Permits Open for Comment
Permit applications listed here require a 30-day public comment period. This allows the public to become part of the permitting process and to impact its outcome. All comments relevant to the proposed permit conditions will be considered. Instructions for submitting comments are included in the “public notice” posted with the permit application.
Permit applications listed here require a 30-day public comment period. This allows the public to become part of the permitting process and to impact its outcome. All comments relevant to the proposed permit conditions will be considered. Instructions for submitting comments are included in the “public notice” posted with the permit application.
Permits open for comment
PUBLIC COMMENT
SIMPSON LUMBER COMPANY
Comment Period: February 22, 2010 - March 25, 2010
What is the proposal?
Simpson Lumber Company (SLC) has requested the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency issue a regulatory order establishing federally enforceable limits for regulated air pollutants from their spray coating facility located at 901 E. 11th in Tacoma. The proposed regulatory order will limit SLC’s potential emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) to less than 99.0 tons and emissions of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) to less than 24.5 tons for any consecutive 12-month period. New information regarding emissions of VOCs and HAPs from lumber drying kilns shows that historical production levels could result in SLC being classified as a major source of HAPs. As a result, SLC is requesting a federally enforceable limit of VOC and HAP emissions to enable the facility to be excluded from the air operating permit program codified in Chapter 173-401 of the Washington Administrative Code. SLC is also currently subject to the requirements of the Plywood National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (Plywood NESHAP), codified in 40 CFR 63 Subpart DDDD. Approval of SLC’s request to establish a federally enforceable limit of VOC and HAP emissions will not affect SLC’s requirements under the Plywood NESHAP.
PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency has completed review of this request. The Agency has no objection to issuing this Order pursuant to Section 3.03 of Regulation I and WAC 173-400-091. The Agency has also made a preliminary determination that the proposal would not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment (determination of nonsignificance). This action is a non-project action. The agency has completed an Environmental Checklist which is on file at the Agency. This information is available to the public upon request. The Determination of Non-Significance (DNS) for this proposal is issued in accordance with WAC 197-11-340(2); the Agency will not act on this proposal before March 25, 2010.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The proposed Order No. 9868 and the information considered in making the preliminary determination are available below.
- Draft Order of Approval
- Determination of Non-Significance
- Notice of Construction Worksheet
- Public Notice (complete version)
To review at the Agency’s office (address below), please call Rob Switalski at (206) 689-4076 for an appointment.
HOW CAN YOU COMMENT?
Please send written comments relating to the issuance of this Order within 30 days of this notice to:
Brian Renninger
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency,
1904 3rd Ave, Suite 105
Seattle, WA 98101
or e-mail to: brianr@pscleanair.org.
A public hearing may be held if the Agency determines that there is significant public interest.
Requests for a public hearing must be submitted within the comment period. Any such request for a public hearing must indicate the interest of the person or organization filing it, and describe why a hearing is necessary.
