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Public Notice

PROPOSED PART 70 AIR OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL

EXXONMOBIL CORP / BATON ROUGE CHEMICAL PLANT ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT (AWT) THERMAL COMBUSTOR UNIT AI Number 286

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The LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, is accepting written comments on the proposed Part 70 air operating permit renewal for ExxonMobil Corp, P.O. Box 241, Baton Rouge, LA 70821 for the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant/Advance Wastewater Treatment (AWT) Thermal Combustor Unit. The facility is located at 4999 Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish.
 
ExxonMobil requested the renewal of the Part 70 air operating permit for the (AWT) Thermal Combustor Unit of the Chemical Manufacturing Complex.   The updated information contained in this permit includes: 
-Reconcilation of emissions
-Updated requirements for the Site Remediation MACT (Subpart GGGGG)
-Updates to the language included in the table of regulatory applicability to sources in the AWT Thermal Combustor Unit. 
The facility currently operates under Air Permit No. 1977-V0, dated October 19, 2003, and amended October 4, 2005.
 
Estimated emissions in tons per year are as follows:
 
 
Pollutant
Before
After
Change
PM10
8.85
8.85
-
SO2
39.40
39.40
-
NOX
70.00
70.00
-
CO
3.30
3.30
-
VOC
7.34
7.34
-
 
*VOC LAC 33:III Chapter 51 Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs):
Pollutant
Before
After
Change
Acetaldehyde
0.01
0
-0.01
Acrolein
0.01
0
-0.01
Benzene
0.02
0.02
0
Biphenyl
0.05
0.05
0
Carbon Disulfide
0.08
0.02
-0.06
Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins
1.30E-06
1.30E-06
0
Chlorinated Dibenzo Furans
8.90E-07
8.90E-07
0
Cresols
0.02
0.01
-0.01
Cumene
0.01
0.01
0
Ethylbenzene
0.02
0.02
0
Formaldehyde
0.01
0
-0.01
Methyl Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
0.48
0.47
-0.01
Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
0.01
0.01
0
Naphthalene
1.77
0.28
-1.49
Phenol
0.02
0.01
-0.01
PAHs
2.54
0.45
-1.09
Styrene
0.2
0.18
-0.02
Toluene
0.02
0.01
-0.01
Xylene
0.03
0.03
0
 
A technical review of the working draft of the proposed permit was submitted to the facility representative and the LDEQ Surveillance Division. Any remarks received during the technical review will be addressed in the “Worksheet for Technical Review of Working Draft of Proposed Permit”.  All remarks received by LDEQ are included in the record that is available for public review.
 
Written comments, written requests for a public hearing or written requests for notification of the final decision regarding this permit action may be submitted to Ms. Soumaya Ghosn at LDEQ, Public Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Written comments and/or written requests must be received by 12:30 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009.  Written comments will be considered prior to a final permit decision.
 
If LDEQ finds a significant degree of public interest, a public hearing will be held. LDEQ will send notification of the final permit decision to the applicant and to each person who has submitted written comments or a written request for notification of the final decision.
 
The application, proposed Part 70 air operating permit renewal and statement of basis are available for review at the LDEQ, Public Records Center, Room 127, 602 North 5th Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Viewing hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). The available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the DEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov.
 
An additional copy may be reviewed at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library-Delmont Gardens Branch, 3351 Lorraine Street, Baton Rouge, LA.
 
Inquiries or requests for additional information regarding this permit action should be directed to Ms. Cathy E. Thompson, LDEQ, Air Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, phone (225) 219-3075.
 
Persons wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list or for other public participation related questions should contact the Public Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313, by email at deqmaillistrequest@la.gov or contact the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
 
Permit public notices including electronic access to the proposed permit and statement of basis can be viewed at the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/default.asp and general information related to the public participation in permitting activities can be viewed at www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2198/Default.aspx.
 
Alternatively, individuals may elect to receive the permit public notices via email by subscribing to the LDEQ permits public notice List Server at http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/oes/listservpage/ldeq_pn_listserv.htm.
 
All correspondence should specify AI Number 286, Permit Number 1977-V1, and Activity Number PER20070023.
 
Publication date: September 14, 2009
 

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