Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit, 29691-29692 [E9-14710]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices 29691 III. 18 NOTICES OF COMMENCEMENT FROM: 4/27/09 TO 5/22/09—Continued Case No. P–09–0181 Commencement Notice End Date Received Date 05/14/09 05/06/09 List of Subjects Environmental protection, Chemicals, Premanufacturer notices. Dated: June 16, 2009. Chandler Sirmons, Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. E9–14700 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8922–3] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment. 16:15 Jun 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 (G) Dimer fatty acids, polymers with alkane diol, alkyl glycol, carboxylic acid anhydride, glycol ether and alcohol 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Igoe, Office of General Counsel (Mail Code 2344A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–5513; fax number (202) 564–5603; e-mail address: igoe.sheila@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Wildearth Guardians in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia: Wildearth Guardians v. Jackson, No.1:08-cv-02253, (D. D.C.). Wildearth Guardians filed a deadline suit to compel the Administrator to respond to an administrative petition seeking EPA’s objection to a CAA Title V operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Air Pollution Control Division to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to operate their Frederick Natural Gas Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by September 14, 2009. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by July 23, 2009. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OGC–2009–0355, online at https:// www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, VerDate Nov<24>2008 Chemical This proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit seeking a response to an administrative petition to object to a CAA Title V permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, Air Pollution Control Division to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to operate their Frederick Natural Gas Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by September 14, 2009. In addition, the proposed consent decree states that within fifteen (15) business days EPA shall deliver notice of such action to the Office of the Federal Register for prompt publication. For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines, based on any comment PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 submitted, that consent to this consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the decree will be affirmed. II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree A. How Can I Get a Copy of the Consent Decree? The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2009–0355) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use the https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the appropriate docket identification number. It is important to note that EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing online at https:// www.regulations.gov without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute is not included in the official public docket or in the electronic public docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted material, including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not be placed in EPA’s electronic public docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all docket E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1 29692 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 23, 2009 / Notices materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center. B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Use of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA’s preferred method for receiving comments. The electronic public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. In contrast to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s electronic mail (e-mail) system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. Dated: June 16, 2009. Richard B. Ossias, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. E9–14710 Filed 6–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:15 Jun 22, 2009 Jkt 217001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8921–8] Science Advisory Board Staff Office Notification of an Upcoming Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Ecological Processes and Effects Committee AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public meeting of the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee to provide advice on EPA’s implementation of the Ecosystem Services Research Program. DATES: The meeting dates are Tuesday, July 14, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time) and Wednesday, July 15, 2009 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the SAB Conference Center, 1025 F Street, NW., Room 3705, Washington, DC 20004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain further information about this meeting must contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Armitage may be contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via telephone/voice mail; (202) 343–9995; fax (202) 233–0643; or e-mail at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. Any inquiry regarding EPA’s Ecosystem Services Research Program should be directed to Dr. Rick Linthurst of EPA’s Office of Research and Development at linthurst.rick@epa.gov or (919) 541– 4909. General information about the EPA SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby given that the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee will hold a public meeting to provide consultative comment on implementation of EPA’s Ecosystem Services Research Program. The SAB was established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background: In February 2008, The EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) released a draft Ecological Research Program Multi-Year Plan that established EPA’s long-term and annual goals for ecological research. This draft Multi-Year Plan is available on the EPA Office of Research and Development Web site at https://epa.gov/ ord/esrp/pdfs/ERP–MYP-completedraft-v5.pdf. The Multi-Year Plan described a new direction for the Agency’s Ecological Research Program intended to fill the need for a better understanding of the implications of human impacts on ecosystems and the services they provide. The redirected Ecological Research Program is building on past research efforts in ecosystem monitoring, restoration, and functioning to develop operational methods for incorporating quantitative information on ecosystem services into decision making. In 2008 the SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee reviewed EPA’s draft Ecological Research Program Multi-year Plan. The findings and recommendations of that SAB review are available on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab (see report EPA–SAB–08–011). The SAB Staff Office selected several additional SAB committee members with expertise in valuing ecosystem services to augment the expertise on the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee for that advisory activity. The ORD has requested further consultation with the SAB regarding the implementation of the Ecosystem Services Research program. This consultation will be conducted by the augmented SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee. The purpose of the upcoming meeting of this Committee is to provide consultative advice on the current direction of high priority areas of the Ecosystem Services Research Program and the specific research projects that have been undertaken. The roster and biosketches of Committee members are posted on the SAB Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. Availability of Meeting Materials: The meeting agenda, charge to the SAB Committee, and other meeting material will be posted on the SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 23, 2009)]
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[FR Doc No: E9-14710]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8922-3]


Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Consent Decree; Request for Public Comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as 
amended (``CAA'' or ``Act''), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is hereby given 
of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by Wildearth 
Guardians in the United States District Court for the District of 
Columbia: Wildearth Guardians v. Jackson, No.1:08-cv-02253, (D. D.C.). 
Wildearth Guardians filed a deadline suit to compel the Administrator 
to respond to an administrative petition seeking EPA's objection to a 
CAA Title V operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of 
Public Health and the Environment, Air Pollution Control Division to 
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to operate their Frederick Natural Gas 
Compressor Station in Weld County, Colorado. Under the terms of the 
proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by 
September 14, 2009.

DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received 
by July 23, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2009-0355, online at https://www.regulations.gov (EPA's preferred 
method); by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; or by hand delivery or courier to 
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be 
formatted in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use of special characters 
and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address 
above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sheila Igoe, Office of General Counsel 
(Mail Code 2344A), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-
5513; fax number (202) 564-5603; e-mail address: igoe.sheila@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree

    This proposed consent decree would resolve a lawsuit seeking a 
response to an administrative petition to object to a CAA Title V 
permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and the 
Environment, Air Pollution Control Division to Anadarko Petroleum 
Corporation to operate their Frederick Natural Gas Compressor Station 
in Weld County, Colorado. Under the terms of the proposed consent 
decree, EPA has agreed to respond to the petition by September 14, 
2009. In addition, the proposed consent decree states that within 
fifteen (15) business days EPA shall deliver notice of such action to 
the Office of the Federal Register for prompt publication.
    For a period of thirty (30) days following the date of publication 
of this notice, the Agency will accept written comments relating to the 
proposed consent decree from persons who were not named as parties or 
intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of 
Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree 
if the comments disclose facts or considerations that indicate that 
such consent is inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 
with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of 
Justice determines, based on any comment submitted, that consent to 
this consent decree should be withdrawn, the terms of the decree will 
be affirmed.

II. Additional Information About Commenting on the Proposed Consent 
Decree

A. How Can I Get a Copy of the Consent Decree?

    The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OGC-2009-0355) contains a copy of the proposed consent 
decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at 
the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket 
Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
https://www.regulations.gov. You may use the https://www.regulations.gov 
to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the 
contents of the official public docket, and to access those documents 
in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket 
identification number.
    It is important to note that EPA's policy is that public comments, 
whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available 
for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov without change, 
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information 
claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is restricted by 
statute is not included in the official public docket or in the 
electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material, 
including copyrighted material contained in a public comment, will not 
be placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only 
in printed, paper form in the official public docket. Although not all 
docket

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materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of 
the publicly available docket materials through the EPA Docket Center.

B. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. 
Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified 
comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period 
will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider these late 
comments.
    If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you 
include your name, mailing address, and an e-mail address or other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD 
ROM you submit. This ensures that you can be identified as the 
submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA 
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further 
information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or 
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included 
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, 
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot 
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you 
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
    Use of the https://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments 
to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for receiving comments. 
The electronic public docket system is an ``anonymous access'' system, 
which means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other 
contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. 
In contrast to EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's electronic mail 
(e-mail) system is not an ``anonymous access'' system. If you send an 
e-mail comment directly to the Docket without going through https://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address is automatically captured and 
included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public 
docket, and made available in EPA's electronic public docket.

    Dated: June 16, 2009.
Richard B. Ossias,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. E9-14710 Filed 6-22-09; 8:45 am]
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