For further information on any of these plans, please call (717)787-9495.
A revision to Pennsylvania's State Implementation Plan set forth at 40 CFR 52.2020 and to the Title V Program Approval codified in 40 CFR Part 70, Appendix A
concerning amendments to 25 Pa. Code Chapter 127 has been submitted to the Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III for
approval. The revision implements an increased Title V annual emission fee in § 127.705 of $85 per ton of "regulated pollutant" for up to 4,000 tons of
emissions of each regulated pollutant beginning with emissions occurring in calendar year 2013 and payable by Sept. 1, 2014.
The comment
period is now closed for this proposed SIP revision. Raw data files are available upon request. Since no one expressed an interest in testifying at the public
hearing for this SIP by Jan. 9, 2014, the hearing has been cancelled.
Changes to the Regional Haze SIP Revision - BART Limits
for the Cheswick Power Plant, Allegheny County
- Summary (PDF)
- Transmittal Letter (PDF)
- Final Regional Haze SIP Revision (PDF 2.5MB)
- Appendices
- Appendix A (PDF) – MANE-VU Interim Report (May 2006)
- Appendix B (PDF 3.4MB) – Contribution Assessment for MANE-VU (NESCAUM, August 2006)
- Appendix C (PDF 1.4MB) – VISTAS, Shenandoah Group Contribution Assessment (May 2007)
- Appendix D (PDF) – WV and VA Emails; Agendas for FLM Conference Calls; FLM MOU
- Appendix E (PDF) – Baseline and Natural Background Visibility Conditions: Considerations and
Proposed Approach to the Calculation of Baseline and Natural Background Visibility Conditions at MANE-VU Class I Areas (December 2006)
- Appendix F – 2002 Baseline Emissions Inventory (Excel Available from ranbordner@pa.gov)
- Appendix H – 2018 Projected Emissions Inventory (Excel Available from ranbordner@pa.gov)
- Appendix I – MANE-VU CALPUFF Modeling Results for Pennsylvania BART Sources (Excel Available from ranbordner@pa.gov)
- Appendix J (PDF) – Pennsylvania's BART Analysis Review Memos
- Appendix K (PDF) – VISTAS Power Point Presentation of 2018 Visibility Improvement
Projections, March 2008
- Appendix L (PDF) – 2018 Visibility Projections Report (NESCAUM, May 2008)
- Appendix M (PDF 2MB) – MANE-VU 'Ask' Statement Within MANE-VU (June 20, 2007)
MANE-VU 'Ask' Statement Outside of MANE-VU (June 20, 2007)
- Appendix N (PDF) – CAIR Plus Report (ICF, May 2007)
- Appendix O (PDF 8.1MB) – Reasonable Progress Report (MACTEC, July 2007)
- Appendix P (PDF) – Five -Factor Analysis of BART-Eligible Sources (NESCAUM, June 2007)
- Appendix Q (PDF) – Assessment of Control Technology Options for BART-Eligible Sources
(NESCAUM, March 2005)
- Appendix R (PDF 2MB) – Nature of the Fine Particle and Regional Haze Air Quality Problems in
the MANE-VU Region (NESCAUM, November 2006)
- Appendix S (PDF 2.6MB) – MANE-VU Modeling for Reasonable Progress Goals: Model Performance
Evaluation (NESCAUM, February 2008)
- Appendix T (PDF) – MANE-VU Construction Activities TSD (September 2006)
- Appendix U (PDF) – MANE-VU Smoke Management TSD (September 2006)
- Appendix V (PDF) – Development of Emissions Projections for 2009, 2012, and 2018 For Non-EGU
Point, Area and Non-road Sources in MANE-VU Region (MACTEC, February 2007)
- Appendix W (PDF) – Documentation of 2018 Emissions from EGUs (Alpine Geophysics, August
2009)
- Appendix X (PDF) – MANE-VU FLM Consultation Framework (May 2006)
- Appendix Y (PDF) – Summary Detail of MANE-VU Ask Statement Development
- Appendix Z – Reserved for Comment and Response Document
- Appendix AA (PDF) – FLM Comments/Department Responses
- Appendix BB (PDF) – Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Enforcement Order and cover
letter, BART review memo for Eastman Chemical Resins
- Appendix CC (PDF) – VISTAS Comments on MANE-VU Best and Final Modeling (Letter to Anna
Garcia dated April 25, 2008)
- Appendix DD (PDF 8.6MB) – ConocoPhillips Consent Decree, Civil Action H-05-0258
- Appendix EE (PDF 2.7MB) – Sunoco Consent Decree, Civil Action 05-CV-02866
Infrastructure SIP Submittals
"Infrastructure" SIPs address the elements required by Section 110(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act for the implementation, maintenance and enforcement of each
National Ambient Air Quality Standard.
Reducing Fine Particulate Pollution
Particulate matter (PM) is the general term used for a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. Fine particles are those that are less
than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5). Fine particles may be emitted directly by a source or formed in the atmosphere.
The federal government set a National Ambient Air Quality Standard for PM2.5 to protect
public health in 1997 and revised the standard in 2006 and 2012. For areas that do not meet the standard, the state must submit a State Implementation Plan (SIP) to the
EPA that outlines the measures that will be taken to attain the health-based PM2.5 standard. States may also submit maintenance plans to the EPA that detail how
the state will assure the standard will continue to be met for the next 10 years.
- Pittsburgh/Beaver Valley Area
- Johnstown Area
- Philadelphia Area
- Allentown Area
- Lancaster Area
- Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle Area
- York Area
- Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle-York Area
- Reading Area - Final and Proposed
The department had sought comment on revisions that update the motor vehicle emissions budgets contained in the
"State Implementation Plan: Pennsylvania Portion of the Philadelphia-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE 1997 Fine Particulate Matter Nonattainment Area." The comment
period ended December 17, 2012.
- Summary (PDF)
- Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle (PDF)
- Appendices - A, B, C, D, E
- Johnstown (PDF)
- Appendices - A, B, C, D, E
- Lancaster (PDF)
- Appendices -A, B, C, D, E
- Philadelphia - Wilmington - PA, NJ, DE (PDF)
- Appendices - A, B, C, D, E
- Pittsburgh - Beaver Valley (PDF)
- Appendices - A, B, C, D, E
- Liberty-Clairton (PDF - Accessed 12/5/07)
- Reading (PDF)
- Appendices - A, B, C, D, E
- York (PDF)
- Appendices - A, B, C, D, E
Reducing Ozone Pollution
Ground-level ozone pollution occurs when hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides bake in the sun. These gases come from unburned fuel and solvents, car
exhaust, factory stack emissions, and homeowners' and individuals' activities. The federal government set a National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone to protect
public health. For areas that do not meet the standard, the state must submit a State Implementation Plan (SIP) to the EPA that outlines the measures that will be
taken to attain the health-based ozone standard. States may also submit maintenance plans to the EPA that detail how the state will assure the standard will
continue to be met for the next 10 years.
The comment period is now open for this proposed SIP revision. As of 12 noon, Jan. 21, 2014, no member of the public requested a public hearing for this
proposed SIP revision. As a result, the public hearing is cancelled.
- Pa. Bulletin
- Volume I (PDF): NOx Motor Vehicle Emission Budget
Revisions Based on the MOVES2010a Model; and General Conformity Budget for Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant
- Volume II (PDF): Technical Support Document
- Appendices
- Appendix C (PDF): Maintenance Plan Update for the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1997 Eight-Hour Maintenance Area: Motor Vehicle Emission Budget Revisions Using MOVES2010a
- Appendix C-1 (PDF): Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Area; An Explanation of Methodology
- Appendix C-2 (Excel): Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Area Emission Summary Tables
- Appendix C-3 (PDF): Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Area MOVES Sample
Input Files
Once an area has attained a National Ambient Air Quality Standard, a state may request that EPA redesignate the area to attainment. In order to qualify for
redesignation, a state must submit a maintenance plan, demonstrating that the area can continue to attain the standard for at least ten years after redesignation
to attainment. Appendices to all documents are available upon request by contacting the Division of Air Resource Management at 717-787-9495.
Pa. Bulletin Notice
- Columbia
- Crawford
- Juniata
- Lawrence
- Northumberland
- Pike
- Schuylkill
- Snyder
- Somerset
- Susquehanna
- Warren
- Wayne
- York-Adams
- Ozone SIP Revision Submitted to EPA May 23, 2008
- Approved by EPA on January 14, 2008.
- Clearfield-Indiana Approved by EPA on March 19, 2009.
- Second Submission
- First Submission
- State College(Centre County) Approved by EPA on November 14, 2007
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Approved by EPA on March 4, 2009
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
- Submitted to EPA on April 21, 2008
- Approved by EPA on March 4, 2008
- Pittsburgh-Beaver Valley 2002 inventory approved by EPA on November 17, 2008. Maintenance plan withdrawn by DEP on May 29,
2008.
- Erie Approved by EPA on October 9, 2007.
- Mercer Approved by EPA on October 19, 2007.
- Cambria Approved by EPA on August 1, 2007.
- Harrisburg - Lebanon - Carlisle Approved by EPA on July 25, 2007.
- Blair Approved by EPA on August 1, 2007.
- Greene Approved by EPA on March 19, 2009
- Second Submission
- First Submission
- Reading Approved by EPA on August 24, 2007.
- Franklin Approved by EPA on July 25, 2007.
- Tioga Approved by EPA on July 6, 2007.
- Lancaster Approved by EPA on July 6, 2007.
- Pa. Bulletin
- Volume I (PDF): NOx Motor Vehicle Emission Budget
Revisions Based on the MOVES2010a Model; and General Conformity Budget for Bell Bend Nuclear Power Plant
- Volume II (PDF): Technical Support Document
- Appendices
- Appendix C (PDF): Maintenance Plan Update for the
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 1997 Eight-Hour Maintenance Area: Motor Vehicle Emission Budget Revisions Using MOVES2010a
- Appendix C-1 (PDF): Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Area; An Explanation of Methodology
- Appendix C-2 (Excel): Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Area Emission Summary Tables
- Appendix C-3 (PDF): Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Area MOVES Sample
Input Files
Reducing Carbon Monoxide
Carbon monoxide is a byproduct of the incomplete burning of fuels. Industrial processes contribute to carbon monoxide pollution levels, but the principal
source of carbon monoxide in most large urban areas is vehicle emissions. Peak carbon monoxide concentrations typically occur during the colder months of the year
when automotive emissions are greater and nighttime inversion conditions are more frequent. The EPA has established a National Ambient Air Quality Standard for CO to protect
public health.
Reducing Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
Sulfur dioxide is a gaseous pollutant that is emitted primarily by industrial furnaces or power plants burning coal or oil containing sulfur. The major health
effects associated with high exposures to sulfur dioxide include effects on breathing and respiratory illness symptoms. The environmental effects include plant
damage, visibility impairment, acid rain and damage to structures. The EPA has established a National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 to protect
public health.
Reducing Lead Pollution
Lead that is emitted into the air can be inhaled or, after it settles out of the air, can be ingested. Once in the body, lead is rapidly absorbed into the
bloodstream and results in a broad range of health effects, especially affecting children. Lead concentrations in ambient air above the Federal National Ambient Air Quality Standard pose a
serious human health threat.
Final SIP Revision for Lyons Area
Final SIP Revision for Lower Beaver Valley
Source-Specific SIPs
Reducing Pollution from Vehicles
Vehicles emit a number of harmful air pollutants that have the potential to adversely affect people's respiratory systems. These chemicals and particles are
particularly dangerous for children, the elderly and those with existing respiratory problems such as asthma. As people increasingly depend on their cars and
drive more and more miles, it is important that the vehicles' exhaust systems become cleaner. The following plans aim to reduce air pollution resulting from
automobiles and other vehicles to help Pennsylvania attain the health-based ozone standard.
Allegheny County Health Department
The Allegheny County Health Department maintains information on SIP revisions it has developed. See their page at: Air Quality Regulations
The Allegheny County Board of Health is seeking comments on several changes to its regulations, some of which will then be submitted to EPA as a
revision to the State Implementation Plan. The county will accept comments through Jan. 9, 2013. Information on the public comment period is available under
"Hot Topics". The proposed SIP revision is available under "Currently Proposed SIP Revisions".
Philadelphia County Air Management Services
The Philadelphia County Dept. of Health, Air Management Services Division maintains information on SIP revisions it is developing at this page, under "Public Meetings & Notices". Below are prior submittals they have provided us.