Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Commonwealth LNG, LLC, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated January 30, 2024, denying a Petition dated May 24, 2023 (the Petition), from Healthy Gulf and Sierra Club (the Petitioners). The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to Commonwealth LNG, LLC, for its natural gas liquefaction and export facility located in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 11831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03199]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11742-01-R6]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for Commonwealth LNG, LLC, Cameron Parish,
Louisiana
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed
an Order dated January 30, 2024, denying a Petition dated May 24, 2023
(the Petition), from Healthy Gulf and Sierra Club (the Petitioners).
The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA)
title V operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of
Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to Commonwealth LNG, LLC, for its natural
gas liquefaction and export facility located in Cameron Parish,
Louisiana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Ehrhart, EPA Region 6 Office,
Air Permits Section, (214) 665-2295, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c29243e242d3e38622623222d38242d220c293c2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef8a879d878e9d9bc18580818e9b878e81af8a9f8ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a>. The
final order and petition 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>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA received a Petition from Healthy
Gulf and Sierra Club dated May 24, 2023, requesting that the EPA object
to the issuance of operating permit no. 0560-00997-V0, issued by LDEQ
to Commonwealth LNG in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. On January 30, 2024,
the EPA Administrator issued an Order denying the petition. The order
itself explains the basis for the EPA's decision.
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner
may request judicial review of those portions of an order that deny
issues in a petition. Any petition for review shall be filed in the
United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later
than April 15, 2024.
Dated: February 9, 2024.
David Garcia,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2024-03199 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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