Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.-Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station; Maysville (Mason County), KY, 54803 [E9-25584]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 204 / Friday, October 23, 2009 / Notices OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: October 13, 2009. James Edward, Deputy Director, Chesapeake Bay Program Office, Region III. [FR Doc. E9–25588 Filed 10–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Petition IV–2008–4; FRL–8971–3] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.— Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station; Maysville (Mason County), KY CPrice-Sewell on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to a state operating permit. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated September 21, 2009, granting, in part, a petition to object to a merged prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) and state operating permit issued by the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ) to East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) for its Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station located in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky. This Order constitutes a final action on one of the three issues raised in the petition submitted by Sierra Club (Petitioner) on April 28, 2008. Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the CAA, any person may seek judicial review of the Order in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days of this notice under section 307(b) of the Act. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order, the petition, and all pertinent information relating thereto are on file at the following location: EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The Order is also available electronically at the following address: https://www.epa.gov/ region07/programs/artd/air/title5/ petitiondb/petitions/ spurlock_response2008.pdf. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, EPA VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:24 Oct 22, 2009 Jkt 220001 Region 4, at (404) 562–9115 or hofmeister.art@epa.gov. The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to review and, as appropriate, the authority to object to operating permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661–7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40 CFR 70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the expiration of EPA’s 45day review period if 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 the grounds for the issues arose after this period. Petitioner submitted a petition regarding the EKPC Spurlock Generating Station on April 28, 2008, requesting that EPA object to Revision 2 to the EKPC merged PSD and title V operating permit. Pursuant to a proposed Consent Decree, EPA agreed to address the issue regarding the lack of hazardous air pollutant emission limits under section 112(g) of the CAA in an order due by September 21, 2009. The remaining two issues will be addressed in a subsequent Order. On September 21, 2009, the Administrator issued an Order granting the petition. The Order explains EPA’s rationale for granting the petition with respect to the issue described above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: October 7, 2009. J. Scott Gordon, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. [FR Doc. E9–25584 Filed 10–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 54803 Respond to the Increasing Density and Fuels Hazard Evident along the Klamath River between Hamburg and Happy Camp, Klamath National Forest, Siskiyou County, CA, Wait Period Ends: 11/23/2009, Contact: Carol J. Sharp 530–493–1734. EIS No. 20090356, Final EIS, AFS, MN, Border Project, Proposing Forest Vegetation Management and Related Transportation System Activities, LaCroix Ranger District, Superior National Forest, St. Louis County, MN, Wait Period Ends: 11/23/2009, Contact: Carol Booth 218–666–0020. EIS No. 20090357, Final EIS, NPS, MO, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, General Management Plan, Implementation, St. Louis, MO, Wait Period Ends: 11/23/2009, Contact: Tom Bradley 314–655–1600. EIS No. 20090358, Final EIS, AFS, MT, Marsh and Tarhead Allotment Management Plans, Proposes to Authorize Grazing of Livestock under 10-year Permits, Lincoln Ranger District, Helena National Forest, Lewis and Clark Counties, MT, Wait Period Ends: 11/23/2009, Contact: Shawn Heinert 406–362–7013. Amended Notices EIS No. 20090254, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, Bridgeport Travel Management Project, To Provide the Primary Framework for Sustainable Management of Motor Vehicle Use on the Bridgeport Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, CA and Lyon, Douglas, and Mineral Counties, NV, Comment Period Ends: 11/20/2009, Contact: Dave Lomis 775–884–8132. Revision to FR Notice Published 07/ 31/2009: Extending Comment Period from 09/14/2009 to 11/20/2009. Dated: October 20, 2009. Ken Mittelholtz, Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E9–25580 Filed 10–22–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [ER–FRL–8598–5] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–1399 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 10/12/2009 Through 10/16/2009 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20090355, Final EIS, AFS, CA, Thom-Seider Vegetation Management and Fuels Reduction Project, To [ER–FRL–8798–6] PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for E:\FR\FM\23OCN1.SGM 23OCN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Petition IV-2008-4; FRL-8971-3]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for East Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.--Hugh 
L. Spurlock Generating Station; Maysville (Mason County), KY

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to a 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 September 21, 
2009, granting, in part, a petition to object to a merged prevention of 
significant deterioration (PSD) and state operating permit issued by 
the Kentucky Division for Air Quality (KDAQ) to East Kentucky Power 
Cooperative, Inc. (EKPC) for its Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station 
located in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky. This Order constitutes a 
final action on one of the three issues raised in the petition 
submitted by Sierra Club (Petitioner) on April 28, 2008. Pursuant to 
section 505(b)(2) of the CAA, any person may seek judicial review of 
the Order in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate 
circuit within 60 days of this notice under section 307(b) of the Act.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order, the petition, and all pertinent 
information relating thereto are on file at the following location: EPA 
Region 4, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, 61 Forsyth 
Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The Order is also available 
electronically at the following address: https://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/ spurlock--
response2008.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, 
EPA Region 4, at (404) 562-9115 or hofmeister.art@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review and, as appropriate, the authority to object to operating 
permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the 
CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40 CFR 
70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to 
object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the 
expiration of EPA's 45-day review period if 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 the grounds for the issues arose after this period.
    Petitioner submitted a petition regarding the EKPC Spurlock 
Generating Station on April 28, 2008, requesting that EPA object to 
Revision 2 to the EKPC merged PSD and title V operating permit. 
Pursuant to a proposed Consent Decree, EPA agreed to address the issue 
regarding the lack of hazardous air pollutant emission limits under 
section 112(g) of the CAA in an order due by September 21, 2009. The 
remaining two issues will be addressed in a subsequent Order.
    On September 21, 2009, the Administrator issued an Order granting 
the petition. The Order explains EPA's rationale for granting the 
petition with respect to the issue described above.

    Dated: October 7, 2009.
J. Scott Gordon,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. E9-25584 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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