WESTAR Planning Committee Committee Update before the WESTAR Council Cheryl Heying, Utah Las Vegas, March 27, 2006

Committee Activities Monthly phone meetings (First Thursday at 2 PM MT) States involved on priority issues: Particulate Matter Standards Exceptional and Natural Events Regional Haze Plan Development SIP Reform Process Updates on regional topics (Four Corners, RMNP) Clean Air Mercury Rule

Regional Haze Plan Development Monthly Updates on WRAP Regional Haze activities Committee coordinates planning activities between WRAP (Implementation Work Group) and Non-WRAP projects

SIP Reform The Committee still plans to provide feedback to the Air Quality Management Subcommittee of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (e.g. multiple pollutant strategy)

Current and Future Priorities Particulate Matter Standards Review and Comment Exceptional and Natural Events Review and Comment Regional Haze SIP completion SIP Reform Activities Add “interesting projects in your state/national park” to the monthly call agenda Rural Air Issues, i.e. ozone, oil and gas, mercury etc.

Continuing Committee Budget 12 Committee Conference Calls 3,600 2 Face to face meetings 8,000 Council Business Meetings 1,500 Total Budget 23,100

Leadership for 2006-2007 Planning Committee Ira Domsky Arizona, WESTAR Board liaison Cheryl Heying, Utah Alice Edwards, Alaska