Air Quality Bureau

Regulatory and SIP Bulletin

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The New Mexico Environment Department will conduct public outreach meetings regarding the  proposed repeal of the New Mexico Ambient Air Quality Standard for Total Suspended Particulate, the development of a dust mitigation plan, and adoption of a fugitive dust rule. These meetings will be held in Deming (1/9/2018), Las Cruces (1/10/2018), and Santa Fe (1/11/2018) where representatives of the Department will provide information regarding the repeal of the Total Suspended Particulate Standard, and background information and required elements of a dust mitigation plan and rule adoption. Also, the Department will solicit public input on the scope and objective of each action to guide the department in its efforts.

Public Outreach Meeting Schedule:

Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 5:30-7:00 p.m., NM Department of Transportation, 2912 E. Pine St., Deming, NM 88030. Phone: (575) 544-6530.

Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 5:30-7:00 p.m., NM Environment Department, 2301 Entrada del Sol, Las Cruces, NM 88001. Phone: (575) 288-2050.

Thursday, January 11, 2018, 2:00-3:30 p.m., NM Environment Department, Air Quality Bureau, 525 Camino de los Marquez, Santa Fe, NM 87505. Phone: (505) 476-4300.

If you plan to attend the meeting in Santa Fe, please notify Kerwin Singleton at (505) 476-4350 or kerwin.singleton@state.nm.us.

For more information on blowing dust in New Mexico please visit our website at www.env.nm.gov/air-quality/dust-main-page/. For more information about mitigation plan requirements please visit www.epa.gov/air-quality-analysis/treatment-air-quality-data-influenced-exceptional-events.

For additional information concerning this bulletin, please contact Michael Baca at (575) 915-1091 or michael.baca1@state.nm.us.

NMED does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age or sex in the administration of its programs or activities, as required by applicable laws and regulations. NMED is responsible for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning non-discrimination requirements implemented by 40 C.F.R. Part 7, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 13 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. If you have any questions about this notice or any of NMED's non-discrimination programs, policies or procedures, you may contact:

Kristine Pintado, Non-Discrimination Coordinator

New Mexico Environment Department

1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050

P.O. Box 5469

Santa Fe, NM 87502

(505) 827-2855

nd.coordinator@state.nm.us

If you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to an NMED program or activity, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified above, or visit our website at https://www.env.nm.gov/non-employee-discrimination-complaint-page/ to learn how and where to file a complaint of discrimination.

NMED Air Quality Bureau

525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1

Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505-1816

(505) 476-4300