[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 62445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23943]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[MN85; FRL-7830-3]


Notice of Issuance of Part 71 Federal Operating Permit to Great 
Lakes Gas Transmission L.P.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that, pursuant to title V of the Clean 
Air Act and to 40 CFR part 71, on September 28, 2004, the Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5 issued a title V Permit to Operate 
(title V permit), to Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P. (Great Lakes). 
This permit authorizes the company to operate Compressor Station No. 4 
(CS 4), one of five Great Lakes compressor stations located in 
Minnesota. The compressor station is composed of two natural gas-fired 
turbines and one natural gas-fired generator, which the source uses to 
add pressure along a natural gas pipeline. The turbines are located in 
Deer River, Minnesota on the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indian 
Reservation.

DATES: The title V Permit will become effective on October 28, 2004. 
EPA has provided the required public comment period for the permit in 
accordance with 40 CFR 71.11, and has issued it as final.

ADDRESSES: The final signed permits are available for public inspection 
online at http://www.epa.gov/region5/air/permits/epermits.htm or during 
normal business hours at the following address: EPA, Region 5, 77 West 
Jackson Boulevard (AR-18J), Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ethan Chatfield, EPA, Region 5, 77 W. 
Jackson Boulevard (AR-18J), Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-5112, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This supplemental information is organized 
as follows:

A. What Is the Background Information?
B. What Action Is EPA Taking?

A. What Is the Background Information?

    Great Lakes operates nearly 2,000 miles of large diameter 
underground pipeline, which transports natural gas for delivery to 
customers in the midwestern and northeastern United States and eastern 
Canada. The pipeline's 14 compressor stations, located approximately 75 
miles apart, operate to keep natural gas moving through the system. 
Compressors operated at these stations add pressure to natural gas in 
the pipeline, causing it to flow to the next compressor station. The 
pipeline normally operates continuously, but at varying load, 24 hours 
per day and 365 days per year.
    CS 4 is located approximately 3 miles west of the City of 
Deer River on the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Indian Reservation in 
Itasca County, Minnesota. The station consists of two stationary 
natural gas-fired turbines (EU-001, EU-002), which drive two natural 
gas compressors, and one natural gas-fired standby electrical generator 
(EU-003), which provides electrical power for critical operations 
during temporary electrical power outages and during peak loading.
    Since Great Lakes CS 4 is a major stationary source, is 
subject to section 111 of the Clean Air Act, and is located in Indian 
Country, it is subject to the permitting requirements of Part 71 (40 
CFR 71.3(a), 71.4(b)). On September 28, 2004, EPA issued a federal 
title V Permit (No. V-LL-R50002-04-01) incorporating all applicable air 
quality requirements, including monitoring sufficient to yield reliable 
data on the source's compliance with the permit. In accordance with the 
requirements of 40 CFR 71.11(d), EPA provided the public with the 
required 30 days to comment on the draft permit. EPA received comments 
from the Leech Lake and Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. EPA has attached to 
the Statement of Basis a Response to Comments document summarizing the 
comments and providing a brief explanation as to why changes were or 
were not made, and has placed it online at http://www.epa.gov/region5/air/permits/const/r5permits.htm.
    EPA is not aware of any outstanding enforcement actions against 
Great Lakes and believes issuance of this permit is non-controversial.

B. What Action Is EPA Taking?

    EPA is notifying the public of the issuance of the title V permit 
to Great Lakes Gas Transmission L.P.

    Dated: October 14, 2004.
Gary Gulezian,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 04-23943 Filed 10-25-04; 8:45 am]
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