(PUBLISHED IN THE MCALESTER NE...

(Published in the McAlester News-Capital on March 24th, 2016.) DEQ NOTICE OF TIER II DRAFT PERMIT A Title V application for an air quality operating permit for a major facility has been filed with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) by applicant, MarkWest Oklahoma Gas Company, L.L.C., 1515 Arapahoe Street, Tower 1, Suite 1600, Denver, CO 80202-2126. The applicant requests approval to operate equipment at the existing facility, which is called Verner Compressor Station, located near McAlester, Oklahoma. The legal description of the facility is Section 10, Township 5N, and Range 13E in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. In response to the application, DEQ has prepared a draft permit, 2015-1940-TVR which may be reviewed at the McAlester Public Library, 401 North Second Street, McAlester, OK, 74501 or at the Air Quality Division’s main office (see address below). The draft permit is also available for review in the Air Quality Section of DEQ’s Web Page: http://www.deq.state.ok.us/. This draft permit would authorize the facility to emit the following regulated pollutants: NOx 234.05 TPY, CO 64.29 TPY, VOC 97.23 TPY. The public comment period ends 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Any person may submit written comments concerning the draft permit to the Air Quality Division contact listed below. A public meeting on the draft permit 2015-1940-TVR may also be requested in writing at the same address. Note that all public meetings are to be arranged and conducted by DEQ/CSD staff. In addition to the public comment opportunity offered under this notice, this draft permit is subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review, EPA objection, and petition to EPA, as provided by 40 C.F.R. § 70.8. If the Administrator (EPA) does not object to the proposed permit, the public has 60 days following the Administrator’s 45-day review period to petition the Administrator to make such an objection as provided in 40 C.F.R. § 70.8(d) and in O.A.C. 252:100-8-8(j). Information on all permit actions and applicable review time lines is available in the Air Quality section of the DEQ Web page: http://www.deq.state.ok.us/. For additional information, contact Greg Clark, MarkWest Oklahoma Gas Company, L.L.C., 9725 West U.S. Highway 270, McAlester, OK 74501, telephone number 918-389-5100 or contact DEQ at: Chief Engineer, Permits&Engineering Group, Air Quality Division, 707 N. Robinson, Suite 4100, P.O. Box 1677, Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677, telephone number (405) 702-4100.