Freedom of Air - Public Awareness of Outdoor Wood Boilers

Like PA, Rhode Island is also seeking comment on OWB regulation. If you submit your comments to PA, just cross out PA and place in RI in its place.

It's simple just email the email address below voicing the need for OWB regulation in Rhode Island. Once again mention our website if you do write so more people are made aware of TRUTH about OWBs! The Deadline to Submit is February 26, 2010

As quoted from the Rhode Island DEM website:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD

IN RE: Adoption of Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 48, entitled "Outdoor Wood Boilers"

The Director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) proposes to adopt Air Pollution Control Regulation No. 48, entitled "Outdoor Wood Boilers"and gives notice of intent to receive public comment on the proposedregulations and to afford interested parties an opportunity to submitdata, views, or arguments in writing on the proposed regulation. Apublic hearing on the proposed regulations will be held if DEM receivesrequest from twenty-five (25) people, a governmental agency orsubdivision, or an association having not less than twenty-five (25)members. If a public hearing is held, a notice will be publishedannouncing the date, time and place of such hearing.

Proposed APC Regulation No. 48 would prohibit the sale or installationof any outdoor wood boiler on or after 31 March 2010 unless it has beencertified or qualified by EPA to meet the Phase 2 emissions level forparticulate matter (0.32 pounds per million British Thermal Unitsoutput).

A copy of the proposed regulation can be obtained at the DEM website, http://www.dem.ri.gov. (Click on the Regulations link on the left hand side of the page and go to the Proposed Regulations section). Copies are also available at DEM's Office of Air Resources, 235 Promenade Street,Providence, RI. Any additional requests can be made by contacting theOffice of Air Resources at 222-2808, weekdays, 8:30 AM- 4:00 PM.

DEM has complied with the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-35-3 byconsidering alternative approaches to the proposed regulations and hasdetermined that there is no alternative approach that would be aseffective and less burdensome. DEM has also determined that theproposed regulations do not overlap or duplicate any other stateregulation. DEM has complied with the requirements of R.I. General Laws§ 42-35-3.3 by submitting copies of the proposed regulations to theGovernor's Office and the Economic Development Corporation (EDC).

DEM encourages the submission of written comments. Written comments, tobe considered part of the administrative record must be submittedduring the public comment period. Written comments may be mailed ore-mailed to the Office of Air Resources and received no later than 4:00PM, 26 February 2010, at which time the public comment period willclose. The mailing address for comments is:Douglas McVay,

Acting Chief

Department of Environmental Management

Office of Air Resources

235 Promenade Street

Providence, RI 02908-5767

The e-mail address for comments is: [email protected]

Signed this 22nd day of January, 2010.

Douglas L. McVay, Acting Chief

Office of Air Resources

Click here to see this original Letter: http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/benviron/air/drft4810.htm

Click here to read the proposed OWB House Bill in Rhode Island: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/billtext10/housetext10/h7064.pdf

Check the Resources and Studies Page in the Future As We will keep it updated with the RI House Bill as it moves along.