The Order provides that Espey operates a cotton gin (“Gin”) in McLemoresville, Tennessee.
The Technical Secretary of the Board is stated to have issued an operating permit to the Gin in 2015. The Gin was identified as an emission source.
Condition 4 of the permit states in part:
The number of bales processed during a ginning season shall not exceed 57,500 bales.
Condition 5 of the permit states:
Records shall be maintained to establish the number of bales processed during each ginning season. These records must be maintained at the gin location or business office and kept available for inspection by the Technical Secretary or his representative. At the end of the cotton ginning season and no later than April 1, a report of the number of bales processed during the ginning season shall be submitted to the Division[.]
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3745-100-15 Alternate threshold certification and instruction
3745-100-16 Lower thresholds for chemicals of special concern
3745-100-17 SIC and NAICS codes to which this chapter applies
The Director’s order of adoption was issued on December 2, 2020.
The rules became effective Saturday December 12, 2020. The amended rule language can be found on here.
The Director’s action in this matter is pursuant to the procedural requirements of OAC Chapter 119 and is based upon the record of the public hearing conducted by OEPA on September 28, 2020. No comments were received during the public comment period.
The Director’s action is final and may be appealed to the Environmental Review Appeals Commission pursuant to Section 3745.04 of the OAC. The appeal must be in writing and set forth the action complained of and the grounds upon which the appeal is based. The appeal must be filed with the Commission within thirty (30) days after not