WRAP 2008-2012 Workplan

1. WRAP 2008-2012 Workplan WESTAR (State Caucus) Recommendations and Action Items WESTAR Fall Business Meeting Boulder, CO September 18, 2007

2. Motivation and Drivers • WRAP Board request for workplan • ?? Funding for RPOs after 2008 • WRAP Board interest in maintaining technical capacity • WRAP Board interest in other AQ issues • Possible decrease in STAG for states • ID most effective and efficient ways to manage regional planning in the west

3. Process • Subgroup of state directors - Objectives • Summarize current roles, organization, operation, program areas addressed by WRAP and WESTAR • “Needs” survey to: Establish essential support elements needed by states to support haze plan implementation; and • Recommend future roles, responsibilities for regional support of state air programs for WRAP and WESTAR

4. Summary of Recommendations • ID current roles and responsibilities • Side-by-side comparison • Ongoing support for regional haze • Essential elements needed: • WRAP keep minimum technical capabilities for issue resolution, implementation, and setup for 5-year reviews • Staffing • Technical tools – TSS, EDMS, CoHa, VIEWS, RMC, FTS, etc. • Continue forum, committee structure • Contract as needed, within resource limits • Budget for essential regional haze support elements as part of WRAP workplan

5. Summary of Recommendations • Future Roles and Responsibilities-beyond regional haze • Assume essential elements for regional haze support are funded and in place • Recognize and utilize respective strengths of WRAP and WESTAR • WRAP broad, high-level membership and technical capacity • WESTAR focused membership (state air directors) with broad policy and continuous training capacity • Budget estimates for additional support as part of WRAP workplan

6. Summary of Recommendations • Closer WRAP/WESTAR coordination is essential • Needs for regional support will evolve • More efficient – share activity responsibilities • Synergism • Avoid duplication of effort • Factor support needs for tribes, FLMs

7. Summary of Recommendations • Future Roles and Responsibilities • Air programs other than haze from WESTAR survey • Climate Change • NAAQS – Ozone and PM • Mercury • New Source Review/PSD • Other- O&G and Critical Loads

8. Summary of Recommendations • Future Roles and Responsibilities • Important activity areas from WESTAR survey • Peer-to-peer communication, phone, meetings, conferences on regional issues • Training on technical tools • Regional impact analyses, technical studies, emissions, monitoring, modeling

9. Next Steps-Action Items • As the WRAP State Caucus, actively advocate inclusion of state priorities in WRAP work plans; • If necessary, modify the WESTAR work plan

10. Next Steps-Action Items • Assign the AMC co-chair to head a small committee to work with WRAP staff on ways to combine and coordinate effort. Several ideas: • Expand role/activity level of AMC; • Share routine reports from WESTAR and tribal counterparts (and feds) on activities, work plans. • Compare grant work plans, to avoid duplications, etc. • Work to reduce state reps on forums or committees participating in 2 meetings when one is enough • Consider one meeting per year where WESTAR and WRAP Board overlaps

11. Next Steps-Action Items • Work with WRAP staff and members to identify potential funding sources and assist in securing adequate funding to maintain core activities • Other related action items?

12. Discussion