[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 37 (Thursday, February 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10361-10362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4145]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9270-5]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation--Frederick
Compressor Station
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: This document announces that the EPA Administrator has
responded to a citizen petition asking EPA to object to an operating
permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment (CDPHE). Specifically, the Administrator has denied the
November 5, 2010 Petition, submitted by WildEarth Guardians (WEG), to
object to the July 14, 2010 response of the CDPHE, Air Pollution
Control Division to the October 8, 2009 Order by EPA objecting to the
issuance of the renewed title V permit for Anadarko Petroleum
Corporation's Frederick Compressor Station, Permit Number 95OPWE035
issued on January 1, 2007.
Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (Act),
Petitioners may seek judicial review of those portions of the
petitions, which EPA denied in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit. Any petition for review shall be filed within
60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register,
pursuant to section 307 of the Act.
ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final order, the petition, and
other supporting information at the EPA Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129. EPA requests that if at all
possible, you contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to view the copies of the final order, the
petition, and other supporting information. You may view the hard
copies Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding Federal
holidays. If you wish to examine these documents, you should make an
appointment at
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least 24 hours before visiting day. Additionally, the final order for
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Frederick Compressor Station, is
available electronically at: http://www.epa.gov/region07/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/anadarko_response2010.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Law, Office of Partnerships and
Regulatory Assistance, EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202-1129, (303) 312-7015, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act affords EPA a 45-day period to
review and object to, as appropriate, a title V operating permit
proposed by State permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the Act
authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator, within 60 days
after the expiration of this review period, to object to a title V
operating permit if EPA has not done so. 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 the grounds for the issues
arose after this period.
EPA received a petition on November 5, 2010 from WEG. In its
petition, WEG requested that EPA object to the issuance of the renewed
title V permit for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation's Frederick
Compressor Station, issued by the CDPHE on January 1, 2007.
Specifically, WEG objected to CDPHE's July 14, 2010 response to the
Administrator's October 8, 2009 Order arguing it failed to
appropriately assess whether oil and gas wells and other pollutant
emitting activities should be aggregated together with the Frederick
Compressor Station as a single stationary source for PSD and title V
permitting purposes. In addition, WEG alleged that prior EPA statements
demonstrate oil and gas sources can be aggregated. Finally, WEG alleged
that the State inappropriately relied on section 112 of the Act.
On February 2, 2011, the Administrator issued an order denying the
petition. The order explains the reasons behind EPA's conclusions.
Dated: February 16, 2011.
Carol Rushin,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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