Notice is hereby given that the Department of Environmental Protection, acting in accordance with the provisions of M.G.L. Chapter 111, Sections 142A through 142E, is seeking public comment on a proposed approval with conditions of an Application for Certification of GHG Credits, pursuant to 310 CMR 7.00 Appendix B(7), for the following applicant:

Climate Change Capital
818 Aspen Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012

Specifically, the Department is seeking public comments on all aspects of the proposed approval with conditions of an Application for Certification of GHG Credits generated by the use of alternative gases instead of SF6 at Meridian Magnesium Products of America in Eaton Rapids, MI. In particular, the Department requests comments on provisions related to avoiding the double counting of GHG reductions, and provisions, including methodologies, related to the regulatory requirement that “where applicable, the applicant shall specify the best management practice used to determine an emissions baseline.”

Persons wishing to review the application and proposed approval with conditions may do so Monday through Friday, during business hours at the Boston office of the Department of Environmental Protection, 1 Winter Street, Boston, MA. Please contact Will Space at william.space@state.ma.us or 617-292-5610 in advance.) In addition, the proposed approval with conditions is available on the MassDEP web site at http://www.mass.gov/dep/public/publiche.htm.

Comments will be accepted until August 15, 2008, and should be submitted electronically to climate.strategies@state.ma.us, or mailed or delivered to:

Attn: Will Space
Department of Environmental Protection
1 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108-4747

By Order of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Laurie Burt, Commissioner

This information is available in alternate format upon request by contacting Donald M. Gomes, ADA Coordinator, at (617) 556-1057, TDD Service 1-800-298-2207, One Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108.