Puerto Rico Power Authority, San Juan Generating Station Repowering Project (Board decision, August 23, 2000)

Plain-English summary

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority asked to withdraw its petition for review of the PSD permit for the San Juan Generating Station Repowering Project. The Board granted the request subject to the terms and conditions of its August 3 and August 15, 2000 orders. The Environmental Appeals Board dismissed the petition. This order does not address the merits of the permit.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: None stated in the released order.
• Outcome: Request to withdraw the petition was granted, and the petition was dismissed.
• Key point: The EAB closed the permit appeal after granting the petitioner's withdrawal request subject to earlier orders.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD
UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C.

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In re: )
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Puerto Rico Power Authority, )
San Juan Generating Station ) PSD Appeal No. 00-1
Repowering Project
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ORDER GRANTING REQUEST FOR WITHDRAWAL
OF PETITION FOR REVIEW

On August 22, 2000, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority

(“PREPA”) filed a Request for Withdrawal of Petition for

Review in this matter. Petitioner’s request is hereby

granted, subject to the terms and conditions of the Board’s

order dated August 3, 2000, as clarified by its order dated

August 15, 2000. Accordingly, PREPA’s petition filed April

11, 2000, is dismissed.

So ordered.

ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD

Dated: 8/23/00 By: /s/
Scott C. Fulton
Environmental Appeals Judge
 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Order

Granting Request for Withdrawal of Petition For Review in the

matter of Puerto Rico Power Authority, PSD Appeal No. 00-1,

were sent to the following persons in the manner indicated:

By Facsimilie and U.S. Mail:

Joseph A. Siegel
Assistant Regional Counsel
U.S. EPA, Region II
290 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10007-1866
Fax No. 212-637-3199

Edward J. McGrath
Stanley W. Legro
Verner Liipfert Bernhard McPherson & Hand, Ltd.
901 15th Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005-2301
Fax No. 202-371-6279

Date: 8/23/00
/s/
Annette Duncan
Secretary