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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

Re: In Re ArcelorMittal Cleveland Inc. NPDES Permit Appeal No. 11-01 NPDES Permit OH0000957

Dear Ms. Durr:

In accordance with the request in your email of May 24, 2012, I've enclosed a CD with copies of all exhibits in the Administrative Record for Region 5's decision regarding ArcelorMittal Cleveland Inc.'s request for modification under Clean Water Act Section 301 (g).

Sincerely,

TWV7~ Bo"tJ - ­Terence Branigan Associate Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection AgencylRegion 5 77 W. Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60604 Tel: (312) 353-4737 Email: branigan.terry@epa.gov

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. I certify that on this 6th day of June, 2012, I sent copies of a CD with copies of all exhibits in the Administrative Record for Request for Modification Under Clean Water Act Section 301(g), ArcelorMittal Cleveland Inc., NPDES Permit OH0000957 (3ID00003*OD), June 2011, in PDF format, in the following maMer to the addressees listed below:

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. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD INDEX

FOR

REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION UNDER . .

CLEAN W~TER ACT SECTION 301(G)

ARCELORMITTAL CLEVELAND INC, REQUESTER

NPDES PERMIT OH0000957 (3ID00003*OD)

. JUNE 2011

BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

NPDES Appeal No. 11-01

ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD INDEX FOR

REQUEST FOR MODIFICATION UNDER CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 301 (G) ARCELORMITTAL CLEVELAND INC., REQUESTER

NPDES PERMIT OHOO00957 (31000003*00) JUNE 2011

TITLE/DESCRIPTION NUMBER

AR-1

INDEX DATE AUTHOR RECIPIENT

Correspondence stating Republic's Republic Steel D.H. Clark09/21/1978 · Regional

intent to file for variances under CWA EPA Region 5 Administrator,

Section 301 (c) and 301 (g) AR-2 Application pursuant to Section 301 (g)

West, 02117/1983 William L. Regional

for modification of the BAT Republic Steel

Administrator, requirements applicable to phenol and ammonia

AR-3

EPA Region 5

Supplemental information in support of Republic Steel

03/31/1983 W.L. West Regional application pursuant to Section 301 (g)

EPA Region 5 Administrator,

for modification of BAT requirements for ammonia, with attached application

AR-4 Correspondence regarding Sectipn Bredbeck, W.B.03/26/1985 Gary A.

301 (g) variance reports LTV Steel Co.

AR-5

Amendola, EPA

Director's Final Findings and Orders NPDES Permit No. 3ID00003* JD (OHOOO0957)

AR-6

Ohio EPA 12131/1990

Eric Nygaard . Memorandum with attached November Ohio EPA

03/06/2000 Lisa Morris 1999 briefing and review materials Ohio EPA

AR-7 Correspondence regarding request for Novak, Ohio

04/0212000 Paul G. Rebecca Harvey, alternative limits under Section 301 (g)

EPA AR-8

EPA

Notice of decision to grant variances Ullrich, EPA

03/14/2001 David A. Lisa Morris, Ohio for ammonia-N pursuant to CWA Section 301 (g), with attachments

AR-9

EPA

NPDES Permit, OHOOO0957 27/2001 09/ Ohio EPA

(3IDOOO03*LD)

Index to Administrative Record . NPDES Appeal No. 11-01 Environmental Appeals Board In re: ArcelorMittal Cleveland, Inc. Page 1

AR-10 03/19/2004 Ohio EPA

AR-11 01/18/2007 Rich Zavoda ISG Cleveland

AR-12 04/06/2007 Eric Nygaard, Ohio EPA

AR-13 OS/24/2007 George Elmaraghy Ohio EPA

AR-14 02105/2008 Ohio EPA

AR-15 06/30/2008 Ohio EPA

AR-16 04/13/2010 A.M. Zavoda ArcelorMittal Cleveland Inc.

AR-17 04/13/2010 Amendola Engineering, Inc.

AR-18 05/03/10 Eric Nygaard Ohio EPA

AR-19 OS/21/2010 Ohio EPA

AR-20 OS/26/2010 Ohio EPA

AR-21 06/14/2010 George Elmaraghy, Ohio EPA

AR-22 07/0212010 Eric Nygaard, OEPA

AR-23 08/0212010 Eric Nygaard OEPA

AR-24 03/16/2011 ArcelorMittal Cleveland

AR-25 03/16/2011 Amendola Engineering, Inc.

Modification of NPOES permit, OH0000957 (31000003*LOJ

Eric Nygaard Email concerning ISG Cleveland Inc.'s Ohio EPA request to continue Section 301 (g)

variance for blast furnace outfall 604 Peter Swenson Early warning regarding upcoming and Sreedevi Section 301 (g) variance reviews Yedavalli, EPA [redacted] Peter Swenson Correspondence recommending that EPA EPA approve the continuation of

Section 301 (g) variance for ammonia-nitrogen for ISG Cleveland Works Fact Sheet in support of re-issued NPOES permit, OHOOO0957 (31000003*00) Re-issued NPOES permit, OH0000957 (31000003*00)

Erm Gomes Correspondence submitting NPDES Ohio EPA permit modification request, Section

301 (g) variance for ammonia-N NPDES permit modification request Section 301 (g) variance for ammonia-N outfall 604

Sreedevi Email transmitting ArcelorMittal Yedavalli, EPA Cleveland NPDES permit modification

re~uest prior to formal transmission Fact Sheet: ArcelorMittal Cleveland, Inc.: Water Quality Standards and Anti-degradation Public Notice for anti-degradation project

Kevin Pierard, Correspondence transmitting permit EPA modification request from ArcelorMittal

Cleveland Inc. Sreedevi Email concerning ArcelorMittal Yedavalli, EPA production Sreedevi ArcelorMittal limits history and anti­

. Yedavalli, EPA degradation information Agenda for meeting

Handout summarizing the 301 (g) modification request, for 03/16/2011 meeting

Index to Administrative Record NPDES Appeal No. 11-01 Environmental Appeals Board In re: ArcelorMittal Cleveland. Inc. PageZ

AR-26 Undated Handout with graph of C5&6 outfall 604 monthly average ammonia

~~~~~~__~______~________~~~fo~r ~~.~~ AR-27 Undated Handout, with graph of C5/C6 outfall

005, ammonia (ppm), for 03/16/2011

AR-28

. AR-30

03/26/2010 Amendola

Undated

Engineering Inc.

ArcelorMittal Cleveland, Inc.

meetin Handout, Figure 4, Blast Furnace Recycle System, Preferred Design Alternative, for 03/16/2011 meetin Handout, How we make steel, for

Handout, Ironmaking Treatment Models Summary, for 03/16/2011 meetin

EPA Policies Considered by Region 5

AR-31 Undated

AR-32 10125/1982 Marth Protho,

AR-33 1212911982 Bruce Barret, EPA

AR-34 05/17/1983 MarthaG. Protho, EPA

AR-35 08/07/1984 EPA

AR-36 08/0111985 MarthaG. Prothro,

Technical Guidance Manual (Draft) for Regulations Promulgated Pursuant to Section 301 (g) of Clean Water Act of 197740 CFR Part 125 Sub art

Regional Water Review of Draft 301(g) Regulation, Management Preamble, Application Form and Technical Division directors Guidance Manual Regional Application Requirements for Administrators, Modifications Under Sections 301{c) and StateNPDES 301 (g) of the Clean Water Act Directors. Director NEIC Regional Water Section 301 (g) variance requests Management Division Directors

Proposed rule for granting water quality variances under section 301{g) of the Clean Water Act (49 Fed. 31462 (never finalized

Waste Public Notice of Tentative Section 301{g) Management Decisions and Draft Permits Division Directors. Regions I-X

Index to Administrative Record NPDESAppeal No. 11-01 Environmental Appeals Board In re: ArcelorMittal Cleveland, Inc. Page 3

AR-37 09/2511987 James Elder.

September 2010

WilliamA. Whittington, Susan G. Lepow, and Water Management Division Directors, EPA

Plan for Resolution of Fundamentally Different Factors and Section 301(g) Variance Requests

EPA NPDES Pennit Writers' Manual

EPA Region 5 Decision Document

AR-39 06/2312011 Susan Scott J. Nally, Hedman, Director, Ohio Regional Administrator

Correspondence conveying Region decision to deny ArcelorMittal Cleveland Inc. request for increased Section 301 (g) variance effluent limits (With green card returned from certified mail and explanatory email from Region 5)

Index to Administrative Record NPDES Appeal No. 11-01 Environmental Appeals Board In re: ArcelorMittal Cleveland, Inc. Page 4