Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Southwestern Electric Power Company H.W. Pirkey Power Plant in Texas

Pursuant to Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 70.8(d), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order, dated February 3, 2016, granting in part and denying in part the petition asking EPA to object to an operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) H.W. Pirkey Power Plant (Title V operating permit number O31). The EPA's February 3, 2016 Order responds to the petition, dated October 30, 2014, submitted by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) and Sierra Club. Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner may ask for judicial review by the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit of those portions of the Order that deny issues raised in the petition. 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 CAA.