Exceptional event demonstration contracts

Dear Dillon Bergin: Thank you for your interest in Washington State Department of Ecology public records. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the State of Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. Your request was received through the Public Records Request Center on 6/20/2023 and given the reference number P015944-062023 for tracking purposes. You will receive an official acknowledgement letter within five business days.

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of June 21, 2023, Reference # P015944-062023 Hello Dillon Bergin, The Washington State Department of Ecology received your request for public records on June 21, 2023. All identifiable records responsive to your request will be provided to you pursuant to RCW 42.56.
Your request has been reviewed. I am forwarding your request to the Public Disclosure Coordinator(s) listed below, who will respond to you and provide the estimated costs to reproduce the records, if applicable, or set up an appointment to review records, if needed. It is estimated that responsive records, if any, will be available on or before July 20, 2023.
Stephanie Smith in Ecology's Air Quality Program (sabr461@ecy.wa.gov) To submit future requests, go to Ecology's Public Records Request Center. If you have any questions, please contact Ecology's Public Records Officer. Thank you. Ecology's Public Records Officer 360-407-6040 publicrecordsofficer@ecy.wa.gov

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of June 20, 2023, Reference # P015944-062023
Dear Dillon,
We received a public records request from you on June 20, 2023. You requested the following: "To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Washington 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Dillon Bergin

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Sincerely,
Stephanie Smith
Forms/Records Analyst 3
Air Quality Program
(360) 407-6326