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(#àState€of€WashingtonÐ0 €¸ (#¸ (# ÐSteve€Aalbersà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àState€of€OregonÐ p ¸ (#¸ (# ÐMatt€Stollà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àState€of€IdahoÐ` ¸ (#¸ (# ÐMike€Boyerà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àState€of€WashingtonÐP ¸ (#¸ (# ÐWayne€Leipoldà0 ¸ àPhelps€DodgeÐð@ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐMorris€Goldbergà0 ¸ àEPA€„€Region€9Ðà0 ¸ (#¸ (# ÐBrock€LeBaronà0 ¸ àState€of€UtahÐÐ ¸ (#¸ (# ÐPatrick€Barrackmanà0 ¸ àState€of€UtahÐÀ¸ (#¸ (# ÐDan€Johnsonà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àWESTARа¸ (#¸ (# ÐPat€Cumminsà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àWGAРð¸ (#¸ (# ÐMike€Georgeà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àState€of€ArizonaÐภ(#¸ (# ÐññÌññÌThe€meeting€started€with€announcements€of€upcoming€WRAP€meetings€on€August€11€in€Seattle,Ïand€on€September€25€in€Sacramento.€€An€international€emissions€conference€in€Denver€on€AprilÏ30€through€May€3€of€2001€was€also€announced.€€Mike€George€reported€that€WRAP€had€beenÏasked€to€host€the€vendor€area€at€the€conference.€€Mike€explained€his€understanding€of€whatððsÏinvolved:€1)€allot€space;€2)€collect€monies€from€vendors;€and€3)€host€reception€for€participants.€ÏThe€group€agreed€to€table€further€discussion€until€later€in€the€meeting.€€Mike€also€informed€theÏgroup€of€his€participation€in€a€Regional€Planning€Organization€(RPO)€meeting€with€EPA€andÏother€RPOs€in€Chicago€on€July€31.ÌÌThe€group€then€jumped€into€discussion€of€the€proposed€regional€technical€center,€and€howÏemission€inventory€might€fit€in.€€Dan€Johnson€gave€an€overview€of€the€present€scope€of€work,Ïwhich€consists€of€a€full„time€modeler€and€full„time€emissions€modeler€to€be€housed€at€WESTAR.€ÏThe€primary€task€of€the€two€will€be€to€provide€regional€scale€modeling€products€to€WRAP,€inÏparticular€for€regional€haze.€€States€and€tribes€will€need€to€perform€their€own€intrajurisdictionalÏanalyses.€€An€additional€role€of€the€center€will€be€to€assist€states€and€tribes€in€performing€thisÏmore€local€scale€work€themselves.€€For€the€time€being,€this€ability€has€been€compromised€withÏthe€present€budget€short€fall.€€The€previous€budget€had€funds€to€support€part€time€efforts€by€stateÏmodelers.ÌÌThe€discussion€then€turned€to€the€how€best€to€approach€regional€emission€inventory€developmentÏin€the€future.€€Presently,€the€Emissions€Forum€has€opted€to€use€existing€inventories€due€to€timeÏconstraints€for€the€2003€State€Implementation€Plan€(SIP).€€However,€in€order€to€have€betterÏinformation€in€the€future,€whatððs€the€best€way€to€go?€€The€general€tone€of€the€group€in€thisÐ ,`'* Ðdiscussion€focused€on€the€benefits€of€consistency,€but€the€overall€difficulty€in€achieving€thatÏconsistency.€€Brock€LeBaron€talked€about€the€need€to€get€this€upcoming€inventory€completed,Ïthen€think€about€the€longer„term€picture€to€allow€the€Forum€and€Work€Group€to€learn€from€theÏexperience.€€Steve€Aalbers€indicated€that€something€as€simple€as€adopting€the€EmissionÏInventory€Improvement€Program€(EIIP)€protocol€as€an€organization€would€go€a€long€way€towardÏconsistency.€€Mike€Boyer€emphasized€the€need€for€the€contractor€for€the€1996€base€yearÏinventory€to€provide€good€documentation€to€facilitate€learning€lessons€from€the€process.€€TheÏgroup€in€principle€decided€at€this€juncture€that€have€a€common€regional€emission€inventoryÏresource€would€promote€regional€consistency,€and€provide€needed€support€to€the€EmissionsÏForum€and€Emission€Inventory€Work€Group.ÌÌThe€discussion€next€turned€to€forecasting€emissions.€€The€group€talked€both€about€the€upcomingÏ2018€inventory€that€needs€to€be€delivered€in€Spring,€2001,€and€the€system€needed€to€supportÏforecasts€in€the€longer„term.ÌÌAs€with€the€1996€base€year,€existing€information€is€for€the€most€part€to€be€used€for€the€2018Ïforecast€using€an€existing€approach,€the€Integrated€Assessment€System€(IAS).€€An€effort€will€beÏmade€to€verify€control€information€used€in€the€model€for€stationary€sources€through€states,€tribes,Ïand€industry€participants€in€WRAP.€€As€with€the€base€year,€supporting€growth€data€will€beÏforwarded€to€the€appropriate€state€or€tribe€for€review.€€They€can€either€approve€their€use,€orÏsubmit€something€it€deems€better.€€This€information€will€then€be€reviewed€by€the€EmissionsÏForum,€unless€the€Economic€Analysis€Forum€agrees€to€do€so.€€Mike€George€is€to€clarify€thatÏissue€at€a€meeting€on€July€17.€€Finally,€the€group€discussed€how€best€to€leverage€the€work€beingÏdone€for€the€Market€Trading€Forum€for€other€pollutants,€and€agreed€to€clarify€the€options.ÌÌThere€was€then€a€brief€discussion€of€what€needs€to€be€modified€on€the€IAS€to€allow€forÏdeveloping€a€2018€forecast€from€a€1996€base€year.€€Mike€George€agreed€to€draft€a€scope€of€workÏto€make€the€tool€more€flexible€and€up„to„date.€€He€will€try€to€have€that€completed€by€July€27.€ÌÌSince€the€contractor€is€selected€and€will€soon€start€work€on€the€1996€base€year€inventory,€theÏgroup€agreed€itððs€time€to€start€developing€the€scope€of€work€for€the€2018€forecast.€€A€work€groupÏconsisting€of€David€Shilton,€Brock€LeBaron,€Paul€Mountcastle,€Morris€Goldberg,€and€PatÏCummins€was€created€to€write€the€scope€of€work.€€Mike€George€will€coordinate€the€work.€€TheÏdue€date€for€a€first€draft€is€August€14.€€Mike€will€set€up€an€initial€conference€call€for€July€20€at€10ÏAM€MDT.ÌÌNext,€Matt€Stoll€who€coordinated€the€contractor€review€process€for€the€1996€base€year€inventory.€ÏHe,€Morris€Goldberg,€and€David€Shilton€had€met€on€July€10€to€interview€bidders,€and€selectÏsomeone€to€do€the€work.€€Pacific€Environmental€has€been€selected,€and€the€group€detailed€theÏreasons€why.€€Of€particular€interest€was€their€experience€and€manipulating€and€reporting€NationalÏEmissions€Trends€(NET)€data,€their€desire€to€coordinate€a€workshop€for€state€and€tribal€emissionÏinventory€staff,€and€their€overall€flexibility.€€The€group€tentatively€set€the€week€of€August€21€forÏthe€workshop.Ð ,`'* ЇCoordination€issues€for€the€data€submittal€to€Pacific€Environmental€were€then€a€topic€ofÏdiscussion.€€For€stationary€sources,€as€mentioned€above,€a€significant€level€of€effort€will€beÏneeded€to€verify€the€numbers€akin€to€what€has€been€done€just€for€SO2€to„date.€€For€tribal€sources,Ïperhaps€10€states€will€be€submitting€data.€€A€process€needs€to€be€developed€for€pulling€outÏemissions€in€the€NET€data€set€for€sub„county€size€areas€(i.e.€tribes€and€nonattainment€areas)€thatÏare€prorated€appropriately.€€A€NET€version€of€the€mobile€source€inventory€will€ultimately€beÏprovided,€once€Mobile6€is€available.€€Mike€Boyer€requested€insight€into€how€to€address€vehicleÏspeeds€in€getting€county€level€monthly€estimates€of€emissions.€€As€to€Mexican€sources,€MikeÏGeorge€gave€a€brief€status€report€on€the€Binational€Advisory€Committee€and€agreed€to€serve€atÏthe€liaison€for€getting€such€information.€€Sally€Otterson€agreed€to€do€the€same€for€Canada.ÌÌBrock€LeBaron€then€expressed€concern€over€the€Market€Trading€Forum€(MTF)€process€whereÏdata€sets€have€been€developed€or€modified€without€review€and€approval€of€the€Emissions€ForumÏand€Emission€Inventory€Work€Group.€€Mike€George€is€to€discuss€this€with€the€MTF.ÌÌThe€group€then€briefly€talked€about€a€recent€e„mail€from€Pete€Lahm€of€the€Fire€Emissions€JointÏForum€to€Doug€Latimer€of€the€Modeling€Forum.€€Pete€was€expressing€a€high€degree€ofÏfrustration€with€the€level€of€indecision€for€the€modelers,€plus€informing€them€that€one€of€theirÏmore€recent€needs€was€unreasonable€(i.e.€hourly€numbers€for€the€entire€year).€€Further€discussionÏwill€occur€on€July€17,€and€Mike€George€is€to€report€on€the€result.ÌÌThe€group€then€spent€a€good€bit€of€time€talking€through€budgets,€and€how€to€deal€with€aÏsignificant€cut€in€the€2000€budget.€€The€following€is€the€result:ÌÌ1996€base€year€inventoryà0  à$€€50,000Ð0€(#(# ÐRegional€surveyà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à€€€€10,000Ð p(#(# ÐIAS€reengineerà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à€€€€20,000Ð`(#(# Ð2018€forecastà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#à€€124,000ÐP(#(# ÐEI€database€systemà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à€€120,000Ðð@(#(# ÐEI€staff€„€Tech€Centerà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à€€200,000Ðà0(#(# ÐÌà0  àTotalà0` (#(#àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#à€€524,000ÐÀ!(#(# ÐÌThe€schedule€for€these€are:ÌÌ1996€base€yearà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à7/2000€„€11/2000Ѐ%Ð #(#(# ÐRegional€surveyà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à8/2000€„€11/2000Ðp&À!$(#(# ÐIAS€reengineerà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à8/2000€„€10/2000Ð`'°"%(#(# Ð2018€forecastà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#à10/2000€„€4/2001ÐP( #&(#(# ÐEI€database€systemà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#à5/2001€„€6/2002Ð@)$'(#(# ÐEI€staffà0 ` àà0¸ ` (#` (#àà0¸ (#¸ (#à12/2000€„€6/2002Ð0*€%((#(# ÐÌÐ ,`'* ÐThe€group€will€start€updating€the€scope€of€work€as€soon€as€possible€to€make€it€consistent€withÏthis€approach,€including€more€detail€as€to€the€role€of€the€emission€inventory€staff€at€WESTAR.ÌÌLee€Gribovicz€then€reported€on€the€status€of€the€Request€For€Proposal€(RFP)€for€conducting€aÏregional€survey€of€state€and€local€emission€inventory€programs.€€Bids€closed€July€7,€and€Lee€isÏwaiting€to€hear€from€WGA€as€to€what€proposals€have€been€received.€€The€goal€is€to€get€theÏsurveys€out€in€mid„August,€and€a€contractor€presentation€of€the€results€in€mid„November.€€TheÏgroup€will€also€be€using€this€to€determine€the€scope€of€the€regional€emission€inventory€system.ÌÌThe€Emissions€Forum€and€Emission€Inventory€Work€Group€then€heard€a€presentation€from€JimÏWilson€of€E.H.€Pechan€on€the€work€he€has€recently€been€doing€for€the€MTF€on€reconciling€andÏforecasting€non„utility€emissions€of€SO2.€€The€were€quite€a€few€questions€and€suggestions.€ÏSome€were€of€a€clarifying€nature,€better„labeled€graphs€and€tables,€and€some€were€as€toÏinaccuracies.€€Mike€George€then€gave€a€brief€overview€of€the€status€of€the€economic€analysis€andÏvisibility€modeling€also€being€done€for€the€MTF.€€Economic€analysis€is€near€complete,€and€theÏvisibility€work€is€waiting€on€that€to€proceed.€€Likely€completion€date€for€it€all€is€July€31.ÌÌFinally,€the€group€agreed€to€tentatively€agreed€to€meet€in€conjunction€with€the€1996€base€yearÏworkshop€during€the€week€of€August€21.€€It€was€also€suggested€that€this€be€a€joint€meeting€withÏthe€modelers€at€a€minimum,€and€with€the€larger€technical€effort€if€possible.€€Mike€George€agreedÏto€take€that€message€to€the€July€17€co„chairs€meeting.€€As€a€postscript,€Lee€Gribovicz€had€had€toÏleave€the€meeting€early€to€go€to€the€MTF€meeting,€and€has€communicated€that€he€has€severalÏconflicts€for€the€week€of€August€21.€€Mike€George€has€subsequently€queried€as€to€the€August€28,Ïand€as€yet€there€are€no€problems€with€that€time.€€Mike€will€therefore€suggest€August€28€„€31€inÏDenver.€€Mid„day€Monday€through€Tuesday€for€meetings,€and€Wednesday€and€Thursday€for€theÏ1996€base€year€workshop.