WESTAR Fall 2011 Business Meeting

Tempe, Arizona

October 31-November 1, 2011

 

Final

Monday, October 31st

 

1:15

Introductions and welcome

 

 

 

 

Agenda review (David Collier)

01.1

List of members

 

 

Welcome to Arizona (Eric Massey)

01.2

Welcome to Arizona

 

 

 

 

 

1:35

Business

 

 

 

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Staff summaries (members are requested to review the following reports prior to the meeting)

 

 

 

 

-          Review/approval of previous business meeting summary

02.1

Spring 2011 meeting summary

 

 

-          Action items from previous meeting

02.2

Spring 2011 action items

 

 

-          Staff reports

02.3

Staff reports

 

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Financial report (Alice Edwards)

02.4

Financial report

 

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Committee Chair and National Monitoring Steering Committee Representative reports

02.5.1
02.5.2
02.5.3

Technical Committee report
Planning Committee report
Sources Committee report

 

 

 

 

 

2:15

The road ahead on regional planning

 

 

 

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Session overview and objectives (Dan Johnson)

 

 

 

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Regional technical projects underway at WRAP and WGA (Tom Moore)

03.1

WGA projects

 

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Ozone implementation (Tina Anderson, Tom Moore)

03.2

Ozone implementation

 

 

 

 

 

3:15

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:30

Regional Planning (Continued)

04.1

RPO study report

 

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Regional haze 5-year plans (Tina Anderson, Tom Moore)

04.2

RH 5-year progress reports

 

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SO2 transport/maintenance SIPs (Tina Anderson)

 

 

 

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Other potential regional planning initiatives (Dan Johnson)

04.4

Long-term regional issues

 

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Status of WRAP funding/EPA report on RPOs (Patrick Cummins)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5:00

Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~ No host dinner at nearby restaurant ~

Meet in lobby at 6:00


 

Tuesday, November 1st

 

 

 

 

 

~ Continental breakfast will be provided in the meeting room beginning at 7:15 ~

 

 

 

 

 

7:30

Executive Session (State Air Directors only – Cavetto Room)

 

Meeting materials will be provided in Cavetto Room

 

 

 

 

 

8:45

Panel Discussion: Exceptional Events Rule and Fire Policy (Moderator: Don Arkell)

03.1

Comments on draft EER guidance

 

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EPA (Colleen McKaughan, EPA Reg. 9)

03.2

EPA EE guidance update

 

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Washington (Julie Oliver)

03.3

Columbia Plateau (WA) dust

 

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Arizona (Brian Paris)

03.4

AZ 2011 exceptional events (3MB)

 

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New Mexico (Rita Bates)

03.5

NM exceptional event

 

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Utah (Bryce Bird)

03.6.1
03.6.2
03.6.3

3-30-10 UT event (3MB)
4-27-10 UT event
(2MB)
3/30/10 UT event (ppt)

 

 

 

 

 

10:00

Program Funding (Bill Houck, EPA-HQ)

 

 

 

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Maintenance of effort/match

06.1

Updated MOE guidance (3 MB)

 

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Allocation formula

 

 

 

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Priorities and areas for disinvestments – Update on ECOS/NACAA/EPA initiative

06.3

EPA response to ECOS/NACAA recommended priorities

 

 

 

 

 

10:45

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00

Report from EPA Headquarters (Michael Ling, EPA)

07.1

OAQPS report

 

 

 

 

 

12:15

Lunch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:30

Roundtable discussion: NO2 permitting (Moderator: Jeff Gabler)

 

 

 

 

* Each state will be asked to address four topics related to NO2 permit modeling

08.1

NO2 permitting roundtable questions

 

 

 

 

 

2:15

SO2 NAAQS Implementation (Michael Ling)

09.1.1
09.1.2

09.1.3

Draft SO2 Guidance (1MB)
SO2 Guidance factsheet

SO2 guidance presentation

 

 

 

 

 

3:30

Hot Topics

 

 

 

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Oil and gas (Bob Lebens)

10.1.1
10.1.2
10.1.3

Proposed O&G NSPS
O&G NSPS factsheet

O&G presentation

 

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Update on training tools and services (Jeff Gabler)

 

 

 

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Overview of 3 Oregon initiatives: low carbon fuel standard; Portland air toxics reduction plan; Heat Smart woodstove program

10.2

Summary of OR initiatives

 

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Biogenic emission inventory project (Don Arkell)

10.4

Summary of biogenic project

 

 

 

 

 

4:30

Summary of action items; adjourn

11.1

Meeting evaluation