83 FR 62860 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection To State Operating Permit for the U.S. Department of Energy-Hanford Operations, Benton County, Washington

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

Page Range		62860-62860
FR Document		2018-26482

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order, dated October 15, 2018, granting a petition dated September 1, 2016, filed by Bill Green of Richland, Washington. The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit (Permit No. 00-05-006, Renewal 2, Revision B) issued by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) to the U.S. Department of Energy-Hanford Operations (DOE) for the Hanford site located in Benton County, Washington.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9987-44-Region 10]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection To 
State Operating Permit for the U.S. Department of Energy-Hanford 
Operations, Benton County, Washington

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition for objection to Clean Air 
Act title V operating permit.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed 
an Order, dated October 15, 2018, granting a petition dated September 
1, 2016, filed by Bill Green of Richland, Washington. The Petition 
requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V 
operating permit (Permit No. 00-05-006, Renewal 2, Revision B) issued 
by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) to the U.S. 
Department of Energy-Hanford Operations (DOE) for the Hanford site 
located in Benton County, Washington.

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 view 
hard copies of these documents Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 
p.m., excluding federal holidays, at EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 
Seattle, Washington. 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: http://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly McFadden, EPA Region 10, (206) 
553-1679, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords the EPA a 45-day period to 
review and object to, as appropriate, a title V operating permit 
proposed by a state permitting authority 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 issue arose 
after this period.
    The EPA received the Petition from Bill Green of Richland, 
Washington, dated September 1, 2016, requesting that the EPA object to 
the issuance of title V operating permit no. 00-05-006, Renewal 2, 
Revision B, issued by Ecology to DOE for the Hanford site in Benton 
County, Washington.
    The Petition claims that Ecology did not, as required by 40 CFR 
70.7(h)(2), make available during the public comment process all of the 
information that the permitting authority had deemed to be relevant by 
using it in the permitting process.
    On October 15, 2018, the EPA Administrator issued an Order granting 
the Petition. The Order explains the basis for EPA's decision.
    Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner 
may ask for judicial review of those portions of an order that deny 
issues raised in a petition. Any petition for review shall be filed in 
the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later 
than February 4, 2019.

    Dated: November 21, 2018.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 10.
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i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at Dated: November 29, 2018. review period if the EPA has not
(202) 502–6093 or email at Kimberly D. Bose, objected on its own initiative. Petitions
michael.spencer@ferc.gov. Secretary. must be based only on objections to the
j. In a letter dated November 29, 2018, [FR Doc. 2018–26456 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am] permit that were raised with reasonable
the Director of the Division of BILLING CODE 6717–01–P specificity during the public comment
Hydropower Licensing approved period provided by the state, unless the
petitioner demonstrates that it was
Tallassee Shoals, LLC’s request to use
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION impracticable to raise these issues
the Traditional Licensing Process.
AGENCY during the comment period or unless
k. With this notice, we are initiating the grounds for the issue arose after this
informal consultation with the U.S. Fish [FRL–9987–44–Region 10] period.
and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA The EPA received the Petition from
Fisheries under section 7 of the Clean Air Act Operating Permit Bill Green of Richland, Washington,
Endangered Species Act and the joint Program; Petition for Objection To dated September 1, 2016, requesting
agency regulations thereunder at 50 State Operating Permit for the U.S. that the EPA object to the issuance of
CFR, Part 402; and NOAA Fisheries Department of Energy-Hanford title V operating permit no. 00–05–006,
Operations, Benton County, Renewal 2, Revision B, issued by
under section 305(b) of the Magnuson-
Washington Ecology to DOE for the Hanford site in
Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and implementing AGENCY: Environmental Protection Benton County, Washington.
regulations at 50 CFR 600.920. We are Agency (EPA). The Petition claims that Ecology did
also initiating consultation with the ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition not, as required by 40 CFR 70.7(h)(2),
Georgia State Historic Preservation for objection to Clean Air Act title V make available during the public
Officer, as required by section 106, operating permit. comment process all of the information
National Historic Preservation Act, and that the permitting authority had
the implementing regulations of the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection deemed to be relevant by using it in the
Advisory Council on Historic Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an permitting process.
Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. Order, dated October 15, 2018, granting On October 15, 2018, the EPA
a petition dated September 1, 2016, filed Administrator issued an Order granting
l. Tallassee Shoals LLC filed a Pre- by Bill Green of Richland, Washington. the Petition. The Order explains the
Application Document (PAD; including The Petition requested that the EPA basis for EPA’s decision.
a proposed process plan and schedule) object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the
with the Commission, pursuant to 18 operating permit (Permit No. 00–05– CAA provide that a petitioner may ask
CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s 006, Renewal 2, Revision B) issued by for judicial review of those portions of
regulations. the Washington State Department of an order that deny issues raised in a
m. A copy of the PAD is available for Ecology (Ecology) to the U.S. petition. Any petition for review shall
review at the Commission in the Public Department of Energy-Hanford be filed in the United States Court of
Reference Room or may be viewed on Operations (DOE) for the Hanford site Appeals for the appropriate circuit no
the Commission’s website (http:// located in Benton County, Washington. later than February 4, 2019.
www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you Dated: November 21, 2018.
link. Enter the docket number, contact the individual listed in the FOR Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
excluding the last three digits in the FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
docket number field to access the view copies of the final Order, the 10.
document. For assistance, contact FERC Petition, and other supporting
[FR Doc. 2018–26482 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am]
Online Support at information. You may view hard copies
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FERCONlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) of these documents Monday through
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding
(TTY). A copy is also available for federal holidays, at EPA Region 10, 1200
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
inspection and reproduction at the Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington. If
AGENCY
address in paragraph h. you wish to examine these documents,
you should make an appointment at [FRL–9987–53–OAR]
n. The licensee states its unequivocal least 24 hours before the visiting day.
intent to submit an application for a Additionally, the final Order and Allocations of Cross-State Air
new license for Project No. 3102. Petition are available electronically at: Pollution Rule Allowances From New
Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 http://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating- Unit Set-Asides for 2018 Control
each application for a new license and permits/title-v-petition-database. Periods
any competing license applications FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
must be filed with the Commission at AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Kelly McFadden, EPA Region 10, (206) Agency (EPA).
least 24 months prior to the expiration 553–1679, McFadden.Kelly@epa.gov.
of the existing license. All applications ACTION: Notice of data availability
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA (NODA).
for license for this project must be filed
affords the EPA a 45-day period to
by September 30, 2021.
review and object to, as appropriate, a SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
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o. Register online at http:// title V operating permit proposed by a Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ state permitting authority under title V availability of preliminary lists of units
esubscription.asp to be notified via of the CAA. Section 505(b)(2) of the eligible for second-round allocations of
email of new filing and issuances CAA authorizes any person to petition emission allowances for the 2018
related to this or other pending projects. the EPA Administrator to object to a control periods from the new unit set-
For assistance, contact FERC Online title V operating permit within 60 days asides (NUSAs) established under the
Support. after the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of final Order on Petition for objection to Clean Air Act title V operating permit.
Contact		Kelly McFadden, EPA Region 10, (206) 553-1679, [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 62860