Re-Proposal of Effluent Limits Under the NPDES General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production Facilities Located in State and Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, AK (AKG-31-5000), 28776-28777 [2011-12216]
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EPA issued a notice in the
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fiscal years 2009 and 2010. This
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I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
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B. How can I get copies of this document hydrocarbons (TAqH), silver, and whole
effluent toxicity (WET). As proposed,
and other related information?
the Permit would continue to authorize
EPA has established a docket for this
discharges from exploration,
action under docket identification (ID)
development, and production facilities
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0909.
that are included in the Coastal and
Publicly available docket materials are
Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas
available either in the electronic docket
at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only Extraction Point Source Category as
authorized by Section 402 of the Clean
available in hard copy, at the Office of
Water Act (CWA or ‘‘the Act’’), 33 U.S.C.
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
1342.
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
State Certification: Section 401 of the
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S.
Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341, requires EPA to
seek a certification from the State that
operation of this Docket Facility are
the conditions of the re-proposed Permit
from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
are stringent enough to comply with
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone State water quality standards. EPA
obtained a draft certification from the
number is (703) 305–5805.
Alaska Department of Environmental
II. What does this correction do?
Conservation (ADEC) on May 3, 2011.
EPA intends to seek a final certification
The preamble in FR Doc. 2011–4649,
from ADEC prior to issuing the final
published in the Federal Register of
Permit. When the State issues
March 2, 2011 (76 FR 11456) (FRL–
certification, the State may impose more
8859–4), is corrected as follows:
stringent conditions than are currently
1. On page 11458, Table 1, second
column, first entry, correct ‘‘697’’ to read included in the Permit re-proposal to
ensure compliance with State water
‘‘679.’’
quality standards. EPA would then be
2. On page 11459, Table 1, second
column, second entry, correct ‘‘1,214’’ to required to include the more stringent
conditions from the State certification in
read ‘‘1,196.’’
the Permit pursuant to Section 401(d) of
List of Subjects
the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(d).
Environmental protection, Pesticides
DATES: Comments. The public comment
and pests.
period on the re-proposed produced
water effluent limits will be from the
Dated: May 5, 2011.
date of publication of this Notice until
William L. Jordan,
June 20, 2011. Comments must be
Acting Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
received or post-marked by no later than
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midnight on June 20, 2011.
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods. EPA
will consider all comments prior to
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
making its final decision.
AGENCY
Mail: Send paper copies to Hanh
[FRL–9308–1]
Shaw, Office of Water and Watersheds,
Mail Stop OWW–130, 1200 Sixth
Re-Proposal of Effluent Limits Under
Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101–
the NPDES General Permit for Oil and
3140.
Gas Exploration, Development and
E-mail: Send electronic copies to
Production Facilities Located in State
shaw.hanh@epa.gov.
and Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, AK
Fax: Fax copies to the attention of
(AKG–31–5000)
Hanh Shaw at (206) 553–0165.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Deliver copies
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
to Hanh Shaw, Office of Water and
Agency (EPA).
Watersheds, Mail Stop OWW–130, 1200
ACTION: Notice.
Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA
SUMMARY: EPA Region 10 today re98101–3140. Call (206) 553–1200 before
proposes six effluent limits for
delivery to verify business hours.
Viewing and/or Obtaining Copies of
produced water under the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Documents. A copy of the Permit re(NPDES) General Permit for Oil and Gas proposal, the fact sheet that fully
explains the re-proposal, and a copy of
Exploration, Development and
the State’s draft certification of
Production Facilities in State and
Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, Permit No. reasonable assurance may be obtained
or viewed at the following locations. (1)
AKG–31–5000 (Permit). The effluent
EPA Region 10 Library, Park Place
limits subject to the re-proposal are:
Building, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900,
mercury, copper, total aromatic
Seattle, WA 98101–3140; (206) 553–
hydrocarbons (TAH), total aqueous
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1289. (2) EPA, Region 10, Alaska
Operations Office, 222 W 7th Avenue,
#19, Room 537, Anchorage, AK 99513;
(907) 271–5083. (3) EPA Web site
https://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/water.nsf/
NPDES+Permits/Permits+Homepage. (4)
ADEC Anchorage office, 555 Cordova
Street, Anchorage, AK 99501–2617. (5)
ADEC Web site https://www.dec.
state.ak.us/water/index.htm.
Dated: May 11, 2011.
Christine Psyk,
Associate Director, Office of Water and
Watersheds, Region 10.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Hanh Shaw, Office of Water and
Watersheds, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 6th
Avenue, Suite 900, Mail Stop OWW–
130, Seattle, WA 98101–3140, (206)
553–0171, shaw.hanh@epa.gov.
On May
25, 2007, EPA issued the NPDES
General Permit for Oil and Gas
Exploration, Development and
Production Facilities in State and
Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, AKG–31–
5000, effective July 2, 2007. On June 17,
2007, a petition for review was filed
with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
(Court) by Cook Inletkeeper, Cook Inlet
Fishermen’s Fund, the Native Village of
Nanwalek, and the Native Village of
Port Graham (Petitioners) pursuant to
Section 509(b)(1)(F) of the Act, 33
U.S.C. 1369(b)(1)(F). Among other
things, Petitioners challenged the
effluent limits in the Permit that became
less stringent than the previous permit,
claiming that these less stringent limits
were not supported by an adequate
antidegradation analysis. On March 15,
2010, EPA filed a Motion for Voluntary
Remand (Motion). The Motion
requested the Court to remand the less
stringent produced water effluent limits
for mercury, copper, TAH, TAqH, and
WET to allow EPA to reconsider the
inclusion of these limits in the Permit.
On October 21, 2010, the Court issued
a Memorandum which granted EPA’s
Motion, subject to specific reporting
requirements (Ninth Circuit, Case No.
07–72420). As a result, the Court
remanded the requested effluent limits
to EPA. At the time EPA made its
Motion to the Court, EPA inadvertently
left out the less stringent silver effluent
for produced water. This was an error
and EPA should have included this
limit in the remand request. Therefore,
EPA has also included the silver
effluent limit in this re-proposal.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: This action is taken under the
authority of Section 402 of the Clean Water
Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby
provide public notice of the Permit reproposal in accordance with 40 CFR 124.10.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9308-1]
Re-Proposal of Effluent Limits Under the NPDES General Permit for
Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production Facilities Located
in State and Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, AK (AKG-31-5000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA Region 10 today re-proposes six effluent limits for
produced water under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration, Development
and Production Facilities in State and Federal Waters in Cook Inlet,
Permit No. AKG-31-5000 (Permit). The effluent limits subject to the re-
proposal are: mercury, copper, total aromatic hydrocarbons (TAH), total
aqueous hydrocarbons (TAqH), silver, and whole effluent toxicity (WET).
As proposed, the Permit would continue to authorize discharges from
exploration, development, and production facilities that are included
in the Coastal and Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction
Point Source Category as authorized by Section 402 of the Clean Water
Act (CWA or ``the Act''), 33 U.S.C. 1342.
State Certification: Section 401 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341,
requires EPA to seek a certification from the State that the conditions
of the re-proposed Permit are stringent enough to comply with State
water quality standards. EPA obtained a draft certification from the
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) on May 3, 2011.
EPA intends to seek a final certification from ADEC prior to issuing
the final Permit. When the State issues certification, the State may
impose more stringent conditions than are currently included in the
Permit re-proposal to ensure compliance with State water quality
standards. EPA would then be required to include the more stringent
conditions from the State certification in the Permit pursuant to
Section 401(d) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341(d).
DATES: Comments. The public comment period on the re-proposed produced
water effluent limits will be from the date of publication of this
Notice until June 20, 2011. Comments must be received or post-marked by
no later than midnight on June 20, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods. EPA
will consider all comments prior to making its final decision.
Mail: Send paper copies to Hanh Shaw, Office of Water and
Watersheds, Mail Stop OWW-130, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle,
WA 98101-3140.
E-mail: Send electronic copies to shaw.hanh@epa.gov.
Fax: Fax copies to the attention of Hanh Shaw at (206) 553-0165.
Hand Delivery/Courier: Deliver copies to Hanh Shaw, Office of Water
and Watersheds, Mail Stop OWW-130, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900,
Seattle, WA 98101-3140. Call (206) 553-1200 before delivery to verify
business hours.
Viewing and/or Obtaining Copies of Documents. A copy of the Permit
re-proposal, the fact sheet that fully explains the re-proposal, and a
copy of the State's draft certification of reasonable assurance may be
obtained or viewed at the following locations. (1) EPA Region 10
Library, Park Place Building, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA
98101-3140; (206) 553-
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1289. (2) EPA, Region 10, Alaska Operations Office, 222 W 7th Avenue,
19, Room 537, Anchorage, AK 99513; (907) 271-5083. (3) EPA Web
site https://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/water.nsf/NPDES+Permits/
Permits+Homepage. (4) ADEC Anchorage office, 555 Cordova Street,
Anchorage, AK 99501-2617. (5) ADEC Web site https://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/index.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hanh Shaw, Office of Water and
Watersheds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 6th
Avenue, Suite 900, Mail Stop OWW-130, Seattle, WA 98101-3140, (206)
553-0171, shaw.hanh@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 25, 2007, EPA issued the NPDES
General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production
Facilities in State and Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, AKG-31-5000,
effective July 2, 2007. On June 17, 2007, a petition for review was
filed with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Court) by Cook
Inletkeeper, Cook Inlet Fishermen's Fund, the Native Village of
Nanwalek, and the Native Village of Port Graham (Petitioners) pursuant
to Section 509(b)(1)(F) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1369(b)(1)(F). Among
other things, Petitioners challenged the effluent limits in the Permit
that became less stringent than the previous permit, claiming that
these less stringent limits were not supported by an adequate
antidegradation analysis. On March 15, 2010, EPA filed a Motion for
Voluntary Remand (Motion). The Motion requested the Court to remand the
less stringent produced water effluent limits for mercury, copper, TAH,
TAqH, and WET to allow EPA to reconsider the inclusion of these limits
in the Permit. On October 21, 2010, the Court issued a Memorandum which
granted EPA's Motion, subject to specific reporting requirements (Ninth
Circuit, Case No. 07-72420). As a result, the Court remanded the
requested effluent limits to EPA. At the time EPA made its Motion to
the Court, EPA inadvertently left out the less stringent silver
effluent for produced water. This was an error and EPA should have
included this limit in the remand request. Therefore, EPA has also
included the silver effluent limit in this re-proposal.
Authority: This action is taken under the authority of Section
402 of the Clean Water Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby
provide public notice of the Permit re-proposal in accordance with
40 CFR 124.10.
Dated: May 11, 2011.
Christine Psyk,
Associate Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, Region 10.
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