82 FR 37214 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to Title V Permit for Scrubgrass Generating Company; Pennsylvania

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 152 (August 9, 2017)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 37214]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[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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