NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AIR QUALITY RULE AMENDMENTS

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is proposing that the Environmental Quality Commission adopt revisions to the air quality permitting, HeatSmart, and clean diesel grant and loan rules. The commission has the statutory authority to address these issues under ORS 468 and ORS 468A. These amendments, if adopted, will be submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a revision to the State Implementation Plan required by the Clean Air Act.

DEQ will hold public hearings at 6 p.m. on Nov. 18, 2013 at the following locations:

•  Medford:

DEQ Medford Regional Office

221 Stewart Ave., Suite 201

•  Bend:

DEQ Bend Regional Office

475 NE Bellevue, Suite 110

•  Portland:

DEQ Headquarters

811 SW Sixth Ave., Room EQC-A

•  Salem:

DEQ Salem Regional Office

750 Front St., Suite 120

Oral and written comments will be accepted at the hearings.

Documents are available online at www.deq.state.or.us/regulations/rulesandlaws.htm or by contacting Jill Inahara at 503-229-5001. Written comments may be mailed to the Portland address above or emailed to Comment-AQPerm@deq.state.or.us.

The comment period ends at 5 p.m. on Nov. 20, 2013.