Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 14/09/2015

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

In accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA"), notice is hereby given of a proposed settlement agreement to settle lawsuits filed by Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company and Sinclair Casper Refining Company ("Petitioners"), in the United States Courts of Appeal for the Tenth and District of Columbia Circuits: Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co. et al. v. EPA, No. 14-9594 (10th Cir.) and Sinclair Wyoming Refining Co. et al. v. EPA, No. 14- 1209 (D.C. Cir.). On October 24, 2014, Petitioners filed petitions for review challenging EPA's August 29, 2014 denials of Sinclair's requests for extensions of its small refinery temporary exemptions for its refineries in Evansville and Sinclair, Wyoming (collectively, the "Small Refinery Temporary Exemptions"). Under the terms of the proposed settlement agreement, Petitioners may submit a request for an extension of their Small Refinery Temporary Exemptions with respect to Petitioners' 2014 obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standards ("RFS") Program (the "2014 Exemption Request"). After EPA determines that the 2014 Exemption Request is complete, EPA will issue its decision to Petitioners on the 2014 Extension Request withi