Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for Objection to State Operating Permit for the Apache Generating Station
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an order dated September 16, 2025, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated September 18, 2024, from Sierra Club. The Petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to the Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc., Apache Generating Station ("Apache") for its power generating facility in Cochise County, Arizona.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 51744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20122]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-13028-01-R9]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program; Order on Petition for
Objection to State Operating Permit for the Apache Generating Station
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed
an order dated September 16, 2025, granting in part and denying in part
a petition dated September 18, 2024, from Sierra Club. The Petition
requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V
operating permit issued by the Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality (ADEQ) to the Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc., Apache
Generating Station (``Apache'') for its power generating facility in
Cochise County, Arizona.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Valladolid, EPA Region 9,
(415) 947-4103, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82f4e3eeeee3e6edeeebe6ace1e3f6eae7f0ebece7c2e7f2e3ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6711060b0b0603080b0e03490406130f02150e09022702170649000811">[email protected]</span></a>. The final Order and
Petition are available electronically 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>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA received a petition from Sierra Club
dated September 18, 2024, requesting that the EPA object to the
issuance of operating permit no. 69734, issued by the ADEQ to Apache in
Cochise County, Arizona. On September 16, 2025, the EPA Administrator
issued an order granting in part and denying in part the petition. The
order explains the basis for the EPA's decision.
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the CAA provide that a petitioner
may request judicial review of those portions of an order that deny
issues in a petition. Any petition for review shall be filed in the
United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit no later
than January 20, 2026.
Dated: October 24, 2025.
Michelle Angelich,
Acting Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2025-20122 Filed 11-17-25; 8:45 am]
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