Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Department of Environmental Quality)
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| Tracking # |
E312656-052423 |
| Multi Request | Exceptional event demonstration contracts |
| Submitted | May 23, 2023 |
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From: Dillon Bergin
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan 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.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Michigan Department Of Environment, Great Lakes, And Energy
Bergin:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE). Your request, legally received on 5/24/2023, has been assigned reference number E312656-052423 for tracking purposes. Description of Record(s) Requested: "Pursuant to the Michigan 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.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires." Address of Requested Site: ,
EGLE will respond to a request within 5 business days. If necessary, the Department may issue an extension for up to 10 additional business days.
To monitor the progress of your request, please follow the link below. You will receive an email when your request has been completed.
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EGLE FOIA
From: Department of Environmental Quality
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is currently using this online FOIA Request Center to allow you to submit and track all requests.
In this instance, we have entered your FOIA request for your convenience. The FOIA Reference Number is E312656. You will find information uploaded regarding using the FOIA Request Center.
Attached is the FOIA Guide for Requesters for reference.
If you have any questions, please call me or reply to this email via the FOIA Request Center.
Kind regards,
EGLE FOIA
From: Molly Peterson
Hello: We are following up to seek acknowledgement, and a response, as the law requires.
Thank you,
Dillon Bergin
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello: We are following up to seek acknowledgment, and a response, as the law requires.
Thank you,
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Environmental Quality
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Dillon Bergin,
Thank you for your email. Your inquiry has been sent to AQD for review and to provide you with an update.
Kind regards,
EGLE FOIA
From: Muckrock Staff
Hello: We are following up to seek acknowledgment, and a response, as the law requires.
Thank you,
Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Environmental Quality
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June 15, 2023 Reference Number: E312656-052423 Dillon Bergin MuckRock News DEPT MR 146156 Boston, MA 02115 Dear Bergin: This notice responds to your request for records received by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.
The request was written as follows:
Describe the Record(s) Requested: Pursuant to the Michigan 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.
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Address of Requested Site: , Your request is granted. EGLE states that, to the best of its knowledge, information, and belief, the records provided in the EGLE FOIA Request Center, represent all information in EGLE's possession responsive to your request.
Please download the responsive records here: EGLE FOIA Request Center. If you have any downloading problems, please make sure your Internet browser does not have a pop-up blocker preventing the download.
If you have questions concerning this matter, please access your online account and reply to the message found there. To review a copy of EGLE's FOIA policy and procedure, public written summary, and several online databases, go to www.michigan.gov/eglefoia.
Kind regards, EGLE FOIA
From: Molly Peterson
Hi there:
Thank you so much for fulfilling our request, and doing the work to search for correspondence. Can we have some context for how you searched for correspondence? It's helpful to understand search terms and dates, if that's what you did, when it's all in a .pdf. Thank you again!
From: Department of Environmental Quality
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Dillon Bergin,
Thank you for your email. Your inquiry has been sent to AQD for review and response.
Kind regards,
EGLE FOIA
From: Molly Peterson
HELLO:
Thank you for an initial response to our public records request.
We write for two reasons.
First, we appreciate the work done to search for correspondence. Can we have some context for how you searched for correspondence? It's helpful to understand search terms and dates, if that's what you did, when it's all in a .pdf. Thank you again!
And second, we see through your partial response that EGLE has indeed contracted for assistance with exceptional events. To underline our original request, we seek the contractual agreement, RFP, letter of engagement, or other record of financial arrangement between EGLE and Alpine Geophysics.
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify, and we appreciate your help.
Molly Peterson & Dillon Bergin
From: Department of Environmental Quality
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Dillon Bergin:
Thank you for your email that was sent to AQD for review and response.
EGLE FOIA
From: Department of Environmental Quality
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Mr. Bergin.
All records were provided. The contact itself was initiated and signed by LADCO and not by EGLE.
The emails in question are in no particular order. All emails were provided by staff.
Thank you
Lisa
Lisa Shooltz
FOIA Liaison
Air Quality Division
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy
517-582-3033 | EGLE-AQD-FOIA@michigan.gov
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