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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 00-2072b

[30 Pa.B. 6223]

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INDIVIDUAL PERMITS

(PAS)


NPDES INDIVIDUAL

   The following parties have applied for an NPDES permit to discharge stormwater from a proposed construction activity into the surface waters of this Commonwealth. Unless otherwise indicated on the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to issue a permit to discharge, subject to certain limitations set forth in the permit and special conditions. These proposed determinations are tentative. Limitations are provided in the permit as erosion and sedimentation control measures and facilities which restrict the rate and quantity of sediment discharge.

   Where indicated, the EPA, Region III, Regional Administrator has waived the right to review or object to this proposed permit action under the waiver provision of 40 CFR 123.24(d).

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit a statement to the Regional Office or County Conservation District Office indicated as the responsible office, within 30-days from the date of this public notice. A copy of the written comments should be sent to the County Conservation District Office. Comments reviewed within this 30-day period will be considered in the formulation of the final determinations regarding this application. Responses should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Regional Office of the exact basis of a comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public hearing may be held if the Regional Office considers the public response significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time this determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

   The application and related documents, including the erosion and sedimentation control plan for the construction activity, are on file and may be inspected at the County Conservation District Office or the Department Regional Office indicated above the application.

   Persons with a disability who wish to attend the hearing and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, should contact the specified program. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Northeast Regional Office:  Regional Water Management Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   Northampton County Conservation District, District Manager, Greystone Building, Gracedale Complex, Nazareth, PA 18064-9211, (610) 746-1971.

   NPDES Permit PAS10U141. Stormwater. Thomas Doyle, Deluca Enterprises, Inc., 824 Durham Rd., Suite 200, Newtown, PA 19840, has applied to discharge stormwater from a construction activity located in Hanover Township, Northampton County, to Monocacy Creek, HQ-CWF.


Individual CAFO NPDES Permit

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Regional Water Management Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4707.

   A.  PA0088544. Randall B. and Karen L. Huntsman, R. R. 2, Box 161, Martinsburg, PA 16662-9112. Randall B. and Karen L. Huntsman has submitted an application for an NPDES permit for an existing and expanding concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) known as Randall B. Huntsman, located on Clover Creek Road in North Woodbury Township, Blair County. The CAFO is situated near Clover Creek, which is classified as High Quality Waters-Cold Water Fishes (HQ-CWF). The CAFO is designed to maintain an animal population of 678.13 animal equivalent units (AEU's) consisting of 500 dairy cows and 75 heifers.

   Manure generated at the existing dairy operation is scraped and transported to an existing earthen structure containing an approximate storage capacity of 1,386,000 gallons. Manure generated at the new dairy operation consists of a gravity flow facility to a new 1,017,000-gallon reinforced concrete manure storage tank. A release or discharge to waters of the Commonwealth under normal operating conditions is not expected. Normal operating conditions are defined as conditions below a 25-year, 24-hour storm event.

   The Department has conducted administrative and technical reviews of the application. Based on the preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations including the Final CAFO Strategy, the Department has made a tentative determination to issue an individual NPDES permit for the operation subject to the terms and conditions and monitoring and reporting requirements specified in the draft permit.

   The permit application and proposed draft permit are on file at the Southcentral Regional Office of the Department. Individuals may make an appointment to review the files by calling Mary DiSanto, File Review Coordinator, at (717) 705-4732.

   The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) permit review waiver provision under 40 CFR 123.24(e) does not apply to this NPDES permit.

   Persons wishing to comment on the proposed permit are invited to submit written comments to the above address within 30 days from the date of this public notice. Comments received within this 30-day period will be considered in formulating the Department's final determination regarding the application. All comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement to inform the Department of the basis of the comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based. A public meeting/hearing may be held if the Department considers the public response or interest significant.

   Following the 30-day comment period, the Water Management Program Manager will make a final determination regarding the proposed permit. Notice of this determination will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at which time the determination may be appealed to the Environmental Hearing Board.

SAFE DRINKING WATER


Applications received under the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P. S. §§ 721.1--721.17).

   Southeast Regional Office:  Sanitarian Regional Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428-2233, (610) 832-6130.

   A.  4600508. Public Water Supply. Citizens Utilities Water Company of PA, 4 Wellington Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610. This proposal involves the Construction of a 0.75 mg elevated storage tank in Limerick Township, Montgomery County.

   A.  4600509. Public Water Supply. Ambler Borough Water Department, 122 East Butler Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002. This proposal involves the installation of a transfer pump, coagulant feed system, conversion of GAC pressure contractor to GAC pressure filter with air scour/water wash, wash water meter, additional CT storage tank and related work in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County.

   WQM Permit No. 1596417A2. Sewerage. New Garden Township Sewer Authority, 8934 Gap Newport Pike, Landenberg, PA 19350. Applicant is requesting approval for the modification to install an effluent pump, force main, disinfection, gravity line and outfall to serve the East End Wastewater Treatment Facility located in New Garden Township, Chester County.

   WQM Permit No. 1500430. Sewage. Edward & Elizabeth West, 201 Chandler Mill Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348. Applicant is requesting approval for the construction and operation of a small flow treatment facility for a single residence located in Kennett Township, Chester County.

   WQM Permit No. 1500431. Sewerage. City of Coatesville Authority, 114 E. Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320. Applicant is requesting approval for the construction and operation of two sewage pump stations and force main, sewage will ultimately be conveyed to the Coatesville Sewer Authority WWTP located in East Fallowfield Township, Chester County.

   WQM Permit No. 2300412. Sewerage. Chadds Ford Township Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 816, Chadds Ford, PA 19317. Applicant is requesting approval for the construction and operation of a sewage pumping station to serve 50 residential units and two commercial properties located in Chadds Ford Township, Delaware County.

   WQM Permit No. 4698431A1. Sewerage. Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority, P. O. Box 535, Willow Grove, PA 19090-0535. Applicant is requesting approval to amend its existing permit to replace a dry cake sludge pumps in the dewatering process area with a belt and screw conveyance system to serve the Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer Authority located in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County.

LAND RECYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION

Under Act 2, 1995

Preamble 1


Acknowledgment of Notices of Intent to Remediate submitted under the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (35 P. S. §§ 6026.101--6026.908).

   Sections 302--305 of the Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (act) require the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) to publish in the Pennsylvania Bulletin an acknowledgment noting receipt of any Notices of Intent to Remediate. An acknowledgment of the receipt of a Notice of Intent to Remediate is used to identify a site where a person proposes to, or has been required to, respond to a release of a regulated substance at a site. Persons intending to use the background standard, Statewide health standard, the site-specific standard, or who intend to remediate a site as a special industrial area, must file a Notice of Intent to Remediate with the Department. A Notice of Intent to Remediate filed with the Department provides a brief description of the location of the site, a list of known suspected contaminants at the site, the proposed remediation measures for the site, and a description of the intended future use of the site. A person who demonstrates attainment of one, or a combination of the cleanup standards, or who receives approval of a special industrial area remediation identified under the act, will be relieved of further liability for the remediation of the site for any contamination identified in reports submitted to and approved by the Department. Furthermore, the person shall not be subject to citizen suits or other contribution actions brought by responsible persons not participating in the remediation.

   Under sections 304(n)(1)(iii) and 305(c)(2) of the act, there is a 30-day public and municipal comment period for sites proposed for remediation using a site-specific standard, in whole or in part, and for sites remediated as a special industrial area. This period begins when a summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the site. For the sites identified as proposed for remediation to a site-specific standard or as a special industrial area, the municipality, within which the site is located, may request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site if the request is made within 30 days of the date specified. During this comment period the municipality may request that the person identified, as the remediator of the site, develop and implement a public involvement plan. Requests to be involved, and comments, should be directed to the remediator of the site.

   For further information concerning the content of a Notice of Intent to Remediate, please contact the Environmental Cleanup Program Manager in the Department Regional Office under which the notice appears. If information concerning this acknowledgment is required in an alternative form, contact the Community Relations Coordinator at the appropriate Regional Office listed. TDD users may telephone the Department through the AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   The Department has received the following Notices of Intent to Remediate:

   Southeast Regional Office:  Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, Lee Park, Suite 6010, 555 North Lane, Conshohocken, PA 19428, (610) 832-5950.

   Snow Environmental, Inc., Aston Township, Delaware County. Brian R. Evans, Hydrocon Services, Inc., 2945 S. Pike Avenue, Allentown, PA 18103, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with BTEX and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in Delaware County Daily Times on June 2, 2000.

   PPL Former Distribution Pole #68752S35168, Hatfield Township, Montgomery County. Lisa A. Palfey, Environmental Consultant, 1 Scotchpine Drive, Hazleton, PA 18219, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with PCBs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Morning Call on August 28, 2000.

   Kostyk/Robertson Property, Springfield Township, Montgomery County. Richard D. Trimpi, P.G., Trimpi Associates, Inc., 889 Seminary Street, Pennsburg, PA 18073, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on September 29, 2000.

   Triboro Electric Company, Doylestown Borough, Bucks County. Terrence J. McKenna, Keating Environmental Management, Inc., 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 700, Exton, PA 19341, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Intelligencer on October 12, 2000.

   Mattei Tires, City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. Robert M. Byer, Jr., P.G., IT Corp., 1220 Ward Ave., Suite 300, West Chester, PA 19380, has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Philadelphia Daily News on October 20, 2000.

   International Plaza III, Tinicum Township, Delaware County. Paula Mathews, Koll, Bren, Schreiber Realty Advisors, Inc., 4343 Von Karman, Newport Beach, CA 92660 and Michael J. Potts and Thomas V. Fusillo, Environ Corp., 214 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, have submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soil and groundwater contaminated with BTEX and solvents. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standards. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in The Delaware County Daily Times on October 26, 2000.

   Northeast Regional Field Office:  Joseph A. Brogna, Regional Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, (570) 826-2511.

   PPL--Distribution Pole #57424N46306 (Penn Avenue), City of Scranton, Lackawanna County. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Environmental Management Division, 2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning the remediation of site soils found to be contaminated with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). The notice indicates that the site will be remediated to meet the Statewide human health standard.

   PPL--Distribution Pole #55399N44380 (Smull Street), Borough of Old Forge, Lackawanna County. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Environmental Management Division, 2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning the remediation of site soils found to be contaminated with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). The notice indicates that the site will be remediated to meet the Statewide human health standard.

   PPL--Gilbert Substation, Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County. PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Environmental Management Division, 2 North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate concerning the remediation of site soils found to be contaminated with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls). The notice indicates that the site will be remediated to meet the Statewide human health standard.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-8200, (717) 705-4705.

   PPL New Cumberland Substation (decommissioned), New Cumberland Borough, Cumberland County. PPL Generation LLC, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101-1179 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils contaminated with PCBs. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Harrisburg Patriot News on October 23, 2000.

   Pillowtex Facility, Hanover Borough, York County. EPSYS Corporation, 1414 North Cameron Street, Suite A, Harrisburg, PA 17103 and Redevelopment Authority of the County of York, 144 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 100, York, PA 17404 have submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate site soils and groundwater contaminated with PCBs, lead, heavy metals, pesticides, BTEX and PAHs. The applicants propose to remediate the site to meet the Statewide health standard requirements. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Hanover Evening Sun on November 14, 2000.

   Southwest Field Office:  John J. Matviya, Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-5217.

   Flint Ink, Borough of Sharpsburg, Allegheny County. Martin Knuth, P.G., Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc., 333 Baldwin Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15205, Norfolk-Southern RR, 425 Holiday Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15220 and Flint Ink, 4600 Arrowhead Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105 have submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate soil and groundwater contaminated with lead and heavy metals. The applicant proposes to remediate the site to meet the site specific standard. A summary of the Notice of Intent to Remediate was reported to have been published in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette on November 9, 2000.

SOLID AND HAZARDOUS WASTE

OPERATE WASTE PROCESSING OR DISPOSAL AREA OR SITE


Applications submitted under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101--6018.1003) and regulations to operate a solid waste processing or disposal area or site.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Regional Solid Waste Manager, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3653.

   A.  100963. Lycoming County Landfill (Lycoming County Resource Management Services, P. O. Box 187, Montgomery, PA 17752). Application for increase in disposal capacity and other operational changes for Lycoming County Landfill in Brady Township, Lycoming County, accepted in the regional office on November 14, 2000.

AIR QUALITY

Notice of Plan Approval and
Operating Permit Applications

Non-major Sources and Modifications

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) has developed an ''integrated plan approval, State operating permit and Title V operating permit program. This integrated approach is designed to make the permitting process more efficient for the Department, the regulated community and the public. This approach allows the owner or operator of a facility to complete and submit all the permitting documents relevant to its application one time, affords an opportunity for public input and provides for sequential issuance of the necessary permits.

   Notice is hereby given that the Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities. Although the sources covered by these applications may be located at a major facility, the sources being installed or modified do not trigger major new source review or prevention of significant deterioration requirements.

   Copies of these applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the Regional Offices identified in this notice. Persons interested in reviewing the application files should contact the appropriate regional office to schedule an appointment.

   Persons wishing to receive a copy of the proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit must indicate their interest to the Department Regional Office within 30 days of the date of this notice, and must file protests or comments on a proposed Plan Approval or Operating Permit within 30 days of the Department providing a copy of the proposed document to that person or within 30 days of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, whichever comes first. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the proposed plan approval and operating permit. Any comments or protests filed with the Department Regional Offices must include a concise statement of the objections to the issuance of the plan approval or operating permit and relevant facts, which serve as the basis for the objections. If the Department schedules a hearing, a notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing.

   Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   Final plan approvals and operating permits will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operating in compliance with applicable requirements in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 through 143, the Federal Clean Air Act and regulations adopted under the act.

OPERATING PERMITS


Applications Received and Intent to Issue Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter F (relating to operating permit requirements).

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.

   22-05044:  Pennsy Supply, Inc. (P. O Box 331, Harrisburg, PA 17105) for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for stone and concrete plants in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County.

   36-03121:  Lancaster Press, Inc. (3575 Hempland Road, Lancaster, PA 17604-3657) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for a printing press operation in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster County.

   67-05013:  York City Sewer Authority (1701 Black Bridge Road, York, PA 17402) for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for its wastewater treatment plant in Manchester Township, York County.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   65-00830:  Menasha Corp.--Packing Group (Route 70, Box 418, Yukon, PA 15698) for operation of a Natural Gas-Fired Boiler at Yukon in Sewickley Township, Westmoreland County.

   03-00173:  Armstrong Terminal, Inc. (P. O. Box 58, Woodland, PA 16881) for operation of Barge Off-Loading at Schenley Terminal in Gilpin Township, Armstrong County.

   03-00152:  Glacial Sand & Gravel Co. (P. O. Box 1022, Kittanning, PA 16201) for operation of Sand and Gravel Processing at Tarrtown Land Plant in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County.

   26-00470:  Mon River Energy Corp. (P. O. Box 466, Brier Hill, PA 15415) for operation of Coal Refuse Reprocessing at the Brier Hill Site in Redstone Township, Fayette County.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.

   43-00319:  Sharon Tube Co. (134 Mill Street, Sharon, PA 16146) for a Natural Minor Operating Permit for operations at the facility that include assorted small boilers and heaters, an annealing furnace, and a cold oil dip immersion tank in Wheatland Borough, Mercer County.

   City of Philadelphia, Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215) 685-7584.

   95-095:  Amoroso's Baking Co. (845 South 55th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143) for operation of a wholesale bakery in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Natural Minor facility's air emission sources include two natural gas or No. 2 Oil-fired Boilers each rated at 6.7 MMBTU/hr, six natural gas or No. 2 Fuel Oil-fired ovens each rated at or less than 3.5 MMBTU/hr that process straight-dough at a capacity of 1350 lbs/hr, one gasoline storage tank and distribution with Stage I and Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems, and one diesel vehicle fueling station.

   95-036:  Avery Dennison, Philadelphia Plant (7722 Dungan Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111) for operation of a commercial printing facility that performs flexographic printing of labels, including paper converting in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include one trim system and 13 flexographic printing presses each with a web width <18 inches. The facility's air emissions control device is one trim system dust collector.

   96-036:  RichardsApex, Incorporated (4202-24 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127) for operation of manufacturing metal working lubricants in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The Synthetic Minor facility's air emission sources include two natural gas or No. 5 Oil-fired Boilers each rated at 8.375 MMBTU/hr and 13 mixing vessels processing fatty oils and sulfur. The facility's air emission control devices include one scrubber and one cyclone dust collector.


Notice of Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits

   Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.521 and § 127.424, the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Title V Operating Permit to the following facilities. These facilities are major facilities subject to the operating permit requirements under Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapters F and G (relating to operating permit requirements; and Title V operating permits).

   Appointments to review copies of the Title V application, proposed permit and other relevant information must be made by contacting Records Management using the appropriate regional office telephone number noted below. For additional information, contact the appropriate regional office noted below.

   Interested persons may submit written comments, suggestions or objections concerning the proposed Title V permit to the regional office within 30 days of publication of this notice. Written comments submitted to the Department during the 30-day public comment period shall include the name, address and telephone number of the persons submitting the comments, along with the reference number of the proposed permit. The commentator should also include a concise statement of any objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Persons with a disability who wish to comment and require an auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to participate should contact the Regional Office identified below. TDD users may contact the Department through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984.

   The Department reserves the right to hold a public hearing on the proposed action based upon the information received during the public comment period and will provide notice of any scheduled public hearing at least 30 days in advance of the hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a newspaper of general circulation where the facility is located.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   56-00166:  PBS Coals, Inc. (1576 Stoystown Road, P. O. Box 260, Friendens, PA) for the Shade Creek Preparation Plant in Shade Township, Somerset County. The facility is used in the processing of coal, which is thermally dried and the emissions are controlled by a Venturi Scrubber. The facility is major for nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter. The main source of emissions is from the thermal dryer.

PLAN APPROVALS


Applications received and intent to issue plan Approvals under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B (relating to plan approval requirements).

   Northeast Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, Two Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 17811-0790, (570) 826-2531.

   13-399-010:  Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc. (P. O. Box B, 130 Lincoln Drive, Tamaqua, PA 18252) for construction of one filter press and two screening units to the aluminum pigment manufacturing processes in Lansford Borough, Carbon County.

   40-310-029C:  Small Mountain Quarry, Inc. (Slusser Brothers Trucking & Excavating Co., Inc., 125 North Warren Street, Hazleton, PA 18201) for modification of a stone crushing plant and associated air cleaning device in Dorrance Township, Luzerne County.

   39-313-036A:  Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. (5540 Memorial Road, Allentown, PA 18104) for construction of a petroleum naptha storage tank in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.

   Southcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, (717) 705-4702.

   06-05037A:  McConway & Torley Corp. (230 Railroad Street, Kutztown, PA 19539) for construction of an automatic core machine controlled by a wet scrubber in Kutztown Borough, Berks County.

   29-03005:  NES Rebuild Center, Inc. (3885 Coleman Road, Paducah, KY 42001) for the construction of two blast booths controlled by fabric collectors, a paint kitchen and two paint spray booths controlled by dry filters. The sources are being installed to serve the construction equipment rebuild facility in Ayr Township, Fulton County.

   36-03055A:  Martin Limestone, Inc. (P. O Box 550, Blue Ball, PA 17506-0550) for installation of a replacement screen at a crushing plant controlled by an existing baghouse in Salisbury Township, Lancaster County. This source is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO--Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.

   44-05002A:  New Holland North America, Inc. (P. O. Box 868, Belleville, PA 17004) for installation of a replacement surface coating operation controlled by dry filters at the farm equipment manufacturing facility in Union Township, Mifflin County.

   Northcentral Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701, (570) 327-3637.

   Rynone Manufacturing Corp. (P. O. Box 128, Sayre, PA 18840-0128) has submitted an application (08-00004A) to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for approval to modify the fiberglass reinforced plastics operations in Sayre Borough, Bradford County.

   Rynone Manufacturing Corp. is a major facility for which a Title V Operating Permit (08-00004A) has been issued.

   The information provided by the applicant indicates that the subject modification will increase the facility's potential to emit styrene by 9.8 tons per 12 consecutive month period. Styrene is classified as a volatile organic compound (VOC) and a hazardous air pollutant (HAP). A preliminary review of the information submitted by the applicant indicates that the proposed modification will meet all applicable air quality requirements including the ''best available technology'' requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.1 and 127.12. Based on this finding, the Department proposes to approve the application and issue a plan approval to modify. If the plan approval is issued and if the fiberglass reinforced plastics operations are subsequently found to be in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements and plan approval conditions, the plan approval will be incorporated into Operating Permit 49-00014 via administrative amendment in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450.

   In order to ensure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following requirements in the respective plan approval.

   *  This plan approval is issued for the modification of a fiberglass reinforced plastics facility comprised of four production lines and associated cleanup operations. The modification is an increase of 9.8 tons per 12 consecutive month period in the amount of VOCs and HAPs which the production lines are allowed to emit. This plan approval is also issued for the construction of a marble casting resin machine.

   *  The total combined VOC emissions from this facility following modification shall not exceed 35.9 tons per 12 consecutive month period, the total combined HAP emissions shall not exceed 37.0 tons per 12 consecutive month period and the total acetone emissions shall not exceed 26.0 tons per 12 consecutive month period.

   *  The styrene emissions shall not exceed 24.6 tons per 12 consecutive month period from the use of gel coats and 9.3 tons per 12 consecutive month period from the use of resins.

   *  All clear gel coats shall contain less than 50% styrene monomer by weight.

   *  All pigmented gel coats shall contain less than 45% styrene monomer by weight.

   *  All resins shall contain less than 40% styrene monomer by weight.

   *  The company shall not use gel coats or resins containing any VOCs or HAPs, other than styrene, without prior authorization by the Department.

   *  Only airless, air assisted airless or HVLP spray equipment shall be used to apply gel coats except as follows:  A conventional hand held air atomized spray gun, with a resin container (pressure or siphon) mounted on the spray gun, may be used in limited circumstances to apply special custom gel coats.

   *  All molded products, with the exception of flat panel, special shapes and floated bowl tops shall be enclosed during curing.

   *  The total combined VOC emissions from the use of mold release materials in the facility shall not exceed 1.0 ton per 12 consecutive month period and the total combined HAP emissions from the use of mold release materials shall not exceed 0.1 ton per 12 consecutive month period.

   *  The total combined VOC emissions from cleanup operations in the facility shall not exceed 1.0 ton per 12 consecutive month period, the methylene chloride emissions from cleanup operations shall not exceed 3.0 tons per 12 consecutive month period and the total acetone emissions from cleanup operations shall not exceed 26.0 tons per 12 consecutive month period.

   *  The company shall not use cleanup solvents containing any HAPs, other than methylene chloride, without prior authorization by the Department.

   *  All solvent used for spray line cleaning shall be flushed into closed containers. Under no circumstances shall solvent be removed from spray lines by spraying through a spray gun. All containers of solvent and waste solvent shall be kept closed when not in actual use and all solvent-laden rags, and the like, shall be stored in closed containers when not in actual use. Under no circumstances shall waste solvent be intentionally disposed of by evaporation or shall solvent-laden rags, and the like be treated or pretreated prior to disposal or reuse by subjecting them to air drying or any other means of solvent removal which would cause solvent to be unnecessarily evaporated into the air.

   *  The company shall maintain comprehensive accurate records and generate a monthly report of air contaminant emissions in order to demonstrate compliance with all applicable emission limitations. All records and reports required by this condition shall be retained on site for at least 5 years from the date of generation and shall be made available to Department personnel upon request.

   In accordance with Section 127.45 of Chapter 127 of Article III of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection, the conditions listed in this plan approval do one or more of the following:

   1.  Identify the sources and location.

   2.  Establish allowable emission rates.

   3.  Establish monitoring, recordkeeping, testing and reporting requirements.

   4.  Ensure proper operation and adequate maintenance.

   Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the address listed.

   Any person wishing to protest the issuance of plan approval or provide the Department with additional information which the person believes should be considered prior to the issuance of the plan approval may submit the protest or information to the Department at the address listed. A 30-day comment period, from the last date of publication, will exist for the submission of protests or comments. Each written protest or comment shall include the following:  name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments; identification of the proposed Plan Approval No. TVOP-08-00004A; and a concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or any objections to issuance of the plan approval.

   A public hearing may be held, if the Department in its discretion decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons protesting the issuance of plan approval, submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the source is to be located, by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, by letter, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. All protests, comments and requests must be received by the Department no later than 30 days after final publication of this notice.

   Written protests, comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to David W. Aldenderfer, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Department of Environmental Protection, Northcentral Region--Field Operations, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6510, (570) 327-3648.

   For additional information regarding the Department's analysis of the application, contact Joseph J. Dwyer, Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Suite 101, Williamsport, PA 17701-6510, (570) 327-3642.

   53-00005A:  Dominion Transmission Corp.--Greenlick Compressor Station (CNG Tower, 625 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3199) to construct a natural gas-fired 1085 horsepower (765 KW) auxiliary generator for their Title V facility in Stewardson Township, Potter County. The auxiliary generator will result in the emission of up to 44.02 tons of nitrogen oxides, 17.81 tons of carbon monoxide and 7.23 tons of volatile organic compounds per year but will be accompanied by the generation of 42.35 tons of nitrogen oxides emission reduction credits, 36.4 tons of carbon monoxide emission reduction credits and .6 tons of volatile organic compound emission reduction credits from the permanent shutdown of three existing natural gas-fired 435 horsepower auxiliary generators.

   19-00007A:  Trancontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.--Compressor Station 517 (P. O. Box 1396, Houston, TX 77251-1396) for construction of a 15,000 horsepower natural gas-fired simple cycle turbine for their Title V facility in Jackson Township, Columbia County. The turbine is subject to Subpart GG of the Federal Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and will emit up to 19.5 tons of nitrogen oxides, 23.7 tons of carbon monoxide and 6.8 tons of unburned hydrocarbons per year.

   55-0001D:  Sunbury Generation, LLC (1088 Springhurst Drive, Green Bay, WI 54304-5495) for construction of a 1,000 ton capacity ash storage silo and associated air cleaning devices [one fabric collector and one cartridge collector] in Monroe Township, Snyder County. Sunbury Generation, LLC proposes that the silo be allowed to emit .59 ton of particulate matter per year. This facility is a Title V facility.

   Southwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, (412) 442-4174.

   65-839A:  Texas Eastern Transmission Corp.--Delmont Station (P. O. Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251) for operation of a turbine in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.

   11-414A:  Senate Coal Mines, Inc. (One Energy Place, Suite 5100, Latrobe, PA 15650) for operation of Coal Refuse Reprocessing at St. Michael Pile in Adams Township, Cambria County.

   65-661A:  Derry Construction Co., Inc. (R. D. 5, Box 34, Latrobe, PA 15650) for operation of an asphalt plant at Delmont Asphalt Facility in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.

   65-807A:  Pioneer Mid-Atlantic, Inc. (400 Industrial Boulevard, New Kensington, PA 15068) for operation of a Limestone Quarry at Whitney Quarry in Unity Township, Westmoreland County.

   65-898A:  Three Rivers Pipeline Co.--Sleepy Hollow Compressor (3500 Park Lane, Pittsburgh, PA 15275) for operation of a Natural Gas Engine in Salem Township, Westmoreland County.

   Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a)(4), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Orion Power Midwest for the installation of SNCR on Units 1-3 at the Elrama Power Station, as described in its application received on September 21, 2000.

   Copies of the application, Department's analysis and other documents used in evaluation of the application are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

   In order for the Department to assure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following conditions on the Plan Approval:

Special Conditions for Plan Approval 63-014D

   The Plan Approval is subject to the following conditions:

   1.  The source is to be constructed in accordance with the plans submitted with the application (as approved herein).

   2.  Upon completion of the construction of the above indicated air contamination source an operating permit application must be obtained from the person noted.

   3.  This plan approval is for the installation of an ESA designed SNCR system on Boilers 1-3 at Elrama Power Station located in Union Township, Washington County.

   4.  The outlet stack exhaust concentration of NH3 from units 1-3 shall not exceed 3 ppmv (ammonia slip).

   5.  Stack testing to determine the emission rate of ammonia (as NH3) and carbon monoxide (CO) shall be conducted no later than 90 days after installation.

   6.  Stack testing shall be performed in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139 regulations and the Department's Source Testing Manual.

   7.  Two copies of a pre-test protocol shall be submitted to the Department for review at least 60 days prior to the performance of the stack tests.

   8.  The Department shall be notified at least 2 weeks prior to the stack test of the date and time of the test so that an observer may be present.

   9.  Two copies of the stack test results shall be supplied to the Department for review within 60 days of completion of the testing.

   10.  This Plan Approval authorizes temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met.

   a)  The Department must receive written notice from the Owner/Operator of the completion of construction and the operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 working days prior to the completion of construction. The notice should state when construction will be completed and when operator expects to commence operation.

   b)  Operation is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shake-down of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit or to permit the evaluation of the sources for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.

   c)  This condition authorizes temporary operation of the sources for a period of 180 days from the date of commencement of operation, provided the Department receives notice from the Owner/Operator under subpart (a), above.

   d)  The Owner/Operator may request an extension if compliance with all applicable regulations and Plan Approval requirements has not been established. The extension request shall be submitted in writing at least 15 days prior to the end of this period of temporary operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source, a detailed schedule for establishing compliance, and the reasons compliance has not been established.

   e)  The notice submitted by the Owner/Operator pursuant to subpart (a), above, prior to the expiration of this Plan Approval, shall modify the plan approval expiration date. The new plan approval expiration date shall be 180 days from the date of the written notice.

   Any person wishing to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department at the address shown. A 30-day comment period, from the date of this publication, will exist for the submission of comments. Each written comment must contain the following:

   *  Name, address and telephone number of the person submitting the comments.

   *  Identificaiton of the proposed Plan Approval (specify the Plan Approval number).

   *  Concise statements regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to issuance of the Plan Approval.

   A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that such a hearing is warranted based on the information received. All persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in this newspaper or by the Pennsylvania Bulletin, or by telephone, where the Department determines such notification by telephone is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Joseph Pezze, Regional Air Quality Program Manager, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Protection, Southwest Region--Field Operation, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   For additional information you may contact the following at the same address Thomas J. Joseph, Air Pollution Control Engineer III, Air Quality Control.

   Northwest Regional Office:  Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, (814) 332-6940.

   The following stationary sources have filed a request for a plan approval with the Department of Environmental Protection (Department), Bureau of Air Quality. Persons wishing to file protests or comments on the proposed plan approval have 30 days to submit the protest or comments to the Regional Office at the address listed. Interested persons may also request that a hearing be held concerning the plan approval application by filing a request with the Regional Office stating the reason for the request.

   The Department will evaluate and consider all protests and comments received. The Department will, where appropriate, modify the proposed plan approval based on the protests and comments received.

   The final plan approval will contain terms and conditions to ensure that the source is constructed and operated in compliance with the Department's regulations contained in 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 through 143 and the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act. A notice of the Department's final decision on the proposed plan approval will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Air contaminants emitted from these sources are less than the amounts that would trigger major new source review requirements.

   Northwest Regional Office, Bureau of Air Quality Control, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335. For additional information on the following applications contact: Devendra Verma, Engineering Services Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   10-001B:  AK Steel Corp. (Route 8 South, P. O. Box 832, Butler, PA 16003) for physical changes and changes in the method of operation to the #2 Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) in Butler County. The public notice is required for sources required to obtain a Plan Approval at Title V facilities in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.44. The permit will be subject to the following conditions:

   1.  This source is subject to 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1, 123.31 and 123.41 for fugitive, odor and visible emissions, respectively.

   2.  The total steel production from the #2 EAF shall not exceed 400,000 tons based on a consecutive 12-month period.

   3.  The company shall maintain monthly records of the total steel production for the #2 EAF. The company shall submit within 30 days of the end of each quarter the following:

   a)  Total steel production for the #2 EAF for the quarter, and

   b)  Total steel production for the #2 EAF based on a consecutive 12-month period.

   4.  The capture efficiency from the #2 EAF Direct Evacuation Control (DEC) dust shall meet 85%. The company shall conduct Method 5 Particulate testing in the following locations:

   a)  #2 Direct Evacuation System ductwork,

   b)  #2 primary canopy hood system ductwork,

   c)  secondary hood capture system.

   A mass emission rate shall be determined from each location. The ratio of the mass emission rate from the Direct Evacuation System to the sum of the primary and secondary capture system shall be greater than or equal to 5.68.

   5.  Any increase in steel production from the modification to the #2 EAF above 319,700 tons (based on a 12 month consecutive period) shall be sold as semi-finished slabs or sent to other AK Steel facilities. At no point shall the increased production go through the finishing operations at the Butler facility. The company shall maintain monthly records of the amount of processed steel sold as semi-finished slabs or steel sent to other AK facilities.

   6.  Total allowable emission rate for the sources subject to this plan approval are given below:

      grain/dscf            lb/hr            ton/yr      
Particulate Matter/PM10            0.003629.9130.8
Carbon Monoxide142.0*620.0

*30 day rolling average

   7.  An annual stack test shall be performed to demonstrate compliance with the CO emission rate of 142.0 lb/hr. The stack test shall consist of three 8-hour stack tests utilizing a Department approved method. The results of all stack tests shall be averaged and compared with the emission limitation to show compliance.

   8.  A magnehelic gauge or equivalent shall be maintained to indicate the pressure drop across the control device.

   9.  The company shall record, daily, the pressure drop across the control device.

   10.  The company shall maintain a log of all preventative maintenance inspections of the control device.

   The above conditions will satisfy the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 127.12b (pertaining to plan approval terms and conditions) and will demonstrate the Best Available Technology for the source.

   For additional information regarding the above, please contact Lori McNabb or Devendra Verma at (814) 332-6940 or by writing the Department at the address given above.

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