82 FR 33909 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Bunge North America, Inc. Destrehan Grain Elevator, Destrehan, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 139 (July 21, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-15324

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated June 7, 2017, denying a petition asking EPA to object to the operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to Bunge North America, Inc. (Bunge) for its Destrehan Grain Elevator. Title V operating permit number 2520- 00048-V5 was issued on December 18, 2015 by the LDEQ to Bunge for modifications to the Destrehan Grain Elevator located in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. EPA's June 7, 2017 Order responds to a petition submitted on January 24, 2016 by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic on behalf of Petitioners Ms. Cynthia Portera and Ms. Toni Offerman. Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Act provide that a petitioner may ask for judicial review of those portions of the Orders that deny objections raised in the petitions in the appropriate United States Court of Appeals. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 307(b) of the Act.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9963-99-Region 6]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection 
to State Operating Permit for Bunge North America, Inc. Destrehan Grain 
Elevator, Destrehan, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA Administrator 
signed an Order, dated June 7, 2017, denying a petition asking EPA to 
object to the operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of 
Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to Bunge North America, Inc. (Bunge) for 
its Destrehan Grain Elevator. Title V operating permit number 2520-
00048-V5 was issued on December 18, 2015 by the LDEQ to Bunge for 
modifications to the Destrehan Grain Elevator located in St. Charles 
Parish, Louisiana. EPA's June 7, 2017 Order responds to a petition 
submitted on January 24, 2016 by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic on 
behalf of Petitioners Ms. Cynthia Portera and Ms. Toni Offerman. 
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Act provide that a petitioner may 
ask for judicial review of those portions of the Orders that deny 
objections raised in the petitions in the appropriate United States 
Court of Appeals. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days 
from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to 
section 307(b) of the Act.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final Order, the petition, and 
other supporting information at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 
Texas 75202-2733.
    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 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 
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. Additionally, the final June 7, 2017 Order is available 
electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-06/documents/bunge_response2016.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Toups at (214) 665-7258, email 
address: [email protected] or the above EPA, Region 6 address.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review, and object, as appropriate, to a title V operating permit 
proposed by a state permitting authority. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA 
and 40 CFR 70.8(d) authorizes any person to petition the EPA 
Administrator, within 60 days after the expiration of this review 
period, to object to a title V operating permit if EPA has not done so. 
Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were 
raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period 
provided by the state, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was 
impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period or unless 
the grounds for the issue arose after this period.
    EPA received the petition from the Petitioners on January 24, 2016 
for the operating permit issued on December 18, 2015 to Bunge North 
America, Inc. Destrehan Grain Elevator, Destrehan, St. Charles Parish, 
Louisiana.
    The Petitioner requests that the Administrator object to the 
proposed operating permit issued by the LDEQ to Bunge based on two 
claims. The claims are described in detail in Section IV of the Order. 
In summary, the issues raised are that: (1) The permit fails to comply 
with the Act's requirements for inclusion of a compliance plan and 
schedule in an issued permit; and, (2) the permit should have addressed 
the state `Environmental Assessment' as mandated under Louisiana 
Revised Statute R.S. 30:2018(C) for any source undergoing a 
`substantial modification.' The Order issued on June 7, 2017 responds 
to the Petition and explains the basis for EPA's decision.

    Dated: June 29, 2017.
Samuel Coleman,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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Delivery, EPA ICR No. 2434.75, OMB and its customers and stakeholders. It ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Control No. 2010–0042), which explain will also allow feedback to contribute AGENCY
in detail the information that the EPA directly to the improvement of program
[FRL–9963–99-Region 6]
will be collecting, are available in the management. The solicitation of
public docket for this ICR. The docket feedback will target areas such as: Clean Air Act Operating Permit
can be viewed online at Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy Program; Petitions for Objection to
www.regulations.gov or in person at the of information, courtesy, efficiency of State Operating Permit for Bunge
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room service delivery, and resolution of North America, Inc. Destrehan Grain
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., issues with service delivery. Responses Elevator, Destrehan, St. Charles
Washington, DC. The telephone number will be assessed to plan and inform Parish, Louisiana
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. efforts to improve or maintain the
For additional information about EPA’s quality of service offered to the public. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ If this information is not collected, vital Agency (EPA).
dockets. feedback from customers and ACTION: Notice of final action.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of stakeholders on the Agency’s services
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act
will be unavailable.
and information to enable it to: (i) The Agency will only submit a (CAA), the EPA Administrator signed an
Evaluate whether the proposed collection for approval under this Order, dated June 7, 2017, denying a
collection of information is necessary generic clearance if: The collections are petition asking EPA to object to the
for the proper performance of the voluntary; the collections are low- operating permit issued by the
functions of the Agency, including burden for respondents and are low-cost Louisiana Department of Environmental
whether the information will have Quality (LDEQ) to Bunge North
for both the respondents and the Federal
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the America, Inc. (Bunge) for its Destrehan
Government; the collections are
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the Grain Elevator. Title V operating permit
noncontroversial and do not raise issues
burden of the proposed collection of number 2520–00048–V5 was issued on
of concern to other Federal agencies; the
information, including the validity of December 18, 2015 by the LDEQ to
collection is targeted to the solicitation
the methodology and assumptions used; Bunge for modifications to the
of opinions from respondents who have
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Destrehan Grain Elevator located in St.
experience with the program or may
clarity of the information to be Charles Parish, Louisiana. EPA’s June 7,
have experience with the program in the
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 2017 Order responds to a petition
near future; personally identifiable
of the collection of information on those submitted on January 24, 2016 by the
information (PII) is collected only to the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic on
who are to respond, including through extent necessary and is not retained;
the use of appropriate automated behalf of Petitioners Ms. Cynthia Portera
information gathered will be used only and Ms. Toni Offerman. Sections 307(b)
electronic, mechanical, or other internally for general service
technological collection techniques or and 505(b)(2) of the Act provide that a
improvement and program management petitioner may ask for judicial review of
other forms of information technology, purposes and is not intended for release
e.g., permitting electronic submission of those portions of the Orders that deny
outside of the agency; information objections raised in the petitions in the
responses. EPA will consider the gathered will not be used for the
comments received and amend the ICR appropriate United States Court of
purpose of substantially informing Appeals. Any petition for review shall
as appropriate. The final ICR package influential policy decisions; information
will then be submitted to OMB for be filed within 60 days from the date
gathered will yield qualitative this notice appears in the Federal
review and approval. At that time, EPA information.
will issue another Federal Register Register, pursuant to section 307(b) of
Respondents/affected entities: the Act.
notice to announce the submission of Individuals and Households; Businesses
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to ADDRESSES: You may review copies of
and Organizations; State, Local or Tribal
submit additional comments to OMB. the final Order, the petition, and other
Government.
Abstract: The information collection Respondent’s obligation to respond: supporting information at EPA Region 6,
activity provides a means to garner Voluntary. 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–
qualitative customer and stakeholder Estimated number of respondents: 2733.
feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 120,000 (total). EPA requests that if at all possible,
in accordance with the Administration’s Frequency of response: Once per you contact the individual listed in the
commitment to improving service request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
delivery. Qualitative feedback includes Total estimated burden: 30,000 hours. section to view copies of the final Order,
information that provides useful Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). petition, and other supporting
insights on perceptions and opinions, Total estimated cost: There are no information. You may view the hard
but are not statistical surveys that yield annualized capital or operation & copies Monday through Friday, from
quantitative results that can be maintenance costs. 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding
generalized to the population of study. Changes in estimates: There is an Federal holidays. If you wish to
This feedback will provide insights increase of 10,000 hours annually in the examine these documents, you should
into customer or stakeholder total estimated respondent burden make an appointment at least 24 hours
perceptions, experiences and compared with the ICR currently before the visiting day. Additionally, the
expectations, provide an early warning final June 7, 2017 Order is available
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approved by OMB. This increase in
of issues with service, or focus attention hours is due to the increase in the use electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/
on areas where communication, training of surveys by the Agency. sites/production/files/2017-06/
or changes in operations might improve documents/bunge_response2016.pdf.
delivery of products or services. These Courtney Kerwin, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad
collections will allow for ongoing, Director, Regulatory Support Division. Toups at (214) 665–7258, email address:
collaborative and actionable [FR Doc. 2017–15345 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am] toups.brad@epa.gov or the above EPA,
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA Administrator ‘‘from the field’’ on a professional affiliations, and
affords EPA a 45-day period to review, broad range of environmental issues demonstrated familiarity with local,
and object, as appropriate, to a title V impacting local governments. Current regional and national environmental
operating permit proposed by a state LGAC committee members, and future issues, also may be considered.
permitting authority. Section 505(b)(2) qualified nominees, hold either elected
LGAC members are appointed for 1–
of the CAA and 40 CFR 70.8(d) or non-elected/appointed positions and
2 year terms and are eligible for
authorizes any person to petition the possess leadership experience—whether
managerial or technical/programmatic— reappointment. The Committee meets
EPA Administrator, within 60 days after
the expiration of this review period, to in the following contexts: Small several times a year, and the
object to a title V operating permit if community or township government Administrator may ask members to
EPA has not done so. Petitions must be (under 10,000 population); moderate- serve on Subcommittees and
based only on objections to the permit size or large city government; county Workgroups to develop reports and
that were raised with reasonable government; state government; and, recommendations to address specific
specificity during the public comment tribal government. policy issues. The average workload for
period provided by the state, unless the This notice solicits nominations to fill members is approximately 5 to 8 hours
petitioner demonstrates that it was 10–15 vacancies on EPA’s LGAC— per month. While EPA is unable to
impracticable to raise these issues currently comprised of 35 individuals— provide compensation for services,
during the comment period or unless beginning in July, 2017. Vacancies are official Committee travel and related
the grounds for the issue arose after this anticipated to be filled by September, expenses (lodging, etc.) will be fully
period. 2017. reimbursed.
EPA received the petition from the DATES: Nominations are reviewed on an Nominations can be submitted in
Petitioners on January 24, 2016 for the ongoing basis. However, to be electronic format (preferred) or in hard
operating permit issued on December considered for September 2017 copy format (see ADDRESSES section
18, 2015 to Bunge North America, Inc. appointments, nominations should be above). To be considered, all
Destrehan Grain Elevator, Destrehan, St. submitted by August 10, 2017.
nominations should include:
Charles Parish, Louisiana. ADDRESSES: Submit nominations
The Petitioner requests that the electronically to eargle.frances@epa.gov • Current contact information for the
Administrator object to the proposed with a subject heading of ‘LGAC 2017 applicant/nominee, including name,
operating permit issued by the LDEQ to NOMINATION’. You may also submit organization (and position within that
Bunge based on two claims. The claims nominations by mail to: M. Frances organization), current business address,
are described in detail in Section IV of Eargle, LGAC Designated Federal email address, and daytime telephone
the Order. In summary, the issues raised Officer, Office of Congressional and number;
are that: (1) The permit fails to comply Intergovernmental Relations (OCIR), • Brief statement describing the
with the Act’s requirements for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, nominee’s interest in serving on the
inclusion of a compliance plan and 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., LGAC;
schedule in an issued permit; and, (2) (MC1301A), Washington, DC 20460.
the permit should have addressed the Non-electronic submissions must follow • Resume and short biography (no
state ‘Environmental Assessment’ as the same format and contain the same more than 2 paragraphs) describing
mandated under Louisiana Revised information. professional, educational and other
Statute R.S. 30:2018(C) for any source FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. pertinent qualifications of the nominee,
undergoing a ‘substantial modification.’ Frances Eargle, Designated Federal including a list of relevant activities as
The Order issued on June 7, 2017 Officer for the LGAC, U.S. EPA; well as any current or previous service
responds to the Petition and explains telephone (202)564–3115; email: on advisory committees; and,
the basis for EPA’s decision. eargle.frances@epa.gov. • Letter(s) of recommendation from a
Dated: June 29, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: third party (or parties) supporting the
Samuel Coleman, Nominations: The credentials of all nomination. Letter(s) should describe
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 6. applicants/nominees will be fully how the nominee’s experience and
[FR Doc. 2017–15324 Filed 7–20–17; 8:45 am]
considered, but viable candidates knowledge will bring value to the work
must—at a minimum—fall within the of the LGAC.
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vocational/experiential parameters
outlined in the Summary above. In Other sources, in addition to this
addition to experience in local and/or Federal Register notice, may be utilized
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION in the solicitation of nominees. EPA
AGENCY state government, additional criteria to
be considered may include: Experience expressly values and welcomes
[FRL–9965–16–OA] with public-private partnerships; diversity. In an effort to obtain
coalition-building and grass-roots nominations of diverse candidates, the
Local Government Advisory agency encourages nominations of
involvement; implementation of
Committee: Request for Nominations women and men of all racial and ethnic
environmental regulatory programs,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection whether federally-delegated, state- groups. Individuals may self-nominate.
Agency (EPA). required or locally-mandated, including Dated: June 30, 2017.
permitting programs, Brownfields,
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ACTION: Notice of request for M. Arnita Hannon-Christmon,
nominations. Superfund clean-up, air and water
quality, and solid waste management; Acting Director, State and Local Relations,
and, rural and/or small community Office of Congressional and
SUMMARY: EPA’s Local Government
Intergovernmental Relations.
Advisory Committee (LGAC) is a federal economic development. Diversity in
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advisory committee chartered in 1992 vocational/career background, including
under the Federal Advisory Committee private sector/industry experience, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Act (FACA) to advise the EPA agricultural sector experience,

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FR Citation		82 FR 33909