ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR
PROPOSED SYNTHETIC MINOR OPERATING PERMIT
AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS

Air Facility Number 503-8069
PUBLIC NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING

MOBILE COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is extending the Public Comment Period and will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., at the Robert Hope Community Center Gymnasium located at 850 Edwards Street, Mobile, Alabama 36610, concerning additional restrictions and recordkeeping requirements in the existing Synthetic Minor Operating Permit for Hosea O. Weaver & Sons, Inc. These proposed changes would apply to the 400 TPH Double Barrel Drum-Mix asphalt plant located at 1908 Bay Bridge Cutoff Road, Mobile, Alabama 36610.

The following is a link to the proposed permit and the Department’s permitting determination and analysis:

Proposed Synthetic Minor Operating Permit and Analysis

ADEM will be available prior to the public hearing to answer questions and provide details regarding the Hosea O. Weaver & Sons, Inc. proposed permit. This public availability session will be held on Monday, February 5, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the Robert Hope Community Center Gymnasium located at 850 Edwards Street, Mobile, Alabama 36610.

The purpose of the public hearing will be for interested parties to make oral and written comments into the public hearing record. Those wishing to make oral comments at the public hearing are also encouraged to submit those comments in writing. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information on the proposed additions to the existing Synthetic Minor Operating Permit.

Any person wishing to participate in this hearing who needs special accommodations should contact the ADEM Permits and Services Division at (334) 271-7714 at least five working days prior to the hearing.

Copies of the complete project file are available for public inspection Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the ADEM Main Office at the address listed below. For convenience, documents that exist in electronic format may be accessed in the Department's document management system, eFile. To view these documents, select Media Area “Air”, enter the air facility number shown above as the Permit Number, select Document Type “Permitting”, and press Search. The most recent documents will be listed at the top by default. The Document Type may also be left blank, which will list all available air files for this facility.

Attendance at the public hearing is not necessary in order to have comments included in the public hearing record. Written comments received no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the close of the extended public comment period, will also be considered and entered into the public hearing record. Written comments should be submitted by mail or email to the Department’s named contact below. Commenters should identify the appropriate facility number on the first page of their comments.

Ronald W. Gore, Chief
ADEM-Air Division
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
[Mailing address: PO Box 301463; Zip 36130-1463]
Montgomery, Alabama 36110-2400
(334) 271-7861
airmail@adem.alabama.gov

After consideration of all written comments, review of any public hearing record, and consideration of the requirements of the Alabama Air Pollution Control Act, the Federal Clean Air Act, and applicable regulations, the Department will make a final determination. The Department will develop a response to comments, which will become part of the public record and will be posted to the Department’s eFile system. To find the response to comments and final permit determination, you may search by the air facility number shown above.

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This notice is hereby given this 28th day of December 2023, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Lance R. LeFleur
Director

Nondiscrimination Statement: The Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in the administration of its programs.