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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Notice of Public Comment Period: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), Office of Air Resources, is proposing to amend, 250­-RICR-­120-­05-­33 “Control of Volatile Organic Compounds
from Architectural Coatings and Industrial Maintenance Coatings” (Part 33). Part 33 limits volatile organic compound emissions from the architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings. The proposed amendment changes the volatile organic compound emissions
(VOC) limitations for two architectural and industrial maintenance coating categories, wood coatings and specialty primers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">The Public Notice is attached and the proposed rule and supporting documentation can be found at: <a href="https://rules.sos.ri.gov/promulgations/part/250-120-05-33">https://rules.sos.ri.gov/promulgations/part/250-120-05-33</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Please send comments to:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Karen Slattery, Deputy Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Planning, Toxics and Monitoring
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">RIDEM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Office of Air Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">235 Promenade St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">(401) 222-2808 x7030<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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