Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Discharges From the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category to Coastal Waters in Texas (TXG330000), 47380-47381 [2012-19398]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9713–5]
Final National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) General
Permit for Discharges From the Oil and
Gas Extraction Point Source Category
to Coastal Waters in Texas
(TXG330000)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of NPDES General Permit
Renewal.
AGENCY:
EPA Region 6 today
announces issuance of the final NPDES
general permit for the Coastal Waters of
Texas (No. TXG330000) for discharges
from existing and new dischargers and
New Sources in the Coastal and Stripper
Subcategories of the Oil and Gas
Extraction Point Source Category as
authorized by section 402 of the Clean
Water Act, (CWA). This permit renewal
authorizes discharges from exploration,
development, and production facilities
discharging to the coastal waters of
Texas. The draft permit was proposed in
the Federal Register on March 30, 2012.
EPA Region 6 has considered all
comments received and makes few
changes to the proposed permit: pH
limit for formation test fluids and fecal
coliform limit only for oyster water.
DATES: This permit was issued and
effective on July 31, 2012 and expires
July 30, 2017. This effective date is
necessary to provide dischargers with
the immediate opportunity to comply
with Clean Water Act requirements in
light of the expiration of the 2007
permit on July 6, 2012. In accordance
with 40 CFR 23, this permit shall be
considered issued for the purpose of
judicial review on August 22, 2012.
Under section 509(b) of the CWA,
judicial review of this general permit
can be held by filing a petition for
review in the United States Court of
Appeals within 120 days after the
permit is considered issued for judicial
review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the
CWA, the requirements in this permit
may not be challenged later in civil or
criminal proceedings to enforce these
requirements. In addition, this permit
may not be challenged in other agency
proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of
notices of intent are provided in Part
I.A.2 of the permit.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Region’s
responses to comments and the final
permit may be obtained from the EPA
Region 6 Internet site: https://
www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/
genpermit/index.htm.
SUMMARY:
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Ms.
Diane Smith, Region 6, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
Telephone: (214) 665–2145.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The
permit prohibits the discharge of
drilling fluid, drill cuttings, produced
sand and well treatment, completion
and workover fluids. Discharges of
dewatering effluents from reserve pits
are also prohibited. Produced water
discharges are prohibited, except from
wells in the Stripper Subcategory
located east of the 98th meridian whose
produced water comes from the Carrizo/
Wilcox, Reklaw or Bartosh formations in
Texas as authorized by the previous
permit. Discharges of produced waters
from new stripper wells to an impaired
waterbody that is impaired for dissolved
oxygen are prohibited. The discharge of
deck drainage, formation test fluids,
sanitary waste, domestic waste and
miscellaneous discharges is authorized.
More stringent requirements are
established to regulate discharges to
water quality-impaired waterbodies.
Pursuant to section 316(b) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), requirements for new
facilities are also established in the final
permit. Major changes also include
definition of ‘‘operator’’, acute toxicity
test for produced water, spill prevention
best management practices, and
electronic reporting requirements. To
obtain discharge authorization,
operators of such facilities must submit
a new Notice of Intent (NOI). To
determine whether your facility,
company, business, organization, etc. is
regulated by this action, you should
carefully examine the applicability
criteria in Part I, Section A.1 of this
permit.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Other Legal Requirements: State
certification under section 401 of the
CWA; consistency with the Texas
Coastal Management Program; and
compliance with National
Environmental Policy Act, Endangered
Species Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
Historic Preservation Act, Paperwork
Reduction Act, and Regulatory
Flexibility Act requirements are
discussed in the Region’s responses to
comments.
Dated: July 31, 2012.
William K. Honker,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection
Division, EPA Region 6.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Proposed Settlement Agreement,
Clean Air Act Citizen Suit
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement
Agreement; Request for Public
Comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with section
113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended
(‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 7413(g), notice is
hereby given of a proposed settlement
agreement to address a lawsuit filed in
the United States District Court for the
Middle District of Louisiana: Louisiana
Environmental Action Network v. EPA,
No. 3:12–cv–00088–JTT–JDK (M.D. La).
On or about February 15, 2012,
Louisiana Environmental Action
Network filed a complaint that EPA
failed to perform its nondiscretionary
duty pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the
Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661d(b)(2), to grant or
deny, within 60 days after it was filed,
a petition requesting that EPA object to
a proposed title V operating permit for
the Noranda Alumina, LLC alumina
processing facility in Gramercy, St. John
the Baptist Parish, Louisiana issued by
the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality (‘‘LDEQ’’).
Under the terms of the proposed
settlement agreement, EPA would be
required to sign its response to
Plaintiff’s petition by December 15,
2012.
DATES: Written comments on the
proposed settlement agreement must be
received by September 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID number EPA–
HQ–OGC–2012–0573, online at
www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred
method); by email to
oei.docket@epa.gov; mailed 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:
Gretchen Graves, Esq., Air and
Radiation Law Office (2344A), Office of
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General Counsel, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone: (202) 564–5581; fax number
(202) 564–5603; email address:
graves.gretchen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Additional Information About the
Proposed Consent Decree
The proposed settlement agreement
would settle Plaintiff’s claims in a title
V deadline suit concerning a petition to
object to a permit issued by the
Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality for the Noranda alumina
processing facility. The proposed
settlement agreement would require
EPA to sign its response to Plaintiff’s
petition by December 15, 2012. Once
EPA grants or denies the petition, EPA
would be required to expeditiously
deliver notice of its response to Plaintiff.
Under the settlement agreement, once
EPA has met these obligations, Plaintiff
shall file a motion for voluntary
dismissal, with prejudice.
For a period of thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this
notice, the Agency will receive written
comments relating to the proposed
settlement agreement 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 settlement agreement 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
that consent to the settlement agreement
should be withdrawn, the terms of the
agreement will be affirmed.
II. Additional Information About
Commenting on the Proposed
Settlement Agreement
A. How can I get a copy of the
settlement agreement?
Direct your comments to the official
public docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2012–
0573 which contains a copy of the
settlement agreement. 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,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9713-5]
Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit for Discharges From the Oil and Gas Extraction Point
Source Category to Coastal Waters in Texas (TXG330000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of NPDES General Permit Renewal.
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SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 today announces issuance of the final NPDES
general permit for the Coastal Waters of Texas (No. TXG330000) for
discharges from existing and new dischargers and New Sources in the
Coastal and Stripper Subcategories of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point
Source Category as authorized by section 402 of the Clean Water Act,
(CWA). This permit renewal authorizes discharges from exploration,
development, and production facilities discharging to the coastal
waters of Texas. The draft permit was proposed in the Federal Register
on March 30, 2012. EPA Region 6 has considered all comments received
and makes few changes to the proposed permit: pH limit for formation
test fluids and fecal coliform limit only for oyster water.
DATES: This permit was issued and effective on July 31, 2012 and
expires July 30, 2017. This effective date is necessary to provide
dischargers with the immediate opportunity to comply with Clean Water
Act requirements in light of the expiration of the 2007 permit on July
6, 2012. In accordance with 40 CFR 23, this permit shall be considered
issued for the purpose of judicial review on August 22, 2012. Under
section 509(b) of the CWA, judicial review of this general permit can
be held by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of
Appeals within 120 days after the permit is considered issued for
judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the CWA, the requirements
in this permit may not be challenged later in civil or criminal
proceedings to enforce these requirements. In addition, this permit may
not be challenged in other agency proceedings. Deadlines for submittal
of notices of intent are provided in Part I.A.2 of the permit.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Region's responses to comments and the final
permit may be obtained from the EPA Region 6 Internet site: https://www.epa.gov/region6/water/npdes/genpermit/index.htm.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diane Smith, Region 6, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733. Telephone: (214) 665-2145.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The permit prohibits the discharge of
drilling fluid, drill cuttings, produced sand and well treatment,
completion and workover fluids. Discharges of dewatering effluents from
reserve pits are also prohibited. Produced water discharges are
prohibited, except from wells in the Stripper Subcategory located east
of the 98th meridian whose produced water comes from the Carrizo/
Wilcox, Reklaw or Bartosh formations in Texas as authorized by the
previous permit. Discharges of produced waters from new stripper wells
to an impaired waterbody that is impaired for dissolved oxygen are
prohibited. The discharge of deck drainage, formation test fluids,
sanitary waste, domestic waste and miscellaneous discharges is
authorized. More stringent requirements are established to regulate
discharges to water quality-impaired waterbodies. Pursuant to section
316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), requirements for new facilities
are also established in the final permit. Major changes also include
definition of ``operator'', acute toxicity test for produced water,
spill prevention best management practices, and electronic reporting
requirements. To obtain discharge authorization, operators of such
facilities must submit a new Notice of Intent (NOI). To determine
whether your facility, company, business, organization, etc. is
regulated by this action, you should carefully examine the
applicability criteria in Part I, Section A.1 of this permit.
Other Legal Requirements: State certification under section 401 of
the CWA; consistency with the Texas Coastal Management Program; and
compliance with National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species
Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Historic
Preservation Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, and Regulatory Flexibility
Act requirements are discussed in the Region's responses to comments.
Dated: July 31, 2012.
William K. Honker,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2012-19398 Filed 8-7-12; 8:45 am]
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