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 7, 2025	MDEQ Contact: Chappell Ford

Industrial Company, The, located on Dixie Farm Road, in Germania, MS, (913) 689-4548, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s):  Permit to Construct, Air Ref. No. 3020-00067. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 4911.  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.  
TIC supports the “early works” and “main works” required to build a power plant with PCC technology. The power plant with PCC technology (also known as “Project Alpha”, owned and operated by MP Innovations LLC) will supply power to a neighboring yet-to-be-built industrial project. As the proposed location for Project Alpha does not have the necessary power supply available to facilitate construction of the facility, TIC will provide these construction services via the use of several diesel-powered construction generator sets for the duration of the construction activity. The proposed facillity has the potential to exceed the Title V major source threshold for Nox emisisons.  The emissions from these activities will remain below Title V major source thresholds of 100 tpy for any criteria pollutant (NOX, VOC, PM10, PM2.5, SO2, and CO) by setting a federally enforceable limit on the hours of operation of 88,000 total hours for the entire group of 16 diesel-fired non-emergency generators ( which is 5,500 hr/yr per generator).
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 Chappell Ford at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Ford-Chappell/  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 Chappell Ford at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Ford-Chappell/ 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.
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.