The Department has prepared a Draft Permit and has made a tentative determination to approve this application for an Air State Facility Permit. Crawford Furniture Manufacturing Corp., Atlas Division manufactures wooden residential furniture at a facility located in the City of Jamestown, Chautauqua County.  Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) from this facility are limited by the draft permit to less than 45 tons per year to avoid the requirements of Title V permitting and VOC Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for Surface Coating Operations, 6 NYCRR 228.  Emissions of toluene and each individual hazardous air pollutant (HAP) along with the total emissions of HAP's are limited to less than 9 tons per year, and 22.5 tons per year respectfully, to avoid the requirements of Title V permitting and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Wood Furniture Manufactures, 40 CFR 63 subpart JJ.  The facility was capped out of the above regulations in 1997.  The Draft Permit, with conditions, application, relevant supporting materials and regulations are  available during normal business hours at the DEC office provided in this notice. Comments of support or objection may be made by filing a written statement by the deadline date indicated.

The Department has prepared a Draft Permit and has made a tentative determination to approve this application for modification of an existing Title V Permit.  The facility is proposing to upgrade the current salt treatment process, called the B squared process, with a wet air oxidation system.  Emissions from B squared were counted towards a New Source Review "Cap" established during an expansion in the year 2000. The emissions from this modification will not increase this cap. A separate stack will be constructed that will emit less than 7.8 pounds per hour of carbon disulfide. Carbon Disulfide is converted in this process to a salt. This method of removing the Carbon Disulfide and the conversion rate satisfies the requirements of Reasonable Available Control Technology for Volatile Organic Compounds as specified in 6NYCRR Part 212.10. The facility will perform an initial compliance stack test to demonstrate that emissions of carbon disulfide do not exceed 7.8 pounds per hour as well as to verify the surrogate monitoring conditions established in this permit for PH and Oxygen content.  Also part of the upgrade will include two new 75 mmbtu/hr boilers to replace existing boilers and meet new energy demands of the wet air oxidation system. The fuel is limited to natural gas and 0.5 % sulfur # 2 oil. Fuel usage and sulfur content will be monitored with fuel receipt to demonstrate compliance with the sulfur in fuel limit and facility Sulfur dioxide limit.  In accordance with 6NYCRR Parts 621.5(d)(9) and 201-6.4(c), the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has the authority to bar issuance of any Title V Facility Permit if it is determined not to be in compliance with applicable requirements of the Clean Air Act or 6NYCRR Part 201.  Persons wishing to inspect the subject Title V files, including the application with all relevant supporting materials, the draft permit, and all other materials available to the DEC (the "permitting authority") that are relevant to this permitting decision should contact the DEC representative listed below.  It is recommended that an appointment be made to confirm the availability of the subject files.  The DEC will endeavor to make the files available within 2 business days of contact, during normal business hours (8:30 am through 4:45 pm), unless the requestor wishes to inspect the files at a later date.  DEC will evaluate the application and the comments received on it to determine whether to hold a public hearing.  A public hearing may be legislative or adjudicatory.  A legislative public hearing is a proceeding which provides an additional opportunity for public comment.  DEC's determination to hold a legislative public hearing will be based on whether a significant degree of public interest exists.  If a legislative public hearing is to be held, a Notice of Hearing will be published which will include the time and place of the hearing and submitting comments. The applicant and all persons who  have filed comments on the permit will be notified by mail of the public hearing.  Comments and requests for a legislative public hearing should be in writing and addressed to the Department representative listed below.  An adjudicatory public hearing is a trial type proceeding which provides the opportunity for adjudication on the basis of evidence, including direct testimony and cross examination.  An adjudicatory hearing is held only if substantive and significant issues relating to any findings or determinations the Department is required to make pursuant to the Environmental Conservation Law exist.  A copy of the Department's permit hearing procedures is available upon request or on the Department web site at: http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/ohms/gudph1.htm