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Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: May 16, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10919 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas 

Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP22–925–000. 

Applicants: Washington 10 Storage 

Corporation. 

Description: Compliance filing: FERC 

Form No. 2–A Page 520 Compliance 

Filing. 

Filed Date: 5/13/22. 

Accession Number: 20220513–5111. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/22. 

Any person desiring to intervene or 

protest in any of the above proceedings 

must file in accordance with Rules 211 

and 214 of the Commission’s 

Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

Filings in Existing Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP21–543–000. 

Applicants: Northwest Pipeline LLC. 

Description: Report Filing: TPAL 

Activity Report to be effective N/A. 

Filed Date: 5/13/22. 

Accession Number: 20220513–5081. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 5/25/22. 

Any person desiring to protest in any 

the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rule 211 of the 

Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 

385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: May 16, 2022. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10920 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 1333–066] 

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 

Tule Hydro LLC; Notice of Application 

for Transfer of License and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Protests 

On February 1, 2022, Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company (transferor) and Tule 

Hydro LLC (transferee) filed jointly an 

application for the transfer of license of 

the Tule River Hydroelectric Project No. 

1333. The project is located on Tule 

River, Springville City, in Tulare 

County, California. 

The applicants seek Commission 

approval to transfer the license for the 

Tule River Hydroelectric Project from 

the transferor to the transferee. The 

transferee will be required by the 

Commission to comply with all the 

requirements of the license as though it 

were the original licensee. 

Applicants Contact: For transferor 

(Pacific Gas and Electric Company): Ms. 

Kimberly Ognisty, Senior Counsel, Law, 

77 Beale Street, B30A–3005, San 

Francisco, CA 94105, Phone: (510) 227– 

7060, Email: kimberly.ognisty@pge.com 

and Ms. Jan Nimick, VP-Power 

Generation, 245 Market Street, Room 

1163, San Francisco, CA 94105, Phone: 

(415) 973–0629, Email: jan.nimick@

pge.com 

For transferee (Tule Hydro LLC): Ms. 

Miriah Elliott, Director of Operations, 

711 E Turtle Point Drive, Ivins, UT 

84738, Phone: (801) 891–4147, Email: 

miriah@tsorenson.net and Mr. Ted 

Sorenson, PE, Manager, 711 E Turtle 

Point Drive, Ivins, UT 84738, Phone: 

(208) 589–6908, Email: ted@

tsorenson.net 

FERC Contact: Anumzziatta 

Purchiaroni, (202) 502–6191, 

anumzziatta.purchiaroni@ferc.gov. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, and protests: 30 days from 

the date that the Commission issues this 

notice. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. Please file 

comments, motions to intervene, and 

protests using the Commission’s eFiling 

system at http://www.ferc.gov/docsfiling/efiling.asp. Commenters can 

submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, you 

may submit a paper copy. Submissions 

sent via U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to, Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to, Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first 

page of any filing should include docket 

number P–1333–066. Comments 

emailed to Commission staff are not 

considered part of the Commission 

record. 

Dated: May 16, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10871 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP22–141–000] 

Great Basin Gas Transmission 

Company; Notice of Scoping Period 

Requesting Comments on 

Environmental Issues for the Proposed 

2023 Mainline Replacement Project 

The staff of the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC or 

Commission) will prepare an 

environmental document, that will 

discuss the environmental impacts of 

the 2023 Mainline Replacement Project 

(Project) involving construction and 

operation of facilities by Great Basin Gas 


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1The appendices referenced in this notice will 

not appear in the Federal Register. Copies of the 

appendices were sent to all those receiving this 

Continued 

Transmission Company (Great Basin) in 

Humboldt County, Nevada. The 

Commission will use this environmental 

document in its decision-making 

process to determine whether the 

project is in the public convenience and 

necessity. 

This notice announces the opening of 

the scoping process the Commission 

will use to gather input from the public 

and interested agencies regarding the 

project. As part of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review process, the Commission takes 

into account concerns the public may 

have about proposals and the 

environmental impacts that could result 

from its action whenever it considers 

the issuance of a Certificate of Public 

Convenience and Necessity. This 

gathering of public input is referred to 

as ‘‘scoping.’’ The main goal of the 

scoping process is to focus the analysis 

in the environmental document on the 

important environmental issues. 

Additional information about the 

Commission’s NEPA process is 

described below in the NEPA Process 

and Environmental Document section of 

this notice. 

By this notice, the Commission 

requests public comments on the scope 

of issues to address in the 

environmental document. To ensure 

that your comments are timely and 

properly recorded, please submit your 

comments so that the Commission 

receives them in Washington, DC on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on June 

15, 2022. Comments may be submitted 

in written form. Further details on how 

to submit comments are provided in the 

Public Participation section of this 

notice. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

Your input will help the Commission 

staff determine what issues they need to 

evaluate in the environmental 

document. Commission staff will 

consider all written comments during 

the preparation of the environmental 

document. 

If you submitted comments on this 

project to the Commission before the 

opening of this docket on March 30, 

2022, you will need to file those 

comments in Docket No. CP22–141–000 

to ensure they are considered as part of 

this proceeding. 

This notice is being sent to the 

Commission’s current environmental 

mailing list for this project. State and 

local government representatives should 

notify their constituents of this 

proposed project and encourage them to 

comment on their areas of concern. 

If you are a landowner receiving this 

notice, a pipeline company 

representative may contact you about 

the acquisition of an easement to 

construct, operate, and maintain the 

proposed facilities. The company would 

seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable 

easement agreement. You are not 

required to enter into an agreement. 

However, if the Commission approves 

the project, the Natural Gas Act conveys 

the right of eminent domain to the 

company. Therefore, if you and the 

company do not reach an easement 

agreement, the pipeline company could 

initiate condemnation proceedings in 

court. In such instances, compensation 

would be determined by a judge in 

accordance with state law. The 

Commission does not subsequently 

grant, exercise, or oversee the exercise 

of that eminent domain authority. The 

courts have exclusive authority to 

handle eminent domain cases; the 

Commission has no jurisdiction over 

these matters. 

Great Basin provided landowners 

with a fact sheet prepared by the FERC 

entitled ‘‘An Interstate Natural Gas 

Facility On My Land? What Do I Need 

To Know?’’ which addresses typically 

asked questions, including the use of 

eminent domain and how to participate 

in the Commission’s proceedings. This 

fact sheet along with other landowner 

topics of interest are available for 

viewing on the FERC website 

(www.ferc.gov) under the Natural Gas 

Questions or Landowner Topics link. 

Public Participation 

There are three methods you can use 

to submit your comments to the 

Commission. Please carefully follow 

these instructions so that your 

comments are properly recorded. The 

Commission encourages electronic filing 

of comments and has staff available to 

assist you at (866) 208–3676 or 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. 

(1) You can file your comments 

electronically using the eComment 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. Using 

eComment is an easy method for 

submitting brief, text-only comments on 

a project; 

(2) You can file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s website (www.ferc.gov) 

under the link to FERC Online. With 

eFiling, you can provide comments in a 

variety of formats by attaching them as 

a file with your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘eRegister.’’ You 

will be asked to select the type of filing 

you are making; a comment on a 

particular project is considered a 

‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You can file a paper copy of your 

comments by mailing them to the 

Commission. Be sure to reference the 

project docket number (CP22–141–000) 

on your letter. Submissions sent via the 

U.S. Postal Service must be addressed 

to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. Submissions sent via any 

other carrier must be addressed to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 12225 

Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

Summary of the Proposed Project 

Great Basin proposes to abandon inplace approximately 20.4 miles of its 

existing 16-inch-diameter steel pipeline 

and construct, as replacement, 

approximately 20.4 miles of new 16- 

inch-diameter steel pipeline. Although 

Great Basin proposes to abandon the 

pipeline in-place, it would provide 

landowners with the option to have the 

pipeline removed on their property. The 

replacement pipeline would be 

constructed approximately 20 feet from 

the existing pipeline to be abandoned 

beginning just south of US–95, north of 

Winnemucca, Nevada, and ending south 

of State Highway 49/Jungo Road near 

Great Basin’s existing Elko Lateral Tap. 

According to Great Basin, the 

replacement is needed to address 

indications that the subject segment is 

approaching the end of its useful life, as 

demonstrated by preventative integrity 

assessments, including inline 

inspections and direct assessments. The 

Project would provide no new 

transportation capacity. Great Basin 

would provide landowners with the 

option to have the pipeline removed on 

their property rather than abandoned in 

place. 

The Project would consist of the 

following: 

• Abandonment in-place or by 

removal of 20.4 miles of existing 16- 

inch-diameter steel pipeline; 

• construction of 20.4 miles of new 

16-inch-diameter steel pipeline to 

replace the abandoned pipeline; and 

• removal of existing valves and 

replacement with new valves and 

associated appurtenances within Great 

Basin’s existing Elko Lateral Tap. 

The general location of the project 

facilities is shown in appendix 1.1


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notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov 

using the link called ‘‘eLibrary’’. For instructions on 

connecting to eLibrary, refer to the last page of this 

notice. At this time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public Reference Room 

due to the proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel Coronavirus 

Disease (COVID–19), issued by the President on 

March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 

208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. 

2For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer 

to the last page of this notice. 

3The Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations addressing cooperating agency 

responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Section 1501.8. 

4The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s 

regulations are at Title 36, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 800. Those regulations define 

historic properties as any prehistoric or historic 

district, site, building, structure, or object included 

in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register 

of Historic Places. 

Land Requirements for Construction 

Construction of the Project would 

impact about 227.7 acres of land, of 

which 123.4 acres would be 

permanently used for operation. The 

remaining acreage would be restored 

and allowed to revert to former uses. 

Approximately 78.3 acres (34 percent) 

of the temporary construction footprint 

is located inside Great Basin’s existing 

pipeline easement. The proposed 

pipeline would cross approximately 

13.1 miles of public land owned by the 

Bureau of Land Management. 

NEPA Process and the Environmental 

Document 

Any environmental document issued 

by the Commission will discuss impacts 

that could occur as a result of the 

abandonment, construction, and 

operation of the proposed project under 

the relevant general resource areas: 

• Geology and soils; 

• water resources and wetlands; 

• vegetation and wildlife; 

• threatened and endangered species; 

• cultural resources; 

• socioeconomics; 

• environmental justice; 

• land use; 

• air quality and noise; 

• cumulative impacts; and 

• reliability and safety. 

Commission staff will also evaluate 

reasonable alternatives to the proposed 

project or portions of the project and 

make recommendations on how to 

lessen or avoid impacts on the various 

resource areas. Your comments will 

help Commission staff identify and 

focus on the issues that might have an 

effect on the human environment and 

potentially eliminate others from further 

study and discussion in the 

environmental document. 

Following this scoping period, 

Commission staff will determine 

whether to prepare an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) or an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). The EA or the 

EIS will present Commission staff’s 

independent analysis of the issues. If 

Commission staff prepares an EA, a 

Notice of Schedule for the Preparation 

of an Environmental Assessment will be 

issued. The EA may be issued for an 

allotted public comment period. The 

Commission would consider timely 

comments on the EA before making its 

decision regarding the proposed project. 

If Commission staff prepares an EIS, a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS/ 

Notice of Schedule will be issued, 

which will open up an additional 

comment period. Staff will then prepare 

a draft EIS which will be issued for 

public comment. Commission staff will 

consider all timely comments received 

during the comment period on the draft 

EIS and revise the document, as 

necessary, before issuing a final EIS. 

Any EA or draft and final EIS will be 

available in electronic format in the 

public record through eLibrary 2 and the 

Commission’s natural gas 

environmental documents web page 

(https://www.ferc.gov/industries-data/ 

natural-gas/environment/ 

environmental-documents). If 

eSubscribed, you will receive instant 

email notification when the 

environmental document is issued. 

With this notice, the Commission is 

asking agencies with jurisdiction by law 

and/or special expertise with respect to 

the environmental issues of this project 

to formally cooperate in the preparation 

of the environmental document.3

Agencies that would like to request 

cooperating agency status should follow 

the instructions for filing comments 

provided under the Public Participation 

section of this notice. 

Consultation Under Section 106 of the 

National Historic Preservation Act 

In accordance with the Advisory 

Council on Historic Preservation’s 

implementing regulations for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act, the Commission is 

using this notice to initiate consultation 

with the applicable State Historic 

Preservation Office(s), and to solicit 

their views and those of other 

government agencies, interested Indian 

tribes, and the public on the project’s 

potential effects on historic properties.4

The environmental document for this 

project will document findings on the 

impacts on historic properties and 

summarize the status of consultations 

under section 106. 

Environmental Mailing List 

The environmental mailing list 

includes federal, state, and local 

government representatives and 

agencies; elected officials; 

environmental and public interest 

groups; Native American Tribes; other 

interested parties; and local libraries 

and newspapers. This list also includes 

all affected landowners (as defined in 

the Commission’s regulations) who are 

potential right-of-way grantors, whose 

property may be used temporarily for 

project purposes, or who own homes 

within certain distances of aboveground 

facilities, and anyone who submits 

comments on the project and includes a 

mailing address with their comments. 

Commission staff will update the 

environmental mailing list as the 

analysis proceeds to ensure that 

Commission notices related to this 

environmental review are sent to all 

individuals, organizations, and 

government entities interested in and/or 

potentially affected by the proposed 

project. 

If you need to make changes to your 

name/address, or if you would like to 

remove your name from the mailing list, 

please complete one of the following 

steps: 

(1) Send an email to 

GasProjectAddressChange@ferc.gov 

stating your request. You must include 

the docket number CP22–141–000 in 

your request. If you are requesting a 

change to your address, please be sure 

to include your name and the correct 

address. If you are requesting to delete 

your address from the mailing list, 

please include your name and address 

as it appeared on this notice. This email 

address is unable to accept comments. 

Or 

(2) Return the attached ‘‘Mailing List 

Update Form’’ (appendix 2). 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC 

website at www.ferc.gov using the 

eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, 

click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the 

docket number in the ‘‘Docket Number’’ 

field. Be sure you have selected an 

appropriate date range. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or (866) 

208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 

502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of all formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

Public sessions or site visits will be 

posted on the Commission’s calendar 


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located at https://www.ferc.gov/newsevents/events along with other related 

information. 

Dated: May 16, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10872 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2307–083] 

Alaska Electric Light & Power 

Company; Notice of Availability of 

Environmental Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission or FERC) 

regulations, 18 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 380, Commission 

staff reviewed Alaska Electric Light and 

Power Company’s application for an 

amendment to the license of the Annex 

Creek and Salmon Creek Hydroelectric 

Project No. 2307 and have prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA). The 

licensee proposes to replace the aging 

Annex Creek penstock. The valvehouse 

would also be expanded to include an 

automated valve and controls located 

immediately downstream of the 

originally manually operated gate valve. 

The project is located on Annex and 

Salmon Creeks in the City and Borough 

of Juneau, Alaska. The project occupies 

federal lands within the Tongass 

National Forest administered by the 

U.S. Forest Service. 

The EA contains Commission staff’s 

analysis of the potential environmental 

effects of the proposed amendment to 

the license, and concludes that the 

proposed amendment, with appropriate 

environmental protective measures, 

would not constitute a major federal 

action that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

A copy of the EA may be viewed on 

the Commission’s website at http://

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘elibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number (P–2307) in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. At this time, the Commission 

has suspended access to the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

due to the proclamation declaring a 

National Emergency concerning the 

Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), 

issued by the President on March 13, 

2020. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3372, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

For further information, contact 

Marybeth Gay at 202–502–6125 or 

Marybeth.Gay@ferc.gov. 

Dated: May 16, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–10873 Filed 5–19–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9872–01–R6] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program; Petitions for Objection to 

State Operating Permit for ExxonMobil 

Fuels & Lubricant Company, Baton 

Rouge Refinery, Reforming Complex 

and Utilities Units, East Baton Rouge 

Parish, Louisiana 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition 

for objection to Clean Air Act title V 

operating permits. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an 

Order dated March 18, 2022, granting 

two title V permit Petitions and 

resolving two related petitions filed by 

the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, 

Earthjustice, Environmental Integrity 

Project, and Sierra Club (the 

Petitioners). The Administrator granted 

the petition filed on January 29, 2021 by 

Petitioners on title V permit 2261–V8 

issued for the Reformer Unit. This 

action also effectively resolves the 

Petitioner’s petition filed on May 11, 

2020 for the same permit. In the same 

action, the Administrator granted the 

petition filed on February 12, 2021 by 

Petitioners on title V permit 2363–V8 

issued for the Utilities Unit. This action 

also effectively resolves the Petitioner’s 

petition filed on March 27, 2020 filed on 

the same permit. The Petitions 

requested that the EPA object to the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating 

permits issued by the Louisiana 

Department of Environmental Quality to 

ExxonMobil Fuels & Lubricant 

Company for its Baton Rouge Refinery 

located in East Baton Rouge Parish, 

Louisiana. 

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: https://www.epa.gov/ 

title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petitiondatabase. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad 

Toups, EPA Region 6 Office, Air Permits 

Section, (214) 665–7258, toups.brad@

epa.gov. 

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 a total of four 

Petitions filed by the Louisiana Bucket 

Brigade, Earthjustice, Environmental 

Integrity Project, and Sierra Club. 

Petitioners filed a Petition on May 11, 

2020 which was superseded by the 

filing of a second petition on January 29, 

2021 on title V permit 2261–V8 issued 

for the Reformer Unit. The 

Administrator’s action granted the 

Petitioner’s Reformer Unit petition filed 

January 29, 2021 and effectively 

resolves the superseded petition filed on 

May 11, 2020 for the same permit. 

Similarly, Petitioners filed a petition on 

March 27, 2020 which was superseded 

by the filing of a second petition on 

February 12, 2021 on title V permit 

2363–V8 issued for the Utilities Unit. 

The same Administrator’s action 

granted the Petitioner’s Utility Unit 

petition filed February 12, 2021 and 

effectively resolves the superseded 

petition filed on March 27, 2020 for the 

same permit. 

The Petitioners made five claims in 

their Petition on the Reformer Permit. 

The claims were related to volatile 

organic compound (VOC) emissions 

monitoring, justification for such 

monitoring, changing of VOC emissions 

factors without adequate permit 

modification, and that the permit failed 

to ensure compliance with 40 CFR part 


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