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WESTAR Planning Committee. Committee Update before the WESTAR Council Cheryl Heying, Utah Boise, ID September 2006. Committee Activities. Monthly phone meetings (First Thursday at 2 PM MT) States involved on priority issues: Proposed Particulate Matter Standards
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WESTAR Planning Committee Committee Update before the WESTAR Council Cheryl Heying, Utah Boise, ID September 2006
Committee Activities • Monthly phone meetings (First Thursday at 2 PM MT) • States involved on priority issues: • Proposed Particulate Matter Standards • Exceptional and Natural Events • Regional Haze Plan Development • Updates on regional topics (Four Corners, RMNP) • Clean Air Mercury Rule • 110(a)(2)(D) State Implementation Plans • Staff Paper on Proposed Changes to Ozone Standard
Regional Haze Plan Development • Monthly Updates on WRAP Regional Haze activities • Committee coordinates planning activities between WRAP (Implementation Work Group) and Non-WRAP projects
Developed Comment Letters for Board • Developed letters commenting on the following: • Proposed New Standards for Particulate Matter • Proposed New Standards for Transition Period between old and new Particulate Matter Standards • Proposed New Rules regarding Exceptional and Natural Events • Proposed New Rules for Particulate Monitoring
Current and Future Priorities • Regional Haze SIP completion • Interesting projects in your state/national park discussions • Rural Air Issues, i.e. ozone, oil and gas, mercury etc. • Track Ozone NAAQS revision • Clean Air Mercury Rule
Leadership for 2006-2007 Planning Committee • Ira Domsky Arizona, WESTAR Board liaison • Cheryl Heying, Utah • Alice Edwards, Alaska