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WESTAR Planning Committee

Committee Update 2010 Fall Business Meeting - Portland, OR Curt Taipale, CO and Karen Magliano, CA. WESTAR Planning Committee. Identify air quality issues that have a direct impact on western states Ensure western concerns are considered in the national debate.

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WESTAR Planning Committee

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  1. Committee Update 2010 Fall Business Meeting - Portland, OR Curt Taipale, CO and Karen Magliano, CA WESTARPlanning Committee

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

  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 • Board Liaison position with committee is currently open (Volunteers?)

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

  5. Submitted Comment Letters • Improvements to Exceptional Events Rule EPA Reaction • EPA seeking more feedback on EE Rule improvements

  6. Planning Committee – Leadership • Current Co-Chairs • Curt Taipale, CO • Karen Magliano, CA • Past Co-Chairs • Diane Arnst, AZ • Doug Schneider, WA • Dave McNeill, UT • Cheryl Heying, UT • WESTAR Board Liaison • Position vacant • Past Board Liaison • Ira Domsky, AZ

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