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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The Department of Environmental Management
is proposing to revise Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 8 to lower the
allowable limits on the sulfur content of petroleum-based distillate and
residual fuel oils and remove some outdated provisions of the regulation. The
proposed revisions would reduce the sulfur content (by weight) of: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Distillate oil to 0.05
percent (500 ppm) by no later than 2014 (Phase I);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Distillate oil to 0.0015
percent (15 ppm) by no later than 2018, depending on supply availability (Phase
II);<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Residual oil to 0.5
percent (5000 ppm) by no later than 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>A
public hearing regarding proposed amendments will be held in Room 230 of the
Department of Environmental Management, at <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street
w:st="on">235 Promenade Street</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Providence</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Rhode Island</st1:State></st1:address> on Friday April
11, 2014 at 10:00 AM.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Attached
is the Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period. For more information
see <a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/air/pdf/apc8dft.pdf">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/air/pdf/apc8dft.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Doug McVay, Chief</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Office of Air Resources</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>RI Dept of Environmental Management</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>235
Promenade Street</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Providence</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>,
<st1:State w:st="on">RI</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">02908</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Phone: 401-222-2808, x-7011</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Fax: 401-222-2017</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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