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L  1.0  Appointmentofnewmembers .$ (#(# JustinGouldoftheNezPercetribedescribedhisbackgroundandexperienceinnaturalresource  andenvironmentalissues.RandyAshleymovedthattheNezPercetribebeacceptedasa  memberoftheWRAP,FarshidFarsisecondedthemotionandthemotionwasapproved  unanimously. t Bill_Grantham_ԀthenpresentedthenewproposedmembersoftheCommunicationsCommittee: L KirstenKingfromtheUSFishandWildlifeService,OndreaBarberfromtheInterTribal 8 CouncilofArizona,PaulMountcastlefromITEP,SteveOlfersfromtheYavapiPrescottTribe, $t AngelMcCormackfromtheNezPerceTribe,andLisaReinerfromtheQuinaultNation.Jackie ` _Schafer_ԀmovedapprovalandAndy_Ginsburg_Ԁsecondedthemotiontoapprovethenew L appointments.Themotionpassedunanimously. 8 PatrickCumminsnotedthattheBoardhadpreviouslyapprovednewappointmentstotheIOC  andTOCinwritingandacknowledgedallthemembersofthetwoCommittees.  2.0  PresentationofSupplementalInformationtobesubmittedtoEPAinsupportofthe   SO2Annex. t!(#(# Oneofthemostimportantagendaitemswastheconsiderationofsupplementalinformationfor P#! theSO2Annex.AfterapresentationbythecochairsoftheMarketTradingForum(Ira_Domsky_ <$" andColleenDelaney),andconsiderablediscussionbytheboardandthepublic,theBoard (%x # approvedthesupplementalinformation,withonesignificantmodification:themilestone &d!$ adjustmenttableswillnotshowthetribesata zeroallocation,butwillreflectthefactthatthe 'P"% tribesareintheprocessofdevelopingemissionsdata. '<#& Asummaryofthediscussiononthistopicfollows: )%( Andy_Ginsburg_ԀaskedabouttheEPAprocessforapprovingtheAnnex.Specifically,hewas +&* concernedaboutkeepingtheprocessmovingasexpeditiouslyaspossible.EPAstatedtherewas  acommitmenttokeeptheprocessmovingforwardasquicklyaspossible.ChrisShaverasked  abouttheimplicationsofthevoluntarytrigger.ColleenDelaneynotedthattheAnnexusesthe  2013datetodetermineifthevoluntaryreductionsareoccurringandwhethertheprogramshould t betriggeredearlyiftheyarenot. ` Dianne_Nielson_Ԁaskedabouthowillegalemissionswouldbehandled.ShenotedtheAnnex 8  speakstothefactthatthisisanissuethatwouldneedtobeaddressed,butdoesn'ttalkabouthow $ t itwouldspecificallybedone.Dennis_Hemmer_Ԁcommentedthatitwouldbebesttodealwithany  ` suchissueswhentheyactuallyarise,sincetherecanbesomanydifferentcircumstancesinvolved  L  inanenforcementaction.Anyadjustmenttothemilestoneswillhavetobeconsideredthrough  8  theSIP/TIPprocessonacasebycasebasis.PatrickCumminsnotedthattheAnnexalready $  statesthatintheeventofillegalemissionsanappropriateadjustmentwillbemade(seeSection   III.A.4.d.oftheAnnex).HealsonotedthattheAnnexstatesthatshouldasourcebesubjecttoan   enforcementaction,thatsource'sallowancewillbelimitedaccordingly(seeSectionII.D.7.ofthe   Annex).However,itwaspointedoutthatothersourcesparticipatingintheprogramcannotbe   penalizedthroughanadjustmenttothemilestonesbecauseoftheillegalactionsofonesource. p Dennis_Hemmer_ԀstatedthatthecurrentlanguageintheAnnexwassufficienttoaddresstheissue \ andshouldbeleftasis.Dianne_Nielson_ԀpointedouttheEPAwascognizantoftheissueand H WRAPdiscussionsandwouldreflectuponthemduringtheapprovalprocessoftheAnnex. 4 Laura_Yoshi_Ԁconcurredwiththiscomment.ShealsoaddedthattheEPAcouldnotmakea  p specificcommitmentregardinganactionatthistime,butwouldconsiderthepreferencesofthe  \ WRAPandthepubliccommentsreceived. H Thefloorwasopenedtopubliccomment.JimEvansfromtheAssociatedGovernmentsof   NorthwestColoradomadethreecomments.First,thereviewoftheAnnexseemstoshowan   inconsistencywiththenewExecutiveOrderonapprovalofnewenergysources.Second,he  recommendeddeferringactionontheAnnexchangesuntilthestaffhashadanopportunityto  reviewtheAnnexforconsistencywiththeExecutiveOrder.HisthirdpointwasthattheAnnex  wouldhaveanegativeeconomicimpactonNorthwestColorado,andthatitwasunfairto l characterizetheAnnexashavinganoverallpositiveeconomicimpactwhenitwassonegativein X  NorthwestColorado.Healsostatedthattheairqualitybenefitswouldbebarelyhumanly D! perceptible. 0"  Lewis_McLeod_Ԁofferedclarificationwithrespecttothesupplementalinformation.First,thedata $X" inthetableswasnotprovidedbytribes.Thereisaneffortunderwaytogeneratetheinformation $D # anditwillbeavailableinthenearfuture.HealsocommentedthattheMarketTradingForum %0!$ shouldhaveputmoreeffortatrepresentingthetribesinthemilestoneadjustments!rightnowit &"% appearsthatthetribeshaveazerobudget.Tribalprojectionsaremuchmoredifficultbecauseof '#& thelackofdata.Andy_Ginsburg_Ԁnotedthatthezeromeansthatifsometribesoptedoutofthe (#' program,theregionalallocationswouldnotbereduced.Themilestoneadjustmentsareaneffort )$( totakearegionalestimateandapplyittosmallerareas.Thetableisanefforttohavea |*%) mechanismforadjustingtheregionalnumber.Lewissuggestedtheexplanationshouldbea h+&* narrativeintheAnnexanditshouldbeconsideredthatthezeroesberemovedfromthetableso  thatthereisntaperceptionthetribeshavenoallocations.Itwasagreedthatthesechanges  wouldbemadeandbroughtbackforreviewontheseconddayofthemeeting.  John_Bartlitt_ԀaskediftherewasareportoneconomicmodelingoftheAnnexandhowcould ` peopleobtainacopy.PatrickCumminsnoteditwasonthewebpageandcouldbedownloaded. L  Paul_Seby_ԀaskedColleenandIratoelaborateonadjustmentstomilestones,bankingmechanisms, $ t andtechnicalsupportclarifications.Irasaidthattherewerealwaysoptin/optoutprovisionsand  ` thatwhensourcesoptout,anewregionalmilestonewouldbeestablished.Therewillbea  L  subsequentprocesstoestablishsourcespecificallocations.Thepurposeoftheregional  8  milestoneistodeterminewhetherornottheprogramshouldbetriggered.Colleensaidthaton $  thebankingmechanisms,theclarificationwastostatethatactualemissionsneedtobeator   belowthemilestone.Onthetechnicalside,therehavebeenupdatedreportssincethesubmission   oftheAnnex.ThisnecessitatessomeslightupdatetotheAnnex.Theanalysisforwhatchanged   onvisibilityisbeingcompletednow.Paul_Seby_Ԁaskedifitwouldbeappropriatetodeferaction   ontheAnnexchangesuntilallsupportingdocumentationwascompleted.Dianne_Nielson_Ԁsaid p thatwhilethetechnicalinformationhasbeenupdated,theconclusionsremainthesame. \ MichelleBakerfromthePuebloof_Acoma_Ԁaskedhowtribesweregoingtobeincorporatedinto 4 theprogram.Bill_Grantham_ԀrespondedthattribeshavetheoptiontoparticipateintheMarket  p TradingProgramandthattribeshaveaccesstothenewsourcesetasidesjustasthestatesdo.  \ Economicanalysisdidtrytomakeprojectionsfortriballandsbutthedataisnotasreadily H available. 4 Regardingtheillegalemissionsissue,Bob_Neufeld_Ԁcommentedthatredoingnumbersthathave   beendifficulttogainagreementon,couldhurttheagreementsthatwerereached.Healso  suggestedthattheWRAPnotmovetowardanyactionthatcausescreditstoexpire.Hestated  thatitcouldbeenvironmentallynonproductivetodoso.  Doug_Lempke_ԀpointedoutthatColoradohassentaletternotsupportingtheallocationsinthe X  reportbutthatColoradowouldnotbestandinginthewayoftheBoardachievingaconsensus. D! HesaidthatColoradowouldbeabstainingforanyvotesonthe_submittal_Ԁofmodificationstothe 0"  Annex. #l! DianneaskediftherewasconsensusonforwardingtheSupplementaryAnnex_Submittal_ԀtoEPA $D # withthechangesinthewordingrelatedtothebudgettablesforthetribes.TheBoardconcurred %0!$ withforwardingtheAnnex. &"%  3.0  DiscussionofEnergyandAirQualityissues. (#'(#(# Duane_Yantorno_,onbehalfoftheWesternRegionalCouncil,presentedanAnalysisoftheAnnex |*%) tothe_GCVTC_ԀReportanditsImpactonEnergyDevelopmentintheWest.DanaMountaskedif h+&* theanalysislookedatloweremissionlevelsfornewcoalplants,andDuanerespondedtheyhad  not.Dennis_Hemmer_ԀstatedthatallnewcoalplantsinWyomingwillhavehighcontrollevelsfor  SO2.Andy_Ginsburg_Ԁaskedif_WRC_Ԁwasrecommendinganychangesinthemilestones.Duane  answeredthattheywerenot.Henotedthatunderthe_WRC_Ԁscenariotherewasstillroomfornew t coalplants.Andyaskedifthebufferthatwouldexistbecauseactualemissionsarelikelytobe ` wellbelowthemilestoneswasavailablefornewsources.Duanerespondedthatthiswasalikely L  outcome.DavidSteelesaidthatitwasimportanttoconstantlyreviewfutureprojections.Kathy 8  Van_Damme_ԀaskedaboutgreenhousegascontributionsandDuanerepliedthattheywerenot $ t analyzed.Bob_Neufeld_Ԁsaidthatifnewsourcesareconfinedtothenewsourceallocations,there  ` needstobeawayofidentifyingtheeconomicincentivestofindthelowestcostreductions,  L  whethertheyarefromthenewplantsorexistingplants.Lee_Girbovicz_Ԁclarifiedthattheanalysis  8  wasonlyfortheWesternstatesandthatthepercentageofcoalonanationallevelwasmuch $  higher.Andy_Ginsburg_Ԁnotedthatthereare9statespartofthe309programand13statesbeing   analyzed.Heaskedthatifadditionalstateswereadded,wouldntthenewsourceallocationsgo   up.Duanerespondedthatyouwouldhavetoincreaseaccordingly.Dennis_Hemmer_Ԁaskedthat   theWRAPcontinuetofollowtheissue.   4.0  PresentationbyTimSmithofEPAonBART \(#(# TimSmithofEPA,_OAQPS_Ԁprovidedanupdateontheagencysproposedruleforaddressingthe 8 regionalhazeBestAvailableRetrofitTechnology(BART)requirement.Dennis_Hemmer_ $t commentedthatwedidnotneedguidanceonBART.Undertheregionalhazerulewehave ` alreadydocumentedwhatitis.HesaidtheCleanAirActwasclearonhowtolookatBART. L TimrespondedthatEPAhasalegalrequirementtodevelopaBARTrulebecausecourtdecisions 8 disallowdoingregulationthroughguidance.Andy_Ginsburg_ԀaskediftheEPAconcernwasthat $ stateshavebeeninconsistentinhowtheyhaveappliedcriteriafromtheCleanAirAct.Tim  respondedthatguidanceisusefultoprovidedirectionandinterpretationforstates.  ChrisShaveraskedaboutwhentheEnergyAnalysiswouldhavetobedone.Timrespondedthat  itisanewrequirementandthatEPAwasstilllookingathowandwhenitwouldbedone.Paul p _Seby_ԀaskedabouttheoldBARTguidelinesregardinghowstatesshouldconductBART \  assessments.Timrespondedthattheoldguidancewouldcontinuetoexistforthereasonably H! attributableprogram.PaulfollowedupbyaskinghowwewillknowtheAnnexrepresentsbetter 4"  thanBARTwhentheBART_rulemaking_Ԁhasnotyetbeenpublished.TimrespondedthatEPA  #p! wouldhavetoconsidertheAnnexinlightofcurrentandexistingrules.  $\" Themeetingwasadjournedforthedayat2:05sothatmeetingparticipantscouldvisitthe %4!$ Pueblo. & "%   ' #&  ThursdayMay24   5.Pete_Lahm_ԀpresentedtheresultsoftheNaturalBackgroundWorkshops.Discussiononthe  presentationensued.PetenotedthattheFireEmissionsForumwouldbecontinuingtorefinethe t principlesbasedontheworkoftheTaskTeamandtheinputoftheWRAPandbringingafinal ` recommendedpolicytotheWRAPatitsnextmeeting. L  6.Barry_Aarons_ԀpresentedanupdatefromtheCommunicationsCommittee,includingan $ t informal trainingonrepresentingtheWRAPthroughthenewlyformedSpeakersBureau.  ` BarrynotedthattheCommunicationsCommitteeisveryactiveinsupportingtheworkofthe  L  WRAPanditsCommitteesandForums.Herequestedthatmeetingparticipantshelprecruit  8  additionalmembersfortheCommunicationsCommittee. $  7.RitaTrujillopresentedtheresultsoftheRegionalHazeSIP/TIPTemplateprojectandDana   MountreportedontheRABARTcasestudies,bothcompletedby_WESTAR_Ԁundercontractto   theWRAP.FinalreportsforbothwillbedeliveredinJune2001andmadeavailableforreview   andcomment. p 8.PatrickCumminspresentedtheOverviewoftheCriticalPathforCompletingSection309. H ChrisShaversuggestedpotentiallyusingtheAirManagersWorkGrouptoworkoutstate/tribal 4 issuesrelatedtooptionsandcompacts.Stanley_Paytiamo_Ԁremindedthegroupthatthetribeshave  p adifferentstatusthanthestatesandthatitisnotaccuratetotalkabouttreatingtheminthesame  \ way.GovernorChinostatedthatwedoneedtofindwaysoffacilitatingtheprocessestogether. H 9.Aseriesofforumupdatesfollowed:MikeGeorgepresentedanOverviewontheTechnical   WorkPlan,Lee_Gribovicz_ԀpresentedtheEmissionsForumReport,John_Vimont_Ԁpresentedthe   ModelingForumReport,John_Kowalczyk_ԀpresentedtheMobileSourcesForumReport,andPete  _Lahm_ԀpresentedtheFireEmissionsJointForumReport.  Lewis_McLeod_Ԁgaveanupdateonthefollowing.ResearchandDevelopment!Muchofitswork l isavailableontheWeb.Futureworkshopsareplannedonfugitivedustmodeling.Monitoring X  Forum!Ambientmonitoringdatabasehasbeendeveloped.Annualreportisnearlycompleted. D! Workingondefiningboundariesofcleanaircorridors.TribalData!Surveysfortheoriginal12 0"  tribesandfourothertribeshasbeencompleted.Onecontractisouttodevelopsoftwarefora #l! surveyrelatedtoemissioninventories.Trainingisunderway.88tribeshaveidentifiedpollution $X" sourcesontheirreservations.Remainingmaynothavereceivedfundstodothework;28have $D # completedemissionsinventoriesand77saidtheyplantocompletean_EI_.Overall,thereisalack %0!$ offundsandadditionalfundingshouldbeconsideredforthenextyear. &"% JeffBurkspresentedtheAirPollutionPreventionForumreport.ColleenDelaney!Revieweda (#' revisedtableforthe_MTF_sSO2emissionprojectionsforsubmittingtoEPAtoaddressthetribal )$( issuesidentifiedduringthefirstdayofthemeeting.ReportfromNorthernAirManagers. |*%)  h+&* DanOlson,Wyoming,_DEQ_,gaveanupdate.Askedforanagreementinprincipaltodevelopa  processforreformingthegroupasaState/TribalAirManagersCommitteethatincludesair  managersfromtheentireWRAPregion.Wantawaytofleshoutcommonissuestobring  forwardforstakeholderdiscussion,suchasonthe_SIPs_Ԁand_TIPs_.Dennis_Hemmer_Ԁmadea t motionthatafleshedoutorganizationalstructurebepresentedatthenextWRAPmeeting.Andy ` _Ginsburg_ԀsaidIOCandTOCneedsomerepresentationindevelopingtheproposaland L  clarificationonwhatspecificallywillbehandledbyothergroups,suchas_WESTAR_.Dianne 8  _Nielson_ԀsuggestedIOCandTOCcochairsworkwithnorthernairmanagerstodevelopacharge $ t identifyingthoseissuesthenewgroupwouldaddressanddescribinghowitwouldbestructured.  ` IOCandTOCwouldexaminethedocumentbeforethenextWRAPmeetingtodetermineifany  L  otherinvolvementisrequired.Therewasnoobjectiontoproceedinginthatdirection.  8  10.FundingUpdate.PatrickCumminsandBill_Grantham_Ԁgaveastatusreportonthecurrent   grantandFY01fundingandreferredmeetingparticipantstomaterialsintheirpackets.Patsaid   outof$8millionappropriatednationallyforregionalplanningthroughEPA,theWRAPwill   receive$4.1million.   TheBenedictionwasdeliveredbyStanley_Paytiamo_. \ Themeetingadjournedat3:35_p.m._