Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Department of Environmental Protection)
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| Tracking # |
146157 |
| Multi Request | Exceptional event demonstration contracts |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
| Est. Completion | June 8, 2023 |
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From: Dillon Bergin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts 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.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.
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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 23, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Environmental Protection
We conducted our own exceptional events demonstration several years ago, Mass DEP did not contract for any services regarding this demonstration.
No responsive documents.
Walter Hope
MassDEP - Bureau of Air & Waste – Boston
Public Records Requests: Please be advised that many records can be obtained (by yourself) online at the following hyperlinked sources:
* Mass EEA Data Portal<https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal#!/home> The EEA Data Portal is an open data hub for state environmental data
* US EPA Environfacts<https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/>
* 30th Anniversary<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqjh6t6Hx6s> of the Right to Know & TRI Programs
* MassDEP UST<https://ma-ust.windsorcloud.com/ust/?0> (underground storage tanks)
* MassDEP TURA<http://www.turi.org/Our_Work/Toxic_Chemicals/TURAData> (toxics use reduction program)
* List of Dentists is available<http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/toxics/programs/certification-forms-instructions-and-filing-schedule.html> this includes dental reporting instructions.
* Stage I & Stage II<http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/air/programs/stage-ii-vapor-recovery.html> Data (fueling station vapor recovery info)
* Tier II Reporting Data (chemical storage amounts over certain thresholds) is the jurisdiction of the State Emergency Response Commission<http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/serc/>
* US EPA RCRA INFO<https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/facts/rcrainfo/search.bak.html> hazardous waste manifest information
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) program files may be reviewed online. The BWSC files may contain documents that are responsive to your request, and may be reviewed via the Waste Site & /Reportable Releases Lookup, which may be accessed through the Mass.Gov website at “Find Out About A Contaminated Property” (https://www.mass.gov/find-out-about-a-contaminated-property ). In addition to the Waste Site & Reportable Release Look Up, you’ll find links to short instructional videos and explanations on what the results mean.
You can search for sites using various criteria such as town, address and site name/location aid. (Hint: try broader searches first, such as by Town and just street name – not number – as a site may have several entries.) When the results of your search are returned, click on the “Files” column to view both Scanned Files and/or Electronically Submitted Files.
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From: Molly Peterson
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Environmental Protection
We conducted our own exceptional events demonstration several years ago, Mass DEP did not contract for any services regarding this demonstration.
No responsive documents.
Walter Hope
MassDEP - Bureau of Air & Waste – Boston
Public Records Requests: Please be advised that many records can be obtained (by yourself) online at the following hyperlinked sources:
* Mass EEA Data Portal<https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal#!/home%3E The EEA Data Portal is an open data hub for state environmental data
* US EPA Environfacts<https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/>
* 30th Anniversary<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqjh6t6Hx6s> of the Right to Know & TRI Programs
* MassDEP UST<https://ma-ust.windsorcloud.com/ust/?0> (underground storage tanks)
* MassDEP TURA<http://www.turi.org/Our_Work/Toxic_Chemicals/TURAData> (toxics use reduction program)
* List of Dentists is available<http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/toxics/programs/certification-forms-instructions-and-filing-schedule.html%3E this includes dental reporting instructions.
* Stage I & Stage II<http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/air/programs/stage-ii-vapor-recovery.html%3E Data (fueling station vapor recovery info)
* Tier II Reporting Data (chemical storage amounts over certain thresholds) is the jurisdiction of the State Emergency Response Commission<http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/resources/serc/%3E
* US EPA RCRA INFO<https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/facts/rcrainfo/search.bak.html> hazardous waste manifest information
Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) program files may be reviewed online. The BWSC files may contain documents that are responsive to your request, and may be reviewed via the Waste Site & /Reportable Releases Lookup, which may be accessed through the Mass.Gov website at “Find Out About A Contaminated Property” (https://www.mass.gov/find-out-about-a-contaminated-property ). In addition to the Waste Site & Reportable Release Look Up, you’ll find links to short instructional videos and explanations on what the results mean.
You can search for sites using various criteria such as town, address and site name/location aid. (Hint: try broader searches first, such as by Town and just street name – not number – as a site may have several entries.) When the results of your search are returned, click on the “Files” column to view both Scanned Files and/or Electronically Submitted Files.
From: Department of Environmental Protection
Ed, I just responded (again) using their system.
Walter