### Appendix E: Fire Programs

E-1: Comparison of E x isting NM Smoke Management P r ogram w i th RHR Requirements

New Mexico has evaluated its existing sm oke m a nage m e ntprogram to determ ine whether the requirem e nts of the Regional Haze Ru le and recommendations of the WRAP Enhanced Smoke Management Program Policyare m e t. New Mexico currently m anages s m oke em issions through a Mem o randum of Understanding (M OU) with the federal and state land m anage m e ntagencies.

The current sm oke managem e nt program in New Mexico add r esses v i sib i lity impacts on a caseby-case basis. The new s m oke m anage m e ntpr ogram (SMP) requires tracking

, m onitorin g , regional coordination, and, for larger burns, the im ple m entati on of at least one em ission reduction technique, which will assi st in m i nim i zing visibility im p acts in the face of incre a sing prescribed fire.

The following table is a summ ary of the an alysis of the current MOU along with the requirem e nts of the new SMP and Smoke Managem e nt Regulation (20.2.65 NMAC).

RHR Requir e ment/ESMP Recomme nd ation Curre nt MO U Smoke Mana gement Prog ram and Regula t ion (20.2.65 NM AC) Ac tions to minimiz e emission s Ca se-by-ca se determi nati on by burn e r for u s e of the "best smo k e manag eme n t techni que s" For bu rn s over 1 ton PM-1 0 emission s pe r day, requi re s use of at least on e ERT* Evaluation of smo k e disp ersion Smoke di sp ersion mo delin g requi re d to determin e com p lian c e with NAAQS; burni ng only durin g ventilation co ndition s of go od or better. For bu rn s over 1 ton PM-1 0 emission s pe r day, requi re s visual monitori ng; st ate may deci de to

con d u c t instrument monito ring. Burn s
can o n ly be condu cted if ventilation categ o ry is " G ood" o r better. For burn s le ss th an 1 ton PM-10 emission s pe r day, requi re s 300 -foot setba c k from occupi ed stru cture o r place wh ere peopl e co ngregate an d burn o n ly duri ng daylight h ours; or burn e r may choo se to follo w visual monitori ng an d ventilation category requi rem ents. Alternatives t o fire For bu rns wit h potential visibility impact s on Cl ass I area s a nd

smo k e

- sen s itive area s, sig natorie s must minimi ze smo k e in clu d ing employme nt of alternative s to the extent they are environ men t ally accepta b le, tech nolo g icall yfeasible and e c on omi c ally rea s o n a b le. For bu rn s over 1 ton PM-1 0 emission s pe r day, requi re s documentatio n of alternatives analysi s

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Public notification Agenci e s m u st notify appropriate local a gen cie s as requi re d in their burn pl an. Req u ire s noti f ication of local fire authority; for small bu rn s within 1 mile of a populatio n, or larg er b u rn s within 15 miles (or 1 5 miles up win d ) of a popul ation, re quire s pu blic notification.

NM Regi onal Haze SIP Page E-1 12/ 31/ 03RHR Requir e ment/ESMP Recomme nd ation Curre nt MO U Smoke Mana gement Prog ram and Regula t ion (20.2.65 NM AC) Air quality monitoring State may require la nd manag eme n t agen cy to co ndu ct instru ment m onitorin g

. For bu rn s over 1 ton PM-1 0 emission s pe r day, requi re s visual monitori ng; st ate may deci de to

con d u c t instrument monito ring on burn s cl ose to popul ation s

. Surveillan c e and enforcem ent All prescri bed burnin g is su bject to insp ectio n . State may revoke permit s and t a ke a n y other enforcem ent action a u thori z ed unde r state o r federal statu t es, rule s and reg u lation s. Reg u latory re quire ment s, if not met, are subje c t to enforceme nt.

Program eval uation Annual p r og ram evaluatio n and meeting with sign atorie s. Annual p r og ram evaluatio n and meeting with burn e rs an d other stakehol ders. Regi onal coo r dinatio n Non e

. State use s no tifications to p r edi ct air she d ca pa cit y ; st at e wor k s wit h in WRAP on int e r-j uri s di ction a l

coo r din a tion. Tra cki ng/emi ssi on inventory R e qu ir es a nnu a l r e po rt ing o f fir e
ac tivities

. All burne rs a r e requi re d to submit tracking form s; state will use this informatio n to calculate emi ssi on s. Burn auth o ri zation Permits i ssu e d by state to federal or state b u rn ers. "Permit-by-rul e" – burn e rs are requi re d to re gister in a d va nce of burn s , su bmit notification o ne day in advan ce for b u rn s greater t han 1-to n PM-10 emi s si on per d a y; state determi ne s ai rsh ed capa cit yand may requi re b u rn e r s to modify o r postp one burn s

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*ER T – Em i ssionR e d u ct i o n Techni q u e



### E-2: Description of Process to Identify and Remove Adminis t rativ e Barriers to the Use of Non-burning Alternatives

In the registration form required for burns conducted under SMP II, New Mexico requires burners to id entif y why alte rnatives to burning have not been used. The state will co llect this data and analyze it to determ ine whether adm i nistrative barr iers to the use of alte rnatives exist. This will be a to pic of discussion at the annual prog ram evaluation m eeting to be held each year in January with all burners. Should it be determ ined that a specifi c adm i nistrative barrier exists, New Mexico will cont act the appro p riate ag ency to d e te rm ine how th is barrier m ay be rem oved and will wor k

collabo ratively with th e agency an d the burne r s to rem ove the bar r ie r.

To determ ine whether adm i nistrativ e barriers ex ist and whether they can be rem oved, the State of New Mexico will follow these steps:

1. Review registration form for inform ation on non-use of alternatives.

2. Tabulate inform ation on alternative non-use.

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### 3. For those cases which appear that adm i nistr a tiv e barriers may exist, interview burn e r to obtain additional information.

4. Bureau chief to contact appropriate agen cy to request m eetin g to discuss barrier.

5. Continue meeting as necessary and de term ine whether barrier can be removed.

6. If barrier can be rem ove d, work cooperatively w ith othe r age n cy to assis t with rem o val of barrier.

During the developm ent of the smoke m anage m e nt program , New Mexico identified an adm i nistrative barrier to the use of air curtain in cinerators. New Mexico' s current rules require a stationary source perm i tbe obtained by owners /operators of these devices. New Mexico is

currently p r epar ing a "perm it-by-rule " f o r ai r curt a i n inciner a to r s . Utiliz ing air curt ain incinerato rs in the place of broad cast or pile burn ing is consid er ed an alternative to burning. Use of these devices can d r am atically reduce sm oke em issions as com p ared to pile o r broadcast burning. The perm it-by-rule will allow these sources to sim p ly register th e device with the state and operate them according to the requirem e nts of the perm it-by-rule. This has rem oved the adm i nistrative barrier of the requirem e nt to obtain a construction perm it pursuant to 20.2.72 NMAC.

E-3: Process for Establishing Annual Emission Goals

New Mexico will establish annual em ission goals ina cooperative process with stak eholders. To estab lish th e goal, New Mexico will review the regis tration data pro v ided by burners f o r the
upcom ing burn year, th e track ing data subm itte d by burners f o r the previous year, and evaluate the use of em ission reduction techniques (ERTs) ( both those tracked for the previous year and those planne d f o r the upcom i ng year). These data will allowNew Mexic o to evaluate potential (for the upcom ing year) and actual (from the previ ous year) em issions from fire in th e absen ce of the use of E R Ts and to determ ine the am ount of em issions that were averted by the use of ERTs. New Mexico' s s m oke m a nage m e ntprogram r e qui res the use of at least one ERT for all prescribed fires with em issions of over one ton of PM-10 per day.

Annual em ission goals w ill b e established by following these steps:

1. Inf o rm ation f r om the tracking and re gistr a tion f o rm s will be evaluated to determ ine how

m any ERTs were planned to be used and howm a ny were actually used for the previous
year.

2. Em issions r e duced f r om use of the ERTs will be determ ined.

3. Total em issions f r om f

i re in the abse nce of ERTs will be de te rm ined.

4. Anticipat ed use of ERTs f r om regis tration f o rm s f o r the upco m ing year will be determ ined.

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### 5. During the annual program evaluation m eeting with stakeholders he ld every January, New Mexic o will rev i e wthe gathe r ed data withstakeholders. This data will be used to establish the annual em ission goal for the upcom ing year.

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### Appendix E-4: Western Regional Air Partnership Policy on Enhance d Smok e Management Programs for Visib i lity

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### Appendix E-5: Western Region al Air Partnership Policy on Annual Emission Goals for Fire

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### Appendix E-6: Western Regional Air Part nership Fire Tracking System Policy