Volume 44 - Issue 24 - June 12, 2025
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice of Proposed Kansas Air Quality Class I Operating Permit
Notice is hereby given that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is soliciting comments regarding a proposed reopening of an air quality operating permit. A Class I Air Operating Permit was issued for the operation of Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America – Great Bend Compressor Station 104, located at 846 NW 40 Rd., Great Bend, Barton County, Ks 67530, owns and operates a compressor station. The effective date of the permit being reopened was February 5, 2024. K.A.R. 28-19-513(e)(2) states that only those parts of the permit for which cause to reopen exists shall be affected by the reopening.
The Class I operating permit issued to Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America – Great Bend Compressor Station 104 at 846 NW 40 Rd., Great Bend, KS 67530 is being reopened by KDHE for the purpose of correcting the reporting period from semi-annual to annual and updating the requirements of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart ZZZZ in the permit. This reopening is due in accordance with K.A.R. 28-19-513(e)(1)(C).
A copy of the proposed permit as modified, all supporting documentation and all information relied upon during the reopening process are available for public review during normal business hours at the KDHE, Bureau of Air (BOA), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366. Also, a copy of the proposed permit only can be reviewed at the Northwest District Office, 2301 E. 13th St., Hays, KS 67601-2651. To obtain or review the proposed reopening and supporting documentation, contact Laura Chavira Molina at the central office of KDHE at 785-296-1691, or Kyle Burgoon at the Northwest District Office at 785-261-6110. 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 Laura Chavira Molina, 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 12:00 p.m. Monday, July 14, 2025.
A person may request a public hearing be held on the proposed action. 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 Laura Chavira Molina, KDHE, BOA, 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366, no later than noon on Monday, July 14, 2025, in order for the Secretary of Health and Environment to consider the request.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has a 45-day review period, which will start concurrently with the public comment period, within which to object to the proposed permit. If the USEPA has not objected in writing to the issuance of the permit within the 45-day review period, any person may petition the administrator of the USEPA to review the permit. The 60-day public petition period will directly follow the USEPA 45-day review period. If the USEPA waives their 45-day review period, the 60-day public petition period will start directly after the 30-day public comment period.
Any such petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided for in this notice, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise such objections within such period, or unless the grounds for such objection arose after such period. Contact Ward Burns, USEPA, Region 7, Air Permitting and Standards Branch, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219, phone 913-551-7960, to determine when the 45-day USEPA review period ends and the 60-day petition period commences.
The preceding notice refers to the air permit for Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America – Great Bend Compressor Station 104 located at 846 NW 40 Rd., Great Bend, Barton County, KS 67530. If you want more information or you have other questions, please contact the KDHE Non-Discrimination coordinator and call 785-296-5156 or send an email to: KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov. [El aviso anterior se refiere al permiso de aire para Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America – Great Bend Compressor Station 104 ubicado en 846 NW 40 Rd., Great Bend, Barton County, KS 67530. Si desea obtener más información en español o tiene otras preguntas, por favor, comuníquese con el Coordinador de No Discriminación de KDHE y llame al 785-296-5156 o envíe un correo electrónico a: KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov.]
Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment
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