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

Public Notice Start Date: May 16, 2013	MDEQ Contact: Krista Caron
Deadline For Comment: June 15, 2013

Masonite Corporation, located at 1004 South 4th Avenue in Laurel, MS, (601) 422-2200, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for the reissuance with modifications of their Title V Operating Permit: Air Ref. No. 1360-00028. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 2493.   A document with the  Information Relative to the Title V Permit has been prepared that contains a discussion of decision-making that went into the development of the permit and to provide the permitting authority, the public, and other government bodies a record of the technical issues surrounding issuance of the permit. The Information Relative document also addresses any changes to emissions and/or discharges resulting from any modification of the facility.  
Masonite Corporation applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for renewal of their Title V Permit to Operate with modifications.  On January 14, 2009 Masonite Corporation was issued an Air Construction Permit for the installation of equipment and control devices which would enable them to comply with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart DDDD, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood Products (PCWP).  These modifications are now being incorporated into the Title V Permit to Operate for Masonite.  The modifications include the installation of a Bioscrubber for control of Volatile Organic Carbon and Hazardous Air Pollutants, and the installation of a heat energy plant.  The emergency engines located at the facility are now subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE), therefor the applicable requirements were included in the proposed draft Title V Permit.
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 Krista Caron at the Permit Board's address shown above, no later than June 30, 2013.  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).  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:  http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/Mississippi.htm.
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 proposed 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 
Laurel Jones County Library
530 Commerce Street
Laurel, MS 39440    

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