Exceptional event demonstration contracts (Department of Environmental Quality)

Dillon Bergin filed this request with the Department of Environmental Quality of North Carolina.

It is a clone of this request.

Multi Request Exceptional event demonstration contracts
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From: Dillon Bergin

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the North Carolina 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.

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: Molly Peterson

Hello,

We continue to seek acknowledgment of this request for response, as well as the response itself. As you know, the law requires that you respond to and fulfill this request "as promptly as possible."

Please contact me with anticipated dates of production, and if you expect a significant delay in responding to and fulfilling this request, let me know.

Thank you,

Dillon Bergin

From: Department of Environmental Quality

Dear Dillion Bergin,

We have received your public record request dated May 23, 2023 (a copy attached). We will begin processing. Please note that records requests are processed in the order they are received.

As a reminder, many Division of Air Quality files are available online through Laserfiche<https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/AirQuality/Welcome.aspx?cr=1>.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,
Shawn

Shawn Taylor (he/him)
Public Information Officer, Division of Air Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: (919) 707-8446 | Cell: (919) 816-6086
shawn.taylor@deq.nc.gov<mailto:shawn.taylor@deq.nc.gov> - New address

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From: Department of Environmental Quality

We apologize for the delay in responding to the information you have provided. We are utilizing all available resources to review based on staffing support and number of inquiries received. Records requests are processed in the order they are received. Thank you for your patience.

Shawn Taylor (he/him)
Public Information Officer, Division of Air Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: (919) 707-8446 | Cell: (919) 816-6086
shawn.taylor@deq.nc.gov<mailto:shawn.taylor@deq.nc.gov> — New address

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From: Molly Peterson

Hi Shawn: we haven't been able to access the Laserfiche website at the link provided, but we're hoping for an update on the possibility of fulfilling this request.

From: Department of Environmental Quality

Good morning,

The N.C. Division of Air Quality has not performed an exceptional event demonstration in the last five years, and has not contracted with a third-party to perform such a demonstration. As such, we have no records on this topic.

Thank you,
Shawn

Shawn Taylor (he/him)
Public Information Officer, Division of Air Quality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: (919) 707-8446 | Cell: (919) 816-6086
shawn.taylor@deq.nc.gov<mailto:shawn.taylor@deq.nc.gov> — New address

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From: Dillon Bergin

Hi,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Dillon Bergin

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