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GAO-12-1043R 1 (2012-09-25)

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          GAO
        Accountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-323911


          September 25, 2012

          The Honorable Barbara Boxer
          Chairman
          The Honorable James M. Inhofe
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Environment and Public Works
          United States Senate

          The Honorable Fred Upton
          Chairman
          The Honorable Henry A. Waxman
          Ranking Member
          Committee on Energy and Commerce
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Environmental Protection Agency: Standards of Performance for Petroleum
                  Refineries; Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries for Which
                  Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 14,
                  2007

          Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), entitled
          Standards of Performance for Petroleum Refineries; Standards of Performance for
          Petroleum Refineries for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification
          Commenced After May 14, 2007 (RIN: 2060-AN72). We received the rule on
          August 31, 2012. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule; lift stay of
          effective date on September 12, 2012. 77 Fed. Reg. 56,422.

          The final rule finalizes amendments and technical corrections originating from
          amendments EPA promulgated on June 24, 2008, to the Standards of Performance
          for Petroleum Refineries and new standards of performance for petroleum refinery
          process units constructed, reconstructed, or modified after May 14, 2007. EPA
          subsequently received three petitions for reconsideration of these final rules. On
          September 26, 2008, the EPA granted reconsideration and issued a stay for the
          issues raised in the petitions regarding process heaters and flares. On
          December 22, 2008, the EPA addressed those specific issues by proposing
          amendments to certain provisions for process heaters and flares and extending the
          stay of these provisions until further notice. EPA also proposed technical corrections


GAO-12-1043R

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