Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works, Irvin Plant
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated September 16, 2025, granting in part and denying in part two petitions: one dated November 15, 2024 from United States Steel Corporation; and one dated November 15, 2024, from the Environmental Integrity Project, PennFuture, and Clean Air Council. The petitions requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Allegheny County Health Department to U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant for its secondary steel processing facility located in West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 52380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20414]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-13012-01-R3]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petitions for
Objection to State Operating Permit for U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works,
Irvin Plant
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 16, 2025, granting in part and denying in part
two petitions: one dated November 15, 2024 from United States Steel
Corporation; and one dated November 15, 2024, from the Environmental
Integrity Project, PennFuture, and Clean Air Council. The petitions
requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V
operating permit issued by the Allegheny County Health Department to
U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant for its secondary steel
processing facility located in West Mifflin, Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gwendolyn Supplee, EPA Region 3, (215)
814-2763, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83f0f6f3f3efe6e6ade4f4e6ede7eceffaedc3e6f3e2ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9caccc9c9d5dcdc97decedcd7ddd6d5c0d7f9dcc9d897ded6cf">[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 petitions from the United
States Steel Corporation dated November 15, 2024, and from
Environmental Integrity Project, PennFuture, and Clean Air Council
dated November 15, 2024, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance
of operating permit no. 0050-OP24, issued by Allegheny County Health
Department to U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant in West Mifflin,
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. On September 16, 2025, the EPA
Administrator issued an order granting in part and denying in part the
petitions. 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 January 20, 2026.
Michael Dunn,
Acting Director, Air & Radiation Division, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2025-20414 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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