PUBLIC NOTICE
AIR QUALITY TITLE V OPERATING PERMIT AND GENERAL PERMIT FOR
WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
Notice is hereby given that Pepco Energy Services – Suez Thermal LLC has applied for a Title V air quality permit pursuant to the requirements of Title 20 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, Chapters 2 and 3 (20 DCMR Chapters 2 and 3) to operate two 30.6 million BTU per hour boilers and four 10.14 million BTU per hour diesel internal combustion engines at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center located at 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington DC 20001.
With the potential to emit 47.75 tons per year of nitrogen oxides, the facility has the potential to emit greater than the District’s major source threshold of 25 tons per year of nitrogen oxides. Therefore, the facility is classified as a major source of air pollution and is subject to 20 DCMR Chapter 3.
The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) has reviewed the permit application and related documents and has made a preliminary determination that the applicant meets all applicable air quality requirements promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the District. Therefore, draft permit #037 has been prepared.
The application, the draft permit, and all other materials submitted by the applicant [except those entitled to confidential treatment under 20 DCMR 301.1(c)] considered in making this preliminary determination are available for public review during normal business hours at the offices of the District Department of the Environment, 1200 First Street, NE, 5th Floor, Washington DC 20002. Copies of the draft permit and a fact sheet are available at http://ddoe.dc.gov.
A public hearing on this permitting action will not be held unless DDOE has received a request for such a hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice. Interested parties may also submit written comments on the permitting action. Hearing requests or comments should be directed to Stephen S. Ours, DDOE Air Quality Division, 1200 First Street, NE, 5th Floor, Washington DC 20002. Questions about this permitting action should be directed to Abraham T. Hagos at (202) 535-1354 or [email protected]. Comments or hearing requests will not be accepted after February 27, 2012.
