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"WESTAssociates > ~  BrockLeBaron,EFMember.< < UtahDEQ,AirQualityDivision $ d  RoyDoyle,EIWGMember. ColoradoHealthDept./AirQualityDivision  J  WayneLeipold,EFMember.D D PhelpsDodgeCopperCompany 0  MikeSundblom,EIWGMember.!ArizonaDEQ,AirQualityDivision   CarrieMacDougall,EFMember.#ClarkCounty(Nevada)AirQualityDivision#X65XXX*#XXXX65   BillFishback,EFMember.p p ExxonMobilePetroleumCompany   AliceEdwards,EIWGMember.  !AlaskaDEC,AirQualityDivision#X65XXX6#XXXX65  TomMoore,WRAPTechnicalSupportStaff../WesternGovernor'sAssociation n JohnVimont,WRAPModelingForumCoChair.0USNationalParkService T Lisa_Riener_,AirQualityManager.'QuinaultIndianNation :z BobGruenig,TribalLiaison.  "NationalTribalEnvironmentalCouncilNTEC  ` PatrickBarickman. UtahDEQ,AirQualityDivision F DanJohnson,ExecutiveDirector.&WESTAR#X65XXXJ #XXXX65Ԁ , DonArkell,VisibilityProgramCoordinator.1WESTAR#X65XXX# #  @#MeetingSummary  AtthismeetingtheEmissionForum/EmissionInventoryWorkgroupmembersreviewedthestatusof | Pechanscontractsto1)evaluatethe1996WRAPEIforQualityAssurance,2)compiletheYear2000 h StationarySourceSO2EmissionInventoryand3)tomake2018emissionprojectionsfortheWRAP T RegionEmissionInventoryBaseCase,MilestoneControlCaseandtwoBARTScenarios. @ Regardingthe'96EIQAproject,Pechanidentifiedanumberofproblemswiththe1996WRAP !X  EmissionInventoryandtheEmissionForumdecidedthattheseerrorsshouldbecorrected. "D! RegardingtheY2KSO2EmissionInventory,Pechan'sDraftFinalReportshoweda 25%reductionin # # stationarysourceSO2between1990and2000inthe9stateGCVTCtransportregion .Thistenyear $!$ reductionamountedtoalmost207KTPY,froma1990levelof829Ktons,downtoabout622Ktonsin %!% 2000,morethansatisfyingtheGCVTCrequirementstoachieve13%reductionoverthatdecade. &"& Regardingthe2018Projections,PechansubmittedaMay2,2002reportassessingtheBaseCase,the x($( AnnexMilestonesControlCase,theCommand&ControlBARTCase,andtheCommand&Control d)%) BARTCasew/Uncertainty.Howeveranerrorwasdiscoveredinthislatestrevisionwherea26% P*&* simulatedBARTreductionwasnotuniformlyappliedtoallofthealternativeAnnexscenarios.This <+|'+ 26%reductionshouldhavebeenappliedtoSO2emissionsinthe13nontransportregionstatesofthe (,h(, WRAPModelingDomainfortheAnnexMilestones,andthetwoBARTscenarios,soasolutionwas -T)- determinedwheretheModelingForumwillutilizetheonecorrectemissionfilethattheyhaveintheir .@*. revisedWRAPAnnexmodelingcurrentlyprogressing.Inaddition,theEmissionForumwillworkwith  PechantorevisetheirReportforthecorrectemissiontotals,andtocompletethefinalPollution  Preventionscenariocalledforintheircontract.  TheForumdiscussedhowbesttouselimitedWRAPfundstoimproveemissioninventories,focusingon p TemporalAllocationandPollutantSpeciationconcerns,aswellasontheaccuracyofammonia/organics \ emissiondata.AnRFPwillbeissuedtolookattheallocation/speciationquestions.Aproposalfrom H  theUniversityofCaliforniaatRiversidewillbereviewedtodeterminewhetherresearchonammoniais 4 t warrantedforspendinglimitedEmissionForumfunds.  ` TheForumreviewedapaperbyCarrieMacDougall(EmpiricalMethodforDeterminingFugitiveDust  8  EmissionsfromWindErosionofVacantLand)whichdescribesamethodologythattheEmissionForum  $  mightuseforcalculatingthecurrentlymissingwinderosioncomponentoftheWRAPEmission   Inventory.Thismethodusesthresholdwindspeedsforcalculatingemissionsbylandtypecategories(ie/   nativedesert,disturbedland,stabilizedland).Basedonthepositivereactionfromparticipating   members,CarriewillprepareanRFPforseekingbidstoimplementthismethodology.   RegardingdevelopmentofaRegionalDatabasetohouseandmanageWRAPtheEIinformation l compiledforRHRimplementation,theEmissionForumhasbeenstrugglingwiththisproblemforquite X sometime.InordertotrytocometosomeconclusionsonthisproblemtheForumwillundertakea D  NeedsAssessmentforthisWRAPEIDatabaseSYSTEM.Suchevaluationwillincludeoptionsfor 0p  homefortheEIinformationwhichprovidesaccesstothedataforallinterestedparties(internet?). \ Also,theWRAPmustdevelopalongterm caretakertoprovideameanstotaketheEIdatafrom H preparers,andtomaintainandupdatethedatabase. 4 AmajorportionofthismeetingwasdevotedtodevelopingtheEmissionForumlongtermworkplanand   specific2003budget.TwomajorareasofEFactivitywillbe:  1)developtheEIdatabaseSYSTEM@ss$....&....bb(T$2)makeimprovementstotheEIdata  Individualtaskswereidentifiedwithinthesemajorareasoffocus,andthemeetingparticipants h developedestimatescostestimatesforeachoftheseprojects.Basedontheworkatthismeeting,the T  EmissionForumwillrequirenewfundingofalmost $368KforEmissionForumprojectsin2003 . @!  TheForumalsodiscussedinterRPOcooperationintheareaofuniform DataExchangeProtocolsfor #X" EIdata,anddiscussedthestatusofMexicanandCanadianemissioninventoryinformation.The $D # completionofthereengineeredIntegratedAssessmentSystem(IAS)projectionsmodelwasannounced, $0!$ andprovisionweremadeforWRAPstakeholderstoaccessthisrevisedmodelontheInternet.  %"% @ll#MeetingDetails  @ss"HAnnouncementsH  SeveralMeetingswereannounced: p  e&  WRAPTOC/TechnicalCoChairsMeeting.+June1112th,2002@Seattle H  0 e reviewofthe2003WRAPtechnicalworkplan,andthelongterm5year'H #ԀWRAPplan!lookingto 4 t complywiththerecentEPAguidancedocumentforRPOplanning `eT$eT$ WRAP"AllComers"Meeting.  July910th,2002@Denver  8  0 e presentationofthe309modelingresults,invitingallWRAPtechnicalandpolicyforumsandall  $  WRAPtechnicalcontractors eT$eT$ WRAPSemiAnnualBoardMeetingDenver..July2324th,2002@Denver   0 e reviewWRAPstates309commitment,basedonthefinalWRAPtechnicalproducts eT$eT$ @ H1996WRAPEmissionInventory:QualityAssuranceH X TheWRAPissuedanapproximately$30KcontracttoPechaninNovember2001,toundertakeaproject 0p toconductaQualityAssurancereviewofthe1996pointsourceinventorypreparedbyPES.Theproject \ comparedtheSO2EmissionInventorycompiledbyPES,againstthe1996 trueupinventoryprepared H byPechaninJuly2000( Historic&FutureSO2EmissionsAnalysis:9StateWesternRegion)tohelp 4 theMarketTradingForumintheirassessmentofthemilestonesforthebackstoptradingprogram.This    trueupinventorydealtonlywith majorpointsources(>100TPYSO2).   Pechanalsolookedatdiscrepanciesinstackparameters(exhaustflowrate,exitgasvelocity,stack  diameter,height&temperature),aswellasSCCCodediscrepancies,problemswithlat_lon_Ԁlocation  coordinatesforsourcesandproblemswithPM2.5emissiontotals.Theysentoutspreadsheetstothe | transportregionstatestoassessthedifferencesforcorrectedvalues. h Pechansuppliedadraftreportoftheproject(1strevision)onApril5,2002,andthatdraftwasdistributed @!  withintheWRAPforcomment.Atthismeeting,BillFishbacknotedthathefoundtheJECorettepower ,"l! plantinYellowstoneCounty,Montana,tobemissingfromthe1996inventory.Thiserrorwasnot #X" mentionedinPechansreport,andledtospeculationthattheCorettePlantmaynotbeinthe2018 $D # projections,either.DennisSchwehr&BillFishbackagreedtoreviewtheMontanaprojections,and $0!$ determinethestatusofthisplant. %"% ItwasalsonotedthatthemodelershavefounderrorswiththeUtahpointsourcesshowingupinthein '#' thewrongcounties.Wediscussedhowtoaddressthematter,andBrockLeBaronnotedthatUtahis ($( workingdirectlywiththeRMCatUCRiversidetogettheerrorschanged. )%) AlsoLeeGribovicznotedthathehadbeencontactedbyPimaCounty,Arizona(April29,2002letter) d+'+ aboutsuspectederrorsintheircountysPM10emissiontotalsinthe1996WRAPEI,reportedat11,236 P,(, tons.PimaCountyfoundthatthecorrecttotalshouldbecloserto850tons.Theyalsonotedthatthe <-|)- MaricopaCountytotal(Phoenix)wasonly40tons,whichtheyfeltwasincongruouswiththePima (.h*. Countyemissions,consideringthatPhoenixismuchlargerthantheTucsonarea.Theletterhadbeen  circulatedtotheEmissionForum,andthegroupfeltthatthiserrorwassomehowrelatedtothe  communicationbetweenArizonaDEQandPESinthepreparationofthe96EI.  WediscussedwhattodowiththePechanreportandDennisSchwehrsuggestedthattheerrorsinthe p 1996inventorymustbecorrected.Noonedisagreed,soitwasdecidedthatDenniswillgobackto \ Pechantogetabetterassessmentoftheerrorsthatwerediscoveredinthis1996Inventory,andwork H  withthemtomakecorrectionsoftheseerrorswhereappropriate.Itwasdecidedthatcommentsonthe 4 t currentdraftoftheQAReportshouldbesenttoDennisbyJune7th,2002,andhewilltakeallcomments  ` toPechanatthattime.  L  @H2018WRAPProjectionsH  $  PechanwasissuedacontractonJuly5,2001(June28thproposal)foralmost$174Ktoprepare2018   projectionsfortheBaseCaseandControlCaseEmissionInventories.Subsequentlyitwasdetermined   thatinordertocompleteallnecessarymodelingdemonstrationsforimplementing309SIP's,the   WRAPwouldalsoneedtwoadditional2018projectionscharacterizingaCommand&Control"BART"  implementation.ThefirstBARTinventorywouldbederivedbysubtractingfromPechan'sBaseCase l approximately160,000tonsofanticipatedSO2BARTreductionsachievableinthetransportregion.The X secondscenariowouldbea"sensitivity"casewithabout10%( 65,000tons)ofSO2addedbackinto D theinventorytoaccountfor"uncertainty"inthepredictionsforBARTreductions. 0p Also,itwasdeterminedthatthemodelerswouldneeda"PollutionPrevention"2018EmissionInventory H toreflecttheimplementationofrenewableenergy/energyefficiency(RE/EE)goalsintheRegionalHaze 4 Rule.Thusthiscontractwillproducefive2018projectionscenarios:   re1) F BaseCaseT$(area&pointsourcesforallsevenpollutants)  2) F AnnexMilestonesMarketTradingCase,T$(revisedpointsourceSO2only)  3) F Command&ControlBARTCase,T$(revisedpointsourceSO2only)  4) F C&CBARTCase(w/uncertainty),T$(revisedpointsourceSO2only) | 5) F P2leastcostRE/EEscenario,T$(revisedpointsourceSO2only) h ReviewofPechansinitialBaseCaseprojection(December2001report)revealederrorsinthenon @!  utilitysourcelifetimes,problemsinapplying"knowncontrols",andconsistencyinapplyinggrowth ,"l! factorstoCENRAPstatesaspreviouslyusedforWRAPemissions.Thisresultedinsomeadditional #X" workforPechantorevisethatoriginalBaseCaseprojection.Becauseofthenewlyrequiredscenarios $D # andadditionalBaseCasetasks,Pechan'scontractwasmodifiedonJanuary29,2002(January23rd $0!$ proposal)foranotherapproximately$23K,makingthetotal2018projectionscontractcometoaround %"% $197K. &#& PechansubmittedarevisedreporttotheWRAPonMay2,2002,andthatdraftwasdistributedwithin ($( theWRAPforcomment.Thisreportaddressesonlythefirstfourscenarios,asthebasicinformationon )%) PollutionPreventionhasbeendelayedfromtheWRAPP2Forum. x*&* AnerrorhasbeendiscoveredinPechansthelatestdraftreport.ItwastheintentionoftheEmission P,(, ForumthattheonlychangesfromtheBaseCaseprojectionswouldbedifferencesinpointsourceSO2 <-|)- emissionswithintheGCVTC9statetransportregion.ThentheeffectofthedifferentAnnexSO2 (.h*. controlstrategies(MarketTradingvs.Command&ControlBART)couldbedirectlycomparedbythe  modelers.  ItwasknownthatsomepointsourceSO2emissioncontrolmustbeachievedintheotherfourWRAP  states(WA,MT,ND&SD),aswellasinthenineCENRAPstatesthatcomprisetheWRAPmodeling p domain.ThisisbecausetheRegionalHazeRulerequiresatminimum,BARTcontrolstoapplicable \ sources.Butbecausethose308stateswontprepareSIPsuntilaround2008,theextentoftheSO2 H  emissioncontrolwasunquantified.Asabestestimate,itwasdecidedtoapplyauniform26%reduction 4 t topointsourceSO2emissionsinthose13states,whichwasthesameasdeterminedtobeachievedby  ` BARTwithinthetransportregion.  L  AfterPechanturnedouttheAnnexMilestonesControlCaseandtheBARTprojections,themodelers  $  discoveredthattheSO2emissiontotalsinthesethreescenarioswerenotuniformforthe13non   transportregionstates,astheyshouldbe.InvestigationrevealedthatPechanhadappliedthe26%   reductionproperlyinonlythe Command&ControlBARTscenario.NopointsourceSO2reductions   weretakenfromthe13nontransportregionstatesinthe AnnexMilestonesControlcase.Andthe    10%uncertainty was improperlyaddedbackinforall22states ofthemodelingdomaininthe C&C  BARTw/Uncertaintyscenario,whenit shouldhavebeenappliedsolelytothe9transportregion l states . \ IndiscussionswithModelingForumCoChair,JohnVimont,itwasdeterminedthatbecauseofthepress 8x togettheAnnexModelingcompleted,themostexpedientwaytoproceedwasfortheModelingForum $d tocorrecttheerrorsbyapplyingthecorrect Command&ControlBARTSO2filesinthemodelingof P theothertwoAnnexscenarios.TheModelingForumwillalsousethenewaveragewildfireyearfire < emissions,withcorrespondingagriculturalandprescribedforestfireburning,intherevisedAnnex ( modelruns.  Infurtherdiscussionofthiscontracthowever,DennisSchwehrfeltstronglythattheEmissionForum  hadanobligationtothepublictogettheseprojectionsascorrectaspossible.ItwasdecidedthatDennis  wouldworkwithPechantorevisethe2018projectionsforaccuratelycompletingthis2018Projections  contract.ItwasdecidedthattheEFshouldreviewthisreportandprovidecommenttoDennisbyJune p 14th.ThenhewouldoverseecompletionoftheP2Scenario(workw/Pechan,PatCummins&P2 \  Forum),andgetrevisionstotheexisting2018projections,targetingafinalreportforlatesummer2002. H!  Thusalthoughwecurrentlyhave2018projectionsforuseinthemodelinginventory,wearestill  #`" workingtoQAthiswork!  $L # @ HAmmonia&OrganicsEIImprovementsH %$"% RegardingAmmonia&Organics,theEmissionForumhascurrentlyhasasmallbudgettoinvestigateEI '#' Improvementsforthesetwopollutants.BillFishbackhastakentheleadinworkingonammonia,butwe ($( haventlookedatorganicsyetinanydetail. )%) Indiscussionoftheammoniaissue,JohnVimontnotedthatthenitrogenintheatmospheremovesback l+'+ andforthbetweennitrateformation,anda_NOx_/NH3equilibrium,dependingonatmospherictemperature X,(, andhumidity.Weseehighnitrateformationinthewinterbecauseitscoolerandmorehumid,however D-)- thereissomecounterbalancingfactorinthatthereisalsolessammoniaproducedandemittedduringthat 0.p*. period.Inthesummerontheotherhand,itstypicallywarmeranddrier,yieldinglessnitrateshowingup  intheaerosolvisibilitymonitoringnetwork.NitrateisnotamajorplayerintheWRAPregion,withthe  exceptionofSouthernCaliforniawhereitshowsupprimarilyattheSan_Gorgonio_ԀClassIarea.  Inlate2001,BillFishbackcontactedtheModelingDirectorattheRMC(GailTonnesen)about p modelingsomesensitivityrunstodeterminewhetheragrosschangeintheammoniaemissionrateshad \ asignificantimpactonnitrateformation.Dr.TonnesenconfirmedthattheRMCplannedtoundertake H  someammoniasensitivityemissionscalingexperiments,butitturnsoutthatbecauseoftheWRAP 4 t pushtocompletetheAnnexmodeling,theModelingCenterhasnothadtimeyetmakeacomplete  ` assessmentofammoniasensitivity.  L  Discussionthisdatecenteredonwhetherlargechangesinammoniainventorynumbersdoesindeedhave  $  asignificanteffectonmodelednitrateconcentrations.Itwassuggestedthatifammoniawasdoubledin   onerun,andcutbyinanother,itwouldcomeclearerwhetheritwasprudentfortheEmissionForum   toexpendWRAPfundstoimprovetheaccuracyoftheseammoniaemissioncalculations.Thepointwas   madethatcurrentWRAPmodelingdoesindeedshowthatammoniaissignificantlyoverpredictedfor   thewintermonths,thereforeprobablytheonlydirectionforammoniaemissionsisdown.  Dr.TonnesenhasbeenincontactwiththeEPAsAlice_Gilliland_Ԁaboutseasonalammoniaemission X adjustmentusingtheresultsofEPA/ORDinversemodelingofNH3intheeasternU.S.Basedonthis D work,theRMCisadjustingfutureWRAPmodelingrunstousea64%reductioninNH3forwinter,a 0p 25%increaseforsummerandnochangeforspring/fall. \ JustpriortothismeetingBillFishbackagaincontactedDr.Tonnesen,andsherespondedwithaMay21, 4 2002proposalforconductinganammoniaresearchprojectcostingbetween$62,500$82,500,   dependingonoptions.ThisworkwouldincorporateimprovedNH3emissionestimationalgorithmsinto   aGISbasedmodelfortheWRAPdomain.ThenUCRiversidewoulddevelopnecessaryenvironmental  andactivitydataforevaluatingsoils/fertilizers,livestocktemporalNH3emissionsanddomestic/  compostingsources.RegardingthespatialdistributionoflivestockNH3,UCRiversideproposesto  incorporateactivitydataandemissionfactorsintotheGISbasedNH3model.Regardingmobilesource | NH3,UCRwoulddevelopa _fleetwide_Ԁcorrectionfactortocurrentemissionestimatesbasedonrecent h emissionfactorinformation.Allofthisworkwouldbedocumented,withcompleteinstructionsfor T  utilizingtheresultantGISbasedmodel. @!  Indiscussionofthisproposal,JohnVimontfeltthatconceptually,theproposalhasvalue.BillFishback #X" wasstillconcernedaboutspendingmoneytoimproveaninventory,ifthechangesinammoniadont $D # haveasignificanteffectonthevisibilityparameters.Howeverthisdate,JohnVimontconfirmedthat $0!$ modelinghasalreadyshownthatasignificantchangeofupto8g/m3decreaseinnitratesresultsfrom %"% cuttingwinterNH3inhalf(seeproposal DeltaSulfateplots). &#& OtherEFMemberswerepolledontheUCRproposalandreactionsvaried.CarrieMacDougallfeltthat ($( itwasprobablyimportanttorefinetheammoniainventory,butshewasconcernedwithreviewingjust )%) oneproposal.WayneLeipoldwantedtoseewhattheeffectwasoftheseasonaladjustmentsthatwillbe x*&* made.AliceEdwardsfeltthatifthetoolwouldhelpAlaska,thenshesforit.ShedidnotethatAlaska d+'+ mobileemissionscouldbesignificantlydifferentbasedontheextremelycoldtemperaturesexperienced P,(, inherstate.BrockLeBaronagreedwithWaynethatweneedtoseewhatthecurrentseasonal <-|)- adjustmentswilldo.Hefeltthat_NOx_/NH3ratiosweremoreimportantthatabsoluteammoniaemissions. (.h*. TomMoorefeltthatthecurrentworkwasprobablygoodenoughfor309,butthoughtthatthisissue  shouldbelookedatinthelongtermforumworkplan.RoyDoylesinitialreactiontotheproposal,was  thatitmightbeanissue,butisprobablynottheForumsfirstpriority.DennisSchwehragreedthatthis  wasmaybenotanimmediateconcern,andhewantedtogettheModelingForumscommentonthe  proposal.MikeSundblomagreedthatthiswasprobablynotanimmediatepriority. p ItwasconcludedthatJohnVimontwillcirculatethisUCRiversideammoniaproposalthroughthe H  ModelingForumandgetcommentsbacktousbynextFall.BillFishbackwillcontinuetooverseethe 4 t matterandbringthecommentsbacktotheEmissionForumwhentheyareavailable.  ` @JJHFugitiveDustImplementationH  8  LeeGribovicznotedthatwecurrentlydon'thavefugitivewinderosiondustinthe'96emission   inventory,andtheForumhadbudgeted$125Ktofillthathole.The1996NEIoriginallyhadwind   erosionin,butitwaseliminatedin1999byEPAaftersignificantquestionsaroseregardingtheaccuracy   oftheemissioncalculationmethodology.   LeealsonotedthattheMobileSourcesForumhadquestionsregardingtheappropriateemissions l calculationsfrompavedandunpavedroaddust.For UNPAVEDroaddust inthe13WRAPstates,the X MSFworkedtogetupdatedEPAsiltloadingnumbersandrevisedtravel/activitydata;andthenapplied H a transportfractionfactordevelopedbyEPA.Thisrevised2018unpavedroaddustinventoryfromthe 4t MobileSourceForum,willgetintothiscurrentroundofmodelingeffort.Regarding pavedroaddust ,  ` theMSFisstillusingthestandardEPAapproach(_FHWA_Ԁtravel,EPANETsiltloadings,notransport P fractionapplied),withallemissionsdividedby4. < Thedevelopmentofthe GilletteBoxModelisanattempttoquantifywhatportionofemission  inventorydustplumeisnotscavengedbysurroundingvegetationandriseshighenoughinthe  atmospheretoparticipateinregionaltransport(ie/visibilityimpairment).WESTARhasundertakena  projecttoevaluatetheperformanceofthismodelwithfieldmeasurements,andissuedtheRFPinthe  Fallof2001.DesertResearchInstitutegottheapproximately$100Kcontracttoconductthisevaluation  andtheworkwascompletedthisSpring.WESTARexpectsadraftreportbyAugust,andthecontract p callsforthefinalreporttobedeliveredbyOctober1st,2002. \  Finally,thequestionof"natural"dusthasyettobedefinedbytheWRAP.AttheirMarch02Phoenix 4"t! meeting,theWRAPTOCestablishedanewDustEmissionsJointForum(_DEJF_)underthe  #`" chairmanshipofMarkScruggs.ThisnewForumischargedataddressingthisquestion,similartothe  $L # wayFEJFundertookaninitiativetodefine"natural"fire.Dr.Scruggsisreconveningthe ExpertPanel $8!$ tolookatthesedustissues. %$"% CarrieMacDougallhasacceptedthechallengeofoverseeingthedevelopmentofamethodologyforthe '#' EmissionForumtouseforcalculatingthecurrentlymissingwinderosioncomponentofourEmission ($( Inventory.AtourlastmeetinginPhoenix,Ms.MacDougalldiscussedtheClarkCounty,NevadaPM )%) SIPwhichdescribedClarkCountyproceduresforestimatingwinderosion.Theyhaveconcludedthat *&* whateveremissionsthatweputinthemodelmustlinkwiththemeteorologybeingusedbythemodel l+'+ (episodicemissioneventsmustcoincidewiththewindincidents). X,(,   D-)- BasedonthepositivefeedbackfromtheEmissionForumatthatPhoenixmeeting,Carriepreparedand   distributedapaperatthismeetingentitledthe EmpiricalMethodforDeterminingFugitiveDust  EmissionsfromWindErosionofVacantLand.Thismethodusesthresholdwindspeedsforcalculating  emissionsbylandtypecategories(ie/nativedesert,disturbedland,stabilizedland).  CarrienotedthatshehaddiscussedthismethodologywiththeEPAs DustExpert,TomPace,and \ foundsomeconcernthatthisnewdirectionhadntbeenfullyreviewedbytheWRAP_DEJF_Ԁ Expert H  Panelandseemedtodeviatesomewhatfromtheirpastrecommendations.TheWRAPExpertPanelis 4 t planningtodiscussthismatteratthe_AWMA_ԀmeetinginJune,andRichardCountess,theChairofthat  ` panelisdiscussingCarriesparticipationtoclarifytheEmissionForumpositiononthismatter.  L  Carriealsonotedthatshehasdiscussedthiswindspeed/landcategorizationmethodologywithDrs.  $  Watson&ChowoftheDesertResearchInstitute,whohaveconsiderableexperienceinthefugitivedust   arena.Theyalsogavepositivefeedbackandthoughtitwasthewaytogo.   Regardingdatanecessarytoimplementthismethodology,itwasnotedthatwedohavelandusedatain   themodeling,andalthoughthedatamaynotexactlymatchtherequirementsofthismethodology,EF  membersfeltthatthislandusedatawasprobablyadaptable.Regardingspecificemissionfactorsfrom l windtunneldata,CarrienotedthatsomeofthedatawasalreadycompiledbyNevadasClarkCounty, X CaliforniasGreatBasinAirPollutionDistrictandbyWashingtonStateUniversity. D Regardingwindspeedwenotedthatmodelershavehourlyaveragesfor36kmgridsquares.The \ questionwasaskedastowhetherhourlywinddatawasspecificenoughtocatchhighwindpeakswhich H generatedustevents.CarrieexplainedthatClarkCountysresearchhadshowedthatsuchshortterm 4 peaksgenerallydonthavemucheffect,andthatdustraisedbysucheventsdoesntgoveryfar.Their   workshowedthatemissionsweremoredependentonsustainedwindspeedsatthesetwindthresholds.   ItwasconcludedthattheEmissionForumshouldgetcommentsbacktoCarrieonthismethodology  paperbyJune3rd.ThenshewilldevelopaformalRFPforimplementingthemethodologyintheWRAP  region(compileemissionfactorstoapplytothemodelgrids turnondustemissionswhenthewind | speedhits xmphbasedthelandusecategories). h &  @  HTemporalAllocation&PollutantSpeciationH @!  '@!qAnotherareaofEIimprovementrevolvesaroundtheproblemof_disaggregating_Ԁannualemission #X" inventorynumbersdowntoappropriatevaluesnecessaryforvisibilitymodeling.Inordertoaccurately $D # predictshorttermimpact,themodelsmusthaveannualemissionsbrokendownintohourly,gridded $0!$ emissionnumbers.Andtoaccuratelypredictatmosphericchemicalreactions,themodelsmusthavethe %"% initialemissioninventorypollutantlistbrokendownintothechemicalspeciesreactivityclasses(ie/ &#& genericparticulatematterandVOCreactdifferentlydependingontheactualchemicalcompositionof '#' thecompoundinvolved). ($( EmissionprocessorssuchasSMOKE,maketemporalandspeciationassignmentstoemissiontotals x*&* basedontheSCCcodeofthesourceofthoseemissions.ThereforeitiscriticalthattheseSCCcodes d+'+ accuratelyreflectproperemissionsourcesintheWRAPemissioninventories.Thenwhenwearesure P,(, wehavedefinedthetypeofsourcewearedealingwith,thetemporalandspeciationprofilesmustbe <-|)- accurateforthosesourcetypes.Itissuspectedthatdefaultnationaltemporalandspeciationprofilesthat (.h*. arebasedonhighnumbersofeasternemissionsources,maynotbecorrectforsomeactivitiesinthe  west.Forexampleagravelpitmayoperateonly8hoursperdayinareaswherepopulationpressures  forcenoiseand/ortrafficrestrictions,whilethesameoperationmaygo14hoursperdayinasparsely  populatedsiteontheedgeofasagebrushprairie.Andthatoperationmayoperateyeararoundinthe  warmsouth,butmaybecurtailedbyfrigidtemperaturesduringnorthernwinters.Andsimilar p electronicsfirmsmayemithighlydifferentcompoundsduetouseofdifferentsolventsthataremore \ availableinoneportionofthecountry. H  BrockLeBaronworkedtodevelopadraftScopeofWorkthatwascirculatedtotheEmissionForum  ` interestlistpriortothismeeting.Theprojectissettoproceedinphases:InPhaseI,acontractorwould  L  lookattheSCCcodesintheWRAPemissioninventoriestodeterminefirstifthesecodesaccurately  8  reflectthetypeofsourcethatitisdepictedas.AftertheseSCCcodesarecorrectedtobeaccurateforthe  $  WRAPsourcelist,thecontractorwouldconductPhaseIIandPhaseIII,dealingwithtemporalallocation   andchemicalspeciationprofiles,respectively.Ineachcase,thecontractorwoulddetermineifthe   temporalandspeciationprofilesareappropriateforthesourcesastheyoperateintheWRAPregion.   Thegeneralconsensusofdiscussiononthisproposalwasthatitwasawellthoughtoutplanthatcould  yieldsignificantimprovementsfortheWRAPemissioninventories.Howevertherewassomeconcern l thatsuchaprojectcouldbeexpensive,andwemaynothaveenoughmoney($75Kbudgeted)togeta X thoroughjobdone. D ItwasdecidedthatTomMoorewilldevelopanRFPforthisproject,andthenworkwithRichHalveyto \ getthatproposaloutonthestreetforbids.BrockLeBaron&PatrickBarickman,willsitwiththe H EmissionForumCoChairsonabidreviewcommitteeforresponsesreceivedtothisproject. 4 @!!HWRAPDatabaseDevelopmentH   TheEmissionForumhasbeendiscussingtheeventualdevelopmentofaWRAPRegionalDatabaseto  houseandmanagetheEIinformationcompiledforRHRimplementation.MikeSundblomisincharge  ofthisproject,andatourlastmeetinginPhoenix,hehadbroughtaninitialdraftofadatabasesystem | RFP.DiscussionofthatproposalwasheldandMr.Sundblomwastorevisethisdocumentbeforeitwas h circulatedtotheForumforfinalapproval. T  HoweveratthatsamePhoenixmeeting,theForumsawarevisiontotheIntegratedAssessmentSystem ,"l! (IAS)projectionsmodelthathadbeencompletedbyDr.SamirBadrioftheArizonaDEQ.Becauseof #X" theInternetcompatibleanduserfriendlyfrontendtothisrevisedmodel,andbecauseofthegreatly $D # improvedsimplicityofitsoperatingsystem,TOCCoChairMikeGeorgeandtheEFCoChairsbegana $0!$ discussionastowhetherwemightuseDr.BadriscomputertalenttoworkonthisEIdatabasesystemas %"% well.ConversationswereheldwithWRAPAdministration(RichHalvey)anditwasconfirmedthatwe &#& couldindeedcontractdirectlywithArizonaasoneoftheWRAPmemberstates,ifwefeltthatthiswas '#' themostefficientandeffectivewayofdevelopingthisEIsystem.AndArizonaDEQmanagementgave ($( theirblessingtoutilizethese inhouseskills,soDr.Badriwasrequestedtoprepareaproposalforthe )%) EmissionForumtoconsider. x*&* AtthismeetingMikeSundblomdistributedtheproposalfromDr.Badri,andtheforumdiscussedthis P,(, project.Dr.Badrifeltthathemightbeabletocompleteadatabasewithquerycapabilitysixmonths <-|)- whileworkingthroughtheArizonaDEQ.HoweverMikedidreportthatSamirfelthecouldworkon (.h*. projectonthesideandspeedthecompletionuptothreemonths.LeeGriboviczpointedoutthatsuchan  arrangementwouldmakeDr.Badrisimplyanotherindependentcontractor,andtheWRAPbidprocess  wouldthencomebackintoplay.  Dr.BadrisproposalincludedareferencetoGIScapability,howeveritwasnotveryclearastohowhe p wouldutilizesuchmappingsoftware.Thequestionwasraisedastowhatformatthedatawouldbe \ submittedunder.LeenotedthattheNEIInputFormat(NIF)version2wasbeingusedfornationaldata H  submittedtotheEPA.TheconceptoftheWRAPdatabasehadalwaysbeentoremaincompatiblewith 4 t otherusers.LeenotedthattheMexicoEIeffortsponsoredbytheWGA,wouldfocusonNIFV2,and  ` thattheotherRegionalPlanningOrganizations(RPOs)wereundertakinga DataExchangeProtocol  L  efforttoassurethatdataisuseableacrossRPOboundaries.Thusitwasprudenttoremainfocusedon  8  theNIFV2,asthecurrentmostuniversaldataformattingprotocolinusetoday.  $  A) xdE A   InadditiontoinvestigatingDr.BadriscapabilityfordatabasedevelopmentsincethelastEFmeeting,   anotherproposalhasappearedonthehorizon.LakesEnvironmentalofWaterloo,Canadahadpresented  aproposaltotheTribalDataDevelopmentWorkgrouponMay8th,2002,andthe offtheshelf { capabilityofthiscompanyssoftwarepackagehadseriouslyimpressedtheTDDWGandTOC g reviewers. S ThisLakesEnvironmentalsoftwarehasbuiltinemissiongeneratingprogramssuchasMobile6,BEIS, +k TANKS,LANDFILL,_PMCalcultor_Ԁandetc.IthasariskcalculatorforHAPsdata,andoneofthe W strongestpointswasthatitwasanintegratedGISbasedsystem,designedtobuilda bottomup C emissioninventory.TomMoorewasatthispresentation,andhenotedthissystemwasalreadyinuseas / theinventorysystemforthenationofChina.Itwasfeltthatitsstrengthwasindisplayingenvironmental  datainvariousmaps,graphsandcharts.  Thequestionwasaskedwhetherthiswasanindividualdatabaseforeachofthetribes,andwhenthis  wasconfirmed,membersoftheEmissionForumwonderedhowsuchasystemmightservetheWRAP  asacentralcollectionpointforindividualdatasubmissionsfromstatesandtribes? w TheEmissionForumhasbeenstrugglingwiththisconceptoftheWRAPdatabaseSYSTEMforquite O!! sometime.Thisdate,itwassuggestedthatweneedtoworkona needsassessmentforthisprogram. ;"{" Suchevaluationmustincludeoptionsfor homefortheEIinformationwhichprovidesaccesstothe '#g# dataforallinterestedparties.Also,wewillneedtodevelopalongterm caretakertoprovideameans $S $ totaketheEIdatafrompreparers,andtomaintainandupdatethedatabase.Itwasnotedthatthe $?!% EmissionForumhasoftentalkedaboutcombiningtheemissioninventoryinformationwiththecurrent %+"& ambientmonitoringdatathatisinternetaccessibleonthe_CIRA_ԀWebpageatColoradoStateUniversity. &#' ItwasdecidedthattheEmissionForumwilldelayactiononDr.Badrisproposal,andthatTomMoore ($) &MikeSundblomwillheadtheefforttodevelopthisWRAPEIDatabaseSYSTEM Needs )%* Assessment. *&+   s+', &   @  HYear2000StationarySourceSO2EmissionsH  Regarding309RHRimplementation,theGCVTCprojectedthatStationarySourceSO2emissionsfrom  theninetransportregionstates,woulddecreaseby13%inthefirstdecadeafter1990.InNovember'Z  2001,theEmissionForumissuedanapproximate$10KcontracttoPechanAssociatestocompilethis p year2000inventorytomakethis13%reductiondemonstration. \ PechanpreparedapreliminaryreportinFebruary,andupdatedthoseinitialfigureswithaDraftFinal 4 t ReportreceivedunderMay20,2002EMail.ThatupdatedreportwascirculatedtotheWRAPandis  ` postedontheWRAPwebpage.AtthismeetingLeeGriboviczdistributedanexcerptoftheconclusions  L  fromthatreport(AppendixVII)whichshowsa 25%reductioninstationarysourceSO2between1990  8  and2000 ,morethansatisfyingtheGCVTCrequirements.Thistenyearreductionamountedtoalmost  $  207KTPY,froma1990levelof829Ktons,downtoabout622Ktonsin2000.   TheWRAPcannow declarevictoryonsatisfyingthiselementoftheRHR,andLeeGriboviczwas   directedtocloseoutthiscontractasfinalwiththeWRAPAdministration.   @  HEmissionForumWorkplan&BudgetH l OneofthemainpurposesofthismeetingwastodeveloptheEmissionForumlongtermworkplanand D specific2003budget.TheEFheldapreviewcallonApril3rdandfromthatframework,EW/EIWG 0p membersbrainstormedthetasksnecessarytobeundertakenbytheForuminthenearfuture.Lee \ Griboviczdistributedaspreadsheetofthecurrent2002Budgetstatus,andthentriedtolayoutthe big H developmentpicture,notingthatthetwomajorareasofEFactivitywouldbe: 4 @((1)developtheEIdatabaseSYSTEM   @% ....&....   @  2)makeimprovementstotheEIdata | Welaidoutthefollowingtableofelementsofthesetwomajorareasofactivity,andtriedtoidentify T  thoseitemsthatwillbedoneinthecomingyearvs.thosethatcanbeaddressedoverthelongterm. @!  Backcalculatingfromthe2008SIPdatesfor308,andconsidering309implementation,weconcluded #X" thattheEIdatabasemustbeavailabilitybyapproximatelyOctober1,2003. $D #   $0!$ & $  * Vddd Xdd Xdd XT$T$,dd , dd",dd"+  ( ( EMISSIONFORUMFUTURETASKS  5\$$d" `5TaskIdentification =\,!"\ =YearToBe  Completed =\,!"\ =Current  Budget Gk6'" d` \ G EIDatabaseSYSTEMDevelopment(pointarea,mobile,fire)  0&$@"k 0needsassessment 7-    H@2002H@72002 6,*   H@2002 H@ 6Є     createa dynamicEIdatabaseSYSTEM 7- < |  L@2003L@72003 6,*< |  L@2003 L@ 6$120K  < | protocolfordataconsistency    200203    $75K    annualupdatestotheEIdata <|  (providetrainingforlocalagenciesdatasubmittal) 7- (h  L@2003L@72003 6,*<|  L@2003 L@ 6$50K  <|  longterm home&caretakerfortheWRAPEIsystem 7-   L@2003L@72003 6,*  L@2003 L@ 6Є    provideuseraccess(public,localagencies,EPA) (h (webbasedquerycapabilityformisc.tracking) 7- T L@2003L@72003 6,*(h L@2003 L@ 6Є  (h coordinate/linkwithnationalNEI 7-  L@2003L@72003 6,* L@2003 L@ 6Є )^k  ) EIImprovements  0&$T "^k 0temporalallocation&chemicalspeciationprofiles 7- ! H@2002H@72002 6,*" H@2002 H@ 6$75K  # ammoniaemissionsources/emissionfactors 7- P$ L@2003L@72003 6,*P% L@2003 L@ 6$10K  P& speciationbysource(stack,receptor  ' 200405  ( Є  ) fireemissions 7- P* L@2003L@72003 6,*P+ L@2003 L@ 6Є  P, Mexico&Canadaemissions  - ongoing  . Є  / adaptinternationalEIstoWRAPdatabaseformat 7- P0 P@2004P@72004 6,*P1 P@2004 P@ 6Є  P2 fugitivedust/winderosion   3 200203   4 $125K   5 correct1996EI&rerun2018projections 7- "P6 H@2002H@72002 6,*"P7 H@2002 H@ 6Є )^k "P8 ) Coordination  0&$#9"^k 0otherRPOs(dataexchangeprotocolgroup)   %L!: ongoing   %L!; Є   %L!< EPA(NEI&EIIPprogram)  &"= ongoing  &"> Є &"?  '$Thenthemeetingparticipantsattemptedtomakeestimatesofhowmucheachoftheseprojectswould ($@ cost.Basedonthesuggestionsandcostestimatesatthemeeting,Lee&Dennisputtogethera )%A spreadsheetofthebudgetshowingnewfundingofalmost $368KrequiredforEmissionForumprojects l*&B in2003 . X+'C RegardingtheWorkPlanprocess,theCoChairswillsendashortdraftnarrativetotheWRAP 0-p)E TechnicalStaffer,TomMoore.Mr.MoorewilltakethisEmissionForuminformation,andcombineit .\*F withalltheotherforumsprojections,tobediscussedattheJune1213thmeetingoftheTOC/Technical  CoChairsinSeattle.TheBudgetwillthengobeforeajointIOC/TOCmeetinginJuly,beforethe  WRAPgivesfinalapprovalbeforetheendoftheyear.   @HRPOInventoryDiscussionsH p LeeGriboviczexplainedtothegroupthattheWRAPhasbeencoordinatingwiththeotherfourRPOs H  (Midwest,MANEVU,CENRAPandVISTAS)sinceaninitialtechnicalmeetinginAugust2001. 4 t TherehadbeenafollowupmeetingofTechnicalRepresentativesinNovember2001,wherethe  ` coordinationeffortwasmoreclearlyfocusedintothefollowing threetechnicalareas ,withtheprimary  L  WRAPrepresentativesinparentheses: monitoring(MarcPitchford) , modeling(JohnVimont) and  <   emissioninventories(LeeGribovicz) .OtherparticipantsfromtheWRAPhaveincludedWayneLeipold  (  (EF),MikeGeorge(TOC),LewisMcCloud(tribal),SteveArnold(Colorado),andahostofwestern   FederalrepresentativesfromtheParkService(BrucePolkowsky),F&W(DennisHaddow,Bud   Rollofson),USFS(RichFisher,Chuck_Sams_),andtheEPA(MarkKomp).   AttheNovembermeeting,MarkJanssen(LADCO)andRay_Malefant_Ԁ(NewJersey)werechosentolead  thediscussionsfortheRPOEmissionInventorygroup,andthisSpringtheybegananefforttosetupa p  DataExchangeProtocolWorkgroup todevelopastandardizedformatthatagenciescanuseto \ allowEIdatatobeutilizedbyothersaroundthenation.EightelementsofEIdatawereidentifiedas L projectareasrequiringsomestandardizedformatincluding: 8x ̄0 F Point&AreaSourceFiles(CENRAP)PFT$FT$ Є0 F BiogenicsData(CENRAP)<FT$FT$ Є0 F CEM&HourlyPointSourceData(MANEVU)(FT$FT$ Є0 F SpatialSurrogates(MANEVU)FT$FT$ Є0 F MobileSourcesData(LADCO)FT$FT$ Є0 F OffRoadMobileSources(VISTAS)FT$FT$ Є0 F ChemicalSpeciation(VISTAS)FT$FT$ Є0 F Growth&ControlInformationforPoint/AreaSourceData(WRAP)FT$FT$ Ascanbenotedfromthelist,eachoftheRPOswereassignedoneortwooftheareas,andwereasked \  toprovideaprimarycontactrepresentativefortheproject.Thisrepresentativewastoleadtheeffortfor H!  standardizingtheformatfortheirparticularRPOsassigned_task[s_],andwouldreviewtheresultsofthe 4"t! otherRPOswork.AftersomesearchingPatrickBarickmanofUtahDEQagreedtobetheWRAP  #`" CoordinatorfortheDataExchangeProtocolproject.Theprojectscheduletargetstheendof2002asthe  $L # datebywhichtheseEmissionInventorydataprotocolswillbefinalizedandmadeavailabletoeachof $8!$ theRPOs. %$"% TherewasalsoaneffortwithintheRPOEmissionInventorySubgrouptodraftalettertoupperEPA '#' management,requestingEPAactiononanumberofissuesthatthestatesfeltwereofcriticalneedtothe ($( RPOsemissioninventoryeffortsundertheRegionalHazeRule.Theissuesweredebatedwithinthe )%) Subgroup,andthetopfoureventuallyweredecidedupon.TheseissueswerecommunicatedinaMay9, *&* 2002letter,signedbyalltheRPODirectors,andsenttothedirectorsoftheOfficeofAirQuality l+'+ Planning&Standards(John_Seitz_),OfficeofAtmosphericPrograms(BrianMcLean)andtheOfficeof X,(,  Transportation&AirQuality(_Margo_Ԁ_Oge_).Theletterasked thatEPAfollowthroughontheir D-)- responsibilitytoactonthefollowingprojectswhichare criticalfortheRPOstoaccomplishtheir  work.    <<<<<<<<<(83 "<"  ,E44 <DL!T$rE  N14 <DL!T$XT$N<q2  1  .3      PreparehourspecificandboilerspecificCEMrecordsfortheyears2001through2003inNEI  version2format.Releasethe2001databyDecember2002,the2002databyDecember2003,and p the2003databyDecember2004.<qM݌ \ Ќ ,!rXT$!   "<"  ,E44 <DL!T$rE  N14 <DL!T$XT$N<!2  2  .3      ReleaseafinalregulatoryversionoftheNonRoadModelbyDecember2002.<!݌ 4 t Ќ ,!rXT$!   "<"  ,E44 <DL!T$rE  N14 <DL!T$XT$N<2  3  .3      DevelopPM2.5emissionfactors(asopposedtothepercentagesofPM10orTSPcurrentlyinuse)and  L  publishbyDecember2003.Prioritizeemissionfactordevelopmentbasedonestimatedcontribution  8  tototalPM2.5emissions.<݌  $  Ќ ,!rXT$!   "<"  ,E44 <DL!T$rE  N14 <DL!T$XT$N<2  4  .3      Providedatasetsusedtocalculatethe1999NEIbyOctober2002sothatstatescanunderstandand   checkthecalculations.Numericalvaluesforeachvariableandtheassociatedreferencedocument   citationshouldbeincludedinthedatasets.<݌   Ќ ,!rXT$!    (#38<<<<<<<<<TheWRAPrepresentativesarguedthatfugitivedustwasanissuecriticaltowesterninterests,andthat l theEPAshouldberequestedto performsensitivityanalysesonfugitivedustcategoriesanddevelopa X betterunderstandingofthemechanismsthatalterordecreasethemassofprimaryfineparticulatematter D fromfugitivedustsources.ThisissuewasrelegatedtoanotherlistofadozenorsootherEIpriorities 0p thatisstillbeingnegotiated. \ @L L HInternationalEIDiscussions:Canadian&MexicanEIsH 4 InformationonCanadianpointsourcesisconsideredconfidential,buttheEPAreceiveda1995area&   mobilesourceinventoryforthewholecountryattheprovinciallevel,attheendof2001.Bytheendof  2002,Canadamayproduce4KMgridfilesofpointsourceemissionsspeciated&temporallyallocated.  AtourlastmeetingPaulaFieldsofEasternResearchGroup(ERG)gaveapresentationontheir | $400,000contractwithWGAtodevelopaMexicanEmissionInventory.Sincethattime,LeeGribovicz h hasjoinedtheSteeringCommitteeforthisproject,representingtheWRAP.Theprojectscheduleleads T  tocompletingtheEIforthesixNorthernMexicanBorderStatesbyJuly03andcompletingthefull @!  1999MexicanNEIfortherestofthecountrybyOctober04. ,"l! @HIASReEngineeringStatusH $D # Atourlastmeeting,wediscussedtherevisiontotheIntegratedAssessmentSystem(IAS)projections %"% model.ShawnKendallwastoreengineerthismodel,buteventuallyDr.SamirBadrioftheArizona &#& DEQtookovertheproject.AtthatmeetingDr.Badrinotedthathehadessentiallycompletedthe '#' revisions,andhegaveademonstrationofthecapabilitiesofthenewversion.Dr.Badriintendedto ($( incorporateaGISfunctionandtoinsertaneconomicanalysispieceintothemodel,beforesettingitup )%) onawebsiteserver,sothatWRAPmemberscanutilizethemodelovertheinternet. x*&* ThisdateMikeSundblomreportedthatDr.BadrihadthemodelwebreadytosetuponanArizonaState P,(, Universitywebserver.MemberscanEMailDr.Badri(sbadri@email.uophx.edu)andhewillsetthem <-|)- upwithanaccesspassword. (.h*. _ԇTheoriginalcontracthadbeenissuedtoShawnKendallfor$24K,butwiththeprojecttransfer,Pat  CumminsandMikeGeorgenegotiatedafinalsettlementforthiscontractanditwasclosedfor$15K.  Thequestionwasraisedaboutthe userguidesforthismodel,andMikeSundblomagreedthathe  wouldfollowuptodeterminethestatusofthisnecessaryinformation. p &  @"HNextMeetingH H  'H vNoabsolutedatewasselectedforthenextmeeting,butitisanticipatedthattheEmissionForumwill  ` wanttogettogethersometimeintheFallof2002,whenseveralRFPswillhavebeenissued,andsome  L  oftheprojectswillbenearingcompletion.  8  @"HActionItemsH   AtthecloseofthemeetingthelistofEmissionForumactionitemsincluded:   1.0 F ItwasnotedatthismeetingthattheJECorettepowerplantinYellowstoneCounty,Montana,was  missingfromthe1996inventory.DennisSchwehr&BillFishbackagreedtoreviewtheMontana l projections,anddeterminethestatusofthisplant.XFT$FT$ 2.0 F Atthismeetingitwasdeterminedthaterrorsinthe1996inventory,identifiedeitherbythePechan 0p QAreportordiscoveredbyotherreviewers,mustbecorrected.DennisSchwehrwillgobackto \ Pechantogetabetterassessmentoftheerrorsthatwerediscoveredinthis1996Inventory,and H workwiththatcontractortomakethesecorrectionswhereappropriate.Commentsonthecurrent 4 draftoftheQAReportshouldbesenttoDennisbyJune7th,2002,andhewilltakeallcommentsto   Pechanatthattime. FT$FT$ 3.0 F AnerrorwasdiscoveredinPechansMay2,2002DraftReportonthe2018Projections.Forthe  AnnexMilestone,C&CBARTandBARTw/uncertaintyscenarios,auniform26%BART  simulatedBARTreductionshouldhavebeenappliedtoSO2emissionsinthe13nontransport | regionstates.TomMoorewillworkwithJohnVimontandGailTonnesentocorrectthiserrorin h theWRAPAnnexmodelingbyapplyingthecorrect Command&ControlBARTSO2filetothe T  othertwoAnnexscenarios.@! FT$FT$ 40 F DennisSchwehrwillworkwithPechantorevisethe2018ProjectionsfortheBase,Annex #X" Milestone,C&CBARTandBARTw/uncertaintyscenarios.Commentsonthecurrentdraftreport $D # shouldbesenttoDennisbyJune14th.$0!$FT$FT$ 5.0 F DennisSchwehrwillworkwiththePollutionPreventionForumandoverseecompletionoftheP2 &#& Scenarioforthe2018projectionstaskinPechanscontract,targetingafinalreportforlatesummer '#' 2002.($(FT$FT$ 6.0 F RegardingtheMay21,2002proposalfromGailTonnesenatUCRiversideforconductingan x*&* ammoniaresearchproject,JohnVimontwillcirculatethatproposalwithintheModelingForumto d+'+ getcommentsonwhetherthisprojectwouldprovidevaluableimprovementoftheWRAPEIto P,(,  significantlyimprovetheWRAPmodelingresults.BillFishbackwillcontinuetooversee_the <-|)- ammoniaissueandbringtheMFcommentsbacktotheEmissionForumwhentheyareavailable  (targetedforFall2002).FT$FT$  7.0 F Regardingtheholeinthe'96WRAPemissioninventoryforwinderosiondust,CarrieMacDougall  preparedapaperdetailingamethodforcalculatingthosefugitiveemissionsbasedonthreshold p windspeedsforvaryingwesternlandtypes.ItwasconcludedthattheEmissionForumshouldget \ commentsbacktoCarrieonthismethodologypaperbyJune3rd.Thenshewilldevelopaformal H  RFPforimplementingthemethodologyintheWRAPregion,andworkwithRichHalveytoget 4 t thatproposaloutonthestreetforbids. `FT$FT$ 8.0 F Regardingtheproblemoftemporally_disaggregating_Ԁandchemicallyspeciatingannualemission  8  inventorynumbersforproperinputintovisibilityimpactmodels,BrockLeBarondevelopeda  $  ScopeofWorktoundertakeimprovementofwesternSCCcodesandprofiles.Itwasdecidedthat   TomMoorewilldevelopanRFPforthisproject,andthenworkwithRichHalveytogetthat   proposaloutonthestreetforbids. FT$FT$ 9.0 F RegardingdevelopmentofaRegionalDatabasetohouseandmanageWRAPtheEIinformation  compiledforRHRimplementation,theEmissionForumhasbeenstrugglingwiththisproblemfor l quitesometime.Inordertotrytocometosomedecisionsonthisproblemitwasdecidedthat X TomMoore&MikeSundblomwillworktodevelopaWRAPEIDatabaseSYSTEM Needs D Assessment.Suchevaluationmustincludeoptionsfor homefortheEIinformationwhich 0p providesaccesstothedataforallinterestedparties(internet?).Also,theWRAPmustdevelopa \ longterm caretakertoprovideameanstotaketheEIdatafrompreparers,andtomaintainand H updatethedatabase.4FT$FT$ 10.0 F Atthismeeting,theEmissionForumreviewedPechansMay2002DraftFinalReportonYear   2000StationarySourceSO2emissions,andconcludedthatthereportissatisfactory.LeeGribovicz  willcloseoutthiscontractasfinalwiththeWRAPAdministration.FT$FT$ 11.0 F RegardingtheEmissionForum2003BudgetandWorkplan,DennisSchwehrwillfinalizethe | budgetnumbersbasedontheinputfromparticipantsatthismeeting,andwillsubmitthisBudget& h WorkplantoTomMoorebyMay31,2002.T FT$FT$ 12.0 F PatrickBarickmanwillbetheWRAPCoordinatorfortheDataExchangeProtocolproject, ,"l! undertakentoassureseamlesstransferofdatanationwidebetweenthefiveregionalhazeRegional #X" PlanningOrganization(RPOs).$D #FT$FT$ 13.0 F MikeSundblomwillworkwithDr.SamirBadritoobtainthecompleted UsersGuidesforthere %"% engineeredIASmodel.