Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Valero Refining-Texas, L.P., Harris County, Texas
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) former Acting Administrator signed an Order dated January 07, 2025, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated August 20, 2024, from Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Caring for Pasadena Communities, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Environmental Integrity Project (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 Valero Refining-Texas, L.P., for its Valero Houston Refinery located in Harris County, Texas.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31996-31997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13326]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-12556-01-R6]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for Valero Refining-Texas, L.P., Harris County,
Texas
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) former Acting
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Administrator signed an Order dated January 07, 2025, granting in part
and denying in part a petition dated August 20, 2024, from Texas
Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Caring for Pasadena
Communities, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Environmental
Integrity Project (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 Valero
Refining-Texas, L.P., for its Valero Houston Refinery located in Harris
County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Ehrhart, EPA Region 6 Office,
Air Permits Section, (214) 665-2295, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#acc9c4dec4cdded882c6c3c2cdd8c4cdc2ecc9dccd82cbc3da"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31545943595043451f5b5e5f504559505f715441501f565e47">[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 Texas
Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Caring for Pasadena
Communities, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Environmental
Integrity Project dated August 20, 2024, requesting that the EPA object
to the issuance of operating permit No. O1381, issued by TCEQ to Valero
Refining-Texas, L.P., for its Valero Houston Refinery located in Harris
County, Texas. On January 07, 2025, the EPA former Acting 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 September 15, 2025.
Dated: June 30, 2025.
James McDonald,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2025-13326 Filed 7-15-25; 8:45 am]
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