[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75244-75245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21290]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Petition IV-2003-6; FRL-8255-7]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for Georgia-Pacific Brunswick Operations; 
Brunswick (Glynn County), GA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to a state 
operating permit.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 
70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated September 21, 
2006, denying a petition to object to a state operating permit issued 
by the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) to Georgia-
Pacific Brunswick Operations (Georgia-Pacific) located in Brunswick, 
Glynn County, Georgia. This Order constitutes final action on the 
petition submitted by Ms. Deborah Ann Strong (Petitioner). Pursuant to 
section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (the Act) any person may seek 
judicial review of the Order in the United States Court of Appeals for 
the appropriate circuit within 60 days of this notice under section 307 
of the Act.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the petition, and all pertinent 
information relating thereto are on file

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at the following location: EPA Region 4, Air, Pesticides and Toxics 
Management Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-
8960. The final Order is also available electronically at the following 
address: http://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/ georgiapacific--decision2003.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, 
EPA Region 4, at (404) 562-9115 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review and, as appropriate, to object to operating permits proposed by 
state permitting authorities under title V of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 7661-
7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the Act and 40 CFR 70.8(d) authorize any 
person to petition the EPA Administrator to object to a title V 
operating permit within 60 days after the expiration of EPA's 45-day 
review period if EPA has not objected on its own initiative. Petitions 
must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with 
reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided by the 
state, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to 
raise these issues during the comment period or the grounds for the 
issues arose after this period.
    Ms. Strong submitted a petition on May 15, 2003, requesting that 
EPA object to a state title V operating permit issued by EPD to 
Georgia-Pacific. The Petitioner maintains that the Georgia-Pacific 
permit is inconsistent with the Act because: (1) It fails to ensure the 
source's compliance with Georgia's nuisance rule; (2) it allows the 
source to emit illegal levels of formaldehyde emissions; and (3) the 
public notice and comment procedures associated with its issuance were 
flawed.
    On September 21, 2006, the Administrator issued an Order denying 
this petition. The Order explains the reasons behind EPA's conclusion 
that the Petitioner has failed to demonstrate that the Georgia-Pacific 
permit is not in compliance with the requirements of the Act on the 
grounds raised.

    Dated: December 5, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. E6-21290 Filed 12-13-06; 8:45 am]
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