Local brief
Georgia EPD takes comments through Nov. 13 on a Title V permit renewal for Huber Engineered Woods in Commerce
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division plans to renew the Title V air operating permit for Huber Engineered Woods, LLC, an oriented strand board plant in Commerce, Jackson County (application No. 713457). Comments and hearing requests are due Nov. 13, 2026.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Air Protection Branch included Huber Engineered Woods, LLC in Commerce, Jackson County, in its public advisory and public notice for the week of Oct. 12, 2026 (PA1026-2). The item is a draft Title V operating permit renewal for an oriented strand board plant (application No. 713457). EPD announced its intent to issue the renewal and posted the draft permit for public comment.
What is proposed. The proposed permit is a renewal of the facility's Title V operating permit, the federal-program permit required for major sources of air pollution. Notice Nearby left out the facility's street address; it is listed in EPD's notice.
How to comment. Send written comments to EPD by email at Air-Permits.Comments@dnr.ga.gov with "Air permit application" in the subject line, or by mail to the Air Permit Manager at EPD's Air Protection Branch in Atlanta, by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. A request for a public hearing must be made before the deadline and should say which part of the Georgia or federal air rules the person believes may not be adequately covered. The draft permit and narrative are posted on EPD's draft permits page (https://epd.georgia.gov/draft-title-v-permitsamendments-other-draft-permits); office visits are by appointment (email ask.epd@dnr.ga.gov).
More information. Issued (final) air permits can be viewed at https://air.gaepd.org/Permits. EPD's general line is (404) 363-7000. The same weekly notice covers eight other Georgia facilities; Notice Nearby's Georgia paper lists all nine (https://noticenearby.com/papers/georgia-epd-air-permit-notices-nine-facilities-comments-nov-13-2026-pa1026-2).
Original source: Georgia Environmental Protection Division, EPD Public Advisory and Public Notice for the Week of October 12, 2026 (PA1026-2) (https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/GAEPD/bulletins/42f2b99). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
What to read next: the Georgia air permit paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/georgia-epd-air-permit-notices-nine-facilities-comments-nov-13-2026-pa1026-2), the Jackson County hub (https://noticenearby.com/ga/jackson), the Georgia hub (https://noticenearby.com/ga) and all public papers (https://noticenearby.com/papers). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
Notice Nearby is a Public Register listing, not a newspaper, and this page is not Legal Publication. If the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and this note disagree, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division wins.
Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261014-GAJACKSONAIR713457 · Georgia Environmental Protection Division.
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