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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Office of Air Resources recently issued a Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period for the proposed revisions to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 46, “CO2
Budget Trading<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Program” and Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 47 “CO2 Budget Trading Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Allowance Distribution.” The public notices for each are attached and the link to the proposed revisions, fact sheets and public notices can
be found under Proposed Regulations at:</span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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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"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/regulations"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.dem.ri.gov/regulations</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Public Hearing information:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Location: State of Rhode Island
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> 235 Promenade Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Room 340C<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Date: October 25, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Time: 10:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please send comments to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif">Dena Gonsalves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif">Senior Air Quality Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif">RI Dept of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif">235 Promenade Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calisto MT",serif">Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(401) 222-2808 ext 7017<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(401) 222-2017 (fax)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email – <a href="mailto:dena.gonsalves@dem.ri.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">dena.gonsalves@dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><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">Office Manager<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">paige.stamand@dem.ri.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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