Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petitions for Objection to State Operating Permit for Suncor Energy, Inc. Plant 2 (East Plant)

• Citation: 88 FR 63951
• Published date: 18 September 2023
• Record Number: 2023-20146
• Court: Environmental Protection Agency
• Section: Notices

Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 179 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
                [Notices]
                [Pages 63951-63952]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2023-20146]
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                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                [FRL-11371-01-R8]
                Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petitions for
                Objection to State Operating Permit for Suncor Energy, Inc. Plant 2
                (East Plant)
                AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
                ACTION: Notice of final order on petitions.
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                SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed
                an order dated July 31, 2023, granting in part and denying in part a
                petition dated October 11, 2022, from Earthjustice on behalf of Elyria
                and Swansea Neighborhood Association, Cultivando, Colorado Latino
                Forum, GreenLatinos, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club,
                and denying a petition dated October 11, 2022, from 350 Colorado. The
                petitions requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA)
                operating permit issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and
                Environment (CDPHE) to Suncor Energy, Inc. for its Refinery Plant 2
                Facility in Adams County, Colorado.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Law, EPA Region 8, telephone
                number: (303) 312-7015, email address: [email protected]. The final
                order and petition are available at: https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA received a petition from
                Earthjustice on behalf of Elyria and Swansea Neighborhood Association,
                Cultivando, Colorado Latino Forum, GreenLatinos, Center for Biological
                Diversity, and Sierra Club dated October 11, 2022, and a petition from
                350 Colorado dated October 11, 2022, requesting that the EPA object to
                the issuance of operating permit no. 95OPAD108, issued by CDPHE to
                Suncor Energy, Inc. in Adams County, Colorado. On July 31, 2023, the
                EPA Administrator issued an order granting in part and denying in part
                the petition from the Elyria and Swansea Neighborhood Association and
                other groups, and denying the petition from 350 Colorado. The order
                itself explains the basis for the EPA's decision.
                 Under sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA, a petitioner may
                request judicial review of those portions of an order that deny issues
                in a petition. Any petition for review must be filed in the United
                States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later than
                November 17, 2023.
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                 Dated: August 31, 2023.
                KC Becker,
                Regional Administrator, Region 8.
                [FR Doc. 2023-20146 Filed 9-15-23; 8:45 am]
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