Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under The Clean Air Act, 11248 [2018-05184]
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decree upon written request and
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ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
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Environmental Enforcement Section,
Environment and Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Modification to Consent Decree Under
The Clean Air Act
On March 6, 2018, the Department of
Justice lodged with the United States
District Court for the District of Kansas
a proposed modification to the consent
decree entered by the Court on March
26, 2010 in the lawsuit entitled United
States of America, et al. v. Westar
Energy, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:09–cv–
02059–JAR.
The consent decree resolved claims
asserted by the United States against
Westar Energy, Inc. (‘‘Westar’’) under
various provisions of the Clean Air Act
(‘‘Act’’). Those claims related to
Westar’s operation of the Jeffrey Energy
Center (‘‘JEC’’), a coal-fired power plant
in St. Marys, Kansas with three electric
generating units, numbered 1 through 3.
The United States alleged in primary
part that Westar made major
modifications to JEC without obtaining
a permit under the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration program.
The Consent Decree requires Westar,
among other things, to install and
operate Selective Catalytic Reduction
(‘‘SCR’’) on one of the JEC units and, at
Westar’s election, either install a second
SCR or meet a plant-wide 30-day rolling
average emission rate of 0.100 lb/
mmBTU NOX. Westar installed the SCR
on JEC Unit 1 and elected to meet a
plant-wide 30-day rolling average
emission rate of 0.100 lb/mmBTU NOX.
To meet this limit, Westar must operate
JEC Unit 1 (the unit with the SCR) at all
times when it is available, even when it
would not otherwise be dispatched by
the Regional Transmission
Organization. This results in
unnecessary emissions of NOX, sulfur
dioxide, particulate matter and other
pollutants from JEC.
The proposed modification to the
Consent Decree would require Westar to
meet a 30-Day Rolling Average Unit
Emission Rate for NOX of 0.150 lb/
mmBTU, on an individual unit basis,
when JEC Unit 1 is not operating.
Overall emissions from JEC, including
emissions of NOX, are expected to
decrease as a result of the change
because JEC Unit 1 would no longer be
forced to operate to meet the Consent
Decree NOX Plant-Wide Operating Day
emission limitation. To help ensure that
NOX emissions do not increase, the
modification would also require Westar
to comply with a new NOX 12-Month
Rolling Tonnage Limitation for JEC
Units 2 and 3.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
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modification to the consent decree.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United
States, et al. v. Westar Energy, Inc., D.J.
Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–08242. All
comments must be submitted no later
than thirty (30) days after the
publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By email .......
pubcomment-ees.enrd@
usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the modification to the consent decree
may be examined and downloaded at
this Justice Department website: https://
www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees.
We will provide a paper copy of the
modification to the consent decree upon
written request and payment of
reproduction costs. Please mail your
request and payment to: Consent Decree
Library, U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O. Box
7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $4.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree
Under The Clean Air Act
On March 6, 2018, the Department of Justice lodged with the United
States District Court for the District of Kansas a proposed
modification to the consent decree entered by the Court on March 26,
2010 in the lawsuit entitled United States of America, et al. v. Westar
Energy, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:09-cv-02059-JAR.
The consent decree resolved claims asserted by the United States
against Westar Energy, Inc. (``Westar'') under various provisions of
the Clean Air Act (``Act''). Those claims related to Westar's operation
of the Jeffrey Energy Center (``JEC''), a coal-fired power plant in St.
Marys, Kansas with three electric generating units, numbered 1 through
3. The United States alleged in primary part that Westar made major
modifications to JEC without obtaining a permit under the Prevention of
Significant Deterioration program.
The Consent Decree requires Westar, among other things, to install
and operate Selective Catalytic Reduction (``SCR'') on one of the JEC
units and, at Westar's election, either install a second SCR or meet a
plant-wide 30-day rolling average emission rate of 0.100 lb/mmBTU
NOX. Westar installed the SCR on JEC Unit 1 and elected to
meet a plant-wide 30-day rolling average emission rate of 0.100 lb/
mmBTU NOX. To meet this limit, Westar must operate JEC Unit
1 (the unit with the SCR) at all times when it is available, even when
it would not otherwise be dispatched by the Regional Transmission
Organization. This results in unnecessary emissions of NOX,
sulfur dioxide, particulate matter and other pollutants from JEC.
The proposed modification to the Consent Decree would require
Westar to meet a 30-Day Rolling Average Unit Emission Rate for
NOX of 0.150 lb/mmBTU, on an individual unit basis, when JEC
Unit 1 is not operating. Overall emissions from JEC, including
emissions of NOX, are expected to decrease as a result of
the change because JEC Unit 1 would no longer be forced to operate to
meet the Consent Decree NOX Plant-Wide Operating Day
emission limitation. To help ensure that NOX emissions do
not increase, the modification would also require Westar to comply with
a new NOX 12-Month Rolling Tonnage Limitation for JEC Units
2 and 3.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the modification to the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to
the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and should refer to United States, et al. v. Westar Energy,
Inc., D.J. Ref. No. 90-5-2-1-08242. All comments must be submitted no
later than thirty (30) days after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ [email protected].
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the modification to the consent
decree may be examined and downloaded at this Justice Department
website: https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. We will provide
a paper copy of the modification to the consent decree upon written
request and payment of reproduction costs. Please mail your request and
payment to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $4.25 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury.
Susan M. Akers,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
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