Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for the Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC, Direct Reduced Iron Facility, St. James Parish, Louisiana
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated September 27, 2024, granting in part and denying in part a Petition dated December 4, 2023, from the Myrtle Felton, Barbara Washington, Gail Leboeuf, Inclusive Louisiana, and Louisiana Bucket Brigade (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 Nucor Steel Louisiana, L.L.C., Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Facility, located in Covent, St. James Parish, Louisiana.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24366]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-12326-01-R6]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for the Nucor Steel Louisiana, LLC,
Direct Reduced Iron Facility, St. James 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 September 27, 2024, granting in part and denying in part
a Petition dated December 4, 2023, from the Myrtle Felton, Barbara
Washington, Gail Leboeuf, Inclusive Louisiana, and Louisiana Bucket
Brigade (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 Nucor Steel
Louisiana, L.L.C., Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Facility, located in
Covent, St. James Parish, Louisiana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Layton, EPA Region 6 Office,
Air Permits Section, (214) 665-2136, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b575a424f5455155e5752415a595e4f537b5e4b5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dbb7baa2afb4b5f5beb7b2a1bab9beafb39bbeabbaf5bcb4ad">[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 Myrtle
Felton, Barbara Washington, Gail Leboeuf, Inclusive Louisiana, and
Louisiana Bucket Brigade dated December 4, 2023, requesting that the
EPA object to the issuance of operating permit no. No. 3086-V10, issued
by LDEQ to the Nucor Steel Louisiana, L.L.C., DRI Facility in St. James
Parish, Convent, Louisiana. On September 27, 2024, the EPA
Administrator issued an order granting in part and denying in part the
Petition. The order 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 circuity no later
than December 23, 2024.
Dated: October 16, 2024.
David Garcia,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2024-24366 Filed 10-21-24; 8:45 am]
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