WESTAR Planning Committee Report 2013 SPRING BUSINESS MEETING
WESTAR Planning Committee Report 2013 SPRING BUSINESS MEETING SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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
Current Activities Monthly Conference Calls (1 st 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
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
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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