GHG PSD Permitting in EPA's South Central Region

On November 10, 2014, EPA published in the Federal Register our final SIP and FIP GHG actions as follows: 1. The final action to rescind a majority of the Federal Implementation Plan (FIP) for Texas for greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting, titled “Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Withdrawal of Federal Implementation Plan; Texas; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Revisions;” and 2. The final approval of the majority of the revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), titled “Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; Prevention of Significant Deterioration; Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule Revisions.”

For information about PSD permitting for major sources of GHGs in the Region 6 states, contact the following regulatory Agencies for information:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
New Mexico Environment Department
City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department Air Quality Division

The U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. Environmental Protection Agency, 134 S. Ct. 2427 (2014) held that EPA may not treat GHGs as an air pollutant for purposes of determining whether a source is a major source required to obtain a PSD or Title V permit and thus invalidated regulations implementing that approach.  EPA issued a direct final rule to narrowly amend the permit rescission provisions in the federal PSD regulations and the rulemaking became effective on July 6, 2015.

GHG PSD Permit Rescissions Documents in Texas

• Copano Basis of Decision - Houston Central Gas Plant (pdf) (18.07 KB, August 27 ,2015)
• Copano Permit Rescission Public Notice (pdf) (10.13 KB, August 27 ,2015)
• Copano Rescission Request (pdf) (281.16 KB, August 5, 2015)
• Copano Rescission Approval (pdf) (67.69 KB, August 28 ,2015)
• Copano - Other Rescission Request Info Part 1 (pdf) (559.64 KB, August 26 ,2015)
• Copano - Other Rescission Request Info Part 2 (pdf) (127.3 KB, August 26 ,2015)
• EPEC Rescission Request (pdf) (840.76 KB, September 15, 2015)
• EPEC Transmittal Letter (pdf) (304.27 KB, October 07, 2015)
• EPEC Public Notice (pdf) (13.34 KB, October 02, 2015)
• EPEC Basis of Decision (pdf) (15.62 KB, October 02, 2015)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant - Rescission Request (pdf) (5.03 MB, January 22, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant - Basis for Decision (pdf) (23.93 KB, February 29, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant - Rescission Transmittal Letter (pdf) (97.71 KB, March 10, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant - Rescission Public Notice (pdf) (19.59 KB, March 09, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown Olefins Plant - Rescission Request (pdf) (5.19 MB, January 22, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown Olefins Plant - Rescission Approval (pdf) (77.15 KB, March 14, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown Olefins Plant - Public Notice (pdf) (20.29 KB, March 09, 2016)
• ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Baytown Olefins Plant - Basis for Decision (pdf) (18.01 KB, March 09, 2016)
• Flint Hills Public Notice (pdf) (89.63 KB, December 4, 2015)
• Flint Hills Basis of Decision (pdf) (23.03 KB, November 19, 2015)
• Flint Hills Rescission Request (pdf) (3.47 MB, October 22, 2015)
• Flint Hills Transmittal Letter (pdf) (65.24 KB, December 01, 2015)
• INEOS Rescission Letter and Analysis - Chocolate Bayou Plant (pdf) (18.96 KB, August 05, 2015)
• INEOS Rescission Request - Chocolate Bayou Plant (pdf) (911.24 KB, August 05, 2015)
• INEOS Permit Rescission Public Notice - Chocolate Bayou Plant (pdf) (12.82 KB, August 05, 2015)
• Invista S.a.r.l. GHG Permit Rescission Request (pdf) (2.17 MB, December 148, 2015)
• Invista S.a.r.l. Basis of Decision/Rescission Analysis (pdf) (20.96 KB, January 21, 2016)
• Invista S.a.r.l. Transmittal Letter (pdf) (72.96 KB, January 25, 2016)
• Invista S.a.r.l. Rescission Public Notice (pdf) (19.44 KB, January 21, 2016)
• ONEOK Rescission Request Public Notice (pdf) (19.28 KB, February 1, 2016)
• ONEOK, Rescission Basis of Decision (pdf) (22.28 KB, January 29, 2016)
• ONEOK, Rescission Transmittal Letter (pdf) (71.32 KB, February 2, 2016)
• ONEOK Rescission Request (pdf) (3.71 MB, February 2, 2016)
• Targa Longhorn Rescission Request (pdf) (471.3 KB, March 08, 2016)
• Targa Longhorn Rescission Public Notice (pdf) (19.57 KB, April 18, 2016)
• Targa Longhorn Rescission Analysis (pdf) (22.75 KB, April 18, 2016)
• Targa Longhorn Rescission Approval (pdf) (74.08 KB, April 18, 2016)
• Targa Mont Belvieu Rescission Public Notice (pdf) (18.03 KB, April 29, 2016)
• Targa Mont Belvieu Rescission Analysis (pdf) (24.11 KB, April 14, 2016)
• Targa Mont Belvieu Rescission Approval (pdf) (80.54 KB, April 28, 2016)
• Targa Mont Belvieu Rescission Request (pdf) (509.21 KB, April 8, 2016)
• ETP Lonestar - Mont Belvieu - Rescission Request (pdf) (1.02 MB, April 21, 2016)
• ETP Lonestar - Mont Belvieu - Rescission Analysis (pdf) (22.17 KB, April 29, 2016)
• ETP Lonestar - Mont Belvieu - Transmittal Letter (pdf) (390.23 KB, May 12, 2016)
• ETP Lonestar - Mont Belvieu - Public Notice (pdf) (20.02 KB, May 17, 2016)
• ETP, Lone Star NGL, FRAC III Gas Plant Rescission Request (pdf) (1.66 MB, April 29, 2016)
• ETP, Lone Star NGL, FRAC III Gas Plant Rescission Analysis (pdf) (30.56 KB, May 12, 2016)
• ETP, Lone Star NGL, FRAC III Gas Plant Transmittal Letter (pdf) (350.96 KB, May 23, 2016)
• ETP, Lone Star NGL, FRAC III Gas Plant Public Notice (pdf) (21.78 KB, May 23, 2016)