Acid Rain Program: Draft Permits and Permit Modifications

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Acid Rain Program: Draft Permits and Permit Modifications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of draft permits and permit modifications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing for

comment 5-year sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOX)

compliance plans which either amend previously issued Phase I Acid Rain

Permits, or will, if approved, result in the issuance of a Phase I Acid

Rain Permit to sources not previously required to have one. These

actions are taken in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations

(40 CFR part 72).

DATES: Comments on the draft permits and modifications must be received

no later than 30 days after the date of this notice (December 15, 1994)

or the date of publication of a similar notice in a local newspaper,

whichever is later.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records. The administrative record for the

permits, except information protected as confidential, may be viewed

during normal operating hours at EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut Building,

Philadelphia, PA, 19107.

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

to receive notice of future actions to EPA Region 3, Air, Radiation and

Toxics Division, Attn: Richard Killian (address above). Submit comments

in duplicate and identify the permit 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 in the plan. All timely comments will be

considered, except those pertaining to standard provisions under 40 CFR

72.9 or issues not relevant to the permit or the permit modification.

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 an SO2 or NOX compliance plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Call Richard Killian, (215) 597-7547.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IV of the Clean Air Act directs EPA to

establish a program to reduce the adverse effects of acidic deposition

by promulgating rules and issuing permits to emission sources subject

to the program. On January 11, 1993, EPA promulgated final rules

implementing the SO2 portion of the program. Subsequently, several

parties filed petitions for review of the rules with the U.S. Court of

Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. On May 4, 1994, EPA and

other parties signed a settlement agreement addressing the substitution

and reduced utilization issues. In today's action, EPA is issuing to

the following utility plants draft SO2 compliance plans that

allocate SO2 emission allowances and approve SO2 compliance

plans, consistent with the May 4, 1994 settlement (draft NOX plans

are included where appropriate):

Phase I Units Designating Substitution Units

Armstrong in Pennsylvania: One conditional substitution plan for

1995-1999, in which unit 1 designates Albright unit 1 as a substitution

unit; one conditional substitution plan for 1995-1999, in which unit 2

designates Albright unit 2 as a substitution unit.

Albright in West Virginia: One conditional substitution plan for

1995-1999, in which unit 3 designates R P Smith unit 9 as a

substitution unit.

Fort Martin in West Virginia: One substitution plan for 1995-1999,

in which unit 2 designates R P Smith unit 11 as a substitution unit;

Phase II Substitution Units and NOX Compliance Plans

R P Smith in Maryland: 386 conditional substitution allowances for

each year 1995-1999 to unit 9; 3,128 substitution allowances for each

year 1995-1999 to unit 11 (See Albright and Fort Martin descriptions in

Phase I section above); one NOX compliance plan for 1996-1999 in

which unit 11 will comply with the standard emission limitation of 0.45

lbs/MMBtu; this unit is not required to meet an emission limitation for

NOX until April 1, 1996.

Albright in West Virginia: 4,831 conditional substitution

allowances for each year 1995-1999 to unit 1; 5,024 conditional

substitution allowances for each year 1995-1999 to unit 2 (See

Armstrong description in Phase I section above).

Mitchell in West Virginia: One NOX compliance plan for 1996-

1999 in which unit 33 will comply with the standard emission limitation

of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu; this unit is not required to meet an emission

limitation for NOX until April 1, 1996.

Dated: November 9, 1994.

Brian J. McLean

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

Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 94-28275 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]

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