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NEWSIJ.S. trDEPAFTTMENT OF THE INTEFIIOFI

Office of the Secrctary

For Immodiate Release: Jan. 26, 2OO5

WASHINGTON-Assistant Secretary of the trnteriq for FiS and Wildlife and Parks

Craig lvlanson annonced today that the Interior Department and tre state of Utah have

*igted a Mmorandum of Agreonent that addresses haze and visibility issues around

natimal parks in Utah and the Colorado Plateau.

"Air quality is aregional issue and is best solved when regions work togetber with state

md fed€ral land managers to reduce emissions," Manson said. "This is an impraut step

in qr efforts to assure clean air and sceiric vietils in areas tre Departmmt of the Interis

manages andthe publio enjrys."

The MOA cmpletes Utah's pqtion of a regimal plan fu protecting the visibility at

natimal parks on the Colorado Plateau. It assures that narional parls in Utah and on the

Colqado Plateau will have costdctive, pdlution'reduction plans that are corpled with

a m€rms to ensure all parks and wilderness areos are affmded smre benefit. The sites that

will benefit frm ftis agreement include Arches, hyce Canyon, Canymlands, Capitol

Reef and Zon national parks.

The agreernent clarifies the circumstances unds which industoial sqrces of sulfur

diodd€ may become srbject to Best Available R€trofit Technology requirem€nts no\il

thatlftah's Regimal Ilaze State Implementation Plaq and a fivo-state regianal emissims

cap is in place. Utah is the first of the five states (Arizma, Nerw Mexico, Wyming and

Oregon) that adqpted the emissions oap to puffue an MOA under fte Western Regional

Air Parhership lv{arket Trading Faum policies fc addressing specific industrial sdrces.

TheMOA isbased onpolicies tbe WesternRegional AirPafnership developdoverthe

last eigft years. The parmership is made up of 13 stales, m egual number of tribes, nnd

representatives of tbe Environmenel Protection Agency, tk U.S. Deparment of the

Interior and the U.S. Department of Agriculure. It was formed in 1997 to address

Interior Department Signs Agreement with Utah

to Improve Air Qualff

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regional air quality issues in th West, md its first effort has been to pnovide t€chicel

andpolicy slryportto implementthc recomrendati<rns of tb CtrandCanyonVisibility

Transport ContmissionFormre infsmation aboutthe states md uibes that make up tb€WesternRegional Air

Pmership, go to tbe Internet at http://qrwwumpair.org/fasg/index.html.

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Dr. DimnpRNielson

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Utah DePartnc'nt of =nn'ttonmentat 

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Deq Dr. Nielso:

It is my pleasr[p to have signed qlt.M**"aq of Agrecrne'm to prct€st scenic vistas itr

utah:s nstional @.oo ol to" cob;ti'rrm* 

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is the first 

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the five $ares that has

adoded tbe &and Canyon visibility T;;"tt C";ss-ion-s approach to addrcss bazc' Utah is

ah; tbe first O finalizc an agreemcnt toffig SetStnUi"te"hai""t""" to &e market'based

sulfin dioxide emisions rcairstio strstea *riEil131tbis Meinormdrrm of Agrcemcm wi[

acconplish both the protection'and tbe iilplorrcm&t of visibility as well as providing c€rtaitry

in plaoning for induslrics in tbe statc' :

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Thank you for being tbc lead€r in this inno\tative l"go*l prrogrm to prcect air quality in utlh

end other we*crn staFs' 

__. SincerelY,

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CraigMan6m

Assistatr SecrctrY

For Fish ild Wildlifc and Parts

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Craig Manson r h_r__

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U.S. De,partncnt oftbc luterior

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Washington' D.C.zm&

DerMr. Mmson:

The Western Regional Air Paroership (the WRAP) developed a progru thd *Pg be irsed by

rvestem states andtibes to protectthc "iribility ir'rytoort rt*t while also ploviding cemainty in

plnnning for thc fug" ioddti"l €nt€rpd;thr; are tbe so.ttoes of sone emissioos thd i'Dair

visibility. Implementation ofthis progfam requires aMcn-orandum of Agreemcnt betrYea

federat land managqs and individital Adtt. fnt Stutu of Utah is e'nclosing for yorn signdtrc two

oopies of thc Memorandum of Agle€metlttbs will an]lr-to th9 five federallv-protected (class D

#;t"ild; erch* Btd;cfivonlands, capitol Recfi' aodZonNdi@al Pa*s"

ThFWRAPismader4of13states,anequalnumberoftite,andTP'.Y.synoffre

Environorental 1,rorc&on Ag€ncl,-tb€ U.f Utpttto*l of thc Inhrior and the U'S' Deportncnt of

Agricultgre. ft ** tor-.d in6g7 to address i"gio*l q qTffiry issues in tbc Wosq d its fst

effort has becnto plovia" t""loi"tt *d poli"y tolpo.t-to implcmentthe reconmd*ions ofthc

Grand CmyonVisibility T'ran portConiissioo"'tUc Co.triissiompqmme$cA'thst emissions

of s'lfirr dioxide, U" pJUJ*tilut t^ tn" gr""t"tt effest oa visibility in westcrn parls' bc

J".rd ,hno6 a declining regionar ".irrio* cap backed rry wifr a markct trading proglam thd

would be trigg€red mly if the regronal "re;; ;;"t"dtd" The d€tails of tbe regional cap and

backstopnarket*,f,ini Fgtetr were d&ebpedtrroggba oons€nsull process to address

coffEms of all interested Pcties'

The declining regional emissions qp is inchdcd in the stato implementation plans submitod to

EpA by five stares-Arizona, New liexico, Wyomrlg; g6eBS and Utah--on Decembcr 3l' 2003'

il;-6;p-ttrion"oiSecdon 1698 oftbl Ciu- ailaot:otti"g tbe negotiati"T 

iltff*"ttth0vt''g+ RCV

;th" pt"gd atreded in&Nties wer€ conce,med tbat they nieht male reduction

dioxide to m"et thsr€gional emissions cap and thenlary ry. 

told by a federd land manager ftat 

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their ernissions were contributiry to impairnentund€r Segtion 169A ofthe CleanAirAct' Tbey '

asked for a mccbanism,to give tu.*.ot" *tuiury tbd thqr could addrcss both istillcs in onc

e,nission reduction effort

Novembcr L2,2AM

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Bestregards,

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Novenber 12,2004.'

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National Park service stafrtook the l€ad in drafting a Mmorandum of Agr€c'De1fitrat s€ts fortb

the criteria that the federal fmA managem wiff ,oI" d€termini4g' rmder.Sectign 1694 whotrer

emissions firom a d;il;ddt.l6iltty ars contrib'utins to'visibility impaima in a Class I

, d,,,ea. The &aft was.review€d anA aperoyea UV 6. U'S: Dcp31tmelrt of Agiorltune' by states and

tibes, and by i"d,rstfal and envirorilentaf reprcsent*ivee. Utal included a coPy of fte draft

Me,norardum oregreement; G t€cbnical aoorucng snpportiug its plm submitrcd to EPA on

iiffiu*-ir, zoo3.

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utah staff appreciate the effijrts of National Park serrricc qtttrry by chris s-bavcr to bring thip

msttcr to yo* o*,i*" w" tcgu"d sig41g ttc rvr.?noryaq1 of Agrestrd as ao important

component of fte iat"-r.prc-ttadoo Frio o addr€ss hszr in utah's irational parrc. Therefore'

please sign both copies of ihe agr@mat md nfim one to me at the Sove 

ry

If you have questions, you can rcach 4e d (E0l) 5364'4()4

6ne R Nielson, PhD'
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEilEiN 

.

Concerning

Instellatlon of Best Avaihble Retroft te*nolo*f -on MaiSr Stationrry Sourccl in '"'E;f, ;;J";;fitiil;iliili*,jg#rddatorvtucdcrarct*srAreT

of Utrh

ud

U. S. DePartnent of the fnbrior

BACKGROIII\D:

The purpose of this MoA is to establish criteria for certification of nreasonably

atU6utable, "i"lbilitr, i;;titdt btth" U"S.-DtPtttt*t of tu Iioterior (DOD fiom its

date of er(€cution until firlt implementatioi "iG tegt"tttl*q*- in 20f 8' Betrreen tre

date of signature ortiis--"#."4" orugt,frtnt-una zott' tne state of Utah and the

U.S. Department "f tllfot*i* ug". to tfttitola list'ed below for oertifcation of

visibiliry irupuirm.oiu"JoG rito visibility protection nrles incorporated in'the starc

#;;;ffiffi pr*Jiioz.r l.;'i ;iG utin eamfu*tatrc code.

section 169A of thc cteanair Aa (d'a)q2-I!rsc-$$ ?a91)-rqr1trys sqtesto.{$9ss

visibilrtyimpairmeniil;d"t"tiFed€ril Class I ar€as - consisting of certainNational

panks, National Wild;;en"";,-*a ftfelaloriat and Intsnational Parks suqicdq

resricrive limits o" Ji"*"ti;"tt i;lt"do"" Srtur"gies.for.S{fressing air pollution

mandeted by thc CAd t";l"A tL'i"tt"ff*l* of gJst Available Rehofit Tecbnologl

(BART) at some "#il;n"ril;" .,oidtt; dltd;. BART.is u** to ad&ess visibilitv

impairmens intwo ryrincipat forms, "lelinaUfV attibutablen impairment (impairneot

atributable to a srngle sowce o' "'-ar go"p tf :"gtlanl regional hare (widespread

haze fiom a muttitut ;;dt tfrt"h fip*io.oisuilay in cvery direction over a large

area).

BART for ,,reasonably atuibgtableu impairmertr is coooerned yrth m4ior statioory

sourc€s of emissionl i#;;;tJ;, brp" and age requirenents and are reasonablv

anticipatcd to *orit rtt to viSUitity i-dul"ii"e io Ciass l-areas' In 1980' the U'S'

Envimnureirtal Protestion Agenoy (EPAfi;;'ilgot{T$*dio* - codified d 40 CFR

$$ 51.30002 - tnaiinAudr;dri"p to impledent BART requireincnts for sources

near Class I arcas. i;J";tr6*srl"tt""t' ir"ao"t cl* I area Iaqd rdaoagcr (Fltvf)

is a'thorizcd to ncertify" to a Sue, "t -i i.t, that ao rTeaiment of visibility is

,,reasonably attiUutaUie" to a stetionary ro*, or ayn$ numbcr of stationary sotllc&s'

The FLM h8s full ait"*t"" i" aa"tmi"ing -ltqia for.is certification of visibilig

impairment. Aft*;;ttifi;; by tho f.'trrt' ihe State is requi'ed to make its orvn

d*ernination onuihetherthe soutce o' ** c contribrile to the visibility

ffffi,*- rt"r"n , determination is madc, thg l@ mrrst conduct an analysis to

deternire tbe appropriate BART lerrel of cbntrol fOr such sou$ce or sofllccs'
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EPA has also issued regional haze regulations - codified at 40 crR 5l'308{9 - that

requir€ states to **iio BART in t# contort of stationry $ottlccg' contribution to

;ffi#hazJ JtfUlU.y i-p.it*""t Slates mav mcet resg.nal bazc BART rquirenrcnts

throug! the estabUsffient of afternative *o1o"i n*s,ttus' inchding ma*A basedtrading

ffii" f:ffi#,ff_Htr*

impairment

Only states that dontain mmdatory Federal Class Iareas arc zubject to theso rcgulations'

. 

.The State of Utah;;t"fu manAatory rJ.*r Class Iareas as defined by tbe CAA' On'

Novenber 17, :2x(Jl,the urah Air q"dtt Board ailopt{ 11 -rmdementation 

plan to

address BART r"qrrirr-rotr for ma]or #fioouty sousccst of srlfur dioxide lbrou*h a

multi-state regional cry and back'ttop -ttd oi.aiog ?-rogram rmder thc rcgional haze

regulations Ut h't ilRT ntq"ii"dtl" *ili not rc hrtty s*isnea util the regional

proglam matur€s .iirig j U"i* tl" ai"crdon gant"a lne fW by thc EPA visibiliry

protestion ,"gutuoi;r, iilt-MOA *t"tfitn"i tfui" for certificdion of "reasonably

anriUutaOtc" visibility impairnent W tfJlils' Oepume'm of tbc Interior (DOD ton its

date of executioo r-til zorg. getwe.nth" a*" ortigoct* ofthis memorandum of

bsr€eDerrt and 2018, the state orutan ana the u.s' Departnent of the Intedor agree to

11[" criteria lirt"d b"i; f;t ,.rtin"ntioJoi"iSiruty i"ip"itt-' uder the 1980 visibilitv

protection nrles incorlnrated ;o t1," t*"liupi"-""iutoi plan at R307-110'28 of the Utah

haninistrutive CodP'

:

criteria for Federel Land Manager certification of ilRcasonabty Attributablen

ii.i;iiib;;;il** ioi st"tu fpecmc sourcc BARr

DOI will only certify "reasonribly attsibufablen visibility impairmcnts Aom sources in

Gi;d;; srmr cioxices in-the foltowing circrrnstances:

t.tbeU.s.Departnentofthelnteriordetclrrhesthd*'Ft"conc€n$rdionsalenot

;;;ilg-Jt"*,h" i.* ZOOO, br*d onambient nronitoring; and

2, there are BART-eligible soulc€s ortrttzu dioxide witbin 150 kilome'ters ofthe

tuoA"t"tY F€dcral Ctassl area md

3. the BART-eligible sources huug 1ot installed oontrol tochnology to rcdrrce sulfuI

rlioxide emissioDs ataratc uq"i"AoJto cary* af }So/oof potenfi annrul

e'oissions''

The above qiteria do not require Do-I to c€4q a "reasonably attributable' visibility

impairment a;;;;; -ap-or'-ri, in'iqsore_aisgaion, choose notto certis a

so,',cc r.e*61".r;fthu t5o* *ml* UTffipttab' In addition to the crit€fi* tbs Stde

of Utah ard tbc U.S. Departmert.lthu hi#oi agree to prnvide informationiel*cd to

visibility i*pri*"m-*io"i"ta "tth ;;silJq.ft1i".t:-"r sdftr dioxide, in a public

fonrrn, no laterthaiffi *d of 2013, to'"ff.*ptlnut" Tt"ry"tt to plan futrne sulfilr

dioxide emissions redtrstions uod€r th" rrr$-fifir regional cry and backstop mrket '
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trading progaE in a manner that addresses reasonably atribuiablg BART requiremcnts'

ffiId#",i*",iU io"f,rae butnotbe limitedto, disclonre of areasviherethe criteda

#ffb"irg-*;;uk ty ro not be met by z'rg,and conditions uihei'e new visibility

;"i"nrdnonltoring;"d"li"grmcovers*id*source'rcceporrclationships' .

Additional Considerations for Certi$irg Sorycl Y.td:1,$t Critcrit

The U.S. D.gurm"J oiit " totolot afsi.r-6nrnits to disc'ssions with &c Sute ofUtah

and the o*o-op"Joo of SART efigiUfe sources 9* ryV b afreeed by a oertification

under the ,,it"riu "JJ "Uove, for tle p'tpotes of discussiog: 1) the. futurd pJans for

:contolling sulftr Ooxiaeenistioos non'Oe source, 2)fhc expoctmions of tbe State of

Utah inhow rorr"rr*"*ttotio*wittbe atfectedbyhrture reauctioas of regional

eoissions under th; *p ;J'*t"t-Ut"tttop p.*grtm,gnd.3) wh{her the sulfttc

concentrations rr* ui6"-Cf^r l un""in quJJio"-ut *"tAtV sonroes orilside oftho

cap region * ou*gi il r"rn"-ai*ia"."i;rio* from beyond the United std6' ThF

U.S. Department oitl" Interior agrees to tate these factors into consid€rEtioo'before

certifying t-p.ir-;it uUo.r ir ttt"ooruiy attibutable to a specific eligittesorace.

tr#".Hffi HH,ilTillr3,i"T*rrevie*ambi*Jgq."li.v9,"*{r:gq

tecbnical iofor"ruf"n' includingair qdity -99"1q'g'* ry'* thc need for

addmssing reasonable pfogr€ss tt"oo6 eLttin*t6'i for reasonabty attibutable

impairment oo frto rtii-tf,e entl of ZOii 

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U'S' nepartment ofthe Interior recogniz's

tbatthe o$'e,, and operators ofBART utigibt" ro.*rJcovered.by the sulfir dioxidp

regioual cap and Uaof,stop tading.lrogd *ttt needto comit to contnols or be'

fiirancially prepared to plrchase uUo"ofi*t foi emissions in thc last five years of the

fiading program in oaer ror tue region to meet its goat' In this regcq such' soruces

woutd benefit by hr;*id ",hrtb*-th" *g"-l dgtA,by tbe year 2013, has affordcd

orotpctionto,u "f ;il d; I areas tv-co-"trituting-to t"doctions in suratc

-conceutrations. f;*;t"; "t "isiUiUry ffi;ttt* at Cllss I areas and'the relationship

of trends in particulate suffide **t"O"iio"i*iU U" sbrcd by the U'S' Deparmcnt of

the Interior with th" ;d;iut L una i*erest"a parti5 as-soon as available' Tx' FLM '

comrrits to bdng all available ,"rru.mtffiJon to th9 stata of utab's publio meeting

relatedto plqnning of futrrre rylfr,. gio*n" "'pi''1."' reductions and related BART

concer$r. fm tf*l,tg "Ftf"t "tl""[i"t*aa to promote the resolution of all liksly

certification *to offo:G ""p and backstop market operatioa'

Generel Provisionr

,d This agreem€nt is not intended tor nor sbsll it' vest my- rig[ts in persons wbo arc not

parties t" 6i;-";;;;i- Th" "uiieadd ;i yn_oqiuitities contained in this

agreement *e s,rb3"ct to tn" ""AUfiitity of nrnairi, and alp intended for guidancb of

the prties. Thcy maynot ,-r," "Jtn"iGr iot ui'i thi'a party cballenges or app.als'

B. Modification of this 4grcement must be h $dting and upon approval oftbs Prties to

the egreement
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D.

If a Party intends to withdraw from this 8gr@m€o! snch wiedrawal must bc in

wrifi *ith a leastthirty days advancenoticc'

This agreemed may be executed in cormtcrparts- { *pv *i9 ail odgimt orecrted

;;f; passne udi*.6 shall constitrte the odginsl'agreemed The date of

Eiecution snal be the dab ofthe lastPdy's signdure'

Fortbe U.S. Deprmem ofthe Interior Forthe Sate ofUtah

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CraigMtnson

Assistnnt Secretary for Fish and Wildlifc and Puls ElrecUivc Ditcstor

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Environme'ntal QualitY

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Dianne R Nielson, Ph"D.