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Proposed Air Quality Permit 6617-R1 - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

PUBLIC NOTICE

Proposed Air Quality Permit 6617-R1, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), One existing 2,000 kWe diesel fired emergency generator set at the Shepherd Parkway Bus  Facility, 2 DC Village Lane SW

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 40 C.F.R. Part 51.161, D.C. Official Code §2-505, and 20 DCMR §210,  the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), located at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC, intends to issue air quality permit #6617-R1 to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) to operate a 2,000 kW emergency generator set with 3,058 HP diesel fired engine at the Shepherd Parkway Bus Facility located at 2 DC Village Lane SW, Washington DC 20032. The contact person is Carla Grano at (202) 962-5077.

The permit application and supporting documentation, along with the draft permit are available for public inspection at AQD and copies may be made available between the hours of 8:15 A.M. and 4:45 P.M. Monday through Friday.  Interested parties wishing to view these documents should provide their names, addresses, telephone numbers and affiliation, if any, to Stephen S. Ours at (202) 535-1747.

Interested persons may submit written comments or may request a public hearing on this subject within 30 days of publication of this notice.  The written comments must also include the person’s name, telephone number, affiliation, if any, mailing address and a statement outlining the air quality issues in dispute and any facts underscoring those air quality issues.  All relevant comments will be considered in issuing the final permit.

Comments on the proposed permit and any request for a public hearing should be addressed to:

Stephen S. Ours
Chief, Permitting Branch - Air Quality Division

District Department of the Environment
1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20002

[email protected]

No written comments or hearing requests postmarked after August 24, 2015 will be accepted.

For more information, please contact Stephen S. Ours at (202) 535-1747.