The Department of Environmental Protection issued a reminder Thursday it will hold a public hearing on the Air Quality Plan Approval for the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline on August 14 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, PA 17601.

The Air Quality Plan Approval would allow transfer of 106 tons of nitrogen oxide (NOx) Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs) to offset construction activities in Lancaster County, which is considered a nonattainment area for NOx.

Emissions offsets are required for the project to comply with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s General Conformity Determination. The ERCs would be sourced from a Harford County, MD resource recovery facility.

Oral testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes per person. The deadline for individuals wishing to offer testimony was Friday, August 11.  Time permitting, those who did not register in advance will be given the opportunity to testify.

There is also a public comment period for the Air Quality Plan Approval that will close at 4:30 PM on August 21. Comments may be submitted to DEP by mail at Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, 400 Market Street, 12th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, or by e-mail at RA-EPAIRCOMMENTS@pa.gov. 

DEP is only considering comments regarding the appropriateness of the location of where the ERCs were obtained and the amount of ERCs used to offset emissions from the Atlantic Sunrise project construction activities in Lancaster County.

A copy of the Air Quality Plan Approval, along with all other DEP documents related to the Atlantic Sunrise project can be found on the DEP’s Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline webpage.  Questions should be directed to John Repetz at 717-705-4904, or send email to: jrepetz@pa.gov.

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[Posted: August 11, 2017]

8/14/2017