Air Managers Committee: Documents

Guidance for Setting Reasonable Progress Goals Under the Regional Haze Program (rev. 06/1/07) PDF (1.2 MB)
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to States in setting reasonable progress goals (RPGs) as part of their regional haze state implementation plans (SIPs) and in deciding those measures necessary to meet these goals. We emphasize that this document is merely guidance and that States or the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may elect to follow or deviate from this guidance, as appropriate. The ultimate determination of whether a given SIP submission by a State meets the statutory requirements of sections 169A and 169B of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the regional haze regulations at 40 CFR 51.300 - 309 will be accomplished through notice and comment rulemaking in which the facts and circumstances of each State submission will be evaluated by EPA.

Under the Tribal Authority Rule, 40 CFR part 49, Tribes have the authority to seek “treatment as a State” for purposes of administering certain CAA programs, including the regional haze program. Whether Tribes seek this authority or not, EPA encourages Tribes to participate in the regional planning efforts to address visibility and to consult with neighboring States as they develop their regional haze SIPs. We hope that this guidance will provide Tribes with an understanding of the process for establishing RPGs that will assist them in the consultation process.

Program Operations and Regioinal Haze Planning Issues with the IMPROVE Site Reduction Plan
Comments from the WRAP Air Managers Committee PDF (08/22/06)

• Comments from the WRAP Technical Oversight Committee on the proposed IMPROVE monitoring reduction plan PDF (08/16/06)

PM NAAQS Documents
The following files are intended to serve as reference material for preparing comments on the PM NAAQS proposed by EPA on January 17th. Most of the information in these documents is draft, representing thinking and ideas of staff and members of various agencies and organizations. Please do not quote or cite these materials in any official PM NAAQS comment documents without contacting the agency or organization for permission and clarification, as they are generally not final, official information. For more information, please contact Don Arkell or Ken Cronin.

• Recent Research Findings: Health Effects of Particulate Matter and Ozone Air Pollution PDF (01/04)
• Letter from California Air Resources Board to EPA Science Advisory Board DOC (08/05/05)
• Letter from Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District to EPA Science Advisory Board PDF (08/10/05)
• WRAP Technical Comments concerning the EPA PM NAAQS proposal of 01/17/06 DOC (1 MB)
• List of Requests for Comment in EPA’s proposed rule, “National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter,” 71 Federal Register 2620-2708 DOC (01/17/06)
• List of Requests for Comment in EPA’s proposed rule, “Revisions to Ambient Air Monitoring Regulations,” 71 Federal Register 2710-2808 DOC (01/17/06)
• LA Times Article: EPA Panel Advises Agency Chief to Think Again PDF or DOC (02/04/06)
• Annotated Outline for Testimony on EPA PM NAAQS Proposal PDF (02/22/06)
• Plagued by Pollution: Unsafe Levels of Soot Pollution in 2004 PDF (01/06, 1.4 MB)
• NTAA Public Hearing Request for PM NAAQS and Monitoring Regulations PDF (03/02/06)
• Summary of EPA Proposal to Revise the PM NAAQS and Draft WRAP Technical Comments PDF (2 MB) or PPT (5.6 MB)
• Talking Points for Testifiers at PM Hearings DOC
• Tribal PM Comment Letter DOC
• PM NAAQS Proposal: Preliminary List of Potential Subjects for Comment By NTAA and Tribes DOC
• EPA’s Proposed PM NAAQS and Monitoring Regulations, NTAA Perspective for Reg. 8 RTOC Presentation by Bill Grantham PPT

AMC Proposed 2006 Workplan (03/22/05) PDF or DOC
Proposed AMC workplan for 2006 reviewed by the WRAP Planning Team at it's 3/10/05 Meeting.

WRAP Technical Status Report (8/10/05) - The August version of this report is the first in a series to provide quarterly updates, as a tool to help planners and air managers stay up to date on the status of WRAP technical work to support regional haze planning efforts. It contains a summary of:

1. “Information nodes,” on various websites with currently available information on air quality, emissions, modeling results for regional haze within the WRAP region;
2. Schedule for key technical deliverables, through 2006;
3. Approach to technical analyses of known and prospective control strategies in 2018;
4. Highlights of key technical analyses, including emission inventories, air quality, and regional modeling.

Brief descriptions of projects and products are included in this report. Hot links to appropriate WRAP web pages, and references to work plans and the WRAP strategic plan are included for reference. Updates to this report are under the supervision of the Technical Oversight Committee. It is a living document, and any recommendations and suggestions on content and format are welcome. Please contact Tom Moore with your comments and suggestions.

Letter to Lydia Wegman (EPA) by IOC/TOC Chairs Containing updated questions to those sent on 01/18/02.

• Letter PDF (01/07/03)
• EPA Response PDF (03/03)
• Final EPA Protocol for Reviewing 309 SIPs PDF (03/31/03)
  • Draft EPA Protocol for Reviewing 309 SIPs PDF (03/10/03)
  • Cover Letter to Draft EPA Protocol PDF (03/10/03)

Alaska Regional Haze Strategy PDF

RA BART Case Studies HTML

AMC Implementation Workgroup-Draft Work Plan PDF or DOC (01/12/04)

RA BART Guidelines HTML

Clearview Newsletter (Regional Haze/WRAP Activity Update):

• February-March 2007 Clearview PDF or DOC
  
• December 2006 Clearview PDF or DOC
• July 2006 Clearview PDF or DOC
• May-June 2006 Clearview PDF or DOC
• April 2006 Clearview PDF or DOC
• January 2006 Clearview PDF or DOC
• December 2005 PDF or DOC
• November 2005 PDF or DOC
• September - October 2005 PDF or DOC
• August 2005 PDF or DOC
• July 2005 PDF or DOC