Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to Title V Permit for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.'s Gathering Center 1, Prudhoe Bay, AK, 26813 [07-2334]

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This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit, or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are sewage tanks, surface impoundments and containers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,209. Frequency of Response: Annually and semiannually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 711,409. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $57,632,335, which is comprised of $0 in annualized capital/start-up costs, $12,418,000 O&M costs, and $45,214,335 in labor costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a small reduction of 68 hours in total VerDate Aug<31>2005 21:09 May 10, 2007 Jkt 211001 hourly burden. This change is due to the correction of a mathematical error in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. Dated: April 25, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7–9144 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 26813 Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501–2617. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Clean Air Act affords EPA a 45day period to review and object to, as appropriate, operating permits proposed by state permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes any BILLING CODE 6560–50–P person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days after the expiration of this review period to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY object to a state operating permit if EPA has not done so. Petitions must be based [FRL–8313–7] only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity Clean Air Act Operating Permit during the public comment period Program; Petition To Object to Title V provided by the state, unless the Permit for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.’s Gathering Center 1, Prudhoe petitioner demonstrates that it was Bay, AK impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period or that the AGENCY: Environmental Protection grounds for the objection or other issue Agency (EPA). arose after the comment period. ACTION: Notice of final order on petition On April 19, 2004, EPA received a to object to state operating permit. petition from PEER on behalf of Bill SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act MacClarence requesting that EPA object (CAA) section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR to the issuance of Revision 1 to the GC1 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed permit on the grounds that: (1) Revision an order dated April 20, 2007, denying 1 to the GC1 Permit violates Title V of a petition to object to a state operating the CAA because it does not explain the permit issued by the Alaska Department departure from ADEC’s March 7, 2003 of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) draft permit and because the provisions to BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.’s (BPX) of Prevention of Significant Gathering Center 1 (Revision 1 to GC1 Deterioration, National Emission permit), Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. This Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, order constitutes final action on the and New Source Performance Standards petition filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) on are all based on the aggregated impact of air emissions and this permit did not behalf of Bill MacClarence on April 14, aggregate all facilities within the 2004, requesting that EPA object to the Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU); (2) the issuance of Revision 1 to the GC1 pollution consequences of this violation permit. Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of are significant becasue elevated levels of the CAA, any person may seek judicial review in the United States Court of nitrogen oxide on the North Slope of Appeals for the appropriate circuit Alaska present a serious health problem within 60 days of this notice under for workers and native communities in section 307 of the CAA. the region and have been created by not ADDRESSES: Copies of the final order, the aggregating facilities within the PBU; petition, and all pertinent information and (3) ADEC and EPA failed to exercise relating thereto are on file at the proper regulatory oversight in this following location: Environmental matter by issuing the final permit with Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of no public notice or discussion. The Air, Waste, and Toxics (AWT–107), order explains the reasons behind EPA’s 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington decision to deny PEER’s petition for 98101. The final order is also available objection on all grounds. electronically at the following Web site: Dated: May 1, 2007. https://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/ Elin D. Miller, artd/air/title5/petitiondb/ petitiondb.htm. Regional Administrator, Region 10. [FR Doc. 07–2334 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natasha Greaves, Office of Air, Waste BILLING CODE 6560–50–M and Toxics, EPA Region 10, telephone (206) 553–7079, e-mail greaves.natasha@epa.gov. Interested parties may also contact the Alaska PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MYN1.SGM 11MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 91 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 26813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-2334]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8313-7]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to 
Title V Permit for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.'s Gathering Center 1, 
Prudhoe Bay, AK

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to state operating 
permit.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 
70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an order dated April 20, 2007, 
denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the 
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) to BP 
Exploration (Alaska) Inc.'s (BPX) Gathering Center 1 (Revision 1 to GC1 
permit), Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. This order constitutes final action on 
the petition filed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility 
(PEER) on behalf of Bill MacClarence on April 14, 2004, requesting that 
EPA object to the issuance of Revision 1 to the GC1 permit. Pursuant to 
section 505(b)(2) of the CAA, any person may seek judicial review in 
the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 
60 days of this notice under section 307 of the CAA.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final order, the petition, and all pertinent 
information relating thereto are on file at the following location: 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of Air, Waste, and 
Toxics (AWT-107), 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. The 
final order is also available electronically at the following Web site: 
https://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/
petitiondb.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natasha Greaves, Office of Air, Waste 
and Toxics, EPA Region 10, telephone (206) 553-7079, e-mail 
greaves.natasha@epa.gov. Interested parties may also contact the Alaska 
Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Air Quality, 555 
Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2617.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The Clean Air Act 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 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 issue arose after the 
comment period.
    On April 19, 2004, EPA received a petition from PEER on behalf of 
Bill MacClarence requesting that EPA object to the issuance of Revision 
1 to the GC1 permit on the grounds that: (1) Revision 1 to the GC1 
Permit violates Title V of the CAA because it does not explain the 
departure from ADEC's March 7, 2003 draft permit and because the 
provisions of Prevention of Significant Deterioration, National 
Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, and New Source 
Performance Standards are all based on the aggregated impact of air 
emissions and this permit did not aggregate all facilities within the 
Prudhoe Bay Unit (PBU); (2) the pollution consequences of this 
violation are significant becasue elevated levels of nitrogen oxide on 
the North Slope of Alaska present a serious health problem for workers 
and native communities in the region and have been created by not 
aggregating facilities within the PBU; and (3) ADEC and EPA failed to 
exercise proper regulatory oversight in this matter by issuing the 
final permit with no public notice or discussion. The order explains 
the reasons behind EPA's decision to deny PEER's petition for objection 
on all grounds.

    Dated: May 1, 2007.
Elin D. Miller,
Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 07-2334 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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