State of Oregon

Department of Environmental Quality  Memorandum

Presiding Officer's Report

Date: September 5, 2012

To:    Environmental Quality Commission

From:    Larry McAllister, Water Quality Division, DEQ

Subject:  Presiding Officer's Report for Rulemaking Hearing

   Title of Proposal: Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program Rules Update

   Hearing Date and Time: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 3 p.m.

   Hearing Location: This hearing took place simultaneously in three locations via a conference call:

Shanna Bailey, DEQ, Presiding Officer

McKay Creek Conference Room

Suite 227, 700 SE Emigrant        

Pendleton, OR 97801    

Bob Haberman, DEQ, Presiding Officer

Willamette Conference Room

165 East 7^th Avenue, Suite 100

Eugene, OR 97401

Larry McAllister, DEQ, Presiding Officer

EQC-A Conference Room

811 SW Sixth Avenue

Portland, OR 97204

DEQ convened the rulemaking hearing at 3 p.m. The Pendleton and Eugene offices connected by speakerphone to the Portland office where DEQ staff were prepared to record attendee comments. Manette Simpson, CWSRF program coordinator, attended the hearing from the Portland office where she was prepared to provide an informal information session prior to the formal hearing.

There were no attendees at the hearing at any of the three DEQ offices

DEQ concluded the public hearing at 3:38 p.m.