State of Rhode Island 

Department of Environmental Management 

Office of Air Resources 

Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period 

Concerning proposed amendments to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 37 "Rhode 

Island's Low Emissions Vehicle Program" 

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to Air Pollution 

Control Regulation No. 37 "Rhode Island's Low Emissions Vehicle Program" will be held in 

Room 300 of the Department of Environmental Management, at 235 Promenade Street, 

Providence, Rhode Island on Thursday, November 30, 2005 at 1 :00 p.m., at which time 

interested parties will be heard. 

The proposed amendments would adopt the latest California Exhaust Emission Standards 

relating to greenhouse gas emissions, add the medium-duty weight class vehicles to the 

regulations and make a clarifying amendment for the Zero Emission Vehicle component of the 

Low Emission Vehicle II program. The greenhouse gas emission standards and standards for the 

medium-duty vehicles would apply to new vehicles sold in Rhode Island beginning with model 

year 2009. 

Copies of the proposed amendments and a Fact Sheet are available at the Office of Air Resources 

at 235 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island or on the Department's web site at 

www.dem.ri.gov. Written comments on the proposed amendments may be sent to the Office of 

Air Resources at the above address until 4 :00 PM, November 30`", 2005, at that time the 

comment period will end, unless extended by the hearing officer. It is requested that persons 

who wish to make oral comments during the public hearing submit a copy of their statement for 

the record . Members of the Office of Air Resources may question commenters concerning their 

remarks. 

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

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Office of Air Resources at 

TCDD (401) 222-6800, or (401) 222-2808, or toll free at 1-800-752-8088, at least three business 

days prior to the hearing. 

Signed the 27`h day of October 2005 

Steph Majkut, Chief 

Office of Air Resources 
State of Rhode Island 

Department of Environmental Management 

Office of Air Resources 

Notice of Public Hearing and Comment Period 

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Concerning proposed amendments to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 37 "Rhode 

Island's Low Emissions Vehicle Program" 

This is a second notice hereby given, correcting the date contained in the original notice, that a 

public hearing regarding proposed amendments to Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 37 

"Rhode Island's Low Emissions Vehicle Program" will be held in Room 300 of the Department 

of Environmental Management, at 235 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island on 

Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at 1 :00 p.m., at which time interested parties will be heard. 

The proposed amendments would adopt the latest California Exhaust Emission Standards 

relating to greenhouse gas emissions, add the medium-duty weight class vehicles to the 

regulations and make a clarifying amendment for the Zero Emission Vehicle component of the 

Low Emission Vehicle II program. The greenhouse gas emission standards and standards for the 

medium-duty vehicles would apply to new vehicles sold in Rhode Island beginning with model 

year 2009. 

Copies of the proposed amendments and a Fact Sheet are available at the Office of Air Resources 

at 235 Promenade Street, Providence, Rhode Island or on the Department's web site at 

www.dem.ri.gov. Written comments on the proposed amendments may be sent to the Office of 

Air Resources at the above address until 4:00 PM, November 30`h, 2005, at that time the 

comment period will end, unless extended by the hearing officer. It is requested that persons 

who wish to make oral comments during the public hearing submit a copy of their statement for 

the record . Members of the Office of Air Resources may question commenters concerning their 

remarks. 

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

Persons with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Office of Air Resources at 

TCDD (401) 222-6800, or (401) 222-2808, or toll free at 1-800-752-8088, at least three business 

days prior to the hearing. 

Signed the 31S` day of October 2005 

Stephen Majkut, Chief 

Office of Air Resources