Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Department of Energy and Environmental Protection)
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| Tracking # |
F000126-052523 |
| Multi Request | Exceptional event demonstration contracts |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | Aug. 22, 2023 |
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From: Dillon Bergin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
We are aware that air quality management agencies sometimes conduct "exceptional event demonstrations," which are analyses to demonstrate that emissions from potential exceptional events caused an exceedance of one or more NAAQS. These demonstrations are then submitted to the Regional EPA office in order to request that the office exclude the air quality monitoring data from use in certain regulatory determinations.
Concerning services related to these exceptional event analyses, we request:
1. Any and all executed contracts, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), or other equivalent agreements that are currently active, or have been active within the last five years;
2. Any addenda, amendments, attachments, exhibits, materials, and schedules;
3. Any and all correspondence, between the relevant air quality agency and the contracting individual, corporation, or other entity, related to the implementation of these agreements.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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Attn: This responds to your request for public records which you submitted to the Department on May 23, 2023.
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From:
RE: FOIA Records Request of May 25, 2023, Reference # F000126-052523
Dear Dillon Bergin,
This responds to your FOIA Request # F000126-052523 submitted May 25, 2023. In response, the Department will search its files to locate the requested records and to determine which, if any, contain privileged information. The search will be conducted as promptly as possible, and you will be notified of the number of documents once responsive records have been compiled.
Copying fees are assessed at $ .25 per page. Please be advised that responsive documents exceeding $10.00 will require pre-payment. Please note that requested documents will only be provided in the format in which they presently exist. Kindly notify me if you no longer have a need for this information as soon as possible. You may also wish to utilize our online document search portal. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HX7BcPOeChvg-2Bc5HYOjqvMvzy6i85Om-2Fh6qETfFpkKWXrnZfr3zmDH9QowZhObeFmg-3D-3D0OEk_7d4O7GEEO9Pf9hKrFfI65LAKPt327j5F4Y5tSVv2abwiVHwXknjzde9-2BVTDxxif3Z-2Fe5yoDaTDggjnEkgrboCy-2FpoPsisjcwd8LJb2TfG77D9Hl08tg8JbI0RaHwxhvyxQEltO5k-2Bv0-2FLnf3rf3qOJq-2BGmEgEfXzslzFKLzNPfq3NZNP5fGyhhYLzsdDU18Wxvdu5TzGzJEgKaTbSuhzGCgoRdlFoc6s0DKuyCIVQpAUmcZTZEtAsVrDrQHEzv9BGJf1gbeRH0TvmGbooBAZufPGaCSS-2BWSwnVPn-2BjBEoWksE-2FjK7dCUc3PTTICCqx-2FX-2FFfgGjg2-2BEYWMBvScLi-2F8sJU4dygeaVwpvney3RpM-2BMHIBPDxp4AylK3FLuQom1e)
It may take approximately 10-12 weeks or more for the Department to search its files due to the amount of requests that are received daily. Please be advised that the DEEP office is open with limited staff and most requests are being complied with remotely. Please note that the presence or absence of information in the Department’s files does not indicate there are or are not violations or environmental problems at a site or facility.
If you have any questions in the interim, please respond to this message.
Thank you,
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
To view the full details of this request please log into the DEEP FOIA Records Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HU8758MO7Zn-2BAgK9lHohEffc3IV2zL2w0zzHBTcPGOAdFFocvw3xR7yinRj351ZCLA-3D-3DOWGg_7d4O7GEEO9Pf9hKrFfI65LAKPt327j5F4Y5tSVv2abwiVHwXknjzde9-2BVTDxxif3Z-2Fe5yoDaTDggjnEkgrboCy-2FpoPsisjcwd8LJb2TfG77D9Hl08tg8JbI0RaHwxhvyxQEltO5k-2Bv0-2FLnf3rf3qOJq-2BGmEgEfXzslzFKLzNPfq3NZNP5fGyhhYLzsdDU18Wxvdu5TzGzJEgKaTbSuhzGCgoRdlFoc6s0DKuyCIVQpBLBYAQqjyj-2FGd7J1jOiVveLqnIZAANeX9KP9I1fDiF19kNWjMdIoevI1XPujKP4GlIXxz4YtAZstxQ-2FF5xcJO9pKTeTkeviIJDksgBYRWGN5cRhRbPt04vKoISNljCAiydfYbYKCKZCXCoB6e0xOd4)
From: Molly Peterson
Hello,
we are in receipt of your acknowledgment of our request. We are seeking an estimated date of completion, and thank you,
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
We are aware that air quality management agencies sometimes conduct "exceptional event demonstrations," which are analyses to demonstrate that emissions from potential exceptional events caused an exceedance of one or more NAAQS. These demonstrations are then submitted to the Regional EPA office in order to request that the office exclude the air quality monitoring data from use in certain regulatory determinations.
Concerning services related to these exceptional event analyses, we request:
1. Any and all executed contracts, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), or other equivalent agreements that are currently active, or have been active within the last five years;
2. Any addenda, amendments, attachments, exhibits, materials, and schedules;
3. Any and all correspondence, between the relevant air quality agency and the contracting individual, corporation, or other entity, related to the implementation of these agreements.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Molly Peterson
Hello Brenda,
We are seeking acknowledgment of our records request. We have not located records online, and we are not local to Connecticut, which is why. we are emailing you. Please let us know how to further our question, and thank you for your help.
Molly Peterson & Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Good Afternoon - we are in receipt of your FOI request of May 25, 2023. Acknowledgment of your request was sent via email to requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> on that same day. Please note that our email indicates that responses to FOI requests are typically responded to within 10-12 weeks, or approximately August 22, 2023. The Agency works diligently to provide responses to FOI requests and hopes to complete your request shortly. Kindly be advised that pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act the allotted initial response time for Connecticut open records requests is four days for the agency to acknowledge receipt of the request, not the requirement to provide records. Thank you. Brenda
Brenda L. Antuna
Paralegal
Office of the Commissioner/Office of Legal Counsel
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
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From: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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RE: FOIA Records Request of May 25, 2023, Reference # F000126-052523
Dear Mr. Bergin,
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection received a public information request from you on May 25, 2023. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
We are aware that air quality management agencies sometimes conduct "exceptional event demonstrations," which are analyses to demonstrate that emissions from potential exceptional events caused an exceedance of one or more NAAQS. These demonstrations are then submitted to the Regional EPA office in order to request that the office exclude the air quality monitoring data from use in certain regulatory determinations.
Concerning services related to these exceptional event analyses, we request:
1. Any and all executed contracts, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), or other equivalent agreements that are currently active, or have been active within the last five years;
2. Any addenda, amendments, attachments, exhibits, materials, and schedules;
3. Any and all correspondence, between the relevant air quality agency and the contracting individual, corporation, or other entity, related to the implementation of these agreements.
I also request that, if possible and pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-212(d), fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest and not made for commercial gain. The requested documents will be processed by a representative of the news media/press and made available to the public at MuckRock.com.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 4 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin”
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has searched our records and determined there are no results responsive to your request when searching with the information provided.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss this further, you may contact my office at 860-424-3320.
Sincerely,
Brenda Antuna
Paralegal
DEEP Admin
To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the DEEP FOIA Records Center (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HU8758MO7Zn-2BAgK9lHohEfdoXku0O-2Btgcqp1YS-2BazTbrCMiO9XavISvIMJErpuZ74wdOk2chuiCcoGCvc83p-2B4g-3DL3Rq_7d4O7GEEO9Pf9hKrFfI65LAKPt327j5F4Y5tSVv2abwiVHwXknjzde9-2BVTDxxif3Z-2Fe5yoDaTDggjnEkgrboCyedCAxivlqIY6Qyx9hPI-2F8FuPts2-2F6TBoGHaGuvaAxNIlr1K8KtoelInCzwyjI-2BDgq2WGh9BGEO4qSJcvBYHryGb4rRSD9TXL6KaCODdIsJwjFIwfBejdLkvU3HWYgyRhyd5-2F0A42cJ8uZ8qGv2lAg4r18Y-2BZnU-2FSMH31CzSFTIkUBo1rpokYkIiVYLTyLUmYVqvy1oFZa-2FGEojyb1awhKLkTWr6vmvrkVYVFvZNaWNKtvDRhJp9aB1E0Q71JL0gmdxsxddNK0kTvwRRApln7DdvLF7aPTE3bmpd42eLhIO)
From: Molly Peterson
Thank you very much for this response!
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Connecticut Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Aug. 22, 2023. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F000126-052523.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.