*** PUBLIC NOTICE ***

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy Center Air Permit PSD-EPA-R4010

For Florida Power & Light Company

Public Comment Period: May 31, 2013 to July 2, 2013

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a draft 

Clean Air Act (CAA) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) Greenhouse Gas (GHG) air

permit for Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy Center (Port Everglades), 8100 

Eisenhower Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316. The draft permit will regulate GHG

emissions from the new combined cycle units at the existing Port Everglades plant.

EPA Region 4 is the agency responsible for implementing and enforcing CAA requirements for 

GHG sources in Florida. Pursuant to the air quality regulations applicable to GHG sources set 

forth in Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 52, a GHG source is required to obtain 

an air quality permit before beginning construction. EPA has completed review of FPL’s air 

permit application and supplemental material and is soliciting comments on the Agency’s 

proposal to issue Permit No. PSD-EPA-R4010 to FPL for their project subject to the terms and 

conditions described in the permit.

EPA has prepared a draft permit for public comment, as well as a preliminary 

determination/statement of basis document that explains the basis of the permit conditions. 

These documents are available on EPA Region 4’s website at: 

http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/ghgpermits/ghgpermits.html. To request a copy of these 

documents or to be added to EPA’s Port Everglades permit mailing list, please contact: Ms. Rosa 

Yarbrough, Permit Support Specialist at: 404-562-9643, or yarbrough.rosa@epa.gov. For

questions on the draft permit, please contact: Mr. Andrew Parks at 404-562-8122 or 

parks.andrew@epa.gov.

Send comments on the draft permit and requests for a public hearing to: Andrew Parks,

EPA Region 4, APTMD, 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303; Fax: (404) 562-9066

Email: parks.andrew@epa.gov, or submit comments electronically via www.regulations.gov, 

which can be accessed through the EPA Region 4 website listed above.

Public Comments must be received by email, submitted electronically via 

www.regulations.gov, or postmarked by July 2, 2013.

Public Hearing requests must be received by EPA by email or mail by June 17, 2013.
Project Emissions: The maximum potential annual emissions in tons per year (TPY) of GHG 

emissions from Port Everglades are summarized in the following table. Port Everglades is an 

existing major source and this project is triggering PSD review because emissions of GHGs

exceed the subject to regulation applicability threshold of 75,000 TPY of carbon dioxide 

equivalent (CO2e) and the PSD significant emission rate of 0 TPY of GHG emissions on a mass 

basis. Hence, FPL is required to apply Best Available Control Technology for GHGs. 

Pollutant

Potential to 

Emit

(TPY of CO2e)

Net Emissions 

Increase (TPY 

of CO2e)

Subject to 

Regulation 

Threshold 

(TPY of CO2e)

Significant 

Emission Rate 

(TPY mass)

PSD 

Review

Required

CO2e 4,478,017 1,932,047 75,000 0 Yes

The project will also result in emissions increases and decreases of other regulated air pollutants. 

However these emissions are subject to a separate preconstruction permitting action under the 

jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Other Terms and Conditions: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

Fisheries Service is currently reviewing the proposed project consistent with Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act. This process is expected to conclude in early fall 2013. While it is 

possible that this process may result in terms or conditions in the permit focused on limiting 

impacts to certain wildlife, these terms or conditions are not anticipated to have air emission 

impacts.

Public Comments: Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit 

during the public comment period. If you believe any condition of the permit is inconsistent with 

applicable requirements, you must raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all 

reasonably available arguments supporting your position by the end of the comment period. Any 

documents supporting your comments must be included in full and may not be incorporated by 

reference unless they are already part of the record for this permit or consist of state or federal 

statutes or regulations, EPA documents of general applicability, or other generally available 

reference materials. Comments should focus on the draft permit and the permit terms as they 

relate to GHG emissions. 

All comments on the draft permit must be received by email, submitted electronically via 

www.regulations.gov, which can be accessed through the EPA Region 4 website listed above, or 

postmarked by July 2, 2013. An extension of the 30-day comment period may be granted if the 

request for an extension adequately demonstrates why additional time is required to prepare 

comments. Comments must be sent or delivered in writing to the address above. All comments 

will be included in the public docket without change and will be made available to the public, 

including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes Confidential Business 

Information or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Information that you 

consider Confidential Business Information or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as 

such and should not be submitted through email. If you send email directly to EPA, your email 

address will be captured automatically and included as part of the public comment. Please note 

that an email or postal address must be provided with your comments if you wish to receive 
direct notification of EPA’s final decision regarding the permit and responses to comments 

submitted during the public comment period.

All timely comments will be considered in making the final decision, included in the record, and 

responded to by EPA. Similar comments may be grouped together in our response, and EPA will 

not respond to individual commenters directly.

Public Hearing: EPA will hold a public hearing if the Agency determines that there is a 

significant degree of public interest in the draft permit. Requests for a public hearing must be 

received by EPA by e-mail or mail by June 17, 2013, and state the nature of the issues proposed 

to be raised in the hearing. You may submit oral or written comments on the draft permit at the 

public hearing. You do not need to attend the public hearing to submit written comments. If EPA 

determines that there is significant public interest, a public hearing will be held on July 2, 2013, 

from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the following location: Broward County Library, 100 South 

Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, (954) 357-4444.

If no timely request for a public hearing is received or EPA determines that there is not 

significant interest, the hearing will be cancelled. An announcement of cancellation will be 

posted on EPA’s website at:

http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/ghgpermits/ghgpermits.html or you may call EPA at the 

contact number above to determine if the public hearing has been cancelled.

Permit Documents: EPA’s draft permit and preliminary determination/statement of basis, FPL’s 

application and supporting documentation/data, and comments received from the public, other 

government agencies, and the applicant during the public comment period become part of the 

administrative record for the permit. All data submitted by the applicant is available as part of 

the administrative record. The administrative record is available to the public and is available at 

the following website: http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/ghgppermits/ghgpermits.html. 

The administrative record is also available at the EPA Region 4 office (please call in advance for 

available viewing times): 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, Phone: (404) 562-9643 or 

the Broward County Library: Broward County Library, 100 South Andrews Avenue, Fort 

Lauderdale, FL 33301, (954) 357-4444

Final Determination: A final decision to issue a permit, or to deny the application for the 

permit, shall be made after all comments have been considered. Notice of the final decision shall 

be sent to each person who has submitted written comments or requested notice of the final 

permit decision, provided EPA has adequate contact information.