 in Missouri will each meet the

standard emission limit of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The designated

representative is Jerrel D. Smith.

Montrose units 1, 2, and 3 in Missouri will each meet the standard

emission limit of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is

Marcus Jackson.

Southwest unit 1 in Missouri will meet the standard emission limit

of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is G. Duane Galloway.

Thomas Hill unit MB3 in Missouri will meet the standard emission

limit of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu. The designated representative is Gary L.

Fulks.

Dated: June 7, 1994.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of

Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 94-14168 Filed 6-9-94; 8:45 am]

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