[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 72231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27573]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9364-01-R6]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to 
State Operating Permit for Premcor Refining Group Inc., Valero Port 
Arthur Refinery, Jefferson County, Texas

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition for objection to Clean Air 
Act Title V operating permit.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed 
an Order dated November 30, 2021, granting in part and denying in part 
a Petition dated February 20, 2018 from the Environmental Integrity 
Project, Sierra Club, and the Port Arthur Community Action Network (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 Premcor Refining Group Inc. (Premcor) 
for its Valero Port Arthur Refinery located in Jefferson County, Texas.

ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you contact the individual listed in 
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of the final 
Order, the Petition, and other supporting information. Out of an 
abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA 
Region 6 office is currently closed to the public to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Please call or email the contact listed below if 
you need alternative access to the final Order and Petition, which are 
available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Ehrhart, EPA Region 6 Office, 
Air Permits Section, (214) 665-2295, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to 
review and object to, as appropriate, operating permits proposed by 
state permitting authorities under title V of the CAA. Section 
505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes any person to petition the EPA 
Administrator to object to a title V operating permit within 60 days 
after the expiration of the EPA's 45-day review period if the EPA has 
not objected on its own initiative. Petitions must be based only on 
objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity 
during the public comment period provided by the state, unless the 
petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues 
during the comment period or unless the grounds for the issue arose 
after this period.
    The EPA received the Petition from the Environmental Integrity 
Project, Sierra Club, and the Port Arthur Community Action Network 
dated February 20, 2018, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance 
of operating permit no. O1498, issued by TCEQ to the Premcor Valero 
Port Arthur Refinery in Jefferson County, Texas. The Petition claims 
the proposed permit fails to incorporate and assure compliance with 
Permit by Rule (``PBR'') requirements, including requirements in 
Premcor's certified PBR registrations, and fails to include monitoring, 
testing, and recordkeeping provisions that assure compliance with 
applicable requirements in Premcor's New Source Review (NSR) permits.
    On November 30, 2021, the EPA Administrator issued an Order 
granting in part and denying in part the Petition. The Order explains 
the basis for EPA's decision.

    Dated: December 16, 2021.
David Garcia,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2021-27573 Filed 12-20-21; 8:45 am]
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