Federal Register #2026-14257

EPA Denial of Petition on Air Permit for Mitsubishi Chemical America Geismar Site

This notice concerns an administrative action by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding air permitting for an industrial facility in Louisiana. - Government buyer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - No products, services, or OEMs are being requested or procured - The EPA denied a petition from several environmental groups (RISE St. James, Healthy Gulf, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, Sierra Club, Earthjustice) - The petition sought to block a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. for its MCA Geismar Site - The EPA Administrator's order explains the basis for denying the petition - This is strictly an administrative action related to air permitting, not a procurement or contracting opportunity

Description

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated June 9, 2026, denying a petition from several environmental groups requesting that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act title V operating permit issued by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality to Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. for its MCA Geismar Site in Geismar, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The petition was originally filed on September 9, 2024. The order explains the basis for the EPA's decision to deny the petition. Judicial review of the order may be sought in the appropriate United States Court of Appeals by September 14, 2026.

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