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AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE 
Notice of Intent to Approve
On November 21, 2017, ROXUL USA, Inc. applied to the WV Department of 
Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to 
construct a mineral wool manufacturing facility located at the “Jefferson 
Orchards” site in Ranson, Jefferson County, WV at latitude 39.37754 and 
longitude -77.87844. The anticipated start-up date is October of 2019. A 
preliminary evaluation has determined that all State and Federal air quality 
requirements will be met by the proposed facility. The DAQ is providing notice 
to the public of its preliminary determination to issue the permit as R14-0037.
The following potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action: 
Particulate Matter less than 2.5 microns, 133.41 tons per year (TPY); 
Particulate Matter less than 10 microns, 153.19 TPY; (total) Particulate 
Matter, 250.87 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 147.45 TPY; Oxides of Nitrogen, 238.96 TPY; 
Carbon Monoxide, 71.40 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 471.41 TPY; Sulfuric 
Acid Mist, 16.37 TPY; Total Hazardous Air Pollutants, 392.59 TPY, Greenhouse 
Gases (CO2e), 152,935 TPY.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and USEPA regulations 
require that all pollutants that will be emitted "significantly" (as defined 
within 45CSR14) from a proposed construction of a “major stationary source” be 
controlled by "best available control technology" (as defined within 45CSR14), 
that emissions of all regulated air pollutants shall not cause or contribute to 
violations of either the primary or secondary national ambient air quality 
standards (NAAQS) nor any Class 1 or Class 2 air quality increments applicable 
in the area where the source is to be located, or elsewhere; and the pollutant 
emissions from the proposed source must not adversely impact upon soils, 
vegetation, and visibility in the vicinity of the proposed plant site. A 
preliminary evaluation by the WV DAQ of the information submitted by ROXUL USA, 
Inc. indicates that the proposed facility - which is defined as a major 
stationary source - will meet all applicable state and federal air quality 
requirements including those stated above. Based upon this finding, the WV DAQ 
has made a preliminary determination to approve the application and issue 
permit R14-0037 for the construction and operation of the facility.
The following are the results of the Class1 and Class 2 ambient air quality 
increment analysis:
Class 1 Increment Analysis: The Class 1 increment analysis produced the 
following results: screening and modeling analysis showed that potential 
impacts in the following Class 1 areas were "insignificant" as defined by 
45CSR14: Otter Creek Wilderness Area and the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in West 
Virginia and the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. This finding 
of "insignificant impacts" precluded a required full multi-source Class I 
increment analysis.
Class 2 Increment Analysis: The Class 2 increment analysis produced the 
following results (location of maximum impact): 97% at 8.7 µg/m3 of PM2.5 on a 
24-hour basis; 46% at 1.83 µg/m3 of PM2.5 on an annual basis; 72% at 21.5 µg/m3 
of PM10 on a 24-hour basis; 24% at 4.1 µg/m3 of PM10 on an annual basis; and 6% 
at 1.5 µg/m3 of NO2 on an annual basis.
 
Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ 
before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 27, 2018. A public meeting may be held if the 
Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been 
expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate.
The purpose of the DAQ's permitting process is to make a preliminary 
determination if the proposed construction will meet all State and Federal air 
quality requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to accept 
public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only 
written comments received at the address noted below within the specified time 
frame, or comments presented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be 
considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become 
part of the public record.
Joseph R. Kessler, PE
Engineer
WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: 304/926-0499, ext. 1219
FAX: 304/926-0478
Additional information, including copies of the preliminary determination and 
draft permit, the permit application and all other supporting materials 
relevant to the permit decision, may be downloaded at:
www.dep.wv.gov/daq/Pages/NSRPermitsforReview.aspx. 
Further, hard copies of the above listed documents, including the permit 
application, the preliminary determination, the draft permit, and supporting 
materials will be available for review at the DAQ’s Charleston office (address 
given above) between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday, 
holidays excluded. If unable to download the documents, they will also, by 
request, either be made available at one location in the region in which the 
source is proposed to be located or be provided within a reasonable time-frame 
by contacting the above referenced engineer.