80_FR_19730 80 FR 19660 - Decision To Issue Clean Air Act Permit for the Four Corners Power Plant

80 FR 19660 - Decision To Issue Clean Air Act Permit for the Four Corners Power Plant

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 70 (April 13, 2015)

Page Range19660-19661
FR Document2015-08476

This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final permit decision for a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit and Minor New Source Review (NSR) Permit in Indian Country to Arizona Public Service Company (APS) for the construction of add-on pollution controls for the Four Corners Power Plant (FCPP). Specifically, the permit authorizes APS to construct and operate selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, including ancillary equipment, on two existing coal-fired electric steam generating units at FCPP.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08476]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0545; FRL-9926-14-Region-9]


Decision To Issue Clean Air Act Permit for the Four Corners Power 
Plant

AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final agency action.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) issued a final permit decision for a Clean Air Act Prevention of 
Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit and Minor New Source Review 
(NSR) Permit in Indian Country to Arizona Public Service Company (APS) 
for the construction of add-on pollution controls for the Four Corners 
Power Plant (FCPP). Specifically, the permit authorizes APS to 
construct and operate selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems, 
including ancillary equipment, on two existing coal-fired electric 
steam generating units at FCPP.

DATES: EPA Region 9 issued a final PSD permit decision for the FCPP on 
December 19, 2014. The permit became effective 30 days after the 
service of notice of the final permit decision. Pursuant to section 
307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review 
of this final permit decision, to the extent it is available, may be 
sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of 
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of April 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Documents relevant to the above-referenced permit are 
available for public inspection during normal business hours at the 
following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901. To arrange for viewing 
of these documents, call Lisa Beckham at (415) 972-3811. Due to 
building security procedures, at least 48 hours advance notice is 
required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Beckham, EPA Region 9, (415) 972-
3811, [email protected]. Key portions of the administrative record 
for this decision (including the final permit, all public comments, 
EPA's responses to the public comments, and additional supporting 
information) are available through a link at Region 9's Web site, 
http://www.epa.gov/region9/air/permit/r9-permits-issued.html#psd, or at 
www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0545).

NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 19, 
2014, EPA Region 9

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issued its final permit decision to APS authorizing the construction 
and operation of add-on pollution controls at the FCPP--PSD Permit No. 
NN 14-01 and Tribal Minor NSR Permit T-002-NN. EPA issued a Prevention 
of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit and Minor New Source Review 
(NSR) Permit in Indian Country that grants conditional approval to APS, 
in accordance with the PSD regulations (40 CFR 52.21) and the Minor NSR 
regulations for Indian Country (40 CFR 49.151-161). The permit 
authorizes APS to construct and operate SCR systems, including 
ancillary equipment, on two existing coal-fired electric steam 
generating units at FCPP.
    During the public comment period and public hearings, EPA received 
written and oral comments regarding its proposed permit action to 
approve the FCPP SCR project. EPA carefully reviewed the public hearing 
testimony and each of the written comments submitted and, after 
consideration of the expressed views of all commenters, the pertinent 
Federal statutes and regulations, and additional material relevant to 
the application and contained in our Administrative Record, EPA made a 
decision, in accordance with 40 CFR 52.21, to issue a final PSD permit 
and, in accordance with 40 CFR 49.151-161, to issue a final Tribal 
Minor NSR permit to APS.
    Within 30 days after the service of notice announcing the final 
permit decision, any person who filed comments on the proposed permit 
for the FCPP SCR project or participated in any of the public hearings 
for the FCPP SCR project had the opportunity pursuant to 40 CFR part 
124 to petition EPA's Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to review any 
condition of the final permit. Any person who did not file comments or 
participate in the public hearings could petition for administrative 
review only to the extent that changes were made from the proposed to 
the final permit decision. No petitions for review were filed with the 
EAB. As such, the final permit became effective 30 days after the 
service of notice of the final permit decision.

    Dated: March 31, 2015.
Deborah Jordan,
Director, Air Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2015-08476 Filed 4-10-15; 8:45 am]
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19660 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Notices In re: St. Albans Gas and Light Company Agreement would resolve certain ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Superfund Site, U.S. EPA Docket No. potential claims of the United States AGENCY 01–2015–0023. under sections 106 and 107(a) of [EPA–R09–OAR–2014–0545; FRL–9926–14– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607(a) Region–9] copy of the proposed settlement may be against Reichhold LLC, a Delaware obtained from Michelle Lauterback, corporation (the Purchaser). The Decision To Issue Clean Air Act Permit Senior Enforcement Counsel, U.S. Purchaser plans to acquire Reichhold, for the Four Corners Power Plant Environmental Protection Agency, 5 Inc.’s chemical plant, comprising Post Office Square, Suite 100 (OES04– approximately 8.878 acres, located at AGENCY: United States Environmental 3), Boston, MA 02109–3912; (617) 918– 237 South Motor Avenue, Azusa, Protection Agency (EPA). 1774; Lauterback.michelle@epa.gov). California, within the Baldwin Park ACTION: Notice of final agency action. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In this Operable Unit (BPOU) of the San Gabriel Valley Area 2 Superfund Site. SUMMARY: This notice announces that proposed administrative settlement for the Environmental Protection Agency recovery of response costs under The proposed settlement would provide the following benefit to EPA: The (EPA) issued a final permit decision for CERCLA section 122(h)(1) and 104(e)(6), a Clean Air Act Prevention of concerning the St. Albans Gas and Light purchaser will pay $800,000 in cash, to be held in reserve in a special account Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit Company Superfund Site in St. Albans, and Minor New Source Review (NSR) Vermont, requires settling party, Adam for future cleanup work at the BPOU, as needed. Reichhold, Inc., is not a Permit in Indian Country to Arizona Spell to pay $41,694 to the Hazardous Public Service Company (APS) for the Substance Superfund, with interest. The signatory to the Prospective Purchaser Agreement. The Purchaser is not construction of add-on pollution settlement includes a covenant not to controls for the Four Corners Power sue pursuant to sections 106 and 107(a) directly affiliated with Reichhold, Inc. For 30 calendar days following the Plant (FCPP). Specifically, the permit of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 and 9607, authorizes APS to construct and operate relating to the Site, and protection from date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating selective catalytic reduction (SCR) contribution actions or claims as systems, including ancillary equipment, provided by sections 113(f)(2) and to the proposed settlement. EPA’s response to any comments received will on two existing coal-fired electric steam 122(h)(4) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. generating units at FCPP. 9613(f)(2) and 9622(h)(4). The be available for public inspection at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DATES: EPA Region 9 issued a final PSD settlement has been approved by the 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA permit decision for the FCPP on Environmental and Natural Resources 94105. December 19, 2014. The permit became Division of the United States effective 30 days after the service of Department of Justice. DATES: Submit comments on or before notice of the final permit decision. Dated: March 17, 2015. May 13, 2015. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Nancy Barmakian, ADDRESSES: The proposed Prospective Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), Acting Director, Office of Site Remediation Purchaser Agreement is available for judicial review of this final permit and Restoration. public inspection at the U.S. decision, to the extent it is available, [FR Doc. 2015–08428 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] Environmental Protection Agency, 75 may be sought by filing a petition for BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA review in the United States Court of 94105. The document can be accessed Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 through the Internet on EPA Region 9’s days of April 13, 2015. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Web site located at: http://www.epa.gov/ ADDRESSES: Documents relevant to the AGENCY region09/waste/brown/ppa.html. above-referenced permit are available A copy of the proposed settlement [9926–13–Region 9] for public inspection during normal may also be obtained from Janet A. business hours at the following address: Magnuson, Assistant Regional Counsel, San Gabriel Valley Area 2 Superfund U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (ORC–3), Office of Regional Counsel, Site; Proposed Notice of Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Administrative Settlement Francisco, CA 94105–3901. To arrange Street, San Francisco 94105. Comments for viewing of these documents, call AGENCY: Environmental Protection should reference ‘‘Reichhold, LLC PPA, Lisa Beckham at (415) 972–3811. Due to Agency (EPA). San Gabriel Valley Area 2 Superfund building security procedures, at least 48 ACTION: Notice; request for public Site’’ and ‘‘Docket No. 2015–04’’ and hours advance notice is required. comment. should be addressed to Janet A. Magnuson at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa SUMMARY: In accordance with the Beckham, EPA Region 9, (415) 972– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comprehensive Environmental 3811, beckham.lisa@epa.gov. Key Janet Magnuson, Assistant Regional portions of the administrative record for Response, Compensation and Liability Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional Act of 1980, as amended by the this decision (including the final permit, Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 all public comments, EPA’s responses to Superfund Amendments and Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA Reauthorization Act of 1986 (CERCLA), the public comments, and additional 94105; phone: (415) 972–3887; fax: (415) supporting information) are available 42 U.S.C. 9600 et seq., notice is hereby 947–3570; email: magnuson.janet@ through a link at Region 9’s Web site, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES given that a proposed Agreement and epa.gov. Covenant Not to Sue (Prospective http://www.epa.gov/region9/air/permit/ Purchaser Agreement) associated with Dated: March 31, 2015. r9-permits-issued.html#psd, or at the San Gabriel Valley Area 2 Enrique Manzanilla, www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA– Superfund Site was executed by the Superfund Division Director, U.S. EPA Region R09–OAR–2014–0545). United States Environmental Protection IX. NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND Agency (EPA) on March 25, 2015. The [FR Doc. 2015–08427 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On proposed Prospective Purchaser BILLING CODE 6560–50–P December 19, 2014, EPA Region 9 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Apr 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 70 / Monday, April 13, 2015 / Notices 19661 issued its final permit decision to APS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 authorizing the construction and COMMISSION (TTY). operation of add-on pollution controls Synopsis at the FCPP—PSD Permit No. NN 14–01 [GN Docket No. 12–268; FCC 14–50] and Tribal Minor NSR Permit T–002– As required by the Paperwork NN. EPA issued a Prevention of Information Collection Approval for the Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit Certification of TV Broadcast Licensee the FCC is notifying the public that it and Minor New Source Review (NSR) Technical Information in Advance of received OMB approval on March 31, Incentive Auction 2015, for the information collection Permit in Indian Country that grants requirements contained in the conditional approval to APS, in AGENCY: Federal Communications information collection 3060–1206. accordance with the PSD regulations (40 Commission. Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not CFR 52.21) and the Minor NSR ACTION: Announcement of approval date conduct or sponsor a collection of regulations for Indian Country (40 CFR for information collection. information unless it displays a current, 49.151–161). The permit authorizes APS valid OMB Control Number. to construct and operate SCR systems, SUMMARY: In this document, the No person shall be subject to any including ancillary equipment, on two Commission announces that the Office penalty for failing to comply with a existing coal-fired electric steam of Management and Budget (OMB) collection of information subject to the generating units at FCPP. approved on March 31, 2015, for a Paperwork Reduction Act that does not During the public comment period period for three years, an information display a current, valid OMB Control and public hearings, EPA received collection for the FCC Certification of Number. The OMB Control Number is TV Broadcast Licensee Technical 3060–1206. The foregoing document is written and oral comments regarding its Information in Advance of Incentive required by the Paperwork Reduction proposed permit action to approve the Auction, FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381. Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13, October 1, FCPP SCR project. EPA carefully With this document, the Commission is reviewed the public hearing testimony 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. announcing OMB approval and the The total annual reporting burdens and each of the written comments effective date of the information and costs for the respondents are as submitted and, after consideration of the collection requirements for FCC Form follows: expressed views of all commenters, the 2100, Schedule 381. OMB Control Number: 3060–1206. pertinent Federal statutes and DATES: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381, OMB Approval Date: March 31, 2015. regulations, and additional material was approved by OMB on March 31, OMB Expiration Date: March 31, relevant to the application and 2015 and is effective on April 13, 2015. 2018. contained in our Administrative Record, Title: Certification of TV Broadcast FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For EPA made a decision, in accordance Licensee Technical Information in additional information contact Cathy with 40 CFR 52.21, to issue a final PSD Williams, Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) Advance of Incentive Auction. permit and, in accordance with 40 CFR Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 418–2918. 49.151–161, to issue a final Tribal Minor 381, Pre-Auction Technical Certification SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Form. NSR permit to APS. document announces that, on March 31, Respondents: Business or other for Within 30 days after the service of 2015, OMB approved the information profit entities; Not for profit institutions. notice announcing the final permit collection requirements for the FCC Number of Respondents and decision, any person who filed Certification of TV Broadcast Licensee Responses: 2,170 respondents and 2,170 comments on the proposed permit for Technical Information in Advance of responses. the FCPP SCR project or participated in Incentive Auction, FCC Form 2100, Estimated Time Per Response: 2 any of the public hearings for the FCPP Schedule 381, published at 79 FR 48442 hours. SCR project had the opportunity on August 15, 2014. The OMB Control Frequency of Response: One-time pursuant to 40 CFR part 124 to petition Number is 3060–1206. The Commission reporting requirement. EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board publishes this document as an Obligation to Respond: Required to (EAB) to review any condition of the announcement of the effective date of obtain or retain benefits. The statutory final permit. Any person who did not the requirements. If you have any authority for this collection is contained file comments or participate in the comments on the burden estimates in Pub. L. 112–96, sections 6402 public hearings could petition for listed below, or how the Commission (codified at 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 administrative review only to the extent can improve the collections and reduce (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. that changes were made from the any burdens caused thereby, please 156 (2012) (Spectrum Act). proposed to the final permit decision. contact Cathy Williams, Federal Total Annual Burden: 2,170 hours. Communications Commission, Room 1– Total Annual Cost: $542,500. No petitions for review were filed with C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No the EAB. As such, the final permit DC 20554. Please include the OMB impact(s). became effective 30 days after the Control Number, 3060–1206, in your Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: service of notice of the final permit correspondence. The Commission will Some assurances of confidentiality are decision. also accept your comments via the being provided to the respondents. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: March 31, 2015. Internet if you send them to PRA@ Parties filing Form 2100, Schedule 381 Deborah Jordan, fcc.gov. may seek confidential treatment of Director, Air Division, Region IX. To request materials in accessible information they provide pursuant to [FR Doc. 2015–08476 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] formats for people with disabilities the Commission’s existing (Braille, large print, electronic files, confidentiality rules (See 47 CFR 0.459). 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of final agency action.
DatesEPA Region 9 issued a final PSD permit decision for the FCPP on December 19, 2014. The permit became effective 30 days after the service of notice of the final permit decision. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review of this final permit decision, to the extent it is available, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of April 13, 2015.
ContactLisa Beckham, EPA Region 9, (415) 972- 3811, [email protected] Key portions of the administrative record for this decision (including the final permit, all public comments, EPA's responses to the public comments, and additional supporting information) are available through a link at Region 9's Web site, http://www.epa.gov/region9/air/permit/r9-permits-issued.html#psd, or at www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA-R09-OAR-2014-0545).
FR Citation80 FR 19660 
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