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

Public Notice Start Date: Public Notice Start Date	MDEQ Contact: Permit Manager

Briarwood 39 Apartments Inc, located at 8221 Highway 39 North, <NO_DATA_FOUND> , <NO_DATA_FOUND>  in Meridian, MS, (601) 917-1223, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the following permitting action(s):  Ref. No. MS0023256. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 6513.  The permit board will hold a public hearing on this matter at TIME on DATE, at the HEARING LOCATION, HEARING ADDRESS. 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.  
A brief description of the business conducted at the facility or activity described in the application or a concise description of the activities resulting in the discharge identified in the draft permit. If air permit dentify why not PSD.
The name of the receiving waters into which the discharge is being made, including the location of the discharge point. For new and expanding NPDES permitted discharges, include a statement regarding review and approval of the antidegradation report.
This project is subject to the PSD regulations, which set certain requirements on the permissible incremental impact on air quality and the degree of control of air contaminants, and has been reviewed for compliance with those regulations.  The project will be located in a PSD Class II area and the following consumption of air quality increments is predicted to occur:
 Particulate Matter Less than 10 microns
	Annual	      micrograms per cubic meter or 
		      of the 17 micrograms per cubic meter increment.
	24-Hour	      micrograms per cubic meter or
		      of the 30 micrograms per cubic meter increment.
Sulfur Dioxide
	Annual	      micrograms per cubic meter or 
		      of the 20 micrograms per cubic meter increment.  
	24-hour	      micrograms per cubic meter or 
		      of the 91 micrograms per cubic meter increment.  
	 3-hour	      micrograms per cubic meter or 
		      of the 512 micrograms per cubic increment.
Nitrogen Dioxide
	Annual	      micrograms per cubic meter or 
		      of the 25 micrograms per cubic meter increment.  
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 PERMIT MANAGER 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 PERMIT MANAGER 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.
After receipt of public comments and thorough consideration of all comments, the staff will formulate its recommendations for permit issuance and a proposed permit if that is the recommendation. The Title V Permit to Operate is a permit that is required by Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Law. The Title V permit is a Federally-enforceable permit as well as a State permit.  Therefore, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will also be allowed an opportunity to review the application, proposed permit, and all comments received during the public comment period prior to Permit Board action on the application. 
EPA has agreed to treat this draft permit as a proposed permit and to perform its 45-day review provided by the law and regulations concurrently with the public notice period, as long as no public comments are received within the 30-day public notice period.  If comments are received, EPA’s 45-day review period will cease to be performed concurrently with the public notice period.  EPA’s 45-day review period will start once the public notice period has been completed and EPA receives notification from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that comments have been received and resolved.  Whether EPA’s 45-day review period is performed concurrently with the public comment period or after the public comment period has ended, the deadline for citizen’s petitions to the EPA Administrator will be determined as if EPA’s 45-day review period is performed after the public comment period has ended.  
The status regarding EPA’s 45-day review of this project and the deadline for citizen’s petitions can be found at the following website address:  https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/mississippi-proposed-title-v-permits
The Permit Board is created by Mississippi Law for the purpose of issuing or denying, under such conditions and limitations as it may prescribe, environmental protection permits to control or prevent the release of contaminants into the air and waters of the State.  By law, the Board is composed of the Chief of the Bureau of Environmental Health within the State Department of Health; the Director of the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, the Director of the Office of Land and Water Resources within the Department of Environmental Quality, the Supervisor of the State Oil and Gas Board; the Director of the Department of Marine Resources; the Director of Geology within the Department of Environmental Quality; and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce or their respective designees.
The Purpose of this hearing is to explain the proposed project and to receive comments from the public regarding the project and particularly the draft permits and the disclosure statement.  Upon arrival at the public hearing, everyone will be asked to register and note if they expect to make a statement.  Statements will be received in the order of registration (i.e., first to register will be the first to give public comment).  However, everyone will be given an opportunity to comment including those who indicated during registration that they did not expect to comment.  Persons commenting will not be limited to any specific time so long as the comments are reasonably concise and relate, at least generally, to the responsibilities of the Permit Board.  However, because a large number of people often wish to speak, comments should be as brief as reasonably possible.  Comments can be presented in writing if preferred.  In order to help facilitate understanding between citizens and the Permit Board staff, the staff will attempt to answer questions at the hearing.  However, such interchanges should be as brief as possible so that everyone who wants to speak has the opportunity as promptly as possible.
All comments made during this public hearing will be transcribed and made a part of the Permit Board file in this matter.  Before making any decision, the Board will consider all issues and concerns raised regarding environmental protection.  Any interested party aggrieved by the decision of the Permit Board may file a written request for a formal hearing, after the formal evidentiary hearing the Permit Board will make its final decision in the matter. Any person aggrieved by that decision may appeal to the chancery court in the county of the proposed project.
Additional details about the application(s), including a copy of the draft permit(s), are available by writing or calling FOIA CONTACT 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 . Additional documents can be found on the Online Public Hearing link at: http://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publichearingheader.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 
LIBRARY ADDRESS

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