* * * PUBLIC NOTICE * * * 

NOTICE OF INTENT TO RENEW A CLEAN AIR ACT 

TITLE V FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT 

The Region IX office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requests 

public comment on a draft renewal of the Operating Permit for South Point Energy Center, a 

500 megawatt power plant located in Mohave County, Arizona on the Fort Mohave Indian 

Reservation. 

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

40 C.F.R. Part 71. The permit contains all the Clean Air Act requirements that apply to the 

source and requires that the source conduct sufficient monitoring to enable 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 C.F.R. 

§ 71.11. 

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

the draft permit, the permit application, and all supporting materials 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) 

 U.S. EPA, Region IX 

 75 Hawthorne Street 

 San Francisco, CA 94105 

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

through Friday from 9:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. (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 by October 19, 

2011. 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.