NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR DRAFT OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and the state Air Pollution Control Act requires that all major sources and certain minor sources have a permit to operate which identifies all requirements (e.g. emission limitations, monitoring requirements, etc.) established by regulations promulgated under the aforementioned programs. The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has made a preliminary determination that the draft permit renewal referenced herein meets this requirement. The DAQ is providing notice to the general public of its preliminary determination to issue an operating permit renewal to the following company for operation of a polyethylene oxide manufacturing unit: Specialty Products US, LLC Institute Facility Plant ID No.: 03900682 250 Carbide Road Dunbar, WV 25064 This notice solicits comments from the public and affected state(s) concerning the above preliminary determination and provides an opportunity for such parties to review the basis for the proposed approval and the “draft” permit renewal. The DAQ will hold an in-person public meeting to provide information and answer questions and a virtual public hearing to receive official comments regarding the draft permit renewal. The in-person public meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 11, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the James C. Wilson University Union ballroom on the campus of West Virginia State University. WV DEP staff will give a brief overview to open the meeting and then be available to meet with citizens, provide information and answer questions. The virtual public hearing is set for Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 6 pm. The purpose of the hearing is to receive oral comments for the record. If you wish to speak at the virtual public hearing, verbal testimony is limited to 5 minutes for each commenter. If you do not have internet access and want to register for the public hearing and provide comments during the hearing by phone, please contact Sandie Adkins or Nicole Ernest at (304) 926-0475 by no later than 4 pm on the day of the public hearing. To register for the in-person public meeting and r the virtual public hearing, please complete the registration form at: https:/forms.gle fXexkzbeJrKLPJv5. A link to join the virtual public hearing is provided on the registration form. Please note that oral comments will only be accepted at the virtual public hearing on March 19, 2024. Written comments can be submitted to the agency at any point until 5 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2024. All comments received by the agency will be reviewed and considered prior to making its final determination on the renewal application. All comments received will become part of the public record. Written comments may be submitted via email to Nikki B. Moats at [email protected] (phone no.: 304-414-1282) with “Specialty Products US, LLC comments” in the subject line or by mailing a hard copy of the comments to the attention of Sandra Adkins at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304. Copies of the Permit Application, DAQ Fact Sheet, and Draft Permit Renewal may be downloaded from the DAQ’s web site at: https:/dep.wv.gov-aq ermitting itlevpermits ages-efault.aspx. LC-168215 02-09;2024