The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Air Quality (AQ) has received an application for a 7 DE Admin. Code 1102 Natural Minor Permit from the Chemours Company FC, LLC – Chemours Discovery Hub (Chemours). Chemours is requesting a permit to construct one (1) Edwards Atlas Thermal Oxidizer unit and associated 3P batch process equipment at 201 Discovery Boulevard, Newark, DE 19713. The equipment will be permitted to emit 0.63 TPY VOC, 0.70 TPY NO_X, 0.58 TPY CO, 0.01 TPY PM₁₀/PM_2.5, 0.001 TPY SO₂, 0.06 TPY HAPs, 0.75 TPY fluorinated organic compounds (FOCs), and 1 pound per year Hexafluoropropylene Oxide Dimer Acid (HFPO-DA) by Permit Numbers APC-2024/0102-CONSTRUCTION, APC-2024/0103-CONSTRUCTION, APC-2024/0104-CONSTRUCTION, APC-2024/0105-CONSTRUCTION, APC-2024/0106-CONSTRUCTION, and APC-2024/0107-CONSTRUCTION.

The application for these permits may be reviewed upon request. The applications are posted at de.gov/dnrecnotices. To submit comments, for additional information or for information regarding how you can inspect the applications, please contact Mia White at (302) 739‑9402 or mia.white@delaware.gov.

The application is considered administratively complete and sufficient to proceed to public hearing on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, beginning at 6 p.m. (Hearing Docket No.: 2026-P-A-0006).

Public Hearing

The virtual public hearing on the above matter will be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. The web link to the virtual hearing can be accessed through the DNREC Public Hearings site at de.gov/dnrechearings. If prompted for a Passcode, please use 360974. To access the audio-only portion of the virtual hearing, dial 1 646 931 3860 US and enter Meeting ID: 839 2734 3364. Language assistance is available by request within 10 days of the hearing. Closed captioning is available via the Zoom virtual meeting tool.

Those wishing to offer verbal comments during DNREC virtual public hearings must pre-register no later than noon on the date of the virtual hearing at de.gov/dnreccomments or by contacting the Office of Administrative Services by telephone at 302-739-9034.

DNREC will accept public comment through December 23, 2026. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the following address:

Theresa Smith
DNREC – Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901

A Community Information Session will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2026 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at 201 Discovery Boulevard, Newark, DE 19713. The Community Information Session is the platform that provides the public the opportunity to ask questions about this project. Questions and comments received at the Community Information Session are not part of the public hearing record. Please note that the Department will accept comments for consideration into the public hearing record as described in the information for the virtual hearing above.

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