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Publication of Notification of Coverage Under the Air Quality Permit by Rule for New or Modified True Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country for Costco Fuel Facility, Location No. 1834

On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX posted the Notification of Coverage (NOC) from the Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Permittee") under t...

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  1. [EPA-R09-OAR-2026-6370; FRL-13557-01-R9]

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice of final action.

SUMMARY:

On July 10, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region IX posted the Notification of Coverage (NOC) from the Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Permittee”) under the Clean Air Act's Tribal Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program. The Permittee submitted the NOC under the Air Quality Permit by Rule for New or Modified True Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country (“GDF-PBR”) for Costco Fuel Facility, Location No. 1834 (“Source”). The publication of the NOC is final agency action with respect to applicability of the GDF-PBR to the Source under the Tribal Minor NSR Program.

DATES:

The NOC was published by the EPA on July 10, 2026. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, judicial review of this final agency decision, 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 9, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

The EPA has established dockets for this action under Docket No. EPA-R09-OAR-2026-6370. All documents in the dockets are listed on the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in an index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available through www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability information. If you need assistance in a language other than English or if you are a person with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation at no cost to you, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine Valladolid, EPA Region 9; telephone number: (415) 947-4103; email address: . The EPA's letter notifying the Permittee of the publication of the NOC, the EPA's determination that the Source satisfactorily completed the relevant screening processes for consideration of threatened and endangered species and historic properties, and all other supporting information are available through www.regulations.gov under the Docket ID listed in the ADDRESSES section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice of Final Action

On July 10, 2026, the EPA published the NOC submitted by the Permittee. This NOC pertains to the construction and operation of the Source, a new warehouse store and fuel station to be located on the Tribal lands of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona in Scottsdale, Arizona. The EPA published the NOC pursuant to the provisions of Clean Air Act sections 110(a) and 301(d) and the EPA's Tribal Minor NSR Program at 40 CFR 49.151 through 49.165. On April 2, 2026, the EPA determined that the Source completed the screening procedures for consideration of threatened and endangered species and historic properties, and on July 8, 2026, the Source submitted the NOC to the EPA.

The EPA's posting of the NOC is considered final agency action for purposes of judicial review only for the issue of the GDF-PBR's applicability to the Source (40 CFR 49.156(f)(6)(v)).

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

Dated: August 31, 2026.

Anita Lee,

Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region IX.

[FR Doc. 2026-18287 Filed 9-8-26; 8:45 am]

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“Publication of Notification of Coverage Under the Air Quality Permit by Rule for New or Modified True Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country for Costco Fuel Facility, Location No. 1834,” thefederalregister.org (September 9, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-18287/publication-of-notification-of-coverage-under-the-air-quality-permit-by-rule-for-new-or-modified-true-minor-source-gasol.