Pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces a public hearing and opportunity to offer comments on a proposed revision to Florida’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act. This proposed SIP ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The Division of Air Resource Management, announces a hearing, if requested, to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME: March 20, 2019, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE: Department of Environmental Protection, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Room 195, Tallahassee, Florida.

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to 40 CFR 51.102, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces a public hearing and opportunity to offer comments on a proposed revision to Florida’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act. This proposed SIP revision consists of a request to redesignate the Hillsborough-Polk County sulfur dioxide (SO2) nonattainment area (NAA) and the Hillsborough-Polk County unclassifiable area (Mulberry Area) to attainment. This SIP submittal also includes the required CAA section 175A Maintenance plan for the Hillsborough-Polk County SO2 NAA, the CAA section 172(c)(3) emissions inventory and certification of the existing SIP-approved nonattainment new source review permitting program. This SIP submittal updates the modeling demonstration previously included in our December 1, 2017 source-specific SIP submittal requesting that EPA adopt into the Florida SIP the SO2 emission limits and compliance parameters for the Mosaic New Wales and Mosaic Bartow facilities. The Department is requesting that United States Environmental Protection Agency parallel process approval of this proposed SIP revision.

The materials comprising DEP’s proposed SIP revision may be obtained through the Department’s website at https://floridadep.gov/air/air-business-planning/content/air-regulatory-projects or by contacting Hastings Read at [e-mail]. The materials may also be inspected during normal business hours at DEP, Division of Air Resource Management offices, Bob Martinez Center, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida. A public hearing will be held, if requested, at the date, time and place given above. Any request for a public hearing must be submitted by letter or e-mail to Hastings Read, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Resource Management, 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5500, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 ([e-mail]), and received no later than March 18, 2019. A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: Mr. Read by letter or email at the above addresses or by calling [phone]. It is not necessary that the hearing be held or attended for persons to comment on DEP’s proposed submittal to EPA. Any comments must be submitted to Hastings Read by letter or e-mail, with a copy to Terri Long ([e-mail]), and received no later than March 18, 2019.

If no request for a public hearing is received, the hearing will be cancelled, and notice of the cancellation will be posted at the following website: https://floridadep.gov/events/month?field_county_tid=All&field_is_a_public_notice_value=Yes.

Persons may also contact Terri Long at [phone] to find out if the hearing has been cancelled. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop/meeting by contacting Terri Long at [phone] or [e-mail]. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).

For more information, you may contact Hastings Read by letter or e-mail, or by calling [phone].