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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The Office of Air Resources is proposing to amend 250-RICR-120-05-36
<span style="color:black">“</span>Control of Emissions from Organic Solvent Cleaning<span style="color:black">” (Part 36).
<a name="_Hlk525649495">Part</a></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk525649495"> <a name="_Hlk525131514">
36 <span style="color:black">limits volatile organic compound emissions from solvent cleaning operations.</span></a></span> The regulation is being amended to make the rule fully consistent with the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Halogenated Solvent Cleaning (40 CFR Part 63, Subpart T) eliminating any inconsistencies between the federal regulation and the state rule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">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/250-120-05-36"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://rules.sos.ri.gov/Promulgations/Part/250-120-05-36</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please send comments to: <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Karen Slattery, Deputy Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Planning, Toxics and Monitoring
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RIDEM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Office of Air Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">235 Promenade St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(401) 222-2808 x7030<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">Paige St. Amand</span></b><span style="color:#0070C0">, Office Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Office of Air Resources
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Email: </span><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:Paige.StAmand@dem.ri.gov">Paige.StAmand@dem.ri.gov</a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Phone: (401) 222-2808 x 2777014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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