Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permits for Midwest Generation, LCC, 39066-39067 [E7-13790]

Download as PDF 39066 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 17, 2007 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) Department of Energy. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC) was established under section 807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. The Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register. To attend the meeting and/or to make oral statements during the public comment period, please e-mail: HTAC.Committee@ee.doe.gov at least 5 business days before the meeting. DATES: Tuesday, July 31, 2007, from 9 a.m.–6 p.m. and Wednesday, August 1, 2007 from 9 a.m.–12 p.m. ADDRESSES: Crystal City Marriott, 1999 Jefferson-Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: HTAC.Committee@ee.doe.gov. SUMMARY: sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the Meeting: To prepare biennial report to be completed in October 2007 focusing on the EPACT Section 804 Plan, also known as the Hydrogen Posture Plan. Tentative Agenda (Subject to change; updates will be posted on: https:// hydrogen.energy.gov and copies of the final agenda will be available the date of the meeting): The following items will be covered on the agenda: • Input from HTAC on Suggested Focus Areas for the Interagency Task Force. • Briefing on the Well-to-Wheels Analysis, Appendix B of Hydrogen Posture Plan. • Update on Restructuring of HELP. • Members’ Preparation of the Posture Plan Review Report. • Next Steps. Public Participation: In keeping with procedures, members of the public are welcome to observe the business of the meeting of HTAC and to make oral statements during the specified period for public comment. 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Minutes: The minutes of the meeting will be available for public review at: https://hydrogen.energy.gov. The Chairman and the Commissioners, their assistants, the Commission’s Secretary, the General Counsel and members of his staff, and a stenographer are expected to attend the meeting. Other staff members from the Commission’s program offices who will advise the Commissioners in the matters discussed will also be present. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–13817 Filed 7–16–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Regional Docket Nos. V–2005–1, –2, –3, and V–2006–2, FRL–8440–1] Issued at Washington, DC, on July 11, 2007. Rachel Samuel, Deputy Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7–13770 Filed 7–16–07; 8:45 am] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permits for Midwest Generation, LCC BILLING CODE 6450–01–P AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final orders on petitions to object to State operating permits. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Notice of Meeting; Notice of Vote; Explanation of Action Closing Meeting; and List of Persons to Attend Date: July 12, 2007. The following notice of meeting is published pursuant to section 3(a) of the Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94–409), 5 U.S.C. 552b: Agency Holding Meeting: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Date and Time: July 19, 2007, Following regular commission meeting.1 Place: Room 2C, Commission Meeting Room, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. Status: Closed. Matters To Be Considered: Non-public investigations and inquiries, enforcement related matters. Contact Person For More Information: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Telephone (202) 502–8400. Chairman Kelliher and Commissioners Kelly, Spitzer, Moeller, and Wellinghoff voted to hold a closed meeting on July 19, 2007. The certification of the General Counsel explaining the action closing the meeting is available for public inspection in the Commission’s Public Reference Room at 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 1 The Commission’s open meeting is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. in Room 2C. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SUMMARY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has responded to four petitions asking EPA to object to six Clean Air Act (CAA) operating permits proposed by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA). Specifically, the Administrator denied the petitions submitted by the Illinois Attorney General, the Chicago Legal Clinic and the Environmental Law and Policy Center to object to the proposed operating permits for all six of the Midwest Generation, LCC stations. Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the CAA, a Petitioner may seek judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit of those portions of the petitions which EPA denied. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 307 of the CAA. ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final orders, the petitions, and other supporting information at the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If you wish to examine these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before visiting day. Additionally, the final orders for the Midwest Generation petitions are available electronically at: https:// yosemite.epa.gov/r5/ardcorre.nsf/ permits. E:\FR\FM\17JYN1.SGM 17JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 136 / Tuesday, July 17, 2007 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, EPA, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312) 886– 4447. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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 Act authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days after the expiration of the EPA review period to object to state operating permits 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 the grounds for the issues arose after this period. On November 28, 2005 and April 5, 2006, the EPA received four petitions from the Illinois Attorney General, the Chicago Legal Clinic and the Environmental Law and Policy Center requesting that EPA object to the proposed Title V operating permits for the Midwest Generation, LCC stations. The petitions raise issues regarding the lack of compliance schedules in the permits. The petitioners alleged that the proposed permits are legally inadequate because: (1) Self-reporting by Midwest Generation based on continuous opacity monitoring provides evidence that all of the Midwest Generation facilities are in violation of their opacity limitations, yet the permits lack the required compliance schedules; and (2) IEPA failed to require compliance schedules to bring Midwest Generation into compliance with New Source Review requirements. On June 14, 2007 and June 18, 2007, the Administrator issued orders denying the petitions. The orders explain the reasons behind EPA’s conclusion to deny the petitions. Dated: July 5, 2007. Bharat Mathur, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. E7–13790 Filed 7–16–07; 8:45 am] sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Jul 16, 2007 Jkt 211001 pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The application also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the proposal also involves the acquisition of a nonbanking company, the review also includes whether the acquisition of the nonbanking company complies with the standards in section 4 of the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise noted, nonbanking activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than August 9, 2007. A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-2034: 1. Heritage Management Company, Inc., Washington, Missouri; to become a bank holding company by acquiring 100 percent of the voting shares of United Bank of Chamois, Chamois, Missouri. 2. Lonoke Bancshares, Inc., Lonoke, Arkansas; to retain control of 6.88 percent of Pinnacle Bancshares, Inc., and Pinnacle Bank both of Bentonville, Arkansas. 3. Lonoke Bancshares, Inc., Lonoke, Arkansas; to acquire additional shares of Central Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, for a total of 9.65 percent, of Central Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas. FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, July 11, 2007. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. E7–13720 Filed 7–16–07; 8:45 am] 39067 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM BILLING CODE 6210–01–S PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice of Proposals to Engage in Permissible Nonbanking Activities or to Acquire Companies that are Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless otherwise noted, these activities will be conducted throughout the United States. Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Additional information on all bank holding companies may be obtained from the National Information Center website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than August 10, 2007. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Burl Thornton, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690-1414: 1. PrivateBancorp, Inc. Chicago, Illinois; to acquire 81 percent of the voting shares of The PrivateBank, Kansas City, Missouri (in organization), and thereby indirectly operate a federal savings bank pursuant to section 225.28 (b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. 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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39066-39067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-13790]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Regional Docket Nos. V-2005-1, -2, -3, and V-2006-2, FRL-8440-1]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection 
to State Operating Permits for Midwest Generation, LCC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final orders on petitions to object to State 
operating permits.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has 
responded to four petitions asking EPA to object to six Clean Air Act 
(CAA) operating permits proposed by the Illinois Environmental 
Protection Agency (IEPA). Specifically, the Administrator denied the 
petitions submitted by the Illinois Attorney General, the Chicago Legal 
Clinic and the Environmental Law and Policy Center to object to the 
proposed operating permits for all six of the Midwest Generation, LCC 
stations.
    Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the CAA, a Petitioner may seek 
judicial review in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
appropriate circuit of those portions of the petitions which EPA 
denied. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the 
date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 
307 of the CAA.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final orders, the petitions, 
and other supporting information at the EPA Region 5 Office, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. If you wish to examine 
these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours 
before visiting day. Additionally, the final orders for the Midwest 
Generation petitions are available electronically at: https://
yosemite.epa.gov/r5/ardcorre.nsf/permits.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Blakley, Chief, Air Permits 
Section, Air Programs Branch, Air and Radiation Division, EPA, Region 
5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone (312) 
886-4447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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 Act authorizes 
any person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days after the 
expiration of the EPA review period to object to state operating 
permits 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 the grounds for the issues arose after 
this period.
    On November 28, 2005 and April 5, 2006, the EPA received four 
petitions from the Illinois Attorney General, the Chicago Legal Clinic 
and the Environmental Law and Policy Center requesting that EPA object 
to the proposed Title V operating permits for the Midwest Generation, 
LCC stations. The petitions raise issues regarding the lack of 
compliance schedules in the permits. The petitioners alleged that the 
proposed permits are legally inadequate because: (1) Self-reporting by 
Midwest Generation based on continuous opacity monitoring provides 
evidence that all of the Midwest Generation facilities are in violation 
of their opacity limitations, yet the permits lack the required 
compliance schedules; and (2) IEPA failed to require compliance 
schedules to bring Midwest Generation into compliance with New Source 
Review requirements.
    On June 14, 2007 and June 18, 2007, the Administrator issued orders 
denying the petitions. The orders explain the reasons behind EPA's 
conclusion to deny the petitions.

    Dated: July 5, 2007.
Bharat Mathur,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 5.
 [FR Doc. E7-13790 Filed 7-16-07; 8:45 am]
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