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 14, 2025	MDEQ Contact: Jeffrey Bland

Gulf South Pipeline Company LLC, Moss Point Compressor Station, located at 14451 Highway 63,   in Moss Point, MS, (228) 474-8906, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action(s): Reissuance of Synthetic Minor Operating Permit Air Ref. No. 1280-00143. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 4922.  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.  
Gulf South Pipeline Company LP owns and operates its Moss Point Compressor Station for the purpose of transporting natural gas through its pipeline distribution system. The Moss Point Compressor Station operates two (2) natural gas-fired reciprocating compressor engines, one (1) natural gas-fired emergency generator engine, one (1) natural gas-fired catalytic heater, and five (5) liquid product storage tanks. The facility also has emissions from a condensate truck loading operation, fugitive equipment leaks, and natural gas venting. 
The Moss Point Compressor Station is classified as a synthetic minor source with respect to Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act. The facility has the uncontrolled potential to emit more than 100 tons per year (tpy) of the criteria pollutant, Carbon Monoxide (CO); however, the facility has requested limitations on Emission Points AA-001 and AA-002 consistent with 11 Miss. Admin. Code, Pt. 2, Ch. 6 to reduce the site-wide emissions below the Title V thresholds.
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 Jeffrey Bland at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Bland-Jeffrey/ 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 Jeffrey Bland at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/Bland-Jeffrey/ 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.