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Public Notice

PROPOSED INITIAL MINOR SOURCE AIR OPERATING PERMIT

JUSTISS OIL COMPANY, INC. / OLLA IPNH GAS TREATMENT FACILITY AI Number 160243

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The LDEQ, Office of Environmental Services, is accepting written comments on a proposed initial minor source air operating permit for Justiss Oil Company, Inc., 1120 East Oak Street, Jena, LA 71342 for the Olla IPNH Gas Treatment Facility. The facility is located 10 miles northwest of Jena, take Highway 84 northeast to north on LaSalle Parish Road 370, left on parish local road, Jena, LaSalle Parish.
 
Justiss Oil Company, Inc. proposes to construct and operate an oil and gas production facility to handle sweet natural gas and condensate/crude oil. Gas production from nearby facilities flows to high pressure and low pressure separators. Low pressure natural gas from the separators is piped to two compressor engines (Sources CE-01 and CE-02). The high pressure natural gas is fed into two amine units (Sources AV-01 and AV-02) to remove high levels of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide enriched gas rises through an absorption column flowing countercurrent to the liquid amine solution to a condenser, which is routed to the atmosphere. The lean amine is routed from the amine boilers (Sourcs AR-01 and AR-02) back to the absorption tower to complete the cycle. A TEG gas dehydration unit (Source GV-01) is used to dry natural gas prior to secondary processing and a JT unit to remove condensables. The natural gas from the JT unit is then sent to two compressor engines (Sources CE-03 and CE-04) prior to being sent to sales or fuel usage. The condensables from the JT Unit are sent to two 18,000 gallon tanks for storage prior to truck loading to sales. The liquids (condensable/crude oil and produced water) from the separators are sent to the Condensate Storage Tank (Source T-01). 
 
There are no other Justiss Oil Company, Inc. sites contiguous to the Olla IPNH Gas Treatment Facility. An enforceable condition on total natural gas throughput has been placed on the compressor engines (CRG003) to ensure CO emissions are less than 100 TPY, therefore public notice of the permit is required.
 
Estimated emissions from this facility are as follows:
 
 
Pollutant
Emissions in tons per year (TPY)
PM10
0.69
SO2
 0.22
NOX
81.02
CO
99.27
VOC *
44.43
 
This permit was reviewed for compliance with Louisiana Air Quality Regulations, New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP). Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) does not apply.
 
This facility is a minor source of LAC 33:III.Chapter 51 Toxic Air Pollutants (TAPs) and an area source of 40 CFR 63 Subpart HH Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs). The facility is not Subject to 40 CFR 60 Subpart KKK as the gas analysis submitted by the company demonstrates that the VOC content can be reasonably expected never to exceed 10.0 percent by weight. Additionally, the compressor engines are existing per 40 CFR 60 Subpart JJJJ and 40 CFR 63 Subpart ZZZZ, as they were manufactured prior to June 12, 2006. No modification or reconstruction has been performed on the engines since June 12, 2006.
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.
 
This permit was processed as an expedited permit in accordance with LAC 33:I.Chapter 18.
 
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, November 9, 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 proposed initial minor source air operating and application 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 LaSalle Parish Library, 3108 North 1st Street, Jena, 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 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 www.doa.louisiana.gov/oes/listservpage/ldeq_pn_listserv.htm     .
 
All correspondence should specify AI Number AI 160243, Permit Number 1680-00087-00, and Activity Number PER20090001.
 
Publication date: October 7, 2009
 

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