Alternative Fuels Exclusion

Date	Title	EPA Office	Author	Issues Addressed
07/13/1981	PSD Applicability for Ashland Chemical's Maleic Anhydride Plant in Neal, West Virginia	SSCD	Reich, Edward	Relates to whether a switch in feedstock materials from benzene to butane at Ashland Chemical's maleic anhydride plant should be subject to PSD review since the facility was capable of accommodating butane as an alternate feedstock before January 6, 1975.
03/26/1979	PSD Applicability - Public Service Electric and Gas Company	SSCD	Reich, Edward	Finds that a project that would supplement the use of normal fuel (Number 6 oil) with ECO-Fuel II with no changes made to the boiler is eligible for the alternative fuels exemption since it could accommodate this alternative fuel prior to January 6, 1975.
01/21/2000	Request for Clarification of EPA Guidance on the Alternative Fuels Exemption under the PSD Program	Region 4	Smith, Winston	Clarifies EPA’s interpretation of the term “capable of accommodating” as it applies to the alternative fuels exemption in light of two past letters issued by EPA Regions 2 and 5.
07/19/1993	N.Y. State Electric and Gas Jennison Station Use of Tire-Derived Fuel	Region 2	Eng, Kenneth	Addresses the exemption in 40 CFR Part 52.21(b)(2)(iii)(d) for the use of an alternative fuel that is generated from municipal solid waste (MSW).
08/31/1992	Tire Derived Fuel Classified as Municipal Solid Waste for PSD Exemption	OAQPS	Calcagni, John	Addresses whether the combustion of a fuel consisting solely of TDF does not qualify for the exemption in 40 CFR 52.21(b)(2)(iii)(d) which applies to the “use of an alternative fuel at a steam generating unit to the extent that the fuel is generated from MSW.”
09/19/1979	PSD Guidance, 40 CFR 52.21 (b)(2)(d) - Definition of "Capable of Accommodating"	Region 4	Pfaff, Roger	Explains whether a new source would be treated as being “capable of accommodating” a fuel if it had been designed, and had "commenced" construction under PSD before 1/6/75, and if the design of the source allowed firing of the fuel.
07/18/1988	Response to Memo Regarding Reasons Why Waste Tires Should be Given an Exemption from EPA's Requirements for PSD	OAQPS	Emison, Gerald	Pertains to the use of tire-derived fuel (TDF) as an alternative fuel does not qualify for a PSD exemption under 40 CFR 52.21(b)(2)(iii)(d).
01/21/1998	Response to Letter Requesting the EPA Repeal the Alternative Fuels Exemption in the PSD Regulations	OAQPS	Seitz, John	Concerns the use of the alternative fuels exemption for a project that would blend petroleum coke with the coal burned at Florida Power Company’s Crystal River units 1 and 2.
04/25/1984	PSD Applicability to Coal Conversions	SSCD	Reich, Edward	Addresses the applicability of the alternative fuels exemption to coal conversions.
07/28/1983	Bridgeport Harbor Coal Conversion	SSCD	Reich, Edward	Relates to whether a project that would convert United Illuminating Company (UI)’s Bridgeport Harbor Unit #3 from burning oil to burning coal is exempt under 40 CFR 52.21(b)(2)(iii)(e)(1) because UI’s Bridgeport Harbor Station was capable of accommodating the alternative fuel prior to January 6, 1975.
04/16/1979	Fuel Conversion from Natural Gas to Distillate Fuel Oil - Chemplex	SSCD	Reich, Edward	Regards whether Chemplex boilers can switch from natural gas to a vaporized mixture of two-thirds distillate fuel oil and one-third fuel gas without making any modifications to the boilers themselves given that they are considered to have been capable of burning oil prior to January 6, 1975.
01/18/1990	Follow-up on Request for EPA's Headquarters to Review Region V's Previous Determination that the Proposed Fuel Conversion was a "Major Modification" for PSD Purposes	OAQPS	Emison, Gerald	Concerns exemption from PSD review for Detroit Edison’s project that would convert an oil-fired unit to dual capacity for oil and gas firing given that the source was not capable of accommodating natural gas prior to January 6, 1975 and there was evidence to demonstrate that the source as a whole had, or at any time initiated construction on, the equipment necessary to deliver natural gas to the combustion unit.
02/04/1983	KPL Applicability Determination	SSCD	Reich, Edward	Regards whether Kansas Power and Light Company’s (KPL) boilers were considered capable of accommodating petroleum coke as an alternative fuel given that the boilers had never had the physical capability of handling bottom ash and the design specifications also did not contain any such provisions. Also addresses whether petroleum coke is a fossil fuel.
02/11/1981	Applicability of NSPS and PSD Requirements to a Proposed Fuel Conversion	SSCD	Reich, Edward	Addresses whether the conversion of two steam generators burning No. 6 fuel oil to coal are subject to BACT applicability given that they were capable of accommodating the alternative fuel prior to January 6, 1975, and they were not prohibited from switching as a result of a permit condition.
10/04/2006	Entergy Arkansas Independence and White Bluff Stations, Request for PSD Determination for Lignite Combustion	Region 6	Neleigh, David	Discusses whether Entergy’s proposal to combust lignite coal in a blend in their existing steam boilers qualifies for the alternative fuels exemption.
06/07/1981	Exemption for Certain Fuel Conversions from PSD Review	Region 4	Wilburn, James	Transmits Region IV’s policy concerning applicability of coal conversions to EPA PSD regulations.

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