2442 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 9 / Tuesday, January 14, 2014 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9905–40–Region 10] 

Notice of Termination of Clean Air Act 

Outer Continental Shelf Permits Issued 

to Shell for the Discoverer Drill Ship 

and the Kulluk Conical Drilling Unit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 10. 

ACTION: Notice of final action. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) Region 10 has terminated the 

Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Prevention of Significant 

Deterioration (PSD) permit for the 

Discoverer drill ship and the OCS 

permit to construct and Title V air 

quality operating permit for the Kulluk 

conical drilling rig. 

DATES: EPA Region 10 terminated the 

OCS air permits for the Discoverer drill 

ship and the Kulluk drilling unit on 

December 26, 2013. The terminations of 

the two permits were effective on that 

date. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the 

Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), 

judicial review of these permit 

terminations, to the extent it is 

available, may be sought by filing a 

petition for review in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 

by March 17, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The documents relevant to 

the above-referenced permit 

terminations are available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours at the following address: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 

900, Seattle, WA 98101. To arrange for 

viewing of these documents, call David 

Bray at (206) 553–4253. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Bray, Office of Air Waste and 

Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 10, 1200 6th Avenue, 

Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. 

NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION AND

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

September and October 2011, the EPA 

Region 10 issued Clean Air Act Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) permits to Shell 

to conduct exploratory drilling in the 

Chukchi and Beaufort Seas on the Arctic 

OCS. The EPA issued these OCS air 

permits to the Discoverer drill ship for 

both the Chukchi Sea and the Beaufort 

Sea and to the Kulluk Conical drilling 

unit for the Beaufort Sea. 

In December 2011, while the three 

OCS air permits were subject to 

administrative petitions before the 

EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board, 

the President signed legislation that 

transferred the authority for regulating 

air emissions on the Arctic OCS from 

the EPA to the U.S. Department of 

Interior (DOI). Transition language in 

the law provided that the transfer of 

authority from EPA to DOI did not 

invalidate the pending Shell permits. 

The Discoverer permits became 

effective in January 2012 and the Kulluk 

permit became effective in April 2012. 

Shell used the Discoverer Chukchi Sea 

and Kulluk Beaufort Sea OCS air 

permits in the 2012 drilling season to 

drill ‘‘top hole’’ wells in both Seas. 

Shell did not use the Discoverer 

Beaufort Sea OCS air permit in 2012. 

In a letter dated November 6, 2013, 

Shell requested that the EPA terminate 

the Discoverer Chukchi Sea and the 

Kulluk Beaufort Sea OCS air permits so 

that Shell can seek air regulatory 

authorization from the DOI Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management. Shell 

asserts that termination of the EPA OCS 

air permits is consistent with the 2011 

Congressional transfer of authority for 

air quality management in the Arctic 

OCS from EPA to DOI. In the letter, 

Shell also explained that the Discoverer 

was never constructed in the Beaufort 

Sea within the 18-month period 

required by the permit and, as a result, 

the Shell Discoverer Beaufort OCS air 

permit expired in July 2013. 

In a letter dated December 26, 2013, 

the EPA terminated, effective 

immediately, the OCS air permits for the 

Discoverer (Chukchi Sea) and the 

Kulluk (Beaufort Sea), thereby 

completing the transfer of authority for 

air quality management in the Arctic 

OCS to DOI. 

Dated: December 26, 2013. 

Kate Kelly, 

Director, Office of Air, Waste and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00563 Filed 1–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 16, 

2014 at the Conclusion of the Open 

Meeting. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Compliance matters pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. 437g. 

Matters concerning participation in civil 

actions or proceedings or arbitration. 

* * * * * 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00571 Filed 1–10–14; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 16, 

2014 at 10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and Approval of Minutes for 

December 5 and 17, 2013 

Draft Advisory Opinion 2013–18: 

Revolution Messaging, LLC 

Interpretive Rule Re: Nationwide 

Independent Expenditures 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on the Dallas County 

Republican Party (DCRP) (A11–14) 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on the Republican 

Party of Iowa (RPIA) (A11–24) 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on the Vermont 

Democratic Party (VDP) (A11–12) 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on the Democratic 

Party of South Carolina (DPSC) (A11– 

19) 

2014 Meeting Dates (through 

September) 

Management and Administrative 

Matters 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

require special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694–1040, 

at least 72 hours prior to the meeting 

date. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00570 Filed 1–10–14; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Federal 

Maritime Commission. 


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