Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permits for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Indiana Harbor
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated February 3, 2026, denying a petition dated June 2, 2025, from the Environmental Law & Policy Center, the Conservation Law Center, the Environmental Integrity Project, BP & Whiting Watch, Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, Indiana Conservation Voters, Just Transition Northwest Indiana, Mighty Earth, and Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership. The petition requested that the EPA object to two Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permits issued by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to Cleveland- Cliffs Steel LLC, Indiana Harbor for its integrated steel mill located in East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 10807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04335]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-13254-01-R5]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permits for Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC,
Indiana Harbor
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 February 3, 2026, denying a petition dated June 2, 2025,
from the Environmental Law & Policy Center, the Conservation Law
Center, the Environmental Integrity Project, BP & Whiting Watch, Gary
Advocates for Responsible Development, Indiana Conservation Voters,
Just Transition Northwest Indiana, Mighty Earth, and Northern Lake
County Environmental Partnership. The petition requested that the EPA
object to two Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permits issued by
the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) to Cleveland-
Cliffs Steel LLC, Indiana Harbor for its integrated steel mill located
in East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paymon Danesh, Air and Radiation
Division (AR 18J), Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604, telephone: (312) 886-6219,
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4420252a21372c6a34253d292b2a042134256a232b32"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e6a6f606b7d66207e6f776361604e6b7e6f20696178">[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 Law & Policy Center, the Conservation Law Center, the
Environmental Integrity Project, BP & Whiting Watch, Gary Advocates for
Responsible Development, Indiana Conservation Voters, Just Transition
Northwest Indiana, Mighty Earth, and Northern Lake County Environmental
Partnership dated June 2, 2025, requesting that the EPA object to the
issuance of operating permit nos. 089-46463-00316 and 089-46464-00318,
issued by IDEM to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Indiana Harbor in East
Chicago, Lake County, Indiana. On February 3, 2026, the EPA
Administrator issued an order denying 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 May 4, 2026.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: February 25, 2026.
Anne Vogel,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2026-04335 Filed 3-4-26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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