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WESTAR Spring 2008 Business Meeting

Park City, Utah

April 2 – 4, 2008

 

Wednesday, April 2nd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background Documents

1:00

Introductions

 

 

 

 

Agenda Review (Brian Gustafson)

1.1

Agenda

 

 

Welcome to Utah (Cheryl Heying)

1.2

C. Heying presentation

 

 

1.3

Roster of WESTAR members

 

 

 

 

1:45

Business

 

 

 

 

Review/approval of previous meeting summary

2.1

Fall 2007 meeting summary

 

 

Action items from previous meeting (Dan Johnson)

2.2

Status of spring 2007 action items

 

 

Staff reports (Bob Lebens, Jeff Gabler)

2.3

Staff report - presentation

 

 

Financial report (Martin Bauer)

2.4

Financial status report

 

 

Nominating Committee recommendation (Willy Nagamine)

2.5.1

2.5.2

List of past presidents

2008 recommendations for Board of Directors

 

 

 

 

2:30

Committee Reports

 

 

 

 

Sources Committee (Kirsten King)

3.1.1

3.1.2

K. King presentation

Committee report

 

 

Mobile Sources Committee

3.2.1

3.2.2

Mobile Sources report

CAA 177 states

 

 

Technical Committee (John Coefield)

3.3

J. Coefield presentation

 

 

Planning Committee  (Dave McNeill)

3.4.1

3.4.2

3.4.3

D. McNeill presentation

Western ozone

Western ozone-Parks

 

 

 

 

3:15

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:30

WESTAR/WRAP Coordination Workgroup Report

 

 

 

Status report (Ira Domsky)

4.1

I. Domsky report

 

 

 

 

 

4:00

Executive Session (State air directors only)

5.1

List of prior meeting locations

 

 

 

 

 

5:30

Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

** No host dinner at nearby restaurant **
Meet in lobby at 6:00 pm


 

Thursday, April 3rd 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background Documents

8:00

Hot Topics 1

 

 

 

 

EPA Fire Policy (Dave McNeill)

6.1.1

6.1

D. McNeill presentation

WESTAR recommendations for fire policy

 

 

Funding update (Andy Ginsburg)

6.2.1

 

6.2.2

 

6.2.3

FY2009 draft grant guidance – significant changes from 2008

Web link to full guidance document

NACAA testimony and comments on FY09 guidance

 

 

Monitoring issues (Bruce Louks)

6.3

B. Louks presentation

 

 

Training course updates

6.4

J. Gabler presentation

 

 

Air quality and nanotechnology (Jeff Gabler)

6.5

Nanotechnology Articles

 

 

 

 

8:45

Greenhouse Gas/Climate Change Initiatives

7.0 

Session overview

 

 

Panelists:

 

 

 

 

Mary Uhl

7.1

 M. Uhl presentation

 

 

Cheryl Heying

7.2

 C. Heying presentation

 

 

Stu Clark

7.3

 S. Clark presentation

 

 

Lynn Terry

7.4

 Link to CA climate site

 

 

 

 

10:15

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:30

Report from EPA Office of Air Quality Programs and Standards (Bill Harnett)

8.1.1

8.1.2

B. Harnett OAQPS presentation

B. Harnett GHG presentation

 

 

 

 

 

11:45

Lunch (on your own)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:15

Hot Topics 2

 

 

 

FLM Wildfire decision-making support system and policies (Brian McManus)

9.1

 B. McManus presentation

 

 

Status report on Idaho permit improvement project (Martin Bauer)

9.2

 

 

 

Oil and Gas Activities (Dave Finley)

9.3

 D. Finley presentation

 

 

Airborne Contaminant Study results (Chris Shaver)

9.4

News release – airborne contaminant study

 

 

 

 

 

2:15

Mercury

 

 

 

 

Roundtable discussion moderated by Jeff Gabler

10.1

Mercury questions/topics

 

 

 

 

 

3:00

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3:15

Ozone Standard and Implementation Issues (Carla Oldham)

11.1.1

11.1.2

C. Oldham presentation

2008 ozone NAAQS maps

 

 

 

 

 

5:00

Adjourn

 

 


 

Friday, April 4th

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Background Documents

8:00

Roundtable Topics

 

 

 

 

List of questions/topics circulated in advance for discussion by all air directors

12.1

List of questions/topics for discussion

 

 

-          Status of regional haze SIPs

 

Oregon responses

 

 

-          New ozone standard

 

Idaho responses

 

 

-          Proposed PM2.5 designations

 

 

 

 

-          Budget outlook

 

 

 

 

-          Excess emissions-related issues

 

 

 

 

-          Your priorities and key areas of focus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:00

Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

10:15

Hot Topics 3

 

 

 

 

Follow-up on Executive Session topics

 

 

 

 

Other added or deferred topics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:00

Summary of Action Items and Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 Animated ozone map