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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 

TO GEORGIA’S RULES FOR AIR QUALITY CONTROL 

CHAPTER 391-3-1 

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND PARTIES: 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the authority set forth below, the Environmental 

Protection Division (hereinafter, “EPD”) of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources 

proposes Amendments to Georgia’s Rules for Air Quality Control, Chapter 391-3-1 (hereinafter, 

“the proposed Air Rule Amendments”). The Director of EPD certifies that the revision of these 

rules are required to comply with Sections 182(b)(2) of the federal Clean Air Act. The proposed 

Air Rule Amendments are described below: 

Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(a)6., “General Provisions, VOC Emission Standards, Exemptions, 

Area Designations, Compliance Schedules and Compliance Determinations” is amended 

to lower the applicability threshold for 14 VOC rules from 100 tons per year to 15 pounds per 

day for sources located in Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Hall, Newton, Spalding, and Walton Counties 

effective January 1, 2015. 

Rule 391-3-1-.02(2)(kkk), “VOC Emissions from Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework 

Facilities,” is being amended to lower the applicability threshold from 100 tons per year to 25 

tons per year for sources located in Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Hall, Newton, Spalding, and Walton 

Counties effective January 1, 2015. 

This notice, together with an exact copy of the proposed Air Rule Amendments, a synopsis, and 

a statement of rationale of the rule revisions, is being provided to all persons who have 

requested in writing that they be placed on a notification list. These documents may be viewed 

at http://gaepd.org/environet/1 or during normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the 

Georgia Environmental Protection Division, Air Protection Branch, 4244 International Parkway, 

Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. Copies may also be requested by contacting the Air 

Protection Branch at 404/363-7000 or the Environmental Protection Division Director’s Office at 

1-888-373-5947. 

To provide the public an opportunity to comment upon and provide input into the proposed Air 

Rule Amendments, a public hearing will be held at 3:00 p.m. on August 20, 2012, in the EPD 

Training Center located at 4244 International Parkway, Suite 116, Atlanta, Georgia 30354. At 

the hearing, anyone may present data, make a statement, comment, or offer a viewpoint or 

argument either orally or in writing. Lengthy statements or statements of a considerable 

technical or economic nature, as well as previously-recorded messages, must be submitted in 

writing for the official record. Oral statements should be concise. 

Written comments are welcomed. To insure their inclusion in EPD's package for the Board of 

Natural Resources, written comments should be received by close of business on August 21, 

2012. Written comments may be emailed to EPDComments@dnr.state.ga.us or sent via 

regular mail addressed to: Branch Chief, Air Protection Branch, 4244 International Parkway, 

Suite 120, Atlanta, Georgia, 30354. 
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The proposed Air Rule Amendments will be considered for adoption by the Board of Natural 

Resources at its meeting at 9:00 a.m. on August 29, 2012, in the DNR Board Room located at 2 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Suite 1252, East Tower, Atlanta, Georgia 30334. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

The proposed Air rule amendment is proposed for adoption pursuant to authority contained in 

Georgia Air Quality Act (O.C.G.A. Section 12-9-1 et. seq.). For further information, contact the 

Air Protection Branch at 404/363-7000.