Environmental Protection Agency
- [FRL-10396-01-R9]
AGENCY:
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice of delegations of authority.
SUMMARY:
This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, has revised its delegation agreements with the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) and Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PCDEQ) for implementation of the federal Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting program. The revised and updated delegation agreements authorize these air pollution agencies in Arizona to continue to conduct PSD review for proposed new and modified major stationary sources, issue initial federal PSD permits, and revise existing federal PSD permits, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable delegation agreement.
DATES:
The revised PSD delegation agreements with the MCAQD and the PCDEQ became effective on October 2, 2022, and June 5, 2018, respectively. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review of these final agency actions, to the extent it is available, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of November 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
The revised delegation agreements are available on Region 9's website at https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/air-permit-delegation-and-psd-sip-approval-status-epas-pacific-southwest-region-9. For additional information, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street (AIR-3-1), San Francisco, California 94105. By phone at (415) 972-3974, or by email at rios.gerardo@epa.gov.