Public Notice
Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board
P. O. Box 2261 | Jackson, MS 39225
515 East Amite St. | Jackson, MS 39201
Telephone No. (601) 961-5171

Public Notice Start Date: June 24, 2026	MDEQ Contact: Ryan Wigginton

NSLC Southern Inc, located at 11167 Pattison Hermanville Road in Hermanville, MS, (601) 535-2205, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) for the following permitting action:  Reissuance of Title V Operating Permit Ref. No. 0420-00004. The applicant's operations fall within SIC Code 2421: Sawmills and Planing Mills, General.  A Statement of Basis has been prepared that contains a discussion of the decision-making that went into the development of the permit and provides the permitting authority, the public, and other government bodies a record of the technical issues surrounding issuance of the permit. The Statement of Basis also addresses any changes to emissions and/or discharges resulting from any modification of the facility.  
NSLC Southern operates an existing sawmill that produces kiln-dried dimensional lumber from softwood timber.  Emission sources include sawmill operations, storage tanks, emeregncy engines, and a continuous lumber drying kiln.  The facility has the potential to emit volatile organic compounds (VOC) more than the Title V threshold of 100 tons per year. The facility will limit these emissions to less than 250 tons pear year (the PSD threshold) by limiting the throughput of the kiln.  The facility also has the potential to emit hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) greater than the major source threshold of 25 tons per year total and 10 tons per year individual; however, the facility has taken a limit to avoid major source HAP status. The facility is also subject to federal standards for emergency engines and gasoline dispensing facilities. The only modification during this permitting action was the addition of an emergency engine.
The staff of the Permit Board has developed this draft permit based on information submitted to the Permit Board by the applicant, appropriate State and Federal agencies and other interested parties. The staff of the Permit Board is soliciting all relative information pertaining to the proposed activity, including public comment, to ensure the draft permit complies with all State and Federal regulations. Public review and comment on the draft permit and supporting documentation is an important element in the staff evaluation and its consideration of key aspects of the permit action. The draft permit conditions have been developed to ensure compliance with all State and Federal regulations but are subject to change based on information received as a result of public participation.
Persons wishing to comment upon or object to the proposed determinations are invited to submit comments in writing to Ryan Wigginton at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/ozment-ryan/ or to the Permit Board address shown above, no later than the end of the thirty (30) day public notice. All comments received by this date will be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application.  A public hearing will be held if the Permit Board finds a significant degree of public interest in the proposed permit. Persons wishing to request a public hearing may do so by submitting that request in writing to Ryan Wigginton at https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/ozment-ryan/ or to the Permit Board address shown above.  The Permit Board is limited in the scope of its analysis to environmental impact.  Any comments relative to zoning or economic and social impacts are within the jurisdiction of local zoning and planning authorities and should be addressed to them.
After receipt of public comments and thorough consideration of all comments, the staff will formulate its recommendations for permit issuance and a proposed permit if that is the recommendation. The Title V Permit to Operate is a permit that is required by Title V of the Federal Clean Air Act and the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Law. The Title V permit is a Federally-enforceable permit as well as a State permit.  Therefore, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will also be allowed an opportunity to review the application, proposed permit, and all comments received during the public comment period prior to Permit Board action on the application. 
The status regarding EPA’s 45-day review of this project and the deadline for citizen’s petitions can be found at the following website address:  https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/mississippi-proposed-title-v-permits
Additional details about the application, including a copy of the draft permit, are available by writing or calling the Public Records Request Officer at the above Permit Board address and telephone number or by completing the form at the following website:  https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/about-mdeq/public-records-request/public-records-request-form/.  Additionally, a copy of the draft permit and statement of basis may be found on the MDEQ’s website at: https://opc.deq.state.ms.us/publicnotice.aspx . This information is also available for review at the office of the MDEQ at the Permit Board address shown above during normal business hours. Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know will be interested.