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Home My WebLink AboutBAO 9-29-2022 Page 7 THE BAY AREA OBSERVER | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 | P7 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS AND INTENT TO OBTAINAIR PERMIT (NORI) AMENDMENT AND RENEWAL AIR QUALITY PERMIT NUMBER 96510 APPLICATION Kuraray America, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Envi-ronmental Quality (TCEQ) for an amendment to and renewal of Air Quality Permit Num-ber 96510, which would authorize modifications to and continued operation of the PVOH Plant located at 13100 Bay Area Boulevard, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas 77507. AVISO DE IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso de idioma alternativo en espanol está disponible en https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermit-apps. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to appli-cation. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/hb610/index.html?lat=29.642777&lng=-95.046388&zoom=13&type=r. The existing facility and/or related facilities will emit the following air contaminants: carbon monoxide, hazardous air pollutants, nitrogen oxides, organic compounds, particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less and sulfur dioxide. The applications were submitted to the TCEQ on September 15, 2022. The permit renewal will be issued in conjunction with the amendment. This permitting action also includes the incorporation of permits by rule, standard permits, and changes in emission factors related to this permit. The reasons for any changes or incorporations, to the extent they are included in the renewed permit, may include the enhancement of operational control at the plant or enforceability of the permit. The applications will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, and the TCEQ Houston regional office, 5425 Polk Street, Suite H, Houston, Harris County, Texas beginning the first day of publication of this notice. The fa-cility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Houston regional office of the TCEQ. The executive director has determined the applications are administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the applications. PUBLIC COMMENT. You may submit public comments to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the applications and the executive director will prepare a response to those comments. PUBLIC MEETING. You may request a public meeting to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or ask questions about the applications. A public meeting about the applications will be held if requested by an interested person and the executive director de-termines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the applications or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. In addition to this NORI, 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § 39.419 requires this application to also have a Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision (NAPD) after the application is deter-mined to be technically complete and a draft permit is prepared. Note: The TCEQ may act on this application without issuing a NAPD and without seeking further public comment or providing further opportunity for a contested case hearing if changes to representations in the application make the application no longer subject to the applicability requirements of 30 TAC § 39.402. In such cases, this NORI will be your final notice of this application and you will not have additional opportunities to make comments or request a contested case hearing. If a NAPD is required, it will be published and mailed to those who made comments, submitted hearing requests, or are on the mail-ing list for this application, and contain the final deadline for submitting public comments. OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. You may request a con-tested case hearing if you are a person who may be affected by emissions of air con-taminants from the facility. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing”; (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the fa-cility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or an associa-tion, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identified by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. The deadline to submit a request for a contested case hearing is 30 days after news-paper notice is published. if a request is timely filed, the deadline for requesting a contested case hearing will be extended to 30 days after the mailing of the response to comments. If a hearing request is timely filed, following the close of all applicable comment and re-quest periods, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Com-mission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requestor submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding. MAILING LIST. In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive future public notices for this specific application mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk by sending a written request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/decisions/cc/comments.html, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1 800 687 4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. Further information may also be obtained from Kuraray America, Inc., 13100 Bay Area Boulevard, Pasadena, Texas 77507-1321 or by calling Mrs. Jennifer Reza, Senior HSE Specialist at (281) 549-9476. Notice Issuance Date: September 21, 2022 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGOF THE LA PORTE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 106 (ZONING) Notice is hereby given that the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 6:00 P.M. on the 13th day of October, 2022, in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, in accordance with the provisions in Section 106-171 of the City of La Porte Code of Ordinances and the provisions of the Texas Local Government Code. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public input on proposed modifications to Chapter 106 (Zoning) of the City of La Porte’s Code of Ordinances. Following the public hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission will act upon the pub-lic hearing item and conduct other matters pertaining to the Commission. Citizens wishing to address the Commission pro or con during the public hearing are re-quired to sign in before the meeting is convened. A quorum of City Council members may be present and participate in discussions during this meeting; however, no action will be taken by the Council. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, The City of La Porte will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve at-tendees, requests should be submitted three (3) business days prior to the meetings. Please contact the Planning Department at 281- 470-5057. The Bay Area Observer Call us at 281-907-3140 Subscribe Online BayAreaObserver.com or call 281-907-3140