Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Ohio Environmental Protection Agency)
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| 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 Ohio Open 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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin
From: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Good morning,
I am in receipt of your public records request and have forwarded it on for processing.
Thank you,
Rich
Richard Bouder
Public Records Manager
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Legal Services
Lazarus Government Center
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049
(614) 644-3037
richard.bouder@epa.ohio.gov<mailto:richard.bouder@epa.ohio.gov>
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From: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Hello again,
Below is what I was provided by our Division of Air Pollution Control in response to your request:
“Ohio EPA has submitted only two Exceptional Events demonstrations within the last five years. The first, submitted in 2017, was completed entirely by in-house staff without the assistance of a contractor. For the second, submitted in 2021, Ohio EPA coordinated with our partners in the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) planning organization and other states in the LADCO area. LADCO hired a contractor, Alpine Geophysics, to develop the Exceptional Events demonstration. We refer you to LADCO to obtain the requested records regarding that contract:
Zac Adelman
Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium
office: 847-720-7880<tel:847-720-7880>
adelman@ladco.org<mailto:adelman@ladco.org>”
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you,
Rich
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open 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: Dillon Bergin
Hi Rich,
I appreciate your response, directing me to the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium and Zac Adelman.
However, I still request all documents in your possession that pertain to my original request and involve the two exceptional events, LADCO and Alpine Geophysics.
Thank you and please let me know if you any other questions.
My best,
Dillon
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open 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: Molly Peterson
Hello Rich,
I work will Dillon Bergin; I am writing to follow up, clarify, and hopefully close out this request.
I understand that you have received information from the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium indicating that there was a contract with Alpine Geophysics.
I am writing to clarify whether the state of Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency currently holds records created by LADCO or Alpine Geophysics related to contracting for the preparation of exceptional events. It's our understanding that even if Ohio EPA holds such records and did not create them, they should be produced to us under the law.
If Ohio EPA does not hold any of these records, we appreciate that clarification.
Thank you very much,
Molly Peterson
From: Molly Peterson
Hello,
I work will Dillon Bergin; I am writing to follow up, clarify, and hopefully close out this public records request.
I understand from Richard Bouder that Ohio EPA has received information from the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium indicating that there was a contract with Alpine Geophysics related to the preparation of an exceptional event submitted to EPA by Ohio EPA.
I am writing to clarify whether the state of Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency currently holds records created by LADCO or Alpine Geophysics related to contracting for the preparation of exceptional events. It's our understanding that even if Ohio EPA holds such records and did not create them, they should be produced to us under the law.
If Ohio EPA does not hold any of these records, we appreciate that clarification.
Thank you very much,
Molly Peterson
From: Molly Peterson
Hello,
I work will Dillon Bergin; I am writing to follow up, clarify, and hopefully close out this public records request.
I understand from Richard Bouder that Ohio EPA has received information from the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium indicating that there was a contract with Alpine Geophysics related to the preparation of an exceptional event submitted to EPA by Ohio EPA.
I am writing to clarify whether the state of Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency currently holds records created by LADCO or Alpine Geophysics related to contracting for the preparation of exceptional events. It's our understanding that even if Ohio EPA holds such records and did not create them, they should be produced to us under the law.
If Ohio EPA does not hold any of these records, we appreciate that clarification.
Thank you very much,
Molly Peterson
From: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Good morning – I am checking again with our Division of Air Pollution Control on this, I will let you know.
From: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Hi Molly,
Included at the end of this email string is a link to additional documents that I was provided by our Division of Air Pollution Control for your request. This information completes your request.
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Thank you,
Rich
Good morning – I am checking again with our Division of Air Pollution Control on this, I will let you know.
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