MEMORANDUM

TO:  Oregon Environmental Quality Commission    

FROM:   Merlyn Hough, Hearings Officer, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency

DATE: November 3, 2011  

SUBJECT: Public Hearing, September 26, 2011,

Regarding Eugene – Springfield Area PM₁₀ Redesignation and Maintenance Plan

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURE

Pursuant to public notice, a public hearing was convened by the Board of Directors of the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency on September 26, 2011 in the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Conference Room, 1010 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon. The purpose of the hearing was to perform the following actions: AMEND: Existing LRAPA Title: 29 and 32; ADOPT: Eugene-Springfield PM₁₀ Maintenance Plan as a revision to the State Implementation Plan.

Prior to the public hearing:

•  The draft rules were reviewed and recommended by the LRAPA Advisory Committee at the March 29, 2011 Committee Meeting.

•  The proposed rule amendments were presented at the July 25, 2011 Board Meeting to Request a Public Hearing.

•  LRAPA submitted the original draft amendments to both ODEQ and EPA Region 10 for their review and comment.

•  Notice of the September 26, 2011 public hearing was published in the Oregon Bulletin, Volume 50, No. 9. Notice was also published in the Eugene Register-Guard and posted on the LRAPA Website.

Summary of Testimony:

No formal testimony was provided at the September 26, 2011 hearing. All formal comments that have been received are attached including a summary of the comments and responses to those comments.

ACTION OF THE LRAPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

At the September 26, 2011 meeting, the board voted to amend the rules with the changes attached.

Based on the information presented, the board voted unanimously to amend the aforementioned Eugene-Springfield PM₁₀ maintenance plan rule changes.

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