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.

Permits currently open for comment

EQUILON ENTERPRISES, LLC dba SHELL OIL PRODUCTS US

Comment Period: June 23 - July 22, 2009

What is the proposal?

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is providing public notice that Equilon Enterprises LLC (dba Shell Oil Products US) has filed an application to amend the voluntary limit on emissions from their gasoline loading terminal on Harbor Island.  The existing limit, Order No. 5995, was issued on August 15, 1995 and limits the throughputs of petroleum products across their truck and marine loading racks and establishes a more stringent emission standard for their truck loading rack.  Shell Oil Products US is requesting to decrease the allowable gasoline, avgas, and ethanol throughput across the marine rack and correspondingly increase the allowable gasoline and ethanol throughput across the truck loading rack.  However, the allowable emissions of gasoline vapors would remain capped below the applicability thresholds for the Air Operating Permit program under Chapter 173-401 WAC (100 tons per year of volatile organic compounds) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants under 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart R (25 tons per year of hazardous air pollutants).

The amended Order would continue to require Shell Oil Products US to track their petroleum product throughputs on a monthly basis and to notify the Agency in writing of any exceedance of the limits within 30 days of the end of the consecutive 12-month period during which the exceedance occurred.

To review draft copies of permit documents, click the links below:

• Draft Order of Approval
• Notice of Construction Worksheet
• Determination of Non-Significance
• Public Notice (complete version)

How can you comment?

The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency will accept comments on the draft AOP renewal for 30 days after the date this notice is published.  Send written comments to:

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Attention: Gerry Pade

1904 Third Avenue – Suite 105

Seattle, WA 98101

Or Email: gerryp@pscleanair.org