çt3STqUNITEDSTATESENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCY4REGIONIX1’7C’LPRO75HawthorneStreetSanFrancisco,CA94105.3901JUN062014ShaneYoungFacilityManagerSierraPacificIndustries-AndersonDivision19758RiversideAvenueAnderson,CA96007Re:FinalPermitDecisionforSierraPacificIndustries-AndersonDivision,PSDPermitNo.SAC12-01DearMr.Young:TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)Region9isherebyprovidingyouwithnoticeofitsfinalpermitdecisiongrantingPSDPermitNo.SAC12-01toSierraPacificIndustriesfortheSierraPacificIndustries-AndersonDivision(SPI-Anderson)facility.Thepermitauthorizestheconstructionandoperationofanew31megawattbiomassandnaturalgasfiredcogenerationunitandauxiliaryequipmentattheSPI-AndersonfacilityinAnderson,California.OnFebruary19,2013,EPARegion9issuedanearlierdecisiononthispermitapplication.AfterpetitionsforreviewofthatdecisionwerefiledwithEPA’sEnvironmentalAppealsBoard(EAB),theEABremandedthepermittoEPARegion9inpartanddirectedEPARegion9toreopenthepermitproceedingstoholdapublichearing,issueafinalpermitdecisionandrespondtoanynewcommentsreceivedduringthehearing.SeeIn.reSierraPacificIndustries(AndersonProcessingFacility),PSDAppealNos.13-01to13-04,slipop.at67(EABJuly18,2013).Inaddition,werevisedthePSDpermitbyincludingrequirementsforgreenhousegasemissions,asrequestedbySPI,andmadechangestocertainotherconditionsinthePSDpermittoaddressminortechnicalissuesweidentifiedsinceFebruary2013.WepublishednotificationsregardingtheopportunityforpubliccommentonthisproposedPSDpermitonNovember8,2013,andweheldapublichearingonDecember10,2013.WeacceptedpubliccommentsontheproposedPSDpermitfromNovember8,2013untilJanuary10,2014.OnApril25,2014,weissuedthefinalPSDpermit,ourresponsestopubliccomments,andotherkeydocumentsrelevanttothefinalPSDpermit.InourcorrespondenceandnotificationsregardingthefinalPSDpermit,westatedthatthefinalpermitdecisionwillbecomeeffective30daysaftertheserviceofnoticeofthedecisionunlessourdecisionisappealedtotheEABpursuantto40CFR124.19.ThreepetitionsweresubmittedtotheEAB.OnJune5,2014,theEABdismissedthesepetitionsforreviewofthefinalPSDpermitdecisionforlackofjurisdiction.PnnredonRecycledPaperAsEPARegion9hascompletedtheremandproceedingsinresponsetotheEAB’sOrder,wearenowissuingourfinalpermitdecisiongrantingapermittoSPIfortheSPI-Andersonfacility,PSDPermitNo.SAC12-01.Inaccordanèéwith40CFR124.19(l)(2),thisletterservesasthefinalpermitdecisionbyEPARegion9forthispermit.AllconditionsofPSDPermitNo.SAC12-01,asissuedbyRegion9onApril25,2014isfinalandeffectiveonJune6,2014.PublicnoticeofthisfinalagencyactionwillbepublishedintheFederalRegisterpursuantto40CFR124.19(l)(3).Pursuanttosection307(b)(1)oftheCleanAirAct,42U.S.C.§7607(b)(l),judicialreviewofthisfinalpermitdecision,totheextentitisavailable,maybesoughtbyfilingapetitionforreviewintheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitwithin60daysofpublicationofnoticeofthisfinalpermitdecisionintheFederalRegister.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthismatter,pleasecontactShaheerahKellyofthePermitsOfficeat(415)947-4156orkelly.shaheerahepa.gov.Sincerely,Director,AirDivisioncc:TonyJaegel,SierraPacificIndustries-AndersonDivision(byemail)WilliamSloan,Esq.,Morrison&Foerster(byemail)EricAibright,ENVIRONInternationalCorporation(byemail)RossBell,ShastaCountyAirQualityManagementDistrict(byemail)JohnWaidrop,ShastaCountyAirQualityManagementDistrict(byemail)RobertFletcher,CaliforniaAirResourcesBoard2