Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Environmental Review: Kelly Garvey, 651-296-7796 Media Contact: Mike Rafferty, 651-297-8294 Rochester, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) seeks comments on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet prepared for an ethanol facility proposed by US BioEnergy. The proposed facility would be located near Janesville. Interested parties may submit comments on the EAW until 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2006. US BioEnergy proposes construction of a facility that would use dry milling and natural fermentation to manufacture fuel-grade ethanol. The proposed facility, US BioEnergy - Janesville LLC, would process nearly 43 million bushels of corn per year and produce up to 120 million gallons of ethanol per year. The facility would also produce up to 1.3 million tons of byproducts used for animal feed yearly. The EAW provides basic information about how a proposed project could potentially affect the environment. The EAW helps determine whether an Environmental Impact Statement, a more comprehensive environmental review, is needed. Interested parties may comment on the EAW during the public notice period beginning Oct. 9. Written comments must be received at the MPCA St. Paul office by 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2006. Copies of the US BioEnergy - Janesville LLC EAW are available at:
· MPCA St. Paul office, 520 Lafayette Road N.
· MPCA Rochester office, 18 Wood Lake Drive S.E.
· MPCA Mankato office, 1230 S. Victory Drive
· Janesville Public Library, 102 W. 2nd Street
· Waseca-LeSueur Regional Library, 408 N. State Street, Waseca
· MPCA Web site at http://www.pca.state.mn.us.
Send questions and comments on the US BioEnergy - Janesville LLC EAW to:
Kelly Garvey
MPCA Environmental Review and Operations
520 Lafayette Road N.
St. Paul, MN 55155
Phone: 651-296-7796
Fax: 651-297-2343
E-mail: kelly.garvey@pca.state.mn.us
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