83 FR 23459 - Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Pasadena Refining System, Pasadena Refinery, Harris County, Texas
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-10761 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 23459] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10761] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9977-98--Region 6] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Pasadena Refining System, Pasadena Refinery, Harris County, Texas AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition for objection to Clean Air Act title V operating permit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated May 1, 2018, granting in part and denying in part a Petition dated November 8, 2016 from the Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra Club, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, and Air Alliance Houston. 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 Pasadena Refining System (Pasadena) for its Pasadena Refinery located in Harris 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. You may review copies of the final Order, the Petition, and other supporting information at the EPA Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733. You may view the hard copies Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 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 Order and Petition 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, (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, Sierra Club, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, and Air Alliance Houston dated November 8, 2016, requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of operating permit no. O3711, issued by TCEQ to Pasadena Refinery in Harris County, Texas. The Petition claims that: (1) The proposed permits' incorporation by reference of minor NSR authorizations fails to assure compliance with applicable requirements, (2) the proposed permits' incorporation by reference of Permit by Rule (PBR) and Standard Exemption authorizations fails to assure compliance with applicable requirements, (3) the proposed permits' incorporation by reference of minor NSR permits and PBRs that apply to the same emission unit makes it impossible to determine the emission limits that apply to such units, (4) the proposed permit fails to require monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that assure compliance with applicable limits (PBRs and Standard Exemptions), (5) the proposed permit fails to establish monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that assure compliance with emission limits for multiple emission units (Claims C, D, E, F, and G), (6) the proposed permit fails to require monitoring that assures compliance with the emission limits for Pasadena Refining's flares, (7) the proposed permit fails to require monitoring that assures compliance with the 90% removal efficiency requirement for the acid relief neutralization system, and (8) the proposed permit fails to specify and assure compliance with planned maintenance, startup, and shutdown emission limits and operating requirements for boiler #6. On May 1, 2018, the EPA Administrator issued an Order granting in part and denying in part the Petition. The Order explains the basis for 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 July 20, 2018. Dated: May 14, 2018. Anne L. Idsal, Regional Administrator, Region 6. [FR Doc. 2018-10761 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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researchers to directly gauge what SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 2016, requesting that the EPA object to
specific issues are important to the Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an the issuance of operating permit no.
public and providing a means for Order dated May 1, 2018, granting in O3711, issued by TCEQ to Pasadena
explicitly testing draft survey materials. part and denying in part a Petition dated Refinery in Harris County, Texas. The
Through these focus groups, the Agency November 8, 2016 from the Petition claims that: (1) The proposed
will be able to gain a more in-depth Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra permits’ incorporation by reference of
understanding of the public’s attitudes, Club, Texas Environmental Justice minor NSR authorizations fails to assure
beliefs, motivations and feelings Advocacy Services, and Air Alliance compliance with applicable
regarding specific issues and will Houston. The Petition requested that the requirements, (2) the proposed permits’
provide valuable information regarding EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) incorporation by reference of Permit by
the quality of draft survey instruments. title V operating permit issued by the
Rule (PBR) and Standard Exemption
The information collected in the focus Texas Commission on Environmental
authorizations fails to assure
groups will be used to develop and Quality (TCEQ) to Pasadena Refining
improve economics-related surveys. To System (Pasadena) for its Pasadena compliance with applicable
the extent that these surveys are Refinery located in Harris County, requirements, (3) the proposed permits’
ultimately successfully administered, Texas. incorporation by reference of minor
they will serve to expand the Agencies NSR permits and PBRs that apply to the
ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you same emission unit makes it impossible
understanding of benefits and costs of a contact the individual listed in the FOR
variety of actions and could provide the to determine the emission limits that
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
means to quantitatively assess the apply to such units, (4) the proposed
view copies of the final Order, the
effects of others. Participation in the permit fails to require monitoring,
Petition, and other supporting
focus groups will be voluntary and the information. You may review copies of recordkeeping, and reporting
identity of the participants will be kept the final Order, the Petition, and other requirements that assure compliance
confidential. supporting information at the EPA with applicable limits (PBRs and
Form Numbers: None. Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue, Standard Exemptions), (5) the proposed
Respondents/affected entities: Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. You may permit fails to establish monitoring,
Individuals. view the hard copies Monday through recordkeeping, and reporting
Respondent’s obligation to respond: Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding requirements that assure compliance
Voluntary. federal holidays. If you wish to examine with emission limits for multiple
Estimated number of respondents: these documents, you should make an emission units (Claims C, D, E, F, and
1,584 (total). appointment at least 24 hours before the G), (6) the proposed permit fails to
Frequency of response: Once.
visiting day. Additionally, the final require monitoring that assures
Total estimated burden: 2,745 hours
Order and Petition are available compliance with the emission limits for
(total). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/ Pasadena Refining’s flares, (7) the
1320.03(b).
title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition- proposed permit fails to require
Total estimated cost: $0, includes $0
database. monitoring that assures compliance
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: with the 90% removal efficiency
Changes in estimates: There is no Aimee Wilson, EPA Region 6, (214) requirement for the acid relief
change in the total estimated respondent 665–7596, wilson.aimee@epa.gov. neutralization system, and (8) the
burden compared with the ICR currently SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA proposed permit fails to specify and
approved by OMB. affords EPA a 45-day period to review assure compliance with planned
Dated: May 1, 2018. and object to, as appropriate, operating maintenance, startup, and shutdown
Al McGartland, permits proposed by state permitting emission limits and operating
authorities under title V of the CAA. requirements for boiler #6.
Director, National Center for Environmental
Economics, Office of Policy. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes
On May 1, 2018, the EPA
any person to petition the EPA
[FR Doc. 2018–10793 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am] Administrator issued an Order granting
Administrator to object to a title V
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operating permit within 60 days after in part and denying in part the Petition.
the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day The Order explains the basis for EPA’s
review period if the EPA has not decision.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY objected on its own initiative. Petitions Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the
must be based only on objections to the CAA provide that a petitioner may
[FRL–9977–98—Region 6] permit that were raised with reasonable request judicial review of those portions
specificity during the public comment of an order that deny issues in a
Clean Air Act Operating Permit period provided by the state, unless the petition. Any petition for review shall
Program; Petitions for Objection to petitioner demonstrates that it was be filed in the United States Court of
State Operating Permit for Pasadena impracticable to raise these issues
Refining System, Pasadena Refinery, Appeals for the appropriate circuit no
during the comment period or unless later than July 20, 2018.
Harris County, Texas the grounds for the issue arose after this
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period. Dated: May 14, 2018.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). The EPA received the Petition from Anne L. Idsal,
the Environmental Integrity Project, Regional Administrator, Region 6.
ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition
Sierra Club, Texas Environmental [FR Doc. 2018–10761 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am]
for objection to Clean Air Act title V
Justice Advocacy Services, and Air
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| Action | Notice of final Order on Petition for objection to Clean Air Act title V operating permit. | |
| Contact | Aimee Wilson, EPA Region 6, (214) 665- 7596, [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 23459 |
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