Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Department of Health & Environment)
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| Tracking # |
23-0876 |
| Multi Request | Exceptional event demonstration contracts |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Dillon Bergin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records 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.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Health & Environment
This communication is an initial response to your request
under the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA). The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) KORA
Officer has received your KORA request. Your request identifier is provided in
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or disclose requested records due to the number of records requests KDHE
receives and because KDHE must review every received request. If permitted by
Kansas law, KDHE will generally grant access to or disclose the existing public
record(s) to which your request applies within ten business days after the date
of this communication. However, federal and/or state law may limit or prohibit
access to or disclosure of records or otherwise exempt records from public
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providing access to or disclosing records in order to recoup request
fulfillment costs including, but not limited to, the cost(s) of staff time and
computer services required to fulfill your request. Pursuant to Executive
Order 18-05, KDHE will not assess any charge or fee for the copying of
documents up to and including one hundred pages when a request is made by a
Kansas resident. You will receive notice if advance payment is required
or if the cost(s) of fulfilling your request exceed(s) the initially estimated
or requested fee. KDHE kindly requests that you use our online portal for KORA requests. It is located here: https://khap2.kdhe.state.ks.us/KORARequestForm/KORARequestForm.aspx (https://khap2.kdhe.state.ks.us/KORARequestForm/KORARequestForm.aspx) Please contact KDHE using the below information if you have
questions. Sincerely,
Michael Smith KORA Officer & Attorney Office of Legal Services Kansas Department of Health and Environment 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 560 Topeka, Kansas 66612-1371 Phone: 785-296-5334 Email: kdhe.koraofficer@ks.gov (mailto:kdhe.koraofficer@ks.gov)
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From: Department of Health & Environment
Mr. Bergin,
I am the contact for the KDHE-Bureau of Air for Open Records requests. The Bureau of Air has had no exceptional events requests within the past five (5) years and therefore is not in possession of any records responsive to your request.
Penny Roberts
Senior Administrative Assistant
KDHE/Bureau of Air
1000 SW Jackson, Ste 310
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
Phone: 785-296-1570
Fax: 785-559-4256
Email: penny.roberts@ks.gov<mailto:penny.roberts@ks.gov>
Paper forms will no longer be accepted by Bureau of Air beginning January 1, 2020. Login or create an account in the Kansas Environmental Information Management System (KEIMS) for all submissions. http://www.kdheks.gov/bar/keims-BOA.html
From: Dillon Bergin
Hi,
I understand. Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
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