Notice of Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact, 61293 [2017-27947]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9972–43-Region 4]
Notice of Final National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Permit for the
Eastern Portion of the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of
Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of
Finding of No Significant Impact
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Reissuance of NPDES
General Permit.
AGENCY:
Today, the EPA Region 4 (the
‘‘Region’’) is reissuing the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) general permit for the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of
Mexico (General Permit No.
GEG460000) for new and existing source
discharges in the Offshore Subcategory
of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point
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Source Category. This reissued general
permit replaces the previous permit
issued on March 15, 2010, and which
became effective on April 1, 2010, and
expired on March 31, 2015. The general
permit authorizes discharges from
exploration, development, and
production facilities located in and
discharging to all Federal waters of the
eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico
seaward of the outer boundary of the
territorial seas, and covers existing and
new source facilities with operations
located on Federal leases occurring in
water depths seaward of 200 meters,
occurring offshore the coasts of Alabama
and Florida. The western boundary of
the coverage area is demarcated by
Mobile and Visoca Knoll lease blocks
located seaward of the outer boundary
of the territorial seas from the coasts of
Mississippi and Alabama. The permit
term will be no longer than five years
from the effective date of the permit.
Individual permits will be issued for
operating facilities on lease blocks
traversed by and shoreward of the 200meter water depth.
The draft NPDES general permit was
publicly noticed from August 18, 2016
to September 17, 2016. This final permit
reflects changes based on comments
received during the public comments
period, which are detailed in the
Amendment to the Fact Sheet.
DATES: This action is applicable as of
January 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The final NPDES general
permit, Amendment to the Permit fact
sheet, Finding of No Significant Impact
document, Final Essential Fish Habitat
Determination, Final Ocean Discharge
Criteria Evaluation, and other relevant
documents may be obtained by writing
the U.S. EPA-Region 4, Water Protection
Division (WPD), NPDES Section, Sam
Nunn Atlanta Federal Center, 61
Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia
30303–8960, Attention: Ms. Bridget
Staples. Alternatively, copies of the
above-mentioned documents may be
downloaded at: https://www.epa.gov/
aboutepa/about-epa-region-4southeast#r4-public-notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Bridget Staples, EPA Region 4, WPD,
NPDES Section, by mail at the Atlanta
address given above, by telephone at
(404) 562–9783 or by email at
Staples.Bridget@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authorization To Discharge Under the
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
In compliance with the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended (33
U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), operators of
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offshore oil and gas facilities in lease
blocks located in Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) Federal water in the eastern
portion of the Gulf of Mexico seaward
of the outer boundary of the territorial
seas in water depths seaward of 200
meters, occurring offshore the coasts of
Alabama and Florida and in the western
boundary of the coverage area
demarcated by Mobile and Visoca Knoll
lease blocks located seaward of the
outer boundary of the territorial seas
from the coasts of Mississippi and
Alabama, are authorized to discharge to
receiving waters in accordance with
effluent limitations, monitoring
requirements, and other conditions set
forth in Parts I, II, III, IV and V, and
appendices.
Operators of facilities within the
NPDES general permit coverage area
must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to
the Regional Administrator, prior to
discharge, that they intend to be covered
by the general permit (See Part I.A.4).
The effective date of coverage will be
the postmarked date of the NOI, or if the
postmarked date is illegible, the
effective date of coverage will be two
days prior to the receipt date of the NOI.
Administratively continued coverages
under the previous NPDES general
permit will cease for operators 30 days
after the effective date of the new
permit. Therefore, such operators must
submit a new NOI to be covered under
this general permit within 30 days after
the effective date of this permit. If a
permit application for an individual
permit is filed, the coverage under the
previous general permit terminates
when a final action is taken on the
application for an individual permit.
This permit and the authorization to
discharge shall expire midnight, Eastern
Standard Time, five years from the
effective date.
Dated: December 14, 2017.
Mary Walker,
Director, Water Protection Division, U.S. EPA,
Region 4.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9972-43-Region 4]
Notice of Final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Permit for the Eastern Portion of the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (GEG460000); Availability of Finding
of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Reissuance of NPDES General Permit.
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SUMMARY: Today, the EPA Region 4 (the ``Region'') is reissuing the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit
for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico (General
Permit No. GEG460000) for new and existing source discharges in the
Offshore Subcategory of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source
Category. This reissued general permit replaces the previous permit
issued on March 15, 2010, and which became effective on April 1, 2010,
and expired on March 31, 2015. The general permit authorizes discharges
from exploration, development, and production facilities located in and
discharging to all Federal waters of the eastern portion of the Gulf of
Mexico seaward of the outer boundary of the territorial seas, and
covers existing and new source facilities with operations located on
Federal leases occurring in water depths seaward of 200 meters,
occurring offshore the coasts of Alabama and Florida. The western
boundary of the coverage area is demarcated by Mobile and Visoca Knoll
lease blocks located seaward of the outer boundary of the territorial
seas from the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama. The permit term will
be no longer than five years from the effective date of the permit.
Individual permits will be issued for operating facilities on lease
blocks traversed by and shoreward of the 200-meter water depth.
The draft NPDES general permit was publicly noticed from August 18,
2016 to September 17, 2016. This final permit reflects changes based on
comments received during the public comments period, which are detailed
in the Amendment to the Fact Sheet.
DATES: This action is applicable as of January 20, 2018.
ADDRESSES: The final NPDES general permit, Amendment to the Permit fact
sheet, Finding of No Significant Impact document, Final Essential Fish
Habitat Determination, Final Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation, and
other relevant documents may be obtained by writing the U.S. EPA-Region
4, Water Protection Division (WPD), NPDES Section, Sam Nunn Atlanta
Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960,
Attention: Ms. Bridget Staples. Alternatively, copies of the above-
mentioned documents may be downloaded at: https://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-epa-region-4-southeast#r4-public-notices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Bridget Staples, EPA Region 4,
WPD, NPDES Section, by mail at the Atlanta address given above, by
telephone at (404) 562-9783 or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authorization To Discharge Under the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
In compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as
amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), operators of offshore oil and gas
facilities in lease blocks located in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Federal water in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico seaward of
the outer boundary of the territorial seas in water depths seaward of
200 meters, occurring offshore the coasts of Alabama and Florida and in
the western boundary of the coverage area demarcated by Mobile and
Visoca Knoll lease blocks located seaward of the outer boundary of the
territorial seas from the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, are
authorized to discharge to receiving waters in accordance with effluent
limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, III, IV and V, and appendices.
Operators of facilities within the NPDES general permit coverage
area must submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to the Regional
Administrator, prior to discharge, that they intend to be covered by
the general permit (See Part I.A.4). The effective date of coverage
will be the postmarked date of the NOI, or if the postmarked date is
illegible, the effective date of coverage will be two days prior to the
receipt date of the NOI.
Administratively continued coverages under the previous NPDES
general permit will cease for operators 30 days after the effective
date of the new permit. Therefore, such operators must submit a new NOI
to be covered under this general permit within 30 days after the
effective date of this permit. If a permit application for an
individual permit is filed, the coverage under the previous general
permit terminates when a final action is taken on the application for
an individual permit.
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire
midnight, Eastern Standard Time, five years from the effective date.
Dated: December 14, 2017.
Mary Walker,
Director, Water Protection Division, U.S. EPA, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2017-27947 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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