45768 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 6, 2008 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[Regional Docket No. II–2005–07; FRL–

8701–3] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program—Petition for Objection to 

State Operating Permit for Pouch 

Terminal Plant 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final decision 

concerning State operating permit. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

EPA Administrator’s decision, 

responding to a petition submitted by 

the office of James P. Molinaro, 

President of the Borough of Staten 

Island, New York, requesting that EPA 

object to an operating permit issued by 

the New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) 

to the New York Power Authority’s 

Pouch Terminal plant. The petition, 

requesting an objection to the issuance 

of the Pouch Terminal title V permit is 

denied. 

Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the 

Clean Air Act (Act), Petitioner may seek 

judicial review of any portions of the 

petition which EPA denied, in the 

United States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit. Any petition for 

review shall be filed within 60 days 

from the date this notice appears in the 

Federal Register, pursuant to section 

307 of the Act. 

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of 

the final order, the petition, and all 

relevant information at the EPA Region 

2 Office, 290 Broadway, New York, New 

York 10007–1866. If you wish to 

examine these documents, you should 

make an appointment at least 24 hours 

before visiting day. Additionally, the 

final order for the Pouch Terminal plant 

is available electronically at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/region07/programs/artd/ 

air/title5/petitiondb/ 

petitiondb2002.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Riva, Chief, Permitting Section, 

Air Programs Branch, Division of 

Environmental Planning and Protection, 

EPA, Region 2, 290 Broadway, 25th 

Floor, New York, New York 10007–

1866, telephone (212) 637–4074. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act 

affords EPA a 45-day period to review, 

and object to as appropriate, operating 

permits proposed by State permitting 

authorities. Section 505(b)(2) of the Act 

authorizes any person to petition the 

EPA Administrator within 60 days after 

the expiration of this review period to 

object to State operating permits if EPA 

has not done so. 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 the 

grounds for the issues arose after this 

period. 

On October 26, 2005, the EPA 

received a petition from the office of 

James P. Molinaro, President of the 

Borough of Staten Island, New York, 

requesting that EPA object to the 

issuance of the title V operating permit 

for the Pouch Terminal facility based on 

the following allegations: (1) NYPA 

performed an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) for the site only because 

a lawsuit was brought against it by the 

community, and ignored the Sun 

Chemical company in performing the 

EIS; (2) statements made by applicant, 

regarding the facility’s projected hours 

of operation, are conflicting; (3) NOX

and CO emission limits originally 

pledged by NYPA are absent in the 

permit; (4) the public was not informed 

of the facility’s documented air 

emission violations until after the 

public hearing; (5) amendment of the 

title V application to include ‘‘less 

restrictive’’ air emissions limitations 

was effected without any public 

involvement, and enforcement action 

against the facility, through two consent 

orders, involved no public participation; 

(6) DEC ignored the known industry fact 

that startups and shutdowns are the 

worst case situations; (7) 

acknowledgment by DEC of the facility’s 

air emissions violations was due to the 

fact that this information was about to 

be divulged in the newspaper; (8) 

eighteen months passed before a DEC 

enforcement action was instituted for 

the violations to the facility’s operating 

air permit; (9) the community living 

across the street from the plant should 

receive any and all information on 

environmental violations occurring at 

the facility; (10) in response to the 

facility’s 18-month violations, NYPA 

provided no explanation why it stated 

‘‘No Action is Needed’’; (11) the air 

emissions under the proposed draft title 

V permit were less stringent than those 

under the state facility air permit; (12) 

it took a long time, 22 months, following 

the public hearing/comment period, 

before DEC released its Responsiveness 

Summary; and (13) DEC allowed more 

than 18 months, too long a time span, 

for the ‘‘shakedown’’ period. The 

Petitioner has requested that EPA object 

to the issuance of the Pouch Terminal 

permit, pursuant to CAA section 

505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), for any or 

all of the above reasons. 

On June 23, 2008, the Administrator 

issued an order denying the petition on 

the Pouch Terminal plant. The order 

explains EPA’s reasons for denying 

petitioner’s claims. 

Dated: July 25, 2008. 

Alan J. Steinberg, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8701–2] 

Request for Nominations for 2008 

Clean Air Excellence Awards Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for nominations for 

Clean Air Excellence Awards. 

SUMMARY: EPA established the Clean Air 

Excellence Awards Program in 

February, 2000. This is an annual 

awards program to recognize 

outstanding and innovative efforts that 

support progress in achieving clean air. 

This notice announces the competition 

for the Year 2008 program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Awards 

Program Notice: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

7403(a)(1) and (2) and sections 103(a)(1) 

and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), 

notice is hereby given that the EPA’s 

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) 

announces the opening of competition 

for the Year 2008 ‘‘Clean Air Excellence 

Awards Program’’ (CAEAP). The intent 

of the program is to recognize and honor 

outstanding, innovative efforts that help 

to make progress in achieving cleaner 

air. The CAEAP is open to both public 

and private entities. Entries are limited 

to the United States. There are five 

general award categories: (1) Clean Air 

Technology; (2) Community Action; (3) 

Education/Outreach; (4) Regulatory/ 

Policy Innovations; (5) Transportation 

Efficiency Innovations; and two special 

awards categories: (1) Thomas W. Zosel 

Outstanding Individual Achievement 

Award, and (2) Gregg Cooke Visionary 

Program Award. Awards are given on an 

annual basis and are for recognition 

only. 

Entry Requirements: All applicants 

are asked to submit their entry on a 

CAEAP entry form, contained in the 

CAEAP Entry Package, which may be 

obtained from the Clean Air Act 

Advisory Committee (CAAAC) Web site 

at: http://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac by 

clicking on Awards Program or by 

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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 152 / Wednesday, August 6, 2008 / Notices 45769 

contacting Mr. Pat Childers, U.S. EPA at 

202–564–1082 or 202–564–1352 Fax, 

mailing address: Office of Air and 

Radiation (6102A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

The entry form is a simple, three-part 

form asking for general information on 

the applicant and the proposed entry; 

asking for a description of why the entry 

is deserving of an award; and requiring 

information from three (3) independent 

references for the proposed entry. 

Applicants should also submit 

additional supporting documentation as 

necessary. Specific directions and 

information on filing an entry form are 

included in the Entry Package. 

Judging and Award Criteria: Judging 

will be accomplished through a 

screening process conducted by EPA 

staff, with input from outside subject 

experts, as needed. Members of the 

CAAAC will provide advice to EPA on 

the entries. The final award decisions 

will be made by the EPA Assistant 

Administrator for Air and Radiation. 

Entries will be judged using both 

general criteria and criteria specific to 

each individual category. There are four 

(4) general criteria: (1) The entry 

directly or indirectly (i.e., by 

encouraging actions) reduces emissions 

of criteria pollutants or hazardous/toxic 

air pollutants; (2) The entry 

demonstrates innovation and 

uniqueness; (3) The entry provides a 

model for others to follow (i.e., it is 

replicable); and (4) The positive 

outcomes from the entry are continuing/ 

sustainable. Although not required to 

win an award, the following general 

criteria will also be considered in the 

judging process: (1) The entry has 

positive effects on other environmental 

media in addition to air; (2) The entry 

demonstrates effective collaboration and 

partnerships; and (3) The individual or 

organization submitting the entry has 

effectively measured/evaluated the 

outcomes of the project, program, 

technology, etc. As previously 

mentioned, additional criteria will be 

used for each individual award 

category. These criteria are listed in the 

2008 Entry Package. 

DATE: All submission of entries for the 

Clean Air Excellence Awards Program 

must be postmarked by September 19, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Clean Air Excellence 

Awards submissions should be sent to 

Clean Air Excellence Awards, Attn Mr. 

Pat Childers, U.S. EPA, Office of Air and 

Radiation (6102A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

Concerning the Clean Air Excellence 

Awards Program please use the CAAAC 

Web site and click on Awards Program 

or contact Mr. Pat Childers, U.S. EPA, 

at 202–564–1082 or 202–564–1352 

(Fax), mailing address: Office of Air and 

Radiation (6102A), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

Inspection of Committee Documents: 

The Committee agenda and any 

documents prepared for the meeting 

will be publicly available at the 

meeting. Thereafter, these documents, 

together with CAAAC meeting minutes, 

will be available by contacting the 

Office of Air and Radiation Docket and 

requesting information under docket 

OAR–2004–0075. The Docket office can 

be reached by telephoning 202–260–

7548; Fax 202–260–4400. 

Dated: August 1, 2008. 

Patrick Childers, 

Designated Federal Official for Clean Air Act 

Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E8–18140 Filed 8–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Farm Credit Administration Board; 

Regular Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of 

the regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

Administration Board (Board). 

DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of 

the Board will be held at the offices of 

the Farm Credit Administration in 

McLean, Virginia, on August 14, 2008, 

from 9 a.m. until such time as the Board 

concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland E. Smith, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting of the Board will be open to the 

public (limited space available). In order 

to increase the accessibility to Board 

meetings, persons requiring assistance 

should make arrangements in advance. 

The matters to be considered at the 

meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• July 10, 2008 

B. New Business 

• Fall 2008 Abstract of the Unified 

Agenda of Federal Regulatory and 

Deregulatory Actions and the Fall 2008 

Regulatory Performance Plan 

• Equal Employment Opportunity 

and Diversity Policy Statement 

C. Reports 

• Office of Management Services 

Quarterly Report 

Dated: August 1, 2008. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–18122 Filed 8–4–08; 9:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

on agreements to the Secretary, Federal 

Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 

20573, within ten days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register. 

Copies of agreements are available 

through the Commission’s Web site 

(http://www.fmc.gov) or contacting the 

Office of Agreements (202)–523–5793 or 

tradeanalysis@fmc.gov). 

Agreement No.: 011409–017. 

Title: Transpacific Carrier Services 

Inc. Agreement. 

Parties: American President Lines, 

Ltd. and APL Co. PTE Ltd.; CMA CGM 

S.A.; COSCO Container Lines Company, 

Ltd.; Evergreen Lines Joint Service 

Agreement; Hanjin Shipping Co., Ltd.; 

Hapag-Lloyd AG; Hyundai Merchant 

Marine Co., Ltd.; Kawasaki Kisen 

Kaisha, Ltd.; Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; 

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd.; Orient 

Overseas Container Line Limited; Yang 

Ming Marine Transport Corp.; and Zim 

Integrated Shipping Services, Ltd. 

Filing Party: David F. Smith, Esq., 

Sher & Blackwell LLP, 1850 M Street, 

NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036. 

Synopsis: The amendment would add 

China Shipping Container Lines (Hong 

Kong) Co., Ltd. and China Shipping 

Container Lines Co., Ltd. as parties to 

the agreement. 

Agreement No.: 011546–004. 

Title: Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines/ 

NYK Space Charter Agreement. 

Parties: Nippon Yusen Kaisha and 

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics AS. 

Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq., 

Sher & Blackwell LLP, 1850 M Street, 

NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036. 

Synopsis: The amendment revises the 

agreement to provide for reciprocal 

chartering of space. 

By Order of the Federal Maritime 

Commission. 

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