ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

ALABAMA STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

Public Notice – 350

Notice is hereby given that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management is providing the opportunity for interested persons to comment on documents pertaining to the 10-year maintenance plan update for the Partial Pike County 2008 lead NAAQS maintenance area.

Pursuant to Section 175A(b) of the Clean air Act (CAA) requirements, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), has developed a proposed SIP revision for maintaining the national primary ambient air quality standard for 10 years after the expiration of the first 10-year maintenance plan for the 2008 lead NAAQS.

Interested parties may request that a public hearing be held. If a hearing is held, it will be held on May 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in the Main Hearing Room at the ADEM – Central Office location at 1400 Coliseum Blvd. in Montgomery.

Those requesting a hearing should call (334) 271-7909. The deadline to submit a request for a hearing is 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2026. If no hearing is to be held, a Notice of Cancellation of the hearing will be posted on May 4, 2026, on the Department's website located at https://adem.alabama.gov/public-notices. Interested persons may also call (334) 271-7909 to determine if a public hearing will be held.

Copies of the proposed SIP and Appendices (Appendix A, Appendix B, Appendix C, Appendix C Supporting Documents, Appendix D and Appendix E) are available for viewing at each of the locations listed below, and on the internet at https://adem.alabama.gov/public-notices. Copies are also available at a cost of 30 cents per page, at each of the ADEM office locations.

ADEM, Office of General Counsel
Attn: Jewel Shannan
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

If the Department holds a hearing, it will be held to receive data, views, and arguments from interested persons regarding the document. 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 Aubrey White prior to 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2026.

Written submissions and other inquiries should be directed to:

Mr. Aubrey H. 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 April 1, 2026, by authorization of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management.

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Edward F. Poolos
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.