PUBLIC NOTICE
PHILADELPHIA AIR MANAGEMENT
SERVICES PROPOSED REVISION TO THE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY SET FORTH BY THE CLEAN AIR ACT UNDER THE 1997 8-HOUR NAAQS
The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAA) requires Philadelphia County (Philadelphia) to submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision demonstrating that Philadelphia has implemented all necessary Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) controls on all major stationary sources of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx).
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Air Management Services (AMS) is now seeking public comment on a proposed SIP revision that updates Philadelphia's RACT demonstration for the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
On December 13, 2013 (78 FR 75902), EPA conditionally approved Philadelphia's 1997 8-hour ozone RACT demonstration provided in the 2006 and 2010 SIP revisions, based upon a commitment from AMS to submit additional SIP revisions to provide source-specific RACT determinations for certain major sources of VOC and NOx in Philadelphia and a certification that previously adopted source-specific RACT controls approved by EPA in the Pennsylvania's SIP under the 1-hour ozone NAAQS for the remaining sources in Philadelphia County (as listed in 40 CFR 52.2020(d)(1)) continue to adequately represent RACT for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
This SIP revision is intended to partially satisfy AMS' commitment by addressing source-specific RACT determinations for certain major sources of VOC and/or NOx; certifying that previously adopted source-specific RACT controls approved by EPA in the Pennsylvania's SIP under the 1-hour ozone NAAQS continue to adequately represent RACT for the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS; and certifying that certain sources that were applicable to the 1-hour ozone RACT are now minor sources or have shut down and are no longer applicable to the 1997 8-hour ozone RACT.
This SIP revision also includes revisions to the approved RACT plan approvals for the following facilities:
Honeywell, formerly Sunoco Chemicals (4700 Bermuda Street)
Kinder Morgan, previously GATX (3300 North Delaware Ave.)
PaperWorks, formerly Jefferson Smurfit (5000 Flat Rock Road)
Temple Health Sciences (3401 N. Broad Street)
PES Refinery, formerly Sunoco Refinery (3144 Passyunk Ave.)
Philadelphia Gas Works Richmond (3100 East Venango Street)
Cardone Industries (5660 Rising Sun Ave.)
Veolia Energy Philadelphia Edison Station, formerly Trigen - Edision (908 Sansom Street)
Veolia Energy Schuylkill Station, formerly Trigen - Schuylkill (2600 Christian Street
This SIP revision also includes the following facilities which were not part of the 1-hour ozone RACT:
Temple University Main Campus (Broad Street and Montgomery Ave.)
Grays Ferry Cogeneration Partnership (2600 Christian Street)
Veolia Energy Efficiency (2600 Christian Street)
This SIP revision also includes a certification that 25 PA Code 129.81 which was originally approved as RACT for the 1-hour ozone standard continues to represent RACT for the 8-hour ozone standard.
The SIP revision and other supporting information are available for inspection at the offices of AMS during normal business hours or on AMS' website at http://www.phila.gov/health/ AirManagement/PublicMeetings.html.
Anyone affected by the proposed updates to the SIP revision may submit written comments or a request for a public hearing by mail to Air Management Services, 321 University Avenue, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Attn: Karen Smith within thirty (30) days from today. If requested, AMS will hold a public hearing to accept additional public comments on October 22, 2014, at 6 PM at the Spellman Building, 321 University Avenue, 1st Floor Conference Room, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Persons with a disability who desire to attend the meeting and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings should contact Alison Riley at (215) 685-9422 to discuss how AMS may accommodate their needs.
If no request for public hearing is received by 4 PM on October 20, 2014, the hearing will be cancelled and notice of the cancellation will be published on October 21, 2014, on AMS' website http://www.phila.gov/health/ AirManagement/PublicMeetings.html. Interested parties may also call (215) 685-7572 to find out if the hearing has been cancelled.
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