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Public Notice: Intent to Renew a Clean Air Act Title V Federal Operating Permit; South Point Energy Center; Mohave County, AZ

How to Comment

Comments accepted through: 09/04/2018

How to Comment

All comments upon or objections to the draft permit and requests for a Public Hearing must be sent or delivered in writing to Shaheerah Kelly at the address shown above by September 4, 2018. An extension of the 30-day comment period may be granted if the request for an extension adequately explains why more time is required to prepare comments. All comments received prior to the end of the public comment period and all comments made during a public hearing will be considered in arriving at a final decision on the permit.  The final permit is a public record that can be obtained upon request. A statement of reasons for changes made to the draft permit and responses to comments received will be sent to all persons who commented on the draft permit.

If you believe any condition of the draft permit is inappropriate or that our initial decision to deny an application, terminate a permit, or prepare a draft permit is inappropriate, you must raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably ascertainable arguments supporting your position by the end of the 30-day public comment period.

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for updates on a particular facility or for updates on EPA’s title V operating permit program, please contact EPA at the address listed above.

Please bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all persons who you know would be interested in this matter.

Publish Date: 08/02/2018

Summary

The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) requests public comment on a draft renewal of the Operating Permit for South Point Energy Center, a 500 megawatt (MW) power plant located in Mohave County, Arizona on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation.

This source is required to obtain a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit in accordance with the 40 CFR Part 71 Federal Operating Permits Program. The permit contains all the CAA requirements that apply to the source and requires the source to conduct monitoring sufficient to enable EPA and the public to determine whether the source is complying with the applicable air quality requirements. This proceeding is subject to the administrative requirements of 40 CFR 71.11.

A copy of the draft permit prepared by EPA, the statement of basis for the draft permit, the application, and all supporting materials submitted by the source are available for review by the public at the following locations:

  1. At the office of Fort Mojave Indian Reservation, located at:
    Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
    500 Merriman Avenue
    Needles, CA 92363
    Phone: (760) 629-4591
    Hours: 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM
  2. By contacting the permit writer, Shaheerah Kelly, at (415) 947-4156, or kelly.shaheerah@epa.gov, or by writing to:
    US EPA, Region 9
    Air Division, Permits Office (AIR-3)
    75 Hawthorne Street
    San Francisco, CA 94105
    Attn: Shaheerah Kelly
  3. At the EPA Region 9 office (address above), Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM, excluding federal holidays.
  4. Online at the US EPA Region 9 website at CAA Permitting in EPA's Pacific Southwest.
  5. Online at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2018-0541.

Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(f), EPA shall hold a Public Hearing if the Regional Administrator finds, on the basis of requests, a significant amount of public interest in a draft permit. Requests for a Public Hearing must contain the reasons for requesting a hearing. If a Public Hearing is granted, a public notice stating the date, time and place of the hearing will be made at least 30 days prior to the hearing and the comment period will be extended through the hearing date.

A legal ad to be published in the Mohave Valley Daily News newspaper on August 2, 2018, will announce EPA’s proposal to issue the title V operating permit for a 30-day public comment period.

Applicant or Respondent

South Point Energy Center, LLC
Calpine Operating Services Company. Inc. (Operator)
717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77002

Permit #: FM-ROP 16-01