Notice of Final NPDES General Permit; Final NPDES General Permit for New and Existing Sources and New Dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000), 45845-45846 [2017-21108]
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instructions; to 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; to
adjust the existing ways to comply with
any previously applicable instructions
and requirements which have
subsequently changed; to train
personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; to search data
sources; to complete and review the
collection of information; and, to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/affected entities: State
and local governments.
Estimated total number of affected
respondents: 17.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total additional annual
burden hours: 20,667 hours.
Estimated total additional annual
cost: $1,404,757. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
The total estimated respondent
burden during the 3-year period of this
ICR renewal is 62,000 hours, compared
with a total estimated respondent
burden of 120,000 hours identified for
the 3-year period covered by the original
ICR approved by OMB.
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What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
The EPA will consider the comments
received on this proposal and will
amend the ICR as appropriate. The final
ICR package will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, the EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: July 10, 2017.
Anna Marie Wood,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Telephone: (214) 665–7515. Email:
rosborough.evelyn@epa.gov.
[FRL–9968–52–Region 6]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final NPDES General Permit;
Final NPDES General Permit for New
and Existing Sources and New
Dischargers in the Offshore
Subcategory of the Oil and Gas
Extraction Category for the Western
Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf
of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Final NPDES General
Permit.
AGENCY:
The Director of the Water
Division, EPA Region 6 today provides
notice that the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
General Permit No. GMG290000 for
existing and new sources and new
dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory
of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point
Source Category, located in and
discharging to the Outer Continental
Shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas
was reissued on September 19, 2017,
with an effective date of October 1,
2017. The discharge of produced water
to that portion of the Outer Continental
Shelf from Offshore Subcategory
facilities located in the territorial seas of
Louisiana and Texas is also authorized
by this permit.
DATES: This permit was issued
September 19, 2017, is effective on
October 1, 2017, and expires September
30, 2022. 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 2012 permit on
September 30, 2017. In accordance with
40 CFR 23, this permit shall be
considered issued for the purpose of
judicial review on October 16, 2017.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Evelyn Rosborough, Region 6, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
SUMMARY:
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Notice of
the proposal of the draft permit was
published in the Federal Register on
May 11, 2017. EPA Region 6 has
considered all comments received and
makes several significant changes as
listed below. A copy of the Region’s
responses to comments and the final
permit may be found online from the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov with Docket ID No
EPA–R6–OW–2017–0217. Significant
changes include:
1. An operator is not required to file
eNOI 24-hour in advance to obtain
permit coverage;
2. An operator has up to one year after
termination of lease ownership to file a
Notice of Termination (NOT);
3. In a case-by-case circumstance, the
primary operator may require day-today or vessel operators to file their own
eNOIs for dual coverages;
4. Drilling vessels performing jobs
within the same lease block may file one
NOI for coverage;
5. Bridged facilities may file one
eNOI;
6. In the event the eNOI system is
temporarily unavailable, a written
temporary NOI filed with certification
and signature is good for seven days
from the day of filing, but must be
followed up with an eNOI;
7. Existing permittees covered under
the 2012 permit will be covered by this
permit until April 1, 2018, with eNOIs
to continue coverage due on or before
that date;
8. An oil and grease confirmation
sample shall be taken within two hours
after sheen is observed from produced
water discharge;
9. Toxicity testing frequency for
produced water discharges remains the
same as in the previous permit;
10. Existing dischargers under the
2012 permit shall commence testing
schedules in the 2017 permit as of the
effective day of this permit;
11. Additional toxicity testing for
produced water after an application of
well treatment, completion or workover
fluids is not required; information on
these discharges will be collected as
part of the well treatment, completion,
and workover fluids (TCW) Studies;
12. The deadlines for operators to
submit the Industry-wide Study Plan
and the final report for well treatment,
completion, and workover fluids are
changed;
13. A condition which requires
operators to flush and capture hydrate
control fluids or pipeline brine
contained in pipelines, umbilical, or
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jumpers before or at the time of
abandonment is removed from the final
permit;
14. Fixed monitoring frequency is
replaced with tier-approach monitoring
frequency for intake velocity through
the cooling water intake structure; and
15. An exception to allow operators to
submit SEAMAP data instead of
entrainment monitoring is added.
16. Monitoring exception for sanitary
and domestic waste discharges using
approved Marine Sanitation Devices
(MSDs) from previous permit was
reinstated.
Other Legal Requirements
Executive Order 12866: Regulatory
Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR
51735, October 4, 1993), this action is a
‘‘significant regulatory action.’’
Accordingly, EPA submitted this action
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review under Executive
Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821,
January 21, 2011) and any changes made
in response to OMB recommendations
have been documented in the docket for
this action.
Consideration of Other Federal or
State Laws. State certification under
section 401 of the CWA; consistency
with the State 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 are discussed in the
Region’s Final Permit Fact Sheet.
Dated: September 19, 2017.
William B. Honker,
Director, Water Division, EPA Region 6.
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AGENCY
[FRL–9968–39–Region 9]
Casmalia Resources Superfund Site;
Notice of Proposed CERCLA
Administrative De Minimis Settlement
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, as amended (CERCLA) and the
SUMMARY:
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Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby
providing notice of a proposed
administrative de minimis settlement
concerning the Casmalia Resources
Superfund Site in Santa Barbara County,
California (the Casmalia Resources Site).
CERCLA provides EPA with the
authority to enter into administrative de
minimis settlements. This settlement is
intended to resolve the liabilities of the
57 settling parties identified below for
the Casmalia Resources Site. These
parties have also elected to resolve their
liability for response costs and potential
natural resource damage claims by the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
These 57 parties sent 6,517,494 lbs. of
waste to the Casmalia Resources Site,
which represents 0.00114 (0.114%) of
the total Site waste of 5.6 billion
pounds. This settlement requires these
parties to pay $590,772 to EPA.
DATES: EPA will receive written
comments relating to the settlement
until November 1, 2017. EPA will
consider all comments it receives during
this period, and may modify or
withdraw consent to the settlement if
any comments disclose facts or
considerations indicating that the
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate.
Public Meeting: In accordance with
section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
6973(d), commenters may request an
opportunity for a public meeting in the
affected area. The deadline for
requesting a public meeting is October
16, 2017. Requests for a public meeting
may be made by contacting Russell
Mechem by email at Mechem.russell@
epa.gov. If a public meeting is
requested, information about the date
and time of the meeting will be
published in the local newspaper, The
Santa Maria Times, and will be sent to
persons on the EPA’s Casmalia
Resources Site mailing list. To be added
to the mailing list, please contact:
Alejandro Diaz at (415)972–3242 or by
email at diaz.alejandro@epa.gov.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be addressed to Casmalia Case Team,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street (mail
code SFD–7–1), San Francisco,
California 94105–3901, or may be sent
by email to Mechem.russell@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the settlement document and
additional information about the
Casmalia Resources Site and the
proposed settlement may be obtained on
the EPA-maintained Casmalia Resources
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Site Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/
region09/casmalia or by calling Russell
Mechem at (415) 972–3192.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
122(g) of CERCLA gives EPA authority
to enter into administrative de minimis
settlements. Section 122(i) of CERCLA
and section 7003 of RCRA require that
EPA publish notice of a proposed
administrative de minimis settlement.
This settlement is intended to resolve
the liabilities of the settling parties
under sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA
and section 7003 of RCRA for the
Casmalia Resources Site.
The parties that have elected to settle
their liability with EPA at this time are
as follows: ABB Group, Inc.; Advanced
Structures Corporation; Alameda
County Fire Department; Alisal Guest
Ranch and Golf Resort; ALSCO, Inc.;
American Forest Products Co.; Angell
and Giroux, Inc.; ASV Wines, Inc.;
Cadet Uniform; Cambro Manufacturing;
Coating Resources Corporation; Colfax
Corporation; Conejo Recreation & Park
District; County of Alameda; Custom
Building Products, Inc.; Data Products
Corporation; Denso Products and
Services Americas, Inc. (on behalf of
American Industrial Manufacturing
Services); Electronic Precision
Specialties, Inc.; Federal Cartridge
Company on behalf of Omark Industries;
Fuentes-Ford Enterprises; H–H Heat
Treating, aka Bodycote Thermal
Processing, Inc.; Hearst Corporation;
Hendry Mechanical Works/Hendry
Telephone Products; Holz Rubber
Company, Inc.; Homer T. Hayward
Lumber Co., successor-in-interest to
County Lumber Company; Hubbell, Inc.;
J Buchbinder Industrial; Jervis B. Webb
Company, as former shareholder of
Jervis B. Webb Company of California;
KEC Company; Kelly Moore Paint
Company, Inc.; Kem-Mil Company;
Kirby Automotive; Leidos, Inc.; Liquid
Carbonic Corp.; Liquid Waste Test
Facility; McCann’s Engineering & Mfg,
Co.; Moldex-Metric, Inc.; Monterey
Regional Waste Management District;
Munroe & Sons Manufacturing; Nestle
S.A.; Oscar E. Erickson, Inc.; PCL
Construction Company; Plasticolor
Molded Products; Prime Healthcare;
Princeton Packaging, Inc.; Reynolds &
Taylor; Richards Surgical Mfg. Co.;
Roofing Wholesale Company; Sage
Mitsubishi; Siemens Healthcare
Diagnostics, Inc., settles on behalf of
Syva Diagnostics Holding Company and
entity Behring Diagnostics acquired
through Dade-Behring; Specialty
Extrusion Ltd.; Successor Agency to
Culver City Redevelopment Agency;
Tenet Healthcare; Terminal Data
Corporation; Thomsen Equipment
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9968-52-Region 6]
Notice of Final NPDES General Permit; Final NPDES General Permit
for New and Existing Sources and New Dischargers in the Offshore
Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Category for the Western
Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf of the Gulf of Mexico
(GMG290000)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Final NPDES General Permit.
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SUMMARY: The Director of the Water Division, EPA Region 6 today
provides notice that the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) General Permit No. GMG290000 for existing and new
sources and new dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and
Gas Extraction Point Source Category, located in and discharging to the
Outer Continental Shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas was reissued on
September 19, 2017, with an effective date of October 1, 2017. The
discharge of produced water to that portion of the Outer Continental
Shelf from Offshore Subcategory facilities located in the territorial
seas of Louisiana and Texas is also authorized by this permit.
DATES: This permit was issued September 19, 2017, is effective on
October 1, 2017, and expires September 30, 2022. 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 2012 permit on September 30, 2017. In accordance with 40 CFR 23,
this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of judicial
review on October 16, 2017. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Evelyn Rosborough, Region 6, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733. Telephone: (214) 665-7515. Email: rosborough.evelyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the proposal of the draft permit
was published in the Federal Register on May 11, 2017. EPA Region 6 has
considered all comments received and makes several significant changes
as listed below. A copy of the Region's responses to comments and the
final permit may be found online from the Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov with Docket ID No EPA-R6-OW-2017-0217.
Significant changes include:
1. An operator is not required to file eNOI 24-hour in advance to
obtain permit coverage;
2. An operator has up to one year after termination of lease
ownership to file a Notice of Termination (NOT);
3. In a case-by-case circumstance, the primary operator may require
day-to-day or vessel operators to file their own eNOIs for dual
coverages;
4. Drilling vessels performing jobs within the same lease block may
file one NOI for coverage;
5. Bridged facilities may file one eNOI;
6. In the event the eNOI system is temporarily unavailable, a
written temporary NOI filed with certification and signature is good
for seven days from the day of filing, but must be followed up with an
eNOI;
7. Existing permittees covered under the 2012 permit will be
covered by this permit until April 1, 2018, with eNOIs to continue
coverage due on or before that date;
8. An oil and grease confirmation sample shall be taken within two
hours after sheen is observed from produced water discharge;
9. Toxicity testing frequency for produced water discharges remains
the same as in the previous permit;
10. Existing dischargers under the 2012 permit shall commence
testing schedules in the 2017 permit as of the effective day of this
permit;
11. Additional toxicity testing for produced water after an
application of well treatment, completion or workover fluids is not
required; information on these discharges will be collected as part of
the well treatment, completion, and workover fluids (TCW) Studies;
12. The deadlines for operators to submit the Industry-wide Study
Plan and the final report for well treatment, completion, and workover
fluids are changed;
13. A condition which requires operators to flush and capture
hydrate control fluids or pipeline brine contained in pipelines,
umbilical, or
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jumpers before or at the time of abandonment is removed from the final
permit;
14. Fixed monitoring frequency is replaced with tier-approach
monitoring frequency for intake velocity through the cooling water
intake structure; and
15. An exception to allow operators to submit SEAMAP data instead
of entrainment monitoring is added.
16. Monitoring exception for sanitary and domestic waste discharges
using approved Marine Sanitation Devices (MSDs) from previous permit
was reinstated.
Other Legal Requirements
Executive Order 12866: Regulatory Planning and Review and Executive
Order 13563: Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review
Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this
action is a ``significant regulatory action.'' Accordingly, EPA
submitted this action to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011) and any changes made in response to OMB recommendations have been
documented in the docket for this action.
Consideration of Other Federal or State Laws. State certification
under section 401 of the CWA; consistency with the State 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 are discussed in the Region's Final Permit
Fact Sheet.
Dated: September 19, 2017.
William B. Honker,
Director, Water Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2017-21108 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
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