MARAMA SIP TRAINING Course and WORKSHOP

FEBRUARY 22 – 23, 2017

              

LOCATION

The Gettysburg Hotel
One Lincoln Square
Gettysburg, PA  17325

Grand Ballroom

SIP TRAINING COURSE AND WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES

• Understand the legal basis and requirements for air quality state implementation plans
• Understand where to find information you need to prepare your SIP
• Gain information from experienced planners from EPA and the MARAMA region on best practices for preparing state implementation plans
• Gain experience in presenting information about your program and issues
• Understand the perspective of other agencies on issues important to your agency

Agenda

KEY TOPICS FOR SIP training and workshop

Introduction to SIP Planning

• Statutory Framework and Regulatory Requirements
• Key SIP Planning Tasks
• Data Sources and Resources (monitoring, modeling, inventory brief overview)
• Work Products and Requirements for Submittals, Sanctions, Conformity, Re-designations

Key SIP Issues for the MARAMA Region

• Transport SIPs:  status, issues, next steps
• What is RACT/RACM, and how much consistency is there?  What other measures are needed?
• Ozone and PM and SO2 Attainment SIPs:  status, issues, next steps
• Regional Haze SIPs:  opportunity for consultation about Class I areas in NJ, WV, VA, NC
• Issues related to plans required under Sections 111 and 129 of the Clean Air Act

Target Audience

New and experienced SIP planners and other new technical staff from MARAMA member agencies.

DISCUSSION LEADERS

MARAMA is seeking volunteers from EPA and member agencies to lead discussion or participate in panels on topics listed above or other relevant information. Please email Susan Wierman if you are able to help out. Thank you!

 

Presentations

Day One:

Presentation Title	Speaker	Presentation File
Clean Air Act History & Structure, Clean Air Act requirements for Attainment	Leah Weiss
What is a State Implementation Plan?	Leah Weiss
The Role of Monitoring in SIPs, Designations, and Redesignations	Nick Lazor, PA DEP
The Role of Inventories in SIPs and Related Policy Issues	David Fees, DNREC
The Role and Importance of ERTAC	Susan Wierman, MARAMA
General Approach to Identifying Control Strategies	Sharon Davis, NJ DEP
RACT as a Control Strategy and SIP Requirement	Sean Wenrich, PA DEP
OTC's NOx Control Compendium	Joseph Jakuta, OTC
The Role of Modeling in SIPs	Sharon Davis, NJ DEP
Overview of Transportation and General Conformity	Thomas Ballou, VA DEQ
Public Processes and Input	Thomas Ballou, VA DEQ
Introduction to EPA and SIP Process Improvement Efforts	Brian Rehn, EPA Region 3
1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and SIPs	Leah Weiss
Federal SIP-Related Actions	Leah Weiss

 

Day Two:

Presentation Title	Speaker	Presentation File
The Role of the SIP Planner	Leah Weiss
Other Criteria Pollutant SIPs	Leah Weiss
North Carolina's Boundary Recommendations for SO2 NAAQS	Sushma Masemore, NC DENR
Maintenance Planning in Attainment Areas	Thomas Ballou, VA DEQ
Regional Haze SIP Planning	Joseph Jakuta, OTC
111d State Plans in General and New Requirements for Incinerators	Mike Gordon, EPA Region 3
SIP Planning Implications of NAAQS Update Cycle	Susan Wierman, MARAMA
"Quantifiable, Surplus, Enforceable, & Permanent" in SIP Planning and Air Quality	Leah Weiss
Anti-Backsliding Requirements/Section 110(I)	Sushma Masemore, NC DENR
Transport	Susan Wierman, MARAMA & Leah Weiss
CSAPR and CSAPR Updates	Susan Wierman, MARAMA
General Discussion on How to Deal with Transport	Danny Wong, NJ DEP
How to Submit a SIP (Subpart F and Appendix V Requirements)	Gavin Huang, EPA Region 3
Designation Process: Requirements and Historical Perspective	Joe Schulingkamp, EPA Region 3
Updated NAAQS: Revocation and Impacts on SIPs & SIP Planning	Emlyn Velez-Rosa, EPA Region 3
Regional Consistency and Downwind Impacts	Sharon Davis, NJ DEP
Alternative Ways of Developing SIP through Multi-Pollutant Planning; Barriers & Possibilities	Leah Weiss

 

Clean Air Act Table of Contents

Glossary of Acronyms

 

REGISTRATION

Direct Link to training workshop registration:  Register Here

Registration Deadline:  January 27, 2017

Please note that MARAMA utilizes the RegOnLine system.  You will need to login and create a password.  If attending future events, you will be able to use the same login and password without having to fill in your contact information again. If you have already registered for a previous course, please use the login and password you have created to register for this course. 

There is NO registration fee for this meeting for state and local employees and invited non-Federal speakers.  There is a registration fee for Federal Employees (including Federal employee speakers); please see fees and payment instructions when you register. 

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Note: All reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card. You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations.

Room Rate: $91.00 plus taxes

Reservations by Phone: Call 866-378-1797 (Please reference MARAMA when making your reservation)

Hotel Reservation Deadline: January 27, 2017

Complimentary WiFi in guest rooms and meeting rooms

MARAMA SUPPORT AVAILABLE

MARAMA will offer support for the Air Director, presenters, and up to 2 additional staff members per MARAMA member agency to cover the cost of room and tax for up to 2 nights, if needed (February 21^st and 22^nd).  Supported attendees are responsible for all incidentals and travel.  For any attendee who lives within 50 miles of the course location and for whom the Air Director believes overnight support is necessary, the Air Director must request specific approval and provide justification. 

If additional or alternative support is needed, pre-approval is necessary and a request must come from your agency’s Air Director (or their designee) and emailed to MARAMA’s Executive Director, Susan Wierman, as well as MARAMA’s Training Coordinators, Jackie Burkhardt and Sue Dilli (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), prior to the event.  A list of what type of support is needed, an estimate of additional costs and the reason for the support is essential to include.