Notice of Correction and Additional Public Comment Period for N.J.A.C. 7:27F, Control and Prohibition of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AIR QUALITY, ENERGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY

DIVISION OF AIR QUALITY

 

Notice of Correction and Additional Public Comment Period

Control and Prohibition of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Proposed Amendments: N.J.A.C. 7:27-1, -8, and -22; N.J.A.C. 7:27A-3

Proposed New Rules: N.J.A.C. 7:27F

 

PUBLIC NOTICE

Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection discovered an error in the notice of proposal, published in the December 6, 2021, New Jersey Register, 53 NJR 1945(a).

The error appears in the Economic Impact statement at 53 N.J.R. 1945, 1962 wherein the Department referred to the increase in operational costs for an electric boiler in terms of a “percentage” increase.  The Department’s analysis indicated that operational costs for an electric boiler would result in a 4.2 to 4.9 times increase (rather than 4.2 to 4.9 percent increase), given the price differential between electricity and natural gas.  Accordingly, the Department has filed a Notice of Correction and Additional Public Comment Period, which is to be published in the February 7, 2022 New Jersey Register.

A copy of the notice of correction and additional public comment period is available on the Department’s webpages at:

https://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/notices.html and https://www.state.nj.us/dep/aqm/curformp.html, and LexisNexis free public access to the New Jersey Register (https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/njoal).

In light of the notice of correction and additional public comment period, the Department will hold a supplemental public hearing on March 29, 2022 at 9:00 A.M., for the sole purpose of receiving comments on the correction.  The supplemental hearing will be conducted virtually through the Department’s video conferencing software, Microsoft Teams.  Interested persons may join the supplemental hearing from a computer, tablet, or smartphone using this link

Please join the meeting from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

 

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTYwMWE1NGYtMGM5Ni00MjFhLWIxNDctM2RkZmU1MTk2MjNk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%225076c3d1-3802-4b9f-b36a-e0a41bd642a7%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%220d3def85-9f77-463f-963f-62b28f26eb49%22%7d

 

You can also dial in using your phone.

1 (856) 338-7074

Phone Conference ID: 691 322 528#

 

If you are interested in providing oral testimony or submitting written comments at the supplemental, virtual public hearing, please email the Department at heidi.jones@njdepwptest.net no later than 5:00 P.M. March 25, 2022, with your contact information (name, organization, telephone number, and email address).

The Department will accept written comments on the notice of proposal, 53 N.J.R. 1945(a), and this notice of correction until March 6, 2022.  The Department will continue to accept public comments limited to this notice of correction until April 8, 2022.  Each comment should be identified by the applicable N.J.A.C. citation, with the commenter’s name and affiliation following the comment.  The Department encourages electronic submittal of comments. Written comments may be submitted electronically at www.nj.gov/dep/rules/comments. Please note: To submit a comment longer than 20,000 characters (about 10 pages), please email rulemakingcomments@njdepwptest.net and send your comment(s) as a document attachment. In the alternative, comments may be submitted on paper to:

Alice A. Previte, Esq.

ATTN: DEP Docket No. 07-21-11

NJ Department of Environmental Protection

Office of Legal Affairs Mail Code 401-04L; PO Box 402

401 East State Street, 7th Floor

Trenton, NJ 08625-0402