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2016 Thurston Manufacturing Synthetic Minor Permit Administrative Record

This is the Administrative Record for the 2016 synthetic minor permit issued to Thurston Manufacturing. Some of the documents in this index have been combined into single Abode PDF files. These files contain "bookmarks" to allow finding any single document quickly.

For more information on this permit see Synthetic Minor Tribal Air Permit for Thurston Manufacturing.

You may contact Rumela Bhadra at bhadra.rumela@epa.gov or 913-551-7366 if you need assistance with these documents.

Administrative Record
SectionDocuments
1 - Application and Supporting Information received from Applicant

Part 1 - Application Materials (pdf) (24 MB)

DateDescriptionFromTo
2001-May-11Letter – Request to operate under PTE Transition Policy for Part 71Layton W. Jensen, President -Thurston Manufacturing CompanyWard Burns, EPA R7
2011-Sep-11Newspaper Press Release - The Pender TimesThurston Manufacturing CompanyPress Release
2012-Sep-04Permit Application - New Source & Synthetic Minor Limit for Thurston Manufacturing CompanyLindsay Brown, Zia Engineering   & EnvironmentalBob Webber, EPA R7
2013-Jun-04Email – Add'l Info for Thurston Mfg. Co. - Thurston Mfg. Rolling 12Rick Rohr, CMfgE - Rohr Manufacturing ServicesBob Webber, EPA R7 and Sean Bergin, EPA R7
2014-Oct-31Email – Attached Utility Requirements for Model 72B GasJim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing CompanyBob Webber, EPA R7
2014-Nov-03Emails – Make up Air Combustion UnitsJim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company Bob Webber, EPA R7
2014-Dec-17Email - Re:  Thurston Mfg. ApplicationDonn Stone, PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental ConsultantsBob Webber, EPA R7
2015-Jan-09Email - Re: Suggested Onsite VisitDonn Stone, PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental ConsultantsBob Webber, EPA R7
2015-Jan-13Email – Re:  Thurston Mfg. Attached Are Revised Calcs – Working DocumentsDonn Stone, PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental ConsultantsBob Webber, EPA R7
2015-Jan-21Email – North Air Make up UnitRyan Jensen–President of Operations & Strategy - Thurston Manufacturing CompanyBob Webber, EPA R7
2015-Feb-02Email – SDS’s from PPG Industries – Pictures are on a disc in the mail.Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing CompanyBob Webber, EPA R7
2015-Feb-06Mail – Received DVD with Digital Photographs Taken During 2015-Jan-21 Onsite VisitJim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing CompanyBob Webber, EPA R7
2015-May-28Email – Thurston Mfg. CalculationsDonn Stone, PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental ConsultantsBob Webber, EPA R7
2015-Oct-19Newspaper Press Release - The Pender TimesThurston Manufacturing CompanyPress Release
    

 Part 2 - Application Materials (pdf) (11 MB)

DateDescriptionFromTo
2012-Sep-04MSDS for Permit Application - New Source & Synthetic Minor Limit for Thurston Manufacturing CompanyLindsay Brown, Zia Engineering & EnvironmentalBob Webber, EPA R7
2016-Jan-30Email – SDS’s from PPG IndustriesJim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing CompanyBob Webber, EPA R7
2 - Draft Permit2016-Feb-11 Draft Synthetic Minor Source Permit (pdf) (189 KB)
3 - Materials for Draft Permit Permit Decision

Part 1 - Draft Permit (pdf) (24 MB)

DateDescriptionFromTo
2001-May-03Email – Facilities on Indian TerritoryAngela Catalano, EPA R7Ward Burns, EPA R7
1999-Mar-07Potential to Emit (PTE) Transition Policy for Part 71 Implementation in Indian CountryEPA OAQPS 
2011-Sep-16Newspaper Press Release - The Pender TimesThurston Manufacturing CompanyThurston Manufacturing Company
2012-Jan-31Email – CAA Permit ApplicationAngela Catalano, EPA R7Donn Stone, Consultant for Thurston Manufacturing Company
2012-Jan-31Email – CAA Permit ApplicationBob Webber, EPA R7Donn Stone, Consultant for Thurston Manufacturing Company
2012-Apr-02Emails – Air Permitting in Thurston Co.Clark Smith, NDEQPat Scott, EPA R7
2012-Jul-02Letter – Notice of Potential Synthetic Minor Source Subject to TMNSRMark A. Smith, Chief  - Air Pollution and Compliance Branch, EPA R7Plant Manager - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2012-Nov-02Letter – Determination that Application Administratively CompleteMark A. Smith, Chief  - Air Pollution and Compliance Branch, EPA R7Susan Jensen, Compliance Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2013-May-14Photos EPA Onsite InspectionBob Webber, EPA R7File
2014-Oct-22Email  Re:  Info Request – Jim Harral Has Replaced Susan Jensen as Facility ContactBob Webber, EPA R7Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2014-Oct-31Email – Model 72B Gas – Combustion UnitsBob Webber, EPA R7Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2014-Nov-20Email - Follow up to Recent Conversations with Consultant Donn StoneBob Webber, EPA R7Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2014-Nov-21Email - Follow up to Recent Conversations with Consultant Donn StoneBob Webber, EPA R7Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2014-Dec-18Email - Re: Thurston Mfg. ApplicationBob Webber, EPA R7Donn Stone, PE – Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants
2015-Jan-21Photos Taken During Onsite Visit to Be Reviewed for ConfidentialityBob Webber, EPA R7Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2015-Jan-22Email –  North Air Make up UnitBob Webber, EPA R7Ryan Jensen - Thurston Manufacturing Company

Part 2 - Draft permit (pdf) (11.6 MB)

DateDescriptionFromTo
2012-Oct-19Air Quality Construction Permit for SmithCo Manufacturing, Inc., Lamars, IA Permit No.  98-A-1030-S7Iowa Department of Natural Resources 
2015-Jan-09Email - Availability-Request Revised CalculationsBob Webber, EPA R7Donn Stone, PE – Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants
2015-Dec-01Mail - Notification of Consultation and CoordinationRebecca Weber, Director AWMD EPA R7Ms. Darla LaPointe, Chairwoman - Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
2015-Dec-08Official Species List - Thurston Manufacturing Company Synthetic Minor Source Air PermitFWS Information, Planning, and Conservation System (IPaC) database (http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac)Whom It May Concern
2015-Dec-11Email - EJSCREEN Reports for Thurston NebraskaBrendan Corazzin EPA R7 Enforcement Coordination OfficeBob Webber, EPA R7
2016-Jan-07Email - NHPA Consultation and Thurston Manufacturing Company Pre-Draft Air PermitBob Webber, EPA R7Sasha Rivers - Winnebago Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO)
2016-Feb-01Email - Pre-Draft permitBob Webber, EPA R7Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2016-Feb-08Public Notice of Draft PermitEPA R7 
2016-Feb-09Email/Letter - Section 7 Consultation of the Endangered Species ActBob Webber, EPA R7Eliza Hines/John Cochnar - USFWS Nebraska Field Office
2016-Feb-09Email/Letter - Section 7 Consultation of the Endangered Species ActJohn Cochnar - USFWS Nebraska Field OfficeRobert Webber, EPA R7
2016-Feb-10Newspaper - Winnebago Indian News Page 2Winnebago Indian NewsNewspaper website
2016-Feb-11Newspaper - The Pender Times Page 7The Pender TimesNewspaper website
2016-Feb-25Letter - Consultation CompletionBecky Weber, Director AWMD, EPA R7Ms. Darla LaPointe, Chairwoman - Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
2016-Feb-25Newspaper - The Pender Times Page 10The Pender TimesNewspaper website
2016-Mar-03Email - Consultation for NHPA and EPA Region 7 Issuance of CAA PermitBob Webber, EPA R7Sasha Rivers - Winnebago Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO)
2016-Mar-09Letter - Notice of Draft PermitMark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7Mr. James Harral,  Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company
2016-Mar-09Letter - Notice of Draft PermitMark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7Mr. Vernon Miller, Chairman -Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
2016-Mar-09Letter - Notice of Draft PermitMark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7Mr. Gary Buttermore, Air Permitting Section Supervisor - NDEQ
2016-Mar-09Letter - Notice of Draft PermitMark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7Ms. Sarah Piziali, Supervisor - Construction Permits Section, Air Quality Bureau,  IDNR
2016-Mar-09Newspaper - Winnebago Indian News Page 5Winnebago Indian NewsNewspaper website

Part 3 - TSD (pdf) (3 MB)

DateDescriptionFrom
2016-Feb-11Technical Support Document (TSD) for Draft Synthetic Minor Source PermitEPA Region 7

Part 4 - Appendices (pdf) (382 KB)

DateDescriptionFrom
2016-Feb-11TSD Appendix - Potential to Emit-Emission InventoryEPA Region 7

Part 5 - Public Notice (pdf) (20 KB)

DateDescriptionFrom
2016-Feb-26Public Notice ExtensionEPA Region 7
4 - Comments received during public comment period
DateDescriptionFromTo
2016-Apr-12Comment Letter (pdf) (61 KB)Catharine Fitzsimmons, Bureau Chief - Air Quality Bureau,  Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR)Bob Webber, EPA R7
5 - Response to Comments (RTC) and Materials for final permit decision

Part 1 - Final Permit Docs. (pdf) (91 MB)

DateDescriptionFromTo
2013-May-02Orthman Manufacturing Inc. -SOUTH -NDEQ Air Quality Construction PermitNebraska Department Of Environmental Quality website 
2013-Sep-30Acuity Brands Lighting Inc. -Winona Lighting Inc. - Total Facility Operating PermitMinnesota Pollution Control Agency Hyperlink 
2015-Apr-06Modine Manufacturing Company - MDNR Intermediate State Operating PermitMissouri Department of Natural Resources Hyperlink 
2015-Jun-11Orthman Manufacturing Inc. -NORTH -NDEQ Report for 2015-05-28 Air Inspection Containing Class II Operating PermitNebraska Department Of Environmental Quality website 
2016-Jan-11Quaker Window Products Company - MDNR Intermediate State Operating PermitMissouri Department of Natural Resources Hyperlink 
2016-Jan-11SAF-Holland, Inc. - MDNR Intermediate State Operating Permit Number: OP2015-014 Issued Jan 11, 2016 Missouri Department of Natural Resources Hyperlink 
2016-Apr-12Email -With Electronic File of IDNR Comments on Draft PermitPeter Zayudis, Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesBob Webber, EPA R7
2016-Aug-18Chemco Product CatalogCHEMCO Manufacturing Company Hyperlink 
2016-Aug-18Filtration Technologies - Air & Waste Management Association Meeting - October 9, 2012Tim Elsner and Chrissy Klock - Donaldson Company Inc. 
2016-Aug-18Catalog for VK Series Dust Collectors Viking Corporation - Viking Blast & Wash Systems website 

Part 2 - Final Permit Docs. (pdf) (157 KB)

DateDescriptionFrom
2016-Aug-26Letter - Notice of Final PermitEPA Region 7
2016-Aug-26Response to Comments (RTC)EPA Region 7

Part 3 - Final Permit Docs. (pdf) (2 MB)

DateDescriptionFrom
2016-08-26Final Permit Public NoticeEPA Region 7
2016-09-07Final Permit Public NoticeWinnebago Indian News Page 6
2016-09-15Final Permit Public NoticePender Times Page 11
6 - Final PermitFinal Permit (pdf) (878 KB)

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