Notice2025-00887
Approval of Clean Air Act General Permit Request for Coverage for New Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facility in Indian Country Within California for Viejas Pit Stop
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Published
January 16, 2025
Effective
September 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
This notice announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, issued an approval to the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians under the Clean Air Act's Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The EPA approved the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians' Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country within California for the Viejas Pit Stop. This approval authorizes the construction of the Viejas Pit Stop under the Tribal Minor NSR Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4735-4736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00887]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-12498-01-R9]
Approval of Clean Air Act General Permit Request for Coverage for
New Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facility in Indian Country Within
California for Viejas Pit Stop
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 9, issued an approval to the Viejas Band of
Kumeyaay Indians under the Clean Air Act's Tribal Minor New Source
Review (NSR) Program. The EPA approved the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay
Indians' Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for
New or Modified Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian
Country within California for the Viejas Pit Stop. This approval
authorizes the construction of the Viejas Pit Stop under the Tribal
Minor NSR Program.
DATES: The EPA's approval of the Request for Coverage for the Viejas
Pit Stop was issued by the EPA and became effective on September 18,
2024. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, judicial
review of this final agency decision, 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 March 17,
2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Miller, EPA Region 9, (415)
972-3829, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#733e1a1f1f16015d12001b1f160a4342331603125d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="afe2c6c3c3cadd81cedcc7c3cad69f9eefcadfce81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a>. The EPA's final approval decision,
the Technical Support Document for this action, and all other
supporting information are available through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under
Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0084.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Action
The EPA approved the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians' Request for
Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor
Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in
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Indian Country (Gasoline Dispensing Facility General Permit) on
September 18, 2024.\1\ This approval pertains to the construction and
operation of the Viejas Pit Stop (Source), a gasoline dispensing
facility, to be located on the Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians
Reservation, in Alpine, California. The EPA issued the approval
pursuant to the provisions of Clean Air Act sections 110(a) and 301(d)
and the EPA's Tribal Minor NSR Program at 40 CFR 49.151-49.164. The EPA
based its approval on its determination that the Source meets the
criteria qualifying it for coverage and that the Source is eligible for
coverage under the Gasoline Dispensing Facility General Permit.
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\1\ The Gasoline Dispensing Facility General Permit was issued
by the EPA under the Tribal Minor NSR Program on May 1, 2019, and
the permit became effective June 12, 2019. 84 FR 20879 (May 13,
2019). This permit is available at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/air-permits-gas-stations-tribal-lands-california">https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/air-permits-gas-stations-tribal-lands-california</a>.
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The EPA's Clean Air Act approval for the Source is a final agency
action for purposes of judicial review only for the issue of whether
the Source qualifies for coverage under the Gasoline Dispensing
Facility General Permit. 40 CFR 49.156(e)(6).
Dated: January 8, 2025.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2025-00887 Filed 1-15-25; 8:45 am]
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