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NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION FOR AN AIR QUALITY PERMIT PROPOSED PERMIT NUMBER: 92975

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Published in The Ellis County Press one time on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010

TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. J.P. Transmission Salvage Co., P.O. Box 917, Hutchins, Texas 75141-0917, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for issuance of Proposed Air Quality Permit Number 92975, which would authorize construction of an aluminum recycling facility at 1220 Dowdy Ferry Road, Hutchins, Dallas County, Texas 75141. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on July 12. 2010. The proposed facility will emit the following contaminants: nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less, dioxins and furans.

The executive director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft permit which, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate.

The executive director has made a preliminary decision to issue the permit because it meets all rules and regulations. The permit application, executive director’s preliminary decision, and draft permit will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ Central Office, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, and at the Atwell Public Library, 300 North Denton Street Hutchins, Dallas County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Office, 2309 Gravel Drive, Fort Worth, Texas.

PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING.

You may submit public comments or request a public meeting about this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comment or to ask questions about the application. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting if the executive director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing.

You may submit additional written public comment either electronically at www.tceq.state.tx.us/about/comments .htmI or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, within 30 days of the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

RESPONSE TO COMMENTS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION.

After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material or significant public comments. Because no timely hearing requests have been received, after preparing the preparing response to comments, the executive director may then issue final approval of the application. The response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application will be mailed to everyone who along submitted public comments or is on a mailing list for this application, and will be posted electronically to the Commissioners’ Integrated Database (CID).

ELECTRONICALLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

MAILING LIST.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION.

Further information may also be obtained from J.P. Transmission Salvage Co. at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Marc Scheuring, Environmental Technician, at (610) 286-0305.

Notice Issuance Date: October 28, 2010

All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.state.tx.us/about/comments.htmI or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. If you choose to communicate with the TCEQ electronically, please be aware that your email address, like your physical mailing address, will become part of the agency’s public record. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Office of Public Assistance, toll free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea infomacion en Espanol, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our Web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

You may ask to be placed on a mailing list to obtain additional information on this mailing application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. When they become available, the executive director’s response to comments and the final decision on this application will be accessible through the Commission’s Web site at "www.tceq.state.tx.us/ooto/cid. Once you have access to the (CID) using the above link, enter the permit number for this application which is provided at the top of this notice.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION FOR AN AIR QUALITY PERMIT PROPOSED PERMIT NUMBER: 92975