Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Department of Environmental Quality)
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| Tracking # |
0103163 |
| Multi Request | Exceptional event demonstration contracts |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | June 9, 2023 |
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From: Dillon Bergin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, 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 Environmental Quality
Good afternoon,
Thank you for contacting DEQ. To obtain the information requested below, please complete our online Public Records Request Form located at https://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/edmsv2/create-my-request. After receiving your completed form, a member of our Records Management staff will contact you about the status of your request within three business days.
Please contact me with any questions.
Thank you,
Melinda Molieri
Access Sciences Public Records Technician
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: 225.219.3168
Email: melinda.molieri@la.gov<mailto:melinda.molieri@la.gov>
Records Management: Access - Integrity – Security
From: Department of Environmental Quality
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Public Records Request 103163 by (publicrecords@la.gov)
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CONTACT NAME Dillon Bergin
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REQUEST INFO To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, 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 BerginUpload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
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From: Department of Environmental Quality
Good afternoon,
Regarding your public records request, PRR 103163, we have contacted the appropriate DEQ personnel to gather the requested data and are currently working on your request. We will contact you as soon as the information is ready and all review steps are completed. At this time, the estimated fulfillment date for your request is 06/09/2023.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Mallory Chapman
Access Sciences | Records Analyst
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: 225.219.3172 | Email: mallory.chapman@la.gov<mailto:mallory.chapman@la.gov>
From: Dillon Bergin
Hi Mallory,
That sounds good! Thank you.
My best,
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Environmental Quality
Good Morning,
According to our DEQ contact, LDEQ has had no exceptional event activities in the last 5 years. Because no records were found, I will now close your records request.
Please contact me with any questions.
Thank you,
Melinda Molieri
Access Sciences Public Records Technician
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: 225.219.3168
Email: melinda.molieri@la.gov<mailto:melinda.molieri@la.gov>
Records Management: Access - Integrity – Security
From: Molly Peterson
Hi Melinda,
Thank you very much for this response.
So, we were able to locate an exceptional events finding that is *just* outside the five-year window; the event was in 2017, and the demonstration and EPA response correspondence were in March and April of 2018.
Is it possible to re-open this request and extend the relevant period we're asking about, so as to capture this information?
Specifically, I can see that LDEQ submitted a demonstration on March 1, 2018:
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2018-08/documents/ldeq_ee_demonstration_final_w_appendices.pdf
And on the second page of that demonstration, has written this note:
"The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality would like to thank Sonoma Technology, Inc. (STI) for extensive contributions to Section 2 and Appendices 2 and 4. STI contributors include Nathan Pavlovic, Bryan Penfold, Patrick Zahn, Ken Craig, ShihMing Huang, Theresa
O’Brien, and Steve Brown. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality would also like to thank Dan Jaffe for his
contributions to Appendix 3."
Specifically, we would like to obtain copies of agreements, memoranda, contracts, and correspondence between LDEQ and Sonoma Technology related to this specific exceptional events demonstration for ozone delivered to EPA in 2018.
Please let me know if it is possible to modify this request, or if you would prefer that I submit a new one, and thank you in advance for your help,
Molly Peterson, Los Angeles-based journalist for the California Newsroom
working with Dillon Bergin, Muckrock
From: Department of Environmental Quality
Good Morning,
Will you please submit a new public record request at https://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/edmsv2/create-my-request.
Thank you,
Melinda Molieri
Access Sciences Public Records Technician
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Phone: 225.219.3168
Email: melinda.molieri@la.gov<mailto:melinda.molieri@la.gov>
Records Management: Access - Integrity – Security
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