83_FR_5283 83 FR 5258 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to Title V Permit for Raven Power, Fort Smallwood Complex; Maryland

83 FR 5258 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to Title V Permit for Raven Power, Fort Smallwood Complex; Maryland

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 25 (February 6, 2018)

Page Range5258-5259
FR Document2018-02333

Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order, dated January 17, 2018, denying a petition to object to a title V operating permit, issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), for the Raven Power Fort Smallwood Complex in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The Order responds to a February 3, 2017 petition. The petition was submitted jointly by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Environmental Integrity Project, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Chesapeake, Inc., and the Sierra Club (collectively, the Petitioners). 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 83 Issue 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-02333]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9973-54-Region 3]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to 
Title V Permit for Raven Power, Fort Smallwood Complex; Maryland

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 January 
17, 2018, denying a petition to object to a title V operating permit, 
issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), for the 
Raven Power Fort Smallwood Complex in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. 
The Order responds to a February 3, 2017 petition. The petition was 
submitted jointly by the Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 
Environmental Integrity Project, Physicians for Social Responsibility, 
Chesapeake, Inc., and the Sierra Club (collectively, the Petitioners). 
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

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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 website: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Talley, APD, 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 February 3, 2017 petition requested that the Administrator 
object to the proposed title V operating permit issued by MDE (Permit 
no. 24-003-0468) on the grounds that the proposed permit and permit 
record did not contain adequate monitoring and testing requirements to 
demonstrate compliance with the opacity and particulate matter emission 
limits contained in the permit.
    The Order denying the petition to object to the state operating 
permit to the Raven Power Fort Smallwood Complex explains the reasons 
behind EPA's decision to deny the petition for objection.

    Dated: January 23, 2018.
Cosmo Servidio,
Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2018-02333 Filed 2-5-18; 8:45 am]
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5258 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 6, 2018 / Notices II. What information collection activity whenever the previously reported IV. What is the next step in the process or ICR does this action apply to? substance is found to be misidentified. for this ICR? Title: Correction of Misreported This would impose a much greater EPA will consider the comments Chemical Substances on the TSCA burden on both EPA and the submitter received and amend the ICR as Inventory. than the existing correction mechanism. appropriate. The final ICR package will ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1741.08. This information collection applies to then be submitted to OMB for review OMB control number: OMB Control reporting and recordkeeping activities and approval pursuant to 5 CFR No. 2070–0145. associated with the correction of 1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal ICR status: This ICR is currently misreported chemical substances found Register document pursuant to 5 CFR scheduled to expire on June 30, 2018. on the TSCA Inventory. 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, Responses to the collection of submission of the ICR to OMB and the and a person is not required to respond information are voluntary. Respondents opportunity to submit additional to, a collection of information, unless it may claim all or part of a response comments to OMB. If you have any displays a currently valid OMB control confidential. EPA will disclose questions about this ICR or the approval number. The OMB control numbers for information that is covered by a claim process, please contact the technical EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code of confidentiality only to the extent person listed under FOR FURTHER of Federal Regulations (CFR), after permitted by, and in accordance with, INFORMATION CONTACT. appearing in the Federal Register when the procedures in TSCA section 14 and Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 40 CFR part 2. Dated: January 31, 2018. are displayed either by publication in Burden statement: The annual public Charlotte Bertrand, the Federal Register or by other reporting and recordkeeping burden for appropriate means, such as on the this collection of information is Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and related collection instrument or form, if estimated to average 2.25 hours per Pollution Prevention. applicable. The display of OMB control response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR [FR Doc. 2018–02348 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] numbers for certain EPA regulations is 1320.3(b). BILLING CODE 6560–50–P consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. The ICR, which is available in the Abstract: Section 8(b) of the Toxic docket along with other related Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires materials, provides a detailed ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EPA to compile and keep current an explanation of the collection activities AGENCY Inventory of Chemical Substances in and the burden estimate that is only Commerce, which is a listing of briefly summarized here: [FRL–9973–54–Region 3] chemical substances manufactured, Respondents/Affected Entities: imported, and processed for commercial Clean Air Act Operating Permit Entities potentially affected by this ICR Program; Petition To Object to Title V purposes in the United States. The are manufacturers or importers of purpose of the Inventory is to define, for Permit for Raven Power, Fort chemical substances, mixtures or Smallwood Complex; Maryland the purpose of TSCA, what chemical categories listed on the TSCA Inventory substances exist in U.S. commerce. and regulated under TSCA section 8, AGENCY: Environmental Protection Since the Inventory thereby performs a who had reported to EPA during the Agency (EPA). regulatory function by distinguishing initial effort to establish the TSCA ACTION: Notice of final action. between existing chemicals and new Inventory in 1979, and who need to chemicals, which TSCA regulates in make a correction to that submission. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act different ways, it is imperative that the (CAA), the Environmental Protection Estimated total number of potential Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Inventory be accurate. respondents: 9. However, from time to time, EPA or Order, dated January 17, 2018, denying respondents discover that substances Frequency of response: On occasion. a petition to object to a title V operating have been incorrectly described by Estimated total average number of permit, issued by the Maryland reporting companies. Reported responses for each respondent: 1.0. Department of the Environment (MDE), substances have been unintentionally Estimated total annual burden hours: for the Raven Power Fort Smallwood misidentified as a result of simple 39.24 hours. Complex in Anne Arundel County, typographical errors, the Estimated total annual costs: Maryland. The Order responds to a misidentification of substances, or the $3,029.72. This includes an estimated February 3, 2017 petition. The petition lack of sufficient technical or analytical burden cost of $3,029.72 and an was submitted jointly by the information to characterize fully the estimated cost of $0 for capital Chesapeake Climate Action Network, exact chemical substances. EPA has investment or maintenance and Environmental Integrity Project, developed guidelines (45 FR 50544, July operational costs. Physicians for Social Responsibility, 29, 1980) under which incorrectly Chesapeake, Inc., and the Sierra Club III. Are there changes in the estimates (collectively, the Petitioners). This described substances listed in the from the last approval? Order constitutes final action on that Inventory can be corrected. The correction mechanism ensures the There is an increase of 19 hours in the petition requesting that the accuracy of the Inventory without total estimated respondent burden Administrator object to the issuance of imposing an unreasonable burden on compared with that identified in the ICR the proposed CAA title V permit. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES the chemical industry. Without the currently approved by OMB. This ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, Inventory correction mechanism, a increase reflects program changes in CBI the petition, and all pertinent company that submitted incorrect substantiation requirements, as enacted information relating thereto are on file information would have to file a pre- in the Frank R Lautenberg Chemical at the following location: EPA, Region manufacture notification (PMN) under Safety Act for the 21st Century. This III, Air Protection Division (APD), 1650 TSCA section 5 to place the correct change is the result of a program Arch St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania chemical substance on the Inventory change. 19103. EPA requests that if at all VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Feb 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 25 / Tuesday, February 6, 2018 / Notices 5259 possible, you contact the individual ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION please make requests for listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AGENCY accommodations at least 10 days prior CONTACT section to view copies of the to the teleconference meeting. [FRL–9973–53–OARM] final Order, petition, and other Dated: January 23, 2018. supporting information. You may view National Advisory Council for Eugene Green, the hard copies Monday through Friday, Environmental Policy and Technology Designated Federal Officer. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding Federal [FR Doc. 2018–02335 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] holidays. If you wish to examine these AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). BILLING CODE 6560–50–P documents, you should make an ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory appointment at least 24 hours before the visiting day. The final Order is also Committee Teleconference. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION available electronically at the following SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory AGENCY website: https://www.epa.gov/title-v- Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a [FRL–9974–01–Region 2] operating-permits/title-v-petition- public meeting of the National Advisory database. Council for Environmental Policy and Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT Settlement for the Frankfort Asbestos FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provides advice to the EPA Superfund Site, Village of Frankfort, David Talley, APD, EPA Region III, Administrator on a broad range of Herkimer County, New York telephone (215) 814–2117, or by email environmental policy, technology, and at talley.david@epa.gov. AGENCY: Environmental Protection management issues. NACEPT members Agency (EPA). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA represent academia, business/industry, ACTION: Notice; request for public affords EPA a 45-day period to review non-governmental organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. The comment. and object to, as appropriate, operating permits proposed by state permitting purpose of this meeting is for NACEPT SUMMARY: In accordance with the to discuss the draft second report Comprehensive Environmental authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the recommendations addressing how to Response, Compensation, and Liability CAA authorizes any person to petition best integrate citizen science work at Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), the EPA Administrator within 60 days EPA through effective collaboration and notice is hereby given by the U.S. after the expiration of this review period partnerships. Environmental Protection Agency to object to a state operating permit if A copy of the meeting agenda will be (‘‘EPA’’), Region 2, of a proposed cost EPA has not done so. Petitions must be posted at http://www2.epa.gov/faca/ recovery settlement agreement pursuant based only on objections raised with nacept. to CERCLA, with City Recycling, Inc. reasonable specificity during the public (‘‘Settling Party’’) for the Frankfort DATES: NACEPT will hold a public comment period, unless the petitioner Asbestos Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’), teleconference on February 28, 2018, demonstrates that it was impracticable from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. (EST). located in the Village of Frankfort, to raise these issues during the comment Herkimer County, New York. ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be period or that the grounds for objection DATES: Comments must be submitted on held at the EPA Headquarters, William or other issue arose after the comment Jefferson Clinton Federal Building East, or before March 8, 2018. period. Room 1132, 1201 Constitution Avenue ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is The February 3, 2017 petition NW, Washington, DC 20004. available for public inspection at EPA requested that the Administrator object FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Region 2 offices at 290 Broadway, New to the proposed title V operating permit Eugene Green, Designated Federal York, New York 10007–1866. Comments issued by MDE (Permit no. 24–003– Officer, green.eugene@epa.gov, (202) should reference the Frankfort Asbestos 0468) on the grounds that the proposed 564–2432, U.S. EPA, Office of Superfund Site, Frankfort, Herkimer permit and permit record did not Resources, Operations and Management; County, New York, Index No. CERCLA– contain adequate monitoring and testing Federal Advisory Committee 02–2018–2008. To request a copy of the requirements to demonstrate Management Division (MC1601M), 1200 proposed settlement agreement, please compliance with the opacity and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, contact the EPA employee identified particulate matter emission limits DC 20460. below. contained in the permit. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to make oral comments or to provide Jocelyn Scott, Attorney, Office of The Order denying the petition to written comments to NACEPT should be Regional Counsel, New York/Caribbean object to the state operating permit to sent to Eugene Green at green.eugene@ Superfund Branch, U.S. Environmental the Raven Power Fort Smallwood Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th epa.gov by February 21st. The Complex explains the reasons behind Floor, New York, NY 10007–1866. teleconference is open to the public, EPA’s decision to deny the petition for email: scott.jocelyn@epa.gov. with limited lines available on a first- objection. come, first-served basis. Members of the Telephone: 212–637–3179. Dated: January 23, 2018. public wishing to participate in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cosmo Servidio, teleconference should contact Eugene Settling Party agrees to pay EPA Regional Administrator, Region III. Green via email or by calling (202) 564– $100,000.00 in reimbursement of EPA’s daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2018–02333 Filed 2–5–18; 8:45 am] 2432 no later than February 21st. past response costs paid at or in Meeting Access: Information regarding connection with the Site, plus an BILLING CODE 6560–50–P accessibility and/or accommodations for additional sum for interest from the date individuals with disabilities should be of execution by EPA through the date of directed to Eugene Green at the email payment. address or phone number listed above. The settlement includes a covenant by To ensure adequate time for processing, EPA not to sue or to take administrative VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:02 Feb 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06FEN1.SGM 06FEN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of final action.
ContactDavid Talley, APD, EPA Region III, telephone (215) 814-2117, or by email at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 5258 
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