The Department of Environmental Protection is scheduled to hold a hearing July 5 on a proposed State Air Quality Implementation Plan amendments for RACT II controls for Wood-Mode, Inc. in Middlecreek Township, Snyder County relating to nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compound emissions. (formal notice, PA Bulletin beginning on page 3040)

The hearing will be held at the DEP Northcentral Regional Office, 208 West Third Street in Williamsport.   If no speakers pre-register, the hearing will be canceled for that facility.

To pre-register to speak at the the hearing contact Megan Lehman at 570-327-3659.  The deadline for pre-registrations is July 5. 

The deadline for public comments are due June 19.

These are the first non-presumptive, RACT II air pollution control technology evaluations that will be done in DEP’s Southeast Region.

The DEP contact for these actions is Muhammad Zaman, DEP Southeast Regional Office, Air Quality Program,570-327-3648.

For more information on RACT II requirements, visit DEP’s Air Quality Permit Information webpage.

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