From:                                             INAHARA Jill

Sent:                                               Tuesday, September 10, 2013 10:17 AM

To:                                                  GINSBURG Andy; THORNBERG Carol

Cc:                                                   PAPISH Uri

Subject:                                         RM-AQPerm:  Draft Public Notice Preview; Closes Sep 24, 2013

 

Hi Andy,

This is the email you will be sending out to the EMT and affected staff to start their review period.  Please edit as necessary. We would like you to send it out on September 18.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Maggie is still working on the notice. Hope to have that ready for you by Friday.

Thanks,

Jill

 

 

 

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Under our new rulemaking process, this is your opportunity to review a draft rulemaking proposal to adopt amended air quality regulations to update the air quality permitting program. The packet has been reviewed by the rule design team, which included Gary Andes, George Davis, Mark Fisher, Karen White-Fallon, Kevin Downing, Jerry Ebersole, Rachel Sakata, the DOJ, Uri Papish, EPA Region 10, and me. It is now ready for your preview before we submit it to the Oregon Secretary of State on Oct. 13, 2013. 

 

No action is required on your part. However, we will consider your input on the packet if we receive it by close of business on Sep. 24, 2013. To offer input, contact Jill Inahara, inahara.jill@deq.state.or.us, 503-229-5001.

 

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Title

 

Air Quality Rule Changes and Updates

Notice Packet

 

Link to notice documents on SharePoint under the TEAM REVIEW category

Invitation to Comment – 2-page fact sheet

Proposed Rules – redline/strikethrough

Notice – information and analysis required by APA; Model Rules; DEQ statutes, rules and best practices; and federal regulations.

 

Proposal

Specifically, the amendments would:

·       Clarify and update air quality regulations

·       Update particulate matter standards

·       Change permitting requirements for emergency generators and small natural gas or oil fired fuel burning equipment

·       Change the pre-construction permitting program (New Source Review)

·       Designate Lakeview as a sustainment area

·       Provide DEQ more flexibility for public hearing and meetings

·       Change HeatSmart rules to allow sale of small solid fuel boilers

·       Align clean diesel grant and loan rules with federal grant guidelines

·       Change reporting requirements for small gas dispensing facilities

 

Need

The need to maintain Oregon rules is ongoing to ensure DEQ’s air quality permitting program is efficient and effective.  This rulemaking will modify DEQ rules to ensure Oregon regulations are up to date and that they address air quality problems.

This rulemaking also proposes minor changes to the HeatSmart rules, clean diesel grant and loan rules and reporting requirements for small gas dispensing facilities.  

 

Affected parties

The proposed rules affect all businesses/agencies/local governments with air quality permits.

 

Staff engagement

Senior permit writers from Bend, Portland and Salem were members of the rulemaking team.  The AQ Regional Management Team, the Regional Administrators, and Regional Solutions staff have all received presentations on the proposed rule amendments.  The Lead Permit Writers were updated at a quarterly in-person meeting and other regional permit writers were updated at stakeholder meetings held around the state in August. EPA provided two complete rule reviews and has verbally indicated that all proposed changes are approvable in our SIP. 

 

Public comment

Starts Oct. 15, 2013                Ends Nov. 20, 2013                Statewide Public Hearing Nov. 18, 2013

 

EQC meeting

Mar. 20, 2014

 

 

The rulemaking public notice packet is a major external deliverable in DEQ’s rulemaking process. On behalf of the rule design team, I thank all DEQ contributors to the notice packet.

 

Thank you,

 

Andy

 

Andy Ginsburg

Air Quality Administrator

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

(503) 229-5397 - Office

(503) 572-7195 - Mobile

 

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