Notice2022-21240
Clean Air Act Operating Permits; Arizona; Petitions To Object to Permits for the Coronado Generating Station, Desert Basin Generating Station, and Agua Fria Generating Station
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Published
September 30, 2022
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed three Orders granting in part and denying in part petitions to object to three Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permits issued to power plants in Arizona. The Orders relate to the operating permits for Coronado Generating Station, issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ); Desert Basin Generating Station, issued by the Pinal County Air Quality Control District (PCAQCD); and Agua Fria Generating Station issued by the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD). The Orders respond to petitions submitted by the Sierra Club (the "Petitioner") requesting that the EPA object to the issuance of the operating permits for these facilities. The Orders constitute final action on the request that the Administrator object to the issuance of these CAA title V operating permits.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 59414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21240]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-10227-01-R9]
Clean Air Act Operating Permits; Arizona; Petitions To Object to
Permits for the Coronado Generating Station, Desert Basin Generating
Station, and Agua Fria Generating Station
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed
three Orders granting in part and denying in part petitions to object
to three Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permits issued to power
plants in Arizona. The Orders relate to the operating permits for
Coronado Generating Station, issued by the Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality (ADEQ); Desert Basin Generating Station, issued
by the Pinal County Air Quality Control District (PCAQCD); and Agua
Fria Generating Station issued by the Maricopa County Air Quality
Department (MCAQD). The Orders respond to petitions submitted by the
Sierra Club (the ``Petitioner'') requesting that the EPA object to the
issuance of the operating permits for these facilities. The Orders
constitute final action on the request that the Administrator object to
the issuance of these CAA title V operating permits.
DATES: Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
7607(b)(1), judicial review of this final agency action, to the extent
it is available, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of
September 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the petitions and Orders are available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database">https://www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petition-database</a>. For
additional information, please contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Beckham, EPA Region 9, 75
Hawthorne Street (AIR-3-1), San Francisco, California 94105. By phone
at (415) 972-3811, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#315354525a59505c1f5d584250715441501f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ee8c8b8d85868f83c082879d8fae8b9e8fc0898198">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords the EPA a 45-day period to
review and, as appropriate, the authority to object to operating
permits proposed by state and local permitting authorities under title
V of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661-7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40
CFR 70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to
object to a title V operating permit within 60 days after the
expiration of the EPA's 45-day review period if the EPA has not
objected on its own initiative. Petitions must be based only on
objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity
during the public comment period provided by the permitting authority,
unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise
these issues during the comment period or the grounds for the issues
arose after the comment period closed.
As listed below, the EPA received and responded to three petitions
from the Petitioner that were submitted pursuant to section 505(b)(2)
of the CAA and 40 CFR 70.8(d) for title V operating permits issued to
three electric power generating facilities in Arizona.
Coronado Generating Station. On January 10, 2022, the EPA received
a petition requesting that the EPA object to the CAA title V operating
permit issued by the ADEQ for the Salt River Project's Coronado
Generating Station (Permit No. 89460) in Apache County, Arizona. On
June 14, 2022, the EPA issued an Order responding to the petition by
granting the petition in part and denying the petition in part.
Desert Basin Generating Station. On February 8, 2022, the EPA
received a petition requesting that the EPA object to the CAA title V
operating permit issued by the PCAQCD for the Salt River Project's
Desert Basin Generating Station (Permit No. V20678.R02) in Pinal
County, Arizona. On July 28, 2022, the EPA issued an Order responding
to the petition by granting the petition in part and denying the
petition in part.
Agua Fria Generating Station. On February 28, 2022, the EPA
received a petition requesting that the EPA object to the CAA title V
operating permit issued by the MCAQD for the Salt River Project's Agua
Fria Generating Station (Permit No. P0007595) in Maricopa County,
Arizona. On July 28, 2022, the EPA issued an Order responding to the
petition by granting the petition in part and denying the petition in
part.
The Orders provide additional information, including a summary of
the claims raised and the EPA's detailed basis for its determination to
grant or deny the claims raised by the Petitioner. Please see the
ADDRESSES section above to access copies of the Orders.
Dated: September 26, 2022.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2022-21240 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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