Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC - Oxford Compressor Station

Notice of Public Hearing

Applicant:  Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC – Oxford Compressor Station
Application No: 202303063
City/Town: Oxford, CT

The Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) hereby gives notice of a public hearing concerning applications by Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC for a Title V Operating permit renewal in Oxford, CT. The hearing, to be held on July 9, 2024, is more thoroughly described herein. 

Application No: 202303063  

Applicant’s Name and Address: Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Energy Center Five, Suite 1100, 915 N Eldridge Parkway, Houston, TX 77079  

Contact Name/Phone/Email: Mr. Bradley Asmussen, (713) 627-5572, bradley.asmussen@enbridge.com 

Type of Activity:  Renewal of a Title V Operating Permit issued in accordance with the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 and Connecticut State Air Pollution Control regulations.   

Relevant Statutes/Regulation: CGS 22a-174, RCSA section 22a-174-33, CFR Title 40 Part 70 

Facility/Site Location: Oxford Compressor Station, 40 Woodruff Hill Road, Oxford, CT  

NOTICE OF HEARING
DEEP will hold an informational public hearing on this application on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at 6:45 p.m. through Zoom, an online internet meeting platform. The hearing will consist of informational presentations by the parties and the collection of public comment on the record.  

Members of the public must register for this hearing at : https://ctdeep.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpcO2qqjwiHdR249HY2fXAN_Y1UsUAaMw2. Persons who wish to speak or submit written comments at the hearing may sign up to do so in their registration. Persons must register with full names; use of initials, phone numbers or other abbreviations will not be accepted. 

The informational hearing will be moderated and recorded by a DEEP hearing officer and will begin with presentations from the applicant and DEEP, followed by the receipt of oral and written comments from members of the public. 

Written comments will be accepted after the informational public hearing until the close of business on July 19, 2024, when the hearing record will close. All written comments shall be submitted to olivia.harris@ct.gov.   

After the hearing record is closed, DEEP staff will prepare a response to comments document and issue their recommendation.

Members of the public should refer to the DEEP Calendar of Events at www.ct.gov/deep/calendar for the official schedule in this matter, including cancellations, or other schedule alterations.  

Interested persons who wish to obtain more information regarding the application and draft permit may do so by contacting Ms. Olivia Harris of the Engineering Division by electronic mail to olivia.harris@ct.gov

ADA PUBLICATION STATEMENT
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, or require some other accommodation, including equipment to facilitate virtual participation, please contact the DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at 860-418-5910 or by email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov.  Any person needing an accommodation for hearing impairment may call the State of Connecticut relay number - 711.  In order to facilitate efforts to provide an accommodation, please request all accommodations as soon as possible following notice of any agency hearing, meeting, program, or event.

Published in the New Haven Register on May 13, 2024.

Draft permit