[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 210 (Monday, November 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56610-56611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26339]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8976-6]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for Kerr-McGee/Anadarko--Frederick Compressor 
Station

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: 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 granted the 
August 14, 2008 petition, submitted by Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action 
(Petitioner), to object to CDPHE's April 29, 2008 Addendum to the 
January 1, 2007 Technical Review Document in support of the renewal of 
the title V operating permit and to CDPHE's determination that ``no 
changes to the [title V] permit'' were warranted.
    Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (Act), 
Petitioners may seek judicial review of those portions of the 
petitions, which 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.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final order, the petition, and 
other supporting information at the EPA Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop 
Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202-1129. EPA requests that if at all 
possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the copies of the final order, the 
petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard 
copies Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding Federal 
holidays. If you wish to examine these documents, you should make an 
appointment at least 24 hours before visiting day. Additionally, the 
final order for Kerr-McGee/Anadarko--Frederick Compressor Station, is 
available electronically at: http://www.epa.gov/region7/programs/artd/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/anadarko_response2008.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Law, Office of Partnerships and 
Regulatory Assistance, EPA, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 
Colorado, 80202-1129, (303) 312-7015, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review, and object to as appropriate, a Title V operating permit 
proposed by State permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the Act 
authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator, within 60 days 
after the expiration of this review period, to object to a Title V 
operating permit if EPA has not done so. Petitions must be based only 
on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable 
specificity during the public comment period provided by the

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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.
    On August 14, 2008, EPA received a petition from Rocky Mountain 
Clean Air Action requesting that EPA object to the issuance of the 
Title V operating permit to Kerr-McGee/Anadarko for the operation of 
the Frederick Compressor Station. First, the Petitioner asserts that 
natural gas wells owned or controlled by Kerr-McGee/Anadarko constitute 
pollutant emitting activities connected with the Frederick Compressor 
Station. Second, the Petitioner alleges the natural gas wells owned or 
controlled by Kerr-McGee/Anadarko constitute pollutant emitting 
activities that are contiguous or adjacent to the Frederick Compressor 
Station. Finally, the Petitioner argues that by CDPHE's failure to 
aggregate emissions from Kerr-McGee/Anadarko's interrelated and 
connected natural gas wells with the Frederick Compressor Station, 
CDPHE has issued a Title V permit that fails to assure compliance with 
Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) requirements and without 
a required compliance schedule to bring the facility into compliance 
with PSD requirements and is in violation of title V permitting 
regulations at 40 CFR 70.
    On October 8, 2009, the Administrator issued an order granting the 
petition. The order explains the reasons behind EPA's conclusion grant 
the petition for objection.

    Dated: October 22, 2009.
Carol Rushin,
Acting Regional Administrator.
[FR Doc. E9-26339 Filed 10-30-09; 8:45 am]
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