Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection To Proposed Permit for Chevron USA Inc.-7Z Steam Plant, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, 41016 [2017-18286]

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[FR Doc. 2017–18285 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9966–77-Region 9] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection To Proposed Permit for Chevron USA Inc.—7Z Steam Plant, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action. sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This document announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking the EPA to object to the proposed issuance of an Authority to Construct/ Certificate of Conformity (Permit) issued by the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD). Specifically, the Administrator has denied the July 7, 2016 petition (Petition), submitted by the Climate Change Law Foundation, Association of Irritated Residents, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club to object to SJVUAPCD’s proposed issuance of the Permit for the Chevron USA Inc.—7Z Steam Plant in Kern County, California. ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other supporting information is available electronically at the following Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ title-v-petition-database. The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, Petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 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 is available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/ files/2017-04/documents/chevron_ response2016_0.pdf. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Yannayon, EPA Region IX, (415) 972–3534, yannayon.laura@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SJVUAPCD Rule 2201 affords the EPA a 45-day period to review and object to, as appropriate, a proposed permit. Rule 2201 § 5.9.1. If the EPA does not object, Rule 2201 allows any person to petition the EPA, within 60 days, to object to the proposed permit. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, 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. The EPA received the Petition dated July 7, 2016, requesting that the EPA object to the proposed issuance of the Permit to Chevron USA Inc., for modifications to its 7Z Steam Plant, located in Kern County, California. In summary, the Petition claimed that certain emission reduction credits used in the permitting process were invalid. On April 24, 2017, the Administrator issued an order denying the Petition. The EPA’s rationale for denying the claims raised in the petition are described in the Order. Dated: August 11, 2017. Alexis Strauss, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2017–18286 Filed 8–28–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0246; FRL–9967–02– OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Engine Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Engine PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports (EPA ICR Number 0282.17, OMB Control Number 2060–0048) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2017. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (82 FR 29544) on June 29, 2017 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 28, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2013–0246, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Reyes-Morales, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6405J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–9264; fax number: 202–343–2804; email address: reyesmorales.nydia@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 41016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18286]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9966-77-Region 9]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection To 
Proposed Permit for Chevron USA Inc.--7Z Steam Plant, San Joaquin 
Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking 
the EPA to object to the proposed issuance of an Authority to 
Construct/Certificate of Conformity (Permit) issued by the San Joaquin 
Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District (SJVUAPCD). Specifically, 
the Administrator has denied the July 7, 2016 petition (Petition), 
submitted by the Climate Change Law Foundation, Association of 
Irritated Residents, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club 
to object to SJVUAPCD's proposed issuance of the Permit for the Chevron 
USA Inc.--7Z Steam Plant in Kern County, California.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other 
supporting information is available electronically at the following Web 
site: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.
    The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, 
Petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard 
copies Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 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 is available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-04/documents/chevron_response2016_0.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Yannayon, EPA Region IX, (415) 
972-3534, yannayon.laura@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SJVUAPCD Rule 2201 affords the EPA a 45-day 
period to review and object to, as appropriate, a proposed permit. Rule 
2201 Sec.  5.9.1. If the EPA does not object, Rule 2201 allows any 
person to petition the EPA, within 60 days, to object to the proposed 
permit. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that 
were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment 
period, 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.
    The EPA received the Petition dated July 7, 2016, requesting that 
the EPA object to the proposed issuance of the Permit to Chevron USA 
Inc., for modifications to its 7Z Steam Plant, located in Kern County, 
California. In summary, the Petition claimed that certain emission 
reduction credits used in the permitting process were invalid.
    On April 24, 2017, the Administrator issued an order denying the 
Petition. The EPA's rationale for denying the claims raised in the 
petition are described in the Order.

    Dated: August 11, 2017.
Alexis Strauss,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2017-18286 Filed 8-28-17; 8:45 am]
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