From: Jodi Rodar <hooppole@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 11:15 AM
To: Judge, Michael (ENE); RPS, DOER (ENE)
Subject: Extending the RPS Class 1 & 2 hearings
Dear Mr. Judge:
Thank you for your efforts to obtain public comments on this rule change. I attended the Amherst but was unable to attend Springfield hearings.
However, I know many folks who are just starting to learn about these important changes. I am requesting you extend the deadline for submitting testimony for the following reasons:
1. Notice of the proposed changes in the RPS Class I and RPS Class II regulations was made unexpectedly, to a limited number of people, and with virtually no attention in the news media. Few people even knew about the changes until long after they were proposed.
2. The proposed changes are extensive and complex, requiring a significant amount of time for even an expert to analyze and understand. For the average citizen, there has not been time to read, review, and develop comments on these complicated changes.
3. There is broad and growing public interest in this issue. Many people have only recently learned about the proposed changes and have had difficulty finding out where to get information and how to comment.
4. The current deadline for comment is unreasonable, it is only two days after the Springfield hearing, which was added at the end of the process. This hearing received significant attention, and this is how many people first learned about the issue. At best, these people have had only a few days to read the extensive proposed changes and submit their comments.
For all these reasons, I urge you to extend the deadline for public comment for another 30 days to July 7, or at least to June 30, 2019.
Thank you for your time and consideration of this important issue.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jodi Rodar