PUBLIC NOTICE
PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY
DRAFT AIR OPERATING PERMIT
Applicant:
Fluid Motion, LLC
17939 59th Ave NE, Building #4
Arlington, WA 98223
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (the Agency) is seeking comments draft Air Operating Permit (Permit No. 29632) for Fluid Motion, LLC located at 17939 59th Ave NE, Building #4, Arlington WA 98223. This facility is a fiberglass boat manufacturing facility producing 25 foot – 45 foot fiberglass pleasure boats through manual lamination of layers of gelcoat, resins and fiberglass inside open female molds. Facility operations result in releases of volatile organic compounds (VOC), hazardous air pollutants (HAP) and toxic air pollutants (TAP). The majority of the emissions at the facility are comprised of styrene, which is a VOC, a TAP, and a HAP.
An Air Operating Permit is a document that combines all air pollution-related requirements for operation and procedures, applicable rules, emission standards, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting. The draft Air Operating Permit is the first issuance of an Air Operating Permit for this facility, being issued pursuant to WAC 173-401.
Copies of the draft Air Operating Permit, the application, and all supporting materials are available below for review:
How to Comment
The Agency will accept comments on this permit starting February 27, 2024 until March 29, 2024.
Send comments by e-mail to: PublicComment@pscleanair.gov
Send written comments to:
Air Operating Permit Program
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency
1904 Third Ave, Suite 105
Seattle, WA 98101
A public hearing may be held if the Agency determines that there is significant public interest. Requests for a public hearing must be submitted within the comment period. Any such request for a public hearing must indicate the interest of the person or organization filing it, and describe why a hearing is necessary.
This Notice is published pursuant to the Washington State Clean Air Act (Chapter 70A.15 RCW and WAC 173-401-800). The Air Operating Permit is issued pursuant to Chapter 173-401 WAC and Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.
Air Operating Permits are also subject to review and approval by US EPA. If a public comment is sent to the Agency for this permit, and the Agency has not addressed the comment in a satisfactory manner, and the EPA has not objected to the proposed permit, then the public may submit a petition requesting that the EPA reconsider the decision not to object. Petitions shall be submitted electronically to US EPA at TitleVPetitions@epa.gov or by mail to US EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division, Operating Permits Group Leader, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr. (C-504-01), Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Petitions shall be submitted within 60 days after the end of the 45-day EPA review period. The EPA review period for this permit starts no earlier than March 29, 2024.
This notice will appear in the following publications on February 27, 2024
- Daily Journal of Commerce
- Everett Herald