NOTICE OF CLASS 2 PERMIT MODIFICATION
APPLICATION. CITGO Refining and Chemicals Company, L.P. has filed an application for a Class 2 modification to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Hazardous Waste Permit No. 50160. The facility is located at 1801 Nueces Bay Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas 787407. The modification formalizes the completion of post-closure care for the Oily Sludge Impoundment (OSI) Unit at the CITGO East Plant. The post-closure care period for the OSI was deemed complete by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) in a letter dated April 21, 2026. This Class 2 Modification modifies the existing permit to reflect the completion of post-closure care for the OSI Unit. A draft permit has not been prepared as of the date of this notice.
PUBLIC COMMENT/ PUBLIC MEETING. The applicant will hold a public meeting on this application on August 12, 2026 at 3 PM at The Ortiz Center located at 402 Charles Zahn Jr Dr in Corpus Christi, Texas. This meeting is being held as required by 30 TAC Section 305.69(c)(4). The purpose of the public meeting is to provide information and discuss issues related to the application. The applicant's contact person is Zulema Garcia who can be reached by phone at 361-844-4163 or mail at 1802 Nueces Bay Blvd in Corpus Christi, TX 78407. A copy of the modification request can be viewed and copied at the following location:
La Retama Central Library
805 Comanche St
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Public comments on this application must be submitted within 60 days of newspaper publication of this notice to the TCEQ Chief Clerk's Office, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting on this application if there is a significant degree of public interest. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.
MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, you will be added to the mailing list for this application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and permit number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. To be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address above.
For more information about this Class 2 Permit Modification or the permitting process, please call the TCEQ's Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. The permittee's compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from agency contact person through TCEQ's Public Education Program.
July 15 2026
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