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Public Notice: Desert View Power, LLC; Title V Renewal and Administrative PSD Revision

How to Comment

Comments accepted through: 08/05/2020

All comments or requests for a public hearing must be received or postmarked by August 5, 2020. Comments or requests for a public hearing may be submitted via the following methods:

Online

www.regulations.gov
Docket ID: EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0266
(follow the online instructions for submitting comments)
E-mail: R9airpermits@epa.gov

Other

By contacting La Weeda Ward for other submission methods. See the Contact Information section below.

All comments that are received via email or through www.regulations.gov will be included in the public docket without change and will be available to the public, including any personal information provided. Comments submitted to the EPA through a non-electronic delivery method will also be included in the public docket without change and will be available to the public, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Information that is considered to be CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as such and should be submitted only through a non-electronic delivery method; such information should not be submitted through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Please contact La Weeda Ward, as provided below, to determine the appropriate submission method for such information. If a commenter sends e-mail directly to the EPA, the e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the public comment. Please note that an e-mail or postal address must be provided with comments if the commenter wishes to receive direct notification of the EPA’s final decision regarding the draft permit renewal following the public comment period. For the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit Commenting on EPA Dockets.

If you need assistance in a language other than English or if you are a person with disabilities who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please reach out to the contact listed below by email or phone.

Contact Information

La Weeda Ward
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Air and Radiation Division
Air Permits Office
Email: R9airpermits@epa.gov
Phone: (213) 244-1812

Title V Permits in the Pacific Southwest
PSD Permits in the Pacific Southwest

Publish Date: 07/06/2020

Summary

The Region 9 office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requests public comment on a draft Clean Air Act (CAA) Title V Operating Permit renewal for Desert View Power, LLC (DVP), a biomass electrical generation facility located in the northern portion of the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians reservation land in Mecca, California.

In addition to the draft Title V Operating Permit renewal, we are also making administrative revisions to the facility’s Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit, to consolidate previous amendments to the permit and to revise permit conditions for accuracy and clarity. We are providing the draft PSD permit and accompanying documents for public review and comment.

Public Comment

There is a 30-day public comment period for actions pertaining to a draft permit. The application, draft Title V permit, statement of basis, and all other supporting materials for the draft Title V permit renewal, including all data submitted by the applicant, as well as documents related to the PSD permit revision, are available through the EPA Region 9 website at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2020-0266. Members of the public may also obtain relevant materials by contacting La Weeda Ward, as provided in the Contact Information at right.

If you believe that any condition of the draft permits is inappropriate, you must raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all arguments supporting your position during the 30-day public comment period. Any supporting documents must be included in full and may not be incorporated by reference, unless they are already part of the administrative record for this permit or consist of tribal, state or federal statutes or regulations, or other generally available referenced materials.

All comments received during the public comment period and all comments made during any public hearing will be considered in arriving at a final decision on the permit renewal. The final permits are public records that can be obtained by request. A statement of reasons for changes made to the draft permits and responses to comments received will be sent to all persons who commented on the draft permit.

Public Comment Extension

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.

Public Hearing

Any person may submit a written request for a public hearing, using the methods identified below, by stating the nature of the issues to be raised at the public hearing. The EPA shall hold a public hearing if the EPA finds, on the basis of requests, a significant amount of public interest in the draft permit renewal. If a public hearing is held, the EPA will provide public notice of the hearing and any person may submit oral or written statements and data concerning the draft permits.

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

Applicant or Respondent

Desert View Power, LLC
62-300 Gene Welmas Drive
Mecca, CA 92254

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