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Waimana KCP MECO PSD EAB !  _7XXdd7 h X4$XXX     BEFORETHEADMINISTRATOR  UNITEDSTATESENVIRONMENTALPROTECTIONAGENCY    `     h   ) , | INTHEMATTEROF   h   )  l MAUIELECTRICCOMPANY h   )  \ _LTD_.SPROJECT   0 h 0h(#h(#)ORDERRESPONDINGTOPETITIONERS  L  Ѐ)REQUESTTHATTHEADMINISTRATOR (#(# PermitNo.006701C h   )OBJECTTOISSUANCEOFASTATE ,     `     h   )OPERATINGPERMIT x        `      )   Ѐ)         `      Ӏ @  @`  @  @ ORDERDENYINGPETITIONFOROBJECTIONTOPERMIT  d      ` OnFebruary17,1998,the_Kawaihae_Ԁ_Cogeneration_Partners( _KCP_or thePetitioner)filedaPetitionrequestingthattheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency( EPA)reviseorrevokea_PSD_/CoveredSourcePermit,No.006701C,issuedtoMauiElectricCompany,Ltd.( _MECO_)fortheconstructionandoperationoftwo20megawatt( MW)combustionturbinegeneratorsat_MECO_s_Maalaea_ԀGeneratingStationat_Maalaea_,Maui,Hawaii( the_MECO_ԀPermit).The_MECO_ԀPermit,issuedbytheStateofHawaiiDepartmentofHealth( DOH)onJanuary6,1998,constitutesbothaconstructionpermitissuedpursuanttothePreventionofSignificantDeterioration( _PSD_)requirementsoftheCleanAirAct( CAAor theAct),42U.S.C.74707479,andastateoperatingpermitissuedpursuanttoTitleVoftheAct,42U.S.C.76617661f.   ` _KCP_ԀhaspetitionedEPAtoobjecttothe_MECO_ԀPermitpursuantto40_CFR_Ԁ70.8(d).Forthereasonssetforthbelow,Ideny_KCP_srequest. I.STATUTORYANDREGULATORYFRAMEWORK  (X#&    ` Section502(d)(1)oftheActrequireseachstatetodevelopandsubmittoEPAanoperatingpermitprogramintendedtomeettherequirementsofTitleV.TheStateofHawaiisubmittedaTitleVprogramgoverningtheissuanceofoperatingpermits(termed CoveredSourcepermitsbytheState),whichis -(,    `   containedinitsAdministrativeRules,Title11,Chapter60.1.OnDecember1,1994,EPAgrantedinterimapprovaltotheStateofHawaiisTitleVprogram.59Fed.Reg.61,549;seealso61Fed.  Reg.56,368(Oct.31,1996);40_CFR_ԀPart70,AppendixA.MajorstationarysourcesofairpollutionandothersourcescoveredbyTitleVarerequiredtoobtainanoperatingpermitthatincludesemissionlimitationsandsuchotherconditionsasarenecessarytoassurecompliancewithapplicablerequirementsoftheAct.SeeCAA502(a)&504(a). 0     ` Undersection505(b)oftheCAA,theAdministratorisauthorizedtoreviewstateoperatingpermitsissuedpursuanttoTitleVandtovetopermitsthatfailtocomplywiththeapplicablerequirementsoftheAct.Inparticular,undersection505(b)(1)oftheActandtheimplementingregulationsat40_CFR_Ԁ70.8(c),EPAmayobjecttotheissuanceofaTitleVpermitifitdeterminesthatthepermitis notincompliancewiththeapplicablerequirementsofthisAct,includingtherequirementsofanapplicableimplementationplan.WhenEPAdeclinestovetoaTitleVpermitonitsowninitiative,section505(b)(2)providesthatcitizensmaypetitiontheAdministratortoobjecttotheissuanceofapermitbydemonstratingthatthepermitisnotincompliancewithapplicablerequirements.See40_CFR_Ԁ P 70.8(d).ForpurposesofreviewbytheAdministratorpursuanttosection505(b),theapplicablerequirementsincludethoseoftherelevantstateorfederal_PSD_Ԁprogram.   ` Sections110(a)(2)(C)and161oftheActrequireeachstatetoincludea_PSD_Ԁprograminitsstateimplementationplan( SIP).IfaSIPdoesnotcontainanapproved_PSD_Ԁprogram,EPApromulgatesafederalimplementationplan,andthefederal_PSD_regulationsat40_CFR_Ԁ52.21governingpermitissuanceapply.EPAmayinturndelegateitsauthoritytothestatetoissuefederal_PSD_Ԁpermitsonitsbehalf.See40_CFR_Ԁ52.21(u). #!    ` BecauseHawaiisstateimplementationplanlacksanapproved_PSD_Ԁprogram,theapplicablerequirementsgoverningtheissuanceof_PSD_ԀpermitsinHawaiiarethefederal_PSD_Ԁregulationsat40_CFR_Ԁ52.21.See40_CFR_Ԁ52.632.AlthoughEPARegionIX P(#& delegatedadministrationofthe_PSD_ԀprograminHawaiitotheState,48Fed.Reg.51,682(Nov.10,1983);54Fed.Reg.23,978(June5,1989),_PSD_ԀpermitsissuedbyHawaiiarefederalpermits.Appealsofthosepermitsareaccordinglygovernedby40_CFR_Ԁ ,`'* 124.19andareheardexclusivelybytheEnvironmentalAppealsBoard.Furthermore,whereafederal_PSD_ԀpermitisappealedtotheBoard,thepermitisnoteffectiveandconstructionmaynotbeginuntiltheBoardhasdisposedoftheappeal.40_CFR_Ԁ124.15   ` BecauseoftheallocationofpermitreviewauthoritytotheEnvironmentalAppealsBoardinthecaseoffederal_PSD_permits,Ideclinetoreviewthemeritsof_PSD_ԀissueswithrespecttosuchpermitsraisedinapetitiontovetounderTitleV.AsexplainedintwopreviousordersrespondingtopetitionsrequestingEPAtoobjecttoDOHsissuanceofa_PSD_/CoveredSourcePermit,0  8` (#(#[_W]here_ԀEPAisthe_PSD_Ԁpermittingauthority(eitherdirectlyorbyvirtueofadelegationagreementwithastateorlocalgovernment)andapartydesiringtocontest_PSD_ԀissuescouldhavebroughtthoseissuestotheEnvironmentalAppealsBoardunder40_CFR_Ԁ124.19...IwilldisposeofTitleVvetopetitionsinamannerthatpreservestheBoardsjurisdictionover_PSD_Ԁpermitappeals.Incontrast,whereastateorlocalgovernmenthasaSIPapproved_PSD_ԀprogramandtheEnvironmentalAppealsBoardlacksjurisdictiontoentertainpermitappeals,themeritsof_PSD_issuesareripeforconsiderationinatimelyvetopetitionunderTitleV. ` `  Inre_Kawaihae_Ԁ_Cogeneration_ԀProject(OrderoftheAdministrator, 0 March10,1997);InreHawaiiElectricLightCompanyLtd.s   Project(OrderoftheAdministrator,April3,1998). !  II._PSD_ԀISSUES  #!    ` Underthe_PSD_Ԁprogram,aphysicalchangeorchangeinthemethodofoperationatamajorstationarysourcewhichwouldresultinasignificantnetemissionsincreaseofanyregulatedpollutantconstitutesa majormodificationofthesource,andtheowneroroperatormustobtaina_PSD_Ԁpermitthatmeetstherequirementsofsection165oftheAct.See40_CFR_Ԁ $*t%( 52.21(b)(2)(_i_)&52.21(_i_)(2).Inparticular,thepermitmustrequiretheapplicationofthebestavailablecontroltechnology ,T'* ( _BACT_)tocontrolemissionsofpollutantsemittedinsignificantamounts.40_CFR_Ԁ52.21(j).   ` _KCP_spetitiontoobjecttotheissuanceofthe_MECO_Permitallegesthatthe_PSD_Ԁpermitsrequirementofwaterinjectionandlowsulfurfueloilisnot_BACT_Ԁforoxidesofnitrogenandsulfurdioxide._KCP_Ԁfurtherobjectsthatitisimpropertodeterminetheapplicabilityof_BACT_Ԁbasedonademonstrationprojectthatwasbeingconductedby_MECO_.   ` BecauseoftheEnvironmentalAppealsBoardsexclusiveauthoritytoreview_PSD_Ԁdeterminations,includingdeterminationsregarding_BACT_,withrespecttofederalpermits,Ideny_KCP_srequestthatEPAreviseorrevokethe_MECO_ԀPermitonthebasisoftheallegationsrelatingtotheBACTdetermination.Asnotedin_Kawaihae_Ԁ_Cogeneration_ԀProjectandtheHawaiiElectricLight  CompanyProject,suchadispositionof_PSD_Ԁissuesinanappeal  underTitleVisnotintendedtoaddressthemeritsofapetitionersclaimsregarding_PSD_Ԁissues.   ` Inreachingthisconclusion,Ifurthernotethatthemeritsof_KCP_sclaimswithrespecttothe_BACT_Ԁdeterminationreflectedin_MECO_spermithavebeenaddressedbytheEnvironmentalAppealsBoard.SeeInreMauiElectricCo.,_PSD_ @ AppealNo.982,slipop.(_EAB_,Sept.10,1998)._KCP_scorporate 0 partner,_Waimana_ԀEnterprises,Inc.( _Waimana_)madesubstantiallythesameallegationsmadehereinitsappealtothe_Board.# #  1      _ԀThe ` Boardhasreviewedtheseallegationsanddenied_Waimana_spetitionforreviewofthe_MECO_Ԁpermit.Id. @  CONCLUSION      !   Forthereasonssetforthabove,Ideny_KCP_spetitionrequestingtheAdministratortoobjecttotheissuanceofthe_MECO_ԀPermitpursuanttoCAAsection505(b). ________________   h ____________________________________ @  ЀDate `     h   CarolM.Browner 0     `     h   Administrator