[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 240 (Thursday, December 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75245-75246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21292]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Petition IV-2001-6; FRL-8255-5]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for King Finishing; Dover (Screven County), GA

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order denying petition to object to a state 
operating permit in response to remand.

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SUMMARY: On September 21, 2006, the Administrator issued an Order 
Granting Remanded Issue on Petition to Object (Order) regarding a state 
operating permit issued to King Finishing located in Dover, Screven 
County, Georgia, pursuant to title V of the Clean Air Act (the Act), 42 
U.S.C. 7661-7661f. On October 9, 2001, the Georgia Center for Law in 
the Public Interest filed a petition, on behalf of the Sierra Club 
(Petitioner), seeking EPA's objection to the title V operating permit 
issued to King Finishing by the Georgia Environmental Protection 
Division (EPD). The Administrator denied the

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petition in an Order dated October 9, 2002. Pursuant to Section 502(b) 
of the Act, Petitioner appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 
Eleventh Circuit (the Court). On January 20, 2006, the Court partially 
granted Petitioner's request for review, vacated the October 9, 2002, 
Order with respect to the mailing list issue, and remanded the issue to 
EPA for further consideration. Upon further consideration, EPA granted 
Petitioner's request to object to the King Finishing permit for EPD's 
failure to use a mailing list.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order, the petition, and all pertinent 
information relating thereto are on file 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/region7/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/ kingfinishing--
decision2001--remanded.pdf

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Other inconsistencies (with the Act) alleged 
by the Petitioner were: that the public participation process and the 
public notice of the draft permit were inadequate; that the permit 
improperly limits enforcement authority and the use of credible 
evidence; and that the permit contains both inadequate monitoring and 
reporting requirements. EPA's October 9, 2002, denial of the above 
issues was unaffected by the Court's decision.

    Dated: December 5, 2006.
A. Stanley Meiburg,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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