Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc., Commerce City Refinery Plant 1 (West) & Plant 3 (Asphalt Unit)
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated December 30, 2024, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated September 6, 2024, from the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA object to the renewal of a Clean Air Act (CAA) operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. for its Commerce City Refinery, Plant 1 (West) & Plant 3 (Asphalt Unit) located in Adams County, Colorado.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 11 (Friday, January 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 5880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-01235]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-12548-01-R8]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc.,
Commerce City Refinery Plant 1 (West) & Plant 3 (Asphalt Unit)
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 December 30, 2024, granting in part and denying in part
a petition dated September 6, 2024, from the Center for Biological
Diversity and Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA object
to the renewal of a Clean Air Act (CAA) operating permit issued by the
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to Suncor
Energy (U.S.A.), Inc. for its Commerce City Refinery, Plant 1 (West) &
Plant 3 (Asphalt Unit) located in Adams County, Colorado.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Merkel, Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA Region 8, telephone number: (406) 457-5042, email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5e333b2c353b3270342b32373b1e3b2e3f70393128"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462b23342d232a682c332a2f230623362768212930">[email protected]</span></a>; or Donald Law, EPA Region 8, telephone number:
(303) 312-7015, email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9af6fbedb4fef5f4fbf6fedaffeafbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="670b061049030809060b032702170649000811">[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 Center
for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club dated September 6, 2024,
requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of operating permit no.
96OPAD120, issued by CDPHE to Suncor Energy (U.S.A.), Inc., Commerce
City Refinery, Plant 1 (West) & Plant 3 (Asphalt Unit) in Adams County,
Colorado. On December 30, 2024, the EPA Administrator issued an order
granting in part and denying in part 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 March 18, 2025.
KC Becker,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2025-01235 Filed 1-16-25; 8:45 am]
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