[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32015-32016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11292]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Petition IV-2021-6; FRL-9888-01-R4]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for UOP Mobile Plant (Mobile County, Alabama)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition to object to state operating 
permit.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed 
an Order, dated April 27, 2022, granting in part and denying in part 
the petition

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submitted by Greater-Birmingham Alliance to Stop Pollution (Petitioner) 
objecting to a proposed Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit 
issued to UOP LLC for its Mobile Plant located in Mobile County, 
Alabama. The Order responds to an April 2, 2021, petition requesting 
that EPA object to the final operating permit No. 503-8010. This 
permitting action was issued by the Alabama Department of Environmental 
Management (ADEM). The Order constitutes a final action on the petition 
addressed therein.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order, the petition, and all pertinent 
information relating thereto are on file at the following location: EPA 
Region 4; Air and Radiation Division; 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30303-8960. The Order is also available electronically at the 
following address: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-05/UOP%20Order_4-27-22.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, 
Air Planning Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number is (404) 562-9115. 
Mr. Hofmeister can also be reached via electronic mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review and, as appropriate, the authority to object to operating 
permits proposed by state permitting authorities under title V of the 
CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40 CFR 
70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to 
object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the 
expiration of 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 the grounds for the issues arose after this period. 
Pursuant to sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA, a petition for 
judicial review of those parts of the Order that deny issues in the 
petition may be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
appropriate circuit within 60 days from the date this notice is 
published in the Federal Register.
    Petitioner submitted a petition requesting that EPA object to the 
proposed CAA title V operating permit no. 503-8010 issued by ADEM to 
the UOP Mobile Plant. Petitioner claims: The statement of basis lacks 
substantive information for adequate public review; ADEM failed to 
demonstrate that monitoring requirements are consistent with respect to 
applicable requirements; ADEM failed to demonstrate the source is 
entitled to a permit shield; the permit fails to include underlying 
citations of authority with respect to applicable permit conditions; 
the permit includes synthetic minor limits that are not practically 
enforceable; and ADEM failed to adequately respond to Petitioner's 
comments.
    On April 27, 2022, the Administrator issued an Order granting in 
part and denying in part the petition. The Order explains EPA's bases 
for granting in part and denying in part the petition.

    Dated: May 20, 2022.
Daniel Blackman,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
[FR Doc. 2022-11292 Filed 5-25-22; 8:45 am]
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