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# y; Federa l Registe r

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Thursday , Februar y 16 , 198 9 / Notice s 21 4 o f th e Commission' s Rule s o f Practic e an dProcedure
. All suc h petition s or

protest s mus t

b e file dwithi n 3 0 day s after

th e dat e o

f publicatio n o

f thi s notic e an dmus t

b e serve do n th e applicant
. Protest s wil l b e considere db y th e Commissio n i n determinin g th e appropriat e actio n t o b e take n bu t wil l no t serv e t o mak e protestant s partie s t o th e proceeding
. An y perso n wishin g t o becom e apart y mus t

file apetitio n to intervene
. Copie s o

f thi s filing ar e o n file with th e Commissio n an dar e availabl e fo r publi c inspection
. Lois O
. Cashell , Secretary. [F RDoc
. 89-366

6 File d2-15-89 ; 8:4

5 am ] BILLIN G COD E 6717-01-1 3 ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y [AMS-FRL-3518-3 ] Feasibilit yand l Cost-Effectivenes s of f Controllin g Emission s Fro m Diese l Engin e i n Rail , Mat-ine , Construction , Farm , an d Othe rMobil e Off-Highwa y Equipment ; Availabilit yo f a Draf t Stud y AGENCV : Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA)
. ACTIOS. : Notic e o f

availabilit y o

f adraf t study ; reques t

fo r revie w an dcomment . SUMMARY : Thi s notic e announce s th e availabilit y o

f adraf t stud y performe d fo r EP A b y Radia n Corporation , whic h examine dth e feasibility an dcos t effectivenes s o

f reducin g hydrocarbon s (HC) , carbo n monoxid e (CO) , nitrou s oxid e (NOx) , an dparticulat e matte r (PM ) emission s fro

mavariet y o

f off

highway mobil e diese l engin e sources . Th e emissio n source s examine dinclud e rail , construction , farm , marine , an d othe r mobil e off-highwa

y diese l equipmen t

[e.g., diese l refrigeratio n units)
. Th e report

conclude s tha t

off-highwa

y diese l engine s contribut e asignificant amoun t o f emission s t o nationwid e emissio n inventories , an dtha t significant reduction s i n HC , NO x an d P M coul db e attaine dfromthes e source s a t arelativel y lo w cos t

b y applyin g predominantl y existin g contro l technologie s whic h hav e bee n develope dfo

r on-highway diese l engine s t o th e very simila

r off-highwa

y engines
. Mor e specifically , th e report

find s tha t off-highwa

y diese l vehicle s emi t

12. 6 percen t o f nationwid e NO x emissions , 2. 4 percent'o f

particulat e matter , on e percen t o f H C an d1.2

5 percen t o f CO
. On-highway diesels , whil e burnin g 3 0 percen t mor e fue l the moff-highwa

y diesels , contribut e abou t 1 0 percen t

o f th e NO x emission s inventory , 4. 2 percen t o f PM , 1. 1 percen t

o f HC an d on e percen t

o f C O emission s inventory
. Potentia l emissio n reduction s obtaine d fro mapplyin g existin g technologie s t o th e off-highwa

y diese l engine s rang e fro m3 8 to 8 8 percen t

dependin g o n th e sourc e an dpollutan t

type . Cos t effectivenes s estimate s fo r HC plu s NO x rang e fro mafew hundre dt o thre e thousan ddollar s pe r

ton ; estimate s fo

r P M rang e fro

mon e t o nin e thousan d dollar s pe r

ton . Althoug hcomment s o n al l aspect s o f th e report ar e requeste dan d encouraged , EP

A i s specificall y solicitin g comment s i n fou r genera l areas . First , comment s ar e requeste do n th e emissio n factor s an dresultin g emissions/inventorie s fro mcurren t diese l engines
. Second , comment s ar e requeste do n th e applicability o f technologie s t o eac h typ e o f diese l engin e i n meetin g th e suggeste d intermediat e an dadvance demissio n standards , an dth e emissio n reduction s assocaite dwith thes e technologies
. Third , comment s ar e requeste do n th e cost s use dfo

r variou s emissio n contro l technologie s i n th e cos t

effectivenes s analyses
. An dlast , althoug h thi s issu e wa s no t addresse di n th e stud y EP A i s requestin g specifi c comment s an ddat a o n th e locatio n (urba n versu s rural ) o f emission s for

mthes e off-highwa

y diese l source s (th e report

list s only nationwid e emissio n reductions)
. Thi s informatio n i s importan t i n assessin g th e ai r

quality , health , an dwelfar e benefit s i n urba n an drura l area s o

f potentia l EP

A regulatory actions
. EP A doe s no t

hav e explici t

legal authority t o regulat e emission s fromoff

highway sources . However , ther e ha s bee n congressiona l interes t i n grantin g EP A authority t o regulat e emission s fro mthes e sources . Therefore , EP A wil l b e further assessin g emission s fro

moff

highway vehicle s t o determin e whethe r ther e i s anee dt o contro l suc h emissions , an dcomment s receive do n thi s report

wil l assis t

i n thi s assessment . DATES : Writte n comment s o n th e stud y ar e requeste do n or

before Apri l 17 , 1989
. ADDRESSES : Writte n comment s shoul d b e submitte d(in duplicate , i f possible ) to : Centra l Statio n (LE-131A) , U.S
. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Attention : Docke t

No
. A-88-23,40 1 M Stree t SW. , Washington , D

C 20460
. Materia l pertainin g t o thi s stud y ar e containe di n Publi c Docke t A-88-23
. Thi s docke t

i s locate da t

th e abov e addresse s i n th e Sout

hConferenc e Center , Room4 , an dmay b e inspecte d betwee n 8 a.m . an d3 p.m . o n weekdays
. A s provide di n 4 0 CF RPart 2 , a reasonabl e fee may b e charge db y EP A fo r photocopying
. FO RFURTHE

R0NFC..K.AT.O N CONTACT : Mr
. Ti mSprik , U.S
. EP

A (SDSD-12) , Emissio n Contro l Technolog y Division , 2565 Plymout

hRd , An n Arbor , M

I 48105 , Telephone : (313 ) 668-4276
. Copie s o f th e stud y may b e requeste d a t thi s number
. Date : Februar

y 6,1989
. Do n R
. Clay , Acting Assistant

Administrator

for Air and Radiation. [F RDoc
. 89-362 1 File

d2-15-89 ; 8:4

5 am ] BILLIN G COOE 8580-50-1 3 [Regio n S ; FRL-3521-2 ] Approval s o f PS D Pesrai- S Notic e i s hereb y give n tha t th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) , Regio n 6 , ha s issue dPreventio n o f Significant

Deterioratio n (PSD) permit s t o th e following : 1
. PSD-TX-76M-7—B P Chemical s America , Inc. : PSD-TX-76M- 7 modifie s PSD-TX-76M- 4 (TX-76M- 5 an dTX

76M- 6 ar e incorporate dint o TX-76M-7 ) t o authoriz e a n increas e i n th e productio n o

f acrylonitrile
. Th e modifie d permi t wa s issue do n Jul

y 8,1988
. 2
. PSD-TX-686M-1—Liqui dEnerg y Corporation : PSD-TX-686M- 1 modifie s PSD-TX-68 6 t o authorize : (1 ) Th e revisio n o

f Special Provisio n 4 t o delet e th e requirement s t o derat e tw o Cooper GMVC-1 0 an dtw o Clar

k HBA6 T engines ; (2 ) Th e amendmen t

o f Th e Maximu m Allowabl e Emissio n Rat e Tabl e t o reflec t emission s o

f 5 gm/hp-h r

a t ful l rate dhorsepower ; (3 ) Th e deletio n o

f th e phas e "a s modifie db y propose dne w Sourc e Performanc e Standard s (NSPS) , Subpar t FF " fromProvisio n 5
. A ; an d (4 ) Th e star t

up o f a n existin g 3M

M Btu/h r heater
. Th e modifie dpermi t wa s issue do n July 14,1988
. 3
. PSD-TX-732—Cain Chemical , Inc. : Thi s permit , issue do n July 29,1988 , authorize s th e constructio n o f a cogeneratio n facilit

y t o b e locate da t

1 CCP C Boulevard , Corpu s Christi , Nuece s County , Texas
. 4
. PSD-TX-730—Exxo n Company , U.S.A. : Thi s permit , issue do n Septembe r

19,1988 , authorize s th e installatio n o

f aprefractionato r

an d associate dequipmen t

a t th e Catalyti c Ligh t End s Unit

No
. 2 a t th e existin g refiner y locate da t

280 0 Decker Drive , Baytown , Harri s County , Texas
. 5
. PSD-TX-742—Cit

y Publi c Service : Thi s permit , issue do n Septembe r 30 ,