STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS 

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 

OFFICE OF AIR RESOURCES 

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PUBLIC HEARING IN RE : 

RI REGIONAL HAZE STATE 

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISION 

JULY 30, 2009 

10 :00 A .M . 

235 PROMENADE STREET 

PROVIDENCE, RI 

HEARING OFFICER : 

DOUGLAS McVAY, Acting Chief 

BARBARA MORIN, Supervising 

Environmental Scientist 

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31 Harris Avenue - 

Portsmouth, RI 02871 

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1 ~II HEARING OFFICER : Good morning . Today is 

2 IIIII Thursday, July 30, 2000 . My name is Douglas McVay . 

3 I'm the Acting Chief of DEM Office of Air Resources . I 

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4 I, will be the hearing officer for today's public hearing . 

5 With me on the hearing panel is Barbara Morin, 

6,I Supervising Environmental Scientist with DEM's Office 

of Air Resources . 

I' We're here today regarding a public hearing 

91II concerning the adoption of the proposed Rhode Island 

10 Iii Regional Haze State Implementation Plan Revision . This 

11 IIIIII~ SIP revision addresses EPA requirements that states 

12 IIII that contribute to visibility impairment in one or more 

13 !I federal class 1 areas prepare plans consistent with the 

14 IIII national goal of restoring visibility in those areas to 

15 '' natural conditions . Although Rhode Island does not 

16have any class 1 areas, EPA has determined that 

17 emissions from sources in the state contribute to 

18 'I1i visibility impairment in Class 1 areas in nearby 

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20 This hearing is being conducted under the 

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21 : authority of Chapters 23-23 and 42-17 .1 of the General 

22 II Laws of Rhode Island and in accordance with the 

23'IIi requirements for preparation, adoption and submittal of 

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2 ~ In accordance with these procedures, a public , 

3 I notice of this hearing was published in The Providence I 

4 Journal on 30 June 2009 . The purpose of the hearing is 

5 to afford interested parties an opportunity to submit 

6 comments orally and/or in writing on the proposed , 

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Regional Haze Plan . 

Making note that there are no people in attendance II 

for this hearing, I declare the hearing closed . I, 
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ) 

COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE ) 

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I, Francine I . Brelsford, Certified 

4 I Shorthand Reporter and Notary Public, County of 

5 ,I Providence, State of Rhode Island, do hereby certify 

6 I~ that the foregoing Hearing was taken before me at the 

7 II'i time and place hereinbefore set forth . 

8 ~~II~I I further certify that said hearing was 

9 ;i reported by me stenographically ; subsequently with 

10 computer-aided transcription, produced under my 

11 direction and supervision ; and that the foregoing is a 

12 IIII full, true, and correct transcript of my original 

13 III~' shorthand notes . 

14 I IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my 

15 II~ hand and seal this day of 2001. 

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Francine I . Brelsford, CSR 

19Certified Shorthand Reporter 

Notary Public, County of Providenc 

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