Cory-Ann,
Attached are comments from Western States Petroleum Association (WSPA) on the 9/30/2013 proposed rule changes to the Division 253 – Oregon Clean Fuels Program. Please let me know if you have an questions.
Thanks for the opportunity to comment.
Frank E. Holmes
Director - NW Region & Marine
975 Carpenter Road - Suite 106
Lacey, Washington 98516
360-352-4506 - Office
360-789-1435 - Cell
From: OregonCleanFuels [mailto:OregonCleanFuels@deq.state.or.us]
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 4:13 PM
To: Frank Holmes; 'Jana Gastellum'
Cc: WIND Cory Ann
Subject: FW: Proposed changes to the Oregon Clean Fuels Program
Frank and Jana, FYI, I sent this out on Monday afternoon. Sorry I didn’t send this to you sooner, but I was out of the office at Excel training for the past two days. Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Cory-Ann Wind
Air Quality Planner
503-229-5388
From: OregonCleanFuels
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 3:01 PM
To: WIND Cory Ann
Cc: COLLIER David
Subject: Proposed changes to the Oregon Clean Fuels Program
Dear Registered Party,
Thank you all for your participation as DEQ completes the registration process and continues to develop the recordkeeping and reporting tools for the Oregon Clean Fuels program. Working with you has helped me identify what works and what doesn’t and what needs improvement. Based on information gathered so far, DEQ is proposing some modifications that include:
· Clarify definitions
· Make the rules consistent with the recordkeeping and reporting tools
· Update the look-up tables
· Focus the administrative requirements to the most critical parts of the program
The current plan is for the modifications to be proposed at the Environmental Quality Commission’s meeting in December 2013 through a temporary rulemaking, so that they can be in place prior to the first annual report due date of April 30, 2014. A permanent rulemaking would follow at the June 2014 meeting. The objective of the rulemaking is to eliminate unnecessary requirements and reduce the burden on smaller businesses participating in the program.
Attached to this e-mail are a factsheet that provides the context and process for the proposed changes and the redline-strikethrough version of the draft rules. Please contact me at OregonCleanFuels@deq.state.or.us or 503-229-5388 if you have any questions. If you have any feedback, please do so by 5:00 pm Friday, October 11, 2013.
Cory-Ann Wind
Air Quality Planner
503-229-5388