2013 Fall Business Meeting Denver, Colorado WESTAR Staff Reports 2013 Fall Business Meeting Denver, Colorado

WESTAR Training Program Jeff Gabler

Training Program CY2014 Training Program Currently Assessing State and Local Training Needs 1-3 Highest Training Priorities per Agency $367,500 Funding Offer 25 Courses Conduct Training in 10-12 Different Western Cities Course Update Activities, As Appropriate

Training Program FY2013 Activities: FY2012 Activities: 28 Courses Will Be Offered 51 Training Days ~800 Students Trained ~1500 Student Training Days FY2012 Activities: 22 Courses Offered 52 Training Days 485 Students Trained 1101 Student Training Days

Training Program Summary of FY2013 Activities: LMS Authority Representing the Interests of End-Users (State and Local Agency Staff) Updates Enhancements Maintenance Issues Chaired APTI-Learn Review Committee: Reviewed Tasks, Activities, & Deliverables Found in EPA’s Performance Work Statement (PWS) Crosschecked Against Actuals Found in the LMS Identified and Prioritized Updates, Enhancements & Maintenance Issues Communicated Findings to EPA

WESTAR Technical Program Bob Lebens

Committee Support Planning Technical Ad hoc Work Groups Regional Haze Work Group Regional Haze 2018 Work Group Wildland Fire Work Group Regional Haze Activities The states are completing their BART determinations and RH SIP’s, with WRAP helping.  (Regional Haze status table is in meeting material, on thumb drives) Other WRAP Activities Oil & Gas The WRAP O&G Workgroup remains in place with bimonthly calls. The Phase III inventory process is moving forward with Wyoming’s funding help, and we are looking at updating these 2006 baselines to 2009 under a Phase IV effort. The Piceance Pilot Project (P3) is looking at Mobile Source Emissions.   Fire Emissions Tracking System The FETS Project also has bimonthly calls. The FETS website is good on funding into sometime in early 2011, and we have some new funding for an additional effort for a comparative analysis of FETS fire emissions data as compared to the EPA defaults in the 2008 NEI. We are looking to prepare new “regional air quality planning grade” inventories for 2008-09-10.   WRAP websites (WRAP & EDMS) The WRAP websites and the Emission Data Management System contracts were consolidated under an Air Resource Specialists contract, with funding stable into the first quarter of 2011. These sites will be maintained with a low level of effort and no new development or training. Technical Support System & Visibility Information Exchange Web System The TSS & VIEWS websites will go into hibernation by the end of the year. They will remain available in static form; with no project changes after 2009 IMPROVE data are added this year. There are two new and emerging projects before the WRAP. WestJumpAQMS The WestJumpAQMS Project was conceived by the State of New Mexico, the BLM, & BP Oil Company to begin the next round of regional modeling in response to ozone standards, focusing on the Four Corners Area. But proponents knew they needed inventories outside the Four Corners, and thus this will cover a wider western U.S. perspective. Initial funding is coming through New Mexico, from the BLM and EPA R6, and separately from BP, to the WGA for contracting. Additional resources are needed and being sought.   Regional Transmission Expansion Project The RTEP is a DOE funded project for the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) to study transmission requirements under a range of alternative energy scenarios. The proponents want to incorporate the WRAP’s most recent PRP18b emissions data. The WRAP will go to states with a Technical Memorandum for updating this information and give the results back to the project principals. There are also two WGA Cooperative Agreements which are paid for by the proponents and will occupy half Tom Moore’s time in the coming couple of years.  (Not on slide) National Park Service Critical Loads This project will collate, database and publish Critical Loads air quality data. NASA Satellite Data Management This project will help work on applying NASA satellite data for use in air quality analysis and planning efforts in the WGA region. 7

Future Activities Ongoing Committee Support Regional Haze Planning Recruit new members/leaders Regional Haze Planning Residential Wood Heating NSPS Ozone/Wildfire Exceptional Events IMPROVE budget Regional Haze Activities The states are completing their BART determinations and RH SIP’s, with WRAP helping.  (Regional Haze status table is in meeting material, on thumb drives) Other WRAP Activities Oil & Gas The WRAP O&G Workgroup remains in place with bimonthly calls. The Phase III inventory process is moving forward with Wyoming’s funding help, and we are looking at updating these 2006 baselines to 2009 under a Phase IV effort. The Piceance Pilot Project (P3) is looking at Mobile Source Emissions.   Fire Emissions Tracking System The FETS Project also has bimonthly calls. The FETS website is good on funding into sometime in early 2011, and we have some new funding for an additional effort for a comparative analysis of FETS fire emissions data as compared to the EPA defaults in the 2008 NEI. We are looking to prepare new “regional air quality planning grade” inventories for 2008-09-10.   WRAP websites (WRAP & EDMS) The WRAP websites and the Emission Data Management System contracts were consolidated under an Air Resource Specialists contract, with funding stable into the first quarter of 2011. These sites will be maintained with a low level of effort and no new development or training. Technical Support System & Visibility Information Exchange Web System The TSS & VIEWS websites will go into hibernation by the end of the year. They will remain available in static form; with no project changes after 2009 IMPROVE data are added this year. There are two new and emerging projects before the WRAP. WestJumpAQMS The WestJumpAQMS Project was conceived by the State of New Mexico, the BLM, & BP Oil Company to begin the next round of regional modeling in response to ozone standards, focusing on the Four Corners Area. But proponents knew they needed inventories outside the Four Corners, and thus this will cover a wider western U.S. perspective. Initial funding is coming through New Mexico, from the BLM and EPA R6, and separately from BP, to the WGA for contracting. Additional resources are needed and being sought.   Regional Transmission Expansion Project The RTEP is a DOE funded project for the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB) and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) to study transmission requirements under a range of alternative energy scenarios. The proponents want to incorporate the WRAP’s most recent PRP18b emissions data. The WRAP will go to states with a Technical Memorandum for updating this information and give the results back to the project principals. There are also two WGA Cooperative Agreements which are paid for by the proponents and will occupy half Tom Moore’s time in the coming couple of years.  (Not on slide) National Park Service Critical Loads This project will collate, database and publish Critical Loads air quality data. NASA Satellite Data Management This project will help work on applying NASA satellite data for use in air quality analysis and planning efforts in the WGA region. 8