PUBLIC NOTICE
PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY
PROPOSED ORDER OF APPROVAL
and
DRAFT AIR OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL
Applicant:
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group - Auburn
700 15th Street Southwest
Auburn, WA 98002
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (the Agency) is seeking comments on a proposed Notice of Construction Order of Approval (NOCOA 12241) and draft Air Operating Permit renewal (Permit No. 13117) for the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group - Auburn located at 700 15th Street Southwest, Auburn, WA, 98002. This facility is part of Boeing's Fabrication Division. The Fabrication Division fabricates parts, tools, and assemblies that are used in the production of every 7-series Boeing jetliner. Facility operations result in releases of volatile organic compounds, oxides of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, hazardous and toxic air pollutants.
The proposed Order of Approval 12241 is to modify several permits for existing spray booths to allow for the use of interlock systems in lieu of reading and recording the pressure drop and to remove redundant conditions. The proposed interlock language for the permit conditions is consistent with the federal standards. There is no change in emissions associated with this action but the NOCOA would cancel and supersede specific conditions in several previously issued permits.
These proposed Order of Approval is included in this public notice for comments along with the draft Air Operating Permit. These actions are concurrent because the language in the NOCOA contravenes terms in the existing Air Operating Permit and cannot be issued until the Air Operating Permit is put out for public notice and modified or renewed.
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 a renewal of the current Air Operating Permit that is already in force. Air Operating Permits expire every five years and need to be renewed. This renewal incorporates all the new compliance requirements that have come into effect for the facility since the previous Air Operating Permit was issued.
Copies of the draft Air Operating Permit, the draft NOCOA, and supporting materials are available for review below:
The Agency will accept comments on this permit starting May 9, 2024 until June 10, 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 June 10, 2024.