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

2. 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

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

4. 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)

5. 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.

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

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