Notice2026-18287
Publication of Notification of Coverage Under the Air Quality Permit by Rule for New or Modified True Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country for Costco Fuel Facility, Location No. 1834
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Published
September 9, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX posted the Notification of Coverage (NOC) from the Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Permittee") under the Clean Air Act's Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The Permittee submitted the NOC under the Air Quality Permit by Rule for New or Modified True Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country ("GDF- PBR") for Costco Fuel Facility, Location No. 1834 ("Source"). The publication of the NOC is final agency action with respect to applicability of the GDF-PBR to the Source under the Tribal Minor NSR Program.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 57336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18287]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R09-OAR-2026-6370; FRL-13557-01-R9]
Publication of Notification of Coverage Under the Air Quality
Permit by Rule for New or Modified True Minor Source Gasoline
Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country for Costco Fuel Facility,
Location No. 1834
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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SUMMARY: On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Region IX posted the Notification of Coverage (NOC) from the
Costco Wholesale Corporation (``Permittee'') under the Clean Air Act's
Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The Permittee submitted
the NOC under the Air Quality Permit by Rule for New or Modified True
Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country (``GDF-
PBR'') for Costco Fuel Facility, Location No. 1834 (``Source''). The
publication of the NOC is final agency action with respect to
applicability of the GDF-PBR to the Source under the Tribal Minor NSR
Program.
DATES: The NOC was published by the EPA on July 10, 2026. 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 within 60
days of November 9, 2026.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established dockets for this action under Docket
No. EPA-R09-OAR-2026-6370. 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
by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is
not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard
copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available through
<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#95e3f4f9f9f4f1faf9fcf1bbf6f4e1fdf0e7fcfbf0d5f0e5f4bbf2fae3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc8a9d90909d9893909598d29f9d8894998e959299bc998c9dd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>. The EPA's letter notifying the Permittee
of the publication of the NOC, the EPA's determination that the Source
satisfactorily completed the relevant screening processes for
consideration of threatened and endangered species and historic
properties, and all other supporting information are available through
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> under the Docket ID listed in the ADDRESSES
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Final Action
On July 10, 2026, the EPA published the NOC submitted by the
Permittee. This NOC pertains to the construction and operation of the
Source, a new warehouse store and fuel station to be located on the
Tribal lands of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the
Salt River Reservation, Arizona in Scottsdale, Arizona. The EPA
published the NOC 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. On April 2, 2026, the EPA determined that the
Source completed the screening procedures for consideration of
threatened and endangered species and historic properties, and on July
8, 2026, the Source submitted the NOC to the EPA.
The EPA's posting of the NOC is considered final agency action for
purposes of judicial review only for the issue of the GDF-PBR's
applicability to the Source (40 CFR 49.156(f)(6)(v)).
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: August 31, 2026.
Anita Lee,
Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2026-18287 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]
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