Notice of Public Review and Request for Comments
The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (District) has issued a draft federal Part 70 renewal permit for the Imerys Filtration Minerals facility in Lompoc. The facility is located approximately one mile south of Lompoc, California.
PERMITTING ACTION
This action is the seventh renewal of the existing federal Part 70 permit for the Imerys Filtration Minerals facility and includes revisions to monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements. No changes to facility operations will occur. Once issued by the District and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Part 70 permit will be valid for three years. The permit will be enforceable by the District, USEPA, and the public.
PUBLIC COMMENT PROCEDURES
Copies of the permit application and the draft permits are available for review from March 28, 2024 to April 29, 2024 on the District website at: https://www.ourair.org/news/. For more information or a copy of the permit, please contact William Sarraf at (805) 979-8312 or at [email protected].
Only the federally enforceable conditions in Sections 9.A, 9.B, and 9.C of the permit are subject to public review. Comments on these sections should be submitted, in writing, to the District at the address below (attn.: William Sarraf) by April 29, 2024.
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District
260 North San Antonio Road, Suite A
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Issues relevant to the Part 70 permit raised during the comment period will be addressed in writing by the District as part of the final permit issuance.
The District will consider scheduling a hearing for public comments on the draft permit, if a request is made in writing within two weeks of publication of this notice. To request a public hearing, please send correspondence to William Sarraf at the above address.
Note that the District has transitioned to electronic notices (“e-notices”) for Part 70 permitting actions. All notices will be posted prominently on the public notice section of the District’s public website for the duration of the public comment period. In addition, The District will maintain a mailing list of persons who request to be notified of the Part 70 permitting activity and shall distribute the notice to those persons. To subscribe to the District’s public notice e‑mail list, visit https://www.ourair.org/subscribe/ or e-mail Lyz Bantilan at [email protected].
