I, Henry L. Diamond, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation, of the State of New York, have found, after investigation, that the ambient levels of air contaminants and weather conditions are such that a danger to the health and welfare of the People of the State exists, and that it would be prejudicial to the interests of the People of the State to delay action until an opportunity for a hearing could be provided.

NOW, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Public Health Law and the Environmental Conservation Law, I do hereby declare that a stagnation stage of an air pollution episode exists, and

ORDER:

That all persons forthwith cease and abate and refrain from, until further notice by me, the burning of any material in any open fire.

This order shall apply to the following counties of the State:

Ulster, Dutchess, Orange and Putnam Counties in addition to the New York Metropolitan Area of Kings, Queens, Richmond, Bronx, New York, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland which were covered in my previous summary order of 1:00 P.M. July 18, 1972.

I, Henry L. Diamond, Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation of the State of New York, have found, after investigation, that the conditions presenting dangers to the health and welfare of the people of the State, for which I issued an Air Pollution Episode summary order on July 17 & 18, 1972 to cease activities which contributed thereto, have passed and subsided.

NOW, pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Public Health Law and the Environmental Conservation Law, I do hereby

RESCIND SUCH ORDER, effective 2:00 p.m., July 20, 1972.