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- R4012 10. 28 .13 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY REGION 4

Notice of Final D etermination of Permit Issuance

for Outer Continental Shelf Air Permit OCS

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Statoil Gulf Services, LLC

On August 9 , 201 3 , the Region 4 office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency requested public comment on a draft Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air permit for Statoil Gulf Services, LLC ( Statoil ). The permit will regulate air pollutant emissions from either t he Transocean Discoverer

Americas drillship or the Maersk Developer drill rig and support vessels, which Statoil intends to operate within its DeSoto Canyon area lease locations on the OCS in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 160 miles southeast of the mouth of the Mississippi River and greater than 200 miles southwest of Panama City, Florida. The exploratory drilling operation will last up to 18 0 days per year at multiple

locati ons within the lease blocks for approximately 5 to 10 years.

EPA also prepared a preliminary determination and statement of basis document that explains the permit conditions. The preliminary determination and the draft permit are available on EPA Region 4’s website

at: http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/OCSPermits/OCSpermits.html . The permit incorporates the applicable requirements from the federal Prevention of Significa nt Deterioration preconstruction and title V operating permit programs, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), as required by the OCS Air Quality Regulations at

40 Code of Federal Reg ulations (CFR) part 55.

During the public comment period, which commenced on August 9, 2013, and ended on September 9, 2013, EPA received no comments. Since no requests for a public hearing were received, the hearing was canceled due to insufficient interest.

The Final Determination document summarizes the minor changes made to the permit. These changes are included in the administrative record for the Statoil permit and available at the website listed above.

The administrative record is available at www.regulations.gov (docket # EPA

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After con sideration of the expressed view of all interested persons, the pertinent federal statutes and regulations, the application and supplemental information submitted by the applicant, and additional material relevant to the application and contained in the ad ministrative record, EPA has made a final determination in accordance with title 40 CFR part 55 to issue an air permit to construct and operate to Statoil for the proposed exploratory drilling operation in the DeSoto Canyon OCS lease blocks. The final perm it does not differ significantly from the draft permit offered for public comment.

The final permit and additional supporting information are available at http://www.epa.gov/ region4/air/permits/OCSPermits/OCSpermits.html

. Copies of the final permit are available for inspection during normal business hours (p lease call in advance for available viewing times) at the EPA Region 4 Office and are also av ailable upon request to Ms

. Rosa Yarbrough at : yarbrough.rosa @epa.gov ; (404) 562

- 9643 ; or in writing to: EPA Region 4, APTMD ; ATTN: Ms. Rosa Yarbrough ; 61 Forsyth Street, SW ; Atlanta, GA 30303

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P etition s to the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to review any condition on this final action must
be filed by November 27

, 2013

. P etition s for review may only be made with respect to any changes from

the draft to the final permit decision or other grounds that were not reasonably foreseeable during the public comment period on the draft permit

. The petition must include a statement of the reason for requesting review by the EAB including demonstration that any issues being raised could not be raised during the public comment period to the extent required by 40 CFR part 124 and, when appropriate, a showing that the conditions in question are based on 1) a finding of fact or conclusion of law which is clearly erroneous, or 2) an exercise of discretion or an important policy consideration which the EAB

sho uld, in its discretion, review. The address for the EAB depends on the method of delivery, as follows:

All documents that are sent through the U.S. Postal Service (except by Express mail) a ddress to:

U.S. Environmental P rotection Agency Clerk of the Board, Environmental Appeals Board (MC 1103B) Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460

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All documents that are hand

- carried in person, delivered via courier , mailed by U.S. Postal Express mail, or delivered by a non

- U.S. Postal Service carrier (e.g., Federal Express or UPS) deliver or address to:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Clerk of the Board, Environmental Appeals Board Ronald Reagan Building, EPA Mail Room 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004

Documents that are hand

- carried may be delivered to the Clerk of the Board from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Documents that are sent to the EAB’s ha n d

- delivery address through the U.S. Postal Service (except by Express Mail) will be returned to the sender and shall not be considered as

filed.

Please see 40 CFR § 124.19 , 40 CFR § 71.11 and visit http://www.epa.gov/eab/ for more information regarding the procedure for appeals to the EAB, including instructions for electronic filing.

Please bring this announcement to the attention of all persons who you know would be interested in the

matter.