[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62430-62432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-29738]




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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5340-2]


Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) 
Final Determinations

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency.

 
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ACTION: Notice of final actions.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to announce that between May 1, 
1994 and September 30, 1995, the United States Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) Region II Office, issued 5 final determinations, the New 
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued 3 final 
determinations and the New York State Department of Environmental 
Conservation (NYSDEC) issued 10 final determinations pursuant to the 
Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) 
regulations codified at 40 CFR Sec. 52.21.

DATES: The effective dates for the above determinations are delineated 
in the following chart (See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Frank Jon of the Permitting and Toxics 
Support Section, Air Compliance Branch, Division of Air and Waste 
Management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region II Office, 290 
Broadway, 21st Floor, New York, New York 10007-1866, (212) 637-4085.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the PSD regulations, the EPA 
Region II and the NYSDEC have made final PSD determinations relative to 
the sources listed below:

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              Name                    Location                    Project                     Agency          Final action               Date           
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Eli Lilly Industries, Inc......  Mayaguez, Puerto    Proposed replacement of a steam    EPA..............  PSD Non-           May 4, 1994.              
                                  Rico.               boiler at the Mayaguez facility                       Applicability.                              
                                                      with a new 350 horsepower                                                                         
                                                      Cleaver Brooks boiler.                                                                            
Mercer and Atlantic County RRF.  Duck Island, New    Two--833.8 tons per day MSW        NJDEP............  Final PSD Permit.  June 22, 1994.            
                                  Jersey.             combustors each. Each combustor                                                                   
                                                      will be equipped with scrubber,                                                                   
                                                      baghouse, and carbon injection.                                                                   
Sithe Independence.............  Oswego, New York..  1012 MW combined-cycle gas         NYSDEC...........  PSD Permit         June 29, 1994.            
                                                      turbine (4 GE Frame 7001FA)                           Modification.                               
                                                      cogeneration project firing                                                                       
                                                      natural gas.                                                                                      
Selkirk Cogeneration Partners,   Selkirk, New York.  80 MW GE Frame 7 QC cogeneration   NYSDEC...........  PSD Permit         July 15, 1994.            
 L.P. (Phase I).                                      project firing natural gas with                       Modification.                               
                                                      No. 2 distillate oil and propane                                                                  
                                                      as a backup fuel.                                                                                 
Virgin Islands Water and Power   St. Thomas, Virgin  Relaxation of certain ``low-       EPA..............  PSD Permit         August 24, 1994.          
 Authority (VIWAPA) (Units 15 &   Islands.            load'' restrictions for two                           Modification.                               
 18).                                                 existing oil-fired gas turbines                                                                   
                                                      (Units 15 and 18); deleting                                                                       
                                                      conditions prohibiting facility                                                                   
                                                      to operate only one of these                                                                      
                                                      units in combined-cycle mode at                                                                   
                                                      any given time; and allowing                                                                      
                                                      facility to burn up to 200,000                                                                    
                                                      gallons per year of ``off-spec''                                                                  
                                                      oil in two existing steam                                                                         
                                                      boilers (Units 11 and 13).                                                                        
New Jersey Steel Corporation...  Sayreville, New     Facility modernized its batch      NJDEP............  PSD Permit         September 7, 1994.        
                                  Jersey.             operation to a continuous feed                        Modification.                               
                                                      Consteel process including a new                                                                  
                                                      larger baghouse, new canopy                                                                       
                                                      hood, new higher stack, and                                                                       
                                                      higher production rate.                                                                           
LaFarge Corp...................  Syracuse, New York  Proposed modifications to an       NYSDEC...........  PSD Non-           September 21, 1994.       
                                                      existing pneumatic vessel unload                      Applicability.                              
                                                      system and an internal transfer/                                                                  
                                                      silo distribution system.                                                                         
Virgin Islands Water and Power   St. Croix, Virgin   Revision to allow Unit 20 to       EPA..............  PSD Permit         November 16, 1994.        
 Authority (VIWAPA) (Unit 20).    Islands.            begin operating for a period of                       Modification.                               
                                                      up to 180 days prior to date of                                                                   
                                                      installation of PSD-required                                                                      
                                                      CEMS.                                                                                             
Saranac Power Partners.........  Plattsburgh, New    240 MW combined-cycle gas turbine  NYSDEC...........  PSD Permit         November 23, 1994.        
                                  York.               cogeneration project firing                           Modification.                               
                                                      natural gas.                                                                                      
Kamine Syracuse Cogeneration     Syracuse, New York  80 MW Siemens V64 firing natural   NYSDEC...........  PSD Permit         December 20, 1994.        
 Project.                                             gas with No. 2 distillate oil as                      Modification.                               
                                                      a backup fuel.                                                                                    
Kenetech Energy Systems........  Chateaugay, New     20 MW Riley Stoker Boiler firing   NYSDEC...........  PSD Permit         December 30, 1994.        
                                  York.               wood.                                                 Modification.                               
Hollingsworth and Vose Company.  Easton, New York..  Addition of a new paper machine    NYSDEC...........  PSD Non-           March 29, 1995.           
                                                      and the increased use of the                          Applicability.                              
                                                      boilers at an existing facility.                                                                  
Newark Bay Cogeneration........  Newark, New Jersey  Authorized an increase in the      NJDEP............  PSD Permit         April 11, 1995.           
                                                      duration of the exemption for                         Modification.                               
                                                      fuel transfer periods.                                                                            
LifeSavers Manufacturing, Inc..  Las Piedras,        Removal of a GMT generator and a   EPA..............  PSD Non-           May 8, 1995.              
                                  Puerto Rico.        Clayton boiler with the addition                      Applicability.                              
                                                      of two new Cleaver Brooks                                                                         
                                                      boilers.                                                                                          
Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogen         Brooklyn, New York  Change in offset host from Domino  NYSDEC...........  PSD Permit         June 6, 1995.             
 Partners.                                            Sugar to LILCO.                                       Modification.                               
Auburn Steel Company...........  Auburn, New York..  Increase in hourly charging rate   NYSDEC...........  PSD Non-           July 3, 1995.             
                                                      of the electric arc furnace from                      Applicability.                              
                                                      55 to 85 tons of scrap metal/                                                                     
                                                      hour. Applicant has proposed to                                                                   
                                                      install a new larger baghouse                                                                     
                                                      and an annual production cap to                                                                   
                                                      ensure that increases at the                                                                      
                                                      proposed project are below the                                                                    
                                                      PSD de minimis levels.                                                                            

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Virgin Islands Water and Power   St. Thomas, Virgin  New Unit # 21 at the Krum Bay      EPA..............  Final PSD Permit.  August 15, 1995.          
 Authority (VIWAPA) Unit #21.     Islands.            Generating Station in St.                                                                         
                                                      Thomas. It is a 36 MW, simple                                                                     
                                                      cycle, oil-fired, GE Frame 6,                                                                     
                                                      gas turbine. It will burn No. 2                                                                   
                                                      fuel oil with a maximum sulfur                                                                    
                                                      content of 0.2 percent by weight.                                                                 
Brystol-Myers Squibb Co........  Syracuse, New York  Construction of three air          NYSDEC...........  PSD Non-           September 29, 1995.       
                                                      pollution sources (bio-gas                            Applicability.                              
                                                      boiler, ground flare, and an                                                                      
                                                      odor scrubber). All criteria                                                                      
                                                      pollutants capped below the PSD                                                                   
                                                      de minimis levels.                                                                                
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    This notice lists only the sources that have received final PSD 
determinations. Anyone who wishes to review these determinations and 
related materials should contact the following offices:

EPA Actions

United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region II Office, Air 
Compliance Branch--21 Floor, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007-
1866

NJDEP Actions

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy, Division 
of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Engineering and Technology, 401 
East State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08625

NYSDEC Actions

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of 
Air Resources, Source Review and Regional Support Section, 50 Wolf 
Road, Albany, New York 12233-0001

    If available pursuant to the Consolidated Permit Regulations (40 
CFR Sec. 124), judicial review of these determinations under Section 
307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (the Act) may be sought only by the 
filing of a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals 
for the appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date on which these 
determinations are published in the Federal Register. Under Section 
307(b)(2) of the Act, these determinations shall not be subject to 
later judicial review in civil or criminal proceedings for enforcement.
    Dated: October 30, 1995.
William Muszynski,
Deputy Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-29738 Filed 12-05-95; 8:45 am]
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