1. Bill Harnett WESTAR Spring Meeting April 8, 2009
Miscellaneous Topics
Bill Harnett
WESTAR Spring Meeting
April 8, 2009

2. Under Review by New Administration
NC 126 Petition - How to proceed as a result of the court remand to reconsider the petition
Exceptional Events - will we publish the rule regarding a revision of the dates for data flagging Exceptional events for ozone
Regional Haze - Approve/disapprove regional haze SIPs from CAIR affected states (also applies to PM2.5 SIPs)?
Light Pollution – Grant/deny a petition to monitor and regulate light pollution?
WildEarth Guardians NOI to sue - Respond to the NOI to sue for failure of 16 western states to submit transport SIPs (110(a)(2)(d)(i)) for ozone and PM2.5

3. Under Review by New Administration (continued)
Fugitive Emissions – grant reconsideration?
Ethanol – grant reconsideration?
PM2.5 NSR Rule – reconsider denial of reconsideration?
Reasonable Possibility – reconsider denial of reconsideration?
WI and OH NSR SIPs – reconsider WI? allow OH to become effective?
Debottlenecking and Aggregation – grant reconsideration?

4. Under Review by New Administration (continued)
Deseret Power Plant Permit
PM2.5 Increments, SILs and SMC final rule – need direction
Tribal NSR final rule
8 hr ozone NSR anti-backsliding rule proposal

5. Under Review by New Administration (continued)
Disapprovals or failure to submit findings for 4 Eastern cities 8-hr ozone attainment demonstrations – publish?
Final 24-hr PM2.5 designations – publish?
Regional Haze Findings
Baton Rouge redesignation and 185 fees – need direction
Phase I ozone South Coast decision aftermath – decisions needed on several issues
Wehrum Oil & Gas Aggregation memo – revisit?
Title V petition responses

6. NAAQS Review Schedules
Major Milestones
Ozone
Lead
NO2 primary
SO2 Primary
NO2/SO2 Secondary PM CO
Integrated Science Assessment
7/2008
9/2008
12/12/2008
09/2009
05/2010
ANPR
12/2008
02/2009
08/2009
06/2010
02/2011
CASAC Review of ANPR
01/2009
04/2009
10/2009
08/2010
04/2011
Proposal
05/2009
07/2009
02/2010
01/2011
10/2011
Final
03/2008
09/2008
12/2009
03/2010
10/2010
07/2012

7. More Miscellaneous Fire Policy Exceptional Events Guidance?
Draft Policy will be circulated within EPA soon.
Cannot be shared externally until it has been shared and reviewed by OMB and other Federal Agencies
Exceptional Events Guidance?
WESTAR Work Group
Greenhouse Gases Reporting Rule
WildEarth Guardians petition to establish an ozone transport region and ozone transport commission in 16 western states.
Status of CAFO monitoring and emissions study
Ozone Designations

8. More Miscellaneous (continued)
Status of CAFO monitoring and emissions study
Data from this study is being received by the study’s science advisor (Dr. Al Heber) and the first year of raw data (unanalyzed data) has been submitted to the Agency.
Monitoring at some sites will be completed in late 2009 and monitoring at all sites is scheduled to be completed by May 2010.
The Agency will complete data analysis and publish Emission Estimating Methodologies – 18 months after completion of data collection (mid/late 2011 time frame).

9. GHGs and the CAA Issues and authorities Endangerment Finding
Key Elements and Issues before EPA
i. Title II
ii. Ongoing stationary source rulemakings/litigation: boiler NSPS, refinery NSPS, cement kiln NSPS
iii. Permitting actions
Clean Air Act (CAA) Authorities to regulate emissions from stationary sources
i. Section 108
ii. Section 111
iii. Section 112
iv. Others
Implications of CAA regulations for PSD and Title V

10. GHGs and the CAA
Clean Air Act (CAA) Authorities to regulate emissions from stationary sources
i. Section 108
ii. Section 111
iii. Section 112
iv. Others
Implications of CAA regulations for PSD and Title V