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) UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

## I REGION IX 1, 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105-3901



### CERTIFIED MAIL NO. 7012 1640 0001 2190 

### 7540 

# MAY 072013 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

3 ames McGowan 

### Senior Vice President Sithe Global Power, LLC 

### 277 Park Avenue th 

### 40 

### Floor New York. NY 101 72



### Dear Mr. MeG owan:

This letter is in reference to 

### your application for a Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit for the Desert Rock Energy Facility dated May 7. 2004. and 

### to our 

### request for additional information 

### dated November 17, 

### 2011. We 

### attempted to contact you about this matter earlier this 

### year. 1—lowever, because 

### we did not receive conhirmation 

### that our 

### previous letter 

### was delivered, 

### we are 

### making this additional elton to reach 

### you.

It 

### has been approximately eighteen months since we last requested 

### information Irom Sithe Global 

### Power, LLC about the status 

### of the Desert 

### Rock Energy Facility and 

### we have yet to receive a reply. Accordingly, EPA will consider 

### your PSD 

### permit application to be 

### withdrawn without hlirther notice unless 

### you contact us within 30 

### days oh your receipt of this letter to discuss the status of your application and provide 

### us with a Plan to supply 

### the information that EPA 

### would need 

### in order to continue processing the application.



### If you have any questions or 

### if you wish to 

### arrange a meeting to discuss the status of the 

### permit application, please contact (lerardo Rios. 

### Chief of the Air Permits 001cc, at (415) 972—3974 

### or rios.gerardouepa.gov.

Sincerely,

Deb iih loidan ‘ 

### Director, Air 

### I)ivision

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k 2O3 May31, 2013 To: Ms. Deborah Jordan Director,

Air Division United States Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco,

CA 94105 CC: Mr. Geraldo Rios United States Environmental Protection Agency 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco,

CA 94105 Re: Application

for

a PSD permit
for the Desert Rock Energy Facility Dear Ms. Jordan, As per James McGowan’s request, attached please find

a signed letter from Thomas

J. DeLeo regarding
your letter dated May

7, 2013 referencing

our application

for

a Prevention of Significant Deterioration permit. If you have any questions, please

do not hesitate

to contact

me by email

at pazsitheg!obal.com

or by phone

at +1(212) 351-0094. Verytr lyyours, o ntaPaz Administrative Assistant 277 Park Avoriua 4Dt Floor Now York, Now York 10172

P 212 351 ODGO

F 212 351 00D2SITHEGLOBALMay31,2013Ms.DeborahJordanDirector,AirDivisionUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyRegionIX75HawthorneStreetSanFrancisco,CA94105DearMs.Jordan:WereceivedyourletterdatedMay7,2013regardinganapplicationforthePreventionofSignificantDeterioration(“PSD”)PermitfortheDesertRockEnergyFacilitydatedMay7,2004andtoanEPArequestforadditionalinformationdatedNovember11,2011.PleasebeinformedthatDesertRockEnergyCompany,LLCisnolongerdevelopingthisprojectandherebywithdrawsthePSDapplication.AformalacknowledgementofthiswithdrawalbyEPAwouldbeappreciated.Sincerely,ThomasJ.DeLeoChiefOperatingOfficerSitheGlobalPower,LLC277ParkAvonue4DtFlaorNewYork,NowYork10172P212351OOCOF2123510002

### UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

REGION IX 

### 75 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA 94105-3901



# JUN 1 82013

ihornas .1. DeLco Chie[ Operating Officer Sithe Global Power. LLC 

### 277 Park Avenue 40 th 

### FHr New York. NY 10172

This letter is 

### in reference 

### to your application toy a 

### Prevention of’ Significant Deterioration (PSD) permit for 

### the Desert 

### Rock Energy Facility. 

### As requested, this is to 

### conhrm receipt of 

### your May 3 1 

### 201 3 letter 

### withdrawing the application.

Sincerely.
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### 7 

# J/’ /

Gerardo C. 

### Rios Chiel Permits Office €D S.



### Dear 

### Mr. DeLco:

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