PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AIR PERMIT
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Resource Management, Permit Review Section
Draft Air Permit No. 0970034-012-AC
Cargill Inc., Cargill Feed and Nutrition/US
Osceola County, Florida
Applicant: The applicant for this project is Cargill Inc. The applicants authorized representative and mailing address is: Greg Schwamman, Plant Manager, Cargill Inc., Cargill Feed and Nutrition/US, 1845 Avenue A, Kissimmee, FL 34758.
Facility Location: Cargill Inc. operates the existing Cargill Feed and Nutrition/US, which is in Osceola County at 1845 Avenue A in Kissimmee, Florida.
Project: This facility is an animal feed production operation that receives grains via railcar or truck. Grains such as corn, oats, and soybean hulls are received at the pit doors and conveyed into storage silos. The feed production process begins with the grains being transferred from the storage area into the flaking cooler or Law Marot grain cleaner. The flaking cooler will receive the grains and cool them into a uniform size before conveyors move the grains to the Kice grain cleaner to remove any dust, debris, and unwanted materials from the product before reaching the mixer. Similarly, the Law Marot cleaner utilizes a rotating barrel to separate waste and unwanted fines from the grains, and a dust collection system is used to control particulate matter (PM) emissions from the grain cleaners. Micro ingredients received in bag form at the facility may also be sent to the hand-add process where the micro ingredients are weighed on a scale, and the facility can add raw materials or additives depending on the product specifications before being transferred to the mixer. The hand-add process also uses a dust collector to control PM emissions.
Grains are received at the mixer, where the resulting products are conveyed to Pellet Mill Nos. 1 and 2. The pellet mills are driven by 300-horsepower (hp) electric motors and are used to compress the grains into uniform pellets. Pellet coolers are used to lower the temperature of the pellets after exiting the pellet mill to an ambient temperature. Pellet Mill Nos. 1 and 2 utilize counterflow pellet coolers and have individual dust collectors to control PM emissions. The pellets then enter the bagging process, which consists of two bagging lines, each with a dedicated dust collector that exhausts inside of the building. The two pellet lines have a combined process rate of 30 tons per hour (tph) of grains. The final products are stored in bags inside of the building before being distributed by truck. Steam for the pellet mills and cooler is supplies by a natural gas-fired boiler with a maximum heat input rate of 8.315 million British thermal units per hour (MMBtu/hr).
This project authorizes the replacement of the existing bagging lines with two new bagging lines with a design process rate of 40 tph of grains. Each line will have a dedicated dust collection system that exhausts within the building for PM control. This project will not cause the facility to become classified as a Title V source of air pollution.
Permitting Authority: Applications for air construction permits are subject to review in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 403, Florida Statutes (F.S.) and Chapters 62-4, 62-210 and 62-212 of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.). The proposed project is not exempt from air permitting requirements and an air permit is required to perform the proposed work. The Permitting Authority responsible for making a permit determination for this project is the Permit Review Section in the Department of Environmental Protections Division of Air Resource Management. The Permitting Authoritys physical address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida. The Permitting Authoritys mailing address is: 2600 Blair Stone Road, MS #5505, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. The Permitting Authoritys phone number is 850-717-9000.
Project File: A complete project file is available for public inspection during the normal business hours of 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except legal holidays), at the address indicated above for the Permitting Authority. The complete project file includes the Draft Permit, the Technical Evaluation and Preliminary Determination, the application and information submitted by the applicant (exclusive of confidential records under Section 403.111, F.S.). Interested persons may contact the Permitting Authoritys project engineer for additional information at the address and phone number listed above. In addition, electronic copies of these documents are available on the following web site by entering the draft permit number: https://fldep.dep.state.fl.us/air/emission/apds/default.asp.
Notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit: The Permitting Authority gives notice of its intent to issue an air construction permit to the applicant for the project described above. The applicant has provided reasonable assurance that operation of proposed equipment will not adversely impact air quality and that the project will comply with all applicable provisions of Chapters 62-4, 62-204, 62-210, 62-212, 62-296 and 62-297, F.A.C. The Permitting Authority will issue a Final Permit in accordance with the conditions of the proposed Draft Permit unless a timely petition for an administrative hearing is filed under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. or unless public comment received in accordance with this notice results in a different decision or a significant change of terms or conditions.
Comments: The Permitting Authority will accept written comments concerning the proposed Draft Permit for a period of 14 days from the date of publication of the Public Notice. Written comments must be received by the Permitting Authority by close of business (5:00 p.m.) on or before the end of this 14-day period to the above address and electronically to David Read at David.Read@FloridaDEP.gov. If written comments received result in a significant change to the Draft Permit, the Permitting Authority shall revise the Draft Permit and require, if applicable, another Public Notice. All comments filed will be made available for public inspection.
Petitions: A person whose substantial interests are affected by the proposed permitting decision may petition for an administrative hearing in accordance with Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S. Petitions filed by any persons other than those entitled to written notice under Section 120.60(3), F.S., must be filed within 14 days of publication of the Public Notice or receipt of a written notice, whichever occurs first. Under Section 120.60(3), F.S., however, any person who asked the Permitting Authority for notice of agency action may file a petition within 14 days of receipt of that notice, regardless of the date of publication. A petitioner shall mail a copy of the petition to the applicant at the address indicated above, at the time of filing. A petition for administrative hearing must contain the information set forth below and must be filed (received) with the Agency Clerk in the Office of General Counsel, 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, MS 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, Agency_Clerk@dep.state.fl.us, before the deadline. The failure of any person to file a petition within the appropriate time period shall constitute a waiver of that persons right to request an administrative determination (hearing) under Sections 120.569 and 120.57, F.S., or to intervene in this proceeding and participate as a party to it. Any subsequent intervention (in a proceeding initiated by another party) will be only at the approval of the presiding officer upon the filing of a motion in compliance with Rule 28-106.205, F.A.C.
A petition that disputes the material facts on which the Permitting Authoritys action is based must contain the following information: (a) The name and address of each agency affected and each agencys file or identification number, if known; (b) The name, address, any email address, telephone number and any facsimile number of the petitioner; the name, address any email address, telephone number, and any facsimile number of the petitioners representative, if any, which shall be the address for service purposes during the course of the proceeding; and an explanation of how the petitioners substantial interests will be affected by the agency determination; (c) A statement of when and how each petitioner received notice of the agency action or proposed decision; (d) A statement of all disputed issues of material fact. If there are none, the petition must so state; (e) A concise statement of the ultimate facts alleged, including the specific facts the petitioner contends warrant reversal or modification of the agencys proposed action; (f) A statement of the specific rules or statutes the petitioner contends require reversal or modification of the agencys proposed action including an explanation of how the alleged facts relate to the specific rules or statutes; and, (g) A statement of the relief sought by the petitioner, stating precisely the action the petitioner wishes the agency to take with respect to the agencys proposed action. A petition that does not dispute the material facts upon which the Permitting Authoritys action is based shall state that no such facts are in dispute and otherwise shall contain the same information as set forth above, as required by Rule 28-106.301, F.A.C.
Because the administrative hearing process is designed to formulate final agency action, the filing of a petition means that the Permitting Authoritys final action may be different from the position taken by it in this Public Notice of Intent to Issue Air Permit. Persons whose substantial interests will be affected by any such final decision of the Permitting Authority on the application have the right to petition to become a party to the proceeding, in accordance with the requirements set forth above.
Extension of Time: Under Rule 62-110.106(4), F.A.C., a person whose substantial interests are affected by the Departments action may also request an extension of time to file a petition for an administrative hearing. The Department may, for good cause shown, grant the request for an extension of time. Requests for extension of time must be filed with the Office of General Counsel of the Department at 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard, Mail Station 35, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3000, or via electronic correspondence at Agency_Clerk@dep.state.fl.us, before the deadline for filing a petition for an administrative hearing. A timely request for extension of time shall toll the running of the time period for filing a petition until the request is acted upon.
Mediation: Mediation is not available in this proceeding.
May 21, 2026
