Public Notice: Approval of Request for Coverage under General Air Quality Permit; Thermal Travel Center, Thermal, CA
Summary
Approval of Request for Coverage under the General Air Quality Permit for New or Modified Minor Source Gasoline Dispensing Facilities in Indian Country within California: Thermal Travel Center, Thermal, California. Source ID # 126; Application # 2025-013-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 Facilities in Indian Country within California (CA-GDF General Permit) from the Twenty-Nine Palms Economic Development Corporation. This approval pertains to the construction and operation of the Thermal Travel Center (Source), a gasoline dispensing facility with a convenience store, to be located on the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians trust land, near Thermal, California. The EPA is approving the Source’s request pursuant to the provisions of Clean Air Act (CAA) sections 110(a) and 301(d) and the 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
Northeast Corner of Harrison Street and Avenue 58 near Thermal, California
Latitude and Longitude Coordinates: 33.628, -116.181
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians Trust Land
Administrative Record
The final approval decision, EPA Region 9’s Technical Support Document for this action, and all other supporting information are available through www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA-R09-OAR-2025-0851. If you have trouble accessing the materials or for other methods to obtain these materials, please contact Po-Chieh Ting at (415) 972-3191 or R9airpermits@epa.gov. Po-Chieh Ting can also be reached through the EPA Region 9’s toll-free general information line at (866) 372-9378.
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