[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 14 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4413-4415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-1647]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5142-7]


Acid Rain Program: Notice of Written Exemptions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of written exemptions.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing, as a 
direct final action, written exemptions from the Acid Rain Program 
permitting and monitoring requirements to 65 utility units at 26 plants 
in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR part 72). 
Because the Agency does not anticipate receiving adverse comments, the 
exemptions are being issued as a direct final action.

DATES: Each of the exemptions issued in this direct final action will 
be final on March 6, 1995 unless significant, adverse comments are 
received by February 22, 1995. If significant, adverse comments are 
timely received on any exemption in this direct final action, that 
exemption will be withdrawn through a notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records. The administrative record for the 
exemptions, except information protected as confidential, may be viewed 
during normal operating hours at the following locations:
    For plants in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island: EPA 
Region 1, JFK Building, One Congress Street, Boston, MA 02203.
    For plants in Maryland and Pennsylvania: EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut 
Building, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
    For plants in Alabama and North Carolina: EPA Region 4, 345 
Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30365.
    For plants in Minnesota and Ohio: EPA Region 5, Ralph H. Metcalfe 
Federal Bldg., 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
    For plants in Texas: EPA Region 6, First Interstate Bank Tower, 
1445 Ross Ave. (MC6T-AN), Dallas, TX 75202-2733.
    Comments. Send comments to the following address:
    For plants in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island: Linda 
[[Page 4414]] Murphy, Director, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management 
Division, EPA Region 1 (address above).
    For plants in Maryland and Pennsylvania: Thomas Maslany, Director, 
Air, Radiation and Toxics Division, EPA Region 3 (address above).
    For plants in Alabama and North Carolina: Winston Smith, Director, 
Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, EPA Region 4 (address 
above).
    For plants in Minnesota and Ohio: David Kee, Director, Air and 
Radiation Division, EPA Region 5 (address above).
    For plants in Texas: A. Stanley Meiburg, Director, Air, Pesticides 
and Toxics Division, EPA Region 6 (address above).
    Submit comments in duplicate and identify the exemption 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 the unit covered by the exemption.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For plants in Connecticut, 
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island: Ian Cohen, (617) 565-3229, EPA Region 
1; for plants in Maryland and Pennsylvania: Kimberly Peck, (215) 597-
9839, EPA Region 3; for plants in Alabama and North Carolina: Scott 
Davis, (404) 347-5014, EPA Region 4; for plants in Minnesota: Allan 
Batka, (312) 353-7316, EPA Region 5; for plants in Ohio: Franklin 
Echevarria, (312) 886-9653, EPA Region 5; for plants in Texas: Joe 
Winkler, (214) 665-7243, EPA Region 6.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All public comment received on any exemption 
in this direct final action on which significant, adverse comments are 
timely received will be addressed in a subsequent issuance or denial of 
exemption based on the relevant draft exemption in the notice of draft 
written exemptions that is published elsewhere in today's Federal 
Register and that is identical to this direct final action.
    Under the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR 72.7), utilities 
may petition EPA for an exemption from permitting and monitoring 
requirements for any new utility unit that serves one or more 
generators with total nameplate capacity of 25 MW or less and burns 
only fuels with a sulfur content of 0.05 percent or less by weight. On 
the earlier of the date a unit exempted under 40 CFR 72.7 burns any 
fuel with a sulfur content in excess of 0.05 percent by weight or 24 
months prior to the date the exempted unit first serves one or more 
generators with total nameplate capacity in excess of 25 MW, the unit 
shall no longer be exempted under 40 CFR 72.7 and shall be subject to 
all permitting and monitoring requirements of the Acid Rain Program.
    EPA is issuing written exemptions effective from January 1, 1995 
through December 31, 1999, to the following new units:
    Delano unit 7 in Minnesota, owned and operated by Delano Municipal 
Utilities. The Designated Representative for Delano is Dwight A. Poss.
    Easton Utilities Commission Plant No. 1 units 101 and 102 in 
Maryland, owned and operated by the Town of Easton. The Designated 
Representative for Easton Utilities Plant No. 1 is Richard H. 
Plutschak. Easton Utilities Commission Plant No. 2 units 201 and 202 in 
Maryland, owned and operated by the Town of Easton. The Designated 
Representative for Easton Utilities Plant No. 2 is Richard H. 
Plutschak.
    Omega JV5 Bowling Green Backup Generation Station units 1, 2, 3 and 
4 in Ohio, owned and operated by the Ohio Municipal Electric Generation 
Agency Joint Venture No. 5. The Designated Representative for Omega JV5 
Bowling Green Backup Generation Station is Carroll E. Scheer.
    Omega JV5 Jackson Backup Generation Station units 1 and 2 in Ohio, 
owned and operated by the Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency 
Joint Venture No. 5. The Designated Representative for Omega JV5 
Jackson Backup Generation Station is Carroll E. Scheer.
    Omega JV5 Napoleon Backup Generation Station units 1, 2 and 3 in 
Ohio, owned and operated by the Ohio Municipal Electric Generation 
Agency Joint Venture No. 5. The Designated Representative for Omega JV5 
Bowling Green Backup Generation Station is Carroll E. Scheer.
    Omega JV5 Niles Backup Generation Station units 1, 2 and 3 in Ohio, 
owned and operated by the Ohio Municipal Electric Generation Agency 
Joint Venture No. 5. The Designated Representative for Omega JV5 Niles 
Backup Generation Station is Carroll E. Scheer.
    Omega JV5 Versailles Backup Generation Station units 1 and 2 in 
Ohio, owned and operated by the Ohio Municipal Electric Generation 
Agency Joint Venture No. 5. The Designated Representative for Omega JV5 
Versailles Backup Generation Station is Carroll E. Scheer.
    Omega JV5 Wadsworth Backup Generation Station units 1, 2 and 3 in 
Ohio, owned and operated by the Ohio Municipal Electric Generation 
Agency Joint Venture No. 5. The Designated Representative for Omega JV5 
Wadsworth Backup Generation Station is Carroll E. Scheer.
    Additionally, under the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR 
72.8), utilities may petition EPA for an exemption from permitting 
requirements for units that are retired prior to the issuance of a 
Phase II Acid Rain permit. Units that are retired prior to the deadline 
for continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) certification may 
also petition for an exemption from monitoring requirements.
    While the exempt retired units have been allocated allowances under 
40 CFR part 73, units exempted under 40 CFR 72.8 must not emit any 
sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides on or after the date the units are 
exempted, and the units must not resume operation unless the designated 
representative submits an application for an Acid Rain permit and 
installs and certifies its monitors by the applicable deadlines.
    EPA proposes to issue written exemptions, effective from January 1, 
1995 through December 31, 1999, unless otherwise noted below, to the 
following retired units:
    Cannon Street unit 3 in Massachusetts, owned and operated by 
Commonwealth Electric. The Designated Representative for Cannon Street 
is James J. Keane.
    Cape Fear units 3 and 4 in North Carolina, owned and operated by 
Carolina Power and Light Company. The Designated Representative for 
Cape Fear is Ronnie M. Coats.
    Deepwater units DWP1, DWP2, DWP3, DWP4, DWP5, and DWP 6 in Texas, 
owned and operated by Houston Lighting and Power Company. The 
Designated Representative for Deepwater is David G. Tees.
    Devon units 3, 4A, 4B, 5A, 5B, and 6 in Connecticut, owned and 
operated by The Connecticut Light and Power Company. The Designated 
Representative for Devon is Ronald G. Chevalier.
    Front Street units 7, 8, 9, and 10 in Pennsylvania, owned and 
operated by Pennsylvania Electric Company. The Designated 
Representative for Front Street is Ronald P. Lantzy.
    Gorgas unit 5 in Alabama, owned and operated by Alabama Power 
Company. The Designated Representative for Gorgas is T. Harold Jones.
    Greens Bayou units GBY1, GBY2, GBY3, GBY4 in Texas, owned and 
operated by Houston Lighting and Power Company. The Designated 
Representative for Greens Bayou is David G. Tees.
    Hiram Clarke units HOC1, HOC2, HOC3, and HOC4 in Texas, owned and 
[[Page 4415]] operated by Houston Lighting and Power Company. The 
Designated Representative for Hiram Clarke is David G. Tees.
    Manchester Street units 6, 7, and 12 in Rhode Island, owned and 
operated by New England Power Company and The Narragansett Electric 
Company. The Designated Representative for Manchester Street is Andrew 
H. Aitken.
    Middletown unit 1 in Connecticut, owned and operated by The 
Connecticut Light and Power Company. The Designated Representative for 
Middletown is Ronald G. Chevalier.
    Seaholm unit 9 in Texas, owned and operated by the City of Austin. 
The Designated Representative for Seaholm is Sam Jones.
    South Street units 121 and 122 in Rhode Island, owned and operated 
by New England Power Company. The Designated Representative for South 
Street is Andrew H. Aitken.
    T.H. Wharton unit THW1 in Texas, owned and operated by Houston 
Lighting and Power Company. The Designated Representative for T.H. 
Wharton is David G. Tees.
    Trinidad units 7 and 8 in Texas, owned and operated by Texas 
Utilities Electric Company. The Designated Representative for Trinidad 
is W.M. Taylor.
    Webster units WEB1 and WEB2 in Texas, owned and operated by Houston 
Lighting and Power Company. The Designated Representative for Webster 
is David G. Tees.
    West Springfield units 1 and 2 in Massachusetts, owned and operated 
by Western Massachusetts Electric Company. The Designated 
Representative for West Springfield is Ronald G. Chevalier.
    Williamsburg unit 11 in Pennsylvania, owned and operated by 
Pennsylvania Electric Company. The Designated Representative for 
Williamsburg is Ronald P. Lantzy.


    Dated: January 11, 1995.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of 
Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 95-1647 Filed 1-20-95; 8:45 am]
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