[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77996-77997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32177]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OCS-EPA-R4007; DPA-EPA-R4001; FRL-9506-9]


Notice of Issuance of Final Air Permits for Eni US Operating Co., 
Inc. and Port Dolphin Energy, LLC.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce that on October 27, 2011, the EPA 
issued a final Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air permit for Eni US 
Operating Inc. (Eni). This permit became effective on November 28, 
2011. In addition, the EPA issued a final Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) air permit for Port Dolphin Energy, LLC (Port 
Dolphin), which was issued and became effective on December 1, 2011.
    The Eni permit regulates air pollutant emissions from the 
Transocean Pathfinder drillship and support vessels, which Eni intends 
to operate within lease block Lloyd Ridge 411 on the OCS in the Gulf of 
Mexico, approximately 154 miles southeast of the mouth of the 
Mississippi River and 189 miles south of the nearest Florida coast. The 
operation will last up to two years, and based on applicable permitting 
regulations, is a ``temporary source'' for permitting purposes.
    The Port Dolphin permit will regulate air pollutant emissions from 
the operation of a liquefied natural gas deepwater port located in 
federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 28 miles off the 
west coast of Florida, and 42 miles southwest of the pipeline landing 
at Port Manatee, Florida.

ADDRESSES: The final permits, the EPA's response to the public comments 
for the Eni permit, and additional supporting information are available 
at http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/index.htm. Copies of the 
final permits and the EPA's response to comments are also available for 
review at the EPA Regional Office and upon request in writing. The EPA 
requests that you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your inspection. The Regional 
Office's official hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 
4:30 excluding federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Eva Land, Air Permits Section, Air 
Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, Region 
4, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 562-9103. 
Ms. Land can also be reached via electronic mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 2, 2011, the EPA Region 4 
Office requested public comments on a proposal to issue an OCS air 
permit for Eni. During the public comment period, which ended on 
October 3, 2011, the EPA received comments from Eni and from one other 
commenter who

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expressed general support for drilling. The EPA carefully reviewed each 
of the comments submitted, and after consideration of the expressed 
view of all interested persons, the pertinent federal statutes and 
regulations, the application and additional material relevant to the 
application and contained in the administrative record, the EPA made a 
decision in accordance with 40 CFR 52.21, 40 CFR part 71 and 40 CFR 
part 55 to issue a final OCS permit.
    On October 14, 2011, the EPA Region 4 Office requested public 
comments on a proposal to issue an air permit for Port Dolphin. The EPA 
received no comments during the public comment period, which ended on 
November 14, 2011. The EPA made a decision in accordance with the 
provisions of the Deepwater Port Act (DPA) of 1974, as amended, 33 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq., and in accordance with the provisions of Title I 
of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq., and applicable 
rules and regulations approved or promulgated under the CAA, including 
air permitting rules promulgated by the Florida Department of 
Environmental Protection (FDEP), to issue a final permit.
    Under 40 CFR 124.19(f)(2), notice of any final Agency action 
regarding a prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) permit must 
be published in the Federal Register. Section 307(b)(1) of the CAA 
provides for review of final Agency action that is locally or 
regionally applicable in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
appropriate circuit. Such a petition for review of final Agency action 
must be filed within 60 days from the date of notice of such action in 
the Federal Register. For purposes of judicial review under the CAA, 
final Agency action occurs when a final PSD permit is issued or denied 
by the EPA and Agency review procedures are exhausted, per 40 CFR 
124.19(f)(1).
    Any person who filed comments on the draft Eni permit was provided 
the opportunity to petition the Environmental Appeals Board by November 
28, 2011. No petitions were submitted; therefore the permit became 
effective on November 28, 2011. No person filed comments on the draft 
Port Dolphin permit; therefore the permit became effective on December 
1, 2011.

    Dated: December 6, 2011.
Jeaneanne M. Gettle,
Acting Division Director, Air, Pesticides and Toxics, Management 
Division, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2011-32177 Filed 12-14-11; 8:45 a.m.]
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