WESTAR Planning Committee Committee Update before the WESTAR Council Ray Mohr, Colorado San Diego, CA, September 23, 2005

Committee Activities Monthly phone meetings (First Thursday at 2 PM MT) States involved on priority issues: 1.Particulate Matter Standards 2.Natural Events Recommendations 3.Regional Haze Plan Development 4.SIP Reform Process 5.Updates on regional topics (Four Corners, RMNP)

Committee Issues Natural Events Policy * PM2.5 Implementation Rule PM Standards Review Rural Community Air Quality

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 Regional Haze SIP completion SIP Reform Activities Add “interesting projects in your state/national park” to the monthly call agenda

Continuing Committee Budget 12 Committee Conference Calls3,600 2 Face to face meetings8,000 Council Business Meetings1,500 Total Budget 23,100

Leadership for Planning Committee Ira Domsky Arizona, WESTAR Board liaison Ray Mohr, Colorado Alice Edwards, Alaska