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
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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Adjorn for the Day |
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| 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
- 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
- Questions and Discussion
- One Company’s Approach - Ed Fox, Vice President, Communications, Environment & Safety, Arizona Public Service Company
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| 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
- Stu Clark, State of Washington and West Coast Governor’s Global Warming Initiative
- Stephen Saunders, The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization
- Brad Crabtree, Powering the Plains
- Rich Halvey, WGA Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative
- 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
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| 12:00 |
Lunch (provided for Board members) |
| 1:00 |
Presentation of Supplemental 2005 Work Plan for Board Review and Approval
- Combined Presentation: PDF
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| 2:30 |
Break |
| 2:45 |
Updates on Forum Projects and Issues |
| 3:45 |
New Business
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| 2:45 |
Adjournment |
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