[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 36123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12891]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9877-01-R6]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection 
to State Operating Permit for Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, LLC, Olefins, 
Derivative, and Utilities Plant, San Patricio 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 May 12, 2022, granting in part and denying in part a 
Petition dated February 24, 2021 from the Environmental Integrity 
Project, Sierra Club, Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment, and 
Texas Campaign for the Environment. 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 Gulf Coast Growth 
Ventures (GCGV), LLC. for its Olefins, Derivative, and Utilities Plant 
located in San Patricio 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 may be 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 the 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, Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment, and 
Texas Campaign for the Environment dated February 24, 2021, requesting 
that the EPA object to the issuance of operating permit no. O4169, 
issued by TCEQ to the Olefins, Derivative, and Utilities Plant in San 
Patricio County, Texas. The Petition claims the proposed permit was 
issued before GCGV complied with applicable public participation 
requirements and fails to include and assure compliance with all 
applicable requirements.
    On May 12, 2022, the EPA Administrator issued an Order granting in 
part and denying in part the Petition. The Order explains the basis for 
the EPA's decision.

    Dated: June 9, 2022.
Dzung Ngo Kidd,
Acting Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2022-12891 Filed 6-14-22; 8:45 am]
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