DEP to Hold Public Meeting and Extend Public Period
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) will hold a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, to provide information and receive comments regarding DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC’s air quality permit application R13-1849Q. DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC has proposed to correct errors in the number of allowable capper maintenance jet events, add a backup control device (emergency flare), and specify monitoring periods for short-term limitations . The facility is located at 8480 DuPont Road, Bldg 24 Washington, Wood County, WV, latitude 39.268611 and longitude -81.671162 degrees.
The DAQ will hold the public meeting virtually at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. Instructions for asking questions and providing oral comments at the virtual public meeting are provided below. DAQ staff members will be available to provide a presentation and answer questions before taking comments from the public. The public comment period has been extended to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 19, 2023.
To participate online or by telephone, registration is required by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. To register, please complete the registration form at: https://forms.gle/Y9ubEdgRCs3gv8896. To register to provide oral comments, please indicate “yes” you want to provide oral comments on the record when you register. A confirmation email will be sent with information on how to join the public meeting. 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 of if the proposed permit will meet all state and federal requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received at the address 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.
Written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 19, 2023:
* Preferred Method: Email written comments to [email protected] with “DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC, R13-1849Q Comments” in the subject line, or
* Mail hard copy comments to Jonathan Carney, WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 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.
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