Notice2023-05261
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC, Crossett Paper Operations, Ashley County, Arkansas
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Published
March 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated February 22, 2023, granting in part and denying in part two Petitions dated February 19, 2018 and October 30, 2019 (collectively the Petitions) from Crossett Concerned Citizens for Environmental Justice (the Petitioners). The Petitions requested that the EPA Administrator object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC (Georgia-Pacific) for its Crossett Paper Operations located in Ashley County, Arkansas.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16005-16006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05261]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10768-01-R6]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC,
Crossett Paper Operations, Ashley County, Arkansas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition for objection to Clean Air
Act title V operating permit.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed
an Order dated February 22, 2023, granting in part and denying in part
two Petitions dated February 19, 2018 and October 30, 2019
(collectively the Petitions) from Crossett Concerned Citizens for
Environmental Justice (the Petitioners). The Petitions requested that
the EPA Administrator object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating
permit issued by the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) to Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC (Georgia-Pacific) for
its Crossett Paper Operations located in Ashley County, Arkansas.
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. Out of an
abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA
Region 6 office may be closed to the public to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID-19. Please call or email the contact listed below if
you need alternative access to the final Order and Petition, which are
available electronically at: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database">https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Ehrhart, EPA Region 6 Office,
Air Permits Section, (214) 665-2295, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61040913090013154f0b0e0f001509000f210411004f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="20454852484152540e4a4f4e415448414e604550410e474f56">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords 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 issue arose
after this period.
The EPA received two petitions from Crossett Concerned Citizens for
Environmental Justice dated February 19, 2018 and October 30, 2019
(collectively the Petitions), requesting that the EPA Administrator
object to the issuance of operating permit No. 0597-AOP-R19, issued by
ADEQ to the Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations, LLC for its Crossett
Paper Operations located in Ashley County, Arkansas. The Petitions
claim that the ADEQ unlawfully circumvented the public's right to a
full 60-day petition period, that ADEQ's permit does not comply with
the CAA's substantive requirements, and that the permit fails to
incorporate a compliance schedule as the CAA requires.
On February 22, 2023, the EPA Administrator issued an Order
granting in part and denying in part the Petitions. The Order explains
the basis for 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 petition. Any petition for review shall be filed in the
United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later
than May 15, 2023.
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Dated: March 8, 2023.
David Garcia,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2023-05261 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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