Public Comment Notices

Permits in Public Comment

See Permits in Public Comment through September 28, 2020

The following permit amendments are being proposed for revisions to the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Oxides of Nitrogen and Volatile Organic Compounds (RACT II):

ATI Flat Rolled Products

Eastman Chemical Resins

Neville Chemical Company

U.S. Steel – Edgar Thomson

U.S. Steel – Irvin

U.S. Steel – Clairton

See Permits in Public Comment Through October 19, 2020

Bellefield Boiler

Sunoco – Pittsburgh Terminal

Public Meeting Notices

NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING for a Proposed State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision for Reasonably Available Control Technology for Major Stationary Non-CTG VOC Sources and Major Stationary NOx Sources for the 2008 8-Hr Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS)

The Allegheny County Board of Health will hold a virtual public hearing on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 2:00 PM to take testimony on a proposed revision to Allegheny County's portion of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s SIP for Ozone. This hearing is being held virtually in compliance with safety precautions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This SIP revision addresses the two remaining major stationary sources of VOC and NOx emissions not already addressed in an Allegheny County SIP revision submittal, and demonstrates that required RACT controls already exists on these two remaining major stationary sources of VOC and NOx emissions. The proposed SIP revision may be examined on the Allegheny County Health Department web site here.

Persons wishing to join the virtual hearing or to present testimony must contact Paulette Poullet, at paulette.poullet@alleghenycounty.us or 412-578-8103, to receive a link and phone number for connecting to the hearing, no less than 24 hours in advance of the virtual hearing. Testimony will be limited to 5 minutes, and written copies of the testimony are requested by email to Ms. Poullet. The Board will also accept written comments, beginning on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 and concluding at 4:00 PM on October 8, 2020, by mail to ACHD Air Program, 301 39th Street, Bldg. 7, Pittsburgh, PA 15201-1811, or by email to aqcomments@alleghenycounty.us.