Trempealeau County Public Notice of an Air Pollution Permit Application Review

Facility Description.
Hi-Crush Whitehall LLC, located at W20757 County Road Q, Independence, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, FID 662067560, submitted to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a permit application, including plans and specifications for construction and operation of an industrial sand mine and processing plant. Air pollution construction permit no. 13-POY-133, and permit 662067560-F01, a synthetic minor 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; West Central Region Headquarters, 1300 W. Clairemont, PO Box 4001, Eau Claire, WI 54702-4001, tel. (715) 839-3756; and at the Independence Public Library, 23688 Adams St., PO Box 98, Independence, WI 54747-4747, and the Whitehall Public Library, 36245 Park Street, Whitehall, WI 54773, or contact Paul O. Yeung at (608) 266-0672 or by e-mail at paul.yeung@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 comment on the application or DNR’s review of it 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, Bureau of Air Management, 101 S. Webster Street, Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. Attn.: Paul O. Yeung.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to ss. 285.13(1), 285.61(7) and 285.62(5), Wis. Stats., DNR will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on the air pollution control permit application submitted by Hi-Crush Whitehall LLC.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the public hearing will be held:
On Monday, June 23, 2014 at 1 pm
Trempealeau County Governmental Center
Tremplo Room (L15)
36245 Main Street
Whitehall, WI 54773
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/ Kristin Hart
Kristin L. Hart, Chief
Permits and Stationary Source Modeling Section