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Technical Coordinator Report. Fall Technical Conference Dust Research RA BART Backstop Trading Program WESTAR Committee Meeting. Fall Technical Conference. On Regional Haze SIPs Revisit 309 SIP Templates developed in 2000/2001 Refine SIP temples Provide focal point for STIP II
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Technical Coordinator Report • Fall Technical Conference • Dust Research • RA BART • Backstop Trading Program • WESTAR Committee Meeting
Fall Technical Conference • On Regional Haze SIPs • Revisit 309 SIP Templates developed in 2000/2001 • Refine SIP temples • Provide focal point for STIP II • Identify key elements of Technical Support Document
Dust Research • Collaboration w/WRAP, DOD • Applied field research to reconcile differences between monitored/modeled dust transport • Findings: • Gillette box model is not reliable • ISC model is reasonably accurate
RA BART Attribution Project • AMC/MTF Initiated • Follow up to RA BART Case Studies • Working Group - States, Tribes, FLMs • Recommend Process and Technical Criteria • Techniques – Monitoring, Source and Observational Modeling applicable to other AQ analysis • MTF/Public Comment
309 Backstop Trading Program • AMC/MTF Initiated • Working Group - States, Tribes, EPA • Update Model Rule/MOU - Develop SIP • To incorporate Supplement to the Annex • To work within State regulatory structures • Address EPA concerns • Review by MTF, AZ Stakeholders, Public
Committee Meeting • Bring together WESTAR Committees • Planning, Technical, Sources, Mobile Sources • Take stock, coordinate cross-committee activities, select co-chairs • Finalize ‘Issue Papers’ • Plan for coming year • Priorities • Actions