The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved Texas’ clean-air plan that covers public notification requirements for facilities applying for air permits. The revised plan gives citizens additional opportunities to comment on applications for air permits for new facilities and modifications to existing facilities.
Citizens will be notified when a facility applies for a permit and after Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) proposes a draft permit. Facilities will also have to provide expanded technical documents to ensure citizens and interested groups have as much information as possible on proposed permits.
The revised plan clarified procedures for citizens to submit comments on permit applications, as well as how TCEQ is to respond to comments.
More information about the Clean Air Act is available at: http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/peg/
More about activities in EPA Region 6 is available at: http://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/region6.html