February 3, 2012

Kate Lamal

Vice President

Golden Valley Electric Association

Healy Power Plant

P0 Box 71249

Fairbanks, AK 99709-1249

Subject: Final Air Quality Control Operating Permit No. AQOI73TVPO2, Golden Valley Electric Association for the operation of Healy Power Plant, File No. 150.16.006.

Dear Ms. Lamal:

Under the authority of AS 46.14 and 18 AAC 50, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) evaluated the operating permit application for the Golden Valley Electric Association, Healy Power Plant and issued Operating Permit No. AQOI73TVPO2. Under 40 C.F.R.

71.7 (c), adopted by reference in 18 AAC 50.040, applications for renewal of an operating permit require the same level of review and procedural requirements as the initial application, as described in 18 AAC 50.326(k).

Enclosed you will find the following documents relevant to this decision:

1. Operating Permit No. AQO I 73TVP02 for the Healy Power Plant.

2. The Statement of Basis, which explains the ADEC’s regulatory and technical basis for the

terms and conditions ofthe operating permit.

3. The Response to Public Comments, which contains a summary of public comments received during this permit action, and the ADEC’s response to the public comments.

Under Alaska law, Golden Valley Electric Association is required to comply with the terms and conditions of Operating Permit No. AQOI73TVPO2.

RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
30 days of the permit renewal decision. If a hearing is not requested within 30 days, the right to

appeal is waived. Information regarding the right to appeal is contained here:

htt ://www.dec.state. k.us/commishlRevjewGuidance.htm.

If a hearing is granted, it will be limited to the issues related to this permit renewal decision. You

are reminded that, even if a request for an adjudicatory hearing has been granted, all permit terms

and conditions remain in full force and effect.

The responsibilities imposed by this operating permit may not be transferred without written

consent from the ADEC. The terms and conditions ofthis operating permit remain effective until

modified or revoked by the ADEC, regardless of any change in ownership of the source or its

emission units.

Please note that Alaska’s air quality statutes, regulations, and permit application information can be

obtained from the department’s web page at the following address:

httn://www.dec.state.ak.us/air/ap/mainair.htm.

If you have questions, please contact Wally Evans at (907) 269-7562 or by email at

wally.evans(2alaska.gov.

Sincerely,

Jim Baumgartner

Title V Section Manager

Enclosures: Operating Permit No. AQOI73TVPO2

Statement of Basis

Response to Public Comments

cc: Wally Evans, ADECIAPP, Anchorage, AK

Pat Dunn, ADEC/APP, Anchorage, AK

Pat Nair, EPA Region 10, Boise, ID

Kris Dubois, GVEA, Fairbanks

Mark Schimscheimer, AIDEA, Anchorage

John Bunyak, Parks Superintendent NPS, Denver

Laurie Kral, EPA Region 10, MIS OAQ- 107, Seattle, WA

ab-svr\groupsAQ\Permits\Awq-permits\Air1aesGVEA\HeaIy\0perating\TVP02. Rcnewal\Final\AQO I 73TVP02 Final Cover Letlerdoc

P. Moses Coss, ADECIAPP, Fairbanks, AK

Jim Plosay, ADEC/APP, Juneau, AK

Doug Hardesty, EPA Region 10, Seattle, WA

Krishna Viswanathan, EPA Region 10, Seattle

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