# 2026-12423: EPA Upholds Air Permit for Lubrizol Plant in Texas

2026-12423, Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Lubrizol Corporation, Harris County, Texas, is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-06-22, effective 2026-05-11; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12423
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12423
- Title: Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for Lubrizol Corporation, Harris County, Texas
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 37104
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: 2026-05-11
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

EPA Upholds Air Permit for Lubrizol Plant in Texas

## Summary

The EPA has decided not to block the air pollution permits given to Lubrizol Corporation’s Deer Park plant in Texas, despite objections from the Harris County Attorney’s Office. This means Lubrizol can keep operating under the current rules, but the county still has until August 21, 2026, to ask a court to review the decision. No immediate changes or extra costs are expected from this ruling.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order dated May 11, 2026, denying petitions dated March 10, 2025, and September 10, 2025, from Harris County Attorney's Office (the Petitioner). The petitions requested that the EPA object to Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to the Lubrizol Corporation, for its Deer Park Plant located in Harris County, Texas.

## Effects PRIA read

- EPA Denies Objection; Permits Stand: mixed, low. The EPA Administrator issued an Order dated May 11, 2026 denying Harris County Attorney’s Office petitions (dated March 10, 2025 and September 10, 2025) that sought to object to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality operating permits No. O1931 and O1932 for Lubrizol Corporation’s Deer Park plan…
- Deadline to Seek Court Review: Aug 21, 2026: benefit, low. Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act allow a petitioner to request judicial review of portions of the Order that deny issues in the petition. Any petition for review must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later than August 21, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-12423 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12423/clean-air-act-operating-permit-program-petition-for-objection-to-state-operating-permit-for-lubrizol)
- [2026-12423 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12423.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12423 (as of 2026-06-29).