[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 143 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 40823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16206]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8756-01-R6]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection 
to State Operating Permit for Sandy Creek Services LLC, Sandy Creek 
Energy Station, Brazoria 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 June 30, 2021, granting a Petition dated January 16, 
2018 from the Environmental Integrity Project and Sierra Club. 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 Sandy Creek Services LLC (Sandy Creek) for its Sandy 
Creek Energy Station located in McLennan 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: Aimee Wilson, EPA Region 6 Office, Air 
Permits Section, (214) 665-7596, [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 and Sierra Club dated January 16, 2018, requesting that the EPA 
object to the issuance of operating permit no. O3336, issued by TCEQ to 
the Sandy Creek Energy Station in McLennan County, Texas. The Petition 
claims the proposed permit failed to incorporate certified permits by 
rule (PBR) registrations as applicable requirements, and fails to 
include monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that 
assure compliance with incorporated PBRs.
    On June 30, 2021, the EPA Administrator issued an Order granting 
the Petition. The Order explains the basis for EPA's decision.

    Dated: July 22, 2021.
David Garcia,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2021-16206 Filed 7-28-21; 8:45 am]
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