[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77996-77997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32177]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OCS-EPA-R4007; DPA-EPA-R4001; FRL-9506-9]
Notice of Issuance of Final Air Permits for Eni US Operating Co.,
Inc. and Port Dolphin Energy, LLC.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce that on October 27, 2011, the EPA
issued a final Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air permit for Eni US
Operating Inc. (Eni). This permit became effective on November 28,
2011. In addition, the EPA issued a final Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) air permit for Port Dolphin Energy, LLC (Port
Dolphin), which was issued and became effective on December 1, 2011.
The Eni permit regulates air pollutant emissions from the
Transocean Pathfinder drillship and support vessels, which Eni intends
to operate within lease block Lloyd Ridge 411 on the OCS in the Gulf of
Mexico, approximately 154 miles southeast of the mouth of the
Mississippi River and 189 miles south of the nearest Florida coast. The
operation will last up to two years, and based on applicable permitting
regulations, is a ``temporary source'' for permitting purposes.
The Port Dolphin permit will regulate air pollutant emissions from
the operation of a liquefied natural gas deepwater port located in
federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 28 miles off the
west coast of Florida, and 42 miles southwest of the pipeline landing
at Port Manatee, Florida.
ADDRESSES: The final permits, the EPA's response to the public comments
for the Eni permit, and additional supporting information are available
at http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/index.htm. Copies of the
final permits and the EPA's response to comments are also available for
review at the EPA Regional Office and upon request in writing. The EPA
requests that you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to
4:30 excluding federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Eva Land, Air Permits Section, Air
Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, Region
4, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 562-9103.
Ms. Land can also be reached via electronic mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 2, 2011, the EPA Region 4
Office requested public comments on a proposal to issue an OCS air
permit for Eni. During the public comment period, which ended on
October 3, 2011, the EPA received comments from Eni and from one other
commenter who
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expressed general support for drilling. The EPA carefully reviewed each
of the comments submitted, and after consideration of the expressed
view of all interested persons, the pertinent federal statutes and
regulations, the application and additional material relevant to the
application and contained in the administrative record, the EPA made a
decision in accordance with 40 CFR 52.21, 40 CFR part 71 and 40 CFR
part 55 to issue a final OCS permit.
On October 14, 2011, the EPA Region 4 Office requested public
comments on a proposal to issue an air permit for Port Dolphin. The EPA
received no comments during the public comment period, which ended on
November 14, 2011. The EPA made a decision in accordance with the
provisions of the Deepwater Port Act (DPA) of 1974, as amended, 33
U.S.C. 1501 et seq., and in accordance with the provisions of Title I
of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and applicable
rules and regulations approved or promulgated under the CAA, including
air permitting rules promulgated by the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP), to issue a final permit.
Under 40 CFR 124.19(f)(2), notice of any final Agency action
regarding a prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permit must
be published in the Federal Register. Section 307(b)(1) of the CAA
provides for review of final Agency action that is locally or
regionally applicable in the United States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit. Such a petition for review of final Agency action
must be filed within 60 days from the date of notice of such action in
the Federal Register. For purposes of judicial review under the CAA,
final Agency action occurs when a final PSD permit is issued or denied
by the EPA and Agency review procedures are exhausted, per 40 CFR
124.19(f)(1).
Any person who filed comments on the draft Eni permit was provided
the opportunity to petition the Environmental Appeals Board by November
28, 2011. No petitions were submitted; therefore the permit became
effective on November 28, 2011. No person filed comments on the draft
Port Dolphin permit; therefore the permit became effective on December
1, 2011.
Dated: December 6, 2011.
Jeaneanne M. Gettle,
Acting Division Director, Air, Pesticides and Toxics, Management
Division, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2011-32177 Filed 12-14-11; 8:45 a.m.]
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