Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) III Hearings
The Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) standards were created to satisfy the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. The NAAQS are established by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the maximum concentrations in the atmosphere for specific air contaminants to protect public health and welfare. The RACT requirements apply statewide to the owner or operator of any major Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) emitting facility, any major Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emitting facility or both when the installation/modification of the source(s) occurred on or before August 3, 2018.
More details are available here.
RACT III Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
The facilities listed below are seeking approval from the EPA for their proposed revised State Implementation Plan (SIP).
Public Hearings
All hearings for facilities seeking SIP revisions will be held in DEP's Southeast Regional Office, located at 2 E. Main St. Norristown, PA 19401. Those wishing to provide comments at the hearings are asked to contact Stephanie Berardi, Regional Communications Manager at 484-250-5808 at least one week prior to each hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to 10 minutes per individual and two written copies of the oral testimony are requested. Each organization is asked to designate one presenter per group.
If there is no public interest in a particular facility, the hearing will be canceled. Written comments for each facility will still be accepted to the DEP's Southeast Regional Office during the periods listed below.
Listed below are the facilities with the respective
Pennsylvania Bulletin Notice link.
Wheelabrator Falls, Inc.
A public hearing will be held on May 29, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at the DEP Southeast Regional Office, 2 E. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401, to accept oral comments on the proposed RACT III Alternate Proposal and the proposed SIP revision for Wheelabrator Falls, Inc. Title V Operating Permit No. 09-00013, for operations located at 1201 New Ford Mill Rd, in the Township of Falls, Bucks County.
To register to speak at the hearing, please contact Ms. Stephanie Berardi, Regional Communications Manager at sberardi@pa.gov or 484.250.5808. Speakers must pre-register in order to testify at the hearing. The last day to pre-register to speak at the hearing will be May 23, 2024.
Significant Modification Wheelabrator Falls (PDF link)
Wheelabrator Falls RACT III Memo (PDF Link)
More information can be found in the Pennsylvania Bulletin in Volume 54, Page 1978 found here.
Marcus Hook Energy, L.P./Marcus Hook 750
A public hearing was held on June 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.
More info begins on page 2085:
Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Information on hearings for the remaining facilities will be posted here as it becomes available.