The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has made a preliminary decision to approve University of Alaska Fairbanks application for Air Quality Control Minor Permit AQ0316MSS08 for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus.
Applicant: University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
PO Box 757920, Fairbanks, AK 99775
Location: 802 Alumni Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775
64º 51´ North; 147º 51" West
Application: University of Alaska Fairbanks’s application is classified under AS 46.14.130(c)(2) because UAF requests a minor permit under a finding by the Department that public health or air quality effects provide a reasonable basis to regulate the stationary source. This minor permit is requested to make the Fairbanks PM2.5 State Implementation Plan’s control strategies for the UAF Campus enforceable.
Activity: The UAF Campus operates an electric power generating facility that provides electricity and heat to UAF.
Emissions: The permit action will reduce the potential emissions of SO2 from 761 TPY to 560 TPY and PM2.5 from 38.9 TPY to 35.9 TPY at the stationary source and has no effect on the potential emissions for the other criteria pollutants (NOx, PM10, CO, and VOCs).
ADEC Preliminary Review: Based on review of the application, ADEC drafted a preliminary permit decision for this project under AS 46.14 and 18 AAC 50.
Available Information: Copies of the permit application, ADEC’s preliminary permit and technical analysis report (TAR) are available at the following offices:
ADEC Air Permits Program, 410 Willoughby Avenue, 2nd floor, Juneau, AK 99801-1795
ADEC Air Permits Program, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501
These documents are also available at ADEC’s website at: http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/AirPermitsApprovalsAndPublicNotices/
Opportunity for Public Participation: Any interested person may present written statements relevant to the preliminary decision within 30 days after the first publication date. ADEC will consider all comments received and make any changes ADEC finds beneficial or necessary to assure compliance with 18 AAC 50 or state law. ADEC will issue a final decision to issue or deny the permit after the close of the public comment period. Any person may request a public hearing and that hearing will be held if ADEC finds that good cause exists.
ADEC complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Brian Blessington at (907) 269-6272 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 by the 15th day of this public comment period to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.
Please direct written statements or requests relevant to the proposed permit decision to Grace Germain at ADEC’s Anchorage office by mail to 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, or by e-mail to grace.germain@alaska.gov, or electronically via ADEC’s public notice site at http://aq.alaskadec.commentinput.com/?id=CGk6e. ADEC will accept comments on the proposed action through 11:59 p.m. Alaska time on April 5, 2021.
Publish: Alaska Web
Close of Public Comment Period: 11:59 P.M., April 5, 2021