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 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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REGION 8
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Denver, CO   80202-1129
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www.epa.gov/region8



Ref: 8ARD-PM

Luke Duncan, Chairman
Ute Indian Tribe
P.O. Box 70
910 South 7500 East 
Fort Duchesne, Utah  84026-0190

Re: 	Consultation and Coordination on the Draft Renewal Permit to Operate for the Deseret Generation and Transmission Co-operative, Bonanza Power Plant 

Dear Chairman Duncan:
      
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 is offering an opportunity to consult to the Ute Indian Tribe for the Deseret Generation and Transmission Co-operative, Bonanza Power Plant to obtain a renewed Clean Air Act Title V operating permit pursuant to the Title V Operating Permit Program at 40 CFR part 71 (Part 71). This letter represents our invitation to the Ute Indian Tribe to consult with us as we renew the Part 71 permit pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), for the Bonanza Power Plant within the exterior boundaries of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. There were no permit modifications or facility changes in this renewal. The initial permit was issued on December 5, 2014.

The consultation and coordination process would be conducted in accordance with the EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes (www.epa.gov/tribal/consultation/consult-policy.htm). We invite you and your designated consultation representative(s) to participate in this process.

If you choose to consult about this permitting action, please provide a reply in writing via letter or email to this letter within 30 days after you receive it. The official EPA contact person for any consultation and coordination process on this permit action is Colin Schwartz, a permit engineer on my staff. Upon receipt of your reply, we will work with you to schedule a consultation date and method of consultation. The agency's goal is to ensure that you have an opportunity to provide tribal input into this permit action.   

In addition to offering government-to-government consultation, the EPA plans to regularly coordinate and communicate with the Ute Indian Tribe's Air Quality Program's Director, Mike Natchees, for facilities located on Indian country lands within the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. If you prefer to designate an alternative representative, or additional points of contact for communication on air pollution control permitting matters, please notify us of that person's name and contact information. We will continue to keep you and the tribal government informed and seek your input on these permits.  


Thank you very much for your attention to this matter. Please contact me at (303) 312-6416, or your staff may contact Colin Schwartz at (303) 312-6043 or schwartz.colin@epa.gov, should you have any questions on this action. We look forward to hearing from you on this important matter. 

                                    Sincerely,
                                    
                                    Carl Daly
                                    Acting Director 
                                    Air and Radiation Division 

cc: 	Tony Small  -  Vice Chairman, UBC
	Shaun Chapoose, Council Member
	Edred Secakuku, Council Member
	Sal Wopsock, Council Member
	Ron Wopsock, Council Member
	Sonja Willie
	Kirby Arrive
      Mike Natchees, Director, Air Quality Program, Energy and Minerals Division, Ute Indian Tribe 
      Jeremy Patterson, Attorney - Patterson, Earnhart, Real Bird & Wilson, LLP
      
bcc:	Jason Deardorff, Tribal Program Manager, U.S. EPA, R8	
      Kim Varilek, Tribal Affairs Branch Chief, U.S. EPA, R8 
      
      
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