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PUBLIC NOTICE West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Division of Air Quality Comment Period Opens: June 3, 2022 Comment Period Closes: July 5, 2022 Publication: Charleston Gazette-Mail and West Virginia State Register Publication Date: June 3, 2022 Type of Notice: Public Comment Period and Public Hearing Location: Statewide Proposed Activity: DAQ 2023 Legislative Rules Project Description: The DAQ proposed 2023 legislative rules include: 45CSR16 (Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources) 45CSR22 (Air Quality Management Fee Program) 45CSR30 (Requirements for Operating Permits) 45CSR34 (Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants) 45CSR40 (Control of Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxides Emissions) Upon authorization and promulgation of the final rules, 45CSR16, 45CSR30, and 45CSR34 will be submitted to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fulfill federal obligations under the Clean Air Act (CAA), including delegations and authorizations. Upon authorization and promulgation, 45CSR40 will be submitted to EPA for approval as a revision to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) pursuant to the federal CAA. Upon authorization and promulgation, 45CSR22 will be a state only rule, with no further action. The proposed rules are available at: the Secretary of State’s website at http:/apps.sos.wv.gov dlaw sr the DEP website at http:/www.dep.wv.gov io ages ules.aspx, or the DAQ website at https:/dep.wv.gov-aq ublicnoticeandcomment ages-efault.aspx If you do not have internet capability, please contact DAQ foralternatives. Point of Contact: Laura Jennings (laura.m.jennings@ wv.gov or 304-926-0475) The DEP is holding the public hearing virtually. Instructions for participating and providing verbal comments are provided below. Both verbal and written comments will be made part of the official rulemaking record. Written comments maybe submitted at any time during the public comment period as instructed below. Written comments must be received by 5:00 pm on July 5. Written comments received after 5:00 pm on July 5 will not be accepted. Written Comments: E-mail writte comments to [email protected] with “Proposed DAQ 2023 Rule Comments” in the subject line, or Mail hard copy comments to the attention of Sandra Adkins at the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304. Public Hearing: July 5, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive comments concerning the proposed DAQ2023 legislative rules identified above. A Response to Commentsdocument will be prepared as part of the rulemaking process. A separate hearing will be held for each of the proposed rules. Thehearings will be held sequentially and will commence immediatelyfollowing the conclusion of the hearing for the previous proposed rule. To participate online or by telephone, registration is required by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. To register, please complete the participantregistration form at https:/forms.gle-KdxExuwnr1cQ53v6. To register to speak, please indicate “yes” you want to provide verbalcomments on the record when you register with the previously provided link. A confirmation e-mail will be sent with information on how tojoin the public hearing. If you do not have internet access and want to register, please contact Sandie Adkins or Stephanie Hammonds at (304) 926-0475. Registration for the online hearing is required to fulfill the state’s obligation under federal air qualityregulations to document the list of participants. If you wish to speak at the public hearing, verbal testimony is limited to 5 minutes for each witness. If participating virtually, video demonstrations and screen sharing by witnesses is not permitted. LC-130021 06-03;2022