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WESTAR Planning Committee Report 2013 Spring Business Meeting

Stay informed about the Western Air Quality Issues discussed at the latest WESTAR Planning Committee Report 2013 Spring Business Meeting in San Francisco. Learn about the mission, current activities, recent actions, and upcoming plans of the committee.

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WESTAR Planning Committee Report 2013 Spring Business Meeting

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  1. WESTARPlanning Committee Report 2013 Spring Business Meeting San Francisco, California

  2. Leadership and Mission • Current Co-Chairs: • Adele Malone, Nevada • Cindy Heil, Alaska • Air Directors Liaison: • Alice Edwards, Alaska • Mission: • Identify air quality issues that have a direct impact on western states • Ensure western concerns are considered in the national debate

  3. Current Activities • Monthly Conference Calls (1st Thursday of the month) • Key Tracking Issues: • NAAQS Revisions; Implementation • Infrastructure SIP Requirements • Exceptional Events Rule Implementation; Tracking Events • Regional Haze Rule Issues/Recommendations • Western Transport Issues/Impacts

  4. Recent Planning Committee Actions • Regional Haze Workgroup modified its list of issues with the rule and recommended solutions • Developed a system to track and share exceptional events packages submitted by WESTAR states • Committee members have participated in: • Multi-pollutant infrastructure SIP guidance review • Regional Haze 5-year progress report guidance review • Wild fires/ozone exceptional events meeting in Sacramento

  5. In the Next 6 Months • Open discussion with EPA on RHR Revisions • Go live with exceptional events tracking table • Continue tracking issues; comment as appropriate • Continue dialogue among western states on issues of concern

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