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NOTICE OF COMMENT PERIOD FOR DRAFT/PROPOSED OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL

            Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and the state Air Pollution Control 
Act requires that all major sources and certain minor sources have a permit to 
operate which states all requirements (e.g. emission limitations, monitoring 
requirements, etc.) established by regulations promulgated under the aforementioned 
programs.  The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has determined that the draft/proposed 
permit renewal referenced herein meets this requirement.

            The DAQ is providing notice to the general public of its preliminary 
determination to issue an operating permit renewal to the following company for 
operation of the referenced natural gas compressor station:

                                    Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC 
                                    Lanham Compressor Station 
                                    Plant ID No.:  039-00047
                                    221 Kellys Creek Road
                                    Charleston, WV 26314 

            This notice solicits comments from the public and affected state(s) 
concerning the above preliminary determination and provides an opportunity for such 
parties to review the basis for the proposed approval and the "draft" permit 
renewal.  This notice also solicits comments from the U.S. EPA concerning the same 
preliminary determination and provides an opportunity for the U.S. EPA to 
concurrently review the basis for the proposed approval as a “proposed” permit.  

            All written comments submitted by the public and affected state(s) 
pursuant to this notice must be received by the DAQ within thirty (30) days of the 
date of publication of this notice.  Under concurrent review, written comments 
submitted by the U.S. EPA must be received by the DAQ within forty-five (45) days 
from the date of publication of this notice or from the date the U.S. EPA receives 
this draft/proposed permit renewal, whichever is later.  In the event the 30th/45th 
day is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the comment period will be extended 
until 5:00 p.m. on the following regularly scheduled business day.  The public shall 
have 135 days from the date of publication of this notice to file petitions for 
concurrently reviewed permits.  Upon notice by the U.S. EPA to the DAQ, prior to the 
end of the 45 day notice period, the U.S. EPA may choose to hold the 30 day comment 
period on the draft permit and the 45 day comment period on the proposed permit 
sequentially.  During the public comment period any interested person may submit 
written comments on the draft permit and, if no public hearing has been scheduled, 
may request a public hearing.  A request for a public hearing shall be in writing 
and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. The 
Director of the DAQ shall grant such a request for a hearing if she concludes that a 
public hearing is appropriate.  Any public hearing shall be held in the general area 
in which the facility is located, after 30 day notice is given.  The DAQ will 
consider all written comments prior to final action on the permit.

            Copies of the Permit Application, DAQ Fact Sheet, and Draft/Proposed 
Permit Renewal may be downloaded from the DAQ's web site at: 
https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/titlevpermits/Pages/default.aspx.  

Comments and questions concerning this matter should be addressed to:                        

WV Department of Environmental Protection
                                    Division of Air Quality
                                    601 57th Street SE
                                    Charleston, WV  25304
                                    Contact: Robert Mullins 
                                    (304) 926-0499 ext.: 41286