Environmental Protection Agency July 21, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia and Ohio; Determinations of Attainment of the 1997 Annual Fine Particle Standard for the Parkersburg-Marietta and Wheeling Nonattainment Areas
Document Number: 2011-18427
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to make a determination that the Parkersburg- Marietta, West Virginia-Ohio (WV-OH) nonattainment area and the Wheeling, WV-OH fine particle (PM2.5) nonattainment areas (hereafter referred to as ``Areas'') have attained the 1997 annual PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by the applicable attainment date of April 5, 2010. These determinations are based upon complete, quality-assured, and certified ambient air monitoring data for the 2007-2009 monitoring period. EPA is finding these Areas to be in attainment, in accordance with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Designation of an Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) in the Gulf of Mexico Off the Mouth of the Atchafalaya River, St. Mary Parish, LA
Document Number: 2011-18417
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. EPA, Region 6, in accordance with EPA's October 29, 1998 Notice of Policy and Procedures for Voluntary Preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Documents (63 FR 58045), and in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District (the Corps), will prepare an EIS for the designation of an ODMDS in the Gulf of Mexico off the mouth of the Atchafalaya River, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. An EIS is needed to provide the information necessary to designate an ODMDS. This Notice of Intent is issued Pursuant to Section 102(c) of the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA), and 40 CFR Part 228 (Criteria for the Management of Disposal Sites for Ocean Dumping).
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Public Service Company of Colorado dba Xcel Energy-Pawnee Power Station
Document Number: 2011-18415
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-07-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
This document announces that the EPA Administrator has responded to a citizen petition asking EPA to object to an operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). Specifically, the Administrator has partially granted and partially denied the February, 2010, Petition, submitted by WildEarth Guardians (Petitioner), to object to CDPHE's January 1, 2010, title V permit issued to Public Service Company of Colorado dba Xcel Energy (Xcel)Pawnee Power Station. Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (Act or CAA), Petitioners may seek judicial review of those portions of the petition that EPA denied in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 307 of the Act.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Plans: State of Missouri
Document Number: 2011-18182
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2011-07-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is proposing to approve an April 20, 2011, request from the State of Missouri to exempt sources of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) in the Missouri portion of the St. Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan 8-hour ozone nonattainment area from the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for NOX Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for purposes of attaining the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The Missouri NOX RACT waiver request for its portion of the St. Louis metropolitan 8-hour ozone nonattainment area is based on the most recent three years of complete, quality-assured ozone monitoring data, which demonstrate that additional reductions of NOX emissions in the Area would not contribute to attainment of the 1997 8- hour ozone NAAQS.
Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Plans: State of Missouri
Document Number: 2011-18176
Type: Rule
Date: 2011-07-21
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
EPA is approving an April 20, 2011, request from the State of Missouri to exempt sources of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) in the Missouri portion of the St. Louis (MO-IL) metropolitan 8-hour ozone nonattainment area from the Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for NOX Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for purposes of attaining the 1997 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The Missouri NOX RACT waiver request for its portion of the St. Louis metropolitan 8-hour ozone nonattainment area is based on the most recent three years of complete, quality-assured ozone monitoring data, which demonstrate that additional reductions of NOX emissions in the Area would not contribute to attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone NAAQS.
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