Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC-Coal-Fired Power Plant, 36917-36918 [2011-15742]

Download as PDF erowe on DSK5CLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 121 / Thursday, June 23, 2011 / Notices Annual Assessment Form. (This is an on-line form that is completed and submitted electronically.) Partners are also encouraged to set waste reduction goals for the upcoming year. On an annual basis, partners are required to report, via the Annual Assessment Form, on the accomplishments of their waste prevention and recycling activities. Partners report the amount of waste prevented and recycled, amount of recycled-content materials purchased, and (where appropriate) the amount of recovered materials used in the manufacture of new products. They also provide WasteWise with information on total waste prevention revenue, total recycling revenue, total avoided purchasing costs due to waste prevention, and total avoided disposal costs due to recycling and waste prevention. Additionally, they are encouraged to submit new waste reduction goals. 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This results in an estimated annual partner respondent burden of 51 hours for new partners, 48 hours for established partners, 7 hours for new endorsers, and 3 hours for established endorsers. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:02 Jun 22, 2011 Jkt 223001 Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. 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: Businesses, not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local, or Tribal governments. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,222. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 25,844. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,138,570, includes $2,138,570 annualized labor costs and $0 annualized capital or O&M costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 44,506 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to an update in the number of partners to reflect who are the active partners, as well as an online reporting system that has greatly reduced burden for respondents and the agency. Dated: June 16, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2011–15760 Filed 6–22–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9323–2] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC—Coal-Fired Power Plant Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action. AGENCY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking EPA to object to an operating permit SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36917 issued by the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA). Specifically, the Administrator has denied the October 29, 2009 petition, submitted by EarthJustice on behalf of the Sierra Club, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the Northwest Environmental Defense Center (Petitioners), to object to the September 16, 2009, operating permit issued to TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC for a coal-fired power plant in Centralia, Washington. Pursuant to sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), a petition for judicial review of those parts of the Order that deny issues in the petition may be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final Order, the petition, and other supporting information at the Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle Washington, 98101. EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the copies of the final order, the petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish to examine these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before the visiting day. Additionally, the final order for the TransAlta Centralia plant is available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/ region7/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/ transalta_response2009.pdf . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Bent at telephone number: (206) 553– 6350, e-mail address: bent.sara@epa.gov or the above EPA, Region 10 address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to review, and object to as appropriate, a Title V operating permit 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 this review period, to object to a Title V 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 the grounds for the issue arose after this period. EPA received a petition from the Petitioners dated October 29, 2009, E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1 36918 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 121 / Thursday, June 23, 2011 / Notices requesting that EPA object to the issuance of the Title V operating permit to TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC for the operation of a coal-fired power plant in Centralia, Washington for the following reasons: (I) The Title V permit failed to provide for the control of carbon dioxide emissions, an air contaminant that is detrimental to human health and welfare, property, and business; (II) The Title V permit failed to provide for the control of mercury emissions, an air contaminant that is detrimental to human health and welfare, property, and business; (III) The Title V permit failed to provide for adequate control of nitrogen oxide emissions, an air contaminant that is detrimental to human health and welfare, property, and business; (IV) The Title V permit failed to require Reasonably Available Control Technology for the control of carbon dioxide emissions or for mercury emissions; and (V) The Title V permit’s start-up, shut-down and malfunction provisions are contrary to recent case law interpreting the requirements of the Clean Air Act. On April 28, 2011, the Administrator issued an order denying the petition. The order explains the reasons behind EPA’s conclusion to deny the petition for objection. Dated: June 10, 2011. Michelle L. Pirzadeh, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 10. 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[FRL–9322–9] VerDate Mar<15>2010 Dated: June 10, 2011. Khesha Reed, Acting Designated Federal Official. AGENCY: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACTION: The CHPAC will meet from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July 13 and from 8:30 a.m. to Noon on July 14, 2011. ADDRESSES: Mount Vernon Place, 900 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Office of Children’s Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564–2191, berger.martha@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the public. The final agenda will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/children. Access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Martha Berger at 202–564–2191 or berger.martha@epa.gov. DATES: 15:02 Jun 22, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2011 teleconference is to discuss and seek clarification of EPA’s charge to the RAC, discuss the draft agenda for the face-to-face meeting of July 18 and 19, 2011, as well as to discuss committee assignments. The purpose of the July 18 and 19, 2011 meeting is to receive presentations from the Agency staff, discuss responses to the charge questions, receive public comment and begin to draft the response. Availability of Meeting Materials: A roster and biosketches of the augmented RAC, the meeting agenda, the charge to the SAB for the advisory, and other supplemental materials will be posted on the SAB Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/sab prior to the teleconference and meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice may contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office (1400R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; or by telephone/voice mail at (202)– 564–2064, or via email at kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. The review materials may be found at https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ c91996cd39a82f648525742400690127/ 0314cef928df63cc8525775200482fa3! OpenDocument. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab. Technical Contact: Technical background information pertaining to Uranium In-Situ Leach Recovery—PostClosure Stability Monitoring can be found at https://www.epa.gov/radiation/ tenorm/pubs.html. Information pertaining to EPA’s regulatory standards in 40 CFR part 192—Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings can be found at https://yosemite.epa.gov/ opei/rulegate.nsf/byRIN/2060–AP43? opendocument. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36917-36918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15742]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9323-2]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC--Coal-
Fired Power Plant

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has 
responded to a citizen petition asking EPA to object to an operating 
permit issued by the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA). Specifically, 
the Administrator has denied the October 29, 2009 petition, submitted 
by EarthJustice on behalf of the Sierra Club, the National Parks 
Conservation Association, and the Northwest Environmental Defense 
Center (Petitioners), to object to the September 16, 2009, operating 
permit issued to TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC for a coal-fired 
power plant in Centralia, Washington. Pursuant to sections 307(b) and 
505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), a petition for judicial review of 
those parts of the Order that deny issues in the petition may be filed 
in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit 
within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal 
Register.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final Order, the petition, and 
other supporting information at the Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, 
EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle Washington, 98101.
    EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the individual 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the 
copies of the final order, the petition, and other supporting 
information. You may view the hard copies Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. 
to 4 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish to examine these 
documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before the 
visiting day. Additionally, the final order for the TransAlta Centralia 
plant is available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/region7/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/transalta_response2009.pdf .

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Bent at telephone number: (206) 
553-6350, e-mail address: bent.sara@epa.gov or the above EPA, Region 10 
address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review, and object to as appropriate, a Title V operating permit 
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 this review period, to object to a Title V 
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 the grounds for the issue 
arose after this period.
    EPA received a petition from the Petitioners dated October 29, 
2009,

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requesting that EPA object to the issuance of the Title V operating 
permit to TransAlta Centralia Generation, LLC for the operation of a 
coal-fired power plant in Centralia, Washington for the following 
reasons: (I) The Title V permit failed to provide for the control of 
carbon dioxide emissions, an air contaminant that is detrimental to 
human health and welfare, property, and business; (II) The Title V 
permit failed to provide for the control of mercury emissions, an air 
contaminant that is detrimental to human health and welfare, property, 
and business; (III) The Title V permit failed to provide for adequate 
control of nitrogen oxide emissions, an air contaminant that is 
detrimental to human health and welfare, property, and business; (IV) 
The Title V permit failed to require Reasonably Available Control 
Technology for the control of carbon dioxide emissions or for mercury 
emissions; and (V) The Title V permit's start-up, shut-down and 
malfunction provisions are contrary to recent case law interpreting the 
requirements of the Clean Air Act.
    On April 28, 2011, the Administrator issued an order denying the 
petition. The order explains the reasons behind EPA's conclusion to 
deny the petition for objection.

    Dated: June 10, 2011.
Michelle L. Pirzadeh,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2011-15742 Filed 6-22-11; 8:45 am]
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