Air Quality Bureau

Ozone Attainment Initiative Bulletin

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On August 6th, the New Mexico Departments of Environment (NMED) and Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources (EMNRD) will hold a public meeting to present on the recently released draft rules regulating waste, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Updated information on joining the meeting is listed below.

The agenda for the meeting is as follows: 

• 4 – 4:45 p.m.: Introductions, overview of proposed rules from NMED and EMNRD
• 4:45 – 6 p.m.: Opportunity for the public to ask questions and make statements. Statements must be kept to two minutes 

Participants must register here to attend online. Participants can also participate via call-in only: +1-408-418-9388 access code: 146 984 0772. Please note the link to attend the listening session sent out last week is no longer operational. To sign up to make a statement during the meeting, please email your name and affiliation, if applicable, to susan.torres@state.nm.us.

The meeting will also be recorded and posted online for those unable to access the livestream. If any member of the public requires language interpretation services, please contact the NMED or EMNRD public information officers listed at the top of this press release to make arrangements.

While public comment periods are only required on the final rules, NMED and EMNRD are committed to transparency and stakeholder feedback. Both Departments are currently accepting public input on the draft rules. To submit feedback on the NMED draft rule, email nm.methanestrategy@state.nm.us or mail to Liz Bisbey-Kuehn, NMED Air Quality Bureau, 525 Camino de los Marquez, Santa Fe, NM 87505 by 5 p.m. Aug. 20, 2020. To submit feedback on the EMNRD draft rule, email EMNRD.WasteRule@state.nm.us by 5 p.m.  Aug. 17, 2020.

For additional information concerning this bulletin, please contact Liz Bisbey-Kuehn, NMED Air Quality Bureau, 525 Camino de los Marquez, Suite 1, Santa Fe, NM 87505, 505.476.4350, elizabeth.kuehn@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, or if you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a NMED program or activity, you may contact: Kristine Yurdin, Non-Discrimination Coordinator, NMED, 1190 St. Francis Dr., Suite N4050, P.O. Box 5469, Santa Fe, NM 87502, (505) 827-2855, nd.coordinator@state.nm.us. You may also 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