ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO DIVISION 3 ADEM ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
AND THE
ALABAMA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Public Notice – 350

Notice is hereby given that a hearing before the Department of Environmental Management of the State of Alabama will be held at 10:00 a.m., July 7, 2025, in the Main Hearing Room, at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Blvd. in Montgomery, to consider proposed revisions to Division 3 of the ADEM Administrative Code and proposed revisions to the Alabama State Implementation Plan.

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management proposes to amend ADEM Administrative Code Rules 335-3-10-.01, 335-3-10-.02, 335-3-11-.01, 335-3-11-.06, 335-3-14-.03, 335-3-15-.04, and 335-3-16-.11, and Appendix C. Also, ADEM proposes to amend the State Plan for Control of Air Emissions at Municipal Waste Combustors.

Revisions to the Division 3 Code are being proposed to incorporate by reference changes to the EPA’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs). Chapter 335-3-14 is being proposed for revision to reinstate provisions relating to violations of emission limits during start-up, shut-down and malfunctions. Chapter 335-3-15 is also being proposed for revision to reinstate provisions relating to violations of emission limits during start-up, shut-down, and malfunctions of equipment. Chapter 335-3-16 is being proposed for revision to remove provisions relating to emergencies. Appendix C is being proposed for revision to reflect changes to Chapters 335-3-10 and 335-3-11.

Chapters 335-3-14 and 15 are considered part of the federally-enforceable State Implementation Plan (SIP). Revisions to these Chapters are proposed to be incorporated into Alabama’s SIP.

Copies of the proposed rules and Federal Registers are available at a cost of 30 cents per page at each of the office locations listed below. The summary of reasons supporting the revisions are available free of charge. Copies of the proposed rules, the summary of reasons, and the federal register (Part One, Part Two and Part Three) can also be found here.

ADEM, Office of General Counsel
Attn: Angela Reeder
1400 Coliseum Boulevard
(P. O. Box 301463, Zip code 36130-1463)
Montgomery, AL 36110-2059
(334) 260-4510

ADEM, Birmingham Field Office
Attn: Julia Trevarthan
110 Vulcan Road
Birmingham, AL 35209-4702
(205) 942-6168

ADEM, Decatur Field Office
Attn: Jan Childers
2715 Sandlin Road, SW
Decatur, AL 35603-1333
(256) 353-1713

ADEM, Coastal Field Office
Attn: Jenika Monroe
1615 South Broad Street
Mobile, AL 36605
(251) 450-3400

Southeast Alabama Regional Planning &
Development Commission
462 North Oates, 4th Floor
Dothan, AL 36303

Alabama - Tombigbee Rivers Planning &
Development Commission
Courthouse Annex
107 Broad Street
Camden, AL 36726

East Alabama Regional Planning &
Development Commission
1130 Quintard Avenue
Anniston, AL 36201

The public hearing is being held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the proposed rules. Attendance at the hearing is not necessary to present such data, views, arguments, or comments as the same may be submitted in writing, but must be received by Mr. Aubrey White III prior to 5:00 p.m. on July 7, 2025.

Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to Mr. Aubrey White III, Chief, Air Division, Alabama Department of Environmental Management, P.O. Box 301463, Montgomery, AL 36130-1463 (street address: 1400 Coliseum Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36110-2059) or by e-mail at ahw@adem.alabama.gov.

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

This notice is hereby given this May 21, 2025, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

____________________________
Jeffery W. Kitchens
Acting 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.