Notice2026-18286
Approval of Clean Air Act General Permit Requests for Coverage for New or Modified Minor Source Stone Quarrying, Crushing, and Screening Facilities in Indian Country
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Published
September 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
On various dates, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued approvals to Fisher Sand & Gravel--New Mexico, Inc., PG&E, LLC, and Archer Western ("Permittees") under the Clean Air Act's Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The EPA approved these Requests for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Source Stone Quarrying, Crushing, and Screening Facilities in Indian Country ("SQCS General Permit") for Grey Mesa Gravel Pit, Ehrenberg Quarry, and San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant Rock Crusher ("Sources"). These approvals authorized the construction and operation of these Sources under the Tribal Minor NSR Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57339-57340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18286]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0120, EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0476, and EPA-R09-OAR-2024-
0555; FRL-13550-01-R9]
Approval of Clean Air Act General Permit Requests for Coverage
for New or Modified Minor Source Stone Quarrying, Crushing, and
Screening Facilities in Indian Country
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: On various dates, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued approvals to Fisher Sand & Gravel--New Mexico, Inc., PG&E,
LLC, and Archer Western (``Permittees'') under the Clean Air Act's
Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The EPA approved these
Requests for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or
Modified Minor Source Stone Quarrying, Crushing, and Screening
Facilities in Indian Country (``SQCS General Permit'') for Grey Mesa
Gravel Pit, Ehrenberg Quarry, and San Juan Lateral Water Treatment
Plant Rock Crusher (``Sources''). These approvals authorized the
construction and operation of these Sources under the Tribal Minor NSR
Program.
DATES: The Requests for Coverage were approved by the EPA on various
dates. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 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 no later than November 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for these actions under
Docket ID Nos. EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0120, EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0476, and EPA-
R09-OAR-2024-0555. All documents in the dockets are listed on the
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> website. Although listed in an index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
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<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, or please contact the person identified in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability
information. If you need assistance in a language other than English or
if you are a person with a disability who needs a reasonable
accommodation at no cost to you, please contact the person identified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Valladolid, EPA Region 9;
telephone number: (415) 947-4103; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aed8cfc2c2cfcac1c2c7ca80cdcfdac6cbdcc7c0cbeecbdecf80c9c1d8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3046515c5c51545f5c59541e535144585542595e55705540511e575f46">[email protected]</span></a>. The EPA's final approval decisions, the
Technical Support Documents for these actions, and all other supporting
information are available through <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> under the Docket
ID Nos listed in the ADDRESSES section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Action
The EPA approved three Requests for Coverage under the SQCS General
Permit \1\ submitted by the Permittees. The Requests for Coverage under
the SQCS General Permit were approved on the dates listed in Table 1.
These approvals pertain to the construction and operation of the
Sources, all of which are or were stationary and portable stone
quarrying, rock crushing, and screening plants, located in Indian
Country. The EPA issued the approvals 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 through 49.165. The EPA based its approvals on
its determinations that the Sources met the criteria qualifying them
for coverage and that the Sources were eligible for coverage under the
SQCS General Permit.
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\1\ The SQCS General Permit was issued by the EPA under the
Tribal Minor NSR Program on May 1, 2015, and the permit became
effective June 1, 2015 (80 FR 25068, May 1, 2015). This permit is
available on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> under Document ID EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0151-0134.
Table 1--Source Approvals Under the SQCS General Permit
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Source Location Docket ID Approval date
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Grey Mesa Gravel Pit.................. San Juan County, NM..... EPA-R09-OAR-2022-0120 November 5, 2015.
Ehrenberg Quarry...................... La Paz County, AZ....... EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0476 February 27, 2025.\2\
San Juan Lateral Water Treatment Plant San Juan County, NM..... EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0555 May 21, 2025.\3\
Rock Crusher.
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The EPA's Clean Air Act approvals for these Sources are final
agency actions for purposes of judicial review only for the issue of
whether the Sources qualify for coverage under the SQCS General Permit
(40 CFR 49.156(e)(6)).
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\2\ On September 29, 2025, the EPA terminated the Ehrenberg
Quarry's coverage under the SQCS General Permit following receipt on
August 6, 2025, of a Notification of Closure from PG&E, LLC, the
permittee (Application #2025-019-TERMINATION). See Docket ID EPA-
R09-OAR-2024-0476 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
\3\ On December 17, 2025, the EPA terminated the San Juan
Lateral Water Treatment Plant Rock Crusher's coverage under the SQCS
General Permit following receipt December 8, 2025, of a Notification
of Closure from Archer Western, the permittee (Application #2025-
020-TERMINATION). See Docket ID EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0555 at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
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(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)
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Dated: August 31, 2026.
Anita Lee,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2026-18286 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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