New Source Review

Research Triangle Park, NC

July 29-31, 2008

Revised 7/15/08

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Explain how New Source Review (NSR) fits into the overall Air Quality Management process.

2. Explain the purpose of Nonattainment Major NSR.

3. Explain the purpose of PSD Major NSR.

4. Explain the purpose of Minor Source NSR.

5. Define the following terms and acronyms:

Nonattainment

Minor source

Synthetic minor

Baselines

Increments

Offsets

AQRV 

NAAQS 

NSR

PSD 

LAER

MACT

FIP

TIP

BACT

de minimis

6. Explain how PSD increments are calculated.

7. Explain how NA-NSR offsets are calculated.

8. Find technical resources for permit review. 

9. Describe how permits are constructed. 

10. Describe what to look for when reviewing a permit. 

11. Describe how tribal NSR might be implemented.

AGENDA

DAY 1 – July 29 (Tuesday)

8:00-8:30 Travel to training location

8:30-8:45 Registration Vickey Epps-Price, EPA-OAQPS

8:45-9:05 Welcome Greg Green, EPA-OAQPS

Bill Harnet, EPA-OAQPS

9:05-9:15 Instructor & Participant Introductions Pat Ellsworth, ITEP

Tour of Course Manual Pat Ellsworth

Course Policies Pat Ellsworth

9:15-9:30 Pre-Course Self-Assessment Pat Ellsworth

9:30-10:00 Tribal Issues/Concerns: Pat Ellsworth

 Review Pre-Course Assignment 

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-10:45 New Source Review: the Big Picture Laura McKelvey, EPA-OAQPS

• Major Source Nonattainment NSR 

• Major Source Prevention of Significant Deterioration NSR
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• Minor Source NSR

• How NSR fits into an overall AQM process

10:45-12:00 Nonattainment New Source Review (NA-NSR) Raj Rao, EPA-OAQPS

• Purpose 

• Applicability

• Exercise and Discussion: Project Netting

12:00-1:15 Lunch (pay on your own) 

1:15-2:15 NA-NSR (continued) Raj Rao

• Requirements

• LAER 

• Offset calculations

• Other requirements

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-5:00 NA-NSR (continued) Nancy Mayer,

• Small Group Activity – Applicability EPA-OAQPS

• NA-NSR Permitting Process 

• Permit requirements

• How tribes can participate in permit review process

 

Break

NA-NSR (continued) Nancy Mayer

• Small-Group Activity – Permit Scenarios

• Quiz #1: NA-NSR

5:00-5:15 Assign Reflective Writing Pat Ellsworth

Vendor Claim Forms Pat Ellsworth

Announcements

5:15 Travel back to hotel

6:30 GROUP DINNER (pay on your own)

DAY 2 – July 30 (Wednesday)

8:00-8:30 Travel to training location

8:30-9:00 Orientation to Day 2 Pat Ellsworth

Review Quiz #1
New Source Review

Research Triangle Park, NC

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9:00-11:30 Prevention of Significant Deterioration NSR (PSD-NSR) Jessica Montanez, 

• Purpose EPA-OAQPS

• Applicability

• Exercise and Discussion: Applicability

Break

• Requirements Jessica Montanez

• BACT

• Baseline and increment calculations

• Other requirements

• Small-Group Activity: Jessica Montanez, Melissa 

 Basics of increment calculations McCullough, EPA-OAQPS

11:30-12:45 Lunch (pay on your own)

12:45-1:15 PSD-NSR (continued)

• Permitting Process Nancy Mayer, 

• Permit requirements EPA-OAQPS

• How tribes can participate in permit review process

1:15-1:30 Break

1:30-2:00 Tribal Case Study: PSD Permit Review Dan Blair, Gila River

Indian Community

2:00-3:00 Small-Group Activity: Permit Application Dan Blair 

Agassiz Ethanol Plant

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 Class I Redesignation Dan DeRoeck,

• History of tribal re-designation EPA-OAQPS

• Why re-designate?

• What does it accomplish?

• What happens if a state does not follow through?

3:45-4:15 Tribal Case Study: Class I Redesignation Natalene Cummings, 

Forest County Potawatomi

4:15-4:30 Quiz #2: PSD-NSR

4:30-4:45 Reflective Writing Participants & Instructors

4:45-5:00 PA program announcement Pat Ellsworth

Assign Homework: Crossword Puzzle Pat Ellsworth
New Source Review

Research Triangle Park, NC

July 29-31, 2008

Revised 7/15/08

Announcements

5:00 Travel back to hotel

DAY 3 – July 31 (Thursday)

8:00-8:30 Travel to training location

8:30-9:15 Orientation to Day 3 Pat Ellsworth

Review Quiz #2 and Crossword Puzzle

Quiz #3: Defining Features Matrix

9:15-9:30 Break

9:30-10:30 Minor New Source Review Jessica Montanez

• Applicability and program requirements

• Why minor NSR is so important for Tribes

• What is in the proposed rule 

• Key issues

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 Quiz Bowl Melissa, Laura

EPA-OAQPS

11:45-1:00 Lunch (pay on your own)

1:00-1:30 Implementation of New Source Review Nancy Mayer

• Tribal involvement in rulemaking & program development

• Delegation of authority

1:30-2:00 Tribal Case Study: TIP Angela Benedict-Dunn,

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe

2:00-2:15 Break

2:15-3:15 Relationship between NSR and Title V Laura McKelvey

Small-Group Activity: Minor Source Permit Review Laura McKelvey

Mashantucket Pequot Air Quality Permit

3:15-3:30 Break

3:30-4:30 Tribal Instructor/Participant Open Discussion Dan B., Angela, Natalene
New Source Review

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4:30-4:45 Pulling It All Together Laura McKelvey

4:45-5:00 Closing Remarks Instructors

Evaluation Pat Ellsworth

5:00 Adjourn, travel back to hotel