Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Covanta Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated November 2, 2023 granting in part and denying in part a petition dated June 23, 2023 from the Environmental Integrity Project, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to Covanta Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery for its waste-to- energy plant located in the City of Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14486-14487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04027]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-11758-01-R3]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for Covanta Delaware Valley LP,
Delaware Valley Resource Recovery
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 November 2, 2023 granting in part and denying in part a
petition dated June 23, 2023 from the Environmental Integrity Project,
Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA
object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to Covanta
Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery for its waste-to-
energy plant located in the City of Chester, Delaware County,
Pennsylvania.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Entwistle, Permits Branch, Air &
Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III,
1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. The
telephone number is (215) 814-2343. Mr. Entwistle can also be reached
via electronic mail at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#badfd4cecdd3c9ced6df94cadbcfd6fadfcadb94ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86e3e8f2f1eff5f2eae3a8f6e7f3eac6e3f6e7a8e1e9f0">[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 the
Environmental Integrity Project, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club
dated June 23, 2023, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of
operating permit no. 23-00004, issued by PADEP to Covanta Delaware
Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery in the City of Chester,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania. On November 2, 2023, the EPA
Administrator issued an order granting in part and denying in part the
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petition. The order itself explains the bases 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 29, 2024.
Cristina Fern[aacute]ndez,
Air & Radiation Division Director, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2024-04027 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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