[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 143 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 60419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-16355]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-12059-01-R3]


Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for 
Objection to State Operating Permit for Union Carbide Corporation, 
Union Carbide Institute Facility

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 24, 2024 granting a petition dated October 27, 2023 
from People Concerned About Chemical Safety (PCACS) and Earthjustice. 
The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) 
title V operating permit issued by the West Virginia Department of 
Environmental Protection's Division of Air Quality (WVDEP) to Union 
Carbide Institute Facility for its Logistics Unit and the Catalyst 
Plant located in Kanawha County, West Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Whapham, EPA Region 3, (215) 
814-2160, [email protected]. The final order and petition are 
available electronically at: www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA received a petition from PCACS and 
Earthjustice dated October 27, 2023, requesting that the EPA object to 
the issuance of operating permit No. R30-03900005-2023, issued by WVDEP 
to Union Carbide Institute Facility in Kanawha County, West Virginia. 
On May 24, 2024, the EPA Administrator issued an order granting, the 
petition. The order itself explains the basis for the EPA's decision.

Cristina Fern[aacute]ndez,
Division Director, Region III.
[FR Doc. 2024-16355 Filed 7-24-24; 8:45 am]
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