Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261 | Jackson, MS 39225
515 East Amite St. | Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone No. (601) 961-5171

Public Notice Start Date: May 20, 2022	MDEQ Contact: Slater Smith

Pregis LLC ("Pregis"), located at 1867 South Veterans Boulevard, in Tupelo, MS, (662) 553-4514, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s): Reissuance with Modification of Title V Operating Permit (TVOP), Air Ref. No. 1540-00118. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 3086.  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.  
Pregis is an existing polyethylene (PE) foam products manufacturer. Pregis receives PE resin via rail truck and stores the material. The PE Foam production process (Emission Point AA-003) transfers, mixes, and processes the PE resin. Emission Point AA-003 includes three processing lines, approximately 400, 900, and 1,000 pounds per hour. The processing lines consist of an extruder, die and roll pulling containment room, and foam rolling. The three lines converge in an aging room. The aging room holds the materials are for storage or shipment. Emission Point AA-003 generates Particulate Matter (PM), PM less than 10 microns (PM10), PM less than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions. A cyclone and dust filters control the PM, PM10, and PM2.5 emissions. A 5.4 MMBtu/hr Natural gas-fired Recuperative Thermal Oxidizer (Emission Point AA-006) controls the VOC emissions. Emission Point AA-006 is a source of PM, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOx, CO, VOC, and hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions. The facility’s potential-to-emit exceeds the Title V major source threshold of 100 tons per year (tpy) for PM2.5, PM10, and VOC. The facility’s potential-to-emit hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) does not exceed the major source threshold of 25 tpy of total HAPs and 10 tpy for any individual HAP.
Pregis has requested the four 502(b)(10) changes during the life of the current TVOP: removal of 12.6 MMBTU/hr Natural Gas-fired Boiler for Space Heating (Emission Point AA-001) and replaced the emission unit with eighteen (18) Natural gas-fired Space Heater, added a third Regrinder to Emission Point AA-003, added a burn-off electric oven and a filter cleaning station, and removed label printing and PE foam lamination process. Pregis has removed PE Foam Process Line #1 from service. Pregis requests that the capacity of the Line #1 remain in the application’s consideration for operational flexibility. Language has been added requiring Emission Point AA-003 to route all Containment Room emissions to Emission Point AA-006 and route all Day Bin, Reclaim, and Regrind emissions to control devices.
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 Slater Smith at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/smith-slater/ or to the Permit Board 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 Slater Smith at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/smith-slater/ or to the Permit Board 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. 
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 
Additional details about the application, including a copy of the draft permit, are available by writing or calling the Public Records Request Officer at the above Permit Board address and telephone number or by completing the form at the following website:  https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/about-mdeq/public-records-request/public-records-request-form/ .  Additionally, a copy of the draft permit and statement of basis may be found on the MDEQ’s website at: https://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx . This information is also available for review at the office of the MDEQ at the Permit Board address shown above during normal business hours. Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know will be interested.