Document ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0660-0009
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2012-04-13T04:00Z

Summary Notes from Tribal Consultation/Outreach Teleconference
                    Rulemaking for GHG Emissions from EGUs
                                 May 23, 2011
EPA participants: 
Kevin Culligan, Associate Director, OAR/OAQPS/SPPD
Laura McKelvey, OAR/OAQPS/OID
Angel McCormack, OAR/OAQPS/OID
Mary Johnson, OAR/OAQPS/SPPD
Christian Fellner, OAR/OAQPS/SPPD
Nick Hutson, OAR/OAQPS/SPPD

Tribes attending:
Forest County Potawatomi Community
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Reservation
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

In this consultation/outreach teleconference, the EPA provided background information on the GHG emission standards to be developed and a summary of issues being explored by the Agency. Tribal representatives suggested that the EPA consider expanding coverage of the GHG standards to include combustion turbines, lowering the 250 MMBtu per hour heat input threshold so as to capture more EGUs, and including credit for use of renewables. The tribes were also interested in the scope of the emissions averaging being considered by the Agency (e.g., over what time period, across what units).