Dodge County meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for those pollutants subject to a NAAQS and is expected to continue in that status. Dodge County is unclassifiable in regard to the state Total Reduced Sulfur (TRS) standards and no TRS emissions are expected from this project. No impact is anticipated on habitat for any rare or threatened species.

The NDEQ proposes to issue a Class I operating permit with specific conditions, based on Title 129, which authorizes to: Limit amount of soybeans received to 729,300 tons/year and amount of soybeans processed to 713,700 tons/year; Limit solvent (VOC and HAP) emissions to 0.165 gallons per ton soybeans processed; Require compliance with NESHAP Subparts A and DDDDD, “Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters at Major Sources of HAPs”; NESHAP Subparts A and GGGG, “Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Production”; NESHAP Subparts A and ZZZZ, “Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines”; Limit sulfur content of fuel types in the package boiler; Require control equipment to reduce PM, PM₁₀, VOC, and HAP emissions; Require proper installation, maintenance, and operation of equipment; Require recordkeeping and reporting to demonstrate compliance with permit conditions.

The proposed permit and supporting materials are available for inspection by the public August 8, 2017 through September 7, 2017 at the office of the NDEQ, Suite 400, 1200 "N" Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, and electronically at http://deq.ne.gov. Comments received during this period will be considered prior to the final decision. During this period the applicant, or any interested person or group of persons, may request or petition the Director for a public hearing, the request must state the nature of the issues to be raised and all arguments and factual grounds supporting their position. If a public hearing is granted by the Director, the hearing will be advertised by public notice at least 30 days prior to the hearing.

Inquiries may be made at (402) 471-2186 or ndeq.airquality@nebraska.gov . Individuals requiring special accommodations or alternate formats of materials should notify the NDEQ by calling (402) 471-2186. TDD users should call (800) 833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call the NDEQ at (402) 471-2186. For further information, to submit comments, or request a hearing you may contact the NDEQ by email “ndeq.airquality@nebraska.gov” or by mail submitted to the attention of David Christensen, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922.

Within 60 days after the US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator review, persons may petition the Administrator to object to the issuance of the proposed permit. Any such petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the 30-day comment period, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was not practicable to raise such objection within such period. For specific dates for which the 60-day petition period is open, contact Pamela Ann Rzodkiewicz at (402) 471-2186. Petitions should be mailed to: