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Public Hearings: Grand Canyon Uranium Mine Permits
August 29, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - August 30, 2016 @ 8:00 pm UTC-7
Free
3 uranium mines near the Grand Canyon are seeking air quality control permit renewals that would allow them to pollute the environment around Grand Canyon National Park.
The Arizona Dept of Environmental Quality will accept public comments on the permit renewals until August 30, 2016 and will host three public hearings in northern Arizona, including one in Flagstaff. PLEASE ATTEND.
Public Comment Period
Dates: July 25, 2016 – Aug. 30, 2016
You have an opportunity to submit written comments on the permit renewals and revision and make oral comments at the public hearing. Written comments must include the name, mailing address, signature of commenter and/or their agent or attorney and clearly state reasons why the permit should or should not be issued. Grounds for comment are limited to whether the permits meet the criteria for issuance spelled out in the state air pollution control laws or rules.
Comments may be submitted as follows:
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By Fax: 602-771-2299
By Mail (Must be postmarked by Aug. 30, 2016):
ADEQ
Balaji Vaidyanathan
Air Quality Permits Section Manager
1110 West Washington Street, 3415A-1
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Public Hearing Dates
ADEQ will be holding three public hearings:
Monday, Aug. 29, 2016
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Fredonia High School Gymnasium
221 E. Hortt Street
Fredonia, AZ 86022
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
Time: 1 p.m.
Moenkopi Legacy Inn & Suites
Tsotsvalki Conference Center
Tunatya Room #3
Junction of Hwy 160 and Hwy 264 in Tuba City
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Sinagua Middle School
Auditorium — Mini A
3950 E. Butler Ave.
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
ADEQ will consider all comments received in making a final decision on the proposed permits. Everyone commenting will receive notification of the final decision. People who file comments on the permits will have the right to appeal the final decision as an appealable agency action to the Office of Administrative Hearing (OAR) pursuant to §41.1092.03, and the appeal must be filed within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the final decision. The OAR may sustain, modify, or reverse the final decision.
More info: http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/grand-canyon-area-uranium-mines-seek-permit-renewals