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DEP to Hold Virtual Public Meeting and Extend Public Comment Period On March 26, 2025, TransGas Development Systems LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for two separate permits to construct an off-grid power generation facility at two distinct locations in Mingo County. TransGas Development Systems LLC’s Adams Fork Harless Data Center Energy Campus is to be located off of 22 Mine Road, near Holden at latitude 37.75302 and longitude -82.11905. TransGas Development Systems LLC’s Adams Fork Data Energy Center is to be located at 2002 Twisted Gun Road, in Wharncliffe at latitude 37.59372 and longitude -81.95491. A preliminary evaluation has determined that all State and Federal air quality requirements will be met by the two facilities. The following potential emissions will be authorized by each permitting action: Volatile Organic Compounds, 117.93 tons per year (TPY); Nitrogen Oxides, 194.30 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 205.62 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 9.93 TPY; Total Particulate Matter, 215.17 TPY; Particulate Matter less than 10 microns in diameter, 192.26 TPY; Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter, 188.03 TPY; Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 0.87 TPY. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will hold a virtual public meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025 to provide information on both facilities. DAQ staff members will be available to provide a presentation and answer questions before taking comments from the public about TransGas Development Systems LLC’s Adams Fork Harless Data Center Energy Campus (Draft Permit R13-3714), and TransGas Development Systems LLC’s Adams Fork Data Center Energy Campus (Draft Permit R13-3715). Instructions to register for the public meeting and to provide a comment are below. Registration for the public meeting is required by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025. To register, please complete the registration form at: https://forms.gle/H4VUfdWDrpxKv9qx7. To register to ask questions and/or provide oral comments, please indicate “yes” you want to ask a question and/or provide oral comments on the record when you register. A confirmation email will be sent with your responses when you register. A separate email with information on how to join the public meeting will be sent after registration closes at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025. If you do not have internet access and want to register to participate via telephone, please contact Nicole Ernest at (304) 926-0499 x41256. Oral comments are limited to five (5) minutes. Video demonstrations and screen sharing by commenters is not permitted. The purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary determination if the proposed permits will meet all state and federal requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to provide information and accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received at the addresses noted below within the specified time frame, or comments presented orally at the public meeting, will be considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public record. The public comment period has been extended to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2025. Written comments may be submitted by: Email: Jerry Williams at [email protected] with “TransGas Development Comments” as the subject line, or Mail: WVDEP – Air Quality, Attention: Jerry Williams, 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304. Instructions for downloading additional information, including copies of the draft permit, application, and all other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision is available at: https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Pages/NSR-Permit-Applications.aspx. LH-324554 08-06;2025