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ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA
Governor Environmental Quality
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretory
MICHAEL ABRACZINSKAS
Director May 12, 2020
Mr. Brian D. Long, Plant Manager
Chemours Company-Fayetteville Works
22828 NC Highway 87 West
Fayetteville,North Carolina 28306
Subject: Approval of Extension Request for Quarterly Carbon Bed Testing
Chemours Company-Fayetteville Works
Fayetteville, Bladen County,North Carolina
Facility ID No. 0900009; Air Permit No. 03 73 5T47
Dear Mr. Long:
The Division of Air Quality(DAQ)has reviewed the information provided in your letter dated
March 30, 2020 and through subsequent conversations with Christel Compton of Chemours Company.
In your letter, you cite COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina in requesting an extension to the
performance testing deadline for the carbon bed units at the Fayetteville Works facility. Section
2.2.D.1.c. of Air Permit No. 03 73 5T47 and a DAQ letter to Chemours Company dated May 16,2019,
require the company to conduct performance tests on a quarterly basis to develop a carbon replacement
schedule for the three carbon adsorbers installed on the Vinyl Ethers North(VEN),Vinyl Ethers South
(VES), and Polymer Processing Aid (PPA)processes,respectively.
The recent COVID-19 outbreak and resulting state restrictions on travel and business operations
has impacted companies throughout North Carolina and the United States. Specifically, your company
and its testing contractors have been impacted by travel and operational restrictions due to the COVID-19
pandemic. Therefore, your request for an extension to the deadline to conduct performance testing on the
three carbon bed units at the Fayetteville Works facility is granted. The new deadline to complete the
next round of testing and reset the quarterly testing schedule for the VEN,VES, and PPA carbon
adsorbers is June 30, 2020. The final test results should be submitted to DAQ within 45 days after each
performance test. If COVID-19 restrictions continue into the summer and you are not able to complete
the performance testing by the new deadline, you may request an additional extension at that time.
The granting of this extension to the specific performance testing due dates does not relieve your
company of the legal responsibility for compliance with any other applicable provisions of your air
quality permit or with any other applicable federal, state, or local requirements.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Air Quality
217 West Jones Street 1 1641 Mail Service Center I Raleigh.North Carolina 27699-1641
919.707.8400

Chemours Company—Fayetteville Works
May 12, 2020
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Due to COVID-19 restrictions on DAQ office operations, the mailing of this letter may be
delayed. In the meantime, an electronic copy will be sent to you and Christel Compton by email on the
day of letter issuance to ensure timely delivery of the test extension approval. If you have any questions,
please contact Gary Saunders, Stationary Source Compliance Branch Supervisor, or me at 919-707-8400.
Sincerely,
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Stephen G. Hall
Section Chief, Technical Services
Division of Air Quality,NC DEQ
cc: Christel Compton, Chemours Company(e-copy)
Heather Carter, Regional Air Quality Supervisor(e-copy and hard copy)
Central Files (Bladen County—hard copy)/IBEAM Documents (e-copy)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Air Quality
217 West Jones Street 11641 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1641
%9.707.8400