Public Notice Information
Air
107024
Prairie Catalytic
Columbus
Columbus
Public Notice Documents
All Program Documents
May be slow to load depending on the number of documents
Construction
August 4, 2020
September 3, 2020

PUBLIC NOTICE


Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
Air Quality Division

Notice is given to the public, according to Chapter 14 of Nebraska Administrative Code Title 129 - Nebraska Air Quality Regulations, that the Department is proposing to issue a construction permit to Prairie Catalytic, LLC (FID 107024) for as-built changes to the ethyl acetate production facility (Standard Industrial Classification code 2869) located at 3309 E 8th Street, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. The anticipated change in emissions of regulated air contaminants in tons per year (tpy) due to the proposed revisions at this facility will be: -4.19 tpy of Particulate Matter (PM); -4.67 tpy of PM ≤ 10 microns (PM10); -4.67 tpy PM ≤ 2.5 microns (PM2.5); -0.05 tpy Sulfur Dioxide; -18.31 tpy Oxides of Nitrogen; -9.71 tpy Carbon Monoxide; -22.77 tpy Volatile Organic Compounds; 0.12 tpy of acetaldehyde; and -0.07 tpy total Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP).

Platte County meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for those pollutants subject to a NAAQS and is expected to continue in that status. No impact is anticipated on habitat for any rare or threatened species.

The Department proposes to issue a construction permit with specific conditions, based on Title 129, which addresses as-built changes to the facility including changes to the number and size of process and storage tanks; the utilization of a Scrubber, Hot Oil Heater, and Carbon Drum Filter as a VOC and HAP control device; and associated operating and recordkeeping requirements.

The proposed permit and supporting materials are available Tuesday, August 4, 2020 through Thursday, September 3, 2020 at the NDEE, Suite 400, 1200 "N" Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, and electronically at http://dee.ne.gov. Only comments received by the Department during this period on new and significantly revised conditions to the previous construction permit(s) will be considered. 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 be in writing and 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 NDEE by calling (402) 471-2186. TDD users should call (800) 833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call the NDEE at (402) 471-2186. For further information, to submit comments, or request a hearing you may contact the NDEE by email “ndeq.airquality@nebraska.gov” or by mail submitted to the attention of Sarah Starostka, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922.