[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28467-28469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13647]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Acid Rain Program: Permits and Permit Modifications

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of permits and permit modifications.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing, as 
a direct final action, Phase I Acid Rain permits and permit 
modifications including nitrogen oxides (NOx) compliance 
plans in accordance with the Acid Rain Program regulations (40 CFR 
parts 72 and 76). Because the Agency does not anticipate receiving 
adverse comments, the exemptions are being issued as a direct final 
action.

DATES: The permits and permit modifications issued in this direct final 
action will be final on July 2, 1997 or 40 days after publication of a 
similar notice in a local publication, whichever is later, unless 
significant, adverse comments are received by June 23, 1997 or 30 days 
after publication of a similar notice in a local publication, whichever 
is later. If significant, adverse comments are timely received on any 
permit or permit modification in this direct final

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action, that permit or permit modification will be withdrawn through a 
notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Administrative Records. The administrative record for the 
permits, except information protected as confidential, may be viewed 
during normal operating hours at the following locations: for plants in 
New York, EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY, 10007-1866; for 
plants in Florida and South Carolina, EPA Region 4, 100 Alabama St., 
NW, Atlanta, GA, 30303; for plants Michigan, EPA Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60604; for plants in Arkansas, Louisiana, 
New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas 
TX, 75202; for plants in Washington, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue 
(AT-082), Seattle, Washington, 98101.
    Comments. Send comments, requests for public hearings, and requests 
to receive notice of future actions to: for plants in New York, EPA 
Region 2, Division of Environmental Planning & Protection, Attn: Gerry 
DeGaetano (address above); for plants in Florida and South Carolina, 
EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, Attn: 
Scott Davis (address above); for plants in Michigan, EPA Region 5, Air 
and Radiation Division, Attn: Beth Valenziano (address above); for 
plants in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, EPA 
Region 6, Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Division, Attn: Joseph 
Winkler (address above); for plants in Washington, EPA Region 10, Air 
and Toxics Division, Attn: Joan Cabreza (address above). Submit 
comments in duplicate and identify the permit 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 in the plan. All timely comments will 
be considered, except those pertaining to standard provisions under 40 
CFR 72.9 or issues not relevant to the permit or the permit 
modification.
    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: For plants in New York, call Gerry DeGaetano, 
212-637-4020; for plants in Florida and South Carolina, call Scott 
Davis, 404-562-9127; for plants in Michigan, call Beth Valenziano, 312-
886-2703; for plants in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and 
Texas, call Joseph Winkler, 214-665-7243; for plants in Washington, 
call Joan Cabreza (206) 553-8505.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title IV of the Clean Air Act directs EPA to 
establish a program to reduce the adverse effects of acidic deposition 
by promulgating rules and issuing permits to emission sources subject 
to the program. In today's action, EPA is issuing permits and permit 
modifications that include approval of early election plans for 
NOX. The units that are included in the early election plans 
will be required to meet an actual annual average emissions rate for 
NOX of either 0.45 lbs/MMBtu for tangentially-fired boilers 
or 0.50 lbs/MMBtu for dry bottom wall-fired boilers beginning on 
January 1, 1997 through December 31, 2007, after which they will be 
required to meet the applicable emissions limitation under 40 CFR 
76.7(a) of 0.40 lbs/MMBtu for tangentially-fired boilers or 0.46 lbs/
MMBtu for dry bottom wall-fired boilers. The following is a list of 
units included in the permits or permit modifications and the limits 
that they are required to meet:
    CR Huntley units 67 and 68 in New York: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Thomas H. Baron.
    Dunkirk units 1 and 2 in New York: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Thomas H. Baron.
    Seminole units 1 and 2 in Florida: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Michael P. Opalinski.
    WS Lee units 1, 2, and 3 in South Carolina: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu for unit 
1, 0.50 lbs/mmBtu for units 2 and 3. The designated representative is 
T.C. McMeekin. (These units were incorrectly identified as Lee units 1, 
2, and 3 in North Carolina in the Notice of Permits and Permit 
Modifications published in the Federal Register on April 16, 1997.)
    JC Weadock units 7 and 8 in Michigan: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Robert A. Fenech.
    Flint Creek unit 1 in Arkansas: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is E. Michael Williams.
    Independence units 1 and 2 in Arkansas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Frank F. Gallaher.
    White Bluff units 1 and 2 in Arkansas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Frank F. Gallaher.
    Big Cajun 2 units 2B1, 2B2, and 2B3 in Louisiana: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. 
The designated representative is Gary C. Ellender.
    Dolet Hills unit 1 in Louisiana: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Paul Turregano.
    Rodemacher unit 2 in Louisiana: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Paul Turregano.
    RS Nelson unit 6 in Louisiana: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Frank F. Gallaher.
    Escalante unit 1 in New Mexico: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Micheal S. McInnes.
    Muskogee units 4, 5, and 6 in Oklahoma: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is David A. Branecky.
    Sooner units 1 and 2 in Oklahoma: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is David A. Branecky.
    Coleto Creek unit 1 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is E. Michael Williams.
    Oklaunion unit 1 in Texas: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is E. Michael Williams.
    Pirkey unit 1 in Texas: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is E. Michael Williams.
    Welsh units 1, 2, and 3 in Texas: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is E. Michael Williams.
    JK Spruce unit BLR1 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Cynthia A.S. Levesque.
    Limestone units LIM1 and LIM2 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is David G. Tees.
    WA Parish units WAP5, WAP6, WAP7, and WAP8: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu for 
units WAP5 and WAP6, 0.45 lbs/mmBtu for units WAP7 and WAP8. The 
designated representative is David G. Tees.
    Sam Seymour units 1, 2, and 3 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Dudley Piland.
    San Miguel unit SM-1 in Texas: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Ronald L. Magel.
    Harrington units 061B, 062B, and 063B in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Olon Plunk.
    Tolk units 171B and 172B in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Olon Plunk.
    Gibbons Creek unit 1 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is William R. Fox.
    Big Brown units 1 and 2 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is W.M. Taylor.
    Martin Lake units 1, 2, and 3 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is W.M. Taylor.
    Monticello units 1, 2, and 3 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu for units 1 
and 2, 0.50 lbs/mmBtu for unit 3. The designated representative is W.M. 
Taylor.

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    Sandow unit 4 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is W.M. Taylor.
    Centralia units BW21 and BW22 in Washington: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is William C. Brauer.

    Dated: May 16, 1997.
Janice Wagner,
Acting Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 
Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 97-13647 Filed 5-22-97; 8:45 am]
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