Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261
Jackson, MS 39225
Telephone No. (601) 961-5171

Public Notice Start Date: February 23, 2017	MDEQ Contact: Audra Sandifer Eubanks

Genesis Rail Services LLC, Natchez Terminal, located at 120 L E Barry Road, in Natchez, MS, (601) 304-1000, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the following permitting action(s):  Modification of Synthetic Minor Operating Permit Ref. No. 0040-00054. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 5169.  A Statement of Basis has been prepared that contains a discussion of the decision-making that went into the development of the permit and provides the permitting authority, the public, and other government bodies a record of the technical issues surrounding issuance of the permit. The Statement of Basis also addresses any changes to emissions and/or discharges resulting from any modification of the facility.  
Genesis Rail Services, LLC operates a liquid terminal in Natchez, Mississippi.  The Natchez Terminal is currently a liquid terminal facility which is used to store and transfer crude oil and sodium hydroxide (NaOH).  Crude oil received by rail is transferred to storage tanks, and then transferred to barges.  Light crude oil received by barge or truck is transferred to tanks and blended with heavier crude oils before the blended product is loaded on to barges.  This light crude oil may be stored in tanks by itself or may be directly blended with heavier products.  The terminal also has the ability to load rail cars.  Barge loading at the North Dock is controlled by the marine vapor combustion unit (MVCU).  A Sulfatreat system is used on the South Dock to control emissions of H2S.  The loading from the South Dock will only occur during times of excessively high operations.  Crude oil with greater than 1 grain per 100 scf of H2S will not be loaded at the South Dock.  

Genesis is proposing to modify the permit with the following changes:  Increase the operating hours to 3,000 hours per year from AB-001 which is used to heat the caustic operations; Limit AI-002 loading operation to crude oil with an H2S content of less than 1 grain per 100 scf; Update limitations to limit crude oil to a Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) of 9.5 psi and VOC Emissions from emission point AI-002 to 13.74 tons per year on a 12-month rolling total; and 
Allow heavy crude oil loading (RVP <1.5 psia) on Emission Points AI-002 and AI-003 without using the Vapor Combustion Unit.
The staff of the Permit Board has developed this draft permit based on information submitted to the Permit Board by the applicant, appropriate State and Federal agencies and other interested parties. The staff of the Permit Board is soliciting all relative information pertaining to the proposed activity, including public comment, to ensure that the final staff recommendation on the draft permit complies with all State and Federal regulations. Public review and comment on the draft permit and supporting documentation is an important element in the staff evaluation and resulting recommendation to the Permit Board. The draft permit conditions have been developed to ensure compliance with all State and Federal regulations but are subject to change based on information received as a result of public participation.
Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations are invited to submit comments in writing to Audra Eubanks at the Permit Board's address shown above, no later than the end of the thirty (30) day public notice. All comments received by this date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application(s).  A public hearing will be held if the Permit Board finds a significant degree of public interest in the proposed permit(s). Persons wishing to request a public hearing may do so by submitting that request in writing to Audra Eubanks or the Chief of the Environmental Permits Division at the address shown above.  The Permit Board is limited in the scope of its analysis to environmental impact.  Any comments relative to zoning or economic and social impacts are within the jurisdiction of local zoning and planning authorities and should be addressed to them.
Additional details about the application(s), including a copy of the draft permit(s), are available by writing or calling Lorenzo Boddie at the above Permit Board address and telephone number.  Additionally, as a courtesy, for those with Internet access, a copy of the draft permit(s) may be found on the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality’s website at: http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx . This information is also available for review at the following location(s) during normal business hours:
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Pollution Control
515 E. Amite St 
Jackson, MS 39201 
Judge George W. Armstrong Library
220 South Commerce
Natchez, MS 39121    

Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know will be interested.