Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to the Title V Permit for Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; Maryland, 9339 [2021-02835]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 28 / Friday, February 12, 2021 / Notices Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109 at email sherman.ruthann@eap.gov. Comments should refer to: In the Matter of: Mohawk Tannery Site, U.S. EPA Region 1, Docket No. CERCLA–01–2020–0063. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The proposed settlement and additional background information relating to the settlement are available for public inspection at the U.S. EPA Region 1 OSRR Records and Information Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109. In addition, a copy of the proposed settlement agreement can be obtained from RuthAnn Sherman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region I, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109; 617–918–1886; sherman.ruthann@epa.gov. Additional information on the Mohawk Tannery Site can be found through the U.S. EPA Region I website at: epa.gov/superfund/ mohawk. Bryan Olson, Director, Superfund and Emergency Management Division, U.S. EPA, Region I. [FR Doc. 2021–02887 Filed 2–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10020–17–Region 3] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to the Title V Permit for Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; Maryland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed an Order, dated December 11, 2020, granting a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). The Order responds to a February 4, 2019 petition, relating to the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority’s Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility (MCRRF), a municipal solid waste resource recovery facility located in Montgomery County, Maryland. The petition was submitted by the Environmental Integrity Project and the Chesapeake Climate Action Network (the Petitioners). This Order constitutes final action on that petition requesting that the Administrator object to the issuance of the proposed CAA title V permit. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Feb 11, 2021 Jkt 253001 February 12, 2021. Copies of the final Order, the petition, and all pertinent information relating thereto can be requested by electronic mail to the address set forth below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. The final Order is also available electronically at the following website: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operatingpermits/title-v-petition-database. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Stahl, Permits Branch, Air & Radiation Division, EPA Region III, (215) 814–2180, stahl.cynthia@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to review and object to, as appropriate, title V operating permits proposed by state permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days after the expiration of this review period to object to a state title V operating permit if EPA has not done so. Petitions must be based only on objections 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 that the grounds for objection or other issue arose after the comment period. MDE issued the final MCRRF renewal operating permit (permit no. 24–031– 1718) on January 1, 2019. In the MCRRF petition (numbered III–2019–2), the Petitioners sought EPA objection on the basis that the title V permit failed to set forth monitoring requirements that assured continuous compliance with the 1-hour Prevention of Significant Deterioration emission limit for hydrogen chloride. The Order explains the reasons behind EPA’s decision to grant the petition for objection. DATES: ADDRESSES: Dated: February 4, 2021. Cristina Fernandez, Air and Radiation Division, US EPA Region III. [FR Doc. 2021–02835 Filed 2–11–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10019–87–OAR] Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2019 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of document availability and request for comments. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9339 The Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2019 is available for public review. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requests recommendations for improving the overall quality of the inventory report to be finalized in April 2021, as well as subsequent inventory reports. DATES: To ensure your comments are considered for the final version of the document, please submit your comments by March 15, 2021. However, comments received after that date will still be welcomed and considered for the next edition of this report. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2021–0008, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI). Comments can also be submitted in hardcopy to GHG Inventory at: Environmental Protection Agency, Climate Change Division (6207A), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, Fax: (202) 343– 2342. You are welcome and encouraged to send an email with your comments to GHGInventory@epa.gov. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket, submitted in hardcopy or sent via email. For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Mausami Desai, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change Division, (202) 343–9381, GHGInventory@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Annual U.S. emissions for the period of time from 1990 through 2019 are summarized and presented by sector, including source and sink categories. The inventory contains estimates of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perfluorocarbons (PFC), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) emissions. The technical approach used in this report to estimate emissions and sinks for greenhouse gases is consistent with the methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and reported in a format SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 28 (Friday, February 12, 2021)]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-02835]


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ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10020-17-Region 3]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to the 
Title V Permit for Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority; 
Maryland

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed an Order, dated December 
11, 2020, granting a petition to object to a state operating permit 
issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). The Order 
responds to a February 4, 2019 petition, relating to the Northeast 
Maryland Waste Disposal Authority's Montgomery County Resource Recovery 
Facility (MCRRF), a municipal solid waste resource recovery facility 
located in Montgomery County, Maryland. The petition was submitted by 
the Environmental Integrity Project and the Chesapeake Climate Action 
Network (the Petitioners). This Order constitutes final action on that 
petition requesting that the Administrator object to the issuance of 
the proposed CAA title V permit.

DATES: February 12, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the petition, and all pertinent 
information relating thereto can be requested by electronic mail to the 
address set forth below in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 
The final Order is also available electronically at the following 
website: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia Stahl, Permits Branch, Air & 
Radiation Division, EPA Region III, (215) 814-2180, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review and object to, as appropriate, title V operating permits 
proposed by state permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA 
authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days 
after the expiration of this review period to object to a state title V 
operating permit if EPA has not done so. Petitions must be based only 
on objections 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 that 
the grounds for objection or other issue arose after the comment 
period.
    MDE issued the final MCRRF renewal operating permit (permit no. 24-
031-1718) on January 1, 2019. In the MCRRF petition (numbered III-2019-
2), the Petitioners sought EPA objection on the basis that the title V 
permit failed to set forth monitoring requirements that assured 
continuous compliance with the 1-hour Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration emission limit for hydrogen chloride. The Order explains 
the reasons behind EPA's decision to grant the petition for objection.

    Dated: February 4, 2021.
Cristina Fernandez,
Air and Radiation Division, US EPA Region III.
[FR Doc. 2021-02835 Filed 2-11-21; 8:45 am]
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