[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 3444]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01923]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0402; FRL-9989-35--Region 5]
Notice of Issuance of Grand Casino Mille Lacs PSD and Part 71
Permits
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) issued Federal operating permits to the Mille Lacs Band Corporate
Commission for Grand Casino Mille Lacs. The source is in Onamia,
Minnesota on lands held in trust for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Indians. The permits authorize a change in the testing requirements for
oxides of nitrogen (NOX) emissions from three existing
diesel-fired internal combustion engines. These engines are used for
peak load management as well as for backup power. NOx
performance test requirements are increased in frequency from once in
five years to once in three years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paymon Danesh, Environmental Engineer,
Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6219, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,''
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA. This supplementary information
section is arranged as follows:
I. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2018-0402. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard
copy at the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and
Radiation Division, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
This facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. We recommend that you telephone
Paymon Danesh, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 886-6219 before
visiting the Region 5 office.
A. What is the background information?
Mille Lacs Corporate Commission owns and operates four diesel-fired
generators used for peak load management and backup power at the Grand
Casino Mille Lacs facility, located in Onamia, Minnesota. Mille Lacs
Corporate Commission also owns and operates a fifth diesel-fired
generator used for emergency backup power. The facility is located on
land that is held in trust for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. EPA is
responsible for issuing and enforcing any air quality permits for the
source until such time that the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has EPA
approval to do so.
On March 13, 2018, EPA received from Mille Lacs Band Corporate
Commission a significant permit modification application requesting a
revision to the facility's annual NOx compliance test requirements. The
applicant also requested that the frequency of performance tests for
the engines be increased from once in every 5 years to once in every 3
years. EPA approved the requested changes. On June 18, 2018, EPA
published a draft revised title V permit and draft revised Prevention
of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit for public comment. The
public comment period ended on July 23, 2018. EPA did not receive any
comments on the permits. EPA issued the final permits for Grand Casino
Mille Lacs, title V permit number 2018-71MNML-001, and PSD permit
number 2018-52MNML-001, on August 2, 2018. Pursuant to 40 CFR
71.11(i)(2)(iii) and 40 CFR 124.15(b)(3), the permits became effective
immediately upon issuance since EPA did not receive any comments on the
permits.
B. Appeal of the Permits
Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(l), any person who filed comments on the
draft permit may petition for administrative review subject to the
requirements of 40 CFR 71.11(l). If no one filed comments on the draft
permit and the final permit is identical to the permit as proposed, any
person may petition for administrative review of the permit only to the
extent that grounds for a petition have arisen that were not reasonably
foreseeable during the public comment period on the draft permit. For
Grand Casino Mille Lacs permit number 2018-71MNML-001, the 30-day
period during which a person may seek review under 40 CFR 71.11(l)
began on August 7, 2018.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 124.19(a)(2), any person who filed comments on
the draft PSD permit may file a petition for review as provided in 40
CFR 124.19. Additionally, any person who failed to file comments may
petition for administrative review of any permit conditions set forth
in the final permit decision, but only to the extent that those final
permit conditions reflect changes from the proposed draft permit. For
Grand Casino Mille Lacs permit number 2018-52MNML-001, the 30-day
period during which a person may seek review under 40 CFR 124.19 began
on August 7, 2018.
C. What is the purpose of this notice?
EPA is notifying the public of the issuance of a revised title V
operating permit and revised PSD construction permit to Mille Lacs Band
Corporate Commission for Grand Casino Mille Lacs.
EPA issued permit numbers 2018-71MNML-001 and 2018-52MNML-001 on
August 2, 2018 to Mille Lacs Band Corporate Commission, which became
effective immediately upon issuance.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: December 21, 2018.
James O. Payne,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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