Public Notice: Approval of Request for Coverage under General Air Quality Permit; Big Valley Fuel & Market, Lakeport, CA
Summary
Approval of Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Gasoline Dispensing Facility in Indian Country within California: Big Valley Fuel & Market. Source ID # 111; Application # 2024-018-GP.
Final Action
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9 is approving a Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Source gasoline dispensing facility (GDF) in Indian Country within California (CA-GDF General Permit) from the Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians. This approval pertains to the construction and operation of the Big Valley Fuel & Market (Source), a convenience store and gasoline dispensing facility, to be located on the Big Valley Rancheria, near Lakeport, California. EPA is approving the Source’s request pursuant to the provisions of Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 110(a) and 301(d) and EPA’s Federal Indian Country Minor New Source Review (NSR) Program at Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) title 40, sections 49.151-161 (Tribal Minor NSR Program).
Source Location
1119 Napo Way
Lakeport, California 95453
Big Valley Rancheria
EPA Region 9’s approval of the Request for Coverage for the Source under the CA-GDF General Permit is a final agency action for purposes of judicial review only for the issue of whether the Source qualifies for coverage under the CA-GDF General Permit. See 40 CFR 49.156(e)(6). Any petition for review of this approval action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the appropriate circuit pursuant to CAA section 307(b). This Approval is effective as of November 5, 2025.
Administrative Record
The final approval decision, the Technical Support Document for this action, and all other supporting information are available through www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2024-0547. If you have trouble accessing the materials, or for other methods to obtain these materials, please contact Christa Leska at (415) 972-3930 or R9airpermits@epa.gov.
Christa Leska can also be reached through EPA Region 9’s toll-free general information line at (866) 372-9378.
Additional Information
If you have questions, or if you wish to obtain further information, please contact Christa Leska at (415) 972-3930, via email at R9airpermits@epa.gov, or at EPA mailing address above. If you would like to be added to our mailing list to receive future information about this approval action or other permit decisions issued by EPA Region 9, please contact EPA Region 9 by sending an email to R9airpermits@epa.gov.
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