Acid Rain Program: Draft Permits and Permit Modifications

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5106-9]

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 the following locations: for sources

in Maryland: EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut Bldg., Philadelphia, PA 19107,

(215) 597-9800; for sources in Alabama and Mississippi: EPA Region 4,

345 Courtland St., NE, Atlanta, GA, 30365; for sources in Illinois: EPA

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

Chicago, IL 60604; for sources in Utah and Wyoming: EPA Region 8, 999

18th St., Denver, CO 80202-2466.

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

to receive notice of future actions to the following locations: for

sources in Maryland: EPA Region 3, Air, Radiation, and Toxics Division,

Attn: Thomas Maslany, Director (address above); for sources in Alabama

and Mississippi: EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics Management

Division, Attn: Brian Beals (address above); for sources in Illinois:

EPA Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, Attn: David Kee, Director

(address above); for sources in Utah and Wyoming: EPA Region 8, Air,

Radiation and Toxics Division, Attn: Patricia Hull, Director (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 compliance plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For sources in Maryland, call Kimberly

Peck, (215) 597-9839; for sources in Alabama and Mississippi, call

Scott Davis, (404) 347-5014; for sources in Illinois, call Cecilia

Mijares, (312) 886-0968; for sources in Utah and Wyoming, call Mark

Komp, (303) 293-0956.

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, and

August 10, 1994, EPA and other parties signed settlement agreements

addressing the substitution 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 these settlements:

Phase I Units Designating Substitution Units

C P Crane in Maryland: four substitution plans for 1995, in which

unit 2 designates Huntington unit 1, Hunter units 1 and 2, and Dave

Johnston unit BW44 as substitution units; one conditional substitution

plan for 1996-1999, in which unit 2 designates Hunter unit 1 as a

substitution unit; one conditional substitution plan for 1996-1999, in

which unit 2 designates Hunter unit 2 as a substitution unit; one

conditional substitution plan for 1996-1999, in which unit 2 designates

Huntington unit 1 as a substitution unit; one conditional substitution

plan for 1996-1999, in which unit 2 designates Dave Johnston unit BW44

as a substitution unit; two substitution plans for 1995-1999, in which

unit 2 designates R D Morrow units 1 and 2 (one plan), and Charles R

Lowman units 2 and 3 (one plan) as substitution units.

Baldwin in Illinois: one substitution plan for 1995, in which unit

2 designates Jim Bridger unit BW74 as a substitution unit; one

conditional substitution plan for 1996-1999, in which unit 2 designates

Jim Bridger unit BW74 as a substitution unit.

Phase II Substitution Units and NOX Compliance Plans

Charles R Lowman in Alabama: 6,226 substitution allowances and a

maximum annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.6052 lbs/MMBtu for

each year 1995-1999 to unit 2; 5,614 substitution allowances and a

maximum annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.5895 lbs/MMBtu for

each year 1995-1999 to unit 3 (See C P Crane description above); one

NOX averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 2 and 3; under the

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

shall not exceed the alternative emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu,

and there is no annual heat input limit.

R D Morrow in Mississippi: 4,571 substitution allowances and a

maximum annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.6439 lbs/MMBtu for

each year 1995-1999 to unit 1; 5,002 substitution allowances and a

maximum annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.6931 lbs/MMBtu for

each year 1995-1999 to unit 2 (See C P Crane description above); one

NOX averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 1 and 2; under the

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

shall not exceed the alternative emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu,

and there is no annual heat input limit.

Hunter in Utah: 2,040 substitution allowances and a maximum annual

average SO2 emissions rate of 0.1208 lbs/MMBtu for 1995 to unit 1;

1,826 substitution allowances and a maximum annual average SO2

emissions rate of 0.1012 lbs/MMBtu for 1995 to unit 2; 2,040

conditional substitution allowances and a maximum annual average

SO2 emissions rate of 0.1208 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 to unit 1;

1,826 conditional substitution allowances and a maximum annual average

SO2 emissions rate of 0.1012 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 to unit 2

(See C P Crane description above); one NOX compliance plan for

1995-1999 in which units 1 and 2 will each comply with the standard

emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu.

Huntington in Utah: 1,790 substitution allowances and a maximum

annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.0889 lbs/MMBtu for 1995 to

unit 1; 1,790 conditional substitution allowances and a maximum annual

average SO2 emissions rate of 0.0889 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 to

unit 1 (See C P Crane description above); one NOX compliance plan

for 1995-1999 in which unit 1 will comply with the standard emission

limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu.

Dave Johnston in Wyoming: 3,025 substitution allowances and a

maximum annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.2095 lbs/MMBtu for

1995 to unit BW44; 3,025 conditional substitution allowances and a

maximum annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.2095 lbs/MMBtu for

1996-1999 to unit BW44 (See C P Crane description above); one NOX

compliance plan for 1995-1999 in which unit BW44 will comply with the

standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu.

Jim Bridger in Wyoming: 3,165 substitution allowances and a maximum

annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.1331 lbs/MMBtu for 1995 to

unit BW74; 3,165 conditional substitution allowances and a maximum

annual average SO2 emissions rate of 0.1331 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-

1999 to unit BW74 (See Baldwin description above); one NOX

compliance plan for 1995-1999 in which unit BW74 will comply with the

standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu.

Dated: November 10, 1994.

Brian J. McLean,

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

Air and Radiation.

[FR Doc. 94-28276 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]

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