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Notice #: 0001400742-01
Public Notices

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
ON DRAFT AIR PERMIT
REGULATING THE EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS

(Docket No. 23-CA-PA-01)

Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), Chapter 342B-13 and Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Chapter 11-60.1, the Department of Health, State of Hawaii (DOH), is requesting public comments on the following DRAFT PERMIT presently under review for:

Covered Source Permit (CSP) No. 0653-02-C
Application for Renewal No. 0653-05
Application for Minor Modification No. 0653-06
Waste Management of Hawaii, Inc.
Mobile Crushing Plants
Located At: 71-1111 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Waikoloa, Hawaii

The DRAFT PERMIT is described as follows:

The issuance of CSP No. 0653-02-C will grant conditional approval for Waste Management of Hawaii, Inc. to continue to operate one (1) 440 TPH Mobile Jaw Crusher. A modification to the permit will allow the addition of a second 440 TPH Mobile Jaw Crusher and removal of a screener. Water suppression will be used as necessary to minimize fugitive emissions from stone crushing operations. The facility is subject to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.

The ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD, consisting of the APPLICATION and non-confidential supporting material from the applicant, the permit review summary, and the DRAFT PERMIT, is available for public inspection online at:
http://health.hawaii.gov/cab/public-notices/ and during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., at the following locations:

Oahu
State of Hawaii
Clean Air Branch
2827 Waimano Home Road, #130
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782

Hawaii
Kona
Sanitation Branch, Department of Health
79-1020 Haukapila Street, Room 115, Kona, Hawaii

Hilo
Hawaii District Health Office, Department of Health
1582 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii

All comments on the draft permit and any request for a public hearing must be in writing, addressed to the Clean Air Branch at the above address and must be postmarked or received by February 9, 2023.

Any person may request a public hearing by submitting a written request that explains the party’s interest and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. The DOH may hold a public hearing if a hearing would aid in DOH’s decision. If a public hearing is warranted, a public notice for the hearing will be published at least thirty (30) days in advance of the hearing.

Interested persons may obtain copies of the administrative record or parts thereof by paying five (5) cents per page copying costs. Please send written requests to the Clean Air Branch listed above or call Mr. Al Jerome Natac at the Clean Air Branch at (808) 586 4200.

Comments on the draft permit should address, but need not be limited to, the permit conditions and the facility’s compliance with federal and state air pollution laws, including: (1) the National and State Ambient Air Quality Standards; and (2) HRS, Chapter 342B and HAR, Chapter 11-60.1.

The DOH will make a final decision on the permit after considering all comments and will send notice of the final decision to each person who has submitted comments or requested such notice.

Kenneth S. Fink, M.D.
Director of Health
(WHT1400742 1/11/23)