[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32547-32548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14838]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0667; FRL-9960-41-Region 4]
Notice of Issuance and Notice of Rescission of Outer Continental
Shelf Air Permits
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final actions.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce that the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) issued a final Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air permit
numbered OCS-EPA-R4021 to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) on
December 20, 2016. In addition, the EPA is providing notice that, at
the permittee's request, EPA rescinded an OCS permit numbered OCS-EPA-
R4012 on March 23, 2016, for Statoil Gulf Services LLC (Statoil).
ADDRESSES: The final permits and supporting information are available
at https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/outer-continental-shelf-ocs-permit-activity-southeastern-us. These materials are also available for
review at the EPA Region 4 Office and upon request in writing. The EPA
requests that you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT
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section to schedule an inspection of these materials or to submit a
written request for copies of these materials. The Regional Office's
official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kelly Fortin, Air Permitting
Section, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, Region 4, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta,
Georgia 30303-8960. Ms. Fortin can be reached by phone at (404) 562-
9117 and via electronic mail at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 14, 2016, EPA requested public
comments on the proposed OCS air permit numbered OCS-EPA-R4021 for the
Anadarko Bob Douglas project. During the public comment period, which
ended on December 14, 2016, the EPA did not receive any comments.
After consideration of the pertinent federal statutes and
regulations, the application and supplemental information submitted by
the applicant, and additional material relevant to the application
contained in the Administrative Record, the EPA made a final
determination on December 20, 2016, in accordance with 40 CFR parts 55
and 71 to issue the final air permit. Because no comments were filed,
the Anadarko permit became effective on December 20, 2016. See 40 CFR
71.11(i)(iii), 40 CFR 124.15(b)(3).
In addition, on December 29, 2015, EPA received a request from
Statoil for EPA to rescind OCS permit OCS-EPA-R4012 as Statoil was no
longer conducting exploratory drilling operations pursuant to this
permit. Pursuant to Statoil's request and 40 CFR part 55, EPA
terminated Statoil's OCS permit on March 23, 2016.
EPA must follow the administrative procedures of 40 CFR part 71
when issuing permits to OCS sources subject to Title V requirements
such as the Anadarko and Statoil sources identified above. See 40 CFR
71.4(d). Prior to November 17, 2016, EPA was also required to follow
the administrative procedures in 40 CFR part 124 used to issue
Prevention of Significant Deterioration permits when processing OCS
permit applications under Part 55, including OCS permit applications
for sources subject to Title V requirements.\1\ Under 40 CFR
124.19(l)(3) and 40 CFR 71.11(l)(7), notice of any final Agency action
regarding a subject permit must be published in the Federal Register.
Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act (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 on or before
11:59 p.m. on the 60th day from the date of notice of such action in
the Federal Register.
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\1\ Effective November 17, 2016, EPA must follow the applicable
procedures of 40 CFR part 71 or part 124 in processing OCS permit
applications under 40 CFR part 55. See 40 CFR 55.6(a)(3), 81 FR
71613 (October 18, 2016). Prior to this effective date, EPA was
required to follow the applicable procedures of 40 CFR part 124 when
processing such applications and also required to follow the
procedures of 40 CFR part 71 when issuing permits to OCS sources
subject to Title V requirements.
Dated: March 14, 2017.
Beverly H. Banister,
Director, Air, Pesticides, and Toxics, Management Division, Region 4.
Editorial note: This document was received for publication by
the Office of the Federal Register on July 11, 2017.
[FR Doc. 2017-14838 Filed 7-13-17; 8:45 am]
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