http://www.dec.ny.gov/enb/20120314_reg4.html#401220000400039

Applicant: 

Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC 

1 Owens Corning Pkwy 

Toledo, OH 43659 

Facility: 

Owens-Corning Insulating Systems- Feura Bush 

1277 Feura Bush Rd 

Feura Bush, NY 12067 

Application ID: 

4-0122-00004/00039 

Permit(s) Applied for: 

Article 19 Air Title V Facility 

Project is Located: 

Bethlehem, Albany County 

Project Description: 

The Department has prepared a draft permit pursuant to Article 19 (Air Pollution Control) of the 

New York State Environmental Conservation Law and Title V of the federal Clean Air Act and 

has made a tentative determination to issue a modification of the Title V permit for the OwensCorning Insulating Systems (OCIS) Delmar Plant located at 1277 Feura Bush Road, Feura Bush, 

NY (Albany County). The facility manufactures wool fiberglass insulation products and includes 

two glass furnaces and associated production lines (DM1 and DM2) controlled by electrostatic 

precipitators and other air pollution control equipment. 

The current permit has been modified to include conditions that establish emission limits (caps) 

so that the facility may avoid applicability of Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) 

requirements under 6 NYCRR Part 249. By incorporating these emissions caps, the combined 

potential emissions from all BART-eligible units are restricted to less than 250 tons per year of 

each visibility impairing pollutant; i.e., nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and 

particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PM-10). As a result, the facility is not 

subject to BART under Part 249. These emission caps apply to emission units U-00002, U00003, U-00012, U-00013, and U-00014 which pertain to the glass furnaces and associated 

forming, curing, smoke stripper, and cooling sections of the two wool fiberglass insulation 

manufacturing lines. Additionally, the permit has been modified to incorporate conditions in 

order for the facility to comply with the NOx Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) 
requirements for glass plants under 6 NYCRR Subpart 220-2. The existing furnace oxy-fuel 

firing control technology is already considered to be NOx RACT for each of the glass melting 

furnaces at the facility. However, Subpart 220-2 also requires each glass furnace at the facility to 

meet a facility specific NOx emission limit in pounds of NOx per ton of glass pulled and requires 

the installation of a continuous emissions monitoring system (CEMS) to demonstrate compliance 

with such emission limit. This permit modification sets forth the NOx emission limit and CEMS 

requirements for the glass furnaces. Furthermore, the permit has been modified to remove 

existing conditions pertaining to 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart NNN which is the National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing. The 

most recent renewal and modification to the Title V permit on November 5, 2010 allowed the 

facility to convert its operations from a phenol-formaldehyde based binder to a non-phenol, nonformaldehyde starch-based binder system. With the completion of this binder system conversion 

in February 2011 for DM1 and in September 2011 for DM2, the facility no longer uses phenol 

and formaldehyde binders. Therefore, consistent with a determination by the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) that the facility would no longer meet the definition 

of an affected facility under Subpart NNN upon completion of the starch-based binder system 

conversion, the facility is no longer subject to the Subpart NNN NESHAP requirements. Other 

minor changes have been made to the permit for clarity and consistency purposes. 

In accordance with 6NYCRR Parts 621.7(b)(9) and 201-6.4(c), the Administrator of the United 

States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has the authority to bar issuance of any Title 

V Facility Permit if it is determined not to be in compliance with applicable requirements of the 

Clean Air Act or 6NYCRR Part 201. 

Persons wishing to inspect the subject Title V files, including the application with all relevant 

supporting materials, the draft permit, and all other materials available to the DEC (the 

"permitting authority") that are relevant to this permitting decision should contact the DEC 

representative listed below. The Draft Permit and Permit Review Report may be viewed and 

printed from the Department's web site at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/32249.html. 

DEC will evaluate the application and the comments received regarding it to determine whether 

to hold a public hearing. Comments and requests for a public hearing should be in writing and 

addressed to the Department representative listed below. A copy of the Department's permit 

hearing procedures is available upon request or on the Department web site at: 

http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/6234.html. 

Availability of Application Documents: 

Filed application documents, and Department draft permits where applicable, are available for 

inspection during normal business hours at the address of the contact person. To ensure timely 

service at the time of inspection, it is recommended that an appointment be made with the 

contact person. 

State Environmental Quality Review (SEQR) Determination: 

Project is an Unlisted Action and will not have a significant impact on the environment. A 

Negative Declaration is on file. A coordinated review was not performed. 
SEQR Lead Agency: None Designated 

State Historic Preservation Act (SHPA) Determination: 

Cultural resource lists and map have been checked. No registered, eligible or inventoried 

archaeological sites or historic structures were identified at the project location. No further 

review in accordance with SHPA is required. 

Coastal Management: 

This project is not located in a Coastal Management area and is not subject to the Waterfront 

Revitalization and Coastal Resources Act. 

Opportunity for Public Comment: 

Comments on this project must be submitted in writing to the Contact Person no later than Apr 

13, 2012. 

Contact: 

Angelo A Marcuccio 

NYSDEC Region 4 Headquarters 

1130 North Westcott Rd 

Schenectady, NY 12306 

(518)357-2069 

r4dep@gw.dec.state.ny.us