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<p class="MsoNormal">Please see the Office of Air Resource’s <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://chrome-extension:/*efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https:/risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/DEM/13030/PBN_13030_20230929111715980.pdf__;Lw!!KKphUJtCzQ!Kieo9DVz5ieOQZBFSLPxABk_wl4FjIKpfGzbWB2EnTcA3mR10Xn_Ne1Xpa2RipYUmypWaT_GuUS9bsUfYM9y4DQkbEZ11dS7A7Cn$">
Public Notice [chrome-extension]</a> for public comment period for Part 37. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The regulatory changes proposed in this filing are identical to the regulatory language originally noticed on 08/07/2023. During that public comment period, a technical error within the RICR system may have prevented comments submitted
through RICR’s attachment field from being received by the agency. Any comments submitted directly through RICR’s text box option (with no attachments) or submitted directly to the agency were processed successfully. 250-RICR-120-05-37 is being noticed for
a second public comment period to ensure that the agency receives all public comments as originally intended. Comments that were received by the agency during the initial public comment period (08/07/2023 through 09/08/2023) will be considered and included
in the agency’s Concise Explanatory Statement. If you have questions about whether your comment was received by the agency, please reach out to the contact listed below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Chelsea Priest</b> | <i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Air Quality Specialist – Meteorologist – Co-Director of Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition (OSCCC)</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office of Air Resources</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Email: <u><a href="mailto:Chelsea.Priest@dem.ri.gov"><span style="color:windowtext">Chelsea.Priest@dem.ri.gov</span></a></u></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Phone: (401) 222-2808 x 2774318</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#0070C0">Paige St. Amand</span></b><span style="color:#0070C0">, Chief Implementation Aide<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"><span style="color:#0563C1">Paige.StAmand@dem.ri.gov</span></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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