[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34449-34450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16737]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5848-1]


Acid Rain Division; 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 during 1996. 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Barylski, EPA Acid Rain Division 
(6204J), 401 M St., SW, Washington DC; telephone (202) 233-9074. 
Information is also available through the Acid Rain Division website at 
http://www.epa.gov/acidrain.

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.
    The following table lists allowances to be allocated to eligible 
refineries for desulfurization of diesel fuel during calendar year 
1996.

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               Refiner                   Refinery/location    Allocation
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Big West Oil........................  Flying J, Utah........       1389 
Cenex...............................  Laurel, Montana.......       1500 
Crysen..............................  Woods Cross, Utah.....        820 
Frontier............................  Cheyenne, Wyoming            1500 
Giant...............................  Ciniza, New Mexico....       1479 
                                      Giant Ref., New Mexico       1235 
Holly...............................  Lea, New Mexico              1500 
                                      Navajo, New Mexico....       1500 
                                      Montana Refining,             306 
                                       Montana.                         
Hunt................................  Tuscaloosa, Alabama...       1500 
Kern................................  Bakersfield,                 1500 
                                       California.                      
La Gloria...........................  Tyler, Texas..........       1500 
Lion................................  El Dorato, Arkansas          1500 
Paramount...........................  Paramount, California.        581 
Pennzoil............................  Atlas, Louisiana......       1500 
                                      Products, Texas.......        696 
Pride...............................  Abilene, Texas........       1315 
Sinclair............................  Little America,              1500 
                                       Wyoming.                         
                                      Sinclair, Wyoming            1500 
                                      Tulsa, Oklahoma.......       1500 
U.S. Oil & Refining.................  Tacoma, Washington           1082 
Witco...............................  Golden Bear,                  112 
                                       California.                      
Wyoming Refining....................  Newcastle, Wyoming            563 
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    A total of 27,578 allowances are allocated to 17 refiners, which 
produced 55,721 thousand barrels of desulfurized diesel fuel. These 
allowances have a compliance year of 1997.
    Requests for allowances for desulfurization during 1997 are due no 
later than April 1, 1998. Allowances allocated in 1998 will have a 
compliance year of 1998.

    Dated: June 11, 1997.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Acid Rain Division.
[FR Doc. 97-16737 Filed 6-25-97; 8:45 am]
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