[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 19060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09208]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9977-35--Region 3]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to
Title V Permit for Wheelabrator Frackville Energy; 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 April 6,
2018, denying a petition to object to a title V operating permit,
issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
(PADEP) to the Wheelabrator Frackville Energy facility in Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania. The Order responds to a December 4, 2017
petition. The petition was submitted by the Environmental Integrity
Project (EIP) and the Sierra Club (Petitioners). 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 website: 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 December 4, 2017 petition requested that the Administrator
object to the proposed title V operating permit issued by PADEP (Permit
No. 54-00005) on the grounds that the proposed permit did not contain
adequate monitoring and testing requirements to demonstrate compliance
with the particulate matter (PM) emission limits contained in the
permit. The Order denies the Petitioners' claims, finding that the
Petitioners failed to demonstrate that the Permit's monitoring
requirements for PM emissions are not adequate to assure compliance
with the applicable PM emission limit, and explains the rationale
behind EPA's decision.
Dated: April 19, 2018.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2018-09208 Filed 4-30-18; 8:45 am]
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