Title V Draft Permit

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Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality

Vaquero Big Horn, LLC, Halfmoon Battery

 

PUBLIC NOTICE
State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality/Division of Air Quality
Draft Operating Permit

Chapter 6, Section 3(d)(ix) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations provides, prior to final determination on an application for a Chapter 6, Section 3 operating permit, opportunity be given for public comment and public hearing on the information submitted by the owner or operator and on the draft permit. The regulation further requires such information be made available to the public and the public be allowed a period of thirty (30) days to submit comments. A public hearing will be conducted only if, in the opinion of the Administrator, sufficient interest is generated or if an aggrieved party requests a hearing within the 30 day public comment period.

Notice is hereby given on July 13, 2023 that the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to issue a renewed Chapter 6, Section 3 operating permit to the following applicant for the Halfmoon Battery in Park County, Wyoming:

Vaquero Big Horn, LLC
324 Robert Street
Cody, WY 82414

The Halfmoon Battery is located in Section 23, Township 51 North, Range 102 West, Park County, Wyoming (approximately 11 miles south of Cody, Wyoming). The facility is a compressor station with truck loading of condensate. The pollutants of primary concern from this facility are Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs), and Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S).

Chapter 6, Section 3 does not impose new substantive requirements on an air pollution source but does require sources subject to the Operating Permit Program obtain a renewable operating permit that clarifies in a single document which air quality requirements apply to the source and provides methods for assessing the source's compliance with those requirements.

The Division's Operating Permit contact is Melissa Meares, Operating Permit Program Manager, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 at (307) 777-3784. Interested parties may examine the draft permit, permit application, and statement of basis for the permit at the Division's Cheyenne office or the Division's Lander Field Office located at 510 Meadowview Drive, Lander, Wyoming, (307) 332-6755. These documents are also available online at the Division’s website (https://openair.wyo.gov), utilizing facility ID F000553 and permit number P0035505 under permits. Arrangements can be made with the Division to copy relevant materials, if necessary (a fee will be assessed for reproductions). In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternate formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities.

Public comments or a request for a hearing must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (Mountain) on August 14, 2023. Requests for a hearing shall be in writing and shall include the name and contact information of the person requesting the hearing, a brief statement identifying the purpose of the request, and a brief statement of the issues to be discussed. Written public comments or requests for a hearing should be directed to the Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. The FAX number for the Division is (307) 635-1784. Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Division’s website (http://aq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com). Comments or requests submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record. All written comments received by 5:00 p.m. local time (Mountain) on August 14, 2023 will be considered in arriving at a final determination on the issuance of this permit and will be retained in the Cheyenne office.

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