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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5027-6]

 

Acid Rain Program: Draft Nitrogen Oxides Compliance Plans

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of draft compliance plans and public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing for 
comment 5-year nitrogen oxides (NOX) compliance plans, which amend 
previously issued draft or final Phase I Acid Rain Permits, for 57 
units at 26 utility plants, in accordance with the Acid Rain Program 
regulations (40 CFR part 76).

DATES: Comments on draft NOX compliance plans must be received no 
later than September 7, 1994 or 30 days after the publication date of a 
similar notice in local newspapers.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records. The administrative record for draft 
NOX compliance plans, except information protected as 
confidential, may be viewed during normal operating hours at EPA Region 
5, Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Bldg., 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 
60604.
    Comments. Send comments, requests for public hearings, and requests 
to receive notice of future actions to EPA Region 5 (A-18J), Air and 
Radiation Division, Attn: David Kee, Director (address above).
    Submit all comments in duplicate and identify the NOX 
compliance plan to which the comments apply, the commenter's name, 
address, and telephone number, and the commenter's interest in the 
matter and affiliation, if any, to the owners and operators of all 
units covered by the plan. All timely comments will be considered, 
except comments on aspects of the permit other than the NOX 
compliance plan and comments not relevant to the compliance plan.
    Hearings. To request a public hearing, state the issues proposed to 
be raised in the hearing. EPA may schedule a hearing if EPA finds that 
it will contribute to the decision-making process by clarifying 
significant issues affecting a NOX compliance plan.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the following persons for more 
information about a permit listed in this notice: For plants in 
Illinois, Cecilia Mijares, (312) 886-0968; in Indiana, Genevieve 
Nearmyer, (312) 353-4761; in Michigan and Wisconsin, Beth Valenziano, 
(312) 886-2703; in Minnesota and Conesville and Picway in Ohio, Allan 
Batka, (312) 353-7316; all other plants in Ohio, Franklin Echevarria, 
(312) 886-9653.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA proposes to approve compliance plans for 
1995-1999 under which units will comply with the applicable emission 
limitations for NOX under 40 CFR 76.5 (referred to as ``standard 
emission limitation'') or other indicated compliance options for the 
following utility plants:
    Baldwin in Illinois: five averaging plans, one for each calendar 
year 1995-1999 for unit 3; for each plan, this unit's actual annual 
average emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative 
contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.40 lbs/MMBtu, and this 
unit's actual annual heat input shall not be less than the annual heat 
input limit of 19,970,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the 
plans are Hennepin unit 2 and Vermilion unit 2. The designated 
representative is Jene L. Robinson.
    Grand Tower in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 07, 
08, and 09; for each year, the actual annual average emission rates for 
NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitations of 0.75 lbs/MMBtu for units 07 and 08 and 0.70 
lbs/MMBtu for unit 09, and the actual annual heat inputs shall not be 
greater than the annual heat input limits of 345,000 MMBtu for units 07 
and 08 and 3,220,000 MMBtu for unit 09. The other units designated in 
the plan are Hutsonville units 05 and 06, Meredosia units 01, 02, 03, 
04, and 05, and Newton units 1 and 2. The designated representative is 
Gilbert W. Moorman.
    Hennepin in Illinois: five averaging plans, one for each calendar 
year 1995-1999 for unit 2; for each plan, this unit's actual annual 
average emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative 
contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.51 lbs/MMBtu, and this 
unit's actual annual heat input shall not be greater than the annual 
heat input limit of 15,750,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the 
plans are Baldwin unit 3 and Vermilion unit 2. The designated 
representative is Jene L. Robinson.
    Hutsonville in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 05 
and 06; for each year, each unit's actual annual average emission rate 
for NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitation of 0.65 lbs/MMBtu, and each unit's actual annual 
heat input shall not be greater than the annual heat input limit of 
1,100,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the plan are Grand Tower 
07, 08, and 09, Meredosia units 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05, and Newton 
units 1 and 2. The designated representative is Gilbert W. Moorman.
    Joppa Steam in Illinois: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/
MMBtu for units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The designated representative is 
Terence H. Larbes.
    Meredosia in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 01, 
02, 03, 04, and 05; for each year, the actual annual average emission 
rates for NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous 
annual emission limitations of 0.70 lbs/MMBtu for units 01, 02, 03, and 
04 and 0.65 lbs/MMBtu for unit 05, and the actual annual heat inputs 
shall not be greater that the annual heat input limits of 339,000 MMBtu 
for units 01, 02, 03, and 04 and 11,872,000 for unit 05. The other 
units designated in the plan are Grand Tower units 07, 08, and 09, 
Hutsonville units 05 and 06, and Newton units 1 and 2. The designated 
representative is Gilbert W. Moorman.
    Newton in Illinois: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 1 and 2; 
for each year, the actual annual average emission rates for NOX 
shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual emission 
limitations of 0.33 lbs/MMBtu for unit 1 and 0.43 lbs/MMBtu for unit 2, 
and the actual annual heat inputs shall not be less than the annual 
heat input limits of 29,900,000 MMBtu for unit 1 and 24,640,000 MMBtu 
for unit 2. The other units designated in the plan are Grand Tower 07, 
08, and 09, Hutsonville units 05 and 06, and Meredosia units 01, 02, 
03, 04, and 05. The designated representative is Gilbert W. Moorman.
    Vermilion in Illinois: five averaging plans, one for each calendar 
year 1995-1999 for unit 2; for each plan, this unit's actual annual 
average emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative 
contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.44 lbs/MMBtu, and this 
unit's actual annual heat input shall not be less than the annual heat 
input limit of 1,300,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the plans 
are Baldwin unit 3 and Hennepin unit 2. The designated representative 
is Jene L. Robinson.
    Elmer W Stout in Indiana: five averaging plans, one for each 
calendar year 1995-1999 for units 50, 60, and 70; for each plan, the 
actual annual average emission rates for NOX shall not exceed the 
alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitations of 0.43 lbs/
MMBtu for unit 50 and 0.44 lbs/MMBtu for units 60 and 70, and the 
actual annual heat inputs shall not be less than the annual heat input 
limits of 5,538,000 MMBtu for unit 50, 4,390,000 MMBtu for unit 60, and 
17,075,000 MMBtu for unit 70. The other units designated in the plans 
are H T Pritchard units 3, 4, 5, and 6, and Petersburg units 1, 2, 3, 
and 4. Approval of the averaging plans is contingent on approval of the 
substitution plans for Petersburg units 1 and 2 that designate H T 
Pritchard units 3 and 4 as substitution units. The designated 
representative is Robert A. McKnight.
    J H Campbell in Michigan: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/
MMBtu for unit 1. The designated representative is Robert J. Nicholson.
    High Bridge in Minnesota: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for units 3, 
4, 5, and 6; for each year, each unit's actual annual average emission 
rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous 
annual emission limitation of 0.67 lbs/MMBtu, and the actual annual 
heat inputs shall not be greater that the annual heat input limits of 
3,000,000 MMBtu for units 3 and 4, 6,400,000 MMBtu for unit 5, and 
12,100,000 MMBtu for unit 6. The other units designated in the plan are 
Sherburne County units 1 and 2. The designated representative is Martin 
F. Dinville.
    Sherburne County in Minnesota: averaging plan for 1995-1999 for 
units 1 and 2; for each year, each unit's actual annual average 
emission rate for NOX shall not exceed the alternative 
contemporaneous annual emission limitation of 0.40 lbs/MMBtu, and each 
unit's actual annual heat input shall not be less than the annual heat 
input limit of 42,000,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the plan 
are High Bridge units 3, 4, 5, and 6. The designated representative is 
Martin F. Dinville.
    Ashtabula in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu 
for unit 7. The designated representative is Fred J. Lange.
    Conesville in Ohio: standard emission limitations of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu 
for unit 3 and 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for unit 4. The designated representative 
is Fred J. Lange.
    Eastlake in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu 
for units 1, 2, 3, and 4. The designated representative is Fred J. 
Lange.
    Edgewater Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission 
limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for unit 13; under the 
averaging plan, this unit's actual annual average emission rate for 
NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there is no annual heat 
input limit. The other units designated in the averaging plan are Bruce 
Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Gorge units 25 and 
26, Toronto units 10 and 11, and W H Sammis units 5 and 6. The 
designated representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.
    Gorge in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission 
limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 25 and 26; under 
the averaging plan, each unit's actual annual average emission rate for 
NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there are no annual heat 
input limits. The other units designated in the averaging plan are 
Bruce Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Edgewater unit 
13, Toronto units 10 and 11, and W H Sammis units 5 and 6. The 
designated representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.
    Miami Fort in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission 
limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for unit 6; under the 
averaging plan, this unit's actual annual average emission rate for 
NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitation of 0.75 lbs/MMBtu, and this unit's actual annual 
heat input shall not be greater than the annual heat input limit of 
11,600,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the averaging plan are 
East Bend unit 2 and Walter C Beckjord units 5 and 6. The designated 
representative is Gregory C. Ficke.
    Picway in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 
unit 9. The designated representative is John M. McManus.
    R E Burger in Ohio: standard emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu 
for units 7 and 8 beginning in 1997 pursuant to 40 CFR 72.42. The 
designated representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.
    Toronto in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission 
limit of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 10 and 11; under the 
averaging plan, each unit's actual annual average emission rate for 
NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there are no annual heat 
input limits. The other units designated in the averaging plan are 
Bruce Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Edgewater unit 
13, Gorge units 25 and 26, and W H Sammis units 5 and 6. The designated 
representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.
    W H Sammis in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard emission 
limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 5 and 6; under the 
averaging plan, each unit's actual annual average emission rate for 
NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitation of 0.50 lbs/MMBtu, and there are no annual heat 
input limits. The other units designated in the averaging plan are 
Bruce Mansfield units 1 and 2, New Castle units 1 and 2, Edgewater unit 
13, Gorge units 25 and 26, and Toronto units 10 and 11. The designated 
representative is Howard C. Couch, Jr.
    Walter C Beckjord in Ohio: averaging plan for 1995 and standard 
emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for 1996-1999 for units 5 and 6; 
under the averaging plan, the actual annual average emission rates for 
NOX shall not exceed the alternative contemporaneous annual 
emission limitations of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for unit 5 and 0.41 lbs/MMBtu 
for unit 6, and there is no annual heat input limit for unit 5, and the 
actual annual heat input for unit 6 shall not be less than the annual 
heat input limit of 27,100,000 MMBtu. The other units designated in the 
averaging plan are East Bend unit 2 and Miami Fort unit 6. The 
designated representative is Gregory C. Ficke.
    Genoa in Wisconsin: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/MMBtu 
for unit 1. The designated representative is John P. Leifer.
    Pulliam in Wisconsin: standard emission limitation of 0.45 lbs/
MMBtu for unit 8. The designated representative is Gary T. Van 
Helvoirt.
    South Oak Creek in Wisconsin: five averaging plans, one for each 
calendar year 1995-1999 for units 5, 6, 7, and 8; for each plan, the 
actual annual average emission rates for NOX shall not exceed the 
alternative contemporaneous annual emission limitations of 0.32 lbs/
MMBtu for units 5 and 6 and 0.52 lbs/MMBtu for units 7 and 8, the 
actual annual heat inputs for units 5 and 6 shall not be less than the 
annual heat input limits of 7,709,501 MMBtu for unit 5 and 7,870,115 
MMBtu for unit 6, and the actual annual heat inputs shall not be 
greater than the annual heat input limit of 19,106,060 MMBtu for units 
7 and 8. The designated representative is Paul D. Schumacher.

    Dated: July 26, 1994.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of 
Air and Radiation.
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