81 FR 24810 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 81 (April 27, 2016)

Page Range		24810-24812
FR Document		2016-09859

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club and the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (collectively ``Plaintiffs'') in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana: Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. McCarthy, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-00858-JJB-RLB (M.D. L.A.). On December 23, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a complaint and amended complaint alleging that Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity as Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), failed to perform a non-discretionary duty to grant or deny within 60 days a petition submitted by Plaintiffs on May 19, 2015 requesting that EPA object to a CAA Title V permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (``LDEQ''), to Yuhuang Chemical Inc., authorizing the construction and operation of the Yuhuang methanol manufacturing plant in St. James, Louisiana. The proposed consent decree would establish a deadline for EPA to take such action.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OGC-2016-0237; FRL 9945-73-OGC]


Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (``CAA'' or the ``Act''), notice is hereby given of a proposed 
consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club and the 
Louisiana Environmental Action Network (collectively

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``Plaintiffs'') in the United States District Court for the Middle 
District of Louisiana: Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. 
McCarthy, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-00858-JJB-RLB (M.D. L.A.). On 
December 23, 2015, Plaintiffs filed a complaint and amended complaint 
alleging that Gina McCarthy, in her official capacity as Administrator 
of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), failed 
to perform a non-discretionary duty to grant or deny within 60 days a 
petition submitted by Plaintiffs on May 19, 2015 requesting that EPA 
object to a CAA Title V permit issued by the Louisiana Department of 
Environmental Quality (``LDEQ''), to Yuhuang Chemical Inc., authorizing 
the construction and operation of the Yuhuang methanol manufacturing 
plant in St. James, Louisiana. The proposed consent decree would 
establish a deadline for EPA to take such action.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received 
by May 27, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2016-0237, online at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred 
method); by email to [email protected]; by mail to EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to 
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be 
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters 
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Krallman, Air and Radiation Law 
Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone: (202) 564-0904; fax number (202) 564-5603; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

    The proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit filed by the 
Plaintiffs seeking to compel the Administrator to take actions under 
CAA section 505(b)(2). Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, 
EPA would agree to sign its response granting or denying the petition 
filed by Plaintiffs regarding the Yuhuang methanol manufacturing plant 
located in St. James, Louisiana, pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the 
CAA, on or before September 1, 2016.
    Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA would 
expeditiously deliver notice of EPA's response to the Office of the 
Federal Register for review and publication following signature of such 
response. In addition, the proposed consent decree outlines the 
procedure for the Plaintiffs to request costs of litigation, including 
attorney fees.
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication 
of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who are not named as parties or 
intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of 
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree 
if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that 
such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 
with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of 
Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should be 
withdrawn, the terms of the consent decree will be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent 
Decree

A. How can I get a copy of the consent decree?

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID 
No EPA-HQ-OGC-2016-0237) contains a copy of the proposed consent 
decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at 
the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket 
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
http://www.regulations.gov. You may use http://www.regulations.gov to 
submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the 
contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in 
the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select 
``search.''
    It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing online at http://www.regulations.gov without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, confidential business 
information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official 
public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that 
copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a 
public comment, will not be placed in EPA's electronic public docket 
but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official 
public docket. Although not all docket materials may be available 
electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available 
docket materials through the EPA Docket Center.

B. How and to whom do I submit comments?

    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period 
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late 
comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name, mailing address, and an email address or other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or 
CD-ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or 
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included 
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, 
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you 
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    Use of the http://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments 
to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. 
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, email address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.

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In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail 
(email) system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an 
email comment directly to the Docket without going through 
www.regulations.gov, your email address is automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.

    Dated: April 19, 2016.
Lorie J. Schmidt,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2016-09859 Filed 4-26-16; 8:45 am]
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Filed Date: 4/18/16. Dated: April 19, 2016. White Pine 1 SSR to be effective 4/16/
Accession Number: 20160418–5272. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 2016.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. Deputy Secretary. Filed Date: 4/21/16.
[FR Doc. 2016–09823 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am] Accession Number: 20160421–5041.
Docket Numbers: RP16–584–001.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/16.
Applicants: WestGas InterState, Inc. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Take notice that the Commission
Description: Compliance filing
received the following PURPA
20160418_NAESB Compliance Filing to
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 210(m)(3) filings:
be effective 4/1/2016.
Docket Numbers: QM16–2–000.
Filed Date: 4/18/16. Federal Energy Regulatory Applicants: Ameren Illinois
Accession Number: 20160418–5233. Commission Company, Union Electric Company.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. Description: Application of Ameren
Docket Numbers: RP16–597–002. Combined Notice of Filings #1 Illinois Company and Union Electric
Applicants: Tallgrass Interstate Gas Take notice that the Commission Company to Terminate Mandatory
Transmission, L. received the following electric rate Purchase Obligation Under the Public
Description: Compliance filing Order filings: Utility Regulatory Policies Act.
No. 587–W Compliance Filing to be Docket Numbers: ER16–1033–001. Filed Date: 4/20/16.
effective 4/1/2016. Applicants: Windrose Power and Gas Accession Number: 20160420–5193.
Filed Date: 4/18/16. LLC. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/18/16.
Accession Number: 20160418–5172. Description: Tariff Amendment: The filings are accessible in the
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. Market Based Rate Tariff to be effective Commission’s eLibrary system by
5/5/2016. clicking on the links or querying the
Docket Numbers: RP16–598–002. docket number.
Applicants: Rockies Express Pipeline Filed Date: 4/21/16.
Accession Number: 20160421–5055. Any person desiring to intervene or
LLC. protest in any of the above proceedings
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/16.
Description: Compliance filing Order must file in accordance with Rules 211
No. 587–W Compliance Filing to be Docket Numbers: ER16–1476–000.
Applicants: Southern California and 214 of the Commission’s
effective 4/1/2016. Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Edison Company.
Filed Date: 4/18/16. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: 2016 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Accession Number: 20160418–5171. Revised Added Facilities Rate under time on the specified comment date.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. TO—Filing No. 1 to be effective 1/1/ Protests may be considered, but
Docket Numbers: RP16–599–002. 2016. intervention is necessary to become a
Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline Filed Date: 4/21/16. party to the proceeding.
Company LLC. Accession Number: 20160421–5001. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
Description: Compliance filing Order Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/16. information relating to filing
No. 587 W Compliance to be effective 4/ Docket Numbers: ER16–1477–000. requirements, interventions, protests,
1/2016. Applicants: NSTAR Electric service, and qualifying facilities filings
Filed Date: 4/18/16. Company. can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
Accession Number: 20160418–5174. Description: Notice of Termination of docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
NSTAR Electric Company of 1993 other information, call (866) 208–3676
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16.
Interconnection Agreement Rate (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Docket Numbers: RP16–800–001.
Schedule No. 176. Dated: April 21, 2016.
Applicants: Texas Gas Transmission,
Filed Date: 4/20/16. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
LLC. Accession Number: 20160420–5171.
Description: Tariff Amendment: Deputy Secretary.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/11/16. [FR Doc. 2016–09822 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am]
Amendment to Filing (RP16–800) to be
Docket Numbers: ER16–1479–000.
effective 4/1/2016. BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Applicants: Kentucky Utilities
Filed Date: 4/18/16. Company.
Accession Number: 20160418–5115. Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/2/16. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Brown Solar Depreciation Rates to be
AGENCY
Any person desiring to protest in any effective 12/31/9998.
of the above proceedings must file in Filed Date: 4/21/16. [EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0237; FRL 9945–73–
accordance with Rule 211 of the Accession Number: 20160421–5027. OGC]
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/16.
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air
Docket Numbers: ER16–1480–000.
time on the specified comment date. Applicants: Midcontinent Act Citizen Suit
The filings are accessible in the Independent System Operator, Inc. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Commission’s eLibrary system by Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: Agency (EPA).
clicking on the links or querying the 2016–04–21_SA 6507 White Pine 1 SSR ACTION: Notice of proposed consent
docket number. Renewal to be effective 4/16/2016.
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decree; request for public comment.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed Filed Date: 4/21/16.
information relating to filing Accession Number: 20160421–5038. SUMMARY: In accordance with section
requirements, interventions, protests, Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 5/12/16. 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended
service, and qualifying facilities filings Docket Numbers: ER16–1481–000. (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ Applicants: Midcontinent given of a proposed consent decree to
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For Independent System Operator, Inc. address a lawsuit filed by Sierra Club
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing: and the Louisiana Environmental
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 2016–04–21_Schedule 43H Renewal Action Network (collectively

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In contrast to EPA’s electronic public Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Total estimated cost: $394,000 (per
docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., year), which includes in $16,400
system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via annualized capital/startup and/or
system. If you send an email comment email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. operation & maintenance costs.
directly to the Docket without going Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Changes in the estimates: There is a
through www.regulations.gov, your for EPA. small adjustment increase in the
email address is automatically captured EPA’s policy is that all comments respondent labor hours as currently
and included as part of the comment received will be included in the public identified in the OMB Inventory of
that is placed in the official public docket without change including any Approved Burdens. The increase is due
docket, and made available in EPA’s personal information provided, unless to a change in assumption. In this ICR,
electronic public docket. the comment includes profanity, threats, we assume all existing sources will take
Dated: April 19, 2016. information claimed to be Confidential some time each year to re-familiarize
Business Information (CBI), or other themselves with the regulatory
Lorie J. Schmidt,
information whose disclosure is requirements.
Associate General Counsel.
restricted by statute. Courtney Kerwin,
[FR Doc. 2016–09859 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Acting-Director, Collection Strategies
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Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, Division.
and Media Programs Division, Office of [FR Doc. 2016–09891 Filed 4–26–16; 8:45 am]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
AGENCY Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0691; FRL–9945– DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
32–OEI] FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
564–2970; email address:
CORPORATION
yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sunshine Act Meeting
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will Notice of a Matter To Be Added to the
for Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants Agenda for Consideration at an Agency
(Renewal) be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection viewed online at www.regulations.gov Pursuant to the provisions of the
Agency (EPA). or in person at the EPA Docket Center, ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
ACTION: Notice. EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, the following matter will be added to
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection DC. The telephone number for the the ‘‘Discussion Agenda’’ for
Agency has submitted an information Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For consideration at the open meeting of the
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for additional information about EPA’s Board of Directors of the Federal
Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants (40 public docket, visit: http:// Deposit Insurance Corporation
CFR part 63, subpart IIIII) (Renewal)’’ www.epa.gov/dockets. scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m. on
(EPA ICR No. 2046.08, OMB Control No. Abstract: Owners and operators of Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in the Board
2060–0542), to the Office of affected facilities are required to comply Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC
Management and Budget (OMB) for with reporting and record keeping Building located at 550–17th Street
review and approval in accordance with requirements for the general provisions NW., Washington, DC:
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. of 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, as well as Memorandum and resolution re:
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed for the specific requirements at 40 CFR Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
extension of the ICR, which is currently part 63, subpart IIIII. This includes Implement Liquidity Risk Standards for
approved through April 30, 2016. Public submitting initial notification reports, Certain FDIC Supervised Institutions.
comments were previously requested performance tests and periodic reports Requests for further information
via the Federal Register (80 FR 32116) and results, and maintaining records of concerning the meeting may be directed
on June 5, 2015 during a 60-day the occurrence and duration of any to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive
comment period. This notice allows for startup, shutdown, or malfunction in Secretary of the Corporation, at 202–
an additional 30 days for public the operation of an affected facility, or 898–7043.
comments. A fuller description of the any period during which the monitoring Dated: April 22, 2016.
ICR is given below, including its system is inoperative. These reports are
estimated burden and cost to the public. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
used by EPA to determine compliance Robert E. Feldman,
An Agency may neither conduct nor with these standards.
sponsor and a person is not required to Executive Secretary.
Form Numbers: None.
respond to a collection of information Respondents/affected entities: [FR Doc. 2016–09924 Filed 4–25–16; 11:15 am]
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Mercury cell chlor-alkali plants. BILLING CODE P
control number. Respondent’s obligation to respond:
DATES: Additional comments may be Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart
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submitted on or before May 27, 2016. IIIII). FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Estimated number of respondents: 2 CORPORATION
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– (total). Sunshine Act Meeting
HQ–OECA–2012–0691, to: (1) EPA Frequency of response: Initially and
online using www.regulations.gov (our semiannually. Pursuant to the provisions of the
preferred method), or by email to Total estimated burden: 3,760 hours ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
Docket Center, Environmental 1320.3(b). the Federal Deposit Insurance

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment.
Dates		Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by May 27, 2016.
Contact		John Krallman, Air and Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
FR Citation		81 FR 24810