Florida Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Permitting Actions

USEPA Region 4 is providing notice of the opportunity to be placed on a mailing list to receive notification of USEPA Region 4 air quality permitting actions.

Most air quality permits required by the Clean Air Act (CAA) are issued by state and local agencies. Occasionally, however, the USEPA is responsible for issuing permits for sources of air pollution when states do not have authority to implement certain provisions of the CAA. EPA Region 4 is currently the permitting agency responsible for issuing preconstruction air quality permits for Florida facilities that emit significant quantities of greenhouse gas pollutants and are subject to the federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting program.

USEPA is required to “notify the public of the opportunity to be put on the mailing list through periodic publication in the public press and in such publications as Regional and State funded newsletters, environmental bulletins, or State law journals.” USEPA is also required to notify the public when we propose to issue an air quality permit and to provide an opportunity for comment on the proposed permit or to request a public hearing. The public comment period is a minimum of 30 days. The public will be notified of a draft permit through a printed legal notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the source will be located. The public will also be notified of the draft permit through our website. USEPA Region4 will directly notify by e-mail or US mail any person who requests to be on the mailing list.

USEPA Region 4 is providing notice of the opportunity to be placed on a mailing list and notified of these preconstruction air quality permitting actions for greenhouse gases. If you are interested in receiving such notifications, please go to http://www.epa.gov/region4/air/permits/GHGPermits/GHGpu blicnotices.html and fill out and submit the online Public Notice Distribution List form. You can also submit the following information by e-mail to R4GHGpermits@epa.gov or by US mail to the address below: first and last name; organization (if applicable); mailing address; e-mail address; and phone number (optional, for clarification purposes only). Please specify that you are interested in “GHG permits” and whether you prefer notification by e-mail or US mail. For questions regarding the mailing list, please contact: Permits Clerk, Air Permits Section, USEPA Region 4, 61 Forysth Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA 30303; (404)562-9643.