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 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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REGION 8
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Ref: 8ARD-PM

Lonnie Favel
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 

Dear Lonnie Favel:

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:

      MountainWest Pipeline, LLC  -  Fidlar Compressor Station
	
Region 8 is providing a 30-day period, from October 27, 2023 to November 27, 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 and we ask you that you please assist members of the public who contact you with instructions on how to access the material available for public review until the end of public comment period. In addition, the bulletin board public notice announcement is accessible via the website, and we would appreciate it if you could post this announcement in prominent locations in your area.

Please submit any written recommendations you may have concerning the terms and conditions of the draft permit to Suman Kunwar, of my staff, at kunwar.suman@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-2022-0726).

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, November 27, 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,
                                    
						Adrienne Sandoval
                              Director
						Air and Radiation Division
						



