[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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