Announcement of the Delegation of Partial Administrative Authority for the Southern Ute Indian Reservation to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe for Implementation of the Clean Air Act Federal Minor New Source Review Program in Indian Country and the Indian Country Minor Source Oil and Gas Federal Implementation Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to announce that on June 11, 2024, EPA Region 8 and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe (SUIT) entered into an Agreement for Delegation of Partial Administrative Authority to assist the EPA in administering the following two federal Clean Air Act (CAA) programs within the SUIT Reservation: the Federal Minor New Source Review Program in Indian country (EPA Indian country MNSR Program) and the Federal Implementation Plan for Managing Air Emissions from True Minor Sources in Indian Country in the Oil and Natural Gas Production and Oil and Natural Gas Processing Segments of the Oil and Natural Gas Sector (EPA Indian country Minor Source Oil and Gas FIP). Notice of this partial delegation is being added to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The EPA is taking this action pursuant to the CAA.