Douglas W. Domenech 

Secretary of Natural Resources 

COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 

Street address: 629 East Main Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 

Mailing address: P.O. Box 1105, Richmond, Virginia 232 18 

TDD (804) 698-4021 

www.deq.virginia.gov 

DEC 21 ZU1Z 

Ms. Diana Esher, Director 

Air Protection Division (3APOO) 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III 

1650 Arch Street 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029 

David K. Paylor 

Director 

(804) 698-4020 

1-800-592-5482 

Reference: SIP Revision for GP Big 

Island, LLC 

Dear Ms. Esher: 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 11 0 of the Clean Air Act, we are officially 

requesting approval of a revision to the Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan 

(SlP) approved on October 5, 2012 under the authority of§ 10.1-1185 of the Code of Virginia 

and submitted in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51 (Requirements for 

Preparation, Adoption, and Submittal of Implementation Plans). The plan revision is effective 

upon the date of this letter. 

The revision consists of a revision to the state operating permit for the control of 

visibility-impairing emissions from GP Big Island, LLC, located in Bedford County, Virginia 

through the application of Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART). The department and the 

company entered into a mutual determination of permanent shutdown of an individual unit 

consisting of the Number 4 Power Boiler, in accordance with 9V ACS-20-220, shutdown of a 

stationary source. The original state operating permit was then revised appropriately in order to 

reflect the unit shutdown. This permit action is for the purpose of the shutdown agreement only; 

there was no BART determination, and the shutdown does not result in any emissions increase. 
Enclosed are the following: 

1. SIP revision, including the fo1lowing: 

A. Federally enforceable state operating permit. 

B. Shutdown agreement. 

C. Original permit. 

2. Public participation certification. 

3. Public participation record, including summary of comment and responses. 

4. An electronic copy (CD) of the complete submittal. This electronic copy is an exact 

duplicate of the hard copy. 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please let us know. 

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ENCLOSURE 1

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISION

FOR

UNIT SHUTDOWN AGREEMENT

AND REVISION TO THE STATE OPERATING PERMIT

FOR

GP BIG ISLAND, LLC

Section 110 of the federal Clean Air Act prescribes the requirements for the contents, 

adoption and submittal of the state implementation plan (SIP). Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) 

requires that the plan contain adequate provisions prohibiting emissions in amounts which 

will interfere with measures required to be included in the plan to prevent significant 

deterioration of air quality or to protect visibility.

Part C (Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality) of § 160 establishes the 

purposes of the part as follows:

(1) to protect public health and welfare from any actual or potential adverse effect which in the 

Administrator's judgment may reasonably be anticipated to occur from air pollution or from 

exposures to pollutants in other media, which pollutants originate as emissions to the ambient air, 

notwithstanding attainment and maintenance of all national ambient air quality standards;

(2) to preserve, protect and enhance the air quality in national parks, national wilderness areas, 

national monuments, national seashores, and other areas of special national or regional natural, 

recreational, scenic or historical value;

(3) to insure that economic growth will occur in a manner consistent with the preservation of existing 

clean air resources;

(4) to assure that emissions from any source in any state will not interfere with any portion of the 

applicable implementation plan to prevent significant deterioration of air quality for any other state; 

and

(5) to assure that any decision to permit increased air pollution in any area to which this section 

applies is made only after careful evaluation of all the consequences of such a decision and after 

adequate procedural opportunities for informed public participation in the decision making process.

Section 165 addresses the preconstruction requirements for major sources to be built in 

areas classified as PSD areas (federal class I areas). Section 165(b)(2) addresses the 

responsibility of the federal land manager that has authority over federal class I areas:

The Federal Land Manager and the Federal official charged with direct responsibility for 

management of such lands shall have an affirmative responsibility to protect the air quality related 

values (including visibility) of any such lands within a class I area and to consider, in consultation with 

the Administrator, whether a proposed major emitting facility will have an adverse impact on such 

values. . . . In cases where the Federal Land Manager demonstrates to the satisfaction of the state 

that the emissions from such facility will have an adverse impact on the air quality related values 

(including visibility) . . . a permit shall not be issued.
Section 169(A) addresses visibility protection for federal class I areas:

Congress hereby declares as a national goal the prevention of any future, and the remedying of any 

existing, impairment of visibility in mandatory class I Federal areas which impairment results from 

manmade air pollution.

This section also provides timeframes by which the Secretary of the Interior and the 

Administrator will interact to assess visibility, develop federal regulations including specific 

source exemptions and public participation and the promulgation of those regulations.

Section 169(B) addresses the need for studies and assessment of current sources of 

visibility, impacts of other provisions, establishment of visibility transport regions and 

commissions, duties of the Administrator and the establishment of the Grand Canyon 

Visibility Transport Commission.

40 CFR 51.166, SIPs for new source review and source modifications, requires that the 

plans (in accordance with the policy of § 101(b)(1) and the purpose of § 160 contain 

emission limitations and such other measures as may be necessary to prevent significant 

deterioration of air quality.

Visibility is specifically addressed in 40 CFR 51.166(o), additional impact analysis:

(1) The owner or operator shall provide an analysis of the impairment to visibility, soils, and 

vegetation that would occur as a result of the source or modification and general commercial, 

residential, industrial, and other growth associated with the source or modification....

40 CFR 51.166(p) addresses sources affecting federal class I areas-additional 

requirements.

(p)(2) The Federal Land Manager and the Federal official charged with direct responsibility for 

management of Class I lands have an affirmative responsibility to protect the air quality related 

values (including visibility) of any such lands and to consider, in consultation with the with the 

Administrator, whether a proposed source or modification would have an adverse impact on such 

values.

On July 1, 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule 

to address regional haze (64 FR 35714). The regional haze rule requires states to 

submit SIPs to address regional haze visibility impairment in federally protected parks 

and wilderness areas, which are known as "mandatory Class I federal areas" or "Class I 

areas." The 1999 rule was issued to fulfill the requirements of §§ 169A and 169B. In 

this rule, EPA included a requirement for BART for certain large stationary sources that 

were put in place between 1962 and 1977. The regulatory requirements for BART were 

codified at 40 CFR 51.308(e) and in definitions that appear in 40 CFR 51.301.

Sections 169A(b)(2)(A) and 169A(g)(7) use the term "major stationary source" to 

describe those sources that are the focus of the BART requirement. To avoid 

confusion with other requirements which also use the term "major stationary source,"
the regional haze rule uses the term "BART-eligible source." BART-eligible sources (i) 

have the potential to emit 250 tons or more of a visibility-impairing air pollutant, (ii) were 

in place between August 7, 1962 and August 7, 1977, and (iii) have operations that fall 

within one or more of 26 listed source categories. BART is required for any BARTeligible source which a state determines "emits any air pollutant which may reasonably 

be anticipated to cause or contribute to any impairment of visibility in any such area." 

Accordingly, for stationary sources meeting these criteria, states must address the 

BART requirement when developing regional haze SIPs.

Section 169A(g)(7) requires that states consider the following factors in making BART 

determinations: (i) the costs of compliance, (ii) the energy and nonair quality 

environmental impacts of compliance, (iii) any existing pollution control technology in 

use at the source, (iv) the remaining useful life of the source, and (v) the degree of 

improvement in visibility which may reasonably be anticipated to result from the use of

such technology. These statutory factors for BART were codified at 40 CFR 

51.308(e)(1)(ii).

On July 6, 2005 (70 FR 39103), EPA promulgated final regulations to address the 

court’s decisions (40 CFR 51.302 and 51.308), and to provide BART determination 

guidance (Appendix Y to 40 CFR Part 51). The purpose of the guidelines is to assist 

states as they identify which of their BART-eligible sources should undergo a BART 

analysis, and select controls in light of the statutory factors (the BART determination).

GP Big Island, LLC (formerly Georgia-Pacific Big Island), located in Bedford County, 

Virginia, was identified as a source subject to the BART requirements. A legally 

enforceable mechanism (federally enforceable state operating permit) was drafted to 

ensure compliance with the BART requirements. The permit is being issued pursuant 

to Article 52 (9 VAC 5-40-7550 et seq.) of 9 VAC 5-40 (Existing Stationary Sources)

and Article 5 (9 VAC 5-80-800 et seq.) of 9 VAC 5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources) 

of state regulations, and was federally enforceable upon issuance.

Subsequently, on January 5, 2012, GP Big Island, LLC and the department joined a 

mutual determination of permanent shutdown of an individual unit consisting of the 

Number 4 Power Boiler, in accordance with 9VAC5-20-220, shutdown of a stationary 

source.

The original state operating permit also provides that:

The Board may revise (modify, rewrite, change or amend) or repeal this permit with the consent of 

GP Big Island, LLC, for good cause shown by GP Big Island, LLC, or on its own motion provided 

approval of the revision or repeal is accomplished in accordance with Regulations of the Board 

and the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). Such revision or repeal shall not be 

effective until the revision or repeal is approved by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 

following the requirements of 40 CFR Part 51 (Requirements for Preparation, Adoption, and 

Submittal of Implementation Plans).

The state operating permit was revised in order to reflect the unit shutdown, and the 
department regional office approved and issued the permit on October 5, 2012. The 

permit was issued pursuant to Article 52 (9VAC5-40-7550 et seq.) of 9VAC5-40 

(Existing Stationary Sources) and Article 5 (9VAC5-80-800 et seq.) of 9VAC 5-80 

(Permits for Stationary Sources) of state regulations and became federally enforceable 

upon issuance. Because the unit is permanently shut down and the state operating 

permit has been revised accordingly, the department is requesting that EPA approve 

the revised permit as a SIP revision.

As provided in 40 CFR 51.302(b)(2), the federal land manager (FLM) was given the 

opportunity to comment on this permit on August 7, 2012. In an electronic mail dated 

August 30, 2012, the FLM declined a 30-day review period for the amended permit.

The revised state operating permit is provided in Attachment A, and the shutdown 

agreement between GP Big Island, LLC and the department is provided in Attachment 

B. The original permit is included as Attachment C.

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ATTACHMENT A

LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE MECHANISM (PERMIT)

TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH BART REQUIREMENTS

FOR

GP Big Island, LLC

Bedford County, Virginia

Registration No. 30389

Under the authority provided in 9VAC5-170-180 and Section II of Agency Policy 

Statement No. 3-2006 (dated October 20, 2006), the Director of the Blue Ridge

Regional Office approved and issued the permit on October 5, 2012. The permit was 

approved and issued following the procedural requirements of Virginia's federally 

enforceable state operating permit program, Article 5 (9VAC5-80-800 et seq.) of Part II 

of 9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources).






ATTACHMENT B

LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE MECHANISM

(MUTUAL DETERMINATION OF PERMANENT SHUTDOWN)

TO ENABLE SHUTDOWN OF THE NUMBER 4 POWER BOILER

FOR

GP Big Island, LLC

Bedford County, Virginia

Registration No. 30389

Under the authority provided in 9VAC5-20-220, the Director of the Blue Ridge Regional 

Office signed a mutual determination of permanent shutdown permanent shutdown of 

an individual unit consisting of the Number 4 Power Boiler for GP Big Island, LLC on 

January 5, 2012, to be effective that same day. The determination was issued following 

the procedural requirements of 9VAC5-20-220 of Part II of 9VAC5-20 (General 

Provisions).


ATTACHMENT C

ORIGINAL LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE MECHANISM (PERMIT)

TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH BART REQUIREMENTS

FOR

GP Big Island, LLC

Bedford County, Virginia

Registration No. 30389

Under the authority provided in 9VAC5-170-180 and Section II of Agency Policy 

Statement No. 3-2006 (dated October 20, 2006), the Director of the Blue Ridge

Regional Office approved and issued the permit on June 12, 2008, to be effective that 

same day. The permit was approved and issued following the procedural requirements 

of Virginia's federally enforceable state operating permit program, Article 5 (9VAC5-80-

800 et seq.) of Part II of 9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources).

Because a unit covered by the original permit is permanently shut down, the 

department is requesting that EPA replace the original permit with the new permit 

reflecting the shutdown.

Only the original permit document is provided here for reference and comparison 

purposes. The original engineering analysis and federal land manager (FLM) 

correspondence that accompanied the original permit are extremely lengthy, and are 

available on request.







ENCLOSURE 2

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATION

AND COMPLIANCE WITH

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102 and Section 2.1 of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, the 

following information regarding public participation activities and compliance with state 

administrative procedures is provided.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES

As required by 40 CFR 51.102(a), a public comment period to provide the opportunity to 

submit written comments concerning a proposed revision to the Commonwealth of 

Virginia State Implementation Plan was held from November 19 through December 19, 

2012.

As required by 40 CFR Part 51.102(a) and (d)(1) and (2), the public was given notice of 

the public comment period in the Virginia Register, along with the location of the 

proposal for public inspection, on November 19, 2012. The notice included procedures 

to afford the public the opportunity to request that a hearing be held pursuant to 40 CFR 

51.102(a); no such request was received. The attached copies of the notice provides 

the evidence required by Section 2.1(f) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51.

The Regional Administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was notified 

of the public comment period. This notification follows the requirements of 40 CFR Part

51.102(d)(3). The federal land managers (FLMs) were given the opportunity to 

comment on this permit on August 7, 2012. The FLMs declined to comment on the 

permit, and no meeting was requested.

The complete record of the public comment period is located at the Air Division of the 

Department of Environmental Quality. The department contact to access this 

information is the Director, Air Division. A summary of the public comment period is 

attached.

COMPLIANCE WITH STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

As required by Section 2.1(b) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, the permit was issued

by the Department of Environmental Quality on October 5, 2012. The statement of 

authority and procedures followed for approval and issuance of the permit and the 

signature of the Regional Director on the permit are included in Attachment A to 

Enclosure 1, providing the evidence required by Section 2.1(b) and (e) of Appendix V of 

40 CFR Part 51. As required by Section 2.1(d) of Appendix V of 40 CFR Part 51, a 

copy of the actual permit submitted for approval and incorporation by reference into the 

Commonwealth of Virginia State Implementation Plan is included in Attachment A to 

Enclosure 1.

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General Notices/Errata

Volume 29, Issue 6 Virginia Register of Regulations November 19, 2012

1291

http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Programs/Water/WaterQualityIn

formationTMDLs/TMDL/TMDLDevelopment/DraftTMDLR

eports.aspx.

The public comment period for the IP will end on January 4, 

2013. Written comments should include the name, address, 

and telephone number of the person submitting the comments 

and should be sent to Nesha McRae, Department of 

Conservation and Recreation, P.O. Box 1, Verona, VA 

24482, telephone (540) 332-9238, FAX (540) 248-3069, or 

email nesha.mcrae@dcr.virginia.gov.

Notice of Public Meeting and Public Comment

The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the 

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) seek 

written and oral comments from interested persons on the 

development of a total maximum daily load (TMDL) 

implementation plan for the Linville Creek watershed in 

Rockingham County and the Town of Broadway. Linville 

Creek was first listed as impaired on the Virginia's § 303(d) 

TMDL Priority List and Report due to violations of the state's 

water quality standard for bacteria and the general water 

quality standard for aquatic life (benthic impairment) in 1998. 

The creek has remained on the § 303(d) list for these 

impairments since then. Both impairment designations on 

Linville Creek begin at the headwaters and extend 13.55 

miles to its confluence with the North Fork of the 

Shenandoah River.

Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act and § 62.1-44.19:7 C 

of the Code of Virginia require DEQ to develop TMDLs for 

pollutants responsible for each impaired water contained in 

Virginia's § 303(d) TMDL Priority List and Report. In 

addition, § 62.1-44.19:7 C of the Code of Virginia requires 

the development of an implementation plan (IP) for approved 

TMDLs. The IP should provide measurable goals and the date 

of expected achievement of water quality objectives. The IP 

should also include the corrective actions needed and their 

associated costs, benefits, and environmental impacts. 

Bacteria and benthic TMDLs were completed by the DEQ for 

Linville Creek in March 2003 and were approved by the 

Environmental Protection Agency in September 2003. The 

TMDL report is available for review on the VADEQ website 

at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/portals/0/DEQ/Water/

TMDL/apptmdls/shenrvr/linville.pdf.

The first public meeting on the development of this TMDL 

Implementation Plan will be held on Tuesday, November 27, 

2012, at 7 p.m. at the Linville Edom Ruritan Hall, 3752 

Linville Edom Road, Linville, VA 22834.

The public comment period for the first public meeting will 

end on December 31, 2012. Written comments should include 

the name, address, and telephone number of the person 

submitting the comments and should be sent to Nesha 

McRae, Department of Conservation and Recreation, P.O. 

Box 1, Verona, VA 24482, telephone (540) 332-9238, FAX 

(540) 248-3069, or email nesha.mcrae@dcr.virginia.gov.

Environmental Permit - Bedford County, Virginia

Purpose of notice: The Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a 

permit to limit air pollution emitted by a facility in Bedford 

County, Virginia. The Commonwealth intends to submit the 

permit as a revision to its state implementation plan (SIP) in 

accordance with the requirements of § 110(a) of the federal 

Clean Air Act. The SIP is the plan developed by the 

Commonwealth in order to fulfill its responsibilities under the 

federal Clean Air Act to attain and maintain the ambient air 

quality standards promulgated by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) under the Act. DEQ is seeking 

comment on the issue of whether the amended permit should 

be submitted as a revision to the SIP.

Public comment period: November 19, 2012, through 

December 19, 2012.

State public hearing procedure: Interested persons may 

request a public hearing. The request must be made in writing 

to the contact listed below and be received by DEQ by the 

last day of the comment period. In order to be considered, the 

request must include the full name, address and telephone 

number of the person requesting the hearing and of all people 

represented by the requester. The request must also include: 

(i) the reason why a public hearing is requested; (ii) a brief 

statement setting forth the factual nature and extent of interest 

in the proposed permit, including how the operation of the 

facility affects the requester; and (iii) specific references to 

applicable terms and conditions of concern as well as 

suggested revisions. A public hearing may be held as required 

by § 10.1-1322.01 of the Code of Virginia if at least 25 

requests are received in accordance with these procedures. 

Notice of the date, time, and location of any requested public 

hearing will be announced in a separate notice, and another 

30-day comment period will be conducted.

Federal public hearing procedure: Interested persons may 

request a public hearing. The request must be made in writing 

to the contact listed below and be received by DEQ by the 

last day of the comment period. In order to be considered, the 

request must include the full name, address and telephone 

number of the person requesting the hearing and of all people 

represented by the requester. A public hearing will be held as 

required by 40 CFR 51.102(a) if a request is received in 

accordance with these procedures. Notice of the date, time, 

and location of any requested public hearing will be 

announced in a separate notice and another 30-day comment 

period will be conducted.

Permit name: State operating permit issued by DEQ, under 

the authority of the State Air Pollution Control Board.
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Name, address and registration number: GP Big Island, LLC, 

9363 Lee Jackson Highway, Big Island, Virginia 24526, 

Registration No. 30389.

Description of proposal: Virginia's regional haze regulation is 

found in Article 52 (9VAC5-40-7550 et seq.) of 9VAC5-40, 

Existing Stationary Sources. This regulation provides 

guidance for determining Best Available Retrofit Technology 

(BART) as required by 40 CFR 51.302, 40 CFR 51.308 and 

Appendix Y to 40 CFR Part 51. BART is required for any 

BART-eligible source which emits any air pollutant which 

may reasonably be anticipated to cause or contribute to 

visibility impairment in any federal Class I area. BART is an 

emission limitation based on the degree of reduction 

achievable through application of the best system of 

continuous emission reduction for each visibility-impairing 

pollutant emitted by an existing stationary facility established 

on a case-by-case basis. GP Big Island, LLC is subject to 

these requirements, has undergone a BART analysis resulting 

in the application of BART controls, and has obtained a state 

operating permit containing BART controls which was 

submitted to EPA as a SIP revision on July 17, 2008. 

Subsequently, GP Big Island, LLC and the department joined 

a mutual determination of permanent shutdown of an 

individual unit consisting of the No. 4 Power Boiler.

The current proposed revision consists of (i) the mutual and 

final determination between the source and the department, 

signed on January 5, 2012, that the No. 4 Power Boiler is 

permanently shut down and (ii) the associated state operating 

permit revised and issued on October 5, 2012, as the 

administrative mechanism to ensure continuing compliance 

with BART requirements. The permit was issued pursuant to 

Article 52 (9VAC5-40-7550 et seq.) of 9VAC5-40 (Existing 

Stationary Sources) and Article 5 (9VAC5-80-800 et seq.) of 

9VAC5-80 (Permits for Stationary Sources) of state 

regulations. Because the permit has been issued, DEQ is 

accepting comment only on whether the amended permit 

should be submitted as a revision to the SIP and not on the 

content of the permit.

Federal information: This notice is being given to satisfy the 

public participation requirements of federal regulations (40 

CFR 51.102). The proposal will be submitted as a revision to 

the Commonwealth of Virginia SIP under § 110(a) of the 

federal Clean Air Act in accordance with 40 CFR 51.104.

How to comment: DEQ accepts written comments by email, 

fax, and postal mail. In order to be considered, written 

comments must include the full name, address and telephone 

number of the person commenting and be received by DEQ 

by the last day of the comment period. All materials received 

are part of the public record.

To review proposal: The proposal and any supporting 

documents are available on the DEQ Air Public Notices for 

Plans website: http://www.deq.state.va.us/Programs/Air/Publi

cNotices/airplansandprograms.aspx. The documents may also 

be obtained by contacting the DEQ representative named 

below. The public may review the documents between 

8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. of each business day until the close 

of the public comment period at the following DEQ locations: 

1) Main Street Office, 8th Floor, 629 East Main Street, 

Richmond, VA and 

2) Blue Ridge Regional Office, 7705 Timberlake Road, 

Lynchburg VA

Contact for public comments, document requests and 

additional information: Jan Phillips, Administrative 

Supervisor, Department of Environmental Quality, Blue 

Ridge Regional Office, 7705 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg 

VA, telephone (434) 582-6218, FAX (434) 582-5125, email 

jan.phillips@deq.virginia.gov.

Environmental Permit - Henrico County, Virginia

Notice of action: The Department of Environmental Quality 

(DEQ) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on a 

proposed plan regarding air pollution emitted by a facility in 

Henrico County, Virginia. The Commonwealth intends to 

submit the plan as a revision to the Commonwealth of 

Virginia state implementation plan (SIP) in accordance with 

the requirements of § 110(a) of the federal Clean Air Act. The 

SIP is the plan developed by the Commonwealth in order to 

fulfill its responsibilities under the Act to attain and maintain 

the ambient air quality standards promulgated by the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Act.

Purpose of notice: DEQ is seeking comments and announcing 

a public hearing on a proposed permit to limit air pollution 

emitted by a facility in Henrico County, Virginia.

Public comment period: October 31, 2012, to November 30, 

2012.

Public hearing: Conference Room, DEQ Piedmont Regional 

Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA, at 9 a.m. on 

November 30, 2012. A question and answer period will be 

held one half hour prior to the beginning of the public 

hearing.

Permit name: State Operating Permit issued by DEQ, under 

the authority of the State Air Pollution Control Board.

Name, address and registration number: Kraft Foods Global, 

Inc., Richmond Bakery, 6002 South Laburnum Avenue, 

Richmond, VA 23231, Registration No. 50703.

Description of proposal: The proposed revision consists of a 

determination of reasonably available control technology 

(RACT) for the control of emissions of volatile organic 

compounds (VOC) to the atmosphere from the Kraft Foods 

bakery located in the Henrico County, Virginia portion of the 

Richmond Ozone Maintenance Area. The RACT 

determination is being made pursuant to 9VAC5-40-7370 of 

state regulations. A state operating permit is being issued as 

an administrative mechanism to enforce the RACT 
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ENCLOSURE 3

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RECORD

As required by 40 CFR 51.102(e), the complete record of the public participation period

is located at the Air Division of the Department of Environmental Quality. The 

department contact to access this information is the Director, Air Division.

The state did not receive comment on this particular revision.

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