Director roundtable discussion on status of regional haze SIPs

Monday, March 29, 2010

2:30-3:15

Don Arkell will moderate this 45 minute roundtable session. The format will be similar to other roundtables; each state director (and EPA for Montana, Hawaii, Navajo and Four Corners) can in turn address each of the questions below, and take questions from others. No need for presentation materials, unless important for discussion.

  1. Are there updates to the January 22 status table (attachment), particularly projected dates of regional haze SIP submittal?
  1. How is each state working with its respective EPA regional office, re: the “Finding of Failure to Submit (RH SIP)” deadline of Jan 15, 2011 for EPA SIP approval or FIP?
  1. What are the significant comments and how are states responding to comments on draft RH SIPs?
  1. What, if any impediments or issues remain to be resolved or procedure steps taken prior to SIP submittals?
  1. Status of EPA review of SIPs that have been submitted, including state BART determinations?

Attachment

Estimated Dates of Completion of BART and §308, §309, and §309(g) Regional Haze SIPs

State / BART Determinations / SIP Hearing(s) / SIP Adoption(s) / SIP Submitted for Approval
AK / Close to completion
Working on determinations / Draft SIP for EPA/FLM review – January 2010. Public comments/hearing 2nd Q 2010 / Complete 308 SIP – June 2010
AZ* / March 2010 / Public Comment starts October 2009 / 309 Revisions – April2010
309(g) – April 2010
CA / Done / CARB Hearing held January 22, 2009 / Done / Submitted March 2009
CO / BART program completed – Dec 2008; BART submitted in two parts - June 2008, and June 2009; May need supplemental information; / RPG sections to be drafted Sept 2010; Hearing anticipated Nov 2010; / Commission approval of RPG SIP – anticipated December 2010; Legislative review anticipated 2011 / RPG SIP to be submitted after legislative review 2011
HI / Unknown / FIP / FIP in 2010 / N/A
ID / March 2010 / Public Comment March-April 2010 / Complete 308 SIP April 2010
MT
(EPA R8) / FR BART notice 2010 / FR Non-BART notice for RPG analyses in 2010 / Complete 308 SIP – February 2011
NV / Done / Done / Complete 308 SIP – July 2009 / Submitted November18,2009
NM* / BART determinations –anticipated early 2010 / Public Comment April-June 2010;
Hearing summer 2010 / 309 revisions & 309(g) - anticipated Summer 2010
Albuquerque / N/A / Done / Done / Done
ND / Done / RPG SIP – FLM consultation start August, Completed in Late 2009 / Complete RPG SIP – End of 2009 or early 2010
OR / Done / Done / Adopted June 2009 / EPA Completeness Approval issued November 2009
SD / Draft BART released for informal review / Draft SIP released for informal review / Mid 2010
UT* / Done / Done / Done / Submitted September 2008
WA / Draft completed, September 2009 Hearing, October 2009 Final, mid-2010 / Anticipated 2nd Q 2010 / Complete 308 SIP – anticipated 3rd Q 2010 / Submittal anticipated 3rd Q- 2010
WY* / EGU BART public notice/comment closed / Hearings completed; 309(g) 60-day Public notice/comment period closed / 309 revisions Done
Tribal Sources
(EPA – Navajo,
Four Corners) / ANPR, 30-day public comment on visibility improvements and BART cost/effectiveness. Comments due October 28, 2009 / Proposed FIPs for NGS and FCPP, with BART controls – FR late 2009 / N/A / N/A
Last Update – January 22, 2010