[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10361-10362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4145]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9270-5]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation--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 denied the 
November 5, 2010 Petition, submitted by WildEarth Guardians (WEG), to 
object to the July 14, 2010 response of the CDPHE, Air Pollution 
Control Division to the October 8, 2009 Order by EPA objecting to the 
issuance of the renewed title V permit for Anadarko Petroleum 
Corporation's Frederick Compressor Station, Permit Number 95OPWE035 
issued on January 1, 2007.
    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

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least 24 hours before visiting day. Additionally, the final order for 
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Frederick Compressor Station, is 
available electronically at: http://www.epa.gov/region07/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/anadarko_response2010.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 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.
    EPA received a petition on November 5, 2010 from WEG. In its 
petition, WEG requested that EPA object to the issuance of the renewed 
title V permit for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's Frederick 
Compressor Station, issued by the CDPHE on January 1, 2007. 
Specifically, WEG objected to CDPHE's July 14, 2010 response to the 
Administrator's October 8, 2009 Order arguing it failed to 
appropriately assess whether oil and gas wells and other pollutant 
emitting activities should be aggregated together with the Frederick 
Compressor Station as a single stationary source for PSD and title V 
permitting purposes. In addition, WEG alleged that prior EPA statements 
demonstrate oil and gas sources can be aggregated. Finally, WEG alleged 
that the State inappropriately relied on section 112 of the Act.
    On February 2, 2011, the Administrator issued an order denying the 
petition. The order explains the reasons behind EPA's conclusions.

    Dated: February 16, 2011.
Carol Rushin,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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