Approval of Clean Air Act General Permit Request for Coverage for New Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facility in Indian Country Within California for Oak Creek Travel Center Publication: Federal Register Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Byline: Martha Guzman Aceves Date: 16 April 2024 Subject: American Government , The Environment, Fuel Stations Topic:

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26877-26878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07957]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11843-01-R9]


Approval of Clean Air Act General Permit Request for Coverage for 
New Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facility in Indian Country Within 
California for Oak Creek Travel Center

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of final action.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA), Region 9 issued an approval to the Fort Independence 
Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Indian 
Reservation (Fort Independence Indian Community) under the Clean Air 
Act's Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The EPA approved 
the Fort Independence Indian Community's Request for Coverage under the 
General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Source Gasoline 
Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country within California for the Oak 
Creek Travel Center. This approval authorizes the construction of the 
Oak Creek Travel Center under the Tribal Minor NSR Program.

DATES: The EPA's approval of the Request for Coverage for the Oak Creek 
Travel Center was issued by the EPA and became effective on March 6, 
2024. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, judicial 
review of this final agency decision, to the extent it is available, 
may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States 
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of June 17, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Noelle Mushro, EPA Region 9, (415) 
972-3987, Mushro.noelle@epa.gov. The EPA's final approval decision, the 
Technical Support Document for this action, and all other supporting 
information are available through www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 
No. EPA-R09-OAR-2023-0249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Action

    The EPA approved the Fort Independence Indian Community's Request 
for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified 
Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country (Gasoline 
Dispensing Facility General Permit) \1\ on

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March 6, 2024. This approval pertains to the construction and operation 
of the Oak Creek Travel Center (Source), a gasoline dispensing 
facility, to be located on the Fort Independence Indian Reservation, in 
Independence, California. The EPA issued the approval pursuant to the 
provisions of Clean Air Act sections 110(a) and 301(d) and the EPA's 
Tribal Minor NSR Program at 40 CFR 49.151-49.164. The EPA based its 
approval on its determination that the Source meets the criteria 
qualifying it for coverage and that the Source is eligible for coverage 
under the Gasoline Dispensing Facility General Permit.
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    \1\ The Gasoline Dispensing Facility General Permit was issued 
by the EPA under the Tribal Minor NSR Program on May 1, 2019, and 
the permit became effective June 12, 2019. 84 FR 20879 (May 13, 
2019). This permit is available at https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/air-permits-gas-stations-tribal-lands-california.
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    The EPA's Clean Air Act approval for the Source is a final agency 
action for purposes of judicial review only for the issue of whether 
the Source qualifies for coverage under the Gasoline Dispensing 
Facility General Permit. 40 CFR 49.156(e)(6).

    Dated: April 9, 2024.
Martha Guzman Aceves,
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
[FR Doc. 2024-07957 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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