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EXHIBIT 9
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Fa p                              REGION IV
345 COURTLANO STREET
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30308
MAR 0 7 1980
Mr. L.G. Otteman
Offshore Division Production Manager
Shell Oil Company
P.O. Box 60124
New Orleans, Louisiana 70160
Re: Issuance of NPDES Permit No. GA0027758 - Shell Oil Co., Block 123,
Offshore Georgia
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) per i:
for the facility referenced above. This action constitutes issuance or a
final permit under Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 124.61
(44 FR 32936, June 7, 1979).
In accordance with 40 CFR 124.61, this permit will become effective on t.e
effective date specified in the permit, provided that no request for an eviden-
tiaty or panel hearing is granted by the Agency. In the event that such a
request is granted, the contested provisions o' the permit will be stave- and
will not become effective until the administrative review process is cornrled.
All uncontested provisions of the permit will be effective and enforceable in
accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR 124.61(e).
If you wish to request an evidentiary hearing or a panel hearing, you -us:
submit such request (an original and two copies) to the Regional Hearing Clerk
within thirty (30) days from the receipt of this letter. The request will be
timely if mailed by certified mail within the thirty (30) day time period.
For the request to be valid, it must conform to the requirements of 40 CFR 12g.7A.
A summary of these requirements is enclosed.
Information on procedures and legal matters pertaining to an evidentiary or pane]
hearing request may be obtained by contacting the EPA Legal Branch at 404/31-3306.
Sincerely yours,
Sanford .. Harvey, Jr.,
Director
!Enforcement Division
Enclosures

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