Notice of Approval of Prevention of Significant Air Quality Deterioration (PSD) Permit to Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc. (EPA Project Number SAC 88-01)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-4837-5]

Notice of Approval of Prevention of Significant Air Quality

Deterioration (PSD) Permit to Sierra Pacific Industries, Inc. (EPA

Project Number SAC 88-01)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that on July 8, 1993 the Environmental

Protection Agency issued a permit under EPA's Federal Prevention of

Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations to the applicant: Sierra

Pacific Industries, Inc. The PSD permit grants approval to Sierra

Pacific Industries to construct and operate two wood-fired boilers at

their existing lumber mill in Lincoln, California.

DATES: The PSD permit is reviewable under section 307(b)(1) of the

Clean Air Act in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. A petition for

review must be filed by April 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the permit are available for

public inspection upon request; address the request to: Robert Baker

(A-5-1), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne

Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 744-1258.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PSD permit requires the application of

Best Available Control Technology (BACT) for all subject pollutants.

BACT requirements for this permit include multiclones and an

electrostatic precipitator for control of particulate emissions and a

urea injection system for control ofNOx emissions. In addition,

the permit is subject to certain conditions, including allowable

emission rates as follows: NOx, the more stringent of 46 lbs/hr or 115

ppm, 3-hour average, or 40 lbs/hr or 100 ppm, 24-hour average; CO, the

more stringent of 360 lbs/hr or 1500 ppm, 8-hour average, or 240 lbs/hr

or 1000 ppm, 24-hour average; particulate matter (PM-10), the more

stringent of 7.25 lbs/hr or 0.015 gr/dscf.

Dated: January 31, 1994.

David P. Howekamp,

Director, Air and Toxics Division, Region 9.

[FR Doc. 94-3433 Filed 2-14-94; 8:45 am]

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