[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34061-34062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16515]


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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 August 4, 1997 or 40 days after publication of 
a similar document in a local publication, whichever is later, unless 
significant, adverse comments are received by July 24, 1997 or 30 days 
after publication of a similar document in a local publication, 
whichever is later. If significant, adverse comments are timely 
received on any permit or permit modification in this direct final 
action, that permit or permit modification will be withdrawn through a 
document 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 
Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, EPA Region 3, 841 Chestnut 
Building, Philadelphia, PA, 19107; for plants in Indiana and Ohio, EPA 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL, 60604; for plants in 
Oklahoma and Texas, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas TX, 75202; for 
plants in Arizona and Nevada, EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne St. (A-3-1), 
San Francisco, CA, 94105.
    Comments. Send comments, requests for public hearings, and requests 
to receive notice of future actions to: for plants in Pennsylvania, 
Virginia and West Virginia, EPA Region 3, Air, Radiation, and Toxics 
Division, Attn: Linda Miller (address above); for plants in Indiana and 
Ohio, EPA Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, Attn: Cecilia Mijares 
(address above); for plants in Oklahoma and Texas, EPA Region 6, 
Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Division, Attn: Joseph Winkler 
(address above); for plants in Arizona and Nevada, Air and Toxics 
Division, Attn: Roger Kohn, (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 CONTACT: For plants in Pennsylvania, Virginia, 
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West Virginia, call Linda Miller (215) 566-2068; for plants in Indiana 
and Ohio, call Cecilia Mijares (312) 886-0968; for plants in Oklahoma 
and Texas, call Joseph Winkler, (214) 665-7243; for plants in Arizona 
and Nevada, call Roger Kohn, (415) 744-1238.

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:
    Titus units 1, 2, and 3 in Pennsylvania: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Ronald Lantzy.
    Bruce Mansfield unit 3 in Pennsylvania: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Howard Couch, Jr.
    New Castle units 3, 4, and 5 in Pennsylvania: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Howard Couch, Jr.
    Cromby unit 1 in Pennsylvania: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Thomas Chaykun.
    Eddystone units 1 and 2 in Pennsylvania: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Lloyd Yates.
    Homer City units 1, 2, and 3 in Pennsylvania: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Ronald Lantzy.
    Keystone units 1 and 2 in Pennsylvania: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Ronald Lantzy.
    Montour units 1 and 2 in Pennsylvania: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Robert Shovlin.
    Glen Lyn units 51 and 52 in Virginia: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is John McManus.
    Potomac River units 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 in Virginia: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. 
The designated representative is James Potts.
    Bremo Bluff unit 3 in Virgina: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is W. Robert Cartwright.
    Chesapeake units 1, 2, and 4 in Virginia: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is W. Robert Cartwright.
    Chesterfield units 3, 4, and 5 in Virginia: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is W. Robert Cartwright.
    Possum Point unit 3 in Virginia: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is W. Robert Cartwright.
    Yorktown units 1 and 2 in Virginia: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is W. Robert Cartwright.
    Mountaineer unit 1 in West Virginia: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is John McManus.
    Rockport units MB1 and MB2 in Indiana: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is John McManus.
    Dean H Mitchell units U4, U5, U6, and U11 in Indiana: 0.45 lbs/
mmBtu for units U6 and U11 and 0.50 lbs/mmBtu for units U4 and U5. The 
designated representative is Patrick Mulchay.
    Whitewater Valley units 1 and 2 in Indiana: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Irving Huffman.
    Conesville units 5 and 6 in Ohio: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is John McManus.
    Northeastern units 3313 and 3314 in Oklahoma: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is E. Michael Williams.
    J T Deely units 1 and 2 in Texas: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Cynthia Levesque.
    Apache units 2 and 3 in Arizona: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Charles Davis, Jr.
    Cholla units 1, 2, 3, and 4 in Arizona: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is John Denman.
    Coronado units 1 and 2 in Arizona: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Nils Larson.
    Navajo units 1, 2, and 3 in Arizona: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Nils Larson.
    Springerville units 1 and 2 in Arizona: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The 
designated representative is Cosimo DeMasi.
    Reid Gardner unit 4 in Nevada: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Dennis Schwehr.
    North Valmy units 1 and 2 in Nevada: 0.50 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is Gerald Canning.
    Mohave units 1 and 2 in Nevada: 0.45 lbs/mmBtu. The designated 
representative is John Fielder.

    Dated: June 17, 1997.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of 
Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 97-16515 Filed 6-23-97; 8:45 am]
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