Acid Rain Program: Acid Rain Compliance Plan

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6476-3]

Acid Rain Program: Acid Rain Compliance Plan

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of a final nitrogen oxides compliance plan.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing, as a

direct final action, a nitrogen oxides (NOX) compliance plan

in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR parts 72

and 76). Because the Agency does not anticipate receiving adverse

comments, the compliance plan is being issued as a direct final action.

DATES: The NOX compliance plan issued in this direct final

action will be final on December 27, 1999 unless significant, adverse

comments are received by December 16, 1999. If significant, adverse

comments are timely received on the NOX compliance plan in

this direct final action, the NOX compliance plan will be

withdrawn through a notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records. The administrative record for the

NOX compliance plan, except information protected as

confidential, may be viewed during normal operating hours at U.S. EPA

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Branoff, U.S. EPA Region 9,

(415) 744-1290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Significant, adverse public comments

received on the NOX compliance plan in this direct final

action that are timely received will be addressed in a subsequent

approval or denial of a NOX compliance plan. Such approval

or denial will be based on the draft NOX compliance plan in

the notice of a draft NOX compliance plan that is published

elsewhere in today's Federal Register and that is identical to this

direct final action.

U.S. EPA is issuing, under 40 CFR 76.11, a NOX averaging

plan with which units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 at the Four Corners utility

plant in New Mexico will comply for years 2000-2004. For each year

under the plan, the actual annual average rate for NOX shall

not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitation

of 0.79 lb/mmBtu for unit 1, and 0.57 lb/mmBtu each for units 2, 3, 4

and 5. The actual annual heat input for units 1, 2, and 3 shall not be

greater than 17,000,000 mmBtu, 17,000,000 mmBtu, and 21,000,000 mmBtu

respectively, and not less than, for units 4 and 5, 45,000,000 mmBtu

each. Under the plan, the actual Btu-weighted annual average

NOX emission rate for units 1-5 shall be less than or equal

to the Btu-weighted annual average NOX emission rate for

units 1-5 had they each been operated, during the same period of time,

in compliance with the applicable emission limitations under 40 CFR

76.5, 76.6, or 76.7. The Designated Representative is John R. Denman.

Dated: October 22, 1999.

Brian J. McLean,

Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs,

Office of Air and Radiation

[FR Doc. 99-29898 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]

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