[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 118 (Thursday, June 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33405-33408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16113]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5844-4]


Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) 
Final Determinations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of final actions.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce that between October 
1, 1995 and April 8, 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) Region 2 Office, issued 8 final determinations, the New Jersey 
Department of Environmental Protection issued 8 final determinations 
and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation 
(NYSDEC) issued 18 final determinations pursuant to the Prevention of 
Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) regulations codified at 
40 CFR 52.21.

DATES: The effective dates for the above determinations are delineated 
in the following chart (See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Frank Jon of the Permitting 
Section, Air Programs Branch, Division of Environmental Planning and 
Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, 290 
Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866, at (212) 637-4085.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PSD regulations, the EPA 
Region 2 Office, the NJDEP, and the NYSDEC have made final PSD 
determinations relative to the sources listed below:

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              Name                      Location                     Project                    Agency          Final action               Date         
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Pedricktown Cogeneration Limited  Pedricktown, New     Permit revision to allow an         NJDEP             PSD Permit          Nov. 1, 1995.          
 Partnership.                      Jersey.              increase in the annual usage of                       Modification.                             
                                                        the auxiliary boiler and to allow                                                               
                                                        combustion of 1-K kerosene in the                                                               
                                                        combustion turbine even though                                                                  
                                                        there is no gas curtailment to                                                                  
                                                        test availability of 1-K kerosene                                                               
                                                        fuel handling system. Permit will                                                               
                                                        also allow simultaneous operation                                                               
                                                        of auxiliary boiler and                                                                         
                                                        combustion turbine.                                                                             
Puerto Rico Electric Power        Cambalache, Puerto   Final permit issued on July 31,     EPA               Final PSD Permit..  Dec. 11, 1995.         
 Authority (PREPA)--Cambalache     Rico.                1995 for a new 248 MW electric                                                                  
 Combustion Turbine Project.                            generating station, consisting of                                                               
                                                        three 83 MW simple-cycle                                                                        
                                                        combustion turbines firing No. 2                                                                
                                                        fuel oil. The permit was                                                                        
                                                        subsequently appealed with the                                                                  
                                                        EPA's Environmental Appeals Board                                                               
                                                        (EAB). The EAB denied the                                                                       
                                                        petition on December 11, 1995.                                                                  
                                                        The final PSD permit became                                                                     
                                                        effective on that day.                                                                          
Hess Oil Virgin Islands           St. Croix, U.S.      Administrative permit amendment to  EPA               PSD Permit          Dec. 18, 1995.         
 Corporation (HOVIC).              Virgin Islands.      allow HOVIC greater operational                       Modification.                             
                                                        flexibility in its ability to use                                                               
                                                        stripped sour water in its fluid                                                                
                                                        catalytic cracking unit (FCCU)                                                                  
                                                        scrubber stack. This modification                                                               
                                                        does not increase mass emissions                                                                
                                                        or ambient impacts from the FCCU                                                                
                                                        over permitted levels.                                                                          
Kamine/Besicorp Syracuse. LP....  Syracuse, New York.  Modification to increase the        NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Jan. 3, 1996.          
                                                        annual hours of operation of                          Applicability.                            
                                                        their auxiliary boilers (Emission                                                               
                                                        Points 00002, 00003, and 00004)                                                                 
                                                        and increase the stack height of                                                                
                                                        each emission point. This                                                                       
                                                        increase in hours of operation                                                                  
                                                        will provide steam and heating                                                                  
                                                        for the adjacent NYS Fairgrounds.                                                               
Trigen-Trenton District Energy    Trenton, New Jersey  Modification to restrict all        NJDEP             PSD Permit          Feb. 1, 1996.          
 Corporation.                                           liquid fuel firing to a single                        Modification.                             
                                                        diesel engine. Testing on all                                                                   
                                                        liquid fuel firing showed that                                                                  
                                                        particulates (TSP) exceeded the                                                                 
                                                        PSD permit limit and an upward                                                                  
                                                        revision was not possible because                                                               
                                                        of predicted exceedances of the                                                                 
                                                        PSD 24-hr increment for                                                                         
                                                        particulates. Restriction of duct                                                               
                                                        burner fuel to natural gas and                                                                  
                                                        other operational changes.                                                                      
St. Croix Alumina, L.L.C........  St. Croix, U.S.      Administrative amendment to         EPA               PSD Permit          Feb. 9, 1996.          
                                   Virgin Islands.      transfer the PSD permit from                          Modification.                             
                                                        Virgin Islands Alumina, Inc. to                                                                 
                                                        St. Croix Alumina, L.L.C.                                                                       
PVS Chemical Inc................  Buffalo, New York..  Addition of a Sodium Bisulfite      NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Feb. 14, 1996.         
                                                        production process. Design                            Applicability.                            
                                                        limitations have been included in                                                               
                                                        the permit to limit the increase                                                                
                                                        in particulate matter emissions                                                                 
                                                        below the PSD de minimis level.                                                                 

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Camden County Resource Recovery   Camden, New Jersey.  Modification of PSD permit to       NJDEP             PSD Permit          Feb. 23, 1996.         
 Facility.                                              include startup, shutdown, and                        Modification.                             
                                                        malfunction conditions. Other                                                                   
                                                        revisions include a change in the                                                               
                                                        minimum oxygen requirement and to                                                               
                                                        clarify the use of block averages                                                               
                                                        in the determination of emission                                                                
                                                        limits for different contaminants.                                                              
The Upjohn Manufacturing Company  Barceloneta, Puerto  Changing individual fuel use        EPA               PSD Non-            Mar. 11, 1996.         
                                   Rico.                limitations for three existing                        Applicability.                            
                                                        oil-fired boilers (Boilers Nos.                                                                 
                                                        1, 2, and 3A) to one plantwide                                                                  
                                                        limitation.                                                                                     
Gloucester County Resource        Westville, New       Modification of PSD permit to       NJDEP             PSD Permit          Mar. 15, 1996.         
 Recovery Facility.                Jersey.              include startup, shutdown, and                        Modification.                             
                                                        malfunction conditions. Other                                                                   
                                                        revisions include a change in the                                                               
                                                        minimum oxygen requirement and to                                                               
                                                        clarify the use of block averages                                                               
                                                        in the determination of emission                                                                
                                                        limits for different contaminants.                                                              
Newton Creek Water Pollution      Brooklyn, New York.  Rehabilitation of seven existing    NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Mar. 20, 1996.         
 Control Plant.                                         dual fuel engine generators. The                      Applicability.                            
                                                        rehabilitation shall consist of                                                                 
                                                        the introduction of natural gas                                                                 
                                                        to the engines, replacement of                                                                  
                                                        control systems with modern                                                                     
                                                        computerized systems, and the                                                                   
                                                        reconstruction of the following                                                                 
                                                        auxiliary equipment: lubrication,                                                               
                                                        cooling, starting, heat recovery,                                                               
                                                        and fuel systems.                                                                               
Kamine/Besicorp-Beaver Falls, LP  Beaver Falls, New    Modification to add a 95 MMBTU/hr   NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Apr. 24, 1996.         
                                   York.                auxiliary boiler.                                     Applicability.                            
Buffalo Crushed Stone, Inc......  Buffalo, New York..  Proposal to reconstruct an          NYSDEC            PSD Non-            May 1, 1996.           
                                                        existing stone crushing process.                      Applicability.                            
                                                        The applicant has accepted permit                                                               
                                                        conditions to limit the                                                                         
                                                        facility's particulate emissions                                                                
                                                        below 250 TPY. This limit shall                                                                 
                                                        be met through the use of a wet                                                                 
                                                        scrubber.                                                                                       
New York Power Authority, Flynn   Stony Brook, New     Proposal to increase the permit     NYSDEC            PSD Non-            May 1, 1996.           
 Combined Cycle Plant.             York.                limitations for NOX firing both                       Applicability.                            
                                                        natural gas and distillate oil.                                                                 
                                                        The original NOX limits were                                                                    
                                                        incorrectly based upon the lower                                                                
                                                        heating value of the fuel,                                                                      
                                                        although the permit stated that                                                                 
                                                        the limits shall be based upon                                                                  
                                                        the higher heating value. This                                                                  
                                                        modification corrects the                                                                       
                                                        inadvertent use of the lower                                                                    
                                                        heating value.                                                                                  
American Ref-Fuel Company of      Newark, New Jersey.  Modification of PSD permit to       NJDEP             PSD Permit          June 21, 1996.         
 Essex County.                                          include startup, shutdown, and                        Modification.                             
                                                        malfunction conditions. Other                                                                   
                                                        revisions include a change in the                                                               
                                                        minimum oxygen requirement and to                                                               
                                                        clarify the use of block averages                                                               
                                                        in the determination of emission                                                                
                                                        limits for different contaminants.                                                              
Roth Brothers Smelting Corp.....  East Syracuse, New   Construction of an aluminum de-     NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Aug. 14, 1996.         
                                   York.                coating operation to refine scrap                     Applicability.                            
                                                        aluminum. It has permit                                                                         
                                                        limitations to cap its emissions                                                                
                                                        below the PSD applicability                                                                     
                                                        threshold.                                                                                      
Eastman Kodak Company...........  Rochester, New York  Installation of a regenerative      NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Aug. 28, 1996.         
                                                        thermal oxidizer (RTO) onto a                         Applicability.                            
                                                        surface coating, chemical/                                                                      
                                                        emulsion preparation, and                                                                       
                                                        cleaning operation process at                                                                   
                                                        building 329 of the facility.                                                                   
                                                        This qualifies for a pollution                                                                  
                                                        control project exemption under                                                                 
                                                        PSD.                                                                                            
Ayerst Laboratories, Inc........  Rouses Point, New    Capping four existing boiler        NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Sept. 4, 1996.         
                                   York.                emission points (00001, 00002,                        Applicability.                            
                                                        00011, and 00100) under the PSD                                                                 
                                                        applicability threshold limit.                                                                  
Gelinmac Storage Corp...........  Buffalo, New York..  Construction of a bakery waste      NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Sept. 18, 1996.        
                                                        dehydration process. Emissions                        Applicability.                            
                                                        capped below the PSD                                                                            
                                                        applicability threshold limit.                                                                  
US Military Academy.............  West Point, New      Replacement of the Unit C boiler    NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Sept. 25, 1996.        
                                   York.                with a new boiler. Potential                          Applicability.                            
                                                        increase in NOX emissions capped                                                                
                                                        below the PSD applicability                                                                     
                                                        threshold limit.                                                                                
Caribbean Petroleum Corporation.  San Juan, Puerto     Permit amendment to redesignate     EPA               PSD Permit          Sept. 30, 1996.        
                                   Rico.                the fluid catalytic cracking                          Modification.                             
                                                        preheater FH-1 to FH-2. No                                                                      
                                                        increase in emissions.                                                                          

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Frontier Stone Inc..............  Lockport, New York.  Construction of a 500 tons/hour     NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Nov. 27, 1996.         
                                                        drum mix asphalt plant emission                       Applicability.                            
                                                        point 00005. The facility will                                                                  
                                                        limit annual production to                                                                      
                                                        575,000 tons of asphalt per year                                                                
                                                        as a federally enforceable cap.                                                                 
Union County Resource Recovery    Rahway, New Jersey.  Modification of PSD permit to       NJDEP             PSD Permit          Dec. 4, 1996.          
 Facility.                                              include startup, shutdown, and                        Modification.                             
                                                        malfunction conditions. Other                                                                   
                                                        revisions include a change in the                                                               
                                                        minimum oxygen requirement and to                                                               
                                                        clarify the use of block averages                                                               
                                                        in the determination of emission                                                                
                                                        limits for different contaminants.                                                              
Puerto Rico Electric Power        Cambalache, Puerto   This is a 248 MW electric           EPA               PSD Permit          Dec. 5, 1996.          
 Authority (PREPA)--Cambalache     Rico.                generating station. Revision of                       Modification.                             
 Combustion Turbine Project.                            the PSD permit issued on July 31,                                                               
                                                        1995 to modify certain monitoring                                                               
                                                        requirements in the permit.                                                                     
Kraft General Foods Corp........  Canton, New York...  Restricting SO2 emissions from      NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Dec. 25, 1996.         
                                                        emission point 00005 by reducing                      Applicability.                            
                                                        the sulfur content of the fuel to                                                               
                                                        0.5% sulfur by weight.                                                                          
Nissequogue Cogen Partners......  Stony Brook, New     This permit modification corrects   NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Feb. 14, 1997.         
                                   York.                the original full load heat input                     Applicability.                            
                                                        values of the gas turbine while                                                                 
                                                        firing both gas and oil. The                                                                    
                                                        original analysis listed the heat                                                               
                                                        input values of the facility as                                                                 
                                                        420 and 440 MMBTU/hr firing gas                                                                 
                                                        and oil, respectively. The                                                                      
                                                        turbine's actual heat input                                                                     
                                                        ratings are 440 and 460 MMBTU/hr                                                                
                                                        firing gas and oil, respectively.                                                               
                                                        The facility has accepted permit                                                                
                                                        conditions to cap its emissions                                                                 
                                                        below the PSD applicability                                                                     
                                                        thresholds.                                                                                     
BeneTech LLC....................  Rome, New York.....  Construction of a 288 tons/day      NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Feb. 14, 1997.         
                                                        pulp and paper mill sludge drying                     Applicability.                            
                                                        facility. The dried sludge shall                                                                
                                                        be marketed as animal bedding,                                                                  
                                                        paper mill feed stock, and mulch.                                                               
                                                        The facility accepted permit to                                                                 
                                                        conditions to cap its emissions                                                                 
                                                        below the PSD applicability                                                                     
                                                        thresholds.                                                                                     
Cogen Technologies, L.P.........  Linden, New Jersey.  Modification includes the           NJDEP             PSD Permit          Feb. 15, 1997.         
                                                        operation of any three gas                            Modification.                             
                                                        turbines with duct-fired heat                                                                   
                                                        recovery steam boilers (out of                                                                  
                                                        five turbines) at full speed with                                                               
                                                        no load (FSNL) on generator. This                                                               
                                                        allows the facility to provide                                                                  
                                                        steam to hosts and to specify                                                                   
                                                        maximum hourly emission rates                                                                   
                                                        during FSNL operation.                                                                          
Logan Generating Company          Logan Township, New  Permit modified for existing        NJDEP             PSD Permit          Feb. 18, 1997.         
 (formerly Keystone).              Jersey.              material handling sources and to                      Modification.                             
                                                        include several new minor                                                                       
                                                        material handling sources due to                                                                
                                                        new configuration. It also                                                                      
                                                        included a name change from                                                                     
                                                        Keystone Cogeneration to Logan                                                                  
                                                        Generating Plant. No net increase                                                               
                                                        in emissions.                                                                                   
Fulton County Landfill..........  Fulton County, New   The facility has received a         NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Feb. 24, 1997.         
                                   York.                134,000 tons per year cap of the                      Applicability.                            
                                                        amount of solid waste it may                                                                    
                                                        accept. This cap shall limit the                                                                
                                                        amount of VOC emissions below the                                                               
                                                        PSD applicability thresholds.                                                                   
Puerto Rican Cement Company, Inc  Ponce, Puerto Rico.  PSD permit issued for the           EPA               Final PSD Permit..  Feb. 25, 1997.         
                                                        expansion of clinker production                                                                 
                                                        of Kiln 6 from 3,100 tons per day                                                               
                                                        to 4,100 tons per day. The                                                                      
                                                        facility is subject to PSD for                                                                  
                                                        VOC and CO only.                                                                                
Oswego County Energy Recovery...  Oswego, New York...  The facility is installing new      NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Mar. 1, 1997.          
                                                        boilers, ancillary, and control                       Applicability.                            
                                                        equipment. This retrofit will                                                                   
                                                        replace older equipment with new                                                                
                                                        state-of-the-art technology. The                                                                
                                                        facility agreed to cap its                                                                      
                                                        emissions to below the PSD                                                                      
                                                        applicability threshold limits.                                                                 

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Allcan Rolled Products Company..  Oswego, New York...  Replacing 3 existing aluminum       NYSDEC            PSD Non-            Mar. 31, 1997.         
                                                        scrap metal furnaces with 2 new                       Applicability.                            
                                                        furnaces. The existing control                                                                  
                                                        equipment would also be upgraded                                                                
                                                        to handle the increased air flow.                                                               
                                                        The facility has agreed to                                                                      
                                                        emission restrictions to cap SO2                                                                
                                                        and PM10 below the PSD                                                                          
                                                        applicability thresholds.                                                                       
EcoElectrica, L.P...............  Penuelas, Puerto     This is a 461 MW combined cycle     EPA               Final PSD Permit..  Apr. 8, 1997.          
                                   Rico.                cogeneration plant. This PSD                                                                    
                                                        permit was issued on October 1,                                                                 
                                                        1996. However, this permit was                                                                  
                                                        appealed with the EPA's                                                                         
                                                        Environmental Appeals Board                                                                     
                                                        (EAB). On April 8, 1997 the EAB                                                                 
                                                        denied several petitions from the                                                               
                                                        public for administrative review                                                                
                                                        of this permit. The final PSD                                                                   
                                                        permit became effective on April                                                                
                                                        8, 1997.                                                                                        
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    This notice lists only the sources that have received final PSD 
determinations. Anyone who wishes to review these determinations and 
related materials should contact the following offices:

EPA Actions

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2 Office, Air Programs 
Branch--25th Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-1866

NJDEP Actions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, Division 
of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Engineering and Technology, 401 
East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625

NYSDEC Actions

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of 
Air Resources, Source Review and Regional Support Section, 50 Wolf 
Road, Albany, New York 12233-0001

    If available pursuant to the Consolidated Permit Regulations (40 
CFR Part 124), judicial review of these determinations under section 
307(b) (1) of the Clean Air Act (the Act) may be sought only by the 
filing of a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals 
for the appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date on which these 
determinations are published in the Federal Register. Under section 
307(b) (2) of the Act, these determinations shall not be subject to 
later judicial review in civil or criminal proceedings for enforcement.
William J. Muszynski,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 97-16113 Filed 6-18-97; 8:45 am]
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