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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Please see the Office of Air Resources’
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Public Notice of Direct Final Amendment [risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com]</a> for public comment. The <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/DEM/REG_13147_20240510130407698.pdf__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!MJe1OSAgTSPBvCooBtlBfr1I80hZSe5t90KtA00SxtS_3MlNG5T37-nCRUAFLvYfOR8BVxzQ9s7wQaK-L13_fBMda1Drc-F0j0jk$">
proposed rule [risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com]</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com/DEM/13147/ADDDOC_13147_20240510130408236.pdf__;!!KKphUJtCzQ!MJe1OSAgTSPBvCooBtlBfr1I80hZSe5t90KtA00SxtS_3MlNG5T37-nCRUAFLvYfOR8BVxzQ9s7wQaK-L13_fBMda1Drc7wsiR05$">
additional documentation [risos-apa-production-public.s3.amazonaws.com]</a> for this amendment can be found on the <a href="https://dem.ri.gov/environmental-protection-bureau/air-resources-oar">
Air Resources</a> website. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">If no formal objection is received on or before June 14, 2024, the Department of Environmental Management will file the Amendment and the Final Rule will take effect
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