21-01764N

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AIR PERMIT
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Resource Management, Office of Permitting and Compliance
Draft Permit No. 1030117-019-AV
Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility, Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility
Pinellas County, Florida

Applicant: The applicant for this project is Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners. The applicant's
responsible official and mailing address are: Mr. Paul Sacco, Director, Pinellas County Department of Solid
Waste, Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility, 3095 114th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716.

Facility Location: The applicant operates the existing Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility, which is in
Pinellas County at 3001 110th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Project: The applicant applied on February 3, 2021 to the Department for a Title V air operation permit renewal
including miscellaneous revisions and the removal of obsolete conditions. This is a renewal of Title V air
operation permit No. 1030117-013-AV. The existing facility consists of three nominal 1,050 tons per day
(tons/day) municipal solid waste combustors (MWC) with auxiliary burners, lime storage and processing facilities,
an ash storage and processing facilities, a metals recovery system, a cooling tower, ancillary support equipment,
and a contiguous municipal solid waste landfill. The facility is owned by Pinellas County and presently operated
by Covanta Pinellas, LLC. The gross nominal electric generating capacity of the facility is 75 megawatts (MW).
The facility is equipped with continuous emission monitoring systems for carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides and continuous opacity monitoring systems for visible emissions. The three boiler units exhaust
to a common stack consisting of three separate flues.

Permitting Authority: Applications for Title V air operation permits are subject to review in accordance with
the provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Chapters 62-4, 62-210, 62-213 of the Florida
Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The proposed project is not exempt from air permitting requirements and a Title
V air operation permit is required to operate the facility. The Office of Permitting and Compliance in the Division
of Air Resource Management is the Permitting Authority responsible for making a permit determination for this
project. The Permitting Authority's physical address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida. The
Permitting Authority's mailing address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400.
The Permitting Authority's telephone number is 850/717-9000.

Project File: A complete project file is available for public inspection during the normal business hours of 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), at the address indicated above for the Permitting
Authority. The complete project file includes the draft permit, the Statement of Basis, the application, and the
information submitted by the applicant, exclusive of confidential records under Section 403.111, F.S. Interested
persons may view the draft permit by visiting the following website:
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/air/emission/apds/default.asp and entering the permit number shown above. Interested
persons may contact the Permitting Authority's project review engineer for additional information at the address
or phone number listed above.

Notice of Intent to Issue Permit: The Permitting Authority gives notice of its intent to issue a renewed Title V
air operation permit to the applicant for the project described above. The applicant has provided reasonable
assurance that continued operation of the existing equipment will not adversely impact air quality and that the
project will comply with all appropriate provisions of Chapters 62-4, 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-213, 62-296 and
62-297, F.A.C. The Permitting Authority will issue a proposed permit and subsequent final permit in accordance
with the conditions of the draft permit unless a response received in accordance with the following procedures
results in a different decision or a significant change of terms or conditions.

Comments: The Permitting Authority will accept written comments concerning the draft Title V air operation
permit for a period of 30 days from the date of publication of the Public Notice. Written comments must be
received by the close of business (5:00 p.m.), on or before the end of this 30-day period by the Permitting Authority
at the above address. As part of his or her comments, any person may also request that the Permitting Authority
hold a public meeting on this permitting action. If the Permitting Authority determines there is sufficient interest
for a public meeting, it will publish notice of the time, date, and location in the Florida Administrative Register
(FAR). If a public meeting is requested within the 30-day comment period and conducted by the Permitting
Authority, any oral and written comments received during the public meeting will also be considered by the
Permitting Authority. If timely received written comments or comments received at a public meeting result in a
significant change to the draft permit, the Permitting Authority shall issue a revised draft permit and require, if
applicable, another Public Notice. All comments filed will be made available for public inspection. For additional
information, contact the Permitting Authority at the above address or phone number.

Petitions: A person whose substantial interests are affected by the proposed permitting decision may petition for
an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Petitions filed by any persons
other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 14 days of publication
of the Public Notice or receipt of a written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however,
any person who asked the Permitting Authority for notice of agency action may file a petition within 14 days of
receipt of that notice, regardless of the date of publication. A petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the
applicant at the address indicated above, at the time of filing. A petition for administrative hearing must contain
the information set forth below and must be filed (received) with the Agency Clerk in the Office of General
Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000,
[email protected], before the deadline. The failure of any person to file a petition within the
appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that person's right to request an administrative determination
(hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to
it. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the approval of the
presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C.

A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Permitting Authority's action is based must contain the
following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agency's file or identification
number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, telephone number and any facsimile number of the
petitioner; the name, address, any email address, telephone number, and any facsimile number of the petitioner's
representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an
explanation of how the petitioner's substantial interests will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A
statement of when and how each petitioner received notice of the agency action or proposed decision; (d) A
statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so indicate; (e) A concise
statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or
modification of the agency's proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner
contends require reversal or modification of the agency's proposed action including an explanation of how the
alleged facts relate to the specific rules or statutes; and, (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner,
stating precisely the action the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agency's proposed action.
A petition that does not dispute the material facts upon which the Permitting Authority's action is based shall state
that no such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required
by Rule 28-106.301, F.A.C.

Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition
means that the Permitting Authority's final action may be different from the position taken by it in this written
notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision
of the Permitting Authority on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in
accordance with the requirements set forth above.

Extension of Time: Under Rule 62-110.106(4), F.A.C., a person whose substantial interests are affected by the
Department's action may also request an extension of time to file a petition for an administrative hearing. The
Department may, for good cause shown, grant the request for an extension of time. Requests for extension of
time must be filed with the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail
Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, or via electronic correspondence at [email protected],
before the deadline for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. A timely request for extension of time shall
toll the running of the time period for filing a petition until the request is acted upon.

Mediation: Mediation is not available in this proceeding.

Objections: Finally, pursuant to 42 United States Code (U.S.C.) Section 7661d(b)(2), any person may petition
the Administrator of the EPA within 60 days of the expiration of the Administrator's 45-day review period as
established at 42 U.S.C. Section 7661d(b)(1), to object to the issuance of any Title V air operation permit. Any
petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the 30-
day public comment period provided in the Public Notice, unless the petitioner demonstrates to the Administrator
of the EPA that it was impracticable to raise such objections within the comment period or unless the grounds for
such objection arose after the comment period. Filing of a petition with the Administrator of the EPA does not
stay the effective date of any permit properly issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 62-213, F.A.C. Petitions
filed with the Administrator of EPA must meet the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 7661d(b)(2) and must be
filed with the Administrator of the EPA at: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Administrator,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Mail Code: 1101A, Washington, DC 20460. For more information regarding
EPA review and objections, visit EPA's Region 4 web site at http://www2.epa.gov/caa-permitting/florida-
proposed-title-v-permits.

April 9, 2021 21-01764N

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