The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued an August 28th Proposed Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Vonore Fiber Products LLC (“VFP”) addressing alleged violations of an Air Permit. See Case No. APC25-0243.
The Order addresses a fiber products facility in Vonore, Tennessee.
The facility is stated to have been issued a Conditional Major Construction Permit for various sources described in the Order.
The Order states that the Tennessee Division of Air Pollution Control (“Division”) was notified by VFP on November 21, 2025, that the performance test required by the Air Permit would be conducted on December 30, 2025. In a subsequent notification received by the Division on December 9, 2025, the company indicated that the performance test was rescheduled for January 19, 2026, due to the facility being shut down for the holidays.
The Order alleges that VFP violated Conditions 20 and 32 of the Air Permit. The results of the performance test are stated to have been due by March 19, 2026. As of the date of this order, the Division has not received the results of the performance test. Further, on August 26, 2026, the Division determined that a new Construction Permit with a revised performance test schedule would be issued, and the Construction Permit is currently in pending status.
The Order alleges that by failing to comply with Conditions 20 and 32 of the Air Permit, the company violated Division Rule 1200-03-09-.0l(l )(d).
The Order proposes to assess a civil penalty of $3,000.
The Order provides certain appeal rights.
A copy of the Order can be found here.
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