Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Department of Environment and Conservation)
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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 Tennessee Public 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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kent Hoover, a citizen of Tennessee, in coordination with Dillon Bergin.
From: Department of Environment and Conservation
Mr. Hoover,
Please see response below. We do not have any such records.
Thank you,
Katherine Watts | Paralegal
p: 615-741-3844
Katherine.watts@tn.gov<mailto:Katherine.watts@tn.gov>
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From: Dillon Bergin
Hi Katherine,
Can you send your response as attachment again? I don't see it on my end.
Thanks,
Dillon
From: Department of Environment and Conservation
Here was the response from our APC division:
The State has not prepared or submitted any exceptional event demonstrations for NAAQS exclusion, nor has it coordinated with any other entities in the last 5 years on any exceptional event demonstrations. There would be no records to provide for this request.
Thank you,
Katherine Watts | Paralegal
p: 615-741-3844
Katherine.watts@tn.gov<mailto:Katherine.watts@tn.gov>
From: Molly Peterson
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin