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### Palma, Elizabeth

From: Gillam, Rick

Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:56 PM

To: Palma, Elizabeth; Gabrilovich, Lev

Subject: FW: AGENDA- Smoke Managers Sub-Committee Conference Call

Attachments: exceptional_events _nprm_and_noa_webinar_20151117.pdf

Hi Beth and Lev,

The email summarizes the information I shared with the NWGC Smoke Managers Subcommittee on December 1, 2015. I

presented the fire

‐ related information covered in the webinar slides. I answered some clarifying questions on

information included in the webinar presentation. The information was shared with the individuals listed on the email

distribution list below.

Regards,

Rick

From: Gillam, Rick

Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2015 1:43 PM

To: 'Standish, Claudia' <cstandis@blm.gov>; U Parker <uparker@bcaqmd.org>

Subject: RE: AGENDA

‐ Smoke Managers Sub

‐ Committee Conference Call

As a follow

‐ up on today’s discussion on EPA’s Proposed Exceptional Events Rule and Draft Wildfire Ozone Guidance, I

have attached a summary presentation given by EPA during a webinar on November 17, 2015. Also, as I mentioned,

both the proposed rule revisions and the Draft Guidance are open for public comment until January 19, 2015. The

following is the link to the documents on EPA’s website:

http://www2.epa.gov/air

‐ quality

‐ analysis/proposed

‐ exceptional

‐ events

‐ rule

‐ revisions

‐ and

‐ draft

‐ guidance

‐ 0

Also, more information about Exceptional Events is provided on the following webpage:

http://www2.epa.gov/air

‐ quality

‐ analysis/treatment

‐ data

‐ influenced

‐ exceptional

‐ events

If anyone has questions about this issues, I would be happy to talk with them. I may be reached at (404) 562

‐ 9049 or

Gillam.rick@epa.gov

.

‐ Rick2 From: Standish, Claudia [ mailto:cstandis@blm.gov ]

Sent: Monday, November 30, 2015 8:22 AM

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Subject: AGENDA

‐ Smoke Managers Sub

‐ Committee Conference Call



### Smoke Managers Subcommittee conference call - Tuesday, 12/1/15 - 1200 ET,

1100 CT, 1000 MT, 0900 PT

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# AGENDA

Introductions, overview, any agenda items to add?



# Pete Lahm - National SmoC Committee update

REMINDER- Mixing Height Webinar, Dec. 3 - Gary Curcio, if available

Establishing a National Methodology for Operational Mixing Height Determination

A free webinar from the Southern Fire Exchan ge Thursday, December 3, 2015 1:00 -2:30 PM

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### http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sfe

‐ webinar

‐ establishing

‐ a

‐ national

‐ methodology

‐ for

‐ operational

‐ mixing

‐ height

‐ determination

‐ tickets

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One hour of Category 1 Society of American Foresters Continuing Education credit has been approved.



# EPA Update – Rick Gillam, DRAFT Exceptional Events Rule

Wildfire smoke messaging

Round Robin by geographic area

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-- Claudia Standish

BLM NM Smoke Management Specialist

New Mexico Environment Depa rtment/Air Quality Bureau

525 Camino de Los Marquez

Suite 2 Room 9

Santa Fe, NM 87505

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least

. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe



### If the wind will not serve, take to the oars

. Destitutus ventis, remos adhibe. Latin Proverb