Federal Register: November 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 211)
DOCID: fr03no09-55 FR Doc E9-26413
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Environmental Protection Agency
MN ID: [MN88; FRL-8975-1]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr03no09-55
ACTION: Draft Toxicological Review of Trichloroethylene:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Issuance Federal Operating Permit to Grand Casino Mille Lacs
DATES: During the public comment period, which ended August 12, 2009, EPA received no comments on the draft Title V permit. Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 71.11(i)(2)(iii), this permit became effective immediately upon permit issuance, August 27, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This notice announces that, on August 27, 2009, pursuant to Title V of the Clean Air Act, EPA issued a Title V Permit to Operate (Title V permit) to Mille Lacs Band Corporate Commission (Grand Casino Mille Lacs). This permit authorizes Grand Casino Mille Lacs to operate its four dieselfired generator sets (generators) at its facility (Facility) in Onamia, Minnesota. The electricity produced from the generators can be used for peak load management, as well as backup power for the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Resort and Hotel, which is located on lands held in trust for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, and which is located within the boundaries of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation.
SUMMARY:
Issuance Federal Operating Permit to Grand Casino Mille Lacs
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This supplemental information is organized as follows:
A. What Is the Background Information?
B. What Is the Purpose of this Notice?
A. What Is the Background Information?
The four dieselfired generators are owned by Grand Casino Mille Lacs. The total generation capacity of the generators is 6.6 megawatts. The electricity produced from the generators can be used for peak load management, as well as backup power, and is not sold for distribution.
Since the potential emissions from the existing three generators
were estimated to be greater than 250 tons per year (tpy) for nitrogen
oxides (NO
Since Grand Casino Mille Lacs is considered a major source, was issued a PSD permit, and is located on tribal land, in accordance with 40 CFR 71.3(a), the Facility is subject to Title V permitting requirements of 40 CFR part 71.
The construction of the fourth generator did not trigger PSD for
two reasons. First, the 2005 PSD permit established a facilitywide PTE
for all regulated pollutants, before the fourth generator was
installed, of less than 250 tpy (i.e., not a major source), so that the
addition of the fourth generator did not constitute a modification to a
major stationary source. In addition, the PTE of the fourth generator
is 209 tpy which is also below the 250ton PSD threshold for a major
source. In its part 71 permit application, Grand Casino Mille Lacs
requested that EPA incorporate the original three generator sets, as
well as the fourth generator, into this Title V permit. As noted above, the original
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three generators each have an annual operating restriction of 300 hours
per year. The fourth generator does not have any legal restriction on
hours of operation. The maximum, unrestricted emissions for the fourth generator is 209 tpy of NO
On July 12, 2009, EPA made available for public comment a draft Federal Title V Permit to Operate (No. VML2709500005200901). This Title V permit incorporated all applicable air quality requirements for the four generators, including the monitoring necessary to ensure compliance with these requirements. In accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 71.11(d), EPA provided the public with 30 days to comment on the draft permit. Since EPA did not receive any written comments, EPA finalized the permit and provided copies to the applicant pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i).
EPA is not aware of any outstanding enforcement actions against Grand Casino Mille Lacs and believes the issuance of this permit is noncontroversial.
B. What Is the Purpose of This Notice?
EPA is notifying the public of the issuance of the Title V permit
to Grand Casino Mille Lacs on August 27, 2009. Because EPA received no
comments on the draft Title V permit, it became effective immediately upon issuance, pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i)(2)(iii).
Dated: October 19, 2009.
Walter W. Kovalick Jr.,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Richard Angelbeck, Environmental Scientist, EPA, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard (AR18J), Chicago, Illinois 60604, (312) 8869698, or angelbeck.richard@epa.gov.