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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 9 / Tuesday, January 14, 2014 / Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9905–40–Region 10]
Notice of Termination of Clean Air Act
Outer Continental Shelf Permits Issued
to Shell for the Discoverer Drill Ship
and the Kulluk Conical Drilling Unit
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 10.
ACTION: Notice of final action.
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Region 10 has terminated the
Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) permit for the
Discoverer drill ship and the OCS
permit to construct and Title V air
quality operating permit for the Kulluk
conical drilling rig.
DATES: EPA Region 10 terminated the
OCS air permits for the Discoverer drill
ship and the Kulluk drilling unit on
December 26, 2013. The terminations of
the two permits were effective on that
date. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the
Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1),
judicial review of these permit
terminations, to the extent it is
available, may be sought by filing a
petition for review in the United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
by March 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: The documents relevant to
the above-referenced permit
terminations are available for public
inspection during normal business
hours at the following address: U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite
900, Seattle, WA 98101. To arrange for
viewing of these documents, call David
Bray at (206) 553–4253.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Bray, Office of Air Waste and
Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 10, 1200 6th Avenue,
Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101.
SUMMARY:
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NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In
September and October 2011, the EPA
Region 10 issued Clean Air Act Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) permits to Shell
to conduct exploratory drilling in the
Chukchi and Beaufort Seas on the Arctic
OCS. The EPA issued these OCS air
permits to the Discoverer drill ship for
both the Chukchi Sea and the Beaufort
Sea and to the Kulluk Conical drilling
unit for the Beaufort Sea.
In December 2011, while the three
OCS air permits were subject to
administrative petitions before the
EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board,
the President signed legislation that
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transferred the authority for regulating
air emissions on the Arctic OCS from
the EPA to the U.S. Department of
Interior (DOI). Transition language in
the law provided that the transfer of
authority from EPA to DOI did not
invalidate the pending Shell permits.
The Discoverer permits became
effective in January 2012 and the Kulluk
permit became effective in April 2012.
Shell used the Discoverer Chukchi Sea
and Kulluk Beaufort Sea OCS air
permits in the 2012 drilling season to
drill ‘‘top hole’’ wells in both Seas.
Shell did not use the Discoverer
Beaufort Sea OCS air permit in 2012.
In a letter dated November 6, 2013,
Shell requested that the EPA terminate
the Discoverer Chukchi Sea and the
Kulluk Beaufort Sea OCS air permits so
that Shell can seek air regulatory
authorization from the DOI Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management. Shell
asserts that termination of the EPA OCS
air permits is consistent with the 2011
Congressional transfer of authority for
air quality management in the Arctic
OCS from EPA to DOI. In the letter,
Shell also explained that the Discoverer
was never constructed in the Beaufort
Sea within the 18-month period
required by the permit and, as a result,
the Shell Discoverer Beaufort OCS air
permit expired in July 2013.
In a letter dated December 26, 2013,
the EPA terminated, effective
immediately, the OCS air permits for the
Discoverer (Chukchi Sea) and the
Kulluk (Beaufort Sea), thereby
completing the transfer of authority for
air quality management in the Arctic
OCS to DOI.
Dated: December 26, 2013.
Kate Kelly,
Director, Office of Air, Waste and Toxics.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting
Federal Election Commission.
Thursday, January 16,
2014 at the Conclusion of the Open
Meeting.
PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington,
DC.
STATUS: This meeting will be closed to
the public.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
Compliance matters pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 437g.
Matters concerning participation in civil
actions or proceedings or arbitration.
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AGENCY:
DATE AND TIME:
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PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
Shawn Woodhead Werth,
Secretary and Clerk of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014–00571 Filed 1–10–14; 11:15 am]
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
Federal Election Commission.
Thursday, January 16,
2014 at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington,
DC (Ninth Floor).
STATUS: This meeting will be open to the
public.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
Correction and Approval of Minutes for
December 5 and 17, 2013
Draft Advisory Opinion 2013–18:
Revolution Messaging, LLC
Interpretive Rule Re: Nationwide
Independent Expenditures
Audit Division Recommendation
Memorandum on the Dallas County
Republican Party (DCRP) (A11–14)
Audit Division Recommendation
Memorandum on the Republican
Party of Iowa (RPIA) (A11–24)
Audit Division Recommendation
Memorandum on the Vermont
Democratic Party (VDP) (A11–12)
Audit Division Recommendation
Memorandum on the Democratic
Party of South Carolina (DPSC) (A11–
19)
2014 Meeting Dates (through
September)
Management and Administrative
Matters
Individuals who plan to attend and
require special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact Shawn Woodhead Werth,
Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694–1040,
at least 72 hours prior to the meeting
date.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
AGENCY:
DATE AND TIME:
Shawn Woodhead Werth,
Secretary and Clerk of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014–00570 Filed 1–10–14; 11:15 am]
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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
Maritime Commission.
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC (Ninth Floor).
STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:
Correction and Approval of Minutes for December 5 and 17, 2013
Draft Advisory Opinion 2013-18: Revolution Messaging, LLC
Interpretive Rule Re: Nationwide Independent Expenditures
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on the Dallas County
Republican Party (DCRP) (A11-14)
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on the Republican Party of
Iowa (RPIA) (A11-24)
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on the Vermont Democratic
Party (VDP) (A11-12)
Audit Division Recommendation Memorandum on the Democratic Party of
South Carolina (DPSC) (A11-19)
2014 Meeting Dates (through September)
Management and Administrative Matters
Individuals who plan to attend and require special assistance, such
as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations,
should contact Shawn Woodhead Werth, Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694-
1040, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer,
Telephone: (202) 694-1220.
Shawn Woodhead Werth,
Secretary and Clerk of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-00570 Filed 1-10-14; 11:15 am]
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