IOC Conference Call Minutes
January, 31,2000
IOC members participating: Chris Shaver, Vickie Patton, Pat Cummins, Colleen McKaughan, Bob Amundson, Tom Webb, Dave Mills, Dick Hayslip, Sara Laumann, Ursula Kramer, Andy Ginsburg, Bill Grantham
MTF members participating: Colleen Delaney, Melanie Dean
308/309 workgroup members participating: Annette Liebe, Brian Finneran
1. MTF update
Colleen Delaney presented an overview of the status of the MTF.
The MTF has completed its Track 1 report which summarizes areas of consensus and outlines areas without consensus. Ursula received the final Track 1 report this morning and will forward it to the IOC shortly.
MTF has conference call Wednesday to go through Track 2 issues. Meeting in SLC 2/24-25 intended to be a final consensus meeting on all Track 2 items.
Track 1 issues: background material; methodology for calculating milestones (some elements of this are also included in track 2; allocation to tribes, growth and retirements, reduction known or legally committed to, 2018 milestone, key elements of actual trading program,
Track 2 issues: what does the 13% reduction requirement really mean and how does that affect future milestones, year 2000 projected emissions (meeting February 11 of key people to resolve this issue), suspensions, 2013 checkpoint (to ensure meeting 2018 milestone), how to determine whether or not the milestones are met; allocations; RA BART; visibility improvements.
Tom asked what the expectations are from EPA by the MTF and IOC. Process question primarily. Colleen responded that this is a group process with open discussion by all stakeholders. An interactive stakeholder discussion. The group discussed that this needs to be an interactive process where opinions grow and develop by virtue of having open discussions. Tom, Vickie, Sara, Colleen will discuss this and develop a list of key EPA issues.
2. 308/309 paper
The IOC will transmit the chart to states and tribes. Bill Grantham will check with Kesner about whether or not we want to send this to the tribes and if so to whom. Annette will ask Brian to draft a transmittal letter for Ursula within the next week. The IOC commended the 308/309 workgroup for the work they've done in compiling this information.
The letter will also go to the committee co-chairs (TOC, WRAP, etc.).
3. Personnel issues: Pat Cummins, newly hired by the WGA to replace John Leary who retired, introduced himself. Kesner Flores was officially appointed as IOC co-chair by the coordinating group this morning. Colleen has volunteered to help Tom with WRAP coordination. Dave Howekamp has resigned effective in April.
Next meeting: as previously scheduled the IOC will have a meeting in Salt Lake City on February 18 from 10-4. |
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