[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 60994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21479]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0349; FRL-10015-14-Region 8]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Notice of Issuance of 
Title V Federal Operating Permit to MPLX

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency 
issued a final permit decision under Title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 
to MPLX for the operation of MPLX's Uintah County, Utah, Wonsits Valley 
Compressor Station.

DATES: EPA issued Title V Permit to Operate No. V-UO-000005-2018.00 to 
MPLX, effective September 16, 2020 under 40 CFR part 71. EPA issued the 
final permit decision as to the contested portions of this permit on 
September 16, 2020. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, judicial 
review of EPA's final permit decision, to the extent it is available, 
may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by November 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colin Schwartz, Environmental 
Scientist, Air and Radiation Division (8ARD-PM), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 
80202, telephone number: (303) 312-6043, email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section is arranged as follows:

I. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket 
ID No. EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0349. Publicly available docket materials are 
available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard 
copy at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, Air and 
Radiation Division, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. This 
facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding Federal holidays and facility closures due to COVID 19. We 
recommend that you telephone Colin Schwartz, Environmental Scientist, 
at (303) 312-6043 with any questions about reviewing the docket 
material. before visiting the Region 8 office.

II. Background

    The 1990 amendments to the CAA established a comprehensive air 
quality permit program under the authority of Title V of the CAA. Title 
V requires certain facilities that emit large amounts of air pollution, 
or that meet other specified criteria, to obtain an operating permit, 
known as a Title V permit, after the source has begun to operate. This 
permit is an enforceable compilation of all enforceable terms, 
conditions, and limitations applicable to the source, and is designed 
to improve compliance by clarifying what facilities must do to control 
air pollution. EPA regulations implementing Title V are codified at 40 
CFR part 71 for permits issued by EPA or its delegatees, and at 40 CFR 
part 70 for permits issued by states and local agencies pursuant to 
approved programs. A Title V permit is valid for no more than five 
years and may be renewed in five-year-increments.
    MPLX, LP operates a facility in Uintah County, Utah, known as the 
Wonsits Valley Compressor Station. The owner of the facility is 
Andeavor Field Services, LLC. At the facility, natural gas is 
dehydrated and compressed before being routed offsite through a 
pipeline. The facility operates two control devices to control the 
emissions from the dehydration unit. In 2013, EPA issued an initial 
Title V permit for the Wonsits Valley facility pursuant to 40 CFR part 
71. On May 13, 2020, EPA issued a renewed Title V permit to Andeavor 
and MPLX. See Title V Permit to Operate No. V-UO-000005-2018.00, Docket 
ID: EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0349. By its own terms, and consistent with 40 CFR 
71.11(i)(2), most provisions of the renewal permit became effective on 
May 13, 2020. But on May 13, 2020, MPLX petitioned the EPA's 
Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to review certain terms and 
conditions of the May 2020 Title V permit. Consequently, under 40 CFR 
71.11(i)(2)(ii), the effective date of the contested terms and 
conditions of the permit was delayed.

III. Effect of This Action

    On September 2, 2020, the EAB denied MPLX's petition for review. 
See In re MPLX, Permit No. V-UO-000005-2018.00, CAA Appeal No. 20-01 
(EAB, Sep. 2, 2020) (Order Denying Review). Following the EAB's action, 
pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(l)(5)(i), EPA issued a final permit decision 
as to the contested portions of the permit on September 16, 2020. All 
contested conditions of Title V Permit No. V-UO-000005-2018.00, as 
issued by EPA on May 13, 2020, were therefore final and effective as of 
September 16, 2020. Except as provided in the permit, the final Title V 
permit will expire on September 16, 2025.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: September 23, 2020.
Debra Thomas,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2020-21479 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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