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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency

EPA Seeks Comments on Draft
Underground Injection Permit

How to comment

You may comment on the proposed
permit approval in writing. Please
refer to Farris & Hopper 1-2,
MI-127-2R-0002

Mail or email your comments to:
Janette E. Hansen

U.S. EPA, Water Division
UIC Branch (WU-16J)
77 W. Jackson Blvd.

Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Email: hansen.janette@epa.gov
Phone: (312) 886-0241

Comment period

The Agency will accept written
comments until June 25 (midnight
postmark).

information repository

You may see the draft permit at:
Shelby Area District Library
189 N. Maple St.

Shelby, MI 49455
or at http://go.usa.gov/3JwFP.

Administrative Record

You may see the full administrative
record, including all data Omimex
Energy, Inc. submitted, at the EPA's
Chicago regional office (address
above), 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays.
For an appointment to see the files,
contact Janette Hansen (see above).

Right to appeal

You have the right to appeal any
final permit decision if you make an
official comment during the
comment period or participate in the
public hearing. A public hearing is
not planned at this time. The first
appeal must be made to the
Environmental Appeals Board.

Omimex Energy, Inc.

Oceana County, Michigan

May 2018

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to allow Omimex
Energy, Inc., 4854 West Angling Road, Ludington, Michigan 49431, to
inject fluid underground by approving the company's application for what
EPA calls a Class II injection well permit.

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If EPA makes its approval final,
Omimex Energy, Inc. may inject
natural fluids into a rock formation
3228 feet below the surface through a
well at Claybanks Township, Oceana
County, Michigan. Omimex Energy,
Inc. has also applied for a permit from
the Michigan Department of
Environmental Quality (MDEQ).

EPA is accepting comments from the public on this proposed permit
approval (see box, left). The public comment period, which ends June 25,
includes 30 days for comments as required by law, plus an additional three
days for any delay caused by mailing.

During the comment period, you may ask EPA - in writing - to hold a
formal public hearing (see address, left). Be sure to say specifically what
issues you want to raise. EPA will hold a hearing if there is significant
interest. If there is a hearing, EPA will publish a notice at least 30 days
prior. You will have an opportunity to make oral comments or submit
written comments. EPA will consider all comments it receives, and then
issue a final decision along with a response to the comments.

The Safe Drinking Water Act requires EPA to regulate the underground
injection of fluids through wells to protect the quality of underground
sources of drinking water. Issuing permits is one way EPA does this. You
can find the regulations governing underground injection wells at Title 40 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 144 and 146.

EPA does not have the authority to change the surface location of the
injection well. If you have questions or concerns about the well's location,
contact the MDEQ, P.O. Box 30256, Lansing, Michigan 48909 and phone
number (517) 284-6826.

To learn more about EPA's Underground Injection Control program, or to
join our mailing list visit http://go.usa.gov/3JwFP.

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