WESTAR Planning Committee

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WESTAR Planning Committee

• Committee Update Before the WESTAR Council
• Tina Anderson, WY
• Juneau, AK, May 4, 2005

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Recent Activities

• Monthly Phone Meetings (First Thursday at 2 PM
  MT)
• Priority Issues
• Particulate Matter
• Regional Haze Plan Development
• SIP Reform Process
• Tracking Issues (PSD Smoke Management Rural
  Ozone Air Toxics etc.)

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PM Issues

• Natural Events Policy
• PM2.5 Implementation Rule
• PM Standards Review
• 2nd Staff Paper -1/31/05
• Final Staff Paper 6/30/05
• Proposed Rule 12/20/05
• Final Rule 9/27/06
• Rural Community Air Quality

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Regional Haze Plan Development

• Monthly updates from Don Arkell on forum
  activities
• Central point for coordinating planning
  activities between WRAP and Non-WRAP projects
• IWG

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SIP Reform

• The plan was to provide some feedback to the Air
  Quality Management Subcommittee of the Clean Air
  Act Advisory Committee
• 3.2 Protocol for SIP Development (R-5)
• 3.3 Clearinghouse of Approved SIPs
• 3.4 Streamline Minor SIP Revisions
• 3.5 Timely EPA Guidance
• 3.6 Avoid Unnecessary Public Hearings
• 3.7 Facilitate Redesignation Process for
  Certain Areas
• 3.12 Regional Approaches to SIP Planning

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Current and Future Priorities?

• Particulate Matter
• NEPStandards Review
• Coordinating on Regional Haze
• SIP Reform
• Add Interesting Projects in Your State/National
  Park to the Monthly Call Agenda

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Continuing Committee Budget

• 12 Committee Conference Calls 3,600
• 2 Face-to-Face Meetings 18,000
• Council Business Meetings 1,500
• Total Budget 23,100

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Co-chairs for 2005-2006 Planning Committee

• Ray Mohr, Colorado
• Alice Edwards, Alaska