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Message
From:
Toni Geroy
[tjgeroy@gvea.com]
Sent:
3/31/2025 6:52:57 PM
To:
AirAction
[AirAction@epa.goy]
CC:
Naomi J. Morton
Knight
[nmknight@gvea.com];
Toni Geroy
[tjgeroy@gvea.com]
Subject:
Presidential
Exemption: MATS:
Golden Valley Electric
Association Healy
Power Plant
Attachments:20250331_Request for
a Presidential
Exemption_sbmtd.pdf
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To Whom it May Concern.
Golden Valley Electric Association, Inc. (GVEA) operates two existing coal-fired Electric Utility Steam Generatinv. Units (EGUs) at the Healy Power Plant in Healy, Alaska. These two EGUs are subject to the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NES1IAP) in 40 CFR 63 Subpart UUUUU. GVEA is requesting a Presidential Exemption from the following standards for these two EGUs under Clean Air Act Section 112(i)(4). Detailed information to support this request is provided below. The body of this request and attachments referenced below are assembled formally in the attachment to this email message.
Regulation: National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP); Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Iechnology Review; 40 Code of Federal Regulations (GFR) 63 Subpart UUUUU as Amended on May 7, 2024 [89 Federal Register (FR) 38508] Facility: GVEA Healy Power Plant Emissions Units: Healy Emissions Unit 1 (EU 1D 1) and Unit 2 (EU 1D 2), existing coal-Fired units, low rank virgin coal Pollutants: 1) Filterable Particulate Matter (PM) as a surrogate for non-hazardous air pollutant (non-HAP) metals emissions Amended Standard: 0.010 pounds per million British thermal units (lb!MMBtu) Compliance Date: July 6, 2027 Current Standard: 0.030 lb'MMBtu Amended Compliance Demonstration Method: PM continuous emissions monitoring system (GEMS) Current Compliance Demonstration Method: PM continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) or quarterly performance (source) tests 2) Mercury (Hg) Amended Standard: 1.2 pounds per trillion British thermal units (1b/TBtu) Compliance Date: July 6, 2027 Current Standard: 4.0 lb/TBtu Requested Exemption Period: 2 Years
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