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2016 Thurston Manufacturing Synthetic Minor Permit Administrative Record

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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.

Section Documents
Administrative Record
1 - Application and Supporting Information received from Applicant

Part 1(276 pp, 24 MB)

Date Description From To

2001-May-11

Letter – Request to operate under PTE Transition Policy for Part 71 Layton W. Jensen, President -Thurston Manufacturing Company Ward Burns, EPA R7

2011-Sep-11

Newspaper Press Release - The Pender Times Thurston Manufacturing Company Press Release

2012-Sep-04

Permit Application - New Source & Synthetic Minor Limit for Thurston Manufacturing Company

Lindsay Brown, Zia Engineering  & Environmental

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2013-Jun-04

Email – Add'l Info for Thurston Mfg. Co. - Thurston Mfg. Rolling 12

Rick Rohr, CMfgE - Rohr Manufacturing Services

Bob Webber, EPA R7 and Sean Bergin, EPA R7

2014-Oct-31

Email – Attached Utility Requirements for Model 72B Gas

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2014-Nov-03

Emails – Make up Air Combustion Units

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company 

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2014-Dec-17

Email - Re:  Thurston Mfg. Application

Donn Stone,PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2015-Jan-09

Email - Re: Suggested Onsite Visit

Donn Stone,PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2015-Jan-13

Email – Re:  Thurston Mfg. Attached Are Revised Calcs – Working Documents

Donn Stone,PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2015-Jan-21

Email – North Air Make up Unit

Ryan Jensen–President of Operations&Strategy - Thurston Manufacturing Company

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2015-Feb-02

Email – SDS’s from PPG Industries – Pictures are on a disc in the mail.

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2015-Feb-06

Mail – Received DVD with Digital Photographs Taken During 2015-Jan-21 Onsite Visit

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2015-May-28

Email – Thurston Mfg. Calculations

Donn Stone,PE – Midwest Operations Manager - Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2015-Oct-19

Newspaper Press Release - The Pender Times

Thurston Manufacturing Company

Press Release

       

 Part 2(298 pp, 11 MB)

Date Description From To
2012-Sep-04 MSDS for Permit Application - New Source & Synthetic Minor Limit for Thurston Manufacturing Company Lindsay Brown, Zia Engineering & Environmental Bob Webber, EPA R7
2016-Jan-30 Email – SDS’s from PPG Industries Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company Bob Webber, EPA R7
2 - Draft Permit 2016-Feb-11, Draft Synthetic Minor Source Permit(42 pp, 194 K, Feb 11, 2016)
3 - Materials for Draft Permit Permit Decision

Part 1(276 pp, 24 MB)

Date Description From To

2001-May-03

Email – Facilities on Indian Territory

Angela Catalano, EPA R7

Ward Burns, EPA R7

1999-Mar-07

Potential to Emit (PTE) Transition Policy for Part 71 Implementation in Indian Country

EPA OAQPS

 

2011-Sep-16

Newspaper Press Release - The Pender Times

Thurston Manufacturing Company

Thurston Manufacturing Company

2012-Jan-31

Email – CAA Permit Application

Angela Catalano, EPA R7

Donn Stone, Consultant for Thurston Manufacturing Company

2012-Jan-31

Email – CAA Permit Application

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Donn Stone, Consultant for Thurston Manufacturing Company

2012-Apr-02

Emails – Air Permitting in Thurston Co.

Clark Smith, NDEQ

Pat Scott, EPA R7

2012-Jul-02

Letter – Notice of Potential Synthetic Minor Source Subject to TMNSR

Mark A. Smith, Chief  - Air Pollution and Compliance Branch, EPA R7

Plant Manager - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2012-Nov-02

Letter – Determination that Application Administratively Complete

Mark A. Smith, Chief  - Air Pollution and Compliance Branch, EPA R7

Susan Jensen, Compliance Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2013-May-14

Photos EPA Onsite Inspection

Bob Webber, EPA R7

File

2014-Oct-22

Email  Re:  Info Request – Jim Harral Has Replaced Susan Jensen as Facility Contact

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2014-Oct-31

Email – Model 72B Gas – Combustion Units

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2014-Nov-20

Email - Follow up to Recent Conversations with Consultant Donn Stone

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2014-Nov-21

Email - Follow up to Recent Conversations with Consultant Donn Stone

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2014-Dec-18

Email - Re: Thurston Mfg. Application

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Donn Stone,PE – Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants

2015-Jan-21

Photos Taken During Onsite Visit to Be Reviewed for Confidentiality

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2015-Jan-22

Email –  North Air Make up Unit

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Ryan Jensen - Thurston Manufacturing Company

Part 2(99 pp, 12 MB)

Date Description From To

2012-Oct-19

Air Quality Construction Permit for SmithCo Manufacturing, Inc., Lamars, IA Permit No.  98-A-1030-S7

Iowa Department of Natural Resources

 

2015-Jan-09

Email - Availability-Request Revised Calculations

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Donn Stone,PE – Zia Engineering & Environmental Consultants

2015-Dec-01

Mail - Notification of Consultation and Coordination

Rebecca Weber, Director AWMD EPA R7

Ms. Darla LaPointe, Chairwoman - Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

2015-Dec-08

Official Species List - Thurston Manufacturing Company Synthetic Minor Source Air Permit

FWS Information, Planning, and Conservation System (IPaC) database (http://ecos.fws.gov/ipac)

Whom It May Concern

2015-Dec-11

Email - EJSCREEN Reports for Thurston Nebraska

Brendan Corazzin EPA R7 Enforcement Coordination Office

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2016-Jan-07

Email - NHPA Consultation and Thurston Manufacturing Company Pre-Draft Air Permit

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Sasha Rivers - Winnebago Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO)

2016-Feb-01

Email - Pre-Draft permit

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Jim Harral, Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2016-Feb-08

Public Notice of Draft Permit

EPA R7

 

2016-Feb-09

Email/Letter - Section 7 Consultation of the Endangered Species Act

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Eliza Hines/John Cochnar - USFWS Nebraska Field Office

2016-Feb-09

Email/Letter - Section 7 Consultation of the Endangered Species Act

John Cochnar - USFWS Nebraska Field Office

Robert Webber, EPA R7

2016-Feb-10

Newspaper - Winnebago Indian News Page 2

Winnebago Indian News

newspaper website

2016-Feb-11

Newspaper - The Pender Times Page 7

The Pender Times

newspaper website

2016-Feb-25

Letter - Consultation Completion

Becky Weber, Director AWMD, EPA R7

Ms. Darla LaPointe, Chairwoman - Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

2016-Feb-25

Newspaper - The Pender Times Page 10

The Pender Times

newspaper website

2016-Mar-03

Email - Consultation for NHPA and EPA Region 7 Issuance of CAA Permit

Bob Webber, EPA R7

Sasha Rivers - Winnebago Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO)

2016-Mar-09

Letter - Notice of Draft Permit

Mark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7

Mr. James Harral,  Safety Director - Thurston Manufacturing Company

2016-Mar-09 Letter - Notice of Draft Permit Mark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7

Mr. Vernon Miller, Chairman -Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

2016-Mar-09 Letter - Notice of Draft Permit Mark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7

Mr. Gary Buttermore, Air Permitting Section Supervisor - NDEQ

2016-Mar-09 Letter - Notice of Draft Permit Mark Smith, Chief APCO, EPA R7

Ms. Sarah Piziali, Supervisor - Construction Permits Section, Air Quality Bureau,  IDNR

2016-Mar-09

Newspaper - Winnebago Indian News Page 5

Winnebago Indian News

newspaper website

Part 3(25 pp, 3 MB, Feb. 11, 2016)

Date Description From

2016-Feb-11

Technical Support Document (TSD) for Draft Synthetic Minor Source Permit

EPA Region 7

Part 4(13 pp, 382 K, Feb. 11, 2016)

Date Description From
2016-Feb-11

TSD Appendix - Potential to Emit-Emission Inventory

EPA Region 7

Part 5(2 pp, 20 K, Feb. 26, 2016)

Date Description From

2016-Feb-26

Public Notice Extension

EPA Region 7
4 - Comments received during public comment period
Date Description From To

2016-Apr-12

Comment Letter(3 pp, 61 K)

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(448 pp, 91 MB)

Date Description From To

2013-May-02

Orthman Manufacturing Inc. -SOUTH -NDEQ Air Quality Construction Permit

Nebraska Department Of Environmental Quality website

 

2013-Sep-30

Acuity Brands Lighting Inc. -Winona Lighting Inc. - Total Facility Operating Permit

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Hyperlink

 

2015-Apr-06

Modine Manufacturing Company - MDNR Intermediate State Operating Permit

Missouri Department of Natural Resources Hyperlink

 

2015-Jun-11

Orthman Manufacturing Inc. -NORTH -NDEQ Report for 2015-05-28 Air Inspection Containing Class II Operating Permit

Nebraska Department Of Environmental Quality website

 

2016-Jan-11

Quaker Window Products Company - MDNR Intermediate State Operating Permit

Missouri Department of Natural Resources Hyperlink

 

2016-Jan-11

SAF-Holland, Inc. - MDNR Intermediate State Operating Permit Number: OP2015-014 Issued Jan 11, 2016 

Missouri Department of Natural Resources Hyperlink

 

2016-Apr-12

Email -With Electronic File of IDNR Comments on Draft Permit

Peter Zayudis, Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Bob Webber, EPA R7

2016-Aug-18

Chemco Product Catalog

CHEMCO Manufacturing Company Hyperlink

 

2016-Aug-18

Filtration Technologies - Air & Waste Management Association Meeting - October 9, 2012

Tim Elsner and Chrissy Klock - Donaldson Company Inc.

 

2016-Aug-18

Catalog for VK Series Dust Collectors 

Viking Corporation - Viking Blast & Wash Systems website

 

Part 2(13 pp, 157 K)

Date Description From
2016-Aug-26 Letter - Notice of Final Permit EPA Region 7

2016-Aug-26

Response to Comments (RTC)

EPA Region 7

Part 3 (3 pp, 2 MB)

Date Description From
2016-08-26 Final Permit Public Notice EPA Region 7
2016-09-07 Final Permit Public Notice Winnebago Indian News Page 6
2016-09-15 Final Permit Public Notice Pender Times Page 11
6 - Final Permit Final Permit(38 pp, 878 K, Aug. 26, 2016)