PUBLIC NOTICE
20.2.72 NMAC – General Permits, Section 220.A(2)(b)ii
NOTICE
Los Alamos National Laboratory announces its intent to apply to the New Mexico Environment Department for an air quality permit to modify its beryllium machining operation with the addition of two lathes and a coating process. The name of this facility is Target Fabrication Facility. The expected date of the submittal of our application for an air quality permit to the Air Quality Bureau is November 2021. This notice is a requirement according to New Mexico air quality regulations.
The exact location of the facility is the same as the existing facility. The facility is located in Building 213 within Technical Area 35 of Los Alamos National Laboratory. The approximate location of this facility is 1.5 miles Southeast of the intersection of Diamond Drive and Pajarito Road in Los Alamos County.
Total allowable air emissions will be less than the current permit emission limits. Air emissions of any regulated air contaminant will be less than or equal to:
Tons per year (TPY)
1. Total Suspended Particulates 3.94E-07
2. Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 0
3. Carbon Monoxide (CO) 0
4. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) 0
5. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 0
6. Any one (1) Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) (beryllium) 3.94E-07
7. Sum of all Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) 3.94E-07
The standard operating schedule of the facility will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., 5 days a week and 51 weeks per year. The maximum operating schedule will be 16 hours a day, 7 days a week and 51 weeks per year.
The owner and/or operator of the Plant is: Los Alamos National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy; Triad National Security, LLC, P.O. Box 1663, MS J978, Los Alamos, NM 87545
If you have any questions or comments about construction or operation of above facility, and want your comments to be made as a part of the permit review process, you must submit your comments in writing to the address below:
Permits Programs Manager
New Mexico Environment Department
Air Quality Bureau
525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505
(505) 476-4300
Other comments and questions may be submitted verbally.
Please refer to the company name and site name, as used in this notice or send a copy of this notice along with your comments, since the Department may not have received the permit application at the time of this notice.
Este es un aviso de la Agencia de Calidad de Aire del Departamento de Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México, acerca de las emisiones producidas por un establecimiento en esta área. Si usted desea información en español, por favor de comunicarse con la oficina de Calidad de Aire al teléfono 505-476-5557.
Notice of Non-Discrimination
NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Part 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’s non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, or if you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact: Kathryn Becker, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, NMED, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@state.nm.us. You may also visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/non-employee-discrimination-complaint-page/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.
PUBLISHED IN THE LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2021
