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WESTAR Spring Business Meeting Villa Florence Hotel San Francisco, CA April 9-11, 2003

WESTAR Spring Business Meeting Villa Florence Hotel San Francisco, CA April 9-11, 2003. PLANNING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS. Rita Trujillo - New Mexico (505) 995-8024 rita_trujillo@nmenv.state.nm.us

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WESTAR Spring Business Meeting Villa Florence Hotel San Francisco, CA April 9-11, 2003

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  1. WESTAR Spring Business Meeting Villa Florence Hotel San Francisco, CA April 9-11, 2003

  2. PLANNING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS • Rita Trujillo - New Mexico (505) 995-8024 rita_trujillo@nmenv.state.nm.us • Tina Jenkins - Wyoming (307) 672-6457 cjenki@state.wy.us COMMITTEE LIASON • Ira Domsky - Arizona (602) 207-2365 imd@ev.state.az.us

  3. PRIORITIES AFFIRMEDFall Business MeetingSeptember 4, 2002 • REGIONAL HAZE PLANNING • PM / OZONE NAAQS • SIP PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

  4. IDENTIFIED ISSUES NSR / PSD – 107 designations Ozone NAAQS - 1 hour SIP Process Improvement Plan CAFOs Natural Events Policy Fed Cntrls - Interstate sources State / EPA Relationship Fuel Regulations PM NAAQS Review Funding for new issues Ozone NAAQS - Guidance MACT standards RH and PM Timelines Cumulative Impacts PM NAAQS – EF’s Transportation Conformity NSR Reform – SIP equivalency Federal Fuel Regulations Regional Ozone PM NAAQS - Guidance RH SIP - delinquency NSR increment tracking AQRV / FLAG Impacts of Western Drought RH Visibility - BART

  5. RECOMMENDED PRIORITIESSpring Business Meeting April 9, 2003 • REGIONAL HAZE PLANNING • PM / OZONE NAAQS • NATURAL EVENTS POLICY • RURAL OZONE

  6. EXPLANATION OF PRIORITIES • NATURAL EVENTS POLICY Issue / Action:Committee to track theNatural Events Policy (NEP) that is proposed for revision to address issues such as PM-2.5, Ozone, & designations. Product / Outcome: Advocate state involvement in the NEP development process through an EPA-state working group. Identify issues associated with NEP and work toward common goals.

  7. EXPLANATION OF PRIORITIES • PM / OZONE NAAQS Issue / Action: Committee to track PM and ozone implementation process. Product / Outcome: Track development of the implementation guidance. Products / outcomes to be determined as necessary based upon future NAAQS issues.

  8. EXPLANATION OF PRIORITIES • REGIONAL HAZE PLANNING Issue / Action: Committee to track issues in consultation with Air Directors and WESTAR Visibility Coordinator. Provide a caucus for states to discuss issues and take actions. Product / Outcome: Products / outcomes to be determined as necessary in cooperation with WRAP, STAPPA, etc.

  9. EXPLANATION OF PRIORITIES • RURAL OZONE Issue / Action: Committee to determine whether ozone attainment is threatened in urban and rural areas of western states. Product / Outcome: Review WRAP modeling to evaluate the transport of ozone and ozone-forming emissions. Evaluate emerging emission sources; natural ozone events exclusions; and the interplay between rural and elevated urban levels.

  10. RECOMMENDED PRIORITIESSpring Business Meeting April 9, 2003 • REGIONAL HAZE PLANNING • PM / OZONE NAAQS • NATURAL EVENTS POLICY • RURAL OZONE

  11. ISSUE PAPERSSpring Business Meeting April 9, 2003 • STATE / EPA PARTNERSHIP • PM / OZONE NAAQS • NATURAL EVENTS POLICY • RURAL OZONE * END OF SLIDES *

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