Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to the Title V Permit for Cove Point LNG Terminal; Maryland, 36315-36316 [2023-11739]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 106 / Friday, June 2, 2023 / Notices 36315 TABLE II—NOCS APPROVED * FROM 04/01/2023 TO 04/30/2023—Continued Received date Case No. P–21–0084 ......... Commencement date 03/31/2023 03/25/2023 If amendment, type of amendment Chemical substance N ........................................... (G) Carbopolycycle octa-alkene, halo. * The term ‘Approved’ indicates that a submission has passed a quick initial screen ensuring all required information and documents have been provided with the submission. In Table III of this unit, EPA provides the following information (to the extent such information is not subject to a CBI claim) on the test information that has been received during this time period: The EPA case number assigned to the test information; the date the test information was received by EPA, the type of test information submitted, and chemical substance identity. TABLE III—TEST INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM 04/01/2023 TO 04/30/2023 Received date Case No. Type of test information P–16–0150 ........... 04/20/2023 P–16–0543 ........... 04/25/2023 Fish Early Life Stage Toxicity Test (OCSPP Guideline 850.1400), Mysid Chronic Toxicity Test (OCSPP Guideline 850.1350). Exposure Monitoring Report ................................................... If you are interested in information that is not included in these tables, you may contact EPA’s technical information contact or general information contact as described under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT to access additional non-CBI information that may be available. Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Dated: May 26, 2023. Pamela Myrick, Director, Project Management and Operations Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 2023–11727 Filed 6–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL OP–OFA–072] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Filed May 22, 2023 10 a.m. EST Through May 26, 2023 10 a.m. EST Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/ action/eis/search. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jun 01, 2023 Chemical substance Jkt 259001 EIS No. 20230071, Final, FAA, AR, Adoption—Beddown of a Foreign Military Sales Pilot Training Center at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Arkansas or Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, Contact: Dean McMath, 817–222–5617. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has adopted the United States Air Force’s Final EIS No.20230013, filed 01/ 25/2023 with the Environmental Protection Agency. The FAA was a cooperating agency on this project. Therefore, republication of the document is not necessary under section 1506.3(b)(2) of the CEQ regulations. EIS No. 20230072, Final, NASA, UT, Final Mars Sample Return (MSR) Campaign Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, Review Period Ends: 07/03/2023, Contact: Steve Slaten, 202–358–0016. Dated: May 26, 2023. Nancy Abrams, Associate Director, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2023–11738 Filed 6–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R03–OAR–2023–0205; FRL–10981– 01–R3] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to the Title V Permit for Cove Point LNG Terminal; Maryland Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (G) Chlorofluorocarbon. (G) Halogenophosphoric acid metal salt. ACTION: Notice of final action. Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed an Order, dated March 8, 2023, granting a petition to object to a state operating permit issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). The Order responds to an October 28, 2022 petition, relating to the Cove Point LNG Terminal (Cove Point), a liquefied natural gas storage and terminal facility located in Calvert 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. 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: www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ title-v-petition-database. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Willson, Permits Branch, Air & Radiation Division, EPA Region III, (215) 814–5795, willson.matthew@ 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) SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1 36316 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 106 / Friday, June 2, 2023 / Notices of the CAA authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days after the expiration of a 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 Cove Point renewal operating permit (permit no. 24–009–0021) on September 15, 2022. In their October 28, 2022 petition (numbered III–2022–14), the Petitioners sought EPA objection on the basis that the title V permit failed to include any testing, monitoring, or reporting requirements that assured compliance with certain project-wide particulate matter limits, and failed to set forth testing, monitoring, or reporting requirements sufficient to assure continuous compliance with certain unit-specific and project-wide particulate matter limits. The Order explains the reasons behind EPA’s decision to grant the petition for objection. Cristina Fernandez, Director, Air & Radiation Division, Region III. [FR Doc. 2023–11739 Filed 6–1–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R06–OW–2022–0603; FRL–6179.1– 02–R6] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 issuance. AGENCY: The Director of the Water Division, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 6 provides in this 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 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jun 01, 2023 Jkt 259001 discharging to the Outer Continental Shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas was reissued on May 11, 2023 with an effective date of May 11, 2023. 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 May 11, 2023, is effective on May 11, 2023, and expires May 10, 2028. This effective date is necessary to provide dischargers with the immediate opportunity to comply with Clean Water Act (CWA) requirements in light of the expiration of the 2022 permit on September 30, 2022. In accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall be considered issued for the purpose of judicial review on June 16, 2023. 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, Water Division, Region 6 (6–WDPE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75270. Telephone: (214) 665–7515. Email: rosborough.evelyn@ epa.gov. I. Background Notice of the proposal of the draft permit was published in the Federal Register on July 22, 2022. 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 at Docket ID No EPA–R06–OW–2022–0603. Significant changes include: 1. Well, heads, pipelines, jumpers and associated infrastructures connected to the facility are considered part of the host facility even when the infrastructure crosses lease block boundaries. 2. NOI requirements allow for all vessels, to be able to file one valid NOI when performing jobs in the same lease PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 block, if jobs are performed for the same designated operator. 3. Operators who filed under the previous permit have an additional 30 days to submit eNOI, if the system is unavailable during the 60 day renewal period. These operators are covered under the reissued permit for up to 90 days. 4. Only new operators, not covered under the previous permit, can submit temporary NOIs when system is unavailable. Due date and coverage for temporary NOI extended 14 days, after the system becomes available, if the system remains unavailable after 14 days. 5. Removed continuous monitoring language from cooling water intake requirements. 6. Removed the additional requirements for a signed agreement for transfers. 7. Flow rate monitoring for Well Treatment Fluids, Completion Fluids, and Workover Fluids. 8. Characteristic Assessment requirements for Well Treatment Fluids, Completion Fluids, and Workover Fluids have been removed. 9. For Sanitary Waste, all limits must be complied with in the event the Marine Sanitation Device is not properly operating or not operating. 10. Cooling water intake structure operation for New Fixed Facilities that Employ Sea Chests as Intake Structures and New Fixed Facilities that do not employ sea chests as intake structures require development, and implementation of operation and maintenance plans, with reporting requirements for numeric exceedances. 11. All facilities are subject to monitoring requirements if they discharged during said monitoring period, regardless of whether the discharge lasted the full period. 12. Methods and/or calculations for estimated flow must be documented. 13. Sample type for oil and grease is grab or composite. 14. The use of other disinfection technologies, including, but not limited to, bio membrane filtration and ultraviolet light are allowed as substitutes for systems that use chlorine, provided that the MSD is approved by the U.S. Coast Guard and results in equivalent or improved disinfection of the Sanitary Waste stream to that considered in the ELG. TRC monitoring is not required for alternative MSDs that do not use chlorine, when the system is not properly operating or not operating, unless a chlorine based product is used as a backup disinfectant. 15. Operators must flush and capture the materials contained in pipelines, E:\FR\FM\02JNN1.SGM 02JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 106 (Friday, June 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36315-36316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11739]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R03-OAR-2023-0205; FRL-10981-01-R3]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to the 
Title V Permit for Cove Point LNG Terminal; 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 March 8, 
2023, granting a petition to object to a state operating permit issued 
by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). The Order responds 
to an October 28, 2022 petition, relating to the Cove Point LNG 
Terminal (Cove Point), a liquefied natural gas storage and terminal 
facility located in Calvert 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.

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: www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Willson, Permits Branch, Air & 
Radiation Division, EPA Region III, (215) 814-5795, 
[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)

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of the CAA authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator 
within 60 days after the expiration of a 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 Cove Point renewal operating permit (permit 
no. 24-009-0021) on September 15, 2022. In their October 28, 2022 
petition (numbered III-2022-14), the Petitioners sought EPA objection 
on the basis that the title V permit failed to include any testing, 
monitoring, or reporting requirements that assured compliance with 
certain project-wide particulate matter limits, and failed to set forth 
testing, monitoring, or reporting requirements sufficient to assure 
continuous compliance with certain unit-specific and project-wide 
particulate matter limits. The Order explains the reasons behind EPA's 
decision to grant the petition for objection.

Cristina Fernandez,
Director, Air & Radiation Division, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2023-11739 Filed 6-1-23; 8:45 am]
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