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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 08-509a

[38 Pa.B. 1365]
[Saturday, March 22, 2008]

[Continued from previous Web Page]

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 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 or 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, 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)(ii) 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, 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, contact the environmental cleanup program manager in the Department regional office before 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. 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 Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401.

   John R. Young & Company, Inc., Upper Salford Township, Montgomery County. Christopher Candela, ATC Associates, Inc., 920 Germantown Pike, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462 on behalf of John Young, John R. Yong Company, Inc. has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Soil and groundwater at the site has been impacted by release PAHs. The intended future use of the site is for a parking lot and trail head that will accompany the Perkiomen trail located immediately adjacent to the site.

   Southwest Region: Environmental Cleanup Program Manager, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745.

   Union Railroad Company Monongahela Junction Yard (Former), City of Duquesne, Allegheny County. Nicholas Palumbo, KU Resources, Inc., 22 South Linden Street, Duquesne, PA 15110 on behalf of Tom Besselman, Union Railroad Company, 1200 Penn Avenue, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4207, and Jerome Gibas, General Manager, Kennywood Entertainment Partners, LP, 4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin, PA 15122 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Site contamination is likely associated with long-term use of the property as a railcar repair facility, and the historical use of slag fill in portions of the site. Arsenic, lead and chromium have been identified in site soils in concentrations above their respective MSCs for residential use, manganese, iron and the VOC, chloromethane, have been identified in site groundwater above their respective MSCs for residential, used aquifers. The future use of the property is currently anticipated to be amusement park-related maintenance and/or support activities.

   West Penn Hat & Cap Site, East Deer Township, Allegheny County. Christopher D. Tower, C. D. Tower & Associates, Inc., P. O. Box 307, Export, PA 15632 on behalf of F. Lynn Thompson, 1000 Treadway Trust, P. O. Box 428, Tarentum, PA 15084 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The Act 2 site occupies about 8 acres of a larger tract within an industrialized area adjacent to the Allegheny River in East Deer Township. Groundwater beneath the site contains low levels of chlorinated VOCs of unknown origin. Localized surface spills of diesel fuel have already been remediated. 1000 Treadway Trust is seeking a release of liability for site groundwater. A Site-Specific and Statewide Health Standards will be applied where applicable. The site will remain nonresidential.

   Fourth and Main Site, City of Greensburg, Westmoreland County. John R. Thatcher, BL Companies, Inc., 213 Market Street, 6th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101 on behalf of Lori Foust, CFO, Inland American CFG Pennsylvania Portfolio DST, 2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523, and Karen Kautz, Representative of Owner, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc., 2901 Butterfield Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. The site is currently a Citizens Bank branch location but was formerly an automotive repair garage/gasoline service station with four associated underground storage tanks. A geophysical survey conducted in 2001 did not identify any abandoned USTs onsite. Recent groundwater and soil investigations indicated VOCs and PAHs above residential MSCs but below nonresidential MSCs. A risk-based, Site-Specific approach with pathway elimination, and Engineering and Institutional Controls will be used to attain an Act 2 relief of liability. A post remediation care plan will be inacted to maintain the controls. The site will remain nonresidential.

   Gilmour Manufacturing, as subsidiary of Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, Somerset Borough, Somerset County. Raymond Orloski, MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc., 700 North Bell Avenue, Suite 200, Carnegie, PA 15106 on behalf of David Luepke, Robert Bosch Tool Corporation, 1800 West Central Road, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 and John Young, Robert Bosch, LLC, 401 North Bendix Drive, South Bend, IN 46628 has submitted a Notice of Intent to Remediate. Three areas of concern were identified at the Gilmour Manufacturing Facility in Somerset County. Site investigations have identified the presence of chlorinated solvents in the soil and groundwater under and near the former concrete catch basin. Benzene and ethylbenzene from an up gradient offsite petroleum release and free phase hydraulic oil under the former injection molding area. A combination of Background and Site-Specific Standards, as well as Institutional Controls will be used to achieve an Act 2 relief of liability. The site will remain nonresidential.

AIR QUALITY

PLAN APPROVAL AND OPERATING PERMIT APPLICATIONS

NEW 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.

   The Department has received applications for plan approvals and/or operating permits from the following facilities.

   Copies of the applications, subsequently prepared draft permits, review summaries and other support materials are available for review in the regional office 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 a 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. 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 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 before the application. TDD users should 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--143, the Federal Clean Air Act (act) and regulations adopted under the act.

PLAN APPROVALS


Plan Approval Applications Received under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B that may have special public interest. These applications are in review and no decision on disposition has been reached.

   Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Neal Elko, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   66-315-046A: Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 32, Mehoopany, PA 18629-0032) for modification of their existing 2M paper machine at their facility in Washington Township, Wyoming County.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   06-05066F: Exide Technologies (P. O. Box 14294, Reading, PA 19612) for installation of a replacement thermal oxidizer to control various emissions from the No. 2 reverberatory furnace and No. 2 blast furnace at their facility in Laureldale Borough and Muhlenberg Township, Berks County. The sources are subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart L, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart X, National Emission Standards for HAPs from Secondary Lead Smelters.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, George Monasky, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   25-052B: Ames True Temper (55 Pleasant Street, Union City, PA 16438) for construction of surface coating operation in City of Union City, Erie County. This is a State-only facility.


Intent to Issue Plan Approvals and Intent to Issue or Amend Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter B. These actions may include the administrative amendments of an associated operating permit.

   Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, Sachin Shankar, New Source Review Chief, (484) 250-5920.

   09-0201: American Biofuels I, LLC (271 Saxony Drive, Suite 200, Newtown, PA 18940-1685) for construction and installation of a 110 million gpy undenatured ethanol production facility to be in the Keystone Industrial Port Complex, Falls Township, Bucks County. This is a major facility subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E (relating to New Source Review) which will result in potential NOx and VOC emissions of 58.7 and 91.3 tons, respectively. To address the NSR regulations for this facility, the applicant shall purchase and surrender 76.3 tons of NOx offsets and 118.7 tons of VOC offsets to the Department of Environmental Protection (Department). This amount includes the potential NOx and VOC increases times a multiplier of 1.3.

   Major support equipment will include: boilers, dryers, hammermills, silos, thermal oxidizers, a scrubber and flares. There will be additional storage capacity for throughput of 95 million gallons of processed denatured ethanol not produced at this facility. Emissions from all process steps and support equipment will be controlled to the best extent possible, following established guidelines in the State and Federal regulations, as well as those emission limits and standards previously established in the RACT, BACT, LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC).

   This is a major facility subject to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter E (relating to New Source Review) which will result in potential NOx and VOC emissions of 58.7 and 91.3 tons, respectively. To address the NSR regulations for this facility, the applicant shall purchase and surrender 76.3 tons of NOx offsets and 118.7 tons of VOC offsets to the Department. This amount includes the potential NOx and VOC increases times a multiplier of 1.3.

   The following add-on control devices will be utilized at this facility, ultra-low NOx burners, baghouses, thermal oxidizers, flares and a wet scrubber.

   The plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements:

   1.  The facility shall not start-up until the ERCs are transferred.

   2.  The facility-wide emissions will be limited to the following:

   (a)  PM--87.7 tons;

   (b)  PM10/PM2.5--71.7 tons;

   (c)  VOC--91.3 tons;

   (d)  NOx--58.7 tons;

   (e)  SOx--56.2 tons; and

   (f)  CO--82.9 tons.

   3.  Each boiler's emissions shall be limited to the following:

   (a)  PM10/PM2.5--0.0076 lbs/mmBtu and 4.99 tons;

   (b)  NOx--0.011 lbs/mmBtu and 7.23 tons;

   (c)  CO--0.022 lbs/mmBtu and 14.45 tons;

   (d)  VOC--0.006 lbs/mmBtu and 3.61 tons; and

   (e)  SOx--0.0006 lbs/mmBtu and 0.39 tons.

   4.  Each dryer's emissions shall be limited to the following:

   (a)  NOx--0.045 lbs/mmBtu (DGS Dryer), 0.040 lbs/mmBtu (RTO) and 21.28 tons;

   (b)  CO--0.26 lbs/ton DDGS and 24.2 tons;

   (c)  VOC--0.878 lbs per 1,000 gallons of undenatured ethanol and 24.2 tons;

   (d)  PM, PM10 and PM2.5--0.24 lbs/ton DDGS and 22.3 tons; and

   (e)  SO2--1.0 lbs/1,000 gallons of undenatured ethanol produced and 27.5 tons.

   5.  Aggregate VOC emissions from the storage tanks (Sources 105--109, 122 and 123) shall not exceed 2.97 tons.

   6.  The following particulate emission limits from the ethanol process shall not be exceeded:

   (a)  Grain receiving--0.0025 gr/dscf; and 8.27 tons.

   (b)  Grain milling--0.0025 gr/dscf and 2.70 tons.

   (c)  DGS and DDGS storage and handling--0.0025 gr/dscf; and 3.73 tons.

   (d)  Cooling tower--0.58 lbs/hr and 2.52 tons.

   7.  Emission from the Ethanol manufacturing process shall not exceed the following:

   (a)  NOx--9.72 lbs/hr, and 42.57 tons;

   (b)  CO--11.02 lbs/hr, and 48.26 tons;

   (c)  VOC--11.0 lbs/hr, and 48.3 tons;

   (d)  PM/PM10/PM2.5--10.17 lbs/hr, and 44.55 tons; and

   (e)  SOx--12.56 lbs/hr, and 55.0 tons.

   8.  There are no limitations on the operating hours for any individual source at the facility, except for the diesel-driven fire pump, which shall operate no more than 300 hours in any 12-consecutive month period.

   9.  Initial testing shall be performed for the following:

   (a)  Boilers--NOx and CO;

   (b)  various baghouse outlet particulate loading; and

   (c)  Oxidizer reduction percentages of VOC and HAPs.

   10.  The sources at this facility are subject to the following federal regulations:

   (a)  40 CFR 60, Subpart Db (Standards of Performance for Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units);

   (b)  40 CFR 60, Subpart A (General Provisions);

   (c)  40 CFR 60, Subpart Kb (Standards of Performance for VOC Storage Vessels);

   (d)  40 CFR 60, Subpart VV (Standards of Performance for Equipment Leaks of VOC in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry (SOCMI);

   (e)  40 CFR 60, Subpart IIII (Standards of Performance for Stationary Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines).

   The facility shall comply with all applicable parts of these regulations.

   15-0029E: Dopaco, Inc. (241 Woodbine Drive, Downingtown, PA 19335) for installation of an eight station flexographic printing press at an existing Title V facility in Downingtown Borough, Chester County. Potential emissions of VOCs are projected to be less than 7.8 tpy, while HAPs will be limited to 1.2 tpy. These air emissions will be controlled through the use of coating and cleanup solvent compositions with low or no VOC constituents. The plan approval will include monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Northeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711-0790, Neal Elko, New Source Review Chief, (570) 826-2531.

   48-307-062: RSI Silicon Products, LLC (3700 Glover Road, Easton, PA 18040) for installation of two electric arc furnaces and associated air cleaning devices (fabric collectors) at their facility in Forks Township, Northampton County. The facility is a non-Title V facility. The total PM emissions from the fabric collectors will be 2.0 tpy and shall not exceed 0.003 grain/dscf. The plan approval will include emission restrictions, monitoring, reporting and work practice requirements designed to keep the sources operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   39-309-065: Lafarge North America, Inc. (5160 Main Street, Whitehall, PA 18052) for utilization of plastic-derived fuel (PDF) in the existing No. 3 cement kiln at their Whitehall Plant in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County. The facility currently has a Title V Operating Permit No. 39-00011. This plan approval will, in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 127.450, be incorporated into the Title V Operating Permit through an administrative amendment at a later date.

   Plan Approval No. 39-309-065 is for the utilization of PDF to be fired as a supplemental fuel in the No. 3 cement kiln. The cement kiln can be fired by either a combination of coke and bituminous coal; a combination of coke, bituminous coal and tire-derived fuel (TDF); or a combination of coke, bituminous coal, TDF and/or PDF. The emissions from the No. 3 cement kiln when fired by TDF and/or PDF will not exceed the following emission limits (unchanged from the current Title V operating permit) listed:

Pollutant Lbs/Hour
Arsenic 0.00098
Cadmium 0.00131
Hexavalent Chromium 0.00088
Lead 0.043
Mercury 0.00482
Nickel 0.01225
Zinc 0.25076
Total VOCs 5.7
SO2 195.0
(3-hr Block Average)
NOx (with TDF/PDF) 166.0
(30-day Rolling Average)
NOx (NO TDF/PDF) 203.3
(30-day Rolling Average)
Particulates 7.3

   In addition to the emission limits listed in the above table, the Plan Approval will contain the following emission limits for the No. 3 cement kiln when fired by TDF and/or PDF: HCl--2.2 lbs/hr; HCN--0.059 lbs/hr and chlorine--0.077 lbs/hr.

   The Plan Approval will contain additional recordkeeping, testing and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements. The company will be required to continue to operate and maintain a Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEM), which is certified by the Department, for opacity, SO2 and NOx. In addition, the company is required to conduct annual stack testing for arsenic, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, nickel, zinc, total VOCs, PM, CO, HCl, HCN and chlorine due to the kiln being fired by PDF and/or TDF.

   PA Nos. 66-315-049 and 66-315-051: The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co. (P. O. Box 31, Mehoopany, PA 18692) for addition of a new vacuum based dewatering system for the 6M paper machine and for addition of three new paper fiber filtration systems for paper machines Nos. 2M, 5M and 6M in Washington Township, Wyoming County.

   In accordance with 25 Pa. Code §§ 127.44(b) and 127.424(b), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue Plan Approval Nos. 66-315-049 and 66-315-051 to The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co., P. O. Box 31, Mehoopany, PA 18692, for their plant in Washington Township, Wyoming County. The facility currently has Title V Permit No. 66-00001. This plan approval will be incorporated into the Title V operating permit through an administrative amendment at a later date, and the action will be published as a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   Plan Approval No. 66-315-049 is for the addition of a new vacuum based dewatering system for the 6M paper machine. All emissions will be fugitive. The increased drying will allow the paper machine to process more paper and thus use more chemical additives with their associated VOC emissions. This is approximately a 15% increase in paper capacity. This project does not impact emissions from other sources at the site. The VOC emissions increase due to this modification will be limited to 1.3 tpy, based on a 12-month rolling sum.

   Plan Approval No. 66-315-051 is for the addition of three new paper fiber filtration systems for paper machines No. 2M, 5M and 6M. The new vacuum drying system being added to the paper machine requires high pressure showers to keep the system clean. These showers require clean water in order not to clog. Filtration is being added to achieve the improved water quality needed for these new showers. There is no increased production associated with these filters. These water filters are fugitive sources of emissions. The VOC emissions increase due to this modification will be limited to 1.3 tpy, based on a 12-month rolling sum.

   The Plan Approval and Operating Permit will contain additional recordkeeping and operating restrictions designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Copies of the application, the Department's analysis and other documents used in the evaluation of the application are available for public review during normal business hours at Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711.

   Any persons wishing to provide the Department with additional information which they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of this permit may submit the information to the address shown in the preceding paragraph. Each written comment must contain the following:

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

   Identification of the proposed permit No.: 66-315-049 and 66-315-051

   A concise statement regarding the relevancy of the information or objections to the issuance of the permit.

   A public hearing may be held, if the Department, in its discretion, decides that a hearing is warranted based on the comments received. Persons submitting comments or requesting a hearing will be notified of the decision to hold a hearing by publication in the newspaper or the Pennsylvania Bulletin or by telephone, where the Department determines the notification is sufficient. Written comments or requests for a public hearing should be directed to Raymond Kempa, P. E., Chief, New Source Review Section, Air Quality Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, (570) 826-2531 within 30 days after publication date.

   Southwest Region: Air Quality Program, 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4745, M. Gorog and B. Hatch, Environmental Engineer Managers, (412) 442-4163/5226.

   PA-63-00549B: Arden Landfill, Inc.--Waste Management (625 Cherrington Parkway, Moon Township, PA 15108) to control the increased production of landfill gas (LFG) expected to result from the proposed expansion in landfill capacity at their existing facility in Chartiers Township, Washington County.

   Under 25 Pa. Code § 127.44(a), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) intends to issue a Plan Approval to Arden Landfill, Inc. (Waste Management, 625 Cherrington Parkway, Moon Township, PA 15108) to control the increased production of LFG expected to result from a the proposed expansion in landfill capacity at their existing facility located in Chartiers Township, Washington County. Emission rates from the Facility are limited as stated in the Special Conditions listed as follows.

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

Department of Environmental Protection
400 Waterfront Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

   For the Department to assure compliance with all applicable standards, the Department proposes to place the following Special Conditions on the Plan Approval:

   1.  This Plan Approval authorizes the expansion in landfill capacity of the Arden Landfill, Inc. municipal solid waste landfill facility located in Chartiers Township, Washington County. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   2.  The amended design capacity of this facility is established at a total of 32,964,093 megagrams (~36,336,320 tons) of municipal solid waste. This total includes the waste previously deposited in the existing landfill area and the anticipated capacity of the proposed expansion area. Any increase in the design capacity above this level is subject to permitting by both the Department's Air Quality Program and the Bureau of Waste Management. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   3.  The Owner/Operator shall comply with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code § 123.31 regarding malodorous emissions.

   4.  The Owner/Operator shall comply with the requirements of 25 Pa. Code §§ 123.1 and 123.2 regarding fugitive emissions.

   5.  Waste acceptance rates at the Facility shall be limited as follows: (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   a.  2,400 tpd based on a 30-day average.

   b.  2,800 at any time.

   c.  748,800 tons in any consecutive 12-month period.

   1.  Emissions from the Facility in any consecutive 12-month period shall be limited as follows: (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

Pollutant Facility Total (tpy)
VOC 20.0
HAP 7.8
NOx 71.0
CO 157.0
SO2 8.0
PM10 36.0

   a.  Prior to any increase of VOC or HAP emissions beyond the Facility total rates expressed in this Plan Approval, the Owner/Operator must demonstrate to the Department, by means of modeling or other Department approved methodology, that the total emission rates from the existing and new increases in emission rates will not pose a significant health risk to the public and will not cause malodorous emissions beyond the property line.

   1.  The Owner/Operator shall monitor and record LFG rates combusted by the enclosed flare at a minimum of monthly until a reading of 3,200 scfm is recorded, after which the Owner/Operator shall monitor and record LFG rates combusted by the enclosed flare at a minimum of weekly. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   2.  The Owner/Operator shall submit an application for plan approval to control that volume of LFG production rates in excess of the enclosed flare design capacity (4,000 scfm) within a minimum of 60 days following the measurement of the LFG rates combusted by the flare of 3,600 scfm or greater. The approval by the Department of a Landfill Gas to Energy Plant would satisfy this requirement. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   3.  This Facility is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 60, 60.750 New Source Performance Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Subpart WWW.

   4.  This Facility is subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, 63.1935 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Subpart AAAA.

   5.  The Owner/Operator shall pave and maintain the permanent landfill access roadways, other vehicular haul roads inside the landfill, and all parking lots/areas; as detailed by Attachment A of the application for plan approval.

   6.  The Owner/Operator shall utilize the following Best Management Practices, as necessary, to prevent PM from becoming airborne: (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   a.  Clean paved roadways and parking lots/areas by vacuum sweeping, watering or other approved means.

   b.  The access roadways if unpaved at the unloading areas (active cells) shall have a crown so that water runs off and does not pool. Water or other chemical dust suppressants shall be applied to unpaved road surfaces.

   c.  Prior to leaving the landfill, the undercarriage, wheels and chassis of the vehicles which were used to transport wastes and earth shall be washed to prevent earthen carryout onto roadways.

   1.  The Owner/Operator shall comply with the following requirements: (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   a.  No waste oil shall be used as dust suppressant.

   b.  All trucks entering the landfill shall be covered.

   c.  A speed limit of 15 miles per hour shall be posted on all paved access roadways and 10 miles per hour on all unpaved areas.

   1.  Road watering and sweeping shall be performed, as needed, and earth or other material transported from the site shall be removed promptly, as needed, on the paved public road to prevent visible fugitive emissions in accordance with 25 Pa. Code § 123.1(c).

   2.  The Owner/Operator shall keep records of the following waste acceptance rates: (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   a.  Daily.

   b.  30-day average.

   c.  Rolling consecutive 12-month period.

   1.  The Owner/Operator shall perform a daily inspection of the Facility for the presence of fugitive emissions. Records each inspection shall be maintained in a log and include any corrective actions taken. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   2.  The Owner/Operator shall monitor for fugitive landfill gas emissions as required by 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW. In estimating the fugitive VOC and HAP emission rate the Owner Operator shall use the results of the Landfill Gas Estimation Model (LANDGEM), the gas collection system design and operation, the annual volume flow of landfill gas collected from the entire landfill, and the results of the quarterly surface monitoring required under 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart WWW; or other method approved by the Department in writing. The calculated emission rate shall be included in the annual facility-wide emissions report (AIMS Report) which the Owner/Operator is required to submit to the Department by March 1 of each year for the previous calendar year. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   3.  All logs and required records shall be maintained onsite for a minimum of 5 years and shall be made available to the Department upon request. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   4.  This approval to construct shall become invalid if: (1) construction is not commenced (as defined in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(8)) within 18 months after the date of this approval; or (2) if construction is discontinued for a period of 18 months or more. (25 Pa. Code § 127.13(b))

   5.  Plan Approval authorizes the temporary operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval provided the following conditions are met. (25 Pa. Code § 127.12b)

   a.  The Owner/Operator shall submit written Notice of the Completion of Construction and the Operator's intent to commence operation at least 5 days prior to the completion of construction. The Notice shall state the date when construction will be completed and the date when the Operator expects to commence operation.

   b.  Operation of the sources covered by this Plan Approval is authorized only to facilitate the start-up and shakedown of sources and air cleaning devices, to permit operations pending the issuance of an Operating Permit, or to permit the evaluation of the source for compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements.

   c.  Upon receipt of the Notice of the Completion of Construction from the Owner/Operator the Department shall authorize a 180-day Period of Temporary Operation of the sources starting on the date of commencement of operation. This Notice submitted by the Owner/Operator, 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 commencement of operation.

   d.  Upon determination by the Owner/Operator that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval the Owner/Operator shall contact the Department's reviewing engineer and schedule the Initial Operating Permit Inspection.

   e.  Upon completion of Initial Operating Permit Inspection and determination by the Department that the sources covered by this Plan Approval are in compliance with all conditions of the Plan Approval the Owner/Operator shall submit a revision to the Title V Operating Permit (TVOP) application, at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the Plan Approval.

   f.  The Owner/Operator may request an extension of the 180-day Period of Temporary Operation 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 the Period of Temporary Operation and shall provide a description of the compliance status of the source. The extension request shall include a detailed schedule for establishing compliance and the reasons compliance has not been established. This Period of Temporary Operation may be extended for additional limited periods, each not to exceed 120-days, by submitting an extension request as described previously.

   g.  If, at any time, the Department has cause to believe that air contaminant emissions from the sources listed in this plan approval may be in excess of the limitations specified in, or established under this plan approval or the permittee's operating permit, the permittee may be required to conduct test methods and procedures deemed necessary by the Department to determine the actual emissions rate. The testing shall be conducted in accordance with 25 Pa. Code Chapter 139, where applicable, and in accordance with any restrictions or limitations established by the Department at the time as it notifies the company that testing is required.

   Any person wishing to provide the Department with additional information that they believe should be considered prior to the issuance of the Plan Approval may submit the information to the Department of Environmental Protection 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.

   *  Identification 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. Written comments should be directed to:

Mark A. Wayner, P. E.
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:

Mark R. Gorog, P. E.
Air Quality Program
(412) 442-4333

   Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Braun, Chief, (215) 685-9476.

   AMS 06053: 121 Point Breeze Management Corporation (6300 West Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153) to modify Plan Approval 06053 to increase the facility's gasoline throughput from 270,000,000 to 365,000,000 gpy. The increase in gasoline throughput for the facility will result in a potential annual emission increase of 4 tons for VOCs. The potential emissions from the facility will be limited to less than 25 tons per rolling 12-month period of VOCs, 10 tons per rolling 12-month period of individual HAPs and 25 tons per rolling 12-month period of combined HAPs. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.

   AMS 08054: Tidewater Grain Elevator (2600 Penrose Ferry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19145) for installation and operation of one Extec portable crusher with wet suppression system. There will be a potential emission increase 4.65 tpy of NOx and 0.08 tpy of PM for the facility. The plan approval will contain operating and recordkeeping requirements to ensure operation within all applicable requirements.

OPERATING PERMITS


Intent to Issue Title V Operating Permits under the Air Pollution Control Act (35 P. S. §§ 4001--4015) and 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127, Subchapter G.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   36-05025: Texas Eastern Transmission LP--Marietta Compressor Station (P. O. Box 1642, Houston, TX 77251-1642) for renewal of the Title V Operating Permit in East Donegal Township, Lancaster County issued in August 2003.

   67-05029: NYW Realty, LLC (500 East Middle Street, Hanover, PA 17331) for operation of their wire cloth manufacturing facility in Hanover Borough, York County. This is a renewal of the Title V operating permit issued to the facility in 2003.


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

   Southeast Region: Air Quality Program, 2 East Main Street, Norristown, PA 19428, Janine Tulloch-Reid, Facilities Permitting Chief, (484) 250-5920.

   15-00130: Schramm, Inc. (800 East Virginia Avenue, West Chester, PA 19380-4430) for an initial Non-Title V Facility, State-only, Synthetic Minor Permit in West Goshen Township, Chester County. Schramm, Inc. is an industrial manufacturing plant where mobile drill rigs for water and mineral exploration are designed and manufactured. The facility has taken individual site level restrictions of 22 tpy for NOx, VOC and combined HAP emissions. The emission restrictions will ensure that Schramm Inc remains under the emission thresholds. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.

   09-00142: ML 35 LLC (35 Runway Road, Levittown, PA 19057), for the renewal of a State-only, Synthetic Minor Operating Permit in Bristol Township, Bucks County. The facility operates four diesel fired emergency generators at its facility to provide back-up electrical power. Monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements have been added to the permit to address applicable limitations.

   09-00195: Harold Beck and Sons, Inc. (11 Terry Drive, Newtown, PA 18940) for operation of two paint booths and degreasing units at their plant, in Newtown Township, Bucks County. This plant manufactures electric actuators that are used for industrial process control with valves and dampers. The proposed permit is for a non-Title V (State-only), Natural Minor facility. It contains monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements designed to keep the facility operating within all applicable air quality requirements.

   Southcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 909 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Ronald Davis, New Source Review Chief, (717) 705-4702.

   06-05009: Eastern Industries, Inc. (4401 Camp Meeting Road, Suite 200, Center Valley, PA 18034-9467) for operation of a nonmetallic mineral crushing plant and asphalt plant controlled by wet suppression and fabric collector in Maxatawny Township, Berks County. The crushing plant is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. The asphalt plant is subject to 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart I, Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources. This action is a renewal of the State-only operating permit issued in 2003.

   Northcentral Region: Air Quality Program, 208 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701, David Aldenderfer, Program Manager, (570) 327-3637.

   49-00031: Jeld-Wen, Inc. (215 Packer Street, Sunbury, PA 17801) for the operation of a wood door manufacturing facility in the City of Sunbury, Northumberland County.

   The facility incorporates various pieces of woodworking equipment, a paint spray booth, an automated door assembly machine, two manual glue spreaders, two solvent parts washers, a printer, three small natural gas-fired boilers and heaters (with a total combined heat input of 7.1 mmBtu/hr) and a 150 horsepower natural gas-fired emergency generator. The PM emissions from the woodworking equipment are controlled by a fabric collector and the PM emissions from the spray booth are controlled by spray booth filters.

   The facility has the potential to emit up to 41.41 tons of PM/PM10, 29.25 tons of VOCs, 9.999 tons of any single HAP, 24.999 tons of all HAPs combined, 8.43 tons of NOx, 3.26 tons of CO and .02 ton of SOx per year.

   The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) proposes to incorporate into the operating permit to be issued conditions requiring compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements pertaining to air contamination sources and the emission of air contaminants as well as conditions previously contained in Operating Permit 49-318-019, issued on January 27, 1993, and conditions previously established as requirements of plan approval exemption determinations.

   The conditions previously contained in Operating Permit 49-318-019 include:

   1.  A condition limiting the VOC emissions from the paint spray booth to less than 25 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.

   2.  Conditions requiring the paint spray booth to be equipped with spray booth filters.

   3.  A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the identity, quantity and VOC content of the coatings applied in the paint spray booth.

   The conditions previously established as a requirement of a plan approval exemption granted for the automated door assembly machine include:

   4.  Conditions limiting the VOC emissions from the automatic door assembly machine to less than 1.3 tons in any 12-consecutive month period and the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate emissions to less than 1.0 ton in any 12-consecutive month period.

   5.  A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the identity, quantity, VOC content and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate content of the materials used in the automated door assembly machine.

   The conditions previously established as a requirement of a plan approval exemption granted for the woodworking equipment include:

   6.  Conditions requiring the fabric collector controlling the PM emissions from the woodworking equipment to be equipped with instrumentation to monitor the pressure differential across the collector on a continuous basis and the pressure differential to be recorded at least once per day.

   7.  A condition requiring spare fabric collector bags to be kept onsite.

   8.  A condition prohibiting the operation of the woodworking equipment without the simultaneous operation of the fabric collector.

   The Department additionally proposes to incorporate a number of new conditions into the operating permit to be issued including:

   9.  A condition limiting the total combined emission of any single HAP from the entire facility to less than 10 tons in any 12-consecutive month period and the total combined emission of all HAPs to less than 25 tons in any 12-consecutive month period.

   10.  A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the amount of each individual HAP emitted from each source at the facility each month.

   11.  Conditions limiting the fuel used in the boilers and heaters and emergency generator to natural gas.

   12.  A condition limiting the amount of solvent used in the solvent parts washers to a combined total of 300 gallons in any 12-consecutive month period.

   13.  A condition prohibiting the use in the solvent parts washers of any solvent containing methylene chloride, perchloroethylene, trichloroethylene, 1,1,1 trichloroethane, carbon tetrachloride or chloroform in a total concentration greater than 5% by weight.

   14.  A condition prohibiting a second fabric collector associated with the woodworking equipment from being exhausted to the outdoor atmosphere.

   15.  Conditions limiting the type and amount of glue used in the two manual glue spreaders to a maximum of 170,000 gallons of a glue with a maximum VOC content of .009 pound per gallon and a maximum VHAP content of .009 pound per gallon in any 12-consecutive month period and a maximum of 4,200 gallons of a second glue with a maximum VOC content of .34 pound per gallon and a maximum VHAP content of .34 pound per gallon in any 12-consecutive month period.

   16.  A condition prohibiting the use of anything but water for cleaning the two manual glue spreaders.

   17.  A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the identity, quantity, VOC content and VHAP content of the glues used in the two manual glue spreaders.

   18.  Conditions limiting the type and amount of ink, ink wash and make-up ink used in the printer to a maximum of 10 gallons of ink with a maximum VOC content of 5.1 pounds per gallon and a maximum VHAP content of zero pound per gallon, 10 gallons of ink wash with a maximum VOC content of 6.72 pounds per gallon and a maximum VHAP content of zero pound per gallon and 5 gallons of make-up ink with a maximum VOC content of 6.76 pounds per gallon and a maximum VHAP content of zero pound per gallon in any 12-consecutive month period.

   19.  A condition requiring the maintenance of records of the identity, quantity, VOC content and VHAP content of all ink, ink wash and make-up ink used in the printer.

   Northwest Region: Air Quality Program, 230 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335-3481, Matthew Williams, New Source Review Chief, (814) 332-6940.

   42-00061: Dresser Industries, Inc. (41 Fisher Avenue, Bradford, PA 16701-1649) for issuance of a Natural Minor Operating Permit to operate a facility that manufactures specialty piping products in Bradford City, McKean County. The facility's primary emission sources include miscellaneous natural gas combustion, a burn off oven, two surface coating dip lines, two surface coating spray booths, eight natural gas fired furnaces, a shotblast operation, 10 parts washers and a natural gas fired emergency generator.

   43-00289: Spang and Co.--Spang Power Electronics Division (5241 Lake Street, Sandy Lake, PA 16145) to re-issue their Natural Minor Operating Permit in the Sandy Lake Township, Mercer County. The facility's primary source of emissions is from surface coating operations.

   43-00323: Chautauqua Fiberglass and Plastics, Inc. (80 Canal Street, Sharpsville, PA 16150-2201) for issuance of a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit to operate a facility that fabricates custom fiberglass reinforced plastic parts in Sharpsville Borough, Mercer County. The facility's primary emission sources include fiberglass fabrication operations and spray booth operations.

   Department of Public Health, Air Management Services: 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Edward Brawn, Chief, (215) 685-9476.

   S07-002: Philadelphia International Airport--City of Philadelphia--Department of Commerce--Division of Aviation (8800 Essington Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153) for operation of an airport in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The facility's air emission sources include eight 31 mmBtu/hr or less boilers burning No. 2 or natural gas, six less than 2 mmBtu/hr burning natural gas, 43 less than or equal to 2.6 mmBtu/hr heaters burning natural gas, and six emergency generators burning No. 2 fuel oil.

   The operating permit will be issued under the 25 Pa. Code, Philadelphia Code Title 3 and Air Management Regulation XIII. Permit copies and other supporting information are available for public inspection at AMS, 321 University Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. For further information, contact Edward Wiener at (215) 685-9426.

   Persons wishing to file protest or comments on the previous operating permit must submit the protest or comments within 30 days from the date of this notice. Any protests or comments filed with AMS must include a concise statement of the objections to the permit issuance and the relevant facts upon which the objections are based. Based upon the information received during the public comment period, AMS may modify the operating permit or schedule a public hearing. The hearing notice will be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and a local newspaper at least 30 days before the hearing.

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