ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SYNTHETIC MINOR OPERATING PERMIT
AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
FACILITY NO. 705-0044
PUBLIC NOTICE
JACKSON COUNTY
Imperial Aluminum – Scottsboro LLC has applied for a Synthetic Minor Operating Permit that would authorize the construction and operation of a Group 1 reverberatory furnace, replacing their existing reverberatory furnace at their secondary aluminum processing facility located at 7525 Roy Owens Blvd, Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama 35768. Emissions would be controlled by the existing furnace’s lime-injected baghouse.
ADEM has determined that the equipment/operations proposed by the company should be able to meet State and federal air pollution control requirements.
The following are links to the proposed permit and the Department’s permitting determination and analysis:
Proposed Permit
Permit Analysis
Persons wishing to comment may do so, in writing, to the Department’s named contact below within 15 days following the publication date of this notice. In order to affect final decisions, comments must offer technically substantial information that is applicable to the proposed application. All comments must be received in the ADEM Main Office in Montgomery no later than 5:00 P.M. on the last day of the comment period.
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
A written request for a public hearing may also be filed within that 15-day period and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. The Director shall hold a public hearing whenever it is found, on the basis of hearing requests, that there exists a significant degree of public interest in the permit application or draft permit.
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. Notice will be sent to any person requesting notice of the final action.
The administrative record for this action, along with other information on file, will be available in eFile. Select Media Area “Air”, enter the 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.
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This notice is hereby given this 21st day of November, 2023, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.
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Lance R. LeFleur
Director
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