State of Rhode Island

Department of Environmental Management Office of Air Resources 

## Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TOAIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO

. 11 "PETROLEUM LIQUIDS MARKETING AND STORAGE" AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATION NO

. 25, "CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND - EMISSIONS FROM CUTBACK AND EMULSIFIED ASPHALT" Notice is hereby giventhat d public hearingregardingthe adoption of proposed amendments toAir Pollution Control Regulation No

. 11, "Petroleum Liquids Marketing and Storage," and Air Pollution Control Regulation No

. 25, "Control of Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Cutback and Emulsified Asphalt," will be held in Room 300of the Department of Environmental Management, at 235 PromenadeStreet, Providence, RI on Thursda y, September 7, 2000

. at 10:00AM, at which time interested parties will be heard

. Theproposed amendmenfsto Regulation No

. 11 would modify theStageII Vapor Recovery requirements m the regulation to clarify the definition of the term "substantially modified," to aliow newly constructed and substantially modified facilities with throughputs less than 10,000 gallons per month to apply for exemptions from StageII requirements, to clarify certification and training requirements, to specify that vapor andvent pipin

gmust be made of a nonmetallic rigid type inaterial, and to clarify andexpand initial andperiodic testing requirements

. Proposed changes to other sections of Regulation No

. i l include a modification of inspectionrequirements forstationary vessels which store petroleumproducts and the removal of annual certification requirements forgasoline tank trucks

. These changes are necessary to ensure that vapor recovery systems and storage tanks are installed, operated and maintained in a way that minimizes emissions of gasoline vapors and petroleum products and to eliminate unnecessarily burdensome aspectsof the regulation that do not yield significant environmental benefits

. The Office of Air Resources has determined that implementation of the amendments to the Stage II testing requirements in Regulation No

. 11 may have asignificant adverse economic impact on small businesses, specifically gasoline dispensing facilities, and on anycity or town that operates ag

asolinedispensing facility In the State

. Facilities equipped with vapor assist type StageII systemsarecurrently required toconduct annual - tests costing ap proximately $350 per year
. The addition testing requirements' in these amendments would increase this cost by about $150 to approximately $500 per year
. Stage II facilities with vapor balance systems arepresently required to test only once every five years
. With the additional

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# AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION The Providence Journal The Providence Sunday Journal Published by The Providence Journal Company

Providence, Rhode Island 02902

State of Rhode Island City and County of Providence

On this 31st dayof JULY 2000 before me, a Notary Public, duly qualified for said County and State, personally appeared Maura Brodeur, Senior Sales Director, in the office of The Providence Journal Company, publishers of The Providence Journal, a newspaper published in the City of Providence by The Providence Journal Company, who, on being duly sworn, states that the advertisement of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Office of Air Resources Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period CONCERT?TNG THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS T0

. a true copy of which is hereunto annexed, was duly 

# inserted in THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL in its issue of ' Jul 30th , 20 00

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# Subscribed and sworn to before me this

__ 3oth day of J uly I , 2000



# Notary Public My commission expires: ~ /fice o( Air Resources is requesting comments specifically on howthe adverse economic impact on small businesses and cities and towns can be minimized or eliminated

. Theproposed amendments to Regulation No

. 25 would remove restrictions on the manufacture, mixing, storage, use and application- of cutback and emulsified asphalt during the non-ozone season, relax restrictions' on cutback asphalt during the ozoneseason, and change the dates that ozone season restrictions apply fromMay 1

- October 14 to April 1 - September 30

. These amendments are being proposed to

~ address the concerns of certain rural municipalities

~ about the cost and performance of alternative asphalt products when used on rural I roads,, The' Office of Air Resources has determined that ' implementation of, the proF damendments to Air Polumfioen Control Regulation No

. 25 would notsignificantly increase emissions ofozone precursors and would not have a significant adverse economic impact on small businesses or anycity or town in the State

. The proposed amendments may, in fact, reduce road-pavmg costs fbr certain_munlcIpalities

. , Copies of , the proposed ; amended L,~gujIRtl .ons are available `,1bm the O2S8ce of Air,AW%irces, 235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI, between 8:30 a.m

. and 4:L4,t PMand from the Program Updates section of the Department's web site at www .state.ri .us/dem/

. For more information contact Barbara Morin at (401) 222- 2808 ext

. 7012, toll free at 1- 800-752-8088, TCDD (401) 222-6800

. written comments may be sent to the Office of Air Resources at the above address until 4 :00PM on 7 September 2000,at which time thecomment period will end, unless extended by the hearing officer
. It is requested that persons who wish to make comments during the public hearingsubmit acopy of their

~ statement .for the record

. Members of the Office of Air Resources mayquestion commenters concerning their remarks

. The Department of Environmental Management building is accessible to those with disabilities

. Personswith disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Office of Air Resourc8s at TCDD (401) 222-6800, or

~ (401) 222-2808 ext

. 7012, or toll free at 1-800-752-8088, at least three business days r~

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# , _ ny o00 Stephen Majkut, Chief

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