The Fire Emissions Joint Forum of the Western
Regional Air Partnership is in the final development of the  Annual
Emission Goals (AEG) Policy. This Policy is needed by
states wishing to submit a State Implementation Plan under
Section 309 of the Regional Haze Rule.
A small working team has been developing the AEG document
since January 2002 for the FEJF. The draft Policy underwent
a thorough review by the FEJF in September 2002. The AEG
Policy document has been provisionally approved by the FEJF
and is now ready for public comment. Documentation of the
FEJF's work to date may be found in the FEJF pages on this
website.
Following are the specifics related to the reviewer
task.
This Policy is one of several developed by the WRAP to support
states wishing to submit a State Implementation Plan under
Section 309 of the Regional Haze Rule. Previously completed
Fire Emissions related policies that will provide context
for the AEG Policy include: the WRAP
ESMP Policy and the WRAP
Fire Categorization Policy. Also, a related Policy
addressing Fire Tracking Systems will be available at this
website for public comment as of close of business November
1, 2002.
Reviewers will have two weeks to review the document and
submit official comment electronically to the FEJF's AEG
facilitator, Rebecca Reynolds (RR@RebeccaReynolds.biz).
Reviewer comments must be received by close of business
on November 8, 2002.
Comment forms, in both  Word and  Word
Perfect (WORD format is preferred) are available. We
ask that reviewers use this form to submit comment so as
to facilitate compilation of comments received. All comments
will be compiled into a report and posted on the FEJF webpage.
After reviewer comment is received and compiled, the FEJF
will determine what revisions need to be made to the AEG
Policy to address the issues brought forward by the reviewers.
When this revision is complete, the FEJF will approve the
AEG Policy draft. This is the final step in the review process
prior to review by the WRAP. The Forum is working to facilitate
the approval of the AEG Policy in time for states and tribes
to use it in their SIPs/TIPs due by December 2003.
We thank you for your willingness to assist the FEJF by
reviewing the draft Annual Emission Goals Policy document.
Your comments will provide additional insights to the FEJF
as to how to complete development of the document to best
suit the needs of states and tribes in the WRAP region.
Please contact Pete
Lahm if you have questions or need additional information.
And thank you for your interest and assistance.
Contact:
Pete Lahm
(602) 771-2356
Rebecca Reynolds
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