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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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		http://www.epa.gov/region80



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

      Re: Transmittal of Draft Title V Permit to Operate on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation 

Dear Ms. Grant:

In accordance with 40 CFR 71.8 and 71.11(d)(2), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 is hereby providing notification to the Ute Indian Tribe of the issuance of the draft Clean Air Act renewed Title V Permit to Operate for the following source located on Indian country lands within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation:

      Andeavor Field Services, LLC  -  Chapita Compressor Station 
	
Region 8 is providing a 30-day period, from July 16, 2018 to August 15, 2018 for comment. Please make the enclosed draft permit, Statement of Basis, permit application and additional supporting materials available for public inspection until the end of the public comment period. 

Electronic copies of the draft permit, Statement of Basis and supporting materials may also be viewed online at: http://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/caa-permit-public-comment-opportunities-region-8. 

We have also enclosed copies of a public notice bulletin. Please post this bulletin in locations that you see fit to broadly advertise this public comment period. 

In addition to maintaining the draft permit docket in your tribal office, please submit any written recommendations you may have concerning the terms and conditions of the draft permit to Colin Schwartz, of my staff, at the following address:

            Colin Schwartz
            US EPA Region 8
            Air Program, 8P-AR
            1595 Wynkoop Street
            Denver, Colorado 80202
            (303) 312-6520
            Schwartz.colin@epa.gov
            
Should EPA not accept any or all of such recommendations, you will be notified in writing and will be provided with the reasons for not accepting them. Comments must be received by August 15, 2018 to be considered in the issuance of the final renewal permit for this facility. If a public hearing is held regarding this permit, you will be sent a copy of the public hearing notice at least 30 days in advance of the hearing date.

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

Enclosures

cc:  Bruce Pargeets, Director, Energy, Minerals, and Air, Ute Indian Tribe (w/o enclosures)

