Presiding Officer's Report for Rulemaking Hearing

Incorporate Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Rules for

open burning into State Implementation Plan

Report date Jan. 28, 2014

Hearing

Location    1010 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477

Date    Jan. 22, 2014

Time    Convened  5:30 p.m.    Closed  6 p.m.  

Presiding Officer  Merlyn Hough, Permit Section Manager, Operations

DEQ authorized LRAPA to act as hearings officer for the public hearing.

Two people attended the hearing and no one provided comment.

At 5:45 p.m. before taking comments, the presiding officer summarized procedures for the hearing including notification that DEQ was recording the hearing. The presiding officer asked people who wanted to present verbal comments to complete, sign and submit a registration form to indicate their intent to present comments.

According to Oregon Administrative Rule 137-001-0030, the presiding officer summarized the content of the notice given under Oregon Revised Statute 183.335. This summary took about 10 minutes and included responses by the presiding officer and the agency’s Director Merlyn Hough to questions about the rulemaking.