PUBLIC NOTICE
LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (LDEQ)
TUBAL-CAIN MARINE SERVICES / TUBAL-CAIN MARINE - LMR 225
PUBLIC HEARING AND REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
ON A PROPOSED MINOR SOURCE AIR PERMIT
The public hearing for this proposed permit is being rescheduled
for Tuesday, August 18, 2015 and the comment period is being extended to
Monday, August 31, 2015.
The LDEQ, Office of
Environmental Services, will conduct a public hearing to receive comments on
the proposed Minor Source Air Permit for Tubal-Cain Marine
Services, 8737 Old Yacht Club Road, Port Arthur, TX 77642 for Tubal Cain Marine
- LMR 225. The facility is located at 6800 River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70820
in East Baton Rouge Parish.
The
hearing will be held on Tuesday,
August 18, 2015, beginning at 6:00
p.m., in the Oliver Pollock room of the Galvez
Building, 602 N. 5th St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. During the hearing, all interested persons
will have an opportunity to present oral statements, views, recommendations,
opinions and information on the proposed permit. Additionally, written statements and other
documents such as charts, data, and tabulations may be filed with the hearing
officer at the hearing.
Tubal-Cain Marine Services requested a Minor Source
Air Permit to construct and operate a barge cleaning facility. At the LMR 225, barges will be emptied of
their residual liquids and gas, then cleaned.
The residual liquid material in the barges will be pumped into storage
tanks. The storage tanks will only store
the residual materials on a temporary basis.
These materials will be transferred to tank trucks for sale or
appropriate disposal. After the residual
materials have been removed from the barges, the remaining vapors will be
flared until it is safe to vent the barges to the atmosphere.
The facility will include a dockside mooring area, two
working deck barges with ten (10) mounted 15,000 gallon storage tanks,
diaphragm and centrifugal transfer pumps, transfer piping, a truck loading
station, and an enclosed flare. The facility
will also include a 500 hp steam boiler to provide steam into the barge steam
coil system, when necessary for heating cargo residue in a barge.
Estimated emissions from this
facility in tons per year are as follows:
Pollutant
|
Emissions
|
PM10
|
1.02
|
PM2.5
|
1.02
|
SO2
|
0.12
|
NOX
|
10.16
|
CO
|
49.75
|
VOC
|
15.34
|
This permit was
processed as an expedited permit in accordance with LAC 33:I.Chapter 18.
A
working draft of the proposed permit was submitted to the facility
representative and LDEQ Inspection Division for technical review. Any remarks received during the technical
review will be addressed in the “Worksheet
for Technical Review of Working Draft of Proposed Permit”. All remarks received by LDEQ are included in the record that is
available for public review.
The public hearing will be conducted in accordance
with La. R.S. 30:2017, which addresses the authority of the hearing officer,
provides for the order in which speakers will be allowed to speak. A hearing officer will preside over the public
hearing. This will be a formal hearing
for the purpose of gathering facts and information. It will not include a “question and answer”
component. In accordance with La. R.S.
30:2016, the hearing will be transcribed and become a part of the official public
record.
Comments and requests for a public hearing or notification of
the final decision can be submitted via
personal delivery, U.S. mail, email, or fax. Comments and requests for public hearings must be
received by 4:30 pm CST, Monday, August
31, 2015. Delivery may
be made to the drop-box at 602 N. 5th St., Baton Rouge, LA
70802. U.S. Mail may be sent to LDEQ,
Public Participation Group, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Emails may be
submitted to DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV
and faxes sent to (225) 219-3309.
Please see additional instructions for comment submission,
hand delivery and information regarding electronic submission at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2256 or call (225) 219-3276. Emails
should follow the statewide email policies.
For more information regarding statewide
email policies, go to http://doa.louisiana.gov/ocs/email/policies.htm.
A written response to all
public comments will be prepared at the time of the final permit decision. LDEQ
will send notification of the final permit decision to the applicant and to each
person who has submitted written comments or a written request for notification
of the final decision.
The application, proposed permit, and air permit briefing sheet are
available for review at the LDEQ, Public Records Center, Room 127, 602 North 5th
Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Viewing hours
are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). The
available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic
Document Management System (EDMS) on the DEQ public website at www.deq.louisiana.gov.
Additional copies may be
reviewed at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library – Carver Branch, 720 Terrace
St, Baton Rouge, La 70802.
Individuals with a
disability, who need an accommodation in order to participate in the public
hearing, should contact Marcie Kimball at
the above address or by phone at (225) 219-1244.
Inquiries or requests for
additional information regarding this permit action should be directed to Doug
McCurry, LDEQ, Air Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313,
phone (225) 219-3500.
Persons
wishing to be included on the LDEQ permit public notice mailing list or for
other public participation related questions should contact the Public
Participation Group in writing at LDEQ, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA
70821-4313, by email at DEQ.PUBLICNOTICES@LA.GOV
or contact the LDEQ Customer Service Center at (225) 219-LDEQ (219-5337).
Permit public notices including electronic access to
the proposed permit can be viewed at
the LDEQ permits public notice webpage at www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/default.asp
and general information related to the public participation in permitting activities
can be viewed at www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2198/Default.aspx.
Alternatively, individuals
may elect to receive the permit public notices via email by subscribing to the
LDEQ permits public notice List Server at http://louisiana.gov/Services/Email_Notifications_DEQ_PN/.
All
correspondence should specify AI Number 192411, Permit Number 0840-00334-00, and Activity Number PER20140001.
Scheduled Publication Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
