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 _YX3XY      X8ldd8@   xxXX3DraftMeetingMinutes#X3Xxx#   @ WRAPStationarySourceJointForum $ @  February1819,2004@Denver,Colorado  X3XXX3TheStationarySourceJointForumconvened#X3XXX3+#ԀattheBrownPalaceHotelinDenver,Coloradoat1:00PM  February18thandmetthrough12:00NoononFebruary19th,2004.TheMeetingAgenda,PowerPoint   PresentationsandalistofAttendeesarepostedontheWRAPwebsite. p  A) xdEG A H  @# MeetingSummary     ThiswastheinitialSSJFmeeting,andwasintendedtoorganizeSSJFleadershipandtasks.The   questionofBARTimplementationandalternativeswithintheRegionalHazeRule(RHR)wasoneof   themajorissuesreviewedduringthismeeting.TherealsowerepresentationsbyEPAOAR   representativesonthestatusoffederalRHlegislation,andtheInterstateAirQualityRule(IAQR). k  Tobeginthemeeting,PatCumminsgaveanoverviewoftheWRAPshistory,compositionand C approachtoproblemsolving.HedescribedthetasksfacedbytheSSJFundertheRHR,andintroduced / theInterstateAirQualityRule(IAQR)asapossiblevehicleforcarryingforwardaportionoftheWRAP k controlresponsibility. W LeeAlterthengaveapresentationonBART,describingthedefinitionandtheapplicationofBART,as / wellastherequiredconsiderationsforthatapplication.Hedescribeda$100KRFPthattheWRAPhas  issuedtoobtaincontractorassistanceinidentifyingBARTeligiblesourcesforthestates&tribesinthe  region.  JoePaisethendescribedthestatusofEPAsactionsontheRHR,includingsettlementoftheAmerican { CornGrowerssuit,provisionsforharmonizationofPM2.5andtheRegionalHazeSIPs,andresponseto g suitsfiledovertheWRAPAnnex. S TomMoorethengaveanoverviewoftheWRAPtechnicaleffort,describingthefourmajorareasoftech +!{ effortdealingwith: "g  X̄0  AttributionofHaze#?"T$T$ Є0  EmissionInventories$+ #T$T$ Є0  GriddedDispersionModeling%!$T$T$ Є0  AmbientMonitoring&"%T$T$ JoePaisethendescribedEPAsrationalindesigningprovisionsoftheIAQR,andrecounteddetailsof (#' thecurrentproposalforthisTransportRule.ItwasexplainedthattheIAQRwasdesignedtoimprove w)$( PM2.5&Ozonenonattainmentareasintheeast,byrequiringSO2/NOxreductionsfromEGUs.Itwas c*%) clarifiedthatas currentlydesigned ,the IAQRdoesnotaffectthewest ,andwasnotdesignedtoaddress O+&* RegionalHazequestions. ;,'+   '-w(, Extensivediscussionwasdirectedatthetypeofquestionsthatmustbeansweredinordertodetermine   theefficacyofextendingtheIAQRtotheWesternhalfofthecountry.Theseconddayofthemeeting  wasprimarilydevotedtoSSJFdiscussionsoftheprosandconsofseekingextensionoftheIAQRto  theWRAPregion.PatCumminswaschargedwithwritinguptheissuesraisedbythisdiscussion,and t raisingunansweredquestionstotheEPA.ASSJFworkgroupwasestablishedtoinvestigatethe ` advisabilityoftryingtoimplementcontrolstrategiesundertheIAQR.ThatgroupconsistedofPat L  Cummins,BobNeufeld,DeanMetcalf,BrucePolkowsky,VickiePatton,BruceBeynon,GregRemer, 8  DavidSteele,CVMathaiandaPacificorprepresentative. $ t Therewerebriefdiscussionsofotherissuesincluding;otherversionsofMultiPollutantLegislation,  L  revisionstotheNOxPSDProgram,MercuryLegislationandNewSourceReview(NSR)reform.Itwas  8  concludedthatotherMultiPollutantLegislationwasprettymuch"deadinthewater,anditwasnot $  worththeForumsefforttoexpendsignificantresourcesonthismatter.TheEnvironmentalcommunity   isinvestigatingwhetherregionaltradingprogramsmightprovidesomesortofalternativetoNOxPSD   incrementsforprotectingnitrogenrelatedenvironmentalvalues,butthegeneralconsensusofthegroup   wasthatweneedalotmoreinformationaboutthedetailsandpotentialramificationsbeforewebegin   tryingtoincorporatesuchnitrogenprotectioninourdeliberationsoverRHNOxcontrolstrategy.And p althoughHG&NSRissuessomewhatoverlapwiththeSSJFmandates,itwasgenerallyfeltthatwe \ alreadyhaveenoughonourplateanditwaspointlesstospendSSJFeffortandresourcesoneitherof H thesequestions. 4 Finally,SSJFadministrativequestionswereaddressed.EricMasseyofArizonaagreedtotakeoverone  \ oftheCoChairpositionsfortheSSJF,buttherewerenoothervolunteersidentifiedatthismeeting.It H wasgenerallyconcludedthatitwouldbedesirableforadditionalhelptoChairthisForum.Otherstate 4 personnelwereapproachedtoconsideracceptanceofaChairposition,andtheTribalCaucuswillalso   beseekingsomeonefromwithintheirgrouptohelpguidetheSSJFeffort.   AndaworkgroupwasformedtoreviewtheproposalsandselectthecontractorfortheWRAPBART  RFP.ThisgroupwillconsistofLucilleVanOmmering,SteveFrey,BrucePolkowsky,Chad  SchlichtemeierandBobGruenig.LeeAlterwillstaffthiseffortandcoordinatethereview. l A) xdEC! A D! @PP# MeetingDetails  "! @  H OverviewoftheWRAPHistory/SSJFActivities H $# Tobeginthemeeting,PatCumminsgaveanoverviewoftheWRAPshistory,compositionand &!% approach.HenotedthattheWRAPiscomposedofthe13WesternStates(Nevadaisnotanofficial k'"& member,butparticipatesinWRAPactivities),andtheIndianTribeslocatedinthosestates.Hewent W(#' overtheWRAPconsensusprocessfordecisionmakingwithintheorganization. C)$( HenotedthatthenewSSJFisa"joint"forum,reportingtoboththeTOC&theIOC.Heexplainedthat +k&* theSSJFisasuccessoroftheMarketTradingForum,andhegaveanoverviewofthe309Annexand ,W'+ theSO2Milestoneprogram.HenotedthattheMTFAnnextooka"bigbite"outofthevisibility ,C(, impairmentpollutantemissionswithSO2controlattributabletothestationarysourcemilestones,but -/)- nowtheSSJFwillbelookingatwhatadditionalstationarysourcecontrolmeasuresareappropriatefor  otherpollutants,toachievemandatedreasonableprogressunder308oftheRegionalHazeRule.He  notedthattheRHRrequiresthatstationarysourcesmeetBestAvailableRetrofitTechnology(BART),or  deviseaprogramthatis"BetterthanBART". t Henotedthatthereare156ClassIareasinthenation,and117ofthem()areintheWRAPregion.He L  explainedthatunderthe308oftheRHR,statesandtribesareresponsiblefordeterminingthevisibility 8  impairmentonClassIareaswithintheirborders,andalsotodeterminewhatproportionoftheir $ t emissionsimpactonClassIareasoutsidetheirborders.  ` HenotedthattheInterstateAirQualityRule(IAQR)isaproposaltocontrolNOx&PMfromElectric  8  GeneratingUnits(EGUs)forPM2.5andozonecontrolintheeasternhalfofthecountry.ButtheEPAis $  askingforcommentonaddressingNOx&PMfromthisutilitysectorwithanationalrule.Thusoneof   theSSJFsfirsttasksistohelpformulateaWRAPpositiononthisIAQRproposal.   @( ( H BestAvailableControlTechnology H   LeeAlterthengaveapresentationonBART.HebeganbynotingthatStationarySourcesrepresenta ` majorityoftheregionsSO2,andasignificantportion( @in2018)oftheWRAPsNOx.Withinthe L StationarySourcesector,therearequiteanumberofindustrieswithSO2comingindecreasingorderof 8 magnitudefrom:utilityEGUs,industrialboilers,coppersmelting,oilrefineries,oil&gasfield $t production,gassweetening,chemicalmanufacturing,mineralproductionfacilities,andamiscellaneous ` categoryofothers.NOxcomesfromasimilarsourcelist,withutilityEGUsstillthebiggestemitters. L ButnaturalgascompressionentersthelistasthesecondlargestNOxcategory,withabout30%ofthe 8 emissionsofEGUs,alongwithutilityinternalcombustionengines(ICEs)addingabout5%tothetotal $ electricutilityload.  HedefinedBARTas"an emissionlimitation basedonthedegreeofreductionachievablethroughthe  applicationofthebestsystemofavailablecontinuesemissionreductionforeachpollutant",takinginto  account: t ̄0  costsorcomplianceL!T$T$ Є0  energyandnonairenvironmentalimpactsofcompliance8" T$T$ Є0  anyexistingcontrolsatthesource$#t!T$T$ Є0  remainingusefullifeofthesource$`"T$T$ Є0  andthedegreeofvisibilityimprovementwhichmayreasonablybeanticipatedtoresult$L #T$T$ BARTsourcesbelongtooneof26specifiedsourcecategories,withthepotentialtoemit>250TPYfor &$"% anyvisibilityimpairingpollutant(SO2,NOx,PM,VOC&NH3).BARTeligiblesourcesmusthavebeen '#& "inexistence"onAugust7,1977,and"notinoperation"beforeAugust7,1962. (#' Lee_Alter_Ԁassertedthatifasourceismajorforonepollutant,thenBARTmustbelookedatforall *%) pollutantsemittedbythatsource.Therewasconsiderablediscussionastowhetherthiswasaproper p+&* interpretation,andwhattheimplicationsareofsuchaninterpretation.Itwaspointedoutthatifasource \,'+  weremajorforNOxforexample,andtheyonlyhadafewtonsofsomeotherpollutant,thenapplyingthe H-(, BARTfactorslikecostsofcompliancemighteliminatecontrolsfromconsiderationonthoseother  pollutants.   Mr.AlteralsopointedoutthattheRHRprovidesalternativestoBARTsolongasthatalternative t programincludesallBARTeligiblesources.Butthekeyprovisiontousingan alternativecontrol ` strategy isthatitand mustprovide"greaterreasonableprogress"thantheapplicationofsourceby L  sourceBART .Thereisalsoanoptiontoaddress"geographicenhancement"forpossible"hotspots" 8  underaregionalcontrolprocess. $ t Tohelpaddressthisproblem,theWRAPhasissueda$100KRFPtoprovidedirectassistanceto  L  states/tribestoidentifyBARTeligiblesources.Proposalsareduethisdate(February18,2004),andwill  8  bereviewedbyateamfromthisSSJF. $  &  @!H EPARHRStatus H   JoePaiseexplainedthattheEPAisinasettlementagreementwhichcallsforadraftoftherevisedRHR   BARTprovisionsbyApril15,2004,withcommentsanalyzedandBARTrulestobefinalizedayear t later,byApril15,2005.'4 ` Underthe1999TEA21legislationCongresswantedthePM2.5andtheRegionalHazeSIPstobe 8 harmonized,butthelegislationdidnttakeintoaccountthedifferencesresultingfromtimingbetween $t attainmentandnonattainmentstates.Thishasbeencorrected,andnowstateproposalsforPM2.5 ` designationsaredueinFebruary04,withtheEPAproposingfinaldesignationsbyDecember31,2004. L TheSIPsarethendue3yearshence(December31,2007).Andthelegislationnowspecifically 8 requiresRHR308SIPsonthatsameDecember31,2007. $ HenotedthattheEPAhasbeensuedovertheWRAPAnnex,andtheyhaveyettoaddressthose  commentsreceivedontheWRAPmobilesourceprovisions.  IntheCornGrowerscase,Mr.Paiseexplainedthatthebiggestissue(whichresultedinthecourt p _vacature_)wasBART.EPAhadoriginallythoughtthattheindividualizedapproachwouldnotbe \  appropriatefordeterminingregionalimpact,thustheycameoutwithaprovisionforregionalBART H! analysis.Butthecourtwasconcernedaboutsourcesspendingmoneyforcontrolsthatmayormaynot 4"  haveanyrealeffectonvisibilityimpairment.SoasthecriteriafordeterminingthebenefitofBART  #p! controls,theEPAisnowlookingtousetheCalPuffmodeltodetermineifanindividualsourcehas  $\" greaterthan0.5dVimpactabovenaturalconditions. $H # EPAwasalsosupposedtoprovideconcreteBARTguidelines(Mr.Paisenotedthattheyhadproposed & "% theseguidelinesin2001,butinthemiddleofanalyzingthecomments,theygotsidetrackedbytheCorn ' #& Growersdecision).Thenewguidelinewilllookverysimilartothe01proposal,withtheexceptionof (#' themodelingsection.Theproposalswillinclude95%control(0.1to0.15lb/MMBtu)forSO2,and0.2 )$( lb/MMBtuNOxfor>750MWunits.Therewillbesimilarguidelinesforthe>250MWunits. *%) ThebiggestthingnotvacatedbythecourtwastheEPAsapproachto"ReasonableProgress",butthe X,'+ courtdidsuggestthattheEPAlookattheissuesintheSierraClubchallenge.EPAhasdonethat,and D-(, Mr.Paisesaidthattheydonotintendtoproposeanychangestothisprovision. 0.)- Ї&  @^^H WRAPTechnicalOverview H  TomMoorethengavepresentationontheoverviewoftheWRAPtechnicaleffort.Thefourmajorareas  ofeffortare:'@ x ̄0  AttributionofHazeP T$T$ Є0  EmissionInventories< T$T$ Є0  GriddedDispersionModeling( xT$T$ Є0  AmbientMonitoring dT$T$ &  @<AttributionofHaze<  <  Thisanattempttointegrateinformationfrommodeling,monitoring&emissioninventoriesintoaclear   concisedefinitionofthegeographicandsourcetypecontributionsofvisibilityimpairmenttoany   particularClassIareas.' $B   @<EmissionInventories< t TheWRAPislookingtoestablish2002baselineEIs,includingCanadaandMexico.Toholdthis L information,theWRAPisdesigningadatabaseandreportingsystemcalledtheEmissionData 8 ManagementSystem(EDMS). $t &  @\\<GriddedDispersionModeling< L TheRegionalModelingCenterwasaskedtodevelopanattributionmechanism,andtheydevelopeda $ methodologyfor"tagging"speciesinthemodelinput'EԀemissions.Weusetransfer&lossmechanismsto  trackthemassbalanceoverdispersion.Thistechniquewillgiveastatebystateimpactfromanyofthe  modelspecies.  @<AmbientMonitoring< p TheMonitoringForumisundertakinga"CausesofHaze"studytoevaluateallinformationavailable H! fromtheIMPROVEmeteorologicalandmonitoringsites.Thisstudywillincludesuchtechniquesas 4"  chemicalandbacktrajectoryanalyses.Theyarecurrentlyanalyzing19972002data,andthisproject  #p! willbeongoingtolookatfuturemonitoringdataasitbecomesavailable.TheCausesofHazeresults  $\" willbesegregatedbycompoundofinterest(ie/sulfate)andbygeographicarea. $H # @wwH InterstateAirQualityRule H & "% JoePaisethentookuptheissueoftheEPAIAQR(_aka_:TransportRule)whichascurrentlyproposed, (#' doesnotaffectthewest,andisnotdesignedtoaddressRegionalHaze.ItisdesignedtoimprovePM2.5 )$( &Ozonenonattainmentareasintheeast,byrequiringSO2/NOxreductionsfromEGUs.Historically, *%) EPAhammeredonVOCsourcesforozonestrategy,butwithfurtherunderstanding,atmosphericscience p+&* startedtofocusmoreoninterstatetransportofNOx.Heshowedagraphthatshowedregionaltransport \,'+  playingadominantroleinimpactinmosteasterncities.Also,theCleanAirActcontainsprovisionsfor H-(, States&_EPA_Ԁtoaddressinterstatepollution.TheEPAisalsoworkingonozoneandPMby  implementingnationalfuelandenginestandards.   HenextshowedmapsofozoneandPM2.5nonattainmentareas.OtherthansouthernCalifornia,thereare t noPM2.5nonattainmentareaswestofSt.Louis(exceptforLibby,Montana).Andthereareoneortwo ` ozoneproblemswithsomeofthelargerwesterncities. L  Joeindicatedthattheproposed IAQR sets_a geographicscope_ basedonSO2andNOxairqualityimpacts $ t instateswith8hourozoneandPM2.5nonattainment( notcovered underthecurrentIAQRproposalare  ` the 13continentalWRAPregionstates,plusOklahoma&Nebraska ).TheIAQRsetsemission  L  reductionrequirementsforeachstates,basedoncappingEGUemissionsandprovidesforan_emissions_  8  tradingprogramtosupplementtheAcidRainprogram.ProposedSO2capsare3.0_MM_ԀTPYin2010 $  and2.7MMTPYin2015.ForNOxtheproposedcapsare1.6_MM_ԀTPYin2010,downto1.3MMTPY   in2015.   Theschedulehas_EPA_ԀholdingpublichearinginChicago,PhiladelphiaandRTP,NCinFebruary,while   thecommentperiodclosesMarch30,2004.AsupplementalnoticeonIAQRwillgooutinSpring04, p andtherulewouldbefinalizedinDecember2004. \ @ H WRAPDiscussions:ExtensionofIAQRtotheWEST_??_ H 4 TheEPAhasindicatedthatifEGUsmeettheprovisionsoftheIAQR,thatcompliancewillalsosatisfy ` theBARTrequirementsfortheseutilitiesandsatisfythe"portion"ofReasonableProgressattributableto L EGUs. 8 RubenPlanticoaskedwhatthetimeframewouldbe,iftheWRAPdecidedtotrytoimplement  somethingwithintheIAQR.TheEPAindicatedthatifsomethingwereproposed,thatwouldhavetobe  includedintheApril/MaySupplementalProposal.  LeeGriboviczaskedaboutwesternemissioncaps,notingthatdetermininganacceptablelevelseems p likeaverydauntingtasktoundertakeinshortorder.SarahDunhamindicatedthattheClearSkiesbills \  wouldbethemarkerforabeginningpoint,butoneproblemisthatsomeoftheIAQRstateswere H! includedintheWestern"Zone2"oftheClearSkiesproposals,thussomeadjustmentofthenumbers 4"  wouldberequired.ItwasnotedthatNOxwastechnologydriven,whiletheWRAPmilestonesprovide  #p! sometargetforSO2.  $\" Itwasalsopointedoutthatifatradingprogramincludedwesternsources,theremaybeloweractual %4!$ emissionreductionsintheeastbecauseofsellingandtransferofalreadyearnedwesternallowances. & "% Thereversewasalsotrue,inthatthereareprobablymorecosteffectivereductionsintheeast,suchthat ' #& WRAPactualemissionswouldshownodecrease.Toaddressthat,theClearSkiesbillincludeda (#' "nested"regionwhereacertainsubcaphadtobemetintheWRAPregion(270KTonsSO2forWRAP )$( utilities). *%) AnotherproblemwasbroughtupinthatthepurposeoftheEasternIAQRwasentirelydifferent(ozone X,'+ &PM2.5NAAQSs)thantheproblemsweseektosolveinthewest(visibility). D-(,  0.)- TherewasdiscussiononwhethertheWRAPshouldinvestigateenteringintotheIAQR,&alistofissues  wasdevelopedthataworkgroupwillhavetolookat:  ̄0  nonutilitysources?tT$T$ Є0  satisfyBART?`T$T$ Є0  caplevels?L T$T$ Є0  allowances(tribalsetaside)8 T$T$ Є0  NewSourceReview(regulations,PSD?)$ tT$T$ Є0  timing(Spring04vslongerallowabletimeframe `T$T$ Є0  differentissues(nonattainmentintheeastvs.RHinthewest) L T$T$ Є0  EPAmodeling 8 T$T$ @ppH MultiPollutantLegislation H   PatCumminswasontheaFederaldiscussionpanel(alongw/DavidSteel,PaulSeby,FrankPrager&   others)regardingMultiPollutantLegislation.Itwashisimpressionthatcurrently,therewasnoreal   forwardmovementonanymultipollutantlegislation.SarahDunhamagreedthattherewasntmuch t happeninginEPAheadquartersregardingthistypeofEGUemissioncontrolstrategy.Thequestionwas ` raisedastowhethertheSSJFoughttobelookingatmultipollutantlegislation,andthegeneralfeeling L wasthattheForumoughttotrackactivity,butnotspendexcessiveeffortonworkingwiththisissue. 8 @ H RevisionstoNOxPSDProgram H ` EPApromulgatedanannualPSDNOxincrementinthe1980's,andEnvironmentalDefensefilleda < requestforremandatthattime.Thissuitwaslefthanging,andnowEDisrequestingthattheEPAto ( lookatawholesuiteofnitrogenimpactsthroughthewest.Thequestionwasraisedofwhetherthereisa  nexuswheretheWRAPRHeffortcouldconvergewiththisaction.VickiPattonexplainedthatEDwas  investigatingwhethersomeregionaltradingprogrammightprovidesomesortofalternativetoPSD  incrementsforprotectingthesenitrogenrelatedenvironmentalvalues.  PatCumminssummarizedtheissuebysayingthatsincewehavetodevelopaNOxstrategyforRH,the `  questionisraisedastowhetherweneedtobeincludingtheprotectionofothernitrogeninthese L! strategies?Thegeneralconsensusofthegroupwasthatweneedalotmoreinformationaboutthe 8"  detailsandpotentialramificationsofsuchaproposal. $#t! @H DiscussionsofSSJFDirection H $L # BobNeufeldbeganthediscussionandexpressedtheopinionthatitwouldbegoodtotrytocombine &("% issuessuchasNSR,PSD,RegionalHazeandetc.Thequestionwasraisedastowhetherthisshouldbe '#& a"national"approachvs.alocalizedregionalapproach.Anationalapproachwouldbelessflexible,and ($' itwassuggestedthatwellcertainlygetClearSkiescapsifwegothatway.Aregionalapproachwould )$( allowtheWRAPtodefinesourcesandemissionlevelsmorespecificallyforourparticular *%) circumstances.ButBobnotedthatthisIAQRwas"theonlytrainleavingthestation",anditwouldbea t+&* goodvehicleformovingforward. `,'+   L-(, Ontheotherhand,BobPalzernotedthatalthoughhewantedthecheapestcontrolspossible,hissponsor,   theSierraClub,wantedtoassurethattherewererealreductionsinthewest.Andhefeltthatanational  programwouldnotnecessarilygetusthere.  BrucePolkowsky,notedthatifwefollowedtheIAQR,wewouldaddressthelargestsourcesectorinthe ` EGUs,andtakealargechunkofNOxoffthetable.Butwewouldhavetoworkintimatelywiththe L  EPAtoassurethatcontrolsweredonewell.LeeGribovicznotedthatifweaddressedEGUsunderthe 8  IAQR,thatwouldeffectivelytakethatsectoroffthetableforanyfuturecontroldiscussions._Thus_Ԁthere $ t wouldlikelybemorepressureontheothersectorstoachievethenecessarygoals.Thepointwasmade  ` then,thatifwechoosetopursuetheIAQR,thecontrolsselectedunderthatprogrammustbecomplete  L  andverywelldesigned.  8  PatCumminsfeltthattheremightbeanopportunitytohavesomesortofhybridofcontrolstrategies.   WithaWesternandEasternsubcaps,itmightprovideacceptablesulfurcontrol,buthewasworriedthat   NOxwouldntbeaswelladdressed.   BobHabecknotedthattheonlytoolthatweveexploredisa"cap&tradeprogram",andhewondered p whatothertoolsmightbeusedtoachievetheRHgoals.Becauseofthecomplexityandworkthat_goes_ \ intoatradingprogram,hewantedthestatestohavetheoptionofsimplycontrollingemissionsona H sourcebysourcelevel,ifaparticularairshedneededjustafixednumberofreductionstoprotectthe 4 impactedClassIarea.  p BobNeufeldnotedthatatradingprogramwouldnotnecessarilyproscribelocalagencycontrol.He H wonderedwhetherinfact,thesourcemightputuplessresistance,becausetheywouldbegenerating 4 allocationcreditsthattheymayputonamarkettosell.   VickiPattonnotedthattheIAQRwouldonlyprovidea"budget"forthestates,andtheflexibilityof  controllingindividualsourceswouldstillbeastateprerogativeundersuchaprogram.  PatCumminsfeltthatthealternativetosome"flavor"ofmarkettrading_program_Ԁwasclear.Henoted l thattheStateshavetomeetBART,iftheydontgothroughthemarketprogram.TheGCVTC X  conclusionwasthatamarketapproachwasthemosteffectiveandefficientstrategyforSO2.Butit D! appearsthatweneedtoaskthatquestionagain,astowhetheramarketapproachstillisthebestoption 0"  for308implementation.Butsincesomestateswereexpressingsomeskepticism,perhapstheWRAP #l! needstobepreparedtosupportbothapproaches. $X" BobNeufeldnotedthatindividualBARTresultsinlargeuncertaintiesforindustryintermsofcontrol %0!$ requirements.Butsincethereissomeconcernovermarketprograms,heacknowledgedthatweneeded &"% muchmoreinformationabouttheeffectsoftheIAQR.Andheproposedthatwecertainlyneedto '#& explorethatoptioninmoredetail,especiallywithregardtothecapabilitytoincorporatenonutility (#' sources.SteveFreynotedthatawaytoaccomplishthisnonutilityincorporationisfor_EPA_Ԁtoprovide )$( somesortof"optin"provisionfortheotherindustrysources. |*%) ThepointwasmadethattheEPAsmodeling"zeroedout"allemissions,bothfromEGUsandfrom T,'+  otherindustry,indeterminingtheimpactoftherule.ButbecauseEGUsdominatedtheemission @-(, inventoriesineasternstates,theychosetofocusonthatsourcecategoryintheruleproposal.Butitis  clearthatEGUsarenotasbigapieceofthepieinthewest,especiallyforNOx.   PatCumminscommittedtowritinguptheissuesraisedbythisdiscussion.Hefeltthatalotofthe t questionsmustbedirectedtoEPA,asweareaskingquitealotfromthem.Heexpressedtheopinion ` thatifwewentwiththeIAQR,theEPAwouldfindthattheWRAPis"highmaintenance". L  Aworkgroupwasestablishedtoworkonthisissue,consistingofPatCummins,BobNeufeld,Dean $ t Metcalf,BrucePolkowsky,VickiPatton,BruceBeynon,GregRemer,DavidSteele,CVMathaianda  ` Pacificorprepresentative.  L  @$H HG&NSR H $  AlthoughtheseissuessomewhatoverlapwiththeSSJFmandates,itwasgenerallyfeltthatwealready   haveenoughonourplate.ThereforethegroupsconsensuswasthatwedonotspendSSJFeffortand   resourcesoneitherofthesequestions.   @iiH SSJFAdministrativeIssues H ` @oo$<CoChairs< < EricMasseyofArizonavolunteeredtotakeoneofthecochairpositions.DaveOuimetteofColorado d andMaryHilbertofNewMexicobothwerepetitioned,andsaidthattheywouldthinkabouttaking P anotherchair.PatCumminsnotedthattheIOCandTOChadsuggestedthattheTribalCaucusshould < begiventheopportunitytotakeaCoChairposition,butBobGruenighadntbeenabletocomeupwith ( acandidate.  @55$<BARTRFP<  FrankPrageraskedwhyweweremovingforwardwiththisproject,asindustryhadbeenintensively t grilledoverthepastdecade.LeeGriboviczexplainedthatthestates/tribeshadmostlyaskedforSO2 `  information,andtheywereconcernedaboutfindingBARTeligiblesourcesforPM&NOx.Pat L! explainedthatthecontractwasfor$100K,andLeeAlternotedthatwereceivedfiveproposalsin 8"  responsetotheRFP.Aworkgroupwasformedtoreviewtheproposalsandselectthecontractor, $#t! consistingofLucilleVanOmmering,SteveFrey,BrucePolkowsky,ChadSchlichtemeierandBob $`" Gruenig.Lee_Alter_Ԁwillstaffthiseffortandcoordinatethereview.