[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 37214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16820]
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ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9963-35-Region 3]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to
Title V Permit for Scrubgrass Generating Company; Pennsylvania
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order, dated May 12,
2017, granting a petition to object to a state operating permit issued
by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to
the Scrubgrass Generating Company for its facility in Kennerdell,
Pennsylvania. The Order responds to a May 4, 2016 petition. The
petition was submitted by the Sierra Club (Petitioner). This Order
constitutes final action on that petition requesting that the
Administrator object to the issuance of the proposed CAA title V
permit.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the petition, and all pertinent
information relating thereto are on file at the following location:
EPA, Region III, Air Protection Division (APD), 1650 Arch St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. EPA requests that if at all possible,
you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, petition, and other
supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through
Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish
to examine these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24
hours before the visiting day. The final Order is also available
electronically at the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Talley, Air Protection Division,
EPA Region III, telephone (215) 814-2117, or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to
review and object to, as appropriate, operating permits proposed by
state permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes
any person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days after the
expiration of this review period to object to a state operating permit
if EPA has not done so. Petitions must be based only on objections
raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period,
unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise
these issues during the comment period or that the grounds for
objection or other issue arose after the comment period.
The May 4, 2016 petition requested that the Administrator object to
the proposed title V operating permit issued by PADEP (Permit No. 61-
00181), on the grounds that the proposed permit contains a condition
whereby Scrubgrass would be improperly permitted a three-year
compliance extension for the hydrochloric acid/sulfur dioxide emission
limit pursuant to subpart UUUUU (National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam
Generating Units) of 40 CFR part 63.
The Order granting the petition to object to the state operating
permit to the Scrubgrass Generating Company explains the reasons behind
EPA's decision to grant the petition for objection
Dated: May 19, 2017.
Cecil Rodrigues,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2017-16820 Filed 8-8-17; 8:45 am]
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