Titan PN-DR-App 2013-09-04.pdf - Nevada Division of ...

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION
by the
State of Nevada
Division of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Air Pollution Control
P U B L I C N O T I C E
Pursuant to Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Chapter 445B, the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) Chapter 445B,
and the Clean Air Act, the Division of Environmental Protection is issuing the following notice.
The Director received an application for a new Class II Air Quality Operating Permit AP1442-3390 from:
Titan Constructors, Inc.
P.O. Box 151191,
Ely, Nevada 89315
The Titan project is located approximately 7.5 miles north of Ely, west of Highway 93. The Titan facility is located
approximately at UTM 688.326 km East by 4,356.843 km North, Zone 11 (Section 18, Township 17 North, Range
64 East within Hydrographic 179 – Central Steptoe Valley). Titan Constructors, Inc. currently operates under Class
II General Air Quality Operating Permit #AP1442-2319.02. The Director has prepared tentative determinations
regarding the operating permit that, in brief, are the following:
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The new Class II permit is for operate a crushing and screening plant and a concrete batch plant.
Emissions from the facility will not exceed 6.83 tons/year of PM, 3.18 tons/year of PM 10 , 2.69 tons/year of
PM 2.5 , 18.79 tons/year of NOx, 0.35 ton/year of SO 2 , 0.53 ton/year of VOC, 4.99 tons/year of CO, 0.03 ton/year
of HAPs and 1,1143 tons/year greenhouse gases, CO 2 equivalent.
No adverse ambient air quality impacts are expected.
On the basis of the preliminary review of the application and supporting information review and the requirements
of the NRS, the NAC and the Clean Air Act, the Director is hereby announcing his intent to issue a new Class II air
quality operating permit. Persons wishing to comment upon the proposed determinations by the Director regarding
this proposed action should submit their comments in writing either in person or by mail or fax within thirty (30)
days to:
Ben Kahue
Division of Environmental Protection
Nevada Bureau of Air Pollution Control
901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001
Carson City, Nevada 89701
(775) 687-9460
(775) 687-6396 FAX
The application, Director’s review, and other relevant information may be obtained on the Nevada Department of
Environmental Protection – Bureau of Air Pollution Control website (http://ndep.nv.gov/bapc/). The application,
Director’s review, and other relevant information may be copied at the above address or copies may be obtained by
requesting in writing at the above address. A copy of the application, Director’s review, and other relevant
information will be located also at the Lyon County Library located at 575 Silver Lace Blvd in Fernley, Nevada.
Written comments or objections, will be received at the Division of Environmental Protection, above address, until
close of business on October 4, 2013, and will be retained and considered prior to final action on the new Class II
operating permit.
Please bring the foregoing notice to the attention of all persons whom you know may be interested in this matter.

STATE OF NEVADA
DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
BUREAU OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Director’s Review and Preliminary Determination of Permit Issuance
for
Titan Constructors, Inc.
September 4, 2013
Titan Constructors, Inc. (Titan) has submitted a new Class II application to the Nevada Division of
Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Pollution Control (NDEP-BAPC) requesting a new Class II Air
Quality Operating Permit #AP1442-3390. The new permit is to operate a crushing and screening plant and a
concrete batch plant. Titan currently operates under Class II General Air Quality Operating Permit #AP1442-
2319.02.
The application materials related to the new Class II operating permit was received by NDEP-BAPC on July 23,
2013. The permit application was deemed administratively complete on August 6, 2013. The Titan project is
located approximately 7.5 miles north of Ely, west of Highway 93. The Titan facility is located approximately
at UTM 688.326 km East by 4,356.843 km North, Zone 11 (Section 18, Township 17 North, Range 64 East
within Hydrographic 179 – Central Steptoe Valley). The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number for the
facility is 1442 – Nonmetallic mining and associated activities.
As proposed, Titan will be a Class II source
under the new permit. The potential-to-emit
(PTE) of each regulated air pollutant is less
than the 100 ton per year threshold for
major source designation. The facility will
not be subject to any federal regulations.
Proposed Annual Emissions
Pollutant(s)
tons/year
PM 10 Particulate matter