[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 75540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20925]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Petitions IV-2024-5; FRL-12205-01-R4]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for 
Objection to State Operating Permit for Epic Alabama Maritime Assets, 
LLC, Alabama Shipyard, LLC (Mobile County, Alabama)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition.

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SUMMARY: The EPA Administrator signed an order dated August 16, 2024, 
granting in part and denying in part the petition dated March 28, 2024, 
from Mobile Environmental Justice Action Coalition and Greater-
Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (GASP). The petition requested 
that EPA object to the Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit 
issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to 
Epic Alabama Maritime Assets, LLC, Alabama Shipyard, LLC (Alabama 
Shipyard) for its facility located in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, 
EPA Region 4, (404) 562-9115, [email protected]. The final order 
and petition are available at: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA received a petition from Mobile 
Environmental Justice Action Coalition and GASP dated March 28, 2024, 
requesting that EPA object to the issuance of operating permit no. 503-
6001, issued by ADEM to Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, Mobile County, 
Alabama. On August 16, 2024, the EPA Administrator issued an order 
granting in part and denying in part the petition. The order itself 
explains the bases for EPA's decision. Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of 
the CAA provide that a petitioner may request review of those portions 
of an order that deny issues in a petition. Any petition for review 
shall be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
appropriate circuit no later than November 15, 2024.

    Dated: September 10, 2024.
Jeaneanne Gettle,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2024-20925 Filed 9-13-24; 8:45 am]
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