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Update on WESTAR Planning Committee Spring Business Meeting 2010 in Denver, CO

The WESTAR Planning Committee convened in Denver, CO, in Spring 2010 to address air quality issues impacting western states. Led by Co-Chairs Diane Arnst (AZ) and Curt Taipale (CO), the committee aims to ensure western concerns are included in national debates on air quality. Key activities include monthly calls discussing priority issues such as ozone standards, pollutant transport, and regional haze plans. They focus on tracking air quality impacts, particularly from oil and gas operations in rural areas, and engaging relevant stakeholders, including federal representatives.

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Update on WESTAR Planning Committee Spring Business Meeting 2010 in Denver, CO

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  1. WESTARPlanning Committee Committee Update Spring Business Meeting 2010 Denver, CO Diane Arnst, AZ and Curt Taipale, CO

  2. Purpose of Planning Committee • Identify air quality issues that have a direct impact on western states • Ensure western concerns are considered in the national debate

  3. Representation • Two co-chairs serve 2-year staggered terms • Chair who bows out is replaced every May by a representative of a different state • Participation on monthly calls is high • National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service representatives participate in calls to enhance coordination • Committee Liaison Ira Domsky is available as a resource

  4. Current Activities • Monthly Conference Calls (1st Thursday of the month) • Priority Issues • Ozone NAAQS comments due 3/22/10 • Pollutant transport issues including regional ozone planning and §110(a)(2)(D) SIPs • Boundary delineation for new planning areas • PM2.5 NAAQS Emission Factors for planning after PM10 Surrogate Policy • Exceptional Events Rule Implementation for Ozone & PM10 • Oil & Gas air quality impacts, particularly in rural areas • Tracking Regional Haze Plan development, submittal & approval

  5. Submitted Comment Letters • Ozone Monitoring Network • Streamline Exceptional Events Concurrence EPA Reaction • Responses expected in Ozone NFRM • EPA is modeling western ozone transport • Briefed Janet McCabe, Deputy to Regina McCarthy, on WESTAR’s Exceptional Events letter • EPA EE improvements to be categorized, prioritized and implemented by July 2010

  6. Planning Committee – Leadership • Current Co-Chairs • Diane Arnst, AZ • Curt Taipale, CO • WESTAR Board Liaison • Ira Domsky, AZ

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