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On July 18,
2017, the Environmental Protection Commission (Commission) approved an
additional opportunity for public comment on a proposed air quality rulemaking.
The Iowa DNR Air Quality Bureau (DNR) received one comment on the original
Notice of Intended Action, and is accepting additional comments through August 17, 2017. The DNR did not make
any changes to the proposed rules from what was published in the original
Notice of Intended Action.
How to Provide Comments: Anyone may
make written suggestions or comments on the proposed amendments no later than
4:30 p.m. on August 17, 2017. Written comments should be directed to Christine
Paulson, Department of Natural Resources, Air Quality Bureau, 7900 Hickman
Road, Suite 1, Windsor Heights, Iowa 50324; fax (515)725-9501; or by e-mail to Christine.Paulson@dnr.iowa.gov.
A public
hearing will be held on Thursday, August
17 at 10:00 a.m. in the
conference rooms at the Department’s Air Quality Bureau office located at 7900
Hickman Road, Windsor Heights, Iowa.
Proposed Rulemaking: The proposal will
amend requirements for submitting construction and Title V operating permit
applications to clarify the types of mailing services that may be used to
submit applications and that applications are not required to be submitted by
certified mail. The proposal also describes what constitutes a valid electronic
signature for permit applications submitted electronically and would establish
electronic media submission requirements necessary for compliance with the
federal Cross Media Electronic Reporting Rule adopted in Chapter 15 of Iowa
Administrative Code 567.
The proposal
includes reduced regulatory burden for construction permit applicants for
projects that will not emit Greenhouse Gases (GHG) by eliminating the
requirement to submit the current three-page GHG form. Applicants would instead
be able to indicate that the application includes no GHG emissions in the
project description. Additionally, the required number of submitted copies of
the Title V application is being reduced from two copies to one copy.
For more information, please contact Christine Paulson by e-mail
at Christine.Paulson@dnr.iowa.gov or by phone
at 515-725-9510. Additional information is available on the DNR’s air quality
stakeholder webpage at www.iowadnr.gov/airstakeholder (scroll
to Public Input, and click on the Ease of Application heading).
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