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Northern Air Managers

Northern Air Managers. Formed about 1998 concerns that WRAP focused only on GCVTC states and tribes. Most NAM concerns addressed Still need for state/tribe committee review of WRAP activities to ensure continuing support for all Western states and tribes. Air Managers Committee.

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Northern Air Managers

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  1. Northern Air Managers Formed about 1998 concerns that WRAP focused only on GCVTC states and tribes. Most NAM concerns addressed Still need for state/tribe committee review of WRAP activities to ensure continuing support for all Western states and tribes

  2. Air Managers Committee • Addresses tribal/state issues • Resolve issues at lower level than WRAP • Forum for information about WRAP processes, priorities, products • Forum to exchange views among states & tribes

  3. FY 2002 AMC Budget (w/o NTEC)

  4. AK – Tom Chapple AZ – Ira Domsky CA – Lynn Terry CO – Margie Perkins HI – Wilfred Nagamine ID – Kate Kelly MT – Don Vidrine ND – Terry O’Clair NM – Sandra Ely, Chair NV – Colleen Cripps OR – Andy Ginsberg SD – Brian Gufstafson UT – Rick Sprott WA – Stu Clark WY – Dan Olson State Caucus Members

  5. Tribal Caucus Members • Don Aragon – Shoshone-Arapaho Tribe • Randy Ashley - Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes (Caucus Chair) • Farshid Farsi – Shoshone-Bannock Tribe • Raman Iyer – Chehalis Tribe • Rose Lee – Yakama Nation • Dan Martinez – Warm Springs Tribe • Jim Heckman – Three Affiliated Tribes • Cliff Johnson – Yankton Sioux Tribe • Jay Littlewolf – Northern Cheyenne Tribe

  6. Relationship with other Forums • Identify, Communicate Air Managers’ perspective to other WRAP Forums, Committees -“what is needed, or what to do” • Facilitate Dialogue between Air Managers and other WRAP forums and committees • Report on WRAP activities • Identify Emerging Issues • Provide a forum for discussion among air managers • Resolve state/tribal issues

  7. State Caucus Coordinator • Overall Goal-Ensure states have tools to deliver approvable RH SIPs • Link air directors & planning staff activities • Ensure state views are known to each other • Issue and policy analysis • Advocate needs of states • Identify emerging issues • Identify needs not addressed by WRAP

  8. Tribal Caucus Coordinator • Tracking • Review workplans/projects • Policy and technical issues • Internal and external communication • Facilitate consensus decisionmaking • Identify emerging air quality issues • Recruitment

  9. Internal Roles, Responsibilities- • AMC Co-chairs: Coordinate with other directors and air staff • Coordinators: Work directly with AMC Co-chairs on matters concerning air directors and air staff • WESTAR Exec. Dir.: Provide Administrative Supervision, Support of State Caucus Coordinator • National Tribal Environmental Council-Administrative support, work directly with Coordinator on all other issues. Assign “other tasks, as required”

  10. First Objectives • Establish good working relationships with key individuals • Prepare and update simple representation of critical milestones • Provide timely updates and analyses • Facilitate communication • Prepare policy and impact analyses • Watch WRAP progress

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