# Notice of Interim Final Federal Implementation Plan for Clean Air Act requirements to 

# Control Volatile 

# Organic Compound Emission s from Oil and

Natural G as Production Sources on the Fort B erthold Indian Re ser vation United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 8, Air Program

Take notice th at the United States Envi ronmenta l Protection Agen cy ( E P A) is taking comment on an interim final F e deral Implem en tation Plan (F I P) fo r Clea n A i r Act (CAA) requirements to co ntrol Volatile Organ i c Co mpound (VOC) em i ssions from oil and natural gas production so urces on the Fort Berthold I ndian Rese rvati o n ( FBIR) in N orth Dakota. Th e EPA's in te n t i on is to prom ulgate Fed eral reg ulation s that r efl ect an importan t initial step to fill the regulat ory gap with regard to cont r ol

l i n g VOC emission from o il and gas produ ction ope rations on th e FBIR. Howe v er, the EPA doe s not intend, nor do es It expect, this ga p-fi lling regu l atio n to impo se sig nifi ca ntly different r egu latory burdens upon th e industry or the reSidents than those impo sed by the rules of the Nort h Dakota Departme n t of H ea lth ( NDDoH) for operatio n s in the surrou n ding areas. Thi s int er im fina l ru l e is i ntend e d to formally le ve l t h e p l ay in g fie ld

. In o th e r words, t h e EPA inte nd s t h at th e r esi d e n ts r eceive equival en t ai r quality protecti ons as those o utsid e th e FBIR wh ile the in d u stry is reg ulated in a si mil a r fashion as the NDDoH requirem ents that apply to those operating o u tside the FBIR. Me mbers of the public may review copi es o f the interim final FIP prepared by the EPA , a nd all suppo rting materi a l s at the following lo cations:
Thre e Affiliate d Tribe's Administration Office: 40 4 Fron t age Road, N ew 

### Town , ND 58763 T hree Affi liated Trib e's Environm e ntal Prog rams Office: 2 04 West Ma in St, New To w n, ND 58763 Fort Be rthold Community College Library: 220 8th Aven ue Eas t, New Tow n, N D 58763 Mand a ree Commun ity Cente r: 4th Avenu e , NE, 404 Ridge Road, Manda

- ree, N O 58757 Parshall Segment Office: 22 So uth Main St, Parshall, ND 587 70 T

win B uttes Memorial Hall: 8096 BIA Rout e 22, Halliday, ND 58636 Wh ite Shield Segment Office: 1620 61st Avenu e , NW, Rosegl e n, NO 58775 Four Bears Commu nity Building: 2000 Chi e f Fou r Bears Avenu e, F o ur Bears Village, ND 5 8763 U S E PA Region 8 Offic e: 1595 Wynkoop St., Denve r, CO 8020 2
All documents will b e ava ilable for revi e w at the E PA Region 8 office Monday through Fri day from 8 :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (excluding Fed eral holidays)

. Elect ronic copies of the proposed and interim final FIP and all suppo rt i ng materials may also be viewed, id enti fi ed by Docket ID No. EPA-R08-0AR-2012-04 79, at: http: //w ww.reg ulations .gov.lf you h ave comme nts o n th e i nte rim final 

### AP , you have until Oct o b e r 15, 2012 to submit them. Detailed in st ru ct i o ns and m e th ods for submi tting co m - ments are provided in the propose d and interim fina l FIP. A public hear

ing on the interim final FI P wi ll be held at th e F our Bears Casino and Lodge on September 1 2, 2012 from 1-4 pm and 6-8 pm. You mu st reg - Is te r upon entering t h e public hearing to pro vi d e verba l comments during the hear ing. Verbal commen ts will be heard on a first come first served basis. All written comments s hould be addresse d to Carl Dal y, Direct or, U.S

. EPA, Region 8, Air Program (8 P-AR ), 1595 Wy n koop Street, D enver, CO 80202

. All co mm en ts rece ived by Octobe r 15 , 2012, and all co mm ents made during a publi c h e aring 

### w ill be considered in a rri vi n g at a f inal deciSion on th e final FIP. At that time, the in terim final rul e 

### w ill be supersed ed by t h e final FIP. If you woul d like to be added to our mailin g li st t o be informed of fu

ture actions on this FI P or othe r Clean Air Act actions on the FBIR , pleas e send yo ur name and mailing address or email address to Deirdre Roth

ery, U.S. EPA Regi on 8, Air Program (8P-AR), 1 595 Wynkoop St re et, Denve r, CO 8020 2. 

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# R esources Fertile Communications I 

# County, North Dakota-FCC TeN S 

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o All Int e rest ed Parti es: Th e Fed eral Co mmun i cat i o n s Commiss i on ("FCC") re cent ly rr ( " FONSI ") for a li cense d , wire less te le com munications fa ci li t y in Me Fertil e Communications Facility. Th e Fertile Communication s Facilit' near 33rd St. NW at 78th Ave., 6 mil es west of Hwy 37, and was ass i

ystem (" TCNS") Ide ntification No. 72256

. The tower is 50 f eet higl ports Appli cant 's oi l and gas opera tions in Mountrail County by provil ,acility's coordinates are : L atitud e : 47 deg 53 min 22. 57 sec N ; L ( NAD83). The F ONSI docu me n t was issu ed by the F CC i n comp li an, 

### ct ("NEPA") , 42 U.s.c. 4371 et se q

. , a s implem ented through tt 1.1301 et seq

. EOG R esou rces, I n c

. ("App li cant") app li ed for FCC Antenna St ru( ications Facility on May 23, 201 2 , under FCC File No. A07 75666

. ron menta l asses s m e nt were mad e ava ilabl e for public r eview an

nvironm enta l assess ment, the FCC i ss u e d its FONSI on July 25, 

### 20 ere rec e iv ed. Th e Fertile Communi cations Facility was assigned number 1284826

. Th e application and re lated docum e nt s, in cl uc FONSI letter, can be viewed by entering the Fi le Number (A077566

### ebsite at: htt p: //w ire l ess 2

.fc.c.gov/ Ul sApp/AsrSea rch/ as rApplicat i o !Facility is sc h edul ed for co nstruct i on the end o f Jul y 2 012

. : Altho u g h no com m e nts or requests to co n sult on thi s proj ect 

### w{ Ip. ppHcant is providing notice of th e FONS I as a courtesy t o poten ti terests in the a re a where the tower will b e co nstructed. This n otifici community and potent ially interested parties of availabl e en v ironl the Council o n En viro nmental Quality regu lations. 

### 47 C.F.R. 

### § J 15 08.10. This FONSI also co mpletes the environmental review**proc esse~** **~t** 47 C. F.R

. 

### §§ 1.130 1 e t seq. I Questio n s may b e directed t James H e nry Sr. Field Systems Administral EOG Resources Inc. 600 Seventeenth St., Suite 101 Denve r , CO 60202 Jam 2s_H enrV@eogreso:Jrces.c



# County, North Dakota-FCC TeNS I(

o All In terested P arties : Th e F e d e ral Co mmunications Comm i ss i on (" FCC") r ece ntl y IT (" F ONS I " ) for a li ce n sed , w ire l ess t e l ecommunications fa cility in M< Uberty Comm un i ca tions F acility. Th e Lib erty Communications Facili l approximate ly two miles south of 33 St. off of 79th Ave., and was ica tion Syst em (" TC NS") Identifi cation No. 72258. The tow er i s 51

### hiCh supports Applicant's oil and gas op e ra tions in Mountra i l CO UI nications. Th e facility's coordinates are: Latitude : 47 deg 51 min**~** 25.50 sec W ( NAD8 3)

. The FaN S! do cument was issued by the FC ronmental Policy Act ("NEPA"), 42 U.S.c. 4371 et seq., as implem e r

7 C. F .R

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### §§ 1.1301 et seq.
I EOG Reso urces, I n c. ( " Applicant") applied fo r FCC Ante nna Str

### unications Facifity on May 23, 20 1 2, und e r F CC File No. A077 567: iron mental ass ess ment were made available for publi c review ar nvironmental as sess ment, the FCC i ssue d its FONSI on July 25, 20 lWere receiv ed. Th e Liberty Communi cations Facility was assign e d !number 1284827. Th e application a nd related docum ents, in c lu d f ONSI lett er, can be viewed by e n tering the File Numb er (A07756 7 we bsite at: http ://wireless 2.fcc

. gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/asrAppli cat

. tions F ac il it y i s sc h edu l ed f or co n st ru ction t h e e n d of Jul y 20 1 2. Alth o ugh no comme n ts o r r equ ests to co n s ult on th is proj ect WE 

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PP l ica nt i s prov iding noti ce o f the FONSI as a co urte sy t o po t e n ti;: e re sts in the area where the t ower w ill be co n structed. T hi s not i fici: ommunity and potent ially interested parties of availa ble e nvironr he Coun ci l on En v ironmental Qua li ty regulations. 4 7 C.F.R. 

### § 1 1508.10.

. This FONS! a l so co mpletes th e e nvironmental**n:~vif': w**  nro c:es!;es