1. WESTAR Planning Committee
Committee Update
Spring Business Meeting 2010
Denver, CO
Diane Arnst, AZ and
Curt Taipale, CO

2. Purpose of Planning Committee
Identify air quality issues that have a direct impact on western states
Ensure western concerns are considered in the national debate

3. Representation Two co-chairs serve 2-year staggered terms
Chair who bows out is replaced every May by a representative of a different state
Participation on monthly calls is high
National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service representatives participate in calls to enhance coordination
Committee Liaison Ira Domsky is available as a resource

4. Current Activities
Monthly Conference Calls (1st Thursday of the month)
Priority Issues
Ozone NAAQS comments due 3/22/10
Pollutant transport issues including regional ozone planning and §110(a)(2)(D) SIPs
Boundary delineation for new planning areas
PM2.5 NAAQS Emission Factors for planning after PM10 Surrogate Policy
Exceptional Events Rule Implementation for Ozone & PM10
Oil & Gas air quality impacts, particularly in rural areas
Tracking Regional Haze Plan development, submittal & approval

5. Submitted Comment Letters
Ozone Monitoring Network
Streamline Exceptional Events Concurrence
EPA Reaction
Responses expected in Ozone NFRM
EPA is modeling western ozone transport
Briefed Janet McCabe, Deputy to Regina McCarthy, on WESTAR’s Exceptional Events letter
EPA EE improvements to be categorized, prioritized and implemented by July 2010

6. Planning Committee – Leadership
Current Co-Chairs
Diane Arnst, AZ
Curt Taipale, CO
WESTAR Board Liaison
Ira Domsky, AZ