Barron County Public Notice of an Air Pollution Permit Application Review

Public Notice of an Air Pollution Permit Application Review

Facility Description.
Superior Silica Sand - Barron Plant, located at 1058 US Highway 8, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, FID 603108330, submitted to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a permit application, including plans and specifications for proposed modifications of the FLS Mine Wet Plant and LP Mine Wet Plant and the operation of an industrial sand processing facility.
Air Pollution Control Construction Permit No. 13-MHR-207
Air Pollution Control Operation Permit 603108330-P01, a Part 70 permit.
Application Review.
DNR has made a preliminary determination that the application meets state and federal air pollution control requirements and that the permit should be approved. You can review the permit application, the DNR’s analysis and draft permit prepared by the DNR at the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Air Management Headquarters, Seventh Floor, 101 South Webster Street, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703; Northern Region Air Program, Cumberland Area Office, 1341 2nd Avenue, P.O. Box 397, Cumberland, WI 54829, tel. (715) 822-2749; West Central Region Air Program, La Crosse Area Office, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road LaCrosse, WI 54601; and at the Barron City Library, 10 North 3rd Street, Barron, WI 54812; or contact Michael Ross at (608) 785-9973 or by e-mail at michael.ross@wisconsin.gov. This information is also available for downloading from the Internet at http://dnr.wi.gov/cias/am/amexternal/AM_PermitTrackingSearch.aspx.
The department has made the determination under ch. NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code, that this type of proposal normally does not have the potential to cause significant adverse environmental or secondary effects. This is a preliminary determination and does not constitute a final approval from the Air Management Program or any other DNR sections which may also require a review of the project.
Public Comments.
Interested persons wishing to submit written comments on the application or DNR’s review of it or wishing to request a public hearing should do so within 30 days of publication of this notice. Posting and Public Comment Deadline dates can also be found on “Air permit public notices” web page located at http://dnr.wi.gov/cias/am/amexternal/public_notices.aspx.

Comments or request for hearing should be sent to: 
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, West Central Region Air Program, La Crosse Area Office, 3550 Mormon Coulee Road, La Crosse, WI 54601. Attn.: Michael Ross.

If a hearing is requested, the requester shall indicate their interest in the permit and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. Information on the public commenting and hearing process is available at http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/AirPermits/Process.html.

Reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.

STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
For the Secretary
By
/s/ Neal E. Baudhuin
Neal E. Baudhuin, Air Management Supervisor
Northern Region Air Program