Notice of Draft Title V Permit Public Comment Period - Virginia Electric and Power Co. dba Dominion Virginia Power

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice Requesting Public Comment on Draft Title V and Chapter 2 Air Quality Operating Permit for Virginia Electric and Power Co. dba Dominion Virginia Power

Notice is hereby given that the Virginia Electric and Power Co. dba Dominion Virginia Power has applied for a Title V air quality permit renewal 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 the following emission units and miscellaneous sources of air emissions at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall/Fort Lesley J. McNair, located at 4th and P Streets SW, Washington DC 20319:

Miscellaneous Activities:

1.  Three (3) Aboveground Storage Tanks (AST) for diesel.

The contact person for the facility is Mr. Joseph J. Pietro at (804) 273-4175 or [email protected].

The following is an estimate of overall potential emissions from the facility:

Plant-wide Emissions Summary (tons per year)
Pollutant	Potential Emissions
Oxides of Sulfur (SOx)	0.04
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)	51.09
Particulate Matter (PM/PM10)	0.38
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)	0.79
Carbon Monoxide (CO)	3.20
Total Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)	0.04

The Virginia Electric and Power Co. operations at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall have the potential to emit approximately 51.09 tons per year of NO_x. These potential emissions exceed the major source threshold in the District of 25 tons per year of NO_x. As a result, the applicant is subject to the requirement to obtain a Chapter 3 permit. Additionally, even if the applicant’s operations alone did not exceed the major source threshold, because the applicant’s equipment at the site is in place to support operations of the Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall facility, which is a permitted major source itself, the applicant would be subject to the requirement to obtain a Chapter 3 permit.

The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) 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 renewal No. 043-R1 has been prepared.

The application, the draft permit and associated Fact Sheet and Statement of Basis, 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 Department of Energy and Environment, 1200 First Street NE, 5^th Floor, Washington DC 20002. Copies of the draft permit and related fact sheet are available in the attachments section below.

A public hearing on this permitting action will not be held unless DOEE 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. 

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

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

Department of Energy and Environment
1200 First Street NE, 5^th Floor
Washington DC 20002

[email protected]

No comments or hearing requests submitted after November 4, 2019, 2019 will be accepted.

 

For more information, please contact Thomas Olmstead at (202) 535- 2273 or [email protected].