Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for United States Steel Corporation, Mon Valley Works Edgar Thompson Plant, 15570 [2024-04428]
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these notifications are kept by the
Commission and are not made part of
the public record.
In addition, if the Department of
Transportation requires an incident
report 1 under the Natural Gas Pipeline
Safety Act (49 U.S.C. 60101 through
60143), a copy of such report shall be
submitted to the Director of the
Commission’s Division of Pipeline
Certificates, within 30 days of the
reportable incident. Natural gas
companies must also send a copy of
submitted incident reports to each state
commission for the state(s) in which the
Certificates via email or fax as soon as
feasibly possible, must state: (1) The
location of the service interruption or
damage to natural gas pipeline or
storage facilities; (2) The nature of any
damage to pipeline or storage facilities;
(3) Specific identification of the
facilities damaged; (4) The time the
service interruption or damage to the
facilities occurred; (5) The customers
affected by the service interruption or
damage to the facilities; (6) Emergency
actions taken to maintain service; and
(7) Company contact and telephone
number. The information provided by
Type of Respondents: Natural gas
companies experiencing service
interruptions or damage to facilities.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the average
annual burden and cost 3 for this
information collection as follows.
Number of
respondents
Annual
number of
responses per
respondent
Total number
of responses
Average burden hours
and cost ($) per
response
Total annual burden hours
and total annual cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
Notification of Incident—Service
Interruption.
Notification of Incident—Damage ......
Submittal of DOT Incident Report .....
50
1
50
1 hr.; $100.00 .................
50 hrs.; $5,000.00 ...............
$100.00
22
10
1
1
22
10
0.25 hrs.; $25.00 ............
0.25 hrs.; $25.00 ............
5.5 hrs.; $550.00 .................
2.5 hrs.; $250.00 .................
25.00
25.00
Total ............................................
82
........................
........................
.........................................
58 hrs.; $5,800 ....................
........................
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(1) whether the collections of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden 4 and cost of the
collections of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collections; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collections
of information on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: February 26, 2024.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Acting Secretary.
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reported service interruption occurred.2
If the Commission did not collect this
information, it would lose a data point
that assists in the monitoring of
transactions, operations, and reliability
of interstate pipelines.
1 The Department of Transportation defines
‘‘incident’’ at 49 CFR 191.3. The regulatory
thresholds for an ‘‘incident report’’ include (1) A
death, or personal injury necessitating in-patient
hospitalization; (2) Estimated property damage of
$122,000 or more; (3) Unintentional estimated gas
loss of three million cubic feet or more; (4)
Emergency shutdown of a facility; or (5) An event
that is significant in the judgment of the operator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Clean Air Act Operating Permit
Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for
United States Steel Corporation, Mon
Valley Works Edgar Thompson Plant
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an
order dated February 7, 2024, granting
a petition dated September 26, 2023
from the Environmental Integrity
Project, the Clean Air Council, and
PennFuture. The petition requested that
the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA)
title V operating permit issued by the
Allegheny County Health Department
(ACHD) to the U.S. Steel Mon Valley
Works Edgar Thompson Plant (U.S.
Steel, Edgar Thompson) for its steel
production facility located in Braddock,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
SUMMARY:
2 See
18 CFR 260.9(d) and 260.9(e).
Commission staff estimates that the average
respondent for FERC–576 is similarly situated to
the Commission, in terms of salary plus benefits.
Based on FERC’s current annual average of
$207,786 (for salary plus benefits), the average
hourly cost is $100/hour.
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Mr.
David Talley, EPA Region 3, (215) 814–
2117, talley.david@epa.gov. The final
order and petition are available
electronically at: www.epa.gov/title-voperating-permits/title-v-petitiondatabase.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The EPA
received a petition from the
Environmental Integrity Project, the
Clean Air Council, and PennFuture
dated September 26, 2023, requesting
that the EPA object to the issuance of
operating permit no. 0051–OP23, issued
by ACHD to U.S. Steel, Edgar Thompson
in Braddock, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.
On February 7, 2024, the EPA
Administrator issued an order granting
the petition.
The order itself explains the basis for
the EPA’s decision.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Cristina Ferna´ndez,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region
III.
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4 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information
collections burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL 11779-01-R3]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for United States Steel
Corporation, Mon Valley Works Edgar Thompson Plant
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed
an order dated February 7, 2024, granting a petition dated September
26, 2023 from the Environmental Integrity Project, the Clean Air
Council, and PennFuture. The petition requested that the EPA object to
a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Allegheny
County Health Department (ACHD) to the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works
Edgar Thompson Plant (U.S. Steel, Edgar Thompson) for its steel
production facility located in Braddock, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Talley, EPA Region 3, (215)
814-2117, [email protected]. The final order and petition are
available electronically at: www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA received a petition from the
Environmental Integrity Project, the Clean Air Council, and PennFuture
dated September 26, 2023, requesting that the EPA object to the
issuance of operating permit no. 0051-OP23, issued by ACHD to U.S.
Steel, Edgar Thompson in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
On February 7, 2024, the EPA Administrator issued an order granting
the petition.
The order itself explains the basis for the EPA's decision.
Cristina Fern[aacute]ndez,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2024-04428 Filed 3-1-24; 8:45 am]
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