NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR DRAFT/PROPOSED OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL
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 states all
requirements (e.g.
emission limitations,
monitoring requirements,
etc.) established by
regulations promulgated
under the aforementioned
programs. The Division of
Air Quality (DAQ) ha
determined that the
draft/proposed 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 the
referenced chemical
manufacturing plant:
MPM Silicones, LLC
Sistersville Facility
Plant ID No.:
03-54-09500001
10851 Energy Highway
Friendly, WV 26146
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. This notice also
solicits comments from
the U.S. EPA concerning
the same preliminary
determination and
provides an opportunity
for the U.S. EPA to
concurrently review the
basis for the proposed
approval as a “proposed”
permit.
All written comments
submitted by the public
and affected state(s)
pursuant to this notice
must be received by the
DAQ within thirty (30)
days of the date of
publication of this notice.
Under concurrent review,
written comments
submitted by the U.S. EPA
must be received by the
DAQ within forty-five (45)
days from the date of
publication of this notice or
from the date the U.S.
EPA receives this
draft/proposed permit
renewal, whichever is
later. In the event the
30th/45th day is a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal
holiday, the comment
period will be extended
until 5:00 p.m. on the
following regularly
scheduled business day.
The public shall have 135
days from the date of
publication of this notice to
file petitions for
concurrently reviewed
permits. Upon notice by
the U.S. EPA to the DAQ,
prior to the end of the 45
day notice period, the U.S.
EPA may choose to hold
the 30 day comment
period on the draft permit
and the 45 day comment
period on the proposed
permit sequentially.
During the public
comment period any
interested person may
submit written comments
on the draft permit and, if
no public hearing has
been scheduled, may
request a public hearing.
A request for a public
hearing shall be in writing
and shall state the nature
of the issues proposed to
be raised in the hearing.
The Director of the DAQ
shall grant such a request
for a hearing if she
concludes that a public
hearing is appropriate.
Any public hearing shall
be held in the general
area in which the facility is
located, after 30 day
notice is given. The DAQ
will consider all written
comments prior to final
action on the permit.
Copies of the Permit
Application, DAQ Fact
Sheet, and
Draft/Proposed Permit
Renewal may be
downloaded from the
DAQ’s web site at:
https://dep.wv.gov/daq/
permitting/titlevpermits/
Pages/default.aspx.
Comments and questions
concerning this matter
should be addressed to:
WV Department of
Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Contact: Sarah Barron
(304) 926-0499 ext.:
41915
TSN 1/11 4744