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PSD Workgroup David Klemp State of Montana
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Problem Statements Redesignation –Untimely processing of PSD Redesignation requests and limited guidance for states to follow when submitting such requests Increment Tracking –Resource intensive and there needs to be a balance between obtaining reasonable estimates of increment consumption and the resources required to track increment consumption
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WESTAR Fall ’02 Business Meeting PSD Workgroup was authorized to partner with EPA on the development of guidance that will facilitate review/approval of redesignation requests submitted by states
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Redesignation Policy Progress Conference call held in October 2002, included CenSARA and other States Because of the size and varied interest of the PSD Workgroup, it was determined that a smaller group may be able to more efficiently develop the policy Smaller group was formed which consisted of a SAD, WESTAR staff, and the Chair of PSD Workgroup Focus on development of draft policy for discussion with EPA
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Redesignation Policy Progress, cont Draft policy prepared for discussion with EPA and Workgroup Conference call held April 2003 – discussion primarily focused on how best to proceed EPA prefers to characterize principles regarding redesignation efforts, gain agreement, then move to policy development – similar to procedure followed for Natural Events Policy Policy progress is temporarily delayed so Workgroup can develop core principles
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Redesignation Policy - Next Steps EPA and Federal Land Managers will work together and draft their principles States will do the same Another conference call will be scheduled for early/mid May Once principles are agreed upon, policy development can proceed in a more logical fashion
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Conclusion During the conference call it became very apparent that principles needed to be agreed upon if we are to be successful in the development of a policy to address States’ concerns about redesignation requests and how efficiently they are acted upon.
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WESTAR Council Any questions or concerns???
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