WESTAR Staff Reports  Technical Coordinator Report  Regional Haze Planning Report  Training Program Report

Technical Coordinator  Committee Support  Mobile Sources, Sources, Planning, Technical  Ad-hoc  Biomass  Committee Chairs  Mitigation, Control Technology, Messaging, Emissions  Oil & Gas  Biomass  Survey – commercial – residential  Mitigation Group Chair  WESTAR fuels-for-schools principles

Regional Haze Planning Report  General-WRAP  Regional haze technical projects completed  Small assistance projects for several Individual states  Final Reasonable Progress modeling awaits BART determinations across the region

Regional Haze Planning Report  State Planning Activities Underway  Several states have completed their public processes and are ready to submit  BART determinations – Some completions. Most states still working  Reasonable Progress/Long-term Strategies – Progressing. Different approaches to non-BART screening and 4-factor analyses  May be difference in EPA regions’ acceptance criteria

Regional Haze Planning Report  Air Managers Committee  Bimonthly IWG conference Calls (every two months)  Working more directly with WRAP staff on 2009 workplan development  RH tech support Cost Comparison Survey  Final for WRAP board review  RH SIP status report  Prepare for EPA finding of non-submittal  Include ongoing progress on emission reductions  WESTAR/WRAP coordinating workgroup  A work in progress  Interim report and recommendations

Training Program Report FFY2008:  23 Courses Offered  Offered in 11 Different Western Cities  52 Days of Training  ~600 attendees  Updated Quality Assurance for Air Pollution Measurement Systems (APTI 470)

Training Program Report FFY2009:  $367,500 Funding  Assured Same Level of Funding Thru FFY2011  Offer Courses  Training Conducted in Different Western Cities  Staff Trained  Course Update Activities, As Appropriate