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Yw!  _ XX  њMay21,_2003_ `      `    REVISIONSTOTHEREGIONALHAZERULE  ЀINCORPORATINGKEYPROVISIONSFOR t NINEWESTERNSTATESANDELIGIBLEINDIANTRIBES `   FACTSHEET $ t TODAYSACTION   L   @ !"#$%V(}op3"3"  -X'XX-32}o3  0 '   TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)isamendingitsregionalhazeruleto $  incorporateprovisionstoaddressvisibilityimpairmentinthe16ClassIareasonthe   ColoradoPlateau.ClassIareasarefederallyprotectedareasandincludenationalparksand   wildernessareas.3:݌ '(#'(# Ќ  "3"  32}o3  0 '   InSeptember2000,theWesternRegionalAirPartnership(WRAP)submittedaplantoEPA p containingrecommendationsforimplementingtheregionalhazeruleintheWesternUnited \ States.Specifically,theplancontainsasetofrecommendedregionalemissionsreduction H milestonesforsulfurdioxide,akeycompoundintheformationoffineparticlesandregional 4 haze.Theplan,alsoknownastheAnnextothe1996ReportoftheGrandCanyonVisibility  p TransportCommission(GCVTC),alsoincludedadescriptionofanemissionstrading  \ programfornineWesternStatesandeligibleIndianTribeswithinthatgeographicarea.ZXXXXԀThe H tradingprogramwouldactasabackstoptoensurethatemissionmilestoneswouldbemet.3E݌4'(#'(# Ќ  "3"  3E 2}o3  0 '   Intodaysaction,EPAisapprovingtheprovisionsoftheAnnex.#XXXZXp#OXXXX3E r ݌ '(#'(# Ќ  "3"  3 2}o3  0 '   Forthefinalrule,EPAconsideredandaddressedpubliccommentsfromanumberof  stakeholders,includingtheWRAP,representativesfromtheutility,coal,andcopper  smeltingindustries,aswellasenvironmentalgroups.3 ݌l'(#'(# Ќ  "3"  3< 2}o3  0 '   TheproposedClearSkiesActof2003isfullycompatiblewiththisrule.Ifenacted,Clear D! Skieswouldcodifythe#XXXOX #reductionmilestonesOXXXXandtradingprogramfinalizedthroughthis 0"  rulemaking.#XXXOXn #OXXXX3< i ݌#l!'(#'(# Ќ  #XXXOX # BACKGROUND    h  %0!$   \ !"#$%V(xp@ !"#$%V"3"  3S23  0 '   Hazeiscausedwhensunlightencountersverysmallpollutionparticlesintheair.Some '#& lightisabsorbedbyparticles.Otherlightisscatteredawaybeforeitreachesanobserver. (#' Morepollutantsmeanmoreabsorptionandscatteringoflight,whichreducestheclarityand )$( colorofwhatwesee.Sometypesofparticlessuchassulfatesscattermorelight,particularly |*%) duringhumidconditions.3S݌h+&*'(#'(#    T,'+  8dd8   "3"  3v23  0 '   Thesamepollutionthatcauseshazealsoposesserioushealthrisks,especiallyforpeople <  withchronicrespiratorydiseases.3v݌('(#'(# Ќ   ; !"#$%(xx\ !"#$%V"3"  3I23  0 '   Toreducehaze,andtomeetrequirementsoftheCleanAirAct,EPAinApril1999issueda   regionalhazeruleaimedatprotectingvisibilityin156federalClass1areas.Theruleseeks   toreducethevisibilityimpairmentcausedbymanysourcesoverawidearea.EPAs   previousvisibilityregulation,issuedin1980,addressedonlylocalvisibilityimpairment   fromlocalsources.3Iv݌ t'(#'(# Ќ  ZXXXX#XXXZX#ZXXXX"3"  3223  0 '   #XXXZX#ZXXXXUnderthe1999regionalhazerule,statesarerequiredtosetperiodicgoalsforimproving L  visibilityinthe156naturalareas.Astheyworktoreachthesegoals,statesmustdevelop t8   implementationplansthatcontainenforceablemeasuresandstrategiesforreducing `$  visibilityimpairingpollution.#XXXZX#ZXXXX32_݌L '(#'(# Ќ  #XXXZXx#ZXXXX"3"  323  0 '   #XXXZX#OXXXXThe1990AmendmentstotheCleanAirActestablishedtheGCVTC.Thepurposeofthis $  commissionwastoadviseEPAonstrategiesforprotectingvisualairqualityatnational   parksandwildernessareasontheColoradoPlateau . In1996,theCommissionissueda  reportwhichcontainedlongtermrecommendationsforvisibilityimprovementsin16  westernscenicareas,includingtheGrandCanyon.3J݌'(#'(# Ќ  "3"  323  0 '   #XXXOX#TheWRAP,OXXXXacollaborativeeffortoftribalgovernments,Westernstategovernments,and t variousfederalagencies#XXXOX#,wasformedin1997 asafollowontotheCommission.The ` WRAPisdividedintovarioustechnicalandpolicy forumsthatdevelopthetechnicaland P policytoolsneededbyWesternstatesandtribestocomplywithEPA'svisibilityregulations. x< 3!݌ '(#'(# Ќ  "3"  323  0 '   WRAPparticipantsinclude:3݌P'(#'(# Ќ  ! ! Q !"#$%(kxx; !"#$%"3"  0 ' 3;!2k3  0'(#'(#  ' 0(#(# Westernstates: Washington,Oregon,Idaho,Montana,Wyoming,NorthDakota,South ( Dakota,California,Utah,Colorado,Arizona,NewMexico,andAlaska.3;!t!݌ (#(# Ќ  ! ! Q !"#$%(kxxQ !"#$%"3"  0 '  0''(#'(#3x#2k3  0'(#'(#  Westerntribes: PuebloofAcoma,CampoBandofKumeyaayIndians,CortinaIndian ! Rancheria,HopiTribe,HualapaiNationoftheGrandCanyon,NorthernCheyenneTribe, " SalishandKootenaiConfederatedTribes,PuebloofSanFelipe,andShoshoneBannock #  TribesofFortHall.3x##݌$|!(#(# Ќ  ! ! R !"#$%V(yxQ !"#$%"3"  0 '  0''(#'(#3W&23  0'(#'(#  Federalparticipants: U.S.DepartmentofAgriculture,U.S.DepartmentoftheInterior &T # andU.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPAisnonvotingmemberofWRAP 'D!$ board).3W&&݌l(0"%(#(# Ќ  ZXXXX  X)#& #XXXZX(#! ! D !"#$%(xyR !"#$%V"3"  3)23  0 '   AttherequestofseveralWesternstates(especiallyUtahandArizona)andotherWRAP < stakeholders(industryandenvironmentalists),EPAs1999regionalhazerulecontainsan ( optionalprogramforWesternstates.Thisprogram,developedbyworkingcloselywiththe  WRAP,isaprogramforpreservingandimprovingWesternvisibilitybetween2003and   2018.Westernstateschoosingtofollowtheoptionalprogrammustsubmitplansbytheend   of2003.3)=)݌ '(#'(# Ќ  ! ! D !"#$%(xxD !"#$%"3"  3,23  0 '   WhenEPAfinalizedtheregionalhazerule,twoissueswerenotresolved!longterm  t emissioncapsforstationarysourcesofsulfurdioxide,anddetailsofa backstopemission  ` tradingprogramtoensurethatthecapswillbemet.TheWRAPneededmoretimeto L  developitsapproach.EPAgavetheWRAPuntilOctober2000todevelopthatplanor t8   AnnextotheGrandCanyonCommissionReport.TheWRAPsubmittedtheAnnexto `$  EPAinSeptemberof2000.3,,݌L '(#'(# Ќ   P(2xD !"#$%WHATTHERULEINCLUDES  $    2 !"#$%V(3p2PZXXXX9,X'` XX'X9"3"  31233  0 '   TodaysruleapprovestheWRAPssulfurdioxideemissionmilestonesforeachyear  between2003and2018.Inaddition,itincludesadescriptionofanannualprocessto  determineifvoluntarymeasuresmeetthemilestones.31@1݌'(#'(# Ќ  "3"  32233  0 '   Currently,sourcesintheregioncoveredbytheWRAPemitapproximately650,000tonsper p yearofsulfurdioxide#XXXZX0#ZXXXX.By2018,thisrulewillreduceemissionsbymorethanonefourth.323݌\'(#'(# Ќ  "3"  34233  0 '   Statesandtribeswouldcollectannualemissionreportsandusethemtogeneratearegional p4 emissionstotal.Iftheregional#XXXZX3#totalexceedstheannualmilestone,abackstopmarket \  tradingprogramwouldbetriggeredtoensurethatemissionreductionmilestonesand H  ultimatelyvisibilitygoalsaremet.344݌4'(#'(# Ќ   ' FORMOREINFORMATION     F !"#$%(˯xp2 !"#$%V"3"  372˯3  0 '   TodownloadacopyoftodaysrulefromEPAsWebsite,goto4T MJO  5   RecentActionsat ! 8http://www.epa.gov/oar/oarpg6Q8JOe8  7 8377݌"'(#'(# Ќ  "3"  392˯3  0 '   ToreadacopyoftheRegionalHazeRule,goto: $l!  http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg/t1/fr_notices/rhfedreg.pdf 399݌%X"'(#'(# Ќ   &D # "3"  3 ;2˯3  0 '   Formoreinformation,callMr. TimSmith,9195414718atEPAsOfficeofAirQuality l'0!$ Planning&Standards. 3 ;6;݌X("%'(#'(# Ќ     G !"#$%(ۯxxF !"#$%