[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62435-62436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24728]


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ENVIROMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9918-07-Region 3]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition To Object to 
Title V Permits for Mettiki Coal, LLC; Maryland

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), the EPA Administrator 
signed an Order, dated September 26, 2014, granting a petition to 
object to a state operating permit issued by the Maryland Department of 
the Environment (MDE). The Order responds to a February 5, 2013 
petition. The petition was submitted by the Environmental Integrity 
Project (EIP), as well as Benjamin Feldman, and Brenda and Shayne 
Lambert (Petitioners). This Order constitutes final action on that 
petition requesting that the Administrator object to the issuance of 
the proposed CAA title V permit.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final Order, the petition, and all pertinent 
information relating thereto are on file at the following location: 
EPA, Region III, Air Protection Division (APD), 1650 Arch St., 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. EPA requests that if at all possible, 
you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section to view copies of the final Order, petition, and other 
supporting information. You may view the hard copies Monday through 
Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish 
to examine these documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 
hours before the visiting day. The final Order is also available 
electronically at the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/region07/air/title5/petitiondb/petitiondb.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Talley, Air Protection Division, 
EPA Region III, telephone (215) 814-2117, or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review and object to, as appropriate, operating permits proposed by 
state permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes 
any person to petition the EPA Administrator within 60 days after the 
expiration of this review period to object to a state operating permit 
if EPA has not done so. Petitions must be based only on objections 
raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, 
unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise 
these issues during the comment period or that the grounds for 
objection or other issue arose after the comment period.

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    The February 5, 2013 petition requested that the Administrator 
object to the proposed title V operating permit issued by MDE (Permit 
No. 24-023-0042), on the grounds that it did not contain testing and 
monitoring requirements sufficient to assure compliance with limits for 
sulfur dioxide (SO2) and particulate matter (PM) emissions 
from the facility's thermal dryer.
    The Order explains the reasons behind EPA's decision to grant the 
petition for objection.

    Dated: October 3, 2014.
William C. Early,
Acting, Regional Administrator, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2014-24728 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
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