News Release 407

MISSOURI AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION HOSTS
PUBLIC MEETING SEPT. 28 IN KANSAS CITY

Volume 34-407

Contact: Renee Bungart

(For immediate release)

573-751-4465

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, SEPT. 25, 2006 -- The Missouri Air Conservation Commission will hold a public meeting at 9 a.m. on Sept. 28 at the Holiday Inn-Sports Complex, 4011 Blue Ridge Cutoff, Kansas City.

At this meeting, the commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed revision to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP). The St. Louis 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Demonstration will be proposed. The proposed revision will document that the department has reviewed Missouri's obligation to implement reasonably available control technologies on major air pollution sources in the Missouri portion of the St. Louis ozone nonattainment area. It will also certify that RACT controls previously incorporated under the earlier 1-hour ozone standard represent RACT for the 8-hour ozone standard.

The commission will also hear recommendations from the department for adoption of a previously proposed revision to the SIP. This proposed change to the SIP will include the revised source registration permit for Grossman Iron and Steel. The revised permit incorporates operating procedures and record keeping requirements from Grossmans' Sept. 10, 2004 compliance plan that reduces fugitive particulate matter emissions from the Grossman facility. This revision will be voted upon once recommendations are complete.

To learn more on each of these revisions, the documents are available for review at the following locations:

The department requests people intending to give verbal presentations on the proposed revisions provide a written copy of their testimony to the commission secretary at the time of the public hearing. The department also will accept written comments on the proposed SIP revisions until 5 p.m. on Oct. 5. Please send two copies of written comments to Chief, Operations Section, Department of Natural Resources, Air Pollution Control Program, P.O. Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or by faxing to 573-751-2706.

Rule proposals considered at this hearing may be adopted by the Missouri Air Conservation Commission as provided for under authority of 643.050, RSMo.

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.

For more information or a complete meeting agenda, including rules being presented for adoption, contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources at 800-361-4827 or 573-751-4817 or visit www.dnr.mo.gov/env/apcp/macc.htm.

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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