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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:95%;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Interested Parties:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:95%;layout-grid-mode:char"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Office of Air Resources recently issued a Public Notice for public comment for the proposed revisions to
the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for the Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program. The public notice is attached and the link to the proposed revision, appendices and public notice is:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Paige St. Amand<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Technical Staff Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">RI Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Office of Air Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">235 Promenade Street, Room 230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Phone: 401-222-2808 x7014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:paige.stamand@dem.ri.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">paige.stamand@dem.ri.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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