[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 80 (Friday, April 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22962-22963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09459]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9909-81-Region 5]


Notice of Issuance of Minor Permit Modification to a Federal 
Operating Permit to NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that, on March 6, 2014, pursuant to 
Title V of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
issued a minor permit modification of a title V operating permit to NRG 
Reliability Solutions. NRG Reliability Solutions owns and operates four 
diesel-fired generators for Treasure Island Resort and Casino on land 
held in trust for the Prairie Island Indian Community in Red Wing, 
Minnesota. The modified title V operating permit changes the location 
where records are kept, adds insignificant activities omitted from the 
original permit application, and corrects typographical errors within 
the permit.

DATES: The final modified title V operating permit was issued and 
became effective on March 6, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The final signed permit is available for public inspection 
online at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r5/r5ard.nsf/Tribal+Permits!OpenView, 
or during normal business hours at the following address: U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. We recommend that 
you call Michael Langman, Environmental Scientist, at (312) 886-6867 
before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Langman, Environmental 
Scientist, Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6867, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

A. What is the background information?

    NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC, formerly NRG Backup Generation 
Services, owns and operates four diesel-fired generators for Treasure 
Island Resort and Casino in Red Wing, Minnesota. All four generators 
are located on land held in trust by the United States for the Prairie 
Island Indian Community. The generators are used for peak load 
management and backup power at the casino.
    On November 26, 2012, EPA issued a title V operating permit 
renewal, permit number V-PI-2704900084-2012-10, to NRG Backup 
Generation Services. On February 25, 2013, EPA issued an administrative 
permit amendment to the title V operating permit renewal, permit number 
V-PI-2704900084-2012-11, which changed the name of the owner and 
operator of the four diesel-fired generators to NRG Reliability 
Solutions, LLC.

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    On December 2, 2013, EPA received a letter from NRG Reliability 
Solutions requesting an administrative permit amendment to its title V 
operating permit to change the location where records required by the 
permit are kept and to add insignificant emission units that were 
omitted from the permit's application during the permit renewal 
process. EPA determined that the requested changes to the permit did 
not qualify for an administrative permit amendment since 40 CFR 
71.7(d)(1) did not authorize the use of an administrative permit 
amendment for some of the requested revisions. EPA directed NRG 
Reliability Solutions to submit an application for the requested 
revisions pursuant to the minor permit modification requirements at 40 
CFR 71.7(e).
    On January 8, 2014, EPA received a minor permit modification 
application requesting revisions to the permit originally requested in 
the December 2, 2013, letter. In addition to the revisions identified 
in the December 2, 2013, letter, NRG Reliability Solutions also 
requested the correction of a typographical error in one of the 
permit's conditions.
    EPA processed the minor permit modification application according 
to the regulations governing minor permit modification requirements at 
40 CFR 71.7(e). EPA determined that the requested revisions to the 
title V operating permit satisfied the criteria at 40 CFR 
71.7(e)(1)(i). EPA also determined that the application submitted by 
NRG Reliability Solutions satisfied the minor permit modification 
application requirements at 40 CFR 71.7(e)(1)(ii). On January 22, 2014, 
EPA sent letters to the Prairie Island Indian Community, the state of 
Wisconsin, and the state of Minnesota notifying each affected entity 
that EPA received a complete minor permit modification application as 
required by 40 CFR 71.7(e)(1)(iii), 40 CFR 71.8(a), and 40 CFR 71.8(d). 
Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11, EPA did not issue a public notice beyond 
notifying affected states or tribes or provide a public comment period 
for this permit action because the action is a minor permit 
modification.
    EPA issued a final minor permit modification, permit number V-PI-
2704900084-2012-12, on March 6, 2014, in accordance with 40 CFR 
71.7(e)(1)(iv). A copy of the final minor permit modification was sent 
to NRG Reliability Solutions on March 12, 2014.

B. What is the purpose of this notice?

    EPA is notifying the public of the issuance of a minor modification 
to a title V operating permit, permit number V-PI-2704900084-2012-12, 
issued to NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC, on March 6, 2014. The permit 
became effective on March 6, 2014.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: April 10, 2014.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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