Notice2021-27573
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Premcor Refining Group Inc., Valero Port Arthur Refinery, Jefferson County, Texas
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Published
December 21, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated November 30, 2021, granting in part and denying in part a Petition dated February 20, 2018 from the Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, and the Port Arthur Community Action Network (the Petitioners). The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to Premcor Refining Group Inc. (Premcor) for its Valero Port Arthur Refinery located in Jefferson County, Texas.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27573]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9364-01-R6]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for Premcor Refining Group Inc., Valero Port
Arthur Refinery, Jefferson County, Texas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition for objection to Clean Air
Act Title V operating permit.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed
an Order dated November 30, 2021, granting in part and denying in part
a Petition dated February 20, 2018 from the Environmental Integrity
Project, Sierra Club, and the Port Arthur Community Action Network (the
Petitioners). The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air
Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to Premcor Refining Group Inc. (Premcor)
for its Valero Port Arthur Refinery located in Jefferson County, Texas.
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 is currently 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: <a href="https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database">https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Ehrhart, EPA Region 6 Office,
Air Permits Section, (214) 665-2295, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#33565b415b5241471d595c5d52475b525d735643521d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="77121f051f160503591d181916031f16193712071659101801">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 the Petition from the Environmental Integrity
Project, Sierra Club, and the Port Arthur Community Action Network
dated February 20, 2018, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance
of operating permit no. O1498, issued by TCEQ to the Premcor Valero
Port Arthur Refinery in Jefferson County, Texas. The Petition claims
the proposed permit fails to incorporate and assure compliance with
Permit by Rule (``PBR'') requirements, including requirements in
Premcor's certified PBR registrations, and fails to include monitoring,
testing, and recordkeeping provisions that assure compliance with
applicable requirements in Premcor's New Source Review (NSR) permits.
On November 30, 2021, the EPA Administrator issued an Order
granting in part and denying in part the Petition. The Order explains
the basis for EPA's decision.
Dated: December 16, 2021.
David Garcia,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2021-27573 Filed 12-20-21; 8:45 am]
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