83 FR 23457 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Yuhuang Chemical Company, Inc. Methanol Plant, St James Parish Louisiana
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10774 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 23457-23458] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10774] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9976-69--Region 6] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Yuhuang Chemical Company, Inc. Methanol Plant, St James Parish Louisiana AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petitions for objection to Clean Air Act title V operating permit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated April 2, 2018 denying Petitions dated March 30, 2017 and August 3, 2017 from the Louisiana Environmental Action Network and the Sierra Club (collectively, the Petitions and Petitioners, respectively). The Petitions requested that the EPA object to the Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit 1560-00295-V1 issued on June 30, 2017 by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (the LDEQ) to Yuhuang Chemical Company, Inc. (YCI) for its Methanol Plant located in St. James, St. James Parish, Louisiana. ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other supporting information. You may review copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other supporting information at the EPA Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202. 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. Additionally, the final Order and Petition are available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/ [[Page 23458]] title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Toups, EPA Region 6, by phone (214) 665-7258, or email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords the EPA a 45-day period to review and object to, as appropriate, operating permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the CAA. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator to object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the expiration of the EPA's 45-day review period if the EPA has not objected on its own initiative. 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 issues arose after this period. The EPA received the Petitions from the Petitioners dated March 30, 2017 and August 3, 2017, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of operating permit no. 1560-00295-V1, issued by the LDEQ to YCI in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The Petitioners requested that the Administrator object to the proposed operating permit on several bases which are described in detail in Section IV of the Order. In summary, the issues raised include: Emissions limits for preconstruction purposes were not properly made (various claims, introduction to Order Section IV); and numerous claims concerning monitoring of emissions, such as the Steam Methane Reformer (SMR) carbon monoxide (CO) and Auxiliary Boiler CO emissions (Section IV.A.); claims concerning SMR volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions (Section IV.B.); claims concerning Auxiliary Boiler VOC emissions (Section IV.C.); claims concerning fugitive CO emissions (Section IV.D.), claims concerning truck, railcar, and marine loading VOC emissions (Section IV.E.); claims concerning storage tank VOC and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions (Section IV.F.); and claims concerning flare VOC, particulate matter (PM), and CO emissions (Section IV.G.). The Order issued on April 2, 2018 responds to all claims in both petitions and explains the basis for the EPA's decision. Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner may request judicial review of those portions of an order that deny issues in a petition. Any petition for review shall be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later than June 11, 2018. Dated: May 14, 2018. Anne Idsal, Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2018-10774 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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[Docket No. EL18–146–000] Kimberly D. Bose,
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Take notice that on May 11, 2018,
Take notice that on May 4, 2018, pursuant to Rule 207 of the Federal ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Western Area Power Administration Energy Regulatory Commission’s AGENCY
submitted tariff filing per: CRSP_OLM_ (Commission) Rules of Practice and
[FRL–9976–69—Region 6]
WAPA177–20180504 to be effective Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207 (2017),
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Any person desiring to intervene or to Company (Petitioner), filed a petition Program; Petitions for Objection to
for a declaratory order requesting that State Operating Permit for Yuhuang
protest this filing must file in
the Commission find that payment of Chemical Company, Inc. Methanol
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of
dividends from FERC Account 211— Plant, St James Parish Louisiana
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Miscellaneous Paid in Capital, until
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). such time as Petitioner has retained AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Protests will be considered by the earnings to pay the full dividend Agency (EPA).
Commission in determining the amount to its sole shareholder, Great ACTION: Notice of final Order on
appropriate action to be taken, but will Plains Energy (or its successor), Petitions for objection to Clean Air Act
not serve to make protestants parties to complies with section 305(a) of the title V operating permit.
the proceeding. Any person wishing to Federal Power Act,1 as more fully
become a party must file a notice of explained in the petition. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
intervention or motion to intervene, as Any person desiring to intervene or to Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or protest this filing must file in Order dated April 2, 2018 denying
protests must be filed on or before the accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Petitions dated March 30, 2017 and
comment date. On or before the the Commission’s Rules of Practice and August 3, 2017 from the Louisiana
comment date, it is not necessary to Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Environmental Action Network and the
Protests will be considered by the Sierra Club (collectively, the Petitions
serve motions to intervene or protests
Commission in determining the and Petitioners, respectively). The
on persons other than the Applicant.
appropriate action to be taken, but will Petitions requested that the EPA object
The Commission encourages to the Clean Air Act (CAA) title V
not serve to make protestants parties to
electronic submission of protests and operating permit 1560–00295–V1 issued
the proceeding. Any person wishing to
interventions in lieu of paper using the become a party must file a notice of on June 30, 2017 by the Louisiana
eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. intervention or motion to intervene, as Department of Environmental Quality
Persons unable to file electronically appropriate. Such notices, motions, or (the LDEQ) to Yuhuang Chemical
should submit an original and 5 copies protests must be filed on or before the Company, Inc. (YCI) for its Methanol
of the protest or intervention to the comment date. Anyone filing a motion Plant located in St. James, St. James
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, to intervene or protest must serve a copy Parish, Louisiana.
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC of that document on the Petitioner. ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you
20426. The Commission encourages contact the individual listed in the FOR
This filing is accessible on-line at electronic submission of protests and FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary interventions in lieu of paper using the view copies of the final Order, the
link and is available for review in the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. Petition, and other supporting
Commission’s Public Reference Room in Persons unable to file electronically information. You may review copies of
Washington, DC. There is an should submit an original and 5 copies the final Order, the Petition, and other
eSubscription link on the website that of the protest or intervention to the supporting information at the EPA
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue,
enables subscribers to receive email
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75202. You may
notification when a document is added
view the hard copies Monday through
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to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance 20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding
with any FERC Online service, please federal holidays. If you wish to examine
http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary
email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or these documents, you should make an
link and is available for review in the
call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, Commission’s Public Reference Room in appointment at least 24 hours before the
call (202) 502–8659. Washington, DC. There is an visiting day. Additionally, the final
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Order and Petition are available
Time on June 4, 2018. 1 16 U.S.C. 825d. electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/
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title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition- be filed in the United States Court of 1809T), Environmental Protection
database. Appeals for the appropriate circuit no Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad later than June 11, 2018. Washington, DC 20460; telephone
Toups, EPA Region 6, by phone (214) Dated: May 14, 2018. number: 202–566–2347; fax number:
665–7258, or email at toups.brad@ Anne Idsal, 202–566–2338 email address:
epa.gov. simon.nathalie@epa.gov.
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA [FR Doc. 2018–10774 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]
affords the EPA a 45-day period to Supporting documents which explain in
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review and object to, as appropriate, detail the information that the EPA will
operating permits proposed by state be collecting are available in the public
permitting authorities under title V of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION docket for this ICR. The docket can be
the CAA. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA AGENCY viewed online at www.regulations.gov
authorizes any person to petition the or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
[EPA HQ–OA–2008–0701; FRL–9977–91– WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
EPA Administrator to object to a title V OA]
operating permit within 60 days after Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day Proposed Information Collection The telephone number for the Docket
review period if the EPA has not Request; Comment Request; Focus Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
objected on its own initiative. Petitions Groups as Used by EPA for Economics information about EPA’s public docket,
must be based only on objections to the Projects (Renewal) visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
permit that were raised with reasonable Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
specificity during the public comment AGENCY: Environmental Protection the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
period provided by the state, unless the Agency (EPA). and information to enable it to: (i)
petitioner demonstrates that it was ACTION: Notice. Evaluate whether the proposed
impracticable to raise these issues collection of information is necessary
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for the proper performance of the
during the comment period or unless
Agency is planning to submit an functions of the Agency, including
the grounds for the issues arose after
information collection request (ICR), whether the information will have
this period.
The EPA received the Petitions from ‘‘Focus Groups as used by EPA for practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
the Petitioners dated March 30, 2017 Economics Projects (Renewal)’’ (EPA accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
and August 3, 2017, requesting that the ICR No. 2205.17, OMB Control No. burden of the proposed collection of
EPA object to the issuance of operating 2090–0028) to the Office of Management information, including the validity of
permit no. 1560–00295–V1, issued by and Budget (OMB) for review and the methodology and assumptions used;
the LDEQ to YCI in St. James Parish, approval in accordance with the (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
Louisiana. The Petitioners requested Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing clarity of the information to be
that the Administrator object to the so, EPA is soliciting public comments collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
proposed operating permit on several on specific aspects of the proposed of the collection of information on those
bases which are described in detail in information collection as described who are to respond, including through
Section IV of the Order. In summary, the below. This is a proposed renewal of the the use of appropriate automated
issues raised include: Emissions limits ICR, which is currently approved electronic, mechanical, or other
for preconstruction purposes were not through September 30, 2018. An Agency technological collection techniques or
properly made (various claims, may not conduct or sponsor and a other forms of information technology,
introduction to Order Section IV); and person is not required to respond to a e.g., permitting electronic submission of
numerous claims concerning monitoring collection of information unless it responses. EPA will consider the
of emissions, such as the Steam displays a currently valid OMB control comments received and amend the ICR
Methane Reformer (SMR) carbon number. as appropriate. The final ICR package
monoxide (CO) and Auxiliary Boiler CO DATES: Comments must be submitted on will then be submitted to OMB for
emissions (Section IV.A.); claims or before July 20, 2018. review and approval. At that time, EPA
concerning SMR volatile organic ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will issue another Federal Register
compound (VOC) emissions (Section referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– notice to announce the submission of
IV.B.); claims concerning Auxiliary OA–2008–0701, online using the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
Boiler VOC emissions (Section IV.C.); www.regulations.gov (our preferred submit additional comments to OMB.
claims concerning fugitive CO method), by email to oei.docket@ Abstract: The Environmental
emissions (Section IV.D.), claims epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking
concerning truck, railcar, and marine Center, Environmental Protection renewal of a generic information
loading VOC emissions (Section IV.E.); Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 collection request (ICR) for the conduct
claims concerning storage tank VOC and Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC of focus groups and protocol interviews
hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions 20460. (hereafter jointly referred to as focus
(Section IV.F.); and claims concerning EPA’s policy is that all comments groups) related to economics projects.
flare VOC, particulate matter (PM), and received will be included in the public Over the next three years, the Agency
CO emissions (Section IV.G.). The Order docket without change including any anticipates working on a number of
personal information provided, unless survey development efforts associated
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
issued on April 2, 2018 responds to all
claims in both petitions and explains the comment includes profanity, threats, with a variety of economics projects
the basis for the EPA’s decision. information claimed to be Confidential including those related to valuation of
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Business Information (CBI) or other ecosystems, health risk reductions, and
CAA provide that a petitioner may information whose disclosure is improvements to coastal waters, to
request judicial review of those portions restricted by statute. name a few. Focus groups are an
of an order that deny issues in a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: important part of any survey
petition. Any petition for review shall Nathalie Simon, Office of Policy, (MC development process, allowing
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