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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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Ref: 8ARD-PM

Mr. Mike Natchees
Air Quality Program Director
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 

Mr. Natchees:

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 all affected states and tribes 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:

      Utah Gas Corp  -  River Bend Dehydration Site
	
Region 8 is providing a 30-day period, from December 22, 2022 to January 23, 2023, for public comment. Electronic copies of the draft permit, Statement of Basis and supporting materials may be viewed at: http://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/caa-permit-public-comment-opportunities-region-8. 

Please submit any written recommendations you may have concerning the terms and conditions of the draft permit to Lohitaksha (Lo.) Rao, of my staff, at rao.lohitaksha@epa.gov.
            
Comments may also be submitted via email to R8AirPermitting@epa.gov, or through the docket at https://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA-R08-OAR-2022-0276).

Should the EPA not accept any such recommendations, you will be notified in writing and will be provided with the reasons for not accepting them. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. MT on Monday, January 23, 2023, 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 Morales
                              Acting Director
						Air and Radiation Division
						



