Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC, Denver Terminal
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated May 19, 2026, denying a petition dated September 19, 2025, from the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC (P66) for its Denver Terminal facility located in Commerce City, Colorado.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 50831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15994]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-13542-01-R8]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC,
Denver Terminal
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 May 19, 2026, denying a petition dated September 19,
2025, from the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). The petition
requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) operating permit
issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
(CDPHE) to Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC (P66) for its Denver Terminal
facility located in Commerce City, Colorado.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Floyd, EPA Region Air and
Radiation Division, EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Mail code: 8ARD-
AP-P, Denver, CO 80202, telephone number: (303) 312-6975, email
address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d3b3132243973373c30382e1d382d3c733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f593999a8c91db9f94989086b5908594db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>; or Suman Kunwar, EPA Region 8 Air and
Radiation Division, telephone number: (303) 312-6095, email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a312f342d3b2874292f373b341a3f2a3b743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c6adb3a8b1a7b4e8b5b3aba7a886a3b6a7e8a1a9b0">[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 CBD dated
September 19, 2025, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of
title V operating permit no. 96OPAD160, issued by CDPHE to P66--Denver
Terminal in Commerce City, Colorado. On May 19. 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 October 5, 2026.
Cyrus M. Western,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2026-15994 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
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