[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 63638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26687]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0473; FRL-9987-65-Region 9]


Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit 
Issued to Palmdale Energy LLC for the Palmdale Energy Project

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection 
Agency, Region IX (EPA Region IX) issued a final permit decision to 
Palmdale Energy, LLC for a Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant 
Deterioration (PSD) permit for the construction of the Palmdale Energy 
Project (PEP).

DATES: The final PSD permit decision for the PEP was issued and became 
effective on October 25, 2018. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the 
Clean Air Act, judicial review of this final permit 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 December 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The EPA established a docket for this action under Docket ID 
No. EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0473. All documents in the docket are listed on 
the https://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the docket 
index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) or other information the disclosure of which 
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 http://www.regulations.gov. Please contact the person 
identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for 
additional information about accessing docket materials for this 
action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Beckham, Permits Office (Air-3), 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, (415) 972-3811, 
[email protected]. Anyone who wishes to review the EPA's 
Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) decision described below or documents 
in the EAB's electronic docket for its decision can obtain them at 
http://www.epa.gov/eab/. The final PSD permit is available in the 
electronic docket for this action at http://www.regulations.gov (Docket 
ID: EPA-R09-OAR-2017-0473).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice of Final Action

    On April 25, 2018, EPA Region IX initially issued PSD Permit No. SE 
17-01 to Palmdale Energy, LLC under 40 CFR 124.15, authorizing the 
construction and operation of the PEP. By its own terms, and consistent 
with 40 CFR 124.15(b), the effective date of the permit was delayed as 
the result of the filing of a petition for review of the Region's 
permit decision with the EAB.
    On October 23, 2018, the EAB denied review of the permit decision. 
See In re Palmdale Energy LLC, PSD Appeal No. 18-01 (EAB Oct. 23, 
2018), 17 E.A.D. __ (Order Denying Review). Following the EAB's action, 
pursuant to 40 CFR 124.19(l)(2), EPA Region IX issued a final permit 
decision on October 25, 2018. All conditions of the PEP PSD permit, as 
initially issued by EPA Region IX on April 25, 2018, were final and 
effective as of October 25, 2018.

    Dated: November 13, 2018.
Elizabeth J. Adams,
Division Director, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2018-26687 Filed 12-10-18; 8:45 am]
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