* * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * * 

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CLEAN AIR ACT 

TITLE V FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT 

The Region 9 office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) requests 

public comment on a draft renewal of the Operating Permit for Morongo Casino Cogeneration, an 

8.4 megawatt cogeneration facility located in Banning, California on the reservation of the 

Morongo Band of Mission Indians. 

This source is required to obtain a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit in accordance with 40 

CFR Part 71. The permit contains all the Clean Air Act requirements that apply to the source and 

requires that the source conduct monitoring sufficient to enable U.S. EPA and the public to 

determine whether the source is complying with the applicable air quality requirements. This 

proceeding is subject to the administrative requirements of 40 CFR § 71.11. 

Members of the public may view the draft permit prepared by EPA, the statement of basis for the 

draft permit, and the permit application on EPA’s website 

(http://www.epa.gov/region9/air/permit/r9-permits-issued.html), or contact Roger Kohn to 

request copies at (415) 972-3973 or kohn.roger@epa.gov, or by writing to: 

Roger Kohn (AIR-3) 

EPA, Region 9 

75 Hawthorne Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

All documents will be available for review at the U.S. EPA Region 9 office Monday through 

Friday from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM (excluding federal holidays). 

Pursuant to 40 CFR § 71.11(f), EPA shall hold a Public Hearing if the Regional Administrator 

finds, on the basis of requests, a significant amount of public interest in a draft permit. Requests 

for a Public Hearing must contain the reasons for requesting a hearing. If a Public Hearing is 

granted, a public notice stating the date, time and place of the hearing will be made at least 30 days 

prior to the hearing and the comment period will be extended through the hearing date. 

All comments upon or objections to the draft permit and requests for a Public Hearing must be sent 

or delivered in writing to Roger Kohn at the address shown above within 30 days of the date of 

publication of this notice. An extension of the 30-day comment period may be granted if the 

request for an extension adequately explains why more time is required to prepare comments. All 

comments received prior to the end of the public comment period and all comments made during a 

public hearing will be considered in arriving at a final decision on the permit. The final permit is 

a public record that can be obtained upon request. A statement of reasons for changes made to the 

draft permit and responses to comments received will be sent to all persons who commented on the 

draft permit. 
If you believe any term or condition of the draft permit is inappropriate or that our initial decision 

to deny an application, terminate a permit, or prepare a draft permit is inappropriate, you must raise 

all reasonably ascertainable issues and submit all reasonably ascertainable arguments supporting 

your position by the end of the comment period. 

If you would like to be added to the mailing list for updates on a particular facility or for updates on 

EPA’s Title V Operating Permit program, please contact EPA at the address listed above. Please 

bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all persons who you know would be interested in this 

matter.