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FLM Consultation Presentation Meeting – Pat Brewer – Denver Co – April 25, 2007

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VISTAS Joint Work Group Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina, NC (September 6-7, 2006) Agenda

Presentations by VISTAS

• Update on Base G emissions inventory development, SMOKE modeling, and CMAQ modeling - Greg Stella
• Update on Georgia Tech emissions sensitivity - Jim Boylan
• Update on latest CENRAP modeling results - Ralph Morris
• Review of reasonable progress guidance - Kathy Kaufman
• VISTAS approach to reasonable progress and demonstration for a VISTAS Class I area - Pat Brewer
• Example Area of Influence analyses for VISTAS Class I areas - Ralph Morris
• Proposed Matrix for Sources within an Area Of Influence - Sheila Holman
• Application of AOI source analysis - Greg Stella
• Discussion of reasonable progress analysis and next steps to defining strategies for regional haze - Brock Nicholson
• New and improved IMPROVE equation - Ivar Tombach
• Intercontinental transport and impact on uniform rate of progress glide slope - Jim Boylan
• Update on CENRAP’s approach to addressing international transport - Ralph Morris
• Update on ASTEC project - Bob Imhoff
• Next steps in the consultation process
  • Consultation Expectations
  • VISTAS Proposed Process on Consultation - Sheila Holman
  • Consultation Requirements
  • Contacts for EPA Region 3 and Region 4
• Guidance on BART alternatives - Kathy Kaufman
• Analysis of BART NH3 Impacts at VISTAS Class I Areas - Jim Boylan
• Summary of VISTAS BART Products and Implementation - Q&A Session - Leigh Bacon

VISTAS Joint Work Group Meeting, Research Triangle Park, NC (September 22-23, 2005) Agenda

Presentations by VISTAS

• Developing recommendations for methods to evaluate reasonable progress
  • Pat Brewer
  • Jim Boylan
• IPM projections for 2018 RPO 2 vs alternative fuel – Greg Stella
• Base F 2002, 2009, 2018 emissions inventories by state and RPO – Greg Stella
• Commercial Marine Emissions Update for WRAP – Ralph Morris
• Emissions reduction needs analysis – Greg Stella
• Weight of evidence CART, trajectory, and residence time analyses for VISTAS and non-VISTAS sites – Pat Brewer
• Energy efficiency sensitivity: ASTEC – Jesse O’Neal
• Planning 2018 emissions sensitivities – Greg Stella and Brock Nicholson
• Planning for PM2.5 and ozone attainment demonstrations – Brian Timin, EPA
• 2009 PM2.5 Projections Using SMAT and Base D – Ralph Morris
• VISTAS 2009 Base D results for PM2.5 and ozone – Ralph Morris
• 2009 emission sensitivities by Georgia Tech – Jim Boylan
• 2009 PM2.5 and Ozone Results: Modeling by State of Georgia – Jim Boylan
  

VISTAS BART Protocol Meeting, Research Triangle Park, NC (September 21, 2005) Agenda

Meeting Handouts

• VISTAS BART Planning and Overview of VISTAS expectations for common BART modeling protocol - Leigh Bacon, AL
• CALMET overview and unresolved issues for VISTAS BART protocol - Chris Arrington, WV
• CALPOST and POSTUTIL overview and unresolved issues - Tom Rogers, FL
  

National RPO Meeting, June 9 & 10, 2005 - Denver, CO

Presentations by VISTAS

• VISTAS Overview - Pat Brewer, VISTAS
• Focus Sites Monitoring - Scott Reynolds, SC DHEC
• CEM Temporal Profile Improvements & Impact of NH3 EI Improvements on CMAQ in Southeast - Mike Abraczinskas, NC DENR
• 2018 Emission Sensitivities for VISTAS Class I Areas - Jim Boylan, GA DNR
• VISTAS Model Performance Evaluation - Jim Boylan, GA DNR
• Source Attribution for the Southeast: Weight of Evidence - Pat Brewer, VISTAS

Data Workgroup

Planning Workgroup Call - June 1, 2005

• NERA Trading Program Presentation

Planning & Technical Analysis Workgroups Meeting - April 5-6, 2005

• Agenda
• Georgia Tech Emissions Sensitivities: a Review – Jim Boylan
• 2002 Typical vs 2018 OTB and OTW emissions: a Review – Greg Stella
• Discussion, VISTAS comments and Next Steps – Sheila Holman
• Planning for design of next control strategy runs – Greg Stella and Brock Nicholson

Planning & Technical Analysis Workgroups Meeting - November 3-4, 2004

• Agenda
• 2018 Control Strategy Design Process - Greg Stella and Brock Nicholson
• Atmospheric Science Tools for Energy Conservation - Jesse ONeil for Bob Imhoff
• CMAQ Diagnostics - Jim Boylan
• Emission Sensitivities for VISTAS - Jim Boylan
• Integrated Evaluation of 20% Best and 20% Worst Days at Mammoth Cave - Jim Boylan
• Responses to Level 1, 2, 3 and Regional Emission Reductions - Talat Odman
  

Planning & Technical Analysis Workgroups Meeting - August 25-26, 2004

• VISTAS Meeting Objectives - Sheila Holman
• 2018 Emissions Projection Inventory Summary - Greg Stella
• Emission Sensitivities: Introduction and Background - Jim Boylan
• 2018 Reponses to Domain-wide SO2/NOx/NH3 Reduction - Talat Odman
• VISTAS Emissions, Meteorological, Air Quality Deliverables Flowchart - Pat Brewer
• Emission Sensitivities: Next Steps - Jim Boylan/Brock Nicholson
• Control Stategy Design Process - Greg Stella
• Initial Emissions Sensitivities (Aug. 25, 2004)
  • Atlanta GA
  • Breton
  • Brigantine
  • Caney Creek
  • Cape Romain
  • Charleston SC
  • Charleston WV
  • Chassahowitzka
  • Cohotta
  • Dolly Sods
  • Everglades
  • Great Smoky mountains
  • Hercules Glades
  • James River Face
  • Joyce Kilmer Slickrock
  • Knoxville
  • Linville Gorge
  • Mammoth Cave
  • Mingo
  • Okefenokee
  • Otter Creek
  • Shenandoah
  • Shining Rock
  • Sipsey

Work Plans

• Work Plan FFY 2002 (115 KB - PDF)
• Work Plan FFY 2002 Attachment – Time Line (94 KB - PDF)
• Work Plan FFY 2003 (76 KB - PDF)

• Meteorological Characterization June 16, 2004 - (216 KB - PPT)
• Meteorological characterization Sept 21, 2004 - (1.04 MB - PPT)
• Strategy Sensitivity Priorities - (83 KB - PDF)
• Integrated Evaluation for Example Class I Area - (62 KB - PPT)
• Emission Sensitivities: Status of Runs (900 KB - PPT)
  

STAD Presentations(August 17-18, 2005) Agenda

• VISTAS AVL 1 White Mobile Source Diesel Initiative
• VISTAS AVL 2 Holman Project Overview
• VISTAS AVL 3 Reynolds Alternatives for Calculating Visibility
• VISTAS AVL 4 Tombach Alternatives for Calculating Natural Background
• VISTAS AVL 5 Morris Implications for Interpreting Reasonable Progress
• VISTAS AVL 6 Boylan Contributions from Anthropogenic Emissions
• VISTAS AVL 7 Jansen Effects of Revisions to IMPROVE Equation and EPA Defaults
• VISTAS AVL 8 Stella Emissions Update IPM 2002 2009 2018 Base
• VISTAS AVL 9 Morris Multiple Options to Calculate Relative Reduction
• VISTAS AVL 10 Morris 2018 OTW Base D SO2 Reductions from CFP
• VISTAS AVL 11 Morris 2009 OTW Base D Ozone Results VISTAS
• VISTAS AVL 12 Morris Requirement for SMAT Calculation
• VISTAS AVL 13 Boylan 2009 Emissions Sensitivities by Georgia Tech
• VISTAS AVL 14 Morris Modified SOA Module for CMAQ
• VISTAS AVL 15 Brewer Site Specific Source Attribution
• VISTAS AVL 16 Stella Emissions Reduction Needs Analysis
• VISTAS AVL 17 Bacon Update Regarding State Discussions with EPA – BART
• VISTAS AVL 18 Brewer Project Schedule and Next Steps
• VISTAS AVL 19 Tombach BART Issue Paper 1 How to Treat Ammonia
• VISTAS AVL 20 Tombach BART Issue Paper 2 Procedures for Computing Visibility
• VISTAS AVL 21 Rodriguez BART Issue Paper 3 Observations vs No Observations
• VISTAS AVL 22 Brewer Options for Filling Missing IMPROVE Data
• VISTAS AVL 23 Reynolds State Monitoring Plans for SIPS

STAD Presentations(December 14-15, 2004) Agenda

• VISTAS Overview Schedule and Products - Sheila Holman
• VISTAS Monitoring Summary - Scott Reynolds
• Meteorology, Visibility, and PM2.5 in VISTAS region - George Bridgers
• 2002 and 2018 Emissions - Greg Stella
• 2002 Meteorological and Air Quality Model Summary - Mike Abraczinskas
• State BART plans - Sheila Holman
• Current and Natural Visibility and 2018 Rate of Progress - Pat Brewer
• VISTAS Emissions Sensitivities and Reasonable Progress
• Additional Thoughts on Reasonable Progress - John Jansen
• 2018 Emissions Sensitivities - Jim Boylan
• Planning for 2018 Emissions Control Strategies - Greg Stella / Brock Nicholson
• Integrated Assessment Packages for Class I Areas - Jim Boylan
  

STAD Presentations(February 5-6, 2004) Agenda

• VISTAS Schedule - Pat Brewer (194KB - PPT)
• VISTAS Emissions Inventory Overview - Scott Southwick (671KB - PPT)
• Future Year Base Cases - Brock Nicholson (368KB - PPT)
• Emissions Sensitivity Modeling - James Boylan (310KB - PPT)
• Regional Haze SIP Requirements and BART - Renee Shealy (48KB - PPT)
• BART Modeling Assumptions - Gregory Stella (54KB - PPT)
• VISTAS Meteorological Modeling - Mike Abraczinskas (499KB - PPT)
• Focus Site Update - Scott Reynolds & Ben Hartsell (1.5MB - PPT)
• Air Quality Modeling - James Broylan (1.3MB - PPT)
• VISTAS CART Project - George M. Bridgers (815KB - PPT)
• VISTAS Inventory Projections Process - Gregory Stella (70KB - PPT)
• Natural Background Visibility - Pat Brewer & Scott Reynolds (533KB - PPT)
• VISTAS Modeling Overview - Pat Brewer (1.2MB - PPT)
• VISTAS Base Case(s) - Renee Shealy (310KB - PPT)
• CEED Presentation on IAQR Visibility Benefits - Gene Trisko (3.5MB - PDF)

STAD Presentations(August 28, 2003)

• Data Analysis Summary - Pat Brewer
• Sensitivity Runs to Assist with Strategy Identification - Brock Nicholson
• 2002 Southeast Emissions Inventory Development - Edward Sabo
• VISTAS 2002 Draft Nonroad Mobile Inventory - Kirstin B. Thesing
• VISTAS 2002 Draft Onroad Mobile Inventory - Maureen Mullen
• Emissions and Air Quality Modeling Update - Jim Boylan
• Focus Site Monitoring - Scott Reynolds & Larry Garrison
• Meteorological Modeling Update - Mike Abraczinskas

Documents - Preliminary

Documents - Final

• Performance for Annual 2002 Meteorological Modeling - (Mike Abraczinskas, Don Olerud, and Aaron Sims)
• VISTAS Monitoring Strategy (Oct. 21, 2002 - Revised Sept. 20, 2003)
• VISTAS Comments on EPA's Tracking Progress and Estimating
  Natural Visibility Conditions
  

Supplemental Information

• Technical Support Document for the Interstate Air Quality Rule Air Quality Modeling Analyses (January 2004 - 2.8 MB PDF)
• USEPA Interim Air Quality Policy on Wildland and Prescribed Fires - Fact Sheet
• USEPA Interim Air Quality Policy on Wildland and Prescribed Fires
• SAMI Final Reports
• Draft Guidance for Demonstrating Attainment of Air Quality Goals for PM2.5 and Regional Haze
• Draft Guidance for Tracking Progress Under the Regional Haze Program
• Draft Guidance for Estimating Natural Visibility Conditions Under the Regional Haze Program
• AER Scoping Study for Regional Haze in the Upper Midwest
• Emission Inventory Needs for Regional Haze Plans (PES Report)
• Regional Haze Final Rule
• PM Final Rule
• Whitman Helps States Improve Scenic VISTA In National Parks