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[Regional Docket No. II–2016–02; FRL–
9958–76–Region 2]
Petition for Objection to State
Operating Permit; NY; Seneca Energy
II, LLC
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Clean Air Act
(CAA) section 505(b)(2) and Agency
regulations, the Environmental
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Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator
signed an Order, dated December 9,
2016, denying a petition filed by the
Concerned Citizens of Seneca County,
Inc. (September 9, 2013) asking the EPA
to object to the Title V operating permit
issued by the New York State
Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) to Seneca Energy II,
LLC for the Seneca Energy Landfill Gasto-Energy facility (Energy Facility)
located in Seneca Falls, Seneca County,
New York; (Permit No. 8–4532–00075–
00029). Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of
the CAA provide that the petitioner may
ask for judicial review by the United
States Court of Appeals for the
appropriate circuit of those portions of
the Order that deny objections raised in
the petition.
DATES: Any such petition for review of
this Order must be received by July 10,
2017 pursuant to section 307(b) of the
CAA.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of
the final Order, the petition, and other
supporting information during normal
business hours at EPA Region 2, 290
Broadway, New York, New York. If you
wish to examine these documents, you
should make an appointment at least 24
hours before the visiting day.
Additionally, the final Order is available
electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/
sites/production/files/2016-12/
documents/seneca_meadows_
response2013_0.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suilin Chan, Chief, Permitting Section,
Air Programs Branch, Clean Air and
Sustainability Division, EPA, Region 2,
290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York,
New York 10007, telephone (212) 637–
4019, email address: chan.suilin@
epa.gov.
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. 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 Title V operating permit if
the 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 that the
grounds for the objection or other issues
arose after this period. The claims are
described in detail in Section IV of the
Order. In summary, the issues raised are
that: (1) The Seneca Meadows Landfill
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and the Energy Facility together
constitute a single major stationary
source of emissions; and (2) the Energy
Facility’s Title V permit is a ‘‘sham
permit.’’ The EPA’s rationale for
denying the claims raised in the petition
are described in the Order.
Dated: March 15, 2017.
Catherine R. McCabe,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[Regional Docket No. II-2016-02; FRL-9958-76-Region 2]
Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit; NY; Seneca
Energy II, LLC
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) section 505(b)(2) and Agency
regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator
signed an Order, dated December 9, 2016, denying a petition filed by
the Concerned Citizens of Seneca County, Inc. (September 9, 2013)
asking the EPA to object to the Title V operating permit issued by the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to Seneca
Energy II, LLC for the Seneca Energy Landfill Gas-to-Energy facility
(Energy Facility) located in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York;
(Permit No. 8-4532-00075-00029). Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the
CAA provide that the petitioner may ask for judicial review by the
United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit of those
portions of the Order that deny objections raised in the petition.
DATES: Any such petition for review of this Order must be received by
July 10, 2017 pursuant to section 307(b) of the CAA.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final Order, the petition, and
other supporting information during normal business hours at EPA Region
2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York. If you wish to examine these
documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before the
visiting day. Additionally, the final Order is available electronically
at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-12/documents/seneca_meadows_response2013_0.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suilin Chan, Chief, Permitting
Section, Air Programs Branch, Clean Air and Sustainability Division,
EPA, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New York, New York 10007,
telephone (212) 637-4019, email address: chan.suilin@epa.gov.
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. 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 Title V
operating permit if the 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 that the grounds for the
objection or other issues arose after this period. The claims are
described in detail in Section IV of the Order. In summary, the issues
raised are that: (1) The Seneca Meadows Landfill and the Energy
Facility together constitute a single major stationary source of
emissions; and (2) the Energy Facility's Title V permit is a ``sham
permit.'' The EPA's rationale for denying the claims raised in the
petition are described in the Order.
Dated: March 15, 2017.
Catherine R. McCabe,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 2.
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