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# Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc

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t 6 0 NewSourc e Performanc e Standard ; Stea m Generatin g Units ; Advanc e Notic e o f Propose d Rulemakin gJ ~ . -



### 2515 2 Federa l Registe r / Vol

. 49 , No

. 11 9 /

Tuesday , Jun e 19 , 198 4 / Propose dRule s P. 3

ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENCY 4 0 CF R Part 6 0 [AD-FRL-2489-2 ] NewSourc e Performanc e Standard ; Stea m Generatin g Unit s AGENCY: Environmenta l Protectio n ' Agenc y (EPA)

. ACTION : Advanc e notic e o f propose d rulemaking

. SUMMARY : I n today' s Federa l Register , performanc e standard s ar e bein g propose dfo r

th e contro l o f

particulat e matte r an dnitroge n oxide s (NO, ) emission s fro mindustrial-commercial

institutiona l stea mgeneratin g unit s o f greate r tha n 2 9 M W(10 0 millio nBtu / hour ) hea t

inpu t capacity

. Th e purpos e o f thi s advanc e notic e i s t o advis e th e publi c tha t

regulator y activitie s ar e bein g initiate dfo r

thre e othe r

categorie s o f stea mgeneratin g units

. Th e firs t category'o f

regulator y activit y i s th e developmen t

o f performanc e standard s t o limi t th e emissio n o f

sulfu r dioxid e (SO2 ) fro mindustrial-commercial

institutiona l stea mgeneratin g units

. Th e secon dcategor y o f

regulator y activit y i s th e developmen t

o f performanc e standard s fo r

stea mgenerator s o f

les s tha n 2 9 M W(10 0 millio nBtu/hour ) hea t inpu t capacity

. Th e thir dcategor y o f regulator y activit y i s arevie w o f performanc e standard s fo r electri c utilit y stea mgeneratin g unit s ( § 60.40a ; Subpar t Da ) whic hwer e adopte di n 1979

. Technica l dat aan dcomment s o n thes e activitie s ar e requested

. DATES : Comment s mus t b e receive do n o r befor e Septembe r

17,1984

. ADDRESS : Comment s shoul db e submitte dt o th e Centra l Docke t Sectio n (LE-131) , U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , 401 M Street , SW „ Washington , D.C , 20460

. Comment s an ddat arelate d t o developmen t

o f (SO- 0 performanc e standard s fo r

industrial-commercial

institutiona l stea mgeneratin g unit s large r tha n 2 9 M W(10 0 millio n Btu / hour ) hea t

inpu t capacit y shoul db e addresse dt o Docke t

Numbe r A-83-27

. Comment s an ddat arelate dt o developmen t

o f performanc e standard s fo r stea mgeneratin g unit s o f les s tha n 2 9 M W(10 0 millio n Btu/hour ) hea t inpu t capacit y shoul db e addresse dt o Docke t Numbe r A-83-46

. Comment s an ddat arelate dt o revie w o f performanc e standard s fo r electri c utilit y stea mgeneratin g unit s ( § 60.40a ; Subpar t Da ) shoul db e addresse dt o Docke t Numbe r A-83-45

. FO RFURTHE

RINFORMATIO

NCONTACT: Fre dL

. Porter , Walte r

H

. Stevenson , o r Larr y G

. Jones , Standard s Developmen t

Branc h(MD-13) , Emissio n Standard s an dEngineerin g Division , U.S

. Environmenta l Protectio n Agency , Researc hTriangl e Park , Nort hCarolin a 27711 , telephon e (919 ) 541-5624

. SUPPLEMENTAR

Y INFORMATION

: Backgroun d I n additio nt o today' s proposa l o f performanc e standard s fo r th e contro l o f particulat e matte r

an dnitroge noxide s (N O J emission s fro mindustrial

commercial-institutiona l stea m generatin g unit s o f

greate r tha n2 9 M W (10 0 millio nBtu/hour ) hea t inpu t capacity , thi s advanc e notic e i s t o advis e th e publi c o f

regulator y activitie s i n thre e othe r

categorie s o f

stea m generatin g units

. Th e firs t categor y o f

regulator y activit y i s th e developmen t o f performanc e standard s t o limi t th e emission s o f

sulfu r dioxid e (SO2 ) fro m industrial-commercial-institutiona l stea mgeneratin g unit s o f greate r tha n2 9 M W(10 0 millio nBtu/hour ) hea t inpu t capacity

. I ndevelopin g th e standards , a wid e rang e of

NO 2 contro l alternative s ar e bein g investigate dfo r basi s o f th e SO 2 standard s including , bu t no t limite d to , lo w sulfu r

fuel , fue l pretreatment , "dry " flu e ga s desulfurization , "wet " flu e ga s desulfurization , an dfluidize d' be dcombustio n technology

. Th e fina l selectio n of

th e technologica l basi s o f th e standar dwil l b e mad e i naccordanc e wit hth e requirement s o f sectio n11 1 o f th e Clea n Ai r

Ac t a s amended

. Draft s o f backgroun ddocument s describin g SO 2 emissio n contro l technique s an dthei r performanc e an dcost s ar e schedule dt o b e availabl e fo r

publi c revie w an d commen t i nth e fal l o f

1984

. Th e secon dcategor y o f regulator y activit y include s th e developmen t o f performanc e standard s fo r stea m generatin g unit s o f

les s tha n2 9 M W(10 0 millio n Btu/hour ) hea t

inpu t capacity

. Stea mgeneratin g unit s i n thi s siz e rang e woul db e expecte dt o b e principall y commercial-institutiona l i ncharacte r an dt o principall y fir e natura l ga s o r fue l oil

. A limite damoun t

o f soli dfue l woul d b e expecte dt o b e fire di n thi s sourc e category

. Th e developmen t o f performanc e standard s fo r thi s categor y wil l conside r

th e contro l o f

particulat e matter , SO 2 an dNO , emissions

. A s developmen t

wor k i s complete dfo r

thi s categor y of

stea mgeneratin g units , document s describin g th e category , emissio ncontro l techniques , performanc e level , an dcos t ar e expecte dt o becom e availabl e fo r revie w an dcommen t

i n th e sprin g o f

1986

. Th e thir dcategor y o f

regulator y activit y i s th e 4-yea r

revie w o f

th e performanc e standar dfo r electri c utilit y stea mgeneratin g unit s (4 0 CFR60.4Qa ;

Subpar t Da)

. Thi s standar dwa s adopte d i n 197 9 and , a s require db y sectio n 11 1 o f th e Clea nAi r

Act , a4-yea r

revie w i s bein g initiated

. Becaus e o f th e typica l 5 t o 7 yea r tim e perio dnecessar y t o desig n an dconstruc t

ane w electri c utilit y stea mgeneratin g unit , ne w utilit y unit s subjec t

t o Subpar t

D aar e jus t

no w initiatin g operation

. Thus , th e revie w wil l b e constraine dt o som e exten t b y limitatio n i n operatin g dat aavailabl e fro munit s subjec t

t o Subpar t

Da

. However , th e revie w wil l addres s bot h th e particulat e matter , SO2 , an dNO , standard s an dth e applicabl e emissio n contro l technologies

. Area s o f particula r interes t woul dinclud e arevie w o f th e progres s tha t

ha s bee n mad e i n"dry " flu e ga s desulfurizatio nsyste msinc e 1979 , particularl y spray-drye r systems , th e us e of

adipi c aci dt o improv e flu e ga s desulfurizatio nsyste moperability , an dth e statu s o f

developmen t

o f "low

NO, " burner s (stage dcombustio n burners ) fo r

pulverize dcoa l applications

. Th e revie w o f Subpar t D a wil l als o includ e a ninvestigatio n o f technica l adjustment s t o th e standard s suc ha s performanc e tes t method s an d recordkeepin g an dreportin g requirements

. A s progres s i s mad e i n th e revie w o f

thi s standard , document s wil l b e mad e availabl e fo r

publi c revie w an d comment

. Reques t fo r Informatio n A substantia l amoun t

o f informatio n o ncontro l o f

particulat e matter , SO2 , an dNO , emission s fro mstea m generatin g unit s wa s gathere di n 1977

- 1980 ; however , thi s informatio nma y nee dt o b e update dt o reflec t recen t developments

. Relativ e t o th e developmen t

o r revie w o f

standard s o f performanc e fo r

th e thre e categorie s o f stea mgeneratin g units , dat aan d comment s ar e requested

. Specifically , performanc e an dcos t

dat aar e requeste dfo r

th e applicatio no f

flu e ga s desulfurizatio n technolog y t o industrial

commercial-institutiona l stea m generatin g unit s o f

greate r tha n2 9 M W (10 0 millio nBtu/hour ) hea t inpu t capacity

. Informatio n o nal l type s o f flu e ga s desulfurizatio n systems , includin g dr y injection , spray-dryer , we t scrubbin g systems , an dfluidize dbe dcombusto r systems , ar e solicited

. Fo r stea mgeneratin g unit s o f les s tha n 2 9 M W(10 0 millio nBtu/hour ) hea t inpu t capacity , technica l an dcos t dat aar e requeste do nth e contro l o f particulat e matter , SO 2 an dNO x . Specifically , performanc e an dcos t

informatio n o nth e us e o f combustio n ai r

oxyge n tri m system s an do nth e applicatio n o f stage d combustio nburner s (SCB ) fo r NO „P. 4



### Federa l Register/

Vol

. 49 , No

. 11 9 /

Tuesday , June 19 , 198

4 / Propose dRule s 2515 3

contro l i s requested

. Withi n th e las t 3 years , significant

advancement s appear t o hav e bee n mad e wit

hthes e technologies

. For electri c utilit

y steamgeneratin g unit s (Subpar

t Da) , performanc e an d

. cos t dat aar e specificall y requeste don dr y injection , spray-dryer , an dwe t scrubbin g flue ga s desulfurizatio n system s fo

r SO 2 contro l an do n th e applicatio n o

f SC B technolog y fo

r NO x 

### contro l o f pulverize dcoal-fire dsteam generatin g units

. Comment s o n technical amendment s t o general requirement s under Subpart Da , (suc ha s monitoring , recordkeeping , an dreporting ) ar e als o requested

. I n summary , regulatory development (o r review ) o f standard s o

f performanc e fo r thre e categorie s o

f steamgeneratin g unit s i s bein g announced

. Intereste d individual s ar e invite dto submi t informatio n o r

comment s relatin g to th e curren t status , performance , an dcost s associate dwit

hvariou s emissio n contro l technique s fo

r controllin g emission s fro

mthes e categorie s o

f steamgeneratin g units

. Miscellaneou s A regulatory flexibilit

y analysi s unde r 5 U.S.C

. 601 , et

seq. , i s no t

require dfo

r thi s notice

. Thi s notic e woul dno t impos e any ne w regulatory requirements , no r

woul dit impos e any additiona l costs

. Thi s notic e i s als o considere dnonmajor

under Executiv e Orde r 12291

. Lis to f Subject s in 4 0 CF RPar t6 0 " Ai r pollutio ncontrol , Aluminum , Ammoniumsulfate plants , Asphalt , Cement industry , Coa

l copper , Electri c powe r plants , Glas s an dglas s products , Grains , Intergovernmental relations , Iron , Lead , Metals , Metalli c minerals , Motor vehicles , Nitri c aci dplants , Paper an dpape r product s industry , Petroleum , Phosphate , Sewag e disposal , Stee l sulfuri c aci dplants , Wast e treatmen t an ddisposal , Zinc , Tires , Incorporatio n b y reference , Cansurfac e coating , Sulfuri c aci dplants , Industria l organi c chemicals/Organi c solven t cleaners , Fossi l fuel-firedsteamgenerators , Fiberglas s insulation , Syntheti c fibers

. Dated : Jun e 7,1984

. _Alvi n L

. Aim , Acting Administrator. [F RDoc . 84-1807 0 File d 8-18-S4 : 8:4 3 om | BILLIN G CODE 6560-50- M