22 August 20 - 26, 2026 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Notice of Draft Federal Operating Permit Draft Permit No.: O4241 Application and Draft Permit. E. R. Carpenter, L.P., 419 Peregrine Way, DeSoto, TX 75115-1232, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a renewal of Federal Operating Permit (herein referred to as Permit) No. O4241, Application No. 39691, to authorize operation of the EPS Insulation Facility DeSoto, a Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing facility. The area addressed by the application is located at 419 Peregrine Way in DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas 75115-1232. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to the application. You can f nd an electronic map of the facility at: https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-96.849444,32.629444&level=13. This application was received by TCEQ on January 15, 2026. The purpose of a federal operating permit is to improve overall compliance with the rules governing air pollution control by clearly listing all applicable requirements, as def ned in Title 30 Texas Administrative Code § 122.10 (30 TAC § 122.10). The draft permit, if approved, will codify the conditions under which the area must operate. The permit will not authorize new construction. The executive director has completed the technical review of the application and has made a preliminary decision to prepare a draft permit for public comment and review. The executive director recommends issuance of this draft permit. The permit application, statement of basis, and draft permit will be available for viewing and copying at the DeSoto Public Library, 211 E Pleasant Run Rd, DeSoto, Texas 75115-3901, beginning the f rst day of publication of this notice. The draft permit and statement of basis are available at the TCEQ Website: www.tceq.texas. gov/goto/tvnotice. The application, including any updates, is available electronically at the following webpage: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/air/airpermit-applications-notices. This information may also be accessed electronically at TCEQ Central Of ce, Of ce of Chief Clerk, Building F, First Floor, Austin Texas and TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Of ce. Relevant supporting materials for the draft permit, including the New Source Review permits which have been incorporated by reference, may also be accessed electronically at these locations. Public Comment/Notice and Comment Hearing. Any person may submit written comments on the draft permit. Comments relating to the accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness of the permit conditions may result in changes to the draft permit. A person who may be af ected by the emission of air pollutants from the permitted area may request a notice and comment hearing. The purpose of the notice and comment hearing is to provide an additional opportunity to submit comments on the draft permit. The permit may be changed based on comments pertaining to whether the permit provides for compliance with 30 TAC Chapter 122 (examples may include that the permit does not contain all applicable requirements or the public notice procedures were not satisf ed). TCEQ may grant a notice and comment hearing on the application if a written hearing request is received within 30 days after publication of the newspaper notice. The hearing request must include the basis for the request, including a description of how the person may be af ected by the emission of air pollutants from the application area. The request should also specify the conditions of the draft permit that are inappropriate or specify how the preliminary decision to issue or deny the permit is inappropriate. All reasonably ascertainable issues must be raised, and all reasonably available arguments must be submitted by the end of the public comment period. If a notice and comment hearing is granted, all individuals that submitted written comments or a hearing request will receive written notice of the hearing. This notice will identify the date, time, and location for the hearing. Written public comments and/or requests for a notice and comment hearing should be submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Of ce of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087, or electronically at www14.tceq.texas. gov/epic/eComment/ and be received within 30 days after the date of newspaper publication of this notice. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. A notice of proposed f nal action that includes a response to comments and identif cation of any changes to the draft permit will be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments, a hearing request, or requested to be on the mailing list for this application. This mailing will also provide instructions for public petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to request that the EPA object to the issuance of the proposed permit. After receiving a petition, the EPA may only object to the issuance of a permit which is not in compliance with the applicable requirements or the requirements of 30 TAC Chapter 122. Mailing List. In addition to submitting public comments, a person may ask to be placed on a mailing list for this application by sending a request to the Of ce of the Chief Clerk at the address above. Those on the mailing list will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed by the Chief Clerk for this application. Information. For more information about the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. You can also view our website for public participation opportunities at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/participation. Further information may also be obtained for E. R. Carpenter, L.P. by calling Mr. John E. Snell at (972) 954-9904. Notice Issuance Date: August 5, 2026 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN AIR QUALITY STANDARD PERMIT REGISTRATION RENEWAL AIR QUALITY REGISTRATION NO. 80197 APPLICATION Amrize South Central Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Registration No. 80197, for an Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plants, which would authorize continued operation of the Concrete Batch Plant located at 1005 Forest Avenue, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas 75215. AVISO DE IDIOMA ALTERNATIVO. El aviso de idioma alternativo en espanol está disponible en https://www.tceq. texas.gov/permitting/air/newsourcereview/airpermits-pendingpermit-apps.This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. https://gisweb.tceq.texas.gov/LocationMapper/?marker=-96.785,32.757222&level=13. The existing facility is authorized to emit the following air contaminants: particulate matter including (but not limited to) aggregate, cement, road dust, and particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on July 21, 2026. The application will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central of ce, the TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional of ce, and the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas beginning the f rst day of publication of this notice. The facility’s compliance f le, if any exists, is available for public review in the Dallas/Fort Worth regional of ce of the TCEQ. The application, including any updates, is available electronically at the following webpage: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/ air/airpermit-applications-notices The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. Information in the application indicates that this permit renewal would not result in an increase in allowable emissions and would not result in the emission of an air contaminant not previously emitted. The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met. PUBLIC COMMENT You may submit public comments, or a request for a contested case hearing to the Of ce of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a f nal decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments is 15 days after the f nal newspaper notice is published. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will prepare a response to all relevant and material, or signif cant public comments. Issues such as property values, noise, traf c safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to consider in the permit process. After the technical review is complete the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or signif cant public comments. If only comments are received, the response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will then be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who is on the mailing list for this application, unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing. OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING You may request a contested case hearing. The applicant or the executive director may also request that the application be directly referred to a contested case hearing after technical review of the application. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is f led within 15 days from this notice, the executive director may act on the application. If no hearing request is received within this 15day period, no further opportunity for hearing will be provided. According to the Texas Clean Air Act § 382.056(o) a contested case hearing may only be granted if the applicant’s compliance history is in the lowest classif cation under applicable compliance history requirements and if the hearing request is based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the Commission may only grant a hearing on those issues submitted during the public comment period and not withdrawn. A person who may be af ected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an of cial representative), mailing address, daytime phone number; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specif c description of how you would be adversely af ected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility; and (7) a list of all disputed issues of fact that you submit during the comment period. If the request is made by a group or association, one or more members who have standing to request a hearing must be identif ed by name and physical address. The interests which the group or association seeks to protect must also be identif ed. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing within 15 days following this notice to the Of ce of the Chief Clerk, at the address below. Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. The Commission may only grant a request for a contested case hearing on issues the requester submitted in their timely comments that were not subsequently withdrawn. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact or mixed questions of fact and law relating to relevant and material air quality concerns submitted during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traf c safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to consider in this proceeding. MAILING LIST In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list to receive future public notices for this specif c application mailed by the Of ce of the Chief Clerk by sending a written request to the Of ce of the Chief Clerk at the address below. AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. All public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Of ce of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. Please be aware that any contact information you provide, including your name, phone number, email address and physical address will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about the permitting process, please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040 or visit their website at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/pep. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040. You can also view our website for public participation opportunities at www.tceq. texas.gov/goto/participation. Further information may also be obtained from Amrize South Central Inc., 2740 Dallas Parkway, Suite 100, Plano, Texas 75093-4809 or by calling Mrs. Melissa Fitts, Senior Vice President, Westward Environmental, Inc. at (830) 249-8284. Notice Issuance Date: July 27, 2026
