[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39383-39385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18989]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Acid Rain Division
[FRL-5269-4]


Acid Rain Provisions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA today announces the allocation of allowances to small 
diesel refineries for desulfurization of fuel 

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during 1994, plus additional allocations for desulfurization from 
October 1, 1993 through December 31, 1993. The eligibility for and 
calculation of allowances to small diesel refineries is in accordance 
with Section 410(h) of the Clean Air Act, implemented at 40 CFR part 
73, subpart G, and the notice published at 60 FR 14836, March 21, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Barylski, EPA Acid Rain Division 
(6204J), 401 M St., SW, Washington DC; telephone (202) 233-9074.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA's Acid Rain Program was established by 
Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA) to reduce acid 
rain in the continental United States. The Acid Rain Program will 
achieve a 50 percent reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions 
from utility units. The SO2 reduction program is a flexible 
market-based approach to environmental management. As part of this 
approach, EPA allocates ``allowances'' to affected utility units. Each 
allowance is a limited authorization to emit up to one ton of SO2. 
At the end of each calendar year, each unit must hold allowances in an 
amount equal to or greater than its SO2 emissions for the year. 
Allowances may be bought, sold, or transferred between utilities and 
other interested parties. Those utility units whose annual emissions 
are likely to exceed their allocations may install control technologies 
or switch to cleaner fuels to reduce SO2 emissions or buy 
additional allowances.
    Section 410(h) of the Clean Air Act provides allowances for small 
diesel refineries that desulfurize diesel fuel from October 1, 1993 
through December 31, 1999. Small refineries are not otherwise affected 
by the Acid Rain Program and do not need the allowances to comply with 
any provision of the Clean Air Act. Thus, the allowances serve as a 
financial benefit to small diesel refineries desulfurizing diesel fuel. 
On July 7, 1994, EPA announced the first allocation of allowances under 
the small diesel refinery program.
    In late 1994, EPA was informed by several refiners that there was 
confusion regarding eligibility for the program. To resolve the 
confusion, EPA provided notice on March 21, 1995 (60 FR 14836) that 
extended the submittal date for requesting allowances for 
desulfurization in 1993 and in 1994 until May 15, 1995.
    The following table lists 1,458 allowances to be allocated to five 
eligible refineries for desulfurization from October 1, 1993 through 
December 31, 1993. These refineries and allowances are in addition to 
the 7,944 allowances allocated in 1994 to fifteen refiners (see 59 FR 
34811, July 7, 1994), bringing the total number of allowances allocated 
to 9,402. The allowances have a compliance year of 1995.

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           Refiner              Refinery name or location    Allocation 
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Big West Oil................  Flying J....................           303
Crysen......................  Woods Cross, Utah...........           162
Hunt........................  Tuscaloosa, Alabama.........           580
La Gloria...................  Crown.......................           400
Witco.......................  Golden Bear.................            13
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    The following table lists the allowances allocated to eligible 
small diesel refineries for desulfurization in 1994. A total of 28215 
allowances are allocated to 19 refiners. These allowances have a 
compliance year of 1995.

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           Refiner              Refinery name or location    Allocation 
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Big West Oil................  Flying J....................          1230
Cenex.......................  Laurel, Montana.............          1500
Crysen......................  Woods Cross, Utah...........           278
Frontier....................  Cheyenne, Wyoming...........          1500
Gary Williams...............  Bloomfield..................          1232
Giant.......................  Ciniza......................          1275
Holly.......................  Lea.........................          1438
                              Navajo......................          1479
                              Montana.....................           334
Hunt........................  Tuscaloosa, Alabama.........          1500
Kern........................  Bakersfield, California.....          1500
La Gloria...................  Crown.......................          1500
Lion........................  El Dorato...................          1500
Paramount...................  Paramount, California.......          1500
Pennzoil....................  Atlas.......................          1500
                              Roosevelt...................           214
Powerine....................  Santa Fe Springs............          1500
Pride.......................  Abilene, Texas..............          1263
Sinclair....................  Little America..............          1362
                              Sinclair, Wyoming...........          1500
                              Tulsa, Oklahoma.............          1500
U.S. Oil & Refining.........  Tacoma, Washington..........           936
Witco.......................  Golden Bear.................            51
Wyoming Refining............  Denver, Colorado............           623
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    Requests for allowances for desulfurization during 1995 are due no 
later than April 1, 1996. Allowances allocated in 1996 will have a 
compliance year of 1996.

    Dated: July 27, 1995.
Paul M. Stolpman,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 95-18989 Filed 8-1-95; 8:45 am]
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