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To…             

Subject:        DEQ rulemaking; Clean Fuels 2018 - Notification required under ORS 183.335(15)

Dear,

•  Senator Michael Dembrow, Chair, Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee

•  Representative Ken Helm, Chair, House Energy and Environment Committee

•  Senate President Peter Courtney,

•  House Speaker Tina Kotek,

The Department of Environmental Quality has opened public comment for proposed permanent changes to chapter 340 division 253 of the Oregon Administrative Rules.

Proposal Summary:

DEQ proposes the Environmental Quality Commission approve rule amendments to Division 253 of Chapter 340 of the Oregon Administrative Rules that would:

•  update the lifecycle carbon intensity models used to determine the carbon intensities of fuels and the resulting changes to carbon intensity scores from those models;

•  add new categories and applications of fuel used to generate credits and add new fuels that could generate credits; and

•  make some housekeeping changes.

The proposal is online at: Clean Fuels 2018.

The Public Notice Package 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 September 21, 2018. 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 November 2018 meeting in Portland.

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