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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Environmental & Sustainability Commission Meeting: May 19, 2020
AGENDA ITEM: COVID-19 Regulatory Flexibility Requests AGENDA SECTION:
for Air Permits with the MPCA Executive Director’s Report
PREPARED BY: Jane Byron, Storm Water Specialist AGENDA NO. 9.c.
ATTACHMENTS: None APPROVED BY: BLE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion
BACKGROUND:
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is currently accepting requests for regulatory flexibility
from permittees related to COVID-19 https://www.pca.state.mn.us/covid-19/covid-19-and-regulatory-
flexibility. The ability to request regulatory flexibility is an acknowledgement that the current pandemic
could affect staffing levels, the ability to stay open, and resources for permittees. The City received a
request from a resident to monitor requests for regulatory flexibility for air permits within City limits.
An initial request for information from the MPCA found that as of April 14, 2020, the MPCA had not
received any requests for regulatory flexibility for air permits within the City of Rosemount. The reporting
date for all air permits in the state was extended from April 1 to April 25, 2020. The MPCA shared that
most requests that have been received throughout the state have related to extensions for compliance
testing. No requests had been received in the state for expanded/increased emissions.
The MPCA has updated their website since the City’s initial request to make information on requests for
regulatory flexibility much more readily available. Detailed information on all requests for regulatory
flexibility can now be viewed at this webpage https://www.pca.state.mn.us/covid-19/requests-mpca-
regulatory-flexibility-due-covid-19.
SUMMARY:
No action required.
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