Fire Emissions Joint Forum

Fire Tracking Systems (FTS) Policy Review

The Fire Emissions Joint Forum (FEJF) of the Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) is in the final development of the Fire Tracking Systems (FTS) Policy. This Policy is needed by states wishing to submit a State Implementation Plan under Section 309 and is also needed for States under Section 308 of the Regional Haze Rule.

A small working team has been developing the FTS document since January 2002 for the FEJF. The draft Policy underwent a thorough review by the FEJF in September 2002. The FTS 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 FTS Policy include: the WRAP ESMP Policy, the WRAP Fire Categorization Policy, and the draft Annual Emission Goals Policy.

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 15, 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