ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Proposed Amendments to Air Quality Regulations (25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 129) ADDITIONAL REASONABLY AVAILABLE CONTROLTECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJOR SOURCES OF NOX AND VOCs The Environmental Quality Board (Board) will hold three public hearings for the purpose of accepting comments on the proposed rulemaking to amend 25 Pa. Code Chapters 121 and 129(relating to general provisions;and standards for sources) to add requirements for the control of emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOX) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from anair contamination source or facility meeting the definition of a major NOX emitting facility or a major VOC emitting facility.The proposed rulemaking will establish additional reasonably available control technology (RACT) requirements for these major sources. Proposed §§ 129.96- 129.100 will apply statewide to the owner and operator of a major NOX emitting facility or a major VOC emitting facility, or both, that was in existence on or before July 20, 2012; and when the installation of a new source, modification or change in operation of an existing source after July 20, 2012, results in the source or facility meeting the definition of a major NOX emitting facility or a major VOC emitting facility, as defined in § 121.1 (relating to definitions). The proposed rulemaking would add the following provisions: * § 129.96 (relating to applicability) to establish applicability requirements for the owners and operators of major NOX emitting or VOC emitting facilities, or both, for which no RACT requirements have otherwise been establishedelsewhere in Chapter 129; * § 129.97 (relating to presumptive RACT requirements, RACT emission limitations and petition for alternative compliance schedule) to establish that the owners and operators of major NOX emitting or VOC emitting facilities, or both, shall comply with the specified presumptive RACT requirement and RACT emission limitations, and to provide a mechanism for requesting an alternative compliance schedule; * § 129.98 (relating to facility-wide or system-wide NOX emissions averaging RACT operating permit modification general requirements) to establish an alternative mechanism to show compliance when the owner and operator of a major NOX emitting facility or major VOC emitting facility, or both, are unable to meet the applicable RACT emission limitation; * § 129.99 (relating to alternative RACT proposal and petition for alternative compliance schedule) to establish that the owner and operator of an air contamination source subject to a NOX emission limitation or VOC emission limitation, or both, unable to meet the provisions listed in §§ 129.97 and 129.98 may propose an alternative NOX emission limitation or VOC emission limitation, or both; and * § 129.100 (relating to compliance demonstration and recordkeeping requirements) to establish recordkeeping require-ments for the owner and operator of an air contamination source subject to this proposal. The proposed rule- making would amend § 121.1 to add a definition for the term "process heater" and revise the definitionsfor the terms "continuous emissions monitoring system"and "stationary internal combustion engine." The proposed rulemaking is reasonably necessary for the Commonwealth to attain and maintain the 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The proposed rule- making, ifpublished as final-form rulemaking in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. Public Hearings The Board will hold three public hearings for the purpose of accepting comments on this proposed rulemaking. May 27, 2014, 1 p.m. Department of Environmental Protection Southwest Regional Office Waterfront Conference Rooms A & B 400 Waterfront Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15222 May 28, 2014, 1 p.m. Department of Environmental Protection Southeast Regional Office Delaware and Schuylkill Conference Rooms 2 East Main Street Norristown, PA 19401 May 29, 2014 , 1 p.m. Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building Conference Room 105 400 Market Street Harrisburg, PA17105 Persons wishing to present testimony at a hearing are requested to contact the Environmental Quality Board, P.O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477, (717) 787-4526 at least 1 week in advance of the hearing to reserve a time to present testimony. Oral testimony is limited to 10 minutes for each witness. Witnesses are requested to submit three written copies of their oral testimony to the hearing chairperson at the hearing. Organizations are limited to designating one witness to present testimony on their behalf at each hearing. Persons in need of accommodations as provided for in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 should contact the Board at (717) 787-4526 or through the Pennsylvania AT&T Relay Service at (800) 654-5984 (TDD users) or (800) 654-5988 (voice users) to discuss how the Board can best accommodate their needs. Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written comments, suggestions or objections regarding the proposed rulemaking to the Environmental Quality Board. Comments, suggestions or objections must be received by the Board by June 30, 2014. In addition to the submission of comments, interested persons may also submit a one-page summary of their comments to the Board. The one-page summary of comments must also be received by the Board by June 30, 2014, and will be distributed to the Board and available publicly prior to the meeting when the final rulemaking will be considered by the Board. Comments including the submission of a one-page summary of comments may be submitted to the Board online, by mail or express mail as follows. Comments may be submitted online to the Board by accessing the Board's Regulatory Comment System at http://www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/RegComments. If an acknowledgement of comments submitted online is not received by the sender within 2 business days, the comments should be retransmitted to the Board to ensure receipt. Written comments should be mailed to the Environmental Quality Board, P.?O. Box 8477, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8477. Express mail should be sent to the Environmental Quality Board, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 16th Floor, 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2301. Comments submitted by facsimile will not be accepted. Copies of the Proposal The full text of the rulemaking will be published in the April 19, 2014, issue of the Penn- sylvania Bulletin and will be available electronically at http://www.pabulletin.com as well as on the Depart- ment of Environmental Protection's website at http://www.depweb.state.pa.us ("Public Participation Center"; select "Environmental Quality Board"; then choose "Proposals Current- ly Open for Comment"). Copies of the proposal will also be available from Alexander Haas, Depart-ment of Environ-mental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality, Rachel Carson State Office Building, 12th floor, 400 Market Street, P.O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, by email at alehaas@pa.govor by phone at (717) 787-9495. E. CHRISTOPHER ABRUZZO Chairperson
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