1. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.1 www.kdheks.gov

2. 2 KDHE – BAR Air Permitting Update Marian Massoth, P.E. Chief, Air Permitting Section KDHE - Bureau of Air and Radiation March 5, 2008

3. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.3 KDHE BAR - Permitting Organization Permit Section – Marian Massoth Three Permit Units Power Plants VOC Sources Agricultural and Natural Resources Technical Resources – Ralph Walden BAR Technical Assistance Wyandotte County – Bruce Anderson

4. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.4 3 Air Permitting Units 1/3 John Ramsey, Supervisor Bert Buckland Terry Tavener Sergio Guerra (Vacancy) Ethanol Plants Cement Plants Mineral Products Industry Incinerators Grain Industry

5. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.5 3 Air Permitting Units 2/3 David Peter, Supervisor Rasha Allen Justin Cunningham (2 Vacancies) Chemical Processing Plants Aerospace Industry Fertilizer Plants Fiberglass Industry Foundries Refinery Transition

6. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.6 3 Air Permitting Units 3/3 Mindy Bowman, Supervisor Rick Bolfing Jason Heitman (Vacancy) Power Plants Landfills Government Facilities PSD Dispersion Modeling Transition

7. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.7 Technical Resources Ralph Walden, Supervisor Dana Morris Mike Parhomek Technical Assistance to Bureau Technical Training for Staff Natural Gas (NSR Reform/Streamline) Refineries (transition) PSD Modeling (transition)

8. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.8 Wyandotte County, Dept. of Air Quality Permitting Contacts Bruce S. Andersen, Director bandersen@wycokck.org bandersen@wycokck.org Andrew Beard, Environmental Engineer abeard@wycokck.org abeard@wycokck.org Katrin Ravenscroft, Environmental Engineer kravenscroft@wycokck.org kravenscroft@wycokck.org Amber Davis, Environmental Engineer adavis@wycokck.org adavis@wycokck.org

9. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.9 EPA Air Permitting and Enforcement New Contacts Mark Smith –Chief of the Air Permitting & Compliance Branch (formerly JoAnn Heiman) Patricia Scott –Air permits coordinator for Kansas (formerly Jon Knodel)

10. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.10 Considerations for Obtaining a Timely Permit: Pre-application meetings with KDHE Completeness of application Timely response to agency’s comments during review Minimal changes to application Applicant-hosted public information meetings Concurrent notices for public notice and public hearing Environmental Protection Agency enforcement issues Retaining permit engineers (salary disparity between state and private industry)

11. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.11 KDHE Steps to Streamline Permit Process Applicant provides electronic copy of permit application and a proposed draft permit Public notice for the draft permit and tentative public hearing is published concurrently Informational meeting with the proposed facility to discuss project details requirements

12. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.12 Ethanol Permits EPA Region VII Assistance User-friendly manual Identifies environmental regulatory rules and requirements for construction and operation of ethanol production facilities http://www.epa.gov/region07/priorities/agriculture/

13. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.13 BAR Permit Regulatory Timelines Regulatory timeline - 18 months after receipt of application –In accordance with Kansas Statute KSA 3008b(h)3 –Construction Permit application timeline begins when application is deemed complete –Operating Permit application must be submitted within 6 to 18 months prior to permit renewal date. Source may continue to operate if permit expires prior to renewal date

14. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.14 BAR Permit Goals 180-days for PSD construction permits, other complex permits, & Class I operating permits 60 days for regular construction permits and Class II operating permits 30 days for approval construction documents 10 days for standard construction permits/approvals and responses

15. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.15 Air Permits and Approvals Processed in 2007 Type of PermitTotal Issued Power Plant Petrol. Refinery EthanolNatural Gas Non- Energy Sector Federal construction PSD310002 Class I-federal operating (New) (Renewal) 44 (6) (38) 1 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 30 (0) (30) 13 (6) (7) State construction approval 415610 97292 Class II-state operating approval 39100830 Other permits:620022 Total5071110 137339 BAR also processed 143 additional applications which resulted in responses.

16. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.16 Air Permits and Approvals Processed in 2006 Type of PermitTotal Issued Power Plant Petrol. Refinery EthanolNatural Gas Non- Energy Sector Federal construction PSD311002 Class I-federal operating (New) (Renewal) 29 ( 6) (23) 6 (0) (6) 0 (1) (0) 0 (0) 4 (3) (1) 18 (2) (16) State construction approval 2916101480181 Class II-state operating approval 34100830 Other permits:600022 Total36313121091232 BAR also processed additional 213 applications which resulted in responses.

17. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.17 Bureau of Air and Radiation Air Permits Issued - 2007 Productivity: 2007 650 Permits, Approvals and Responses 84% processed within goal timelines 2006 576 Permits, Approvals and Responses 75% processed within goal timelines

18. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.18 Bureau of Air and Radiation Customer Satisfaction Survey results from permit sources regarding service provided by BAR permitting section (from fiscal year, 2007): –118 Surveys Sent –70 Surveys received –95% of Surveys were Satisfactory or above

19. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.19 Marian Massoth Bureau of Air and Radiation Kansas Department of Health & Environment Curtis State Office Building 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310 Topeka, Kansas 66612 www.kdheks.gov voice 785.296.0616 fax 785.291.3953 mmassoth@kdhe.state.ks.us

20. Our Vision – Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.20 www.kdheks.gov.