PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
U.S. Army Garrison
Fort Wainwright
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has made a preliminary decision to issue Air Quality Control Minor Permit AQ0236MSS03 Revision 2 for Fort Wainwright.
Applicant: U.S. Army Garrison
1046 Marks Road Gaffney Road #6000
Fort Wainwright, AK 99703
Location: Latitude 64.8345678º North; Longitude 147.61913º West
Fort Wainwright, Alaska
Application: The basis for this permit revision is classified under AS 46.14.130(c)(2), because the Department finds that public health or air quality effects provide a reasonable basis to regulate the stationary source. This finding is contained in the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Serious Nonattainment Area (NAA) adopted on November 19, 2019.
The Department is processing Minor Permit AQ0236MSS03 Rev. 2 under the Department’s revoke and reissuance procedures under AS 46.14.280(a)(2), and therefore no permit application was submitted by the Permittee. The Department is preparing a new comprehensive SIP with a new determination that SO2 BACT limits for major stationary sources are not required to satisfy the State’s obligations under the Clean Air Act requirements for stationary sources in the NAA. Given that the Department originally issued Minor Permit AQ0236MSS03 Rev. 1 for the sole purpose of implementing SO2 controls identified in the FNSB NAA SIP for Fort Wainwright, the Department later found no underlying basis for issuing such permit.
The Department sent U.S. Army Garrison a notice of intent to revoke and reissue Minor Permit AQ0236MSS01 Rev. 1 under AS 46.14.280(a)(2), on July 30, 2024, to remove SO2 conditions and add PM2.5 conditions and additional monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting (MR&R) requirements.
Emissions: The potential annual emissions of regulated air pollutants at the stationary source will not exceed: 81.74 tons of Nitrogen Oxides, 18.35 tons of Carbon Monoxide, 51.43 tons of Particulate Matter, 39.98 tons of Sulfur Dioxide, and 15.31 tons of Volatile Organic Compounds. The total annual potential emissions of regulated air pollutants, other than greenhouse gases, are 206.81 tons. The Department does not consider this change to be a potential or actual emissions increase under 18 AAC 50.502(c)(3), or a potential or net emissions increase under 40 C.F.R. 52.21(b).
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(s), ADEC’s preliminary minor permit and technical analysis report (TAR) are available at the following offices:
ADEC Air Permits Program, 333 Willoughby Avenue, 8th Floor, Ste 800, State Office Building, Juneau, AK 99801
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 by October 22, 2024, 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.
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 Julia Schweminiski at (907) 269-7660 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.
Comments relevant to the preliminary minor permit may be submitted electronically via ADEC’s public notice site at https://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/FormalComments, or to Peter Saengsudham by mail to 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501, or by email to peter.saengsudham@alaska.gov and dec.air.comment@alaska.gov. Comments must be received by close of public comments period at 11:59 p.m. Alaska time on October 22, 2024. Except for comments classified under AS 46.14.520, all public comments submitted during the public comment period can be viewed at https://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/AirPermitsApprovalsAndPublicNotices after the public comment period.
ADEC has tentatively scheduled a public hearing for these preliminary and draft permits, to be held on Monday, October 21, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. via teleconference. The public hearing will be held only if a request to hold the public hearing is received by 5:00 p.m. on October 14, 2024. You may request a public hearing by calling Dave Jones at (907) 465-5122 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by e-mailing a request to dave.jones2@alaska.gov. If no request for the public hearing is received by Monday, October 14, 2024, the public hearing will be cancelled. ADEC will announce the cancellation of the public hearing by publishing a public notice by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, on these websites:
https://dec.alaska.gov/air/anpms/sip/2024-fbks-pm2-5-serious-sip-amends/;
https://dec.alaska.gov/air/anpms/communities/fbks-pm2-5-2024-proposed-amendment-serious-sip/;
https://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/airtoolsweb/AirPermitsApprovalsAndPublicNotices; and
https://dec.alaska.gov/commish/public-notices.
You may provide oral comments relevant to the proposed action via telephone at the hearing tentatively scheduled to be held on Monday, October 21, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. by calling +1 907-202-7104; and entering code 939122363#. Callers should be on the line before the hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. if they would like to provide oral testimony so that we can document contact information for the record and determine the order of testimony. Prior to the start of the hearing, ADEC may limit the time allotted for each person providing oral testimony, as reasonably necessary to conclude the hearing in the time provided. The hearing may be extended for a reasonable amount of time to accommodate those present before 10:00 a.m. who did not have an opportunity to comment prior to that time.