
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43359-43361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19700]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9967-39-Region 5]


Notice of Issuance of Part 71 Federal Operating Permits for 
Cloquet Compressor Station No. 5, Grand Casino Hinckley, Treasure 
Island Resort & Casino, and Mystic Lake Casino Hotel; and Notice of 
Issuance of Part 52 Federal Construction Permit for Grand Casino 
Hinckley

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) issued Federal operating permits to Great Lakes Gas Transmission 
Limited Partnership (Great Lakes Gas), NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC, 
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures dba Grand Casino Hinckley (Mille Lacs 
Corporate Ventures), and Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of 
Minnesota (SMSC). EPA also issued a Federal construction permit to 
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures.

ADDRESSES: The final signed permits are available for public inspection 
online at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r5/r5ard.nsf/Tribal+Permits!OpenView, 
or during normal business hours at the following address: U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, Air and Radiation Division, 
77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. We recommend that 
you call Paymon Danesh, Environmental Engineer, at (312) 886-6219 
before visiting the Region 5 office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paymon Danesh, Environmental Engineer, 
Air Permits Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 
Illinois 60604, (312) 886-6219, danesh.paymon@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document whenever ``we,'' 
``us,'' or ``our'' is used, we mean EPA.

A. What is the background information?

i. Great Lakes Gas Transmission--Cloquet Compressor Station No. 5 
(CS#5)

    CS#5 operates three stationary natural gas-fired turbines which 
drive three natural gas compressors. One natural gas-fired emergency 
generator provides electrical power for compressor station operations 
during periods of electrical power disruption. CS#5 is located 
approximately 8 miles west of Cloquet, Minnesota. CS#5 is owned and 
maintained by Great Lakes Gas on privately-owned fee land within the 
exterior boundaries of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
Reservation. EPA is responsible for issuing and enforcing any air 
quality permits for the source until such time that the Fond du Lac 
Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has EPA approval to do so.
    On August 14, 2015, EPA received from Great Lakes Gas a permit 
application to renew its 2011 title V operating permit for CS#5. On 
September 30, 2016, EPA received supplemental information from Great 
Lakes Gas. On December 9, 2016, EPA published a draft title V permit 
for public comment. The public comment period ended on January 9, 2017, 
and EPA did not receive any comments. EPA issued the final permit for 
CS#5, permit number V-FDL-271300066-2016-03, on January 26, 2017. 
Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i)(2)(iii), the permit became effective 
immediately upon issuance since EPA did not receive any comments 
requesting a change in the draft permit.

ii. Treasure Island Resort & Casino

    NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC, owns and operates four diesel-fired 
generators at the Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Red Wing, 
Minnesota. The generators are located on the Prairie Island Indian 
Community's reservation on lands held in trust by the Federal 
government. Since the generators are located on lands held in trust by 
the Federal government, EPA is primarily responsible for issuing 
permits for the source.
    On October 12, 2016, EPA received from NRG Reliability Solutions, 
LLC, a permit application requesting to revise the carbon monoxide 
testing interval required pursuant to 40 CFR 63 subpart ZZZZ for 
limited use stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines. On 
December 13, 2016, EPA published a draft title V significant 
modification for public comment. The public comment period ended 
January 12, 2017. EPA did not receive any comments on this permit. EPA 
issued the final permit, permit number V-PI-2704900084-2012-13, on 
January 27, 2017. Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i)(2)(iii), the permit 
became effective immediately upon issuance since EPA did not receive 
any comments on the permit.

iii. Grand Casino Hinckley

    Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures owns and operates three non-emergency 
internal combustion engines used for peak load management and backup 
power at the Grand Casino Hinckley, located in Hinckley, Minnesota. 
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures also owns and operates two diesel-fired 
emergency internal combustion engines, used for backup power. All 
electricity generated is used onsite. The facility is located on land 
that is held in trust for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. EPA is 
responsible for issuing and enforcing any air quality permits for the 
source until such time that the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has EPA 
approval to do so.
    On July 31, 2015, EPA received from Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures a 
permit application to renew its 2010 title V operating permit for Grand 
Casino Hinckley. On September 23, 2015, EPA requested additional 
information from Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, who submitted a 
response to the request on October 22, 2015. EPA found the application 
to be complete on December 22, 2015. On August 25, 2016, EPA published 
a draft title V permit for public comment. The public comment period 
ended on September 24, 2016. EPA received one comment from Mille Lacs 
Corporate Ventures requesting a change to the permit and responded to 
all comments. EPA issued the final permit for Grand Casino Hinckley, 
permit number V-ML-2711500031-2016-01, on October 20, 2016. Pursuant to 
40 CFR 71.11(i)(2), the permit became effective on November 20, 2016.
    On November 1, 2016, EPA received from Mille Lacs Corporate 
Ventures a significant permit modification application requesting a 
revision to the facility's annual oxides of nitrogen (NOX) 
compliance test requirements. On May 3, 2017, EPA published a draft 
title V permit and draft Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) 
permit for public comment. The public comment period ended on June 5, 
2017. EPA did not receive any significant comments on the permits. EPA 
issued the final permits for Grand Casino Hinckley, title V permit 
number V-ML-2711500031-2016-02, and PSD permit number PSD-ML-
2711500031-2017-03, on July 6, 2017. Pursuant to 40 CFR 
71.11(i)(2)(iii) and 40 CFR 124.15(b)(3), the permits became effective 
immediately upon issuance since EPA did not receive any comments on the 
permits.

iv. Mystic Lake Casino Hotel

    SMSC owns and operates 14 non-emergency internal combustion engines 
for peak load management and backup power at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, 
located in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is located 
on reservation land that is held in trust for SMSC. EPA is responsible 
for issuing and enforcing any air quality permits for the source until 
such time that SMSC has EPA approval to do so.
    On February 23, 2016, EPA received from SMSC an initial title V 
permit application for Mystic Lake Casino Hotel. The application was 
deemed complete on April 22, 2016. On May 9, 2017, SMSC provided 
additional information to address title I construction permit 
requirements that had become applicable since the title V application 
was filed. On May 25, 2017,

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EPA published a draft title V permit for public comment. The public 
comment period ended on June 30, 2017, and EPA did not receive any 
significant comments. EPA issued the final permit for Mystic Lake 
Casino Hotel, permit number V-27139R0001-2016-01, on July 13, 2017. 
Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(i)(2)(iii), the permit became effective 
immediately upon issuance since EPA did not receive any comments 
requesting a change in the draft permit.

B. Appeal of the Permits

    Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(l), any person who filed comments on the 
draft permit may petition for administrative review subject to the 
requirements of 40 CFR 71.11(l). If no one filed comments on the draft 
permit and the final permit is identical to the permit as proposed, any 
person may petition for administrative review of the permit only to the 
extent that grounds for a petition have arisen that were not reasonably 
foreseeable during the public comment period on the draft permit. For 
CS#5 permit number V-FDL-271300066-2016-03, the 30-day period during 
which a person may seek review under 40 CFR 71.11(l) began on January 
30, 2017. For Treasure Island Resort & Casino permit number V-PI-
2704900084-2012-13, the 30-day period during which a person may seek 
review under 40 CFR 71.11(l) began on January 31, 2017. For Grand 
Casino Hinckley permit number V-ML-2711500031-2016-01, the 30-day 
period during which a person may seek review under 40 CFR 71.11(1) 
began on October 20, 2016. For Grand Casino Hinckley permit number V-
ML-2711500031-2016-02, the 30-day period during which a person may seek 
review under 40 CFR 71.11(1) began on July 14, 2017. For Mystic Lake 
Casino Hotel permit number V-27139R0001-2016-01, the 30-day period 
during which a person may seek review under 40 CFR 71.11(1) began on 
July 14, 2017.
    Pursuant 40 CFR 124.19(2), any person who filed comments on the 
draft PSD permit may file a petition for review as provided in 40 CFR 
124.19. Additionally, any person who failed to file comments may 
petition for administrative review of any permit conditions set forth 
in the final permit decision, but only to the extent that those final 
permit conditions reflect changes from the proposed draft permit. For 
Grand Casino Hinckley permit number PSD-ML-2711500031-2017-03, the 30-
day period during which a person may seek review under 40 CFR 124.19 
began on July 14, 2017.

C. What is the purpose of this notice?

    EPA is notifying the public of the issuance of title V operating 
permits to Great Lakes Gas, NRG Reliability Solutions, LLC, Mille Lacs 
Corporate Ventures and SMSC. EPA is also notifying the public of the 
issuance of a title I construction permit to Mille Lacs Corporate 
Ventures.
    EPA issued permit number V-FDL-2713700066-2016-03 to Great Lakes 
Gas on January 26, 2017, which became effective immediately upon 
issuance. EPA issued permit number V-PI-2704900084-2012-13 to NRG 
Reliability Solutions, LLC on January 27, 2017, which became effective 
immediately upon issuance. EPA issued permit number V-ML-2711500031-
2016-01 on October 20, 2016 to Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, which 
became effective on November 20, 2016. EPA issued permit numbers V-ML-
2711500031-2016-02 and PSD-ML-2711500031-2017-03 on July 6, 2017 to 
Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures, which became effective immediately upon 
issuance. EPA issued permit number V-27139R0001-2016-01 on July 13, 
2017 to SMSC, which became effective immediately upon issuance.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: August 14, 2017.
Robert A. Kaplan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 2017-19700 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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