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Volume 41 - Issue 22 - June 2, 2022

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Notice Concerning Proposed Kansas Air Quality Construction Permit

Notice is hereby given that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is soliciting comments regarding a proposed air quality construction permit. Merit Energy Company, LLC has applied for an air quality construction permit in accordance with the provisions of K.A.R. 28-19-300. Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC), particulate matter (PM), particulate matter with less than or equal to 10 microns in aerodynamic diameter (PM10), particulate matter with less than or equal to 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), oxides of sulfur (SOx), and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) were evaluated during the permit review process.

Merit Energy Company, LLC, 13727 Noel Rd., Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75240, owns and operates a central oil tank battery located at Section 4, Township 28S, Range 34W, Haskell County, KS 67870, at which new oil tanks, a vapor recovery unit, and a heater treater are to be installed.

A copy of the proposed permit, permit application, all supporting documentation, and all information relied upon during the permit application review process are available for public review from the date of publication during normal business hours at the KDHE, Bureau of Air (BOA), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366 and at the Southwest District Office, 313 Oklahoma Terr., Ulysses, KS 67880. To obtain or review the proposed permit and supporting documentation, contact Stephen Bartels, 785-296-6421, at the central office of the KDHE or Ethel Evans, 620-356-1075, at the Southwest District Office. The standard departmental cost will be assessed for any copies requested. The proposed permit, accompanied with supporting information, is available, free of charge, at the KDHE BOA Public Notice website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/413/Public-Notices.

Please direct written comments or questions regarding the proposed permit to Stephen Bartels, KDHE, BOA, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366. In order to be considered in formulating a final permit decision, written comments must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2022.

A person may request a public hearing be held on the proposed permit. The request for a public hearing shall be in writing and set forth the basis for the request. The written request must be submitted to Stephen Bartels, KDHE, BOA, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366, no later than 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in order for the Secretary of Health and Environment to consider the request.

Janet Stanek
Secretary

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