80 FR 34407 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Valero Refining-Meraux, LLC in Louisiana

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 115 (June 16, 2015)

Page Range		34407-34408
FR Document		2015-14790

Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated May 29, 2015, denying the petition asking EPA to object to an operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for the Meraux petroleum refinery (Title V operating permit number 2500-00001-V5). The EPA's May 29, 2015 Order responds to the petition submitted by the Concerned Citizens Around Murphy, represented by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, on April 3, 2012. Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner may ask for judicial review of those portions of the Orders that deny issues raised in the petition by the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section 307(b) of the Act.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9929-20-Region-6]

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to
State Operating Permit for Valero Refining--Meraux, LLC in Louisiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR
70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed an Order, dated May 29, 2015,
denying the petition asking EPA to object to an operating permit issued
by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for the Meraux
petroleum refinery (Title V operating permit number 2500-00001-V5). The
EPA's May 29, 2015 Order responds to the petition submitted by the
Concerned Citizens Around Murphy, represented by the Tulane
Environmental Law Clinic, on April 3, 2012. Sections 307(b) and
505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner may ask for judicial
review of those portions of the Orders that deny issues raised in the
petition by the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate
circuit. Any petition for review shall be filed within 60 days from the
date this notice appears in the Federal Register, pursuant to section
307(b) of the Act.

ADDRESSES: You may review copies of the final Order, the petition, and
other supporting information at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas,
Texas 75202-2733.
EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the individual
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to view copies of
the final Orders, petitions, and other supporting information. You may
view the hard copies Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m., excluding Federal holidays. If you wish to examine these
documents, you should make an appointment at least 24 hours before the
visiting day. Additionally, the final May 29, 2015 Order is available
electronically at: http://www.epa.gov/region07/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/meraux_response2012.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyndall Cox at (214) 665-8567, email
address: cox.kyndall@epa.gov or the above EPA, Region 6 address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords EPA a 45-day period to
review, and object, as appropriate, to a title V operating permit
proposed by a state permitting authority. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA
authorizes any person to petition the EPA Administrator, within 60 days
after the expiration of this review period, to object to a title V
operating permit if EPA has not done so. 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.
EPA received the petition from the Concerned Citizens Around Murphy
(CCAM) on April 3, 2012 (2012 Petition), which is the second petition
that EPA received from CCAM concerning this facility's title V permit.
EPA previously received a petition from CCAM regarding the 2009 Meraux
Title V Modification Permit (2009 Permit) on December 10, 2009 (2009
Petition), and responded to that petition in a prior order (2011 Order)
that granted in part and denied in part the request for an objection.
Within 90 days after that

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order, the LDEQ issued a response to EPA's title V order (2011 LDEQ
Response). The 2012 Petition requests that the Administrator object to
the 2009 Permit on the general basis that ``(the) LDEQ has not shown
the facility's emissions will not trigger Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (PSD) requirements.'' More specifically, the 2012
Petition contends that the netting analysis LDEQ conducted for the
BenFree Unit project and used to determine that the project did not
trigger PSD review was incomplete because it only included emissions
from normal operations to the North Flare. The 2012 Petition states
that the netting analysis calculations ``should have included emergency
emissions'' unless such emissions are subject to ``legally and
practicably enforceable limits.'' The 2012 Petition also contends that
LDEQ failed to issue a revised permit that satisfies the EPA's
objections in the 2011 Order. The Order issued on May 29, 2015 responds
to the 2012 Petition and explains the basis for EPA's decisions.

Dated: June 5, 2015.
Ron Curry,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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of and, where necessary, to address review shall be filed within 60 days
tribal implications of the MSGP. In the Dated: June 4, 2015. from the date this notice appears in the
course of this consultation, the EPA Tinka G. Hyde, Federal Register, pursuant to section
undertook the following activities: Director, Water Division, EPA Region 5. 307(b) of the Act.
• December 11, 2012—EPA presented Dated: June 4, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may review copies of
an overview of the 2008 MSGP and William K. Honker, the final Order, the petition, and other
potential changes for the renewal of the Director, Water Quality Protection Division, supporting information at EPA Region 6,
MSGP to the National Tribal Caucus. EPA Region 6. 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–
2733.
• December 12, 2012—EPA presented Dated: June 4, 2015.
an overview of the current MSGP and Karen Flournoy, EPA requests that if at all possible,
potential changes for the renewal of the Director, Water, Wetlands, and Pesticides you contact the individual listed in the
Division, EPA Region 7. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
MSGP to the National Tribal Water
Council. Dated: June 4, 2015. section to view copies of the final
Orders, petitions, and other supporting
• December 12, 2012—EPA mailed Darcy O’Connor,
information. You may view the hard
notification letters to tribal leaders Acting Assistant Regional Administrator, EPA
Region 8.
copies Monday through Friday, from
initiating consultation and coordination 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding
on the renewal of the MSGP. The Dated: June 4, 2015.
Federal holidays. If you wish to
initiation letter was posted on the tribal Nancy Woo, examine these documents, you should
portal Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ Acting Director, Water Division, EPA Region make an appointment at least 24 hours
tribal/consultation. 9. before the visiting day. Additionally, the
• January 15, 2013—EPA held an Dated: June 4, 2015. final May 29, 2015 Order is available
informational teleconference open to all Daniel D. Opalski, electronically at: http://www.epa.gov/
tribal representatives, and reserved the Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, region07/air/title5/petitiondb/petitions/
last part of the teleconference for official EPA Region 10. meraux_response2012.pdf.
consultation comments. EPA also [FR Doc. 2015–14792 Filed 6–15–15; 8:45 am]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
invited tribes to submit written BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Kyndall Cox at (214) 665–8567, email
comments on the permit renewal. The address: cox.kyndall@epa.gov or the
presentation was posted on the tribal above EPA, Region 6 address.
portal Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA
tribal/consultation. affords EPA a 45-day period to review,
VI. Analysis of Economic Impacts [FRL–9929–20–Region–6] and object, as appropriate, to a title V
operating permit proposed by a state
The EPA expects the economic impact Clean Air Act Operating Permit permitting authority. Section 505(b)(2)
on entities covered under this permit, Program; Petition for Objection to of the CAA authorizes any person to
including small businesses, to be State Operating Permit for Valero petition the EPA Administrator, within
minimal. A copy of the EPA’s economic Refining—Meraux, LLC in Louisiana 60 days after the expiration of this
analysis, titled, ‘‘Cost Impact Analysis AGENCY: Environmental Protection review period, to object to a title V
for the Multi-Sector General Permit Agency (EPA). operating permit if EPA has not done so.
(MSGP)’’ is available in the docket for Petitions must be based only on
ACTION: Notice of final action.
this permit. The economic impact objections to the permit that were raised
analysis indicates that while there will SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act with reasonable specificity during the
be some incremental increase in the (CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR public comment period provided by the
costs of complying with the new permit, 70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed state, unless the petitioner demonstrates
these costs will not have a significant an Order, dated May 29, 2015, denying that it was impracticable to raise these
economic impact on a substantial the petition asking EPA to object to an issues during the comment period or
number of small entities. operating permit issued by the unless the grounds for the issue arose
Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 Louisiana Department of Environmental after this period.
et seq. Quality for the Meraux petroleum EPA received the petition from the
Dated: June 4, 2015. refinery (Title V operating permit Concerned Citizens Around Murphy
number 2500–00001–V5). The EPA’s (CCAM) on April 3, 2012 (2012
Deborah Szaro,
May 29, 2015 Order responds to the Petition), which is the second petition
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
petition submitted by the Concerned that EPA received from CCAM
1.
Citizens Around Murphy, represented concerning this facility’s title V permit.
Dated: June 4, 2015. by the Tulane Environmental Law EPA previously received a petition from
José C. Font, Clinic, on April 3, 2012. Sections 307(b) CCAM regarding the 2009 Meraux Title
Director, Caribbean Environmental Protection and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that V Modification Permit (2009 Permit) on
Division, EPA Region 2. a petitioner may ask for judicial review December 10, 2009 (2009 Petition), and
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Dated: June 4, 2015. of those portions of the Orders that deny responded to that petition in a prior
Jon M. Capacasa, issues raised in the petition by the order (2011 Order) that granted in part
Director, Water Protection Division, EPA United States Court of Appeals for the and denied in part the request for an
Region 3. appropriate circuit. Any petition for objection. Within 90 days after that

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Collection		Federal Register
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of final action.
Contact		Kyndall Cox at (214) 665-8567, email
FR Citation		80 FR 34407