Acid Rain Program: Draft Nitrogen Oxides Compliance Plans

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5027-6]

Acid Rain Program: Draft Nitrogen Oxides Compliance Plans

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, which amend

previously issued draft or final Phase I Acid Rain Permits, for 57

units at 26 utility plants, 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 September 7, 1994 or 30 days after 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

5, Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Bldg., 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL

60604.

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

to receive notice of future actions to EPA Region 5 (A-18J), Air and

Radiation Division, Attn: David Kee, 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 plan. All timely comments will be considered,

except comments on aspects of the permit other than the NOX

compliance plan and comments not relevant to the 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 a NOX compliance plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the following persons for more

information about a permit listed in this notice: For plants in

Illinois, Cecilia Mijares, (312) 886-0968; in Indiana, Genevieve

Nearmyer, (312) 353-4761; in Michigan and Wisconsin, Beth Valenziano,

(312) 886-2703; in Minnesota and Conesville and Picway in Ohio, Allan

Batka, (312) 353-7316; all other plants in Ohio, Franklin Echevarria,

(312) 886-9653.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA proposes to approve compliance plans for

1995-1999 under which units will comply with the applicable emission

limitations for NOX under 40 CFR 76.5 (referred to as ``standard

emission limitation'') or other indicated compliance options for the

following utility plants:

Baldwin in Illinois: five averaging plans, one for each calendar

year 1995-1999 for unit 3; for each plan, this unit's actual annual

average emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative

contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.40 lbs/MMBtu, and this

unit's actual annual heat input shall not be less than the annual heat

input limit of 19,970,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the

plans are Hennepin unit 2 and Vermilion unit 2. The designated

representative is Jene L. Robinson.

Grand Tower in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 07,

08, and 09; for each year, the actual annual average emission rates for

NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitations of 0.75 lbs/MMBtu for units 07 and 08 and 0.70

lbs/MMBtu for unit 09, and the actual annual heat inputs shall not be

greater than the annual heat input limits of 345,000 MMBtu for units 07

and 08 and 3,220,000 MMBtu for unit 09. The other units designated in

the plan are Hutsonville units 05 and 06, Meredosia units 01, 02, 03,

04, and 05, and Newton units 1 and 2. The designated representative is

Gilbert W. Moorman.

Hennepin in Illinois: five averaging plans, one for each calendar

year 1995-1999 for unit 2; for each plan, this unit's actual annual

average emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative

contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.51 lbs/MMBtu, and this

unit's actual annual heat input shall not be greater than the annual

heat input limit of 15,750,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the

plans are Baldwin unit 3 and Vermilion unit 2. The designated

representative is Jene L. Robinson.

Hutsonville in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 05

and 06; for each year, each unit's actual annual average emission rate

for NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitation of 0.65 lbs/MMBtu, and each unit's actual annual

heat input shall not be greater than the annual heat input limit of

1,100,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the plan are Grand Tower

07, 08, and 09, Meredosia units 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05, and Newton

units 1 and 2. The designated representative is Gilbert W. Moorman.

Joppa Steam in Illinois: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/

MMBtu for units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The designated representative is

Terence H. Larbes.

Meredosia in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 01,

02, 03, 04, and 05; for each year, the actual annual average emission

rates for NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous

annual emission limitations of 0.70 lbs/MMBtu for units 01, 02, 03, and

04 and 0.65 lbs/MMBtu for unit 05, and the actual annual heat inputs

shall not be greater that the annual heat input limits of 339,000 MMBtu

for units 01, 02, 03, and 04 and 11,872,000 for unit 05. The other

units designated in the plan are Grand Tower units 07, 08, and 09,

Hutsonville units 05 and 06, and Newton units 1 and 2. The designated

representative is Gilbert W. Moorman.

Newton in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 1 and 2;

for each year, the actual annual average emission rates for NOX

shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual emission

limitations of 0.33 lbs/MMBtu for unit 1 and 0.43 lbs/MMBtu for unit 2,

and the actual annual heat inputs shall not be less than the annual

heat input limits of 29,900,000 MMBtu for unit 1 and 24,640,000 MMBtu

for unit 2. The other units designated in the plan are Grand Tower 07,

08, and 09, Hutsonville units 05 and 06, and Meredosia units 01, 02,

03, 04, and 05. The designated representative is Gilbert W. Moorman.

Vermilion in Illinois: five averaging plans, one for each calendar

year 1995-1999 for unit 2; for each plan, this unit's actual annual

average emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative

contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.44 lbs/MMBtu, and this

unit's actual annual heat input shall not be less than the annual heat

input limit of 1,300,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the plans

are Baldwin unit 3 and Hennepin unit 2. The designated representative

is Jene L. Robinson.

Elmer W Stout in Indiana: five averaging plans, one for each

calendar year 1995-1999 for units 50, 60, and 70; for each plan, the

actual annual average emission rates for NOX shall not exceed the

alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitations of 0.43 lbs/

MMBtu for unit 50 and 0.44 lbs/MMBtu for units 60 and 70, and the

actual annual heat inputs shall not be less than the annual heat input

limits of 5,538,000 MMBtu for unit 50, 4,390,000 MMBtu for unit 60, and

17,075,000 MMBtu for unit 70. The other units designated in the plans

are H T Pritchard units 3, 4, 5, and 6, and Petersburg units 1, 2, 3,

and 4. Approval of the averaging plans is contingent on approval of the

substitution plans for Petersburg units 1 and 2 that designate H T

Pritchard units 3 and 4 as substitution units. The designated

representative is Robert A. McKnight.

J H Campbell in Michigan: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/

MMBtu for unit 1. The designated representative is Robert J. Nicholson.

High Bridge in Minnesota: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 3,

4, 5, and 6; for each year, each unit's actual annual average emission

rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous

annual emission limitation of 0.67 lbs/MMBtu, and the actual annual

heat inputs shall not be greater that the annual heat input limits of

3,000,000 MMBtu for units 3 and 4, 6,400,000 MMBtu for unit 5, and

12,100,000 MMBtu for unit 6. The other units designated in the plan are

Sherburne County units 1 and 2. The designated representative is Martin

F. Dinville.

Sherburne County in Minnesota: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for

units 1 and 2; for each year, each unit's actual annual average

emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative

contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.40 lbs/MMBtu, and each

unit's actual annual heat input shall not be less than the annual heat

input limit of 42,000,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the plan

are High Bridge units 3, 4, 5, and 6. The designated representative is

Martin F. Dinville.

Ashtabula in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu

for unit 7. The designated representative is Fred J. Lange.

Conesville in Ohio: standard emission limitations of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu

for unit 3 and 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for unit 4. The designated representative

is Fred J. Lange.

Eastlake in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu

for units 1, 2, 3, and 4. The designated representative is Fred J.

Lange.

Edgewater Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission

limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for unit 13; under the

averaging plan, this unit's actual annual average emission rate for

NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there is no annual heat

input limit. The other units designated in the averaging plan are Bruce

Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Gorge units 25 and

26, Toronto units 10 and 11, and W H Sammis units 5 and 6. The

designated representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.

Gorge in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission

limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 25 and 26; under

the averaging plan, each unit's actual annual average emission rate for

NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there are no annual heat

input limits. The other units designated in the averaging plan are

Bruce Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Edgewater unit

13, Toronto units 10 and 11, and W H Sammis units 5 and 6. The

designated representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.

Miami Fort in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission

limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for unit 6; under the

averaging plan, this unit's actual annual average emission rate for

NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitation of 0.75 lbs/MMBtu, and this unit's actual annual

heat input shall not be greater than the annual heat input limit of

11,600,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the averaging plan are

East Bend unit 2 and Walter C Beckjord units 5 and 6. The designated

representative is Gregory C. Ficke.

Picway in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for

unit 9. The designated representative is John M. McManus.

R E Burger in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu

for units 7 and 8 beginning in 1997 pursuant to 40 CFR 72.42. The

designated representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.

Toronto in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission

limit of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 10 and 11; under the

averaging plan, each unit's actual annual average emission rate for

NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there are no annual heat

input limits. The other units designated in the averaging plan are

Bruce Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Edgewater unit

13, Gorge units 25 and 26, and W H Sammis units 5 and 6. The designated

representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.

W H Sammis in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission

limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 5 and 6; under the

averaging plan, each unit's actual annual average emission rate for

NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there are no annual heat

input limits. The other units designated in the averaging plan are

Bruce Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Edgewater unit

13, Gorge units 25 and 26, and Toronto units 10 and 11. The designated

representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.

Walter C Beckjord in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard

emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 5 and 6;

under the averaging plan, the actual annual average emission rates for

NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual

emission limitations of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for unit 5 and 0.41 lbs/MMBtu

for unit 6, and there is no annual heat input limit for unit 5, and the

actual annual heat input for unit 6 shall not be less than the annual

heat input limit of 27,100,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the

averaging plan are East Bend unit 2 and Miami Fort unit 6. The

designated representative is Gregory C. Ficke.

Genoa in Wisconsin: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu

for unit 1. The designated representative is John P. Leifer.

Pulliam in Wisconsin: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/

MMBtu for unit 8. The designated representative is Gary T. Van

Helvoirt.

South Oak Creek in Wisconsin: five averaging plans, one for each

calendar year 1995-1999 for units 5, 6, 7, and 8; for each plan, the

actual annual average emission rates for NOX shall not exceed the

alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitations of 0.32 lbs/

MMBtu for units 5 and 6 and 0.52 lbs/MMBtu for units 7 and 8, the

actual annual heat inputs for units 5 and 6 shall not be less than the

annual heat input limits of 7,709,501 MMBtu for unit 5 and 7,870,115

MMBtu for unit 6, and the actual annual heat inputs shall not be

greater than the annual heat input limit of 19,106,060 MMBtu for units

7 and 8. The designated representative is Paul D. Schumacher.

Dated: July 26, 1994.

Brian J. McLean,

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

Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 94-19061 Filed 8-5-94; 8:45 am]

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