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Content preview: We do not have a synthetic minor air emission permit. We have been on hold on this item since November 2020. We need the heat and material balance. We have not submitted an air permit application at all. So no work lost other than some minor orientation by Wenck to the project. Which would need to happen either way. Content analysis details: (1.1 points, 3.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [URIs: keitu.com] 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message 1.0 KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY Sending domain does not have any anti-forgery methods 0.1 AWL AWL: Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address X-Spam-Flag: NO This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01D79288.665C94F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable We do not have a synthetic minor air emission permit. We have been on = hold on this item since November 2020. We need the heat and material = balance. =20 We have not submitted an air permit application at all. So no work lost = other than some minor orientation by Wenck to the project. Which would = need to happen either way. =20 Kathye =20 From: rgrimes =20 Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 1:37 PM To: Kathleen Spilman ; directory@aicenergycorp.com Cc: John Melk @icloud ; Brandon Sheets @AIC = Subject: RE: ND DEQ Air Permit Conversation and Keitu's Recommendation = on How to Proceed =20 Kathye: I thought we already had the Synthetic Minor? Are uou = suggesting we abandon that work in order to start over for the major? =20 =20 =20 Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone =20 =20 -------- Original message -------- From: Kathleen Spilman > = Date: 8/13/21 10:14 AM (GMT-08:00)=20 To: directory@aicenergycorp.com =20 Cc: "John Melk @icloud" = >, "Roger Grimes @AIC" >, "Brandon Sheets @AIC" = >=20 Subject: ND DEQ Air Permit Conversation and Keitu's Recommendation on = How to Proceed=20 =20 Had a teleconference with the DEQ-Air staff. =20 My recommendation is to go in for a major air emission source permit = i.e. =E2=80=9CTitle V=E2=80=9D for both renewable fuel production = process trains initially.=20 =20 Because the applicable SIC code for the renewable fuel production = facility one of 28-listed source categories (i.e. PSD listed industries) = that are subject to the lower PSD limit of 100 tons per year rather = than 250 tons per year, we will have to do air impact modeling. But = they assured me that the review time will not likely be any longer than = just a synthetic minor, likely less time because they would expect that = there would be negative public comment against permitting the site as a = synthetic minor when the layout includes a spot for a second process = train. Both involve a public comment period and the Department has to = address every comment submitted. It took them 3 months just to address = the 10,000+ comments received during the public comment period for = Meridian=E2=80=99s Davis Refinery. =20 We do not have to do anything with air emissions for a crushing plant. = DEQ only really wanted us to come in with both trains at the renewable = fuels portion. They agree we don=E2=80=99t have to invent data for a = crush plant that AIC has not or in the process of engaging design = services for. =20 I did confirm that we can do civil site work =E2=80=93 i.e. degrub and = move dirt =E2=80=93 as well as build the administration building and = warehouse. But don=E2=80=99t pour any concrete until it is associated = with the administration building. =20 Because we are likely doing some modeling and PSD related application, = there may be different construction start provision we can take = advantage of. I=E2=80=99m checking now. =20 Haley is going to give me a proposal either today or Monday. Do I need = to go out and get a second proposal? I could formally give you a = proposal from Keitu if you need a second one =E2=80=93 but I should do = that before we get one from Haley. Her staff is much more proficient = than my staff with the modeling aspect =E2=80=93 now that I know we have = to do at least some screening level modeling. =20 Kathleen M. Spilman, P.E. Project Engineer =E2=80=93 SAFuels X (Trenton) 1403 27th St NW PO Box 98 Mandan ND 58554 (701) 667-1800=20 (701) 667-1808 x100 Direct (701) 527-0277 Mobile = www.keitu.com =20 ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01D79288.665C94F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

We do not have a synthetic = minor air emission permit.=C2=A0 We have been on hold on this item since = November 2020. We need the heat and material balance.

 

We have not = submitted an air permit application at all.=C2=A0 So no work lost other = than some minor orientation by Wenck to the project.=C2=A0 Which would = need to happen either way.

 

Kathye

 

From: rgrimes = <rgrimes@aicenergycorp.com>
Sent: Friday, August 13, = 2021 1:37 PM
To: Kathleen Spilman <kspilman@keitu.com>; = directory@aicenergycorp.com
Cc: John Melk @icloud = <jmelk06@icloud.com>; Brandon Sheets @AIC = <bsheets@aicenergycorp.com>
Subject: RE: ND DEQ Air = Permit Conversation and Keitu's Recommendation on How to = Proceed

 

Kathye:  I thought we already had the Synthetic = Minor?  Are uou suggesting we abandon that work in order to start = over for the major?

 

 

 

Sent from my Verizon, Samsung = Galaxy smartphone

 

 

-------- Original message = --------

From: Kathleen Spilman <kspilman@keitu.com> =

Date: 8/13/21 10:14 AM (GMT-08:00) =

Cc: "John Melk @icloud" <jmelk06@icloud.com>, = "Roger Grimes @AIC" <rgrimes@aicenergycorp.com&g= t;, "Brandon Sheets @AIC" <bsheets@aicenergycorp.com&g= t;

Subject: ND DEQ Air Permit Conversation and = Keitu's Recommendation on How to Proceed =

 

Had a = teleconference with the DEQ-Air staff.

 <= /o:p>

My = recommendation is to go in for a major air emission source permit i.e. = =E2=80=9CTitle V=E2=80=9D for both renewable fuel production process = trains initially.

 <= /o:p>

Because the = applicable SIC code for the renewable fuel production facility one of = 28-listed source categories (i.e. PSD listed industries)  that are = subject to the lower PSD limit of 100 tons per year rather than 250 tons = per year, we will have to do air impact modeling.  But they assured = me that the review time will not likely be any longer than just a = synthetic minor, likely less time because they would expect that there = would be negative public comment against permitting the site as a = synthetic minor when the layout includes a spot for a second process = train.  Both involve a public comment period and the Department has = to address every comment submitted.  It took them 3 months just to = address the 10,000+ comments received during the public comment period = for Meridian=E2=80=99s Davis Refinery.

 <= /o:p>

We do not = have to do anything with air emissions for a crushing plant.  DEQ = only really wanted us to come in with both trains at the renewable fuels = portion.  They agree we don=E2=80=99t have to invent data for a = crush plant that AIC has not or in the process of engaging design = services for.

 <= /o:p>

I did = confirm that we can do civil site work =E2=80=93 i.e. degrub and move = dirt =E2=80=93 as well as build the administration building and = warehouse.  But don=E2=80=99t pour any concrete until it is = associated with the administration building.

 <= /o:p>

Because we = are likely doing some modeling and PSD related application, there may be = different construction start provision we can take advantage of.  = I=E2=80=99m checking now.

 <= /o:p>

Haley is = going to give me a proposal either today or Monday.  Do I need to = go out and get a second proposal?  I could formally give you a = proposal from Keitu if you need a second one =E2=80=93 but I should do = that before we get one from Haley.  Her staff is much more = proficient than my staff with the modeling aspect =E2=80=93 now that I = know we have to do at least some screening level = modeling.

 <= /o:p>

Kathleen M. = Spilman, P.E.

Project Engineer =E2=80=93 SAFuels = X (Trenton)

3D"KECI

1403 27th St = NW

PO Box 98

Mandan ND = 58554

(701) = 667-1800 

(701) 667-1808 x100 = Direct

(701) 527-0277 = Mobile

= www.keitu.com=

 <= /o:p>

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