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WRAP Board: Meetings & Calls

WESTERN REGIONAL AIR PARTNERSHIP MEETING
Tuesday, May 17 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm and
Wednesday, May 18, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Wyndham Phoenix Hotel
50 East Adams St., Phoenix, AZ
(click for map)

Agenda: PDF or DOC

AGENDA

Tuesday, May 17
1:00 pm

Call to Order
Steve Owens, State of Arizona and
Lloyd Irvine, Confederated Tribes of Salish and Kootenai

  • Introductions
  • Agenda Review
  • Approve November 2004 Board Minutes
1:15

Co-Directors Reports Bob Gruenig and Patrick Cummins

  • WGA and NTEC Financial Status Reports
  • FY06 and Future Funding Outlook
  • IOC and TOC Appointments
1:45

Stationary Source Issues

  • Status of EPA’s BART Rulemaking, including revisions to Section 308 and 309 in response to CEED v. EPA
  • Discussion of NO2 Increment Proposal PDF
3:00 Break
3:15

Stationary Source Issues (cont.)

  • WRAP Stationary Sources Forum Projects
    • Report on BART Eligible Sources
    • Work Group on NOx Emissions from Power Plants
    • Work Group on Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector
    • Tribal Point Source Inventory Project
    • 2018 Emissions Projections
  • Next Steps in development of WRAP strategy to address stationary sources and BART
  • Presentations:
    • Identification of BART-Eligible Sources in the WRAP Region PDF
    • Tribal Inventory Project PDF
    • Emission Inventory and Control Technology Technical Support PDF
  Adjorn for the Day
 
Wednesday, May 18
8:00

Discussion of Climate Change Issues in the West

  • Introduction of Topic Jim Norton, New Mexico
  • Climate Change Impacts and the West
    • Dr. Kevin E. Trenberth, Senior Scientist and Head of the Climate Analysis Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research
      • Presentation: PDF
    • Dr. Phillip W. Mote, Washington’s State Climatologist and Research Scientist, University of Washington / NOAA Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean, Climate Impacts Group
      • Presentation: PDF
    • Questions and Discussion
  • One Company’s Approach - Ed Fox, Vice President, Communications, Environment & Safety, Arizona Public Service Company
    • Presentation: PDF
10:00 Break
10:15

Discussion of Climate Change Issues in the West (cont.)

  • State & Regional Initiatives – Panel Discussion (10 minutes each) followed by questions and discussion
    • Tom Peterson, Penn State University and The Center for Climate Strategies
      • Presentation: PDF
    • Stu Clark, State of Washington and West Coast Governor’s Global Warming Initiative
      • Presentation: PDF
    • Stephen Saunders, The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
    • Brad Crabtree, Powering the Plains
      • Presentation: PDF
    • Rich Halvey, WGA Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative
      • Presentation: PDF
  • Next Steps 

Background Material For Climate Issues in the West

  • Arizona Executive Order PDF
  • Climate Change is Changing the West PDF
  • Leading By Example: Profitable Corporate Strategies and Successful Public Policies for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions PDF
  • EPA Inventory Executive Summary PDF
  • The Evolution Of State Climate Change Policy in The United States: Lessons Learned and New Directions PDF
  • West Coast Governors’ Global Warming Initiative Staff Recommendations to the Governors PDF
12:00 Lunch (provided for Board members)
1:00

Presentation of Supplemental 2005 Work Plan for Board Review and Approval

  • Combined Presentation: PDF
2:30 Break
2:45 Updates on Forum Projects and Issues
3:45

New Business

  • Next meeting
2:45 Adjournment
 

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