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 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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REGION 8
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1595 Wynkoop Street
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Denver, CO   80202-1129
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Phone 800-227-8917
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www.epa.gov/region080

Ref:  8P-AR

Ms. Minnie Grant 							
Air Coordinator, Energy, Minerals, & Air
Energy and Minerals Department, Ute Indian Tribe
P.O. Box 70
Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026

Dear Ms. Grant:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 is proposing to issue a synthetic minor permit for the KGH Operating Company (KGH), State 28-13 Oil and Natural Gas Production Facility on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. As requested by KGH, this permit is only intended to establish requested enforceable emissions restrictions for existing installed and operating emissions units and an associated voluntarily installed and operated control device. KGH requested legally and practically enforceable requirements for the installation and operation of a flare to control the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from produced natural gas from a heater treater separator and flashing, working and breathing loss emissions from crude oil and produced water storage tanks. This permit would not authorize the construction of any new emissions sources, or emissions increases from existing units, nor would it otherwise authorize any other physical modifications to the facility or its operations.  This permit is only intended to incorporate requested emission limits and provisions from the permit application for existing emissions units operating at the facility.  

A public comment period for the proposed permit will begin on August 1, 2018, and end on August 31, 2018. 

We have enclosed a paper copy containing the proposed permit and supporting documentation, and we ask that you please make this material available for public review until the end of the public comment period. In addition, we have provided copies of the bulletin board public notice announcement and would appreciate it if you could post this announcement in prominent locations in your area. All of these documents will also be available for review in electronic format on our website at: https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/caa-permit-public-comment-opportunities-region-8.  










If you have any questions concerning the enclosed proposed permit or technical support documents, please contact Colin Schwartz, of my staff, at (303) 312-6043.   

						Sincerely,
                                    
						Monica Mathews-Morales
                              Director, Air Program
                                    Office of Partnerships and Regulatory Assistance

Enclosures (3)

cc:  Bruce Pargeets, Director, Energy, Minerals and Air, Ute Indian Tribe

