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Subject:        DEQ rulemaking; Clean Fuels Program Corrections - Notification required under ORS 183.335(15)

Dear,

◦  Senator Chris Edwards, Chair, Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee

◦  Representative Jessica Vega-Pederson, Chair, House Energy and Environment Committee

◦  Senator Lee Beyer

The Department of Environmental Quality has opened public comment for proposed permanent changes to chapter 340-253-8010, 8020, 8030, and 8040 of the Oregon Administrative Rules.

Proposal Summary:

DEQ proposes rule changes that would correct a miscalculation of how the clean fuel standards and the carbon intensity values of two fuel pathways were calculated in the rules adopted by the EQC on Dec. 9, 2015.

Need a short explanation of the changes here.

The EQC adopted temporary rules on April 21, 2016 to correct the miscalculation described above; this rulemaking will make those corrections permanent.

The proposal is online at: Clean Fuels Program Corrections 2016. The Web page includes these documents:

Invitation to Comment – fact sheet that outlines the proposal and opportunities to comment

Proposed Rules – redline/strikethrough of the affected Oregon Administrative Rules

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

The comment period closes at 4 p.m. on July 21, 2016. DEQ plans to take the final proposal, including any modifications made in response to public comments, to the Environmental Quality Commission for decision at its August 17-18 meeting in Boardman.

If you have questions or comments, please contact. Cory-Ann Wind, 503-229-5388, Wind.Cory@deq.state.or.us.

Sincerely,

Emil Hnidey

DEQ Air Rules Coordinator