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Environmental Technical Coordinator Report for WRAP MTF/AMC Projects

This report covers updates on RA BART, the 309 Backstop Trading Program Rule/SIP, Fall Technical Conference, Flash Tank Emissions Workshop, and Ozone Conference. It provides committee support for RA BART Phase II and recommends technical approaches for assessing reasonable attribution post Federal Land Manager Certification of Impairment.

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Environmental Technical Coordinator Report for WRAP MTF/AMC Projects

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  1. Technical Coordinator Report • WRAP MTF/AMC Projects • RA BART • 309 Backstop Trading Program Rule/SIP • Fall Technical Conference • Flash Tank Emissions Workshop • Ozone Conference • Committee Support

  2. RA BART – Phase II • Recommend a general procedure and applicable technical approaches that may be used by states and tribes to assess reasonable attribution in response to a Federal Land Manger Certification of Impairment

  3. RA BART Working Group Members • Alice Edwards, Alaska • Mike Sundblom, Arizona • Deb Wolfe, Montana • Dana Mount, North Dakota • Dave DuBois, New Mexico • Colleen Delaney, Utah • Lisa Reiner, Quinalt Indian Nation • Bruce Polkowsky and Kristi Gebhart, National Park Service

  4. 309 Backstop Trading ProgramModel Rule and SIP • Update Model Rule - Develop SIP • Educate agency rule writers • Rewrite draft to work within State regulatory structures • Address EPA comments • Review by MTF, AZ Stakeholders

  5. Corky Martinkovic, AZ Mary Hilbert, NM Colleen Delaney, Lenore Epstein, UT Tina Jenkins, WY Bob Gruenig, NTEC Lee Alter, WRAP Lily Wong, EPA Region 9 Laurel Dygowski, EPA Region 8 Model Rule Working Group

  6. Fall Technical Conference on Increment Tracking and Cumulative Effect Modeling • Case Studies • Technical Options • Meteorology • Emission Inventory • Modeling

  7. Flash Tank Emissions Workshop • Exchange information among EPA and states regarding the characterization and control of VOC and HAP emissions from oil and gas production operations. • Help states collect information from this source category

  8. Ozone Conference • Create a common understanding of the nature, extent, causes and trends of ozone in the western U.S. • Focus on rural ozone • Identify additional assessment work needed to better characterize ozone in the West.

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