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Environmental Protection
Agency
Comments welcomed
Comments on the Lafarge proposed
permit action can be submitted to
EPA Environmental Engineer Jae
Lee at the address below no later
than September 30, 2010. You may
also request EPA hold a public
hearing about this permit. At a
hearing you would have an
opportunity to submit oral and
written comments, ask questions,
make statements and discuss any
concerns about the permit with EPA
staff. Here is Jae's contact
information:
Jae Lee
EPA Region 5
Land and Chemicals Division (LR-
8J)
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, Illinois 60604-3590
Voice: 312-886-3781
Fax: 312-692-2408
E-mail: lee.iae@epa.gov
Region 5 toll-free:
800-621-8431, 9:30 a.m. - 5:30
p.m., weekdays
For more information
The draft permit and this fact sheet
may also be viewed online:
http: //www. epa. go v/re g 5 rcra/wptdi v
/permits/index.htm
(See box back page for locations of
the administrative record, which can
be reviewed by the public.)
EPA Proposes to OK Permit
For Cement Plant	
Lafarge North America
Paulding, Ohio
August 2010
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 is proposing to issue a
hazardous waste management permit to Lafarge North America but will
review public comments before making a final decision. The permit would
set air emission standards for equipment leaks at the company's cement
factory in Paulding.1 EPA is acting on the hazardous waste permit
application under its responsibilities set out in the federal Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
Background
The Lafarge facility currently operates two rotary cement kilns to produce
Portland cement. Raw materials are fed to the upper end of the kiln and are
heated and converted to cement clinker via direct contact with combustion
gases. The combustion byproducts are routed to units called ""baghouses"
for air pollution control before being exhausted to the atmosphere through
a common stack. In addition to conventional fuels, hazardous waste is
supplied to both kilns by a storage facility. In addition to the kilns, the
plant contains raw material storage and handling equipment as well as
product storage and shipping facilities.
State permit
In late 2007 Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued the state-
portion of the RCRA permit. That portion contains rules for burning of
hazardous waste in cement kilns and corrective action requirements. The
Ohio permit expires on Oct. 2, 2017, and the federal permit would be set to
expire at the same time.
Tentative decision
EPA has concluded the company has fulfilled all requirements and
proposes to issue a RCRA permit to Lafarge for the hazardous waste
activities discussed above. After the close of the public comment period,
EPA will review all comments received and decide whether to issue the
permit. The final decision will include notification to those who submitted
written comments during the official comment period. EPA will also
prepare and send to all responders a document answering significant
comments. Within 30 days of a final decision, any person who submitted
written comments or made a statement at the hearing if one is held may
petition EPA's Environmental Appeals Board to review the decision.
The Agency will hold a public meeting if enough people request such a
gathering (see le ft-hand box for ways you can participate in the decision-
making process.). EPA may modify the proposed permit or take other
action based on new information or public comments so your opinion is
important.
1 EPA is proposing to issue the Lafarge permit under the authority' of the federal Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCR4) as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of1984 and subject to public notice and comment under the provisions of 40
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 124.10. See
http://www, eva. zov/lawsress/index.html to read RCR4 and 40 CFR.

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EPA Tentatively
Approves Lafarge Permit
Paulding, Ohio
Comment Period: Until September
30, 2010
(details front page)
Review the documents
The administrative record consists of the
permit application and other relevant
materials that EPA used to make a
decision in this case. The file is
available for public review at the
following locations:
Paulding County Carnegie Library
205 S Main St
Paulding, Ohio
EPA Region 5 Offices
RCRA Branch
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago
Call Jae Lee at 312- 886-3781, or toll-
free 800-621-8431, Ext. 6-3781, for an
appointment.
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