NOTICE OF AIR QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION

Fisher Sand & Gravel NM Inc. announces its application to the New Mexico Environment Department for an air quality permit for the construction of its crushing facility. The expected date of application submittal to the Air Quality Bureau is July 25, 2022.

The exact location for the proposed facility known as, Crusher Plant, will be at latitude 34 deg, 39 min, 57.8 sec and longitude -105 deg, 36 min, 3.51 sec. The approximate location of this facility is 8 miles northwest of Encino in Torrance County.

The proposed construction consists of a Crushing Plant including generator engines, heaters, bins, bin feeders, conveyors, bin loading, truck loading and hauling, crushers, storage piles and screens.

The estimated maximum quantities of any regulated air contaminants will be as follows in pound per hour (pph) and tons per year (tpy). These reported emissions could change slightly during the course of the Department’s review:

The standard and maximum operating schedules of the facility will be from 8 a.m. to 8 a.m.. 7 days a week and a maximum of 52 weeks per year (24 hours per day operation).

The owner and/or operator of the Facility is: Fisher Sand & Gravel NM Inc.; 30A Frontage Road East, Placitas, NM 87043. If you have any comments about the construction or operation of this facility, and you want your comments to be made as part of the permit review process, you must submit your comments in writing to this address: Permit Programs Manager; New Mexico Environment Department; Air Quality Bureau; 525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1; Santa Fe, New Mexico; 87505-1816; (505) 476-4300; 1 800 224-7009; https://www.env.nm.gov/aqb/permit/aqb_draft_permits.html. Other comments and questions may be submitted verbally. With your comments, please refer to the company name and facility name, or send a copy of this notice along with your comments. This information is necessary since the Department may have not yet received the permit application. Please include a legible return mailing address. Once the Department has completed its preliminary review of the application and its air quality impacts, the Department’s notice will be published in the legal section of a newspaper circulated near the facility location.

Attención

Este es un aviso de la oficina de Calidad del Aire del Departamento del Medio Ambiente de Nuevo México, acerca de las emisiones producidas por un establecimiento en esta área. Si usted desea información en español, por favor comuníquese con esa oficina al teléfono 505-476-5557.

Notice of Non-discrimination

NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Part 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED’S non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, or if you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact: Kristine Yurdin, Non-discrimination Coordinator, NMED, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@state.nm.us. You may also visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/non-employee-discrimination-complaintpage/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.*