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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Notice of Public Comment Period<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Sections 110(a) (1) and (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) require states to submit revisions to their State Implementation Plans (SIPs) within three years after the promulgation of a new or revised National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) to demonstrate that the state meets the procedural, timing and infrastructure requirements necessary for implementing the NAAQS. In January 2013, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management submitted a SIP amendment that fulfilled all but two of the requirements of those sections for the revised ozone NAAQS, which was promulgated in 2008.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>The 2013 SIP submittal did not fulfill the requirements of Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the CAA, which address the effect of emissions in one state on nonattainment and maintenance of attainment of the NAAQS in downwind states (interstate transport). The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Office of Air Resources, is now accepting public comments on the proposed “Section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) Transport Certification for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard,” which will fulfill that requirement. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The SIP revisions are available<span style='color:navy'> </span>on the Office of Air Resources’ web page at:<span style='color:navy'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/air/pdf/siprev15.pdf">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/air/pdf/siprev15.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Comments on these documents will be accepted until 4:00 PM on June 22, 2015 and can be submitted electronically or in hard copy to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Barbara Morin, Supervising Environmental Scientist<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office of Air Resources<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>235 Promenade Street<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(401) 222-4700, ext. 7012<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>(401) 222-2017 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:barbara.morin@dem.ri.gov" title="blocked::mailto:barbara.morin@dem.ri.gov">barbara.morin@dem.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>