News Release No. 483

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT AIR PERMIT UNTIL DEC. 9

Volume 33-483

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 28, 2005 --- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has extended the public comment period concerning the draft air pollution permit for Kansas City Power and Light's (KCPL) Iatan Generating Station. The department extended the comment period four days to Dec. 9. Interested parties should send written comments to the attention of James L. Kavanaugh at Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 by e-mail or by fax to 573-751-2706 by 5 p.m. on Dec. 9.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will also host a public hearing on the draft air pollution permit for Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL). The hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 5, at the West Platte R-II School District, High School Gymnasium, 935 Washington St., Weston.

People requiring special services or accommodations to attend the meeting can make arrangements by calling 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817. Hearing-impaired individuals may contact the program through Relay Missouri at 800-735-2966.

After the conclusion of the public comment period on Dec. 9, the department will then prepare a document that incorporates responses to all comments, both written comments and oral testimony from the hearing. The response to comments document will detail the department's response and any changes made to the permit based on the comments.

The application requests authority to construct a coal-fired boiler (Iatan Unit 2), a fuel oil-fired auxilliary boiler, associated storage, handling and pollution control equipment, a fuel oil storage tank and a landfill. Kansas City Power and Light also intends to modify the existing coal-fired generating unit to increase the heat input and upgrade the pollution control system.

The draft permit is available on the department's Web site at www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/PermitPublicNotices.htm. A copy of the application, the preliminary determination and other related materials are also available for public review at the following locations:

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Air Pollution Control Program
1659 E. Elm St.
Jefferson City, Mo.
Phone 573-751-4817
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Kansas City Regional Office
500 NE Colbern Road
Lee's Summit, Mo.
Phone 816-622-7000
Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Mid-Continent Public Library
Weston Branch
18725 Highway 45 North
Weston, Mo.

For more information concerning the comment period, hearing or the permit process, call the department's Air Pollution Control Program at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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