Work Plan & Progress Report - Rhode Island Department of ...

necessary content of the letter. Doug indicated he will get this to EPA in August. The purpose of the
letter is to provide EPA with the information necessary to determine if a federal implementation plan
needs to be imposed to regulate GHG from new sources in RI.
Item 50, 51 and 52: All items involve air/energy issues. Doug indicated he would like to build
capacity in OAR on these issues, but at the present, does not have the staff to work on these tasks. He
would like to find a way to use some of the new air program ly programmed funding to work on these
issues. Doug will talk to Ron Gagnon of OTCA to see if they are continuing their work with the
hospitality sector (Item 50).
Item 53: DEM will work with EPA on the implementation of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule and
analysis of the reported data with the understanding that the number of RI sources subject is a dozen or
less. If the numbers are substantially greater RI DEM may not be able to complete this task. EPA
indicated they may need some assistance in identifying the sources and having DEM provide QA on
the data submitted. Dave will revise item to reflect this.
Item 54: Doug indicated he would like to build capacity in OAR on the promotion of energy
efficiency upgrades in the wastewater and drinking water sectors. He would like to find a way to use
some of the newly programmed funding to work on these issues. DEM contact person should be Doug
McVay.
Item 55: DEM contact person should be Doug McVay.
Item 56: Frank Stevenson will continue to monitor port activities in Providence and Quonset Point to
look for opportunities to promote programs to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions from
transportation and goods movement. Frank is still involved in NEDC but ports are not a high priority.
He is working on other diesel initiatives required by the legislature that are tied to public health. No
changes necessary on this item.
Tom indicated he will provide minutes for the meeting and will distribute them to DEM and EPA. He
requested that changes to the P&C List be exchanged in the next two weeks. Dave will send a revised
version of the air portion of the P&C list reflecting our discussions by July 30. Once the P&C List
could be finalized, the DEM can proceed with the build of the workplan. The goal is to complete a
draft of the workplan to distribute to EPA by the end of August. Tom will provide EPA with a
crosswalk of P&C List items and the DEM workplan.
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