Market Trading Forum: Meetings & Calls
September 19-20, 2002, Snowbird, UT

1:30

Introductions/Overview of Agenda

• Presentation: Interpretation of the WRAP 2018 SO2 Annex
  Milestone Modeling Results PPT, PDF

1:40

Comments on WESTAR report ­ Attribution Process (RAVI)

DRAFT: WESTAR report on recommended approaches for determining if visibility impairment is reasonably attributable to a source or group of sources (RAVI). WESTAR is seeking input from the MTF so that issues and questions can be addressed before the report is finalized and submitted to the WRAP.

• Draft Recommendations
• RA BART Monitoring Attribution Techniques
• Narrative Description of Source Modeling Background and Techniques
• Source Modeling, Emission Inventory and Back Trajectory Attribution Techniques
• Narrative Description of Observational Modeling Techniques
• Observational Modeling Table

2:30

Non-Utility Floor Allocations ­ discussion of policy issues that arose during the development of the draft report

• July8rpt.pdf Draft estimate of non-utility floor allocations in the Grand Canyon transport region, prepared by E.H. Pechan and Associates.
• Revised Executive Summary: PDF or WPD
• Facility-Level SO2 Floor Allocations Comparison with Year 2000 SO2 Emissions

3:30

Break

3:45

Utility Floor Allocations ­ process and schedule for finalizing the utility portion of the floor allocations

4:30

Other allocation issues

• State and Tribal budgets
• Review of renewable set-aside
• Review of early reduction incentives in the Annex

5:30

Adjourn

8:00 

Visibility Modeling for Other Class I Areas - review modeling results and expand demonstration for the 16 Class I areas to cover all Class I areas.

9:00

Monitoring Protocols ­ update from working group

10:00

Break

10:15

Model rule/MOU - update on progress of WESTAR working group

11:00

NOx and PM report for 309 SIPs

• Presentation: Stationary Source NOx and PM Report: An Update PPT, PDF

11:30

Critical mass - review and discuss report from ICF (draft should be sent out next week)

• Critical_Mass_Report_8-18.doc Draft report titled, "An Assessment of Critical Mass for the Regional SO2 Trading Program" prepared by ICF Consulting.

12:00

Lunch

 1:00

MTF Work Plan for 2003 Grant

• Draft Market Trading Forum Charge And Work Plan for FY 2003: DOC,  PDF

2:30

WRAP Up ­ Next Steps

• Action Items (Posted 09/26/02)

3:00

Adjourn

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