Public Notices: Upslope Aggregate, LLC (F023312/A0016406)

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Public Notices: May 8, 2024

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The Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve the following requests:

Upslope Aggregate, LLC (F023312, P0037753):

CHAPTER 6, SECTION 2 CONSRUCTION/MODIFICATION PERMIT - Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality PUBLIC NOTICE: In accordance with Chapter 6, Section 2(m) of the Wyoming Air Quality Standards and Regulations, notice is hereby given that the State of Wyoming, Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, proposes to approve a request by Upslope Aggregate, LLC to permit an existing pit called the Buckshot Pit, a fifteen (15) acre aggregate quarry, which will include aggregate crushing, screening, exposed acreage, stockpiling, blasting, and haul activity. The Buckshot Pit is located in the NE¼ NW¼ of Section 36, T32N, R74W, approximately fifteen (15) miles west-southwest of Douglas, in Converse County, Wyoming. The applicant estimates an annual production rate of 200,000 tons per year. No hot mix asphalt plants or concrete batch plants are planned for this site.

For the duration of the public comment period, the permit application, the agency's analysis, and the public notice are available for public inspection online at https://openair.wyo.gov, utilizing facility ID F023312 and permit number P0037753 under permits. This material may also be viewed online, at the above URL, utilizing a public computer at the Converse County Library, Douglas, Wyoming. Additionally, for the duration of the public comment period a copy of this public notice is available for public inspection at the Converse County Clerk's Office, Douglas, Wyoming.

Written comments may be directed to Nancy Vehr, Administrator, Division of Air Quality, Department of Environmental Quality, 200 West 17th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 or by fax (307) 635-1784. Please reference A0016406 in your comment. Comments may also be submitted electronically through the Division's website (http://aq.wyomingdeq.commentinput.com). Comments submitted by email will not be included in the administrative record. All comments received by 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2024 will be considered in the final determination on this application. A public hearing will be conducted only if in the opinion of the administrator sufficient interest is generated or if an aggrieved party so requests. Para español, visite deq.wyoming.gov. Americans with Disabilities Act: special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Please provide at least fourteen (14) days before the close of the public comment period for such requests.

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Cheyenne, WY 82002

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