Montana Department of

Em]RONMlEJNJALQuWry

P.O. Box 200901 e Helena, MT 59620-0901

September 28, 2007

John P. Baugues

Roundup Power Project

c/o Steven T. Wade, Esq.

P.O. Box 1697

Helena, MT 59624

Dear Mr. Baugues:

Brian Schweitzer, Governor

(406) 444-2544 e www.deq.mt.gov

The Department ofEnvironmental Quality - Air Resources Management Bureau

(Department) has received your letter dated September 11,2007, requesting that the

application to modify permit #3182-01 and application #OP3182-00 such that the facility

could operate as an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) facility be

withdrawn. The Department considers the application for the permit modification to be

withdrawn as of September 11, 2007.

If you have any questions or require further assistance, please contact me by telephone at

(406) 444-9741 or at (406) 431-1192 or by email at viwalsh@mt.gov.

Sincerely,

Vl-Lt*-~ v:JCA-.tJL.

Vickie Walsh

Air Permitting Program Supervisor

Air Resources Management Bureau

Enclosure:

cc: Roger Godfrey, Montana Department ofEnvironmental Quality, Billings Field Office

David Rusoff, Montana Department ofEnvironmental Quality, Legal Unit

Anne Hedges, Program Director, Montana Environmental Information Center

Enforcement Division • Permitting & Compliance Division • Planning, Prevention & Assistance Division • Remediation Division
Montana Department of

ENVl[]RONMENTAILQUAUTV Brian Schweitzer, Governor

P.O. Box 200901

September 28, 2007

Helena, MT 59620-0901 (406) 444-2544 www.deq.mt.gov

CER1I'IFJ[EID MAIlL: 70041 1350 0002 08410 7025

John P. Baugues

Roundup Power Project

c/o Steven T. Wade, Esq.

P.O. Box 1697

Helena, MT 59624

Re: Revocation of Montana Air Quality Permit #3182

Dear Mr. Baugues:

.The Department ofEnvironmental Quality - Air Resources Management Bureau (Department) has

received your request to revoke Montana Air Quality Permit (MAQP) #3182. Your letter was dated

September 11, 2007, and was received by the Department on September 12, 2007.

Proposed Action. The Department intends to revoke MAQP #3182 at the request ofthe above-named

permittee. In accordance with ARM 17.8.763, the Department's revocation ofyour permit shall become

final within 15 days ofyour receipt ofthis letter.

Procedures for Appeal. You may appeal the Department's decision by requesting a hearing before the

Board ofEnvironmental Review (Board) within 15 days after service ofthis letter. The filing of a request

for a hearing postpones the effective date ofrevocation until the conclusion ofthe hearing and issuance of

a final decision ofthe Board. Requests for hearing must be sent in writing to: Chairman, Board of

Environmental Review, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901.

Operation of a Facility once a Permit is Revoked. Once a permit is revoked, a permit application must be

submitted and a new permit issued prior to any future operation ofthe equipment or facility.

Ifyou h ye any questions, please contact Vickie Walsh, Air Quality Permitting Program Supervisor, by

teleph eat (406) 444-9741 or at 431-1192 or by email at viwalsh@mt.gov.

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Air Permitting & ompliance Section Supervisor

Air Resources Management Bureau

Email: dklemp@mt.gov

cc: Roger Godfrey, Montana Department ofEnvironmental Quality, Billings Field Office

David Rusoff,MontanaDepartInent~ofEn"ironmental Quality, Legal Unit

Anne Hedges, Program Director, Montana Environmental Information Center

Enforcement Division • Permitting & Compliance Division • Planning. Prevention & Assistance Division • Remediation Division