AGENDA
TELECONFERENCE MEETING
12:00 P.M.
DEQ DOWNTOWN OFFICE, CONFERENCE ROOM 112
1100 N. LAST CHANCE GULCH, HELENA, MONTANA
NOTE: It is expected that most or all available Board members will be participating via teleconference. The Board attorney and secretary will be present at the location stated above. Interested persons, members of the public, and the media are welcome to attend at the location stated above. Members of the public and press also may join any of the Board members with prior arrangement. Contact information for the Board members is available from the Board secretary at (406) 444-2544 or at http://www.deq.mt.gov/ber/index.asp. The Board will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this meeting. Please contact the Board Secretary by telephone or by e-mail at jwittenberg@mt.gov no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting to advise her of the nature of the accommodation you need.
I. Action Items
In the matter of the amendment of ARM 17.8.740 and 17.8.767 and the adoption of New Rules I and II pertaining to control of mercury emissions from facilities that combust coal to generate electricity for sale and adoption of the cap and trade provisions of the federal Clean Air Mercury Rule. -- The Board conducted public hearings at Great Falls on May 31, 2006 and in Billing on June 1, 2006. The public comment period ended July 6, 2006. Numerous comments were received at the hearing and during the public comment period. On October 11, the Board held a teleconference meeting at which they adopted the rules, including amendments proposed by the Department and Board members, contingent upon approval of the proposed responses to comments and a House Bill 521/311 analysis. The Board will make a final determination on adoption of the rules, responses to comments and the House Bill 521/311 analysis.
Notice of Amendment and Adoption
House Bill 311 Takings Analysis Memo
House Bill 521 Written Finding
II. General Public Comment
Under this item, members of the public may comment on any public matter within the jurisdiction of the Board that is not otherwise on the agenda of the meeting. Individual contested case proceedings are not public matters on which the public may comment.
III. Adjournment