,.€oS741.UNITEDSTATESENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCYIREGIONIXPRO75HawthorneStreetSanFrancisco,CA94105-3901FEB282014W.DaveJenkinsPioPicoEnergyCenter,LLCdoEnergyInvestorsFundsThreeCharlesRiverPlace63KendrickStreet,Suite101Needham,MA02494Re:FinalPermitDecisionforPioPicoEnergyCenter,PSDPermitNo.SD11-01DearMr.Jenkins:TheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)Region9isherebyissuingandprovidingyouwithnoticeofitsfinalpermitdecisiongrantingPSDPermitNo.SD11-01tothePioPicoEnergyCenter,LLCforthePioPicoEnergyCenter.EPARegion9initiallyissuedafinaldecisiononthispermitapplicationonNovember19,2012under40C.F.R.§124.15.AfterpetitionsforreviewofRegion9’sdecisionwerefiledwithEPA’sEnvironmentalAppealsBoard(EAB),onAugust2,2013,theEABremandedthepermittoRegion9inpart,directingRegion9toreviseitsBACTanalysisfortheparticulatematteremissionlimitsforthePPECandtosolicitpubliccommentonitsrevisedanalysis.SeeInrePioPicoEnergyCenterPSDPermitNo.SD11-01,PSDAppealNos.12-04through12-06(EAB,Aug.2,2013)(OrderRemandinginPartandDenyingReviewinPart).TheBoard’sdecisionalsostatedthatonceRegion9issuesafinalpermitdecisionfollowingthepublicconunentperiodrequiredbytheremand,theRegion’sfinalpermitdecisionandtheBoard’sdecisioninthismatterbecomefinalagencyactionsubjecttojudicialreviewper40CFR124.19(1).TheBoard’sdecisionnotedthatalthoughanappealtotheBoardisaprerequisitetojudicialreviewofaninitialfinalpermitdecision,suchanappealisnotaprerequisitetojudicialreviewofafinalpermitdecisionfollowingaBoardremandofapermitdecisionunlesstheBoard“specificallyprovidesthatappealsoftheremanddecisionwillberequiredtoexhaustadministrativeremedies.”TheBoard’sdecisionfurtherstatedthattheBoardisnotrequiring,andwillnotaccept,anappealtotheBoardofthefinalpermitdecisionfortheProjectfollowingremandinthiscase.InresponsetotheEAB’sremanddecision,Region9preparedarevisedparticulatematterBACTanalysisandBACTdeterminationfortheemissionlimitsfortheProject’scombustionturbinesinaccordancewiththeBoard’sorder,andproposedrevisedpermitconditionsforsuchlimits.InNovemberof2013,Region9issuedapublicnoticeseekingpubliccommentonthisrevisedanalysisandtheserevisedparticulatematterpermitconditions,andtheRegionalsoheldapublichearingonDecember17,2013toreceivesuchcomment.PnnredonRecycledPaperDuringthe2013publiccommentperiod,EPAreceivedwrittenandoralcommentsregardingitsproposedPSDpermittingactionfortheProject.EPAhascareftillyreviewedeachofthecommentssubmittedand,afterconsiderationoftheexpressedviewsofallcommenters,thepertinentFederalstatutesandregulations,andadditionalmaterialrelevanttotheapplicationandcontainedinourAdministrativeRecord,EPAhasmadeadecisioninaccordancewith40CFR52.21toissueafinalPSDpermittoPPLLC.AsEPARegion9hascompletedtheremandproceedingsinresponsetotheEAB’sOrder,wearenowissuingourfinalpermitdecisiongrantingaPSDpermittoPPLLCforthePPEC,PSDPermitNo.SD11-01.Inaccordancewith40C.F.R.§124.19(l)(2),thisletterservesasthefinalpermitdecisionbyEPARegion9forthispermit.AllconditionsofPSDPermitNo.SD11-01,asissuedbyRegion9onFebruary28,2014,willbefinalandeffectiveonApril7,2014.PublicnoticeofthisfinalagencyactionwillbepublishedintheFederalRegisterpursuantto40C.F.R.§124.19(l)(3).Pursuanttosection307(b)(1)oftheCleanAirAct,42U.S.C.§7607(b)(1),judicialreviewofthisfinalpermitdecision,totheextentitisavailable,maybesoughtbyfilingapetitionforreviewintheUnitedStatesCourtofAppealsfortheNinthCircuitwithin60daysofpublicationofnoticeofthisfinalpermitdecisionintheFederalRegister.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthismatter,pleasecontactLisaBeckhamofthePermitsOfficeat(415)972-3811orbeckham.lisaepa.gov.cc:SteveHill,SierraResearch(viaemail)TomWeeks,SanDiegoCountyAPCD(viaemail)EricK.Solorio,CaliforniaEnergyCommission(viaemail)MichaelTolistrup,CaliforniaEnergyCommission(viaemail)Det2