[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 198 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 54899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22328]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Regional Docket No. II-2019-4; FRL-10001-06-Region 2]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition on State 
Operating Permit for Newark Bay Cogeneration Partnership LP

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Final Order on Petition on Clean Air Act Title V 
Operating Permit.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed 
an Order dated August 16, 2019, responding to a petition related to a 
Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the New Jersey 
Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to Newark Bay 
Cogeneration Partnership LP for the Newark Bay Cogeneration facility 
located in Essex County, New Jersey, Operating Permit No. BOP160001, PI 
No. 07617.

ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final 
Order, the Petition, and other supporting information. You may review 
copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other supporting 
information at the EPA Region 2 Office, 290 Broadway, 25th Floor, New 
York, New York 10007-1866. You may view the hard copies Monday through 
Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 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. Additionally, the final Order 
and Petition are available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suilin Chan, EPA Region 2, 212-637-
4019, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 505(b)(1) of the CAA affords the EPA 
a 45-day period to review and object to, as appropriate, operating 
permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the 
CAA. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes any person to petition the 
EPA Administrator to object to a title V operating permit within 60 
days after the expiration of the EPA's 45-day review period if the EPA 
has not objected on its own initiative. 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 unless the grounds for the issues arose 
after this period.
    The EPA received a petition from the Ironbound Community 
Corporation dated March 18, 2019 relating to the Permit. The petition 
was submitted under CAA Sec.  505(b)(2) asking EPA to object to the 
Permit.
    On August 16, 2019, the EPA Administrator issued an Order denying 
the Petition. The Order explains the basis for the EPA's decision.
    Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner 
may request judicial review of those portions of an order that deny 
issues in a title V petition. Any petition for review shall be filed in 
the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later 
than December 10, 2019.

    Dated: September 23, 2019.
Peter Lopez,
 Regional Administrator, Region 2.
[FR Doc. 2019-22328 Filed 10-10-19; 8:45 am]
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