REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
ON DRAFT AIR PERMITS
REGULATING THE EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS

(Docket No. 06-CA-PA-22)

Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), Chapter 342B-13 and Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Chapter 11-60.1, the Department of Health, State of Hawaii (DOH), is requesting public comments on the following DRAFT PERMITS presently under review for:

Temporary Covered Source Permit (CSP) No. 0635-02-CT
Application for Initial Permit No. 0635-02
Metzler Contracting Company
460 tph Mobile Crusher
Located at: Various Temporary Sites, State of Hawaii
Initial Location: UTM Coordinates: Zone 5, 187,743m E; 2,191,918m N (NAD-83) Kaupulehu, Hawaii

Temporary Covered Source Permit (CSP) No. 0355-02-CT
Application for Significant Modification No. 0355-04
West Hawaii Concrete
Stone Processing Plants
Located at: Various Temporary Sites, State of Hawaii

The DRAFT PERMITS are described as follows:

Temporary CSP No. 0635-02-CT will grant conditional approval for operating a 460 tph mobile crusher with diesel engine at various temporary sites. The crusher is equipped with a water spray system to control fugitive dust. The crusher is subject to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants.

Temporary CSP No. 0355-02-CT will grant conditional approval for removing a 250 tph crusher and adding a 460 tph crusher. The crusher is equipped with a water spray system to control fugitive dust. The crusher is subject to 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Subpart OOO, Standards of Performance for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing Plants. There will be no increase in potential emissions due to equipment and production rate limits at each site. All other permit conditions issued with CSP No. 0355-02-CT dated October 16, 2003, and amendment dated March 23, 2006, shall not be affected and shall remain valid.

The ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS, consisting of the APPLICATIONS and non-confidential supporting materials from the applicant, the permit review summaries, and the DRAFT PERMITS, are available for public inspection during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., at the following locations:

Oahu:
€ Clean Air Branch, Department of Health
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 203, Honolulu, Oahu 96814

Hilo:
€ Hawaii District Health Office, Department of Health
1582 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, Hawaii

Kona:
€ Sanitation Branch, Keakealani Building, Department of Health
79-1020 Haukapila Street, Room 115 Kealakekua, Hawaii

All comments on the draft permits and any request for a public hearing must be in writing, addressed to the Clean Air Branch at the above address on Oahu and must be postmarked or received by January 19, 2007.

Any person may request a public hearing by submitting a written request that explains the party\u2019s interest and the reasons why a hearing is warranted. At the sole discretion of the Director of Health, DOH may hold a public hearing if a hearing would aid in DOH’s decision. If a public hearing is warranted, a public notice for the hearing will be published at least thirty days in advance of the hearing.

Interested persons may obtain copies of the administrative record or parts thereof by paying five cents per page copying costs. Please send written requests to the Oahu office of the CIean Air Branch listed above or call Mr. Corey Shibata at the Clean Air Branch in Honolulu at (808) 586-4200.

Comments on the draft permits should address, but need not be limited to, the permit conditions and the facility’s compliance with federal and state air pollution laws, including: (1) the National and State Ambient Air Quality Standards; and (2) HRS, Chapter 342B and HAR, Chapter 11-60.1.

DOH will make a final decision on the permits after considering all comments and will send notice of the final decision to each person who has submitted comments or requested such notice.

Chiyome Leinaala Fukino, M.D.
(SB05526436 12/20/06) Director of Health