[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14486-14487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04027]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11758-01-R3]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for 
Objection to State Operating Permit for Covanta Delaware Valley LP, 
Delaware Valley Resource Recovery

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 November 2, 2023 granting in part and denying in part a 
petition dated June 23, 2023 from the Environmental Integrity Project, 
Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club. The petition requested that the EPA 
object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) to Covanta 
Delaware Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery for its waste-to-
energy plant located in the City of Chester, Delaware County, 
Pennsylvania.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Entwistle, Permits Branch, Air & 
Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 
1600 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. The 
telephone number is (215) 814-2343. Mr. Entwistle can also be reached 
via electronic mail at [email protected]. The final order and 
petition are available electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA received a petition from the 
Environmental Integrity Project, Clean Air Council, and Sierra Club 
dated June 23, 2023, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of 
operating permit no. 23-00004, issued by PADEP to Covanta Delaware 
Valley LP, Delaware Valley Resource Recovery in the City of Chester, 
Delaware County, Pennsylvania. On November 2, 2023, the EPA 
Administrator issued an order granting in part and denying in part the

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petition. The order itself explains the bases 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 April 29, 2024.

Cristina Fern[aacute]ndez,
Air & Radiation Division Director, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2024-04027 Filed 2-26-24; 8:45 am]
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