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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">RIDEM’s Office of Air Resources is pleased to provide you with a copy of the draft Regulation 250 RICR 120-05-52 “Prohibition of Hydrofluorocarbons in Specific
End-Uses.” This regulation will propose the prohibitions of certain substances in air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, aerosol propellants, and foam end-uses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">The draft regulatory language is attached to this email and available on RIDEM’s website:
<a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/air/climate-change-hfc.php">http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/air/climate-change-hfc.php</a>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">Before initiating the formal regulatory process, we are soliciting informal feedback on the draft regulation. This process will include a virtual stakeholder workshop
on December 11, 2020, at 10 am. Pre-registration for the workshop is required, please visit:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VGrKUmVENUa_82XQqEEiiKNxCixC4I1PmXSGRayHTftUMDBRQUhWSzNITkVDTkRBS0ZKSU9VUUs5SS4u__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!aJ7ASMAOAmvGdckHkmvOaM3OsWCKwLo0iBG_J-XAJtMj4_StqMuG6nDhr4ash8b9VVMI_szm$">
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VGrKUmVENUa_82XQqEEiiKNxCixC4I1PmXSGRayHTftUMDBRQUhWSzNITkVDTkRBS0ZKSU9VUUs5SS4u [forms.office.com]</a>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">If you have specific topics or questions you’d like addressed at the workshop, please provide those at the link above or email me by November 30, 2020. We will
do our best to address these topics during the webinar. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">RIDEM’s Office of Air Resources will follow-up with those who have pre-registered by sending out a calendar invite and zoom meeting details during the first week
of December. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">Please provide your feedback to
<a href="mailto:Allison.Archambault@dem.ri.gov">Allison.Archambault@dem.ri.gov</a> by December 22, 2020. We look forward to working with you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#002060">Allison Archambault,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060"> Supervising Air Quality
Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Climate Change & Mobile Sources Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">Office of Air Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">235 Promenade Street, Providence RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">401.222.2808 ext. 2035<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Allison.Archambault@dem.ri.gov"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Allison.Archambault@dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#767171">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.dem.ri.gov/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">www.dem.ri.gov</span></a><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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