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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">TO: Interested Parties<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">FROM: Kari Salis, Technical Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">RE: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for OAR 333-061-0400, "Reducing lead in school drinking water"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Oregon Health Authority (Authority), Public Health Division, Drinking Water Services section is proposing to permanently adopt OAR 333-061-0400 relating to testing school
drinking water taps for lead; and removing, repairing or replacing the taps if necessary to deliver safe drinking water.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You are being invited to review the proposed rules and to comment on them. If you wish to provide oral testimony, a public hearing will be held on
<b>October 24, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 1E of the Portland State Office Building, 800 NE Oregon Street, Portland, OR 97232.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You may also file written comments before 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2018 to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:71.3pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> OHA, Public Health Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:71.3pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Brittany Hall, Administrative Rules Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:71.3pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> 800 NE Oregon Street, Suite 930<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:71.3pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> Portland, OR 97232<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">E-mail comments to:
<a href="mailto:publichealth.rules@state.or.us">publichealth.rules@state.or.us</a> or send by fax to (971) 673-1299<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more details, please see the full text of the proposed rules, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Hearing, and Statement of Need and Fiscal Impact at the following website:
<a href="http://1.usa.gov/rulemaking">http://www.1.usa.gov/rulemaking</a> If you have any questions or would prefer a hardcopy to be sent, please contact Kari Salis at (971) 673-0405.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">Please forward this information to parents or other interested parties that may not have received this communication
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