# Western Regional Air Partnership 2008-09 Work Plan

June 17, 20081 

### Table of Contents

Executive Summary ............................................................................... 2

I. Introduction ............................................................................................................ 3

II. Background ........................................................................................................ 5

III

. 2007 Activity Summary ............................................................................ 8

IV. 2008-09 Project Summaries ...................................................................... 10

Stationary Sources Joint Forum .......................................................................10 Fire Emissions Joint Forum ............................................................................ 10
Emissions Fo rum ........................................................................................ 11 Dust Emissions Joint Forum ................................................................ 11 Mobile Source Forum ................................................................................. 12 Technical Analysis Forum ....................................................................12 Air Managers Committee .............................................................................. 14 Communications Committee .......................................................................... 152 

### EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP) is work ing on behalf of its memb ers to facilitate and assist with the completion of the regional haze im plementation plans across the West during 2008-09. Through projects directed by WRAP Foru ms, Committees, and staff, regional technical analysis activities for haze planning were completed during 2007, as disc ussed in Section III of this workplan. WRAP region state air pollution control agencies and the U.S. Enviro nmental Protection Agency (EPA) are currently completing the specific Best Availabl e Retrofit Technology (BART) program requirements added by EPA to the Regional Haze Rule (RHR) in 2005. The individual sources “subject-to-BART” require state or EPA permits to apply retrofit co ntrols and reduce emissions during the first planning period of the RHR, before 2018. With individual BART sources’ controls not complete, in mid-2007, WRAP completed the “2018 Preliminary Reasonable Pr ogress” scenario, a comprehensive analysis of emissions, air quality modeling, and visibility projections for regional haze planning, based on adopted control programs and rules in effect by 2018, including a limited assessment of SO 2 BART controls.

The remaining regional emissions and modeling assessm ents to finalize reasonabl e progress goals in the regional haze plans for the 118 Class I areas in the WRAP region cannot be completed until BART emissions limits for all subject sources are determined. The implementation of the Regional Haze Rule in the WRAP region, through tr acking and analysis of visibility monitoring and emissions data is continuing as the states and EPA complete BART requirement s. Sources addressed under the RHR §309 program elements under have been underway since 2003, when the §309 plans were first submitted to EPA. These tracking tools and data systems have been used to update §309 SIPs for re-submittal in 2008, and have been expanded to support §308 regional haze plans as well.

Deliverables

In this 2008-09 workplan, the WRAP plans the following deliverables:

Regional Haze Plan Completion

• Staff support to assist individual states in developing preliminary reasonable progress goals to enable haze plans to be submitted to EPA for review;

• Staff and contractor support to provide individual stat es regional technical data and documentation to support their haze plans;

• Staff support to exchange information about BART control analyses; and

• Staff support for states, EPA, and Federal Land Managers (FLMs) through coordination of haze plan elements to assure completeness of individual plans a nd relative consistency across the WRAP region.

Ongoing Regional Haze Rule Long-term Implementation (preparing for 2012 RHR SIP check)

• Contractor support to maintain the WRAP Technical S upport System (TSS) for haze SIP review, approval, and implementation tracking;

• Contractor support to track and analyze emissions in the WRAP Emissions Data Management System (EDMS) and the Fire Emissions Tracking System (FETS);

• Staff administration of contractor support to track and analyze IMPROVE regional haze monitoring data through the national Visibility Information Exchange We b System (VIEWS), on behalf of all five RPOs for haze plans across the nation;

• Contractor support for the §309 SO2 Milest one Program tracking, ongoing since 2003;

• The 2018 regional “Final Reasonable Progress” analysis scenario of emissions, air quality modeling, and visibility projection results will be completed when BART emissions reductions are known, through the WRAP Regional Modeling Center contract; and

• Contractor analysis support to address questions from EPA as haze SIPs are submitted and reviewed.

These deliverables are presented as projects d escribed in Section IV of this workplan

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### I. INTRODUCTION

This work plan was developed by the WRAP Pla nning Team (Oversight Committees and Forum CoChairs) and summarizes ongoing activities and expend itures of the Western Re gional Air Partnership (WRAP), including current projects and those planned for 2008 and 2009. This work is funded through existing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA ) grants and the Federal Fiscal Year 2008 (FFY08) grant now available from EPA. The total amount of EPA’s FFY08 funding for the WRAP’s regional haze work is $872,000. Of this amount, $752,000 will be awarded to WGA and $120,000 will be awarded to
NTEC. This document will be submitted to EPA in support of WGA’s grant ap plication. The NTEC workplan is a separate document that will be submitted to EPA by NTEC.

As shown in Table 1, as of March 2008, $1,328,677 remains in WGA’s existing WRAP grant. Total grant monies for WRAP from EPA declined from a total of about $5,000,000 for use in 2005 and 2006 to a total of about $1,000,000 for use in 2007 and 2008. The FFY08 grant for use in 2009 from EPA continues at the level of each of the two previous years. WRAP support of the review, approval, and ongoing implementation of haze plans on behalf of WR AP members will cause the existing grant balance to continue to decline at a rapid pace, even with ve ry careful management of the available resources. Table 2 lists projects remaining from the 2007-08 wor kplan. Table 3 identifies the current projects and their funding from both existing and FFY08 grant funds.

For this work plan, NTEC and WGA staff worked together to develop the budget for the WRAP organization to provide funding for staff, travel support, and project management through September 2009. Effective July 1, 2006 NTEC assumed administ rative responsibilit y for contracts related to the work of the Tribal Data Work Group and for reimbur sement of tribal travel and meeting expenses.

In developing this work plan, the WRAP Planning Team recognized that the FFY08 grant funds covered by this work plan will be the funds NTEC and WGA receive to assist in the transition from completing the development of the individual re gional haze plans, throu gh their review and approval by EPA, and for the parallel implementation of regional haze plan commitments. The individual regional haze implementation plans rely upon the WRAP’s regional technical work, and the data and decision support systems underpinning the long-term effort to track pr ogress and analysis additi onal measures to reduce regional haze.

The WRAP Board of Directors adopted the WRAP 2008-12 Strategic Plan in February 2008 to address the implementation of the Regional Haze SIPs and one-a tmosphere analysis in the West for the next 5 years. The support needed for the completion of the foundational haze plans in 2008, review and approval by EPA, ongoing implementation, and tracki ng for 2012 haze plan updates were considered in this work plan. WRAP forums and committees were aske d to consider projects for this workplan that are essential to the needs of regional haze implementati on plans, focused on technical support elements that must be maintained after 2007.

It is important to note that the WRAP’s planning process must accommodate a unique landscape of environmental, social, economic, and political issues . The WRAP region includes 118 (or 75 percent) of the nation’s 156 mandatory federal Class I areas, half the land mass of the United States (not including Alaska), a very large portion of publicly-owned lands, and numerous tribal jurisdictions (many with large land areas). It also emits a minority of total U. S. emissions, borders both Canada and Mexico, and receives pollution from Asia. Class I areas are also greatly influenced by “natural” emissions, such as those from wildfires and windblown dust.

The WRAP region is also experien cing rapid population growth and other challenges to preventing deterioration of air quality, such as drought. This presents a unique and challenging environment for long-term planning which is best addressed through a single, well-f unded and well-organized institution4 at the appropriate political level. The WRAP, with a ppropriate financial support fr om EPA, provides such an institution, especially given its management structure shared between the Western Governors’ Association and the National Tribal Environmental Council. The WRAP’s long- term regional analysis and planning process must deal with relevant events beyond its control, such as federal initiatives and changes to environmental management priorities. On e way the WRAP contends with these events is to have sufficient staffing to track the issues and to foster a constructive dialogue among its members.

Table 1 – WRAP Financial Status Report (March 31, 2008)

WGA Current
Balance Current Budget Spent as of March 31, 2008 FFY08 Grant

Travel Reimbursements 159, 363 1,167,278 1,007,915

Conference Calls 19,391 166,782 147,391

Meeting Expenses 75,712 423,918 348,206

Direct Salaries and Benefits 263,262 2,117,484 1,854,222

Overhead & Other Expenses 143,797 1,242,977 1,099,180

Subtotal 661,525 5,118,439 4,456,914 150,000

Contractor Assistance - Projects 667,153 13,988,467 13,321,315 602,000

Total 1,328,677 19,106,906 17,778,229 752,000

Table 2: Remaining Projects for 2008 le ft from 2007-08 workplan (March 31, 2008)

AIR MANAGERS COMMITTEE

Technical Support during SIP Review and Approval Process 128,413

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS FORUM

TSS and Fire Tracking – 2008 70,575

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Web Site Maintenance 25,000

Subtotal for Pending Projects 223,988

Table 3: Projects for 2008 and 2009

EPA Grants Already Awarded

Project Remainder as of March 31, 2008 Funds from Remaining

Projects (Table 2) FFY08 Grant For 2009 Total
Funds through

2009

STATIONARY SOURCES

No contractor projects requiring funding

FIRE

Update to Fire EIs for modeling a nd analysis to support haze plan implementation ($28,413 from AMC “Technical Support during SIP Review and Approval Process” line in Table 2) 28,413 17,000 45,413

EMISSIONS
2008-09 EDMS Hosting / Operation (ARS) 82,490 75,000 157,490

Mobile EI update to new base years to support haze plan review 67,000 67,000

DUST

No contractor projects requiring funding5 MOBILE SOURCES

Non-Road Demonstration Projects – (Emi ssions Advantage) 13,414 13,414

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

TAF1 - Technical Support System management/t raining/tools (ARS/ENVIRON) - ($50,000 from TAF “TSS and Fire Tracking – 2008“ line in Table 2) 8,037 50,000 75,000 133,037

TAF2 – Technical Support System (TSS) plus Fire Emissions Tracking System (FETS) operations (CIRA/Air Sciences) - ($20,575 from TAF “TSS and Fire Tracking – 2008“ line in Table 2) 156,832 20,575 55,000 232,407

TAF 3 - RMC Modeling Support for 308 and 309 SIPs (UCR/ENVIRON/CEP) 106,152 152,000 258,152

Visibility Information Exchange Web System (VIEWS) - ongoing national regional haze monitoring and da ta analysis project (CIRA) – (5 RPOs contribute $30,000 each, administered by WRAP) 150,000 150,000

AIR MANAGERS COMMITTEE

AMC1 - Technical Support during SIP Review and Approval Process -- ($100,000 from AMC “Technical Support dur ing SIP Review and Approval Process” line in Table 2) 100,000 100,000

AMC2 - 309 Milestone Reports (Pe rrin Quarles) CY07 & 08 8,493 8,000 16,493

AMC3 - State Caucus Staff Support (WESTAR – Don Arkell through 2008) 58,562 58,562

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Web Site Maintenance (B. Bissey) 9,185 25,000 3,000 37,185

Subtotal for 2008 and 2009 Projects – WGA 443,165 223,988 602,000 1,269,153



### II. Background

The 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act establishe d the GCVTC, which in June 1996 completed its original mission to recommend strategies for improvi ng visibility in the Grand Canyon and other Class I areas on the Colorado Plateau. Recognizing the need for a process to monitor and coordinate the implementation of its final recommendations, th e GCVTC members created the WRAP. The WRAP includes participants from industr y, environmental groups, and other affected parties and operates in conjunction with regional organizatio ns such as WESTAR, the Western Governors' Association, and the National Tribal Environmental Council. The work produc ts of the WRAP are used by states and tribes in the preparation and ongoing tracking of their individual implementation pl ans to meet the requirements of the federal regional haze rule promulgated by the EPA in 1999.

While the initial focus of the WRAP was to implement the recommendations of the GCVTC in conjunction with federal visibility rules, the requirements of these ru les also highlighted the need to implement other regional planning pro cesses to improve visibility in a ll western Class I areas. In March 1999, the WRAP expanded its charter to address all regional air quality issues. With the Board’s adoption of the 2008-12 Strategic Plan, WRAP will address implementation of the regional haze plans.

A. Tribal Options for Implementation Plan Development

Under the regulatory framework provided by the Tribal Authority Rule (TAR) (40 CFR 49.1– 49.11) and the regional haze rule, tribal implementation of visi bility programs through Tribal Implementation Plans (TIPs) is optional. The TAR authorizes but does not require tribes to receive delegation of authority to implement any program, or “reasonably severable elem ents” of a program, under the Clean Air Act. The preamble to the regional haze rule explains that “a trib al visibility program is not dependent on strategies6 selected by the State or States in which the tribe is located.” (64 Fed. Reg. 35714, 35756, July 1, 1999). The net result is that any tribe in the GCVTC transport region may implement §308 or §309 in whole or in part.

The policy and technical work of the WRAP to assist st ates is designed to simultaneously assist tribes in the same way. Tribal concerns are being addressed at every level within the WRAP. Tribal and state implementation plan needs may be different. As thes e differences are identified, project tasks and work plans are updated to re flect the improved understa nding of tribal needs.

To ensure that tribal needs are addressed, the active participation of tribal representatives on all forums has been and will continue to be sought and encouraged. The National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) is responsible for coordinating tribal particip ation in the WRAP and receives funds from EPA for this purpose. Since some tribes do not have the resources or expertise to particip ate in the WRAP, NTEC provides tribes with analyses and synopses of issues emanating from the WRAP forums and work groups and from sources outside the WRAP. NTEC also fac ilitates consensus building within the WRAP tribal caucus. The Institute for Tribal Environmental Profe ssionals (ITEP) at Northern Arizona University also provides assistance and staff through the Tribal Data Development Working Group to address a key tribal need – the acquisition of data necessary to make informed policy decisions.

Finally, it should be noted that the WRAP organizatio nal structure provides several checkpoints for tribal input. First and foremost, the WRAP has established e qual representation for trib es and states within its management structure, including a tr ibal Co-Chair of the WRAP. Key positions are also reserved for tribal representatives on all sta nding committees, forums, and work groups. Public workshops for WRAP work products and travel support from the WRAP en sure that the broader tribal community has an opportunity to participate in the WRAP process.

B. WRAP Organization and Structure

In September 1997 the WRAP was formed with a member ship including states and tribes both within and outside the GCVTC region. The WRAP established oversight committees and forums charged with developing work plans to implement the GCVTC reco mmendations and to fac ilitate development of implementation plans under the RHR.

1. Membership

The WRAP membership currently includes the Governor or his/her designee from 14 states and 12 tribes, two U.S. Cabinet Secretaries and the Admi nistrator of the EPA or their designees:

States Tribes Federal Agencies

Alaska Campo Band of Kumeyaay Indians Department of the Interior

Arizona Cortina Indian Rancheri a Department of Agriculture

California Hopi Tribe EPA

Colorado Hualapai Nation of the Grand Canyon

Hawaii Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall

Idaho Native Village of Ouzinkie

Montana Nez Perce Tribe

New Mexico Northern Cheyenne Tribe7 North Dakota Pueblo of Acoma

Oregon Pueblo of San Felipe

South Dakota Confederated Tribes of Salish and Kootenai

Utah Pueblo of Zuni

Washington

Wyoming

2. Charter and Bylaws

The WRAP Charter and Bylaws set forth the organizat ions goals, principles, and operating procedures and are posted on the WRAP website at http://www.wrapair.org/about/index.html

. 3. WRAP Organization

The WRAP is composed of several forums, comm ittees, and work groups. All these groups include participation from the WRAP memb ership (states, tribes, and federal agencies) and interested stakeholders (industry, environmental groups, local governments, academia, etc.). Committee and forum members are expected to repr esent and communicate with their agencies and constituents. Forum and committee members are responsible for establishing mechanisms that will ensure this communication occurs. These mechanisms may involve working thr ough trade groups, state and tribal organizations such as the Western States Air Resource Counc il (WESTAR Council), the National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC ), and intra- and inter-agency forums.

C. Project Management

Members of committees and forums perform much of the work of th e WRAP. The oversight committees monitor forum and work group activities to ensure th at work products are developed in a timely manner and that stakeholder participation re mains representative, balanced, and fair. Contractors hired with EPA grant funds are relied upon to expand the resources of the WRAP. Committees and forums direct the work of contractors.

Support services to the WRAP come from the Nati onal Tribal Environmenta l Council (NTEC) and the Western Governors’ Association (WGA). Th e Communications Committee has developed a Communications Manual for the WRAP’s internal a nd external communications and assists committees and forums with outreach strategies for specific products and activities.

WGA and NTEC staff provide overa ll project management for the WRAP, including preparing and managing grant applications, funds, requests for propos als (RFPs), contracts, travel reimbursements, meetings, conference calls, public and media inquiries, pr ess releases, Web sites, re quests to participate in the WRAP, and report publications. Staff a ssistance includes providi ng a “sounding board” for stakeholders having concerns with the WRAP processes and relating concerns to forum co-chairs, oversight committees, committee co-chairs, facilitators, and the WRAP co-chairs.

WGA and NTEC staff routinely attends the meetings of the various committees and forums. WGA and NTEC jointly or separately perform tasks relate d to WRAP and serve as primary contact points by responding to media and public inquiries.

Under a separate EPA grant, NTEC assists tribal participation in the WRAP by arranging and facilitating Tribal Caucus meetings; providing coordination among tribal representa tives of various committees and8 forums; performing legal, policy and technical analys es on various WRAP issues ; and securing contractor assistance for additional policy and t echnical analysis. This includes pr oviding staff support to the Tribal Caucus within the WRAP.

Staff positions include the WRAP Co-Directors (WGA and NTEC) who oversee other staff, share general management responsibilities, work with stakeholde rs to ensure the WRAP's processes are fair an equitable, and serve as the primary points of contac t for EPA, the media, and the general public. There
are state and tribal cau cus coordinators hire d with WRAP funds through WESTAR and NTEC, respectively.

WGA also employs an air quality program manager and an air quality project manager to support the oversight committees, forums, and work groups. NTEC employs a policy analys t to address the unique circumstances of tribes with respect to the Clean Air Act and other related issues.

D. Contract Management

WRAP staff at NTEC and WGA work with the forums to manage WRAP contra cts. WGA and NTEC, as the recipients of EPA grants, are responsible for executing and administ ering contracts and ensuring that work products are completed. Thes e responsibilities are me t with input from forums and work groups. Forums and work groups may create balanced subgr oups for purposes of contract management.

It is the responsibility of the fo rums and work groups and their respective oversight committees to develop the scope of work for each contract. All c ontracts are to be developed in accordance with the work plans approved by the WRAP and submitted to EPA. Once the scope of work has been properly developed, it is transmitted to WGA or NTEC who are responsible for developing an RFP or sole source justification. All RFPs are sent to known contractors, posted on the WRAP Web site, and published in the Federal Business Opportunities publi cation as appropriate. Bidders ar e provided 30 days to respond.



### III. CALENDAR YEAR 2007 WRAP ACTIVITIES SUMMARY

Significant technical analysis and planning support for the preparati on of individual re gional haze SIPs was accomplished during 2007. Training on WRAP web-based data and decision support systems was completed, and dissemination of regional analysis results for haze planning were completed, as summarized in the list below. The Technical Oversight Committee reviewed and approved the consolidation of the Modeling Foru m, the Ambient Monitoring & Reporting Forum, and the Attribution of Haze Workgroup into the Technical Analysis Fo rum. The TAF is responsible for modeling, monitoring, and data analysis acti vities, as well as the operations a nd functions of the WRAP web-based data and decision support systems for long-term re gional haze plan implementation – the Technical Support System (TSS), the Fire Emissions Tracking System (FETS), and the WRAP portion of the national Visibility Information Exchange Web System (VIEWS).

The Dust Emissions Joint Forum, the Fire Emissions Joint Forum, and the Stationary Sources Joint Forum have completed their projects. These Forums are cu rrently in a dormant mode, with some exceptions as noted next. The FEJF initiated the FETS project , which will be managed by the TAF with periodic review by the FEJF. States and EPA are completing BART analyses and permits, the remaining activity to complete the regional haze plans – the SSJF is not actively involved in this pr ocess. WRAP staff are actively tracking the progress in preparing the regi onal haze SIPs and completing BART. The SSJF’s Oil and Gas Workgroup will be tracki ng, reviewing and commenting on the Independent Petroleum Association of the Mountain Stat es’ effort to collaborate w ith the WRAP to develop the Phase III oil and gas emissions inventory during 2008-09.9 January – March

3⁄4 2018 Preliminary Reasonable Progress (PRP18) emissi ons inventory updates developed with state-bystate review ( http://www.wrapair.org /forums/ssjf/pivot.html ) 3⁄4 Fire Emissions Tracking System (FETS) project started ( http://www.wrapfets.org/ ) 3⁄4 Technical Support System (TSS) updates ( http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/tss/ ) 3⁄4 Emissions Data Management System (EDMS) Critical Functionality Report ( http://www.wrapair.org/forums/ef/E DMSop/EDMS_CritFuncReportFinal.pdf ) 3⁄4 State BART Workgroup started

January 23-24 - Tribal Data Development Work Group Meeting February 6-7 - Technical Analysis Forum Meeting February 22-23 - Fire Emissions Joint Forum Meeting March 6 - WRAP Tribal Caucus Meeting March 7-8 - WRAP Board meeting

April – June

3⁄4 PRP18 regional modeling analysis completed an d reported at June TSS workshop – estimates visibility improvement from §308 SO2 BART, §309 SO 2 Milestone Program and all other controls “on-the-books” for regional haze planning ( http://www.wrapair.org/forums/ssjf/pivot.html ) 3⁄4 Final 2002 Planning emissions inventory (Plan02 d) developed with state-by-state review ( http://www.wrapair.org /forums/ssjf/pivot.html ) 3⁄4 CalPuff “Subject-to-BART” modeling completed for sources in 7 WRAP region state by RMC ( http://pah.cert.ucr. edu/aqm/308/bart.shtml ) 3⁄4 FETS alpha version on-line – training at TSS workshop ( http://www.wrapfets.org/ ) 3⁄4 Technical Support System (TSS) update s and roll-out workshop/training ( http://www.wrapair.o rg/forums/toc/meetings/070619-TSS/index.html )

April 16-17 - Tribal Data Development Working Group Meeting April 17-18 - Implementation WG Meeting May 22-23 - Technical Analysis Forum Meeting
June 7 - Mobile Sources Forum - Workshop for Devel oping And Implementing A State Funded Retrofit Program June 19 - TEISS Training June 19-20 - TSS Orientation & Review Workshop

July – September

3⁄4 Final 2002 Planning (Plan02d) regional modeli ng analysis completed and reported on TSS ( http://www.wrapair.org /forums/ssjf/pivot.html and http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/tss/ ) 3⁄4 FETS operational & on-line – tr aining at FEJF meeting ( http://www.wrapfets.org/ ) 3⁄4 Technical Support System (TSS) updates ( http://vista.cira.colostate.edu/tss/ ) 3⁄4 Comprehensive review and discussion of em issions inventories at September workshop ( http://www.wrapair.o rg/forums/toc/meetings/070925m/index.html ) 3⁄4 Begin state-by-state assistance to set preliminar y Reasonable Progress Goals for individual Class I

areas

July 17-18 - Tribal Data Development Work Group Meeting August 28 - Tribal Caucus Meeting August 28-29 - Air Managers Committee Meeting August 29-30 - Implementation Workgroup MeetingSeptem ber 25-26 - Regional Haze E m issions Inventories – L e ssons Learned Meeting Septem ber 26-27 Fire E m issions Joint Forum Meeting

October – December

3⁄4 Final TSS updates com p leted for prelim inary re gional haze planning until BART co mpleted by all states/EPA ( http://v ista. c ira.co lostate. edu/tss / ) 3⁄4 Continue state-by-state assistance to set prelim inary Reasonable Progr ess Goals for individual Class I

areas 3⁄4 Develop workplan for 2008 IPAMS-WRAP Phase III Oil & Gas em issions inventory project ( http ://www.wrapair.o rg /f orum s/ssjf / docum ents/eictts/o ilgas.h tm l )

October 11-12 - Technic a l Analys is Forum Meeting



### IV. 2008-09 PROJECT SUMMARIES

Stationar y Sources Joint Forum

T he Stationary Sources Joint Forum (SSJF) has been in a dorm ant status through 2007 and 2008, as states and EPA complete their BART control determ inations . W R AP staff have prepared and updated a BART Tracking sp readsheet, an d hosted con f erence calls of regulato r y agencies d e veloping B A RT controls.

The Oil and Gas W o rkgroup of the SSJF will be activ e durin g 2008-09, to provide ov ersigh t, rev i ew and
comment on the Phase III em issions inventory pr oject sponsored by the Independent P e troleum
Association of the Mount ain States (IPAMS).

For the 2008 -09 tim efram e , no additional SSJF p r ojects are identified in this plan.

Fire Emissions Joint Forum

The Fire Emissions Joint Forum (FEJF) has com p le ted their projects as outlin ed in the i r previous workplans. Key products includ e fire em issions inve nto r ies f o r region al h aze plann i ng classified in to natural and anthropogenic fire source s, regional coordination guidance to im ple m ent the Enhanced Sm oke Managem e nt Program policy, and a summary of their work co m p leted between 1997 and 2007. The FEJF brought the Fire E m issions Tracking System for the WRAP region ( http://www.wrapfets.org/ ) online in September 2007 and data provider s continue to be added. The F ETS is designed to be the data support sys t em for track ing fire for regional h aze progr ess, an d will be the prim ary source of future fire inventories. The FEJF continues to m eet periodically by con f erence call.

W ith the FETS in place and accum u lating data, there is a need to periodically an alyze and refine th ose data for visibility and air quality im p act, em ission s, and m o d e ling analyses. This project would apply additional quality assurance and evaluati on techniques to the reported FETS data.

EP A G r a nts Alr e a dy A w ar de d

Proje ct Remain d er as of March 31, 2008 F unds fr om Remaining

Proje cts (Table 2) FFY08 Gran t For 2009 Total
F unds
thr o ugh

2009

FI RE

Update to Fir e EIs for modeling a nd an aly s is to s upport haze plan
im plem entat i on ( $28,413 from AMC “Technica l Support during SIP
R e v ie w and A p

prov al P r oce ss” line in Table 2) 2 8

, 4 1 3 1 7

, 0 0 0 4 5

, 4 1 3

10Emissions Forum

The Em issio n s Forum (EF) intends to f o cus on its e fforts on two projects during the 2008-09 tim efram e

. The ongoing m a intenance and operation of the Em issi ons Database Managem e nt System (EDMS) will continue through 2009. The EDMS is currently acquiring updated data from state and tribal agencies, and several functions have been im proved in response to previously identified defici encies. The EDMS is a data support system integral to com p letion, revi ew, approval, and ongoing im ple m entation of regional haze plan s. The EDMS is used to track em issions reduction obligations identifie d in the plans (including BART), assess the effectiveness of control strategi es, house updates to existing inventories, address new inventory needs for pollutants of re gional concern, and track trends.

The operation and m a intenance budget includes the annual cost for a contracted da tabase adm i nistrator to operate the EDMS, provide data analysis products, user assistance, quality assure new data, update database versions, resolve data overlaps between state and tribal data, and prepar e stan dard repo rts. In addition, a host site is employed to provide the necessary ha rdware, including servers, and to ensure data security and archiv ing. The curren t contra ct was com p etitive l y awarded to a new f i rm beginning
Nove m b er 2006 and included a significant effort to assess the status of the EDMS with a Critical Functionality Report in addition to routine operation and m a intenance. T h e cost for O&M is averaging about $75,000 per year, based on the last 18 m onths . W ith EPA developing a new im p r oved National
Em issions Inventory form at to be implem ented for 2008 da ta, the EF will also cons ider what functions to

reta in in the EDMS.

The EF led the developm ent of regionally consistent and co mparable mobile so urce em issions inventories in 2005-06 for region al h aze plann i ng . Those inv e ntories need to be updated for reg i o n al haze p r o g ress tracking and be com p lete with respect to ozone an alysis and planning. The funding of $67,000 for this project is to address m obile sou r ces f o r region al h aze update p u rposes.

EP A G r a nts Alr e a dy A w ar de d

Proje ct Remain d er as of March 31, 2008 F unds fr om Remaining

Proje cts (Table 2) FFY08 Gran t For 2009 Total
F unds
thr o ugh

2009

EM ISSIO N S

2008-09 EDMS Hosting / Oper ation (ARS) 82,490 7 5

, 0 0 0 1 5 7

, 4 9 0

Mobile EI upd ate to new b a se y e ars to support haze p l an review 6 7

, 0 0 0 6 7

, 0 0 0

Dust Emissions Joint Forum

T he Dust Em issions Joint Forum (DEJF) has complete d several projects in la te 2006 and early 2007, including: co m p letion and evaluatio n of a regional windblow n dust inventory, analysis of a m bient dust
data a t Class I are a s and its attr ibution to var i ous sources, quality assurance of dust em i ssions data provided by jurisdictions acro ss the WRAP region, experim e nt ally-based im prove ments to PM 2. 5

em ission factors for fugitive dust, co mpletion an d revis i ons to the W R AP Fugitive Du st Handbook, developm ent and dem o n s tration of a definition of na tural and anthropogenic dust, and developm ent of a

tem p late for the dust po rtion of a regional haze S I P usi ng Salt Creek Class I area in New Mexico as a tes t case. W ith the com p letion of those projects, the DEJF has been in a dorm ant status through 2007-08.

For the 2008 -09 tim efram e , no additional DEJF projects are identified in this plan.

11Mobile Sou rces Forum

For the past two years the Mobile Sources Forum (MSF) has used its funds to prom ote diesel retrofits through workshops and “boot cam ps” to share infor m a tion and assist agencies in the WRAP region with developm ent of retrofit program s . MSF products have included written guidan ce on diesel retrofits, technology updates, summaries and updates of availa ble funding sources, ad hoc support to W R AP

m e mbers for individual projects and grant proposa ls, and the series of workshops and boot cam ps intended to spur the developm ent and enhancem en t of diesel retrofit projects and program s

.

The MSF will use the r e m a ining resources in the i r Dem onstration Pro j ec ts contra ct an d work with agencie s an d organiz a tions to shar e this f u nding to hold one or two additional worksh ops. The MSF will continue to convene on a regular basis to share infor m ation on dies el retrofit projects, trends, and opportunities.

For the 2008 -09 tim efram e , no additional MSF p r ojects are identified in this plan.

EP A G r a nts Alr e a dy A w ar de d

Proje ct Remain d er as of March 31, 2008 F unds fr om Remaining

Proje cts (Table 2) FFY08 Gran t For 2009 Total
F unds
thr o ugh

2009

M O BILE SOURCES

Non-Road Demonstration Projects – (Emi ssions Advantage) 13,414 13,414

Air Q ualit y Modelin g Forum

The Modeling Forum mem b ership, projec t ac tiv ities, a nd project web pages were consolidated into the Technical Analysis Forum in early 2007, and the Modeling F o rum moved into archive status as of
Decem ber 2006.

Ambient Monitorin g and Re p ortin g Forum

A duplicate copy of the Causes of Haze Assessm ent pr o j ect website, its data, a nd the results from this project were transferred to the TSS website during 2007.

The AMRF m e mbership and project web pages were c onsolidated in to th e Technical Analysis Fo rum in early 2007, and the AMRF m oved into arch ive status as of Decem ber 2006.

Attribution of Haz e Work g rou p

The AoH Workgroup mem b ership, projec t activities, and project web page s were consolidated into the Technical Analysis Forum in early 2007, and the AoH Workgroup m ove d into archive status as of
Decem ber 2006.

Technical Anal y sis Forum

12 The Technical Analysis Forum (TAF) was created by the Technical Oversight Com m ittee in late 2006.
The TAF has the re spon sibility to ad dress th e top i cs and projects form erly distributed across the Air Quality Mo deling Foru m, the Am bient Monitoring and Reporting Forum

, and the Attribution of Haze Workgroup. Broadly speaking, the T A F m a nages the activ ities associated with m onitoring, data analysis,13 regional modeling, and the associated data deliver y. The TAF provides oversight of WRAP staff management of projects, including the Regional Modeling Center (RMC), the FETS as mentioned in the Fire Emissions Joint Forum section of this workplan, the Visibility Information Exchange Web System (VIEWS), and the Technical Support System (TSS) . These technical data and decision support web systems provide the regional analysis and implementati on basis of the regional ha ze plans. As such, the TAF has an extensive membership list, including tec hnical experts in monitoring, analysis, and modeling, and equally important, the regional haze air qua lity planners from WRAP member agencies.

The TSS is the decision support system for regional haze planning and implementation across the WRAP region. It is fully integrated with the VIEWS and FETS data support systems, and presents emissions and air quality modeling data and resu lts from the RMC. The VIEWS/TSS/FETS project is managed using two separate, parallel contracts described in TAF1 and TAF2. The WRAP staff manages the firms involved in these two contracts as a unified team and coordinates ac tivities to preven t duplication of effort. The team is a highly-qualified group with co mplementary skills. EPA OAQPS has recognized and endorsed the integrated nature and content of this WRAP project as a good way to manage and deliver regional information for a wide variety of users. The quality and completeness of the existing systems combined with the expertise of th e project team offers the WRAP me mbership opportunities to leverage existing and future EPA funding with funding from ot her sources to extend the current projects.

TAF1 – The management, training, tool development, and data analysis work for this portion of the project are the primary activities ha ndled under this contract. These me mbers of the overall project team bring their experience from the RM C team, WRAP regional emissions inventory development projects, and the 2004-06 Attribution of Haze project. The funding for this contract is awar ded on an as-needed basis with oversight and direction from the TAF. Resour ces for this contract are cr itical to assist states and EPA with the review, approval, and ongoing implementation of the haze plans.

TAF2 – Operations, maintenance, an d relational database development for FETS and TSS for this portion of the project are the primary activi ties handled under this contract. Th ese members of the overall project team bring their experience with the effort to deve lop the national VIEWS data system for all 5 Regional Planning Organizations (RPOs) and the extensive ground-breaking fire emissions work of the FEJF. The funding for this contract is a steady state effort to maintain the information technology and web experts behind these data and decision support systems. Due to staffing changes in 2007, this contract has a balance that is projected to help co ver expenses into 2009. Resources for this contract are to maintain and update these systems for the review, approval , and ongoing implementation of the haze plans.

TAF3 – The operation and modeling analysis work of the Regional Modeling Center (RMC) are the activities covered in this project. The RMC is co mpleting seven years of regional modeling development and analysis work for WRAP member s. A limited scope effort for 2008-09 is planned. A final regional haze reasonable progress regional modeling analysis is planned, when BART-controlled emission rates across the WRAP region are permitted and published in late 2008 and early 2009. The TAF approved the current RMC scope of work on their December 17, 2007 call. The RMC workplan for 2009 will be developed during 2008, and is expected to includ e additional sensitivity and source apportionment analyses to support review and approval of the haze plan s, as well as to identify sources to assess in the 2012 haze SIP checks.

VIEWS project - WRAP and the other four RPOs ar e each contributing $30,000, specifically for VIEWS operations in 2009. WRAP’s portion is included in the budget, and WRAP staff will manage that work on behalf of the other RPOs. The VIEWS project ut ilizes contractor suppor t to track and analyze IMPROVE regional haze monitoring da ta on behalf of all five RPOs for haze plans across the nation.EP A G r a nts Alr e a dy A w ar de d

Proje ct Remain d er as of March 31, 2008 F unds fr om Remaining

Proje cts (Table 2) FFY08 Gran t For 2009 Total
F unds
thr o ugh

2009

TECHNICAL ANALY S I S

TAF1 - Technical Support S y st em management/t raining/tools (ARS/ENVIRO N) - ( $50,000 fr om TAF “TSS a nd Fire Trackin g – 2008“ line in Tabl e 2) 8

, 0 3 7 5 0

, 0 0 0 7 5

, 0 0 0 1 3 3

, 0 3 7

TAF2 – Technical Support S y stem (TSS) plus Fire Emissions Tr acking
S y stem (FETS) operations (CIR A/Air Scien ces) - ( $20,575 from TAF “TSS and Fire Tracking – 2008“ lin e in Table 2) 1 5 6

, 8 3 2 2 0

, 5 7 5 5 5

, 0 0 0 2 3 2

, 4 0 7

TAF 3 - RMC Modeling Suppo rt for 308 and 30 9 SIPs (UCR/ENVIRON/CEP) 1 0 6

, 1 5 2 1 5 2

, 0 0 0 2 5 8

, 1 5 2

Visibilit y Information Exch ange Web S y stem (VI E WS) - ongoing nation a l regional haze monitoring and d a ta analy s is project (CIRA) – (5 RP Os contribute $30,0 00 each , admin istered b y W RAP) 1 5 0

, 0 0 0 1 5 0

, 0 0 0

Air Mana g ers Committee

The Air Managers’ Co mmittee pro v ides pro j ect rev i ew and track ing fro m the perspective of state and
trib al a i r m a nagers with prim ary resp onsibility f o r the dev e lo pm ent and tr acking of regional haze plans. The AMC is the air quality planning and policy lead fo r the WRAP organization. The state and tribal

caucus coo r dinato rs at WESTAR a nd NTEC will con tinue to staff and assist the co mmittee. Three funded projects are planned by the AMC.

AMC1 - Technical support during review and approval of the regional haze plans is needed. The exact scope of this work is not yet determ ined, but EPA w ill have qu estions tha t em erge during their rev i ew of the plan s, be st answered with WRAP analyses. T h is project will in clude analys is and prepar ation of the final 2018 reasonable progress em issions inventory fo r regional m odeling to include BART-controlled point sour ce s, assis t ance with cla r if ic ations and a ddition a l an alyses relate d to the 201 8 reasonab l e progress goals established for the 118 Class I areas in the WRAP region, as well as other analyses related to spec if ic e m issions inventory ques t ions. Resou r ces in o t he r projec ts of WRAP Forum s will also be leveraged as needed to address EPA questions.

AMC2 – Th e four §309 states (AZ, NM, UT, WY) ha ve been tracking and verifying em issions for
sources in th e SO 2 Miles t one Program since their SIPs were origin ally su bm itted in D ecem ber 2003. Reports have been com p leted for 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, as well as a SO 2 Miles t o n e Tracking Process Audit report. This project budget covers prep aration of the SO 2 Milestone R e ports for calendar years 2007 and 2008.

AMC3 - Staff support fo r the State and Tribal Cauc uses is provided by the St ate and Tribal Caucus Coordinators. These staff me m b ers assis t the tribal and s t ate air d i rectors with continual tracking and reporting of WRAP activities, i ssue identification and commu nication among the W R AP partners,

recru itm ent of WRAP participan ts from states an d tr ib es, and f acilitation of i ssue reso lution. The State Caucus Coordinator position is filled through a contract between W GA an d W E STAR. The Tribal Caucus Coordinator is funded through the NTEC budget. Resources for the State Caucus Coordinator are sufficient to last through 2008 and no f unding is yet identified for 2009 and beyond.

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Proje ct Remain d er as of March 31, 2008 F unds fr om Remaining

Proje cts (Table 2) FFY08 Gran t For 2009 Total
F unds
thr o ugh

2009

AIR MANAGE R S COMMITTEE

AMC1 - Technical Support dur ing SI P Review and Approval Process -- ( $100,000 from AMC “Technica l Support dur ing SIP Review and Approval
P r oc e ss” line in Table 2) 1 0 0

, 0 0 0 1 0 0

, 0 0 0

AMC2 - 309 Milestone R e ports ( P e rrin Quarles) CY07 & 08 8,493 8

, 0 0 0 1 6

, 4 9 3

AMC3 - State C a ucus Staff Supp ort (WESTAR – Don Arkell thro ugh 2008) 58,562 5 8

, 5 6 2

In addition to the three line item s in the AMC budget discussed above, the AMC directs the work of the
Im ple m entation W o rk Gr oup (IW G). The IWG is th e principle group prepari ng and coordinating the developm ent of the reg i onal haze p l ans, for §308, §309, and §309(g). In addition, th e IWG m a intains ongoing co mmunicatio n with the o t her forum s a nd oversigh t comm ittees as needed, p r om pting tim e ly
inf o rm ation f r om states a nd trib es, an d in turn p r o v iding feedb ack to th e forum s to ensure they are focused on the critical planning questions.

Communications Committee

W e b Site M a inten a nce The W R AP’s website is one of its prim ary communications tools. The b udgeted funds will be us ed by WRAP staff to continue the contract w ith the W R AP’s web m aster through 2009.

EP A G r a nts Alr e a dy A w ar de d

Proje ct Remain d er as of March 31, 2008 F unds fr om Remaining

Proje cts (Table 2) FFY08 Gran t For 2009 Total
F unds
thr o ugh

2009

COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

Web Site Maintenance (B. Bissey) 9

, 1 8 5 2 5

, 0 0 0 3

, 0 0 0 3 7

, 1 8 5

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