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Category: General
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
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Clean Air Act History & Structure, Clean Air Act requirements for Attainment |
Leah Weiss |
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What is a State Implementation Plan? |
Leah Weiss |
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The Role of Monitoring in SIPs, Designations, and Redesignations |
Nick Lazor, PA DEP |
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The Role of Inventories in SIPs and Related Policy Issues
|
David Fees, DNREC |
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The Role and Importance of ERTAC
|
Susan Wierman, MARAMA |
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General Approach to Identifying Control Strategies |
Sharon Davis, NJ DEP |
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RACT as a Control Strategy and SIP Requirement
|
Sean Wenrich, PA DEP |
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OTC's NOx Control Compendium |
Joseph Jakuta, OTC |
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The Role of Modeling in SIPs |
Sharon Davis, NJ DEP |
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Overview of Transportation and General Conformity |
Thomas Ballou, VA DEQ |
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Public Processes and Input |
Thomas Ballou, VA DEQ |
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Introduction to EPA and SIP Process Improvement Efforts |
Brian Rehn, EPA Region 3 |
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1990 Clean Air Act Amendments and SIPs |
Leah Weiss |
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Federal SIP-Related Actions |
Leah Weiss |
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Day Two:
Presentation Title |
Speaker |
Presentation File
|
The Role of the SIP Planner |
Leah Weiss |
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Other Criteria Pollutant SIPs |
Leah Weiss |
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North Carolina's Boundary Recommendations for SO2 NAAQS |
Sushma Masemore, NC DENR |
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Maintenance Planning in Attainment Areas
|
Thomas Ballou, VA DEQ |
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Regional Haze SIP Planning
|
Joseph Jakuta, OTC |
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111d State Plans in General and New Requirements for Incinerators |
Mike Gordon, EPA Region 3 |
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SIP Planning Implications of NAAQS Update Cycle
|
Susan Wierman, MARAMA |
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"Quantifiable, Surplus, Enforceable, & Permanent" in SIP Planning and Air Quality |
Leah Weiss |
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Anti-Backsliding Requirements/Section 110(I) |
Sushma Masemore, NC DENR |
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Transport |
Susan Wierman, MARAMA & Leah Weiss |
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CSAPR and CSAPR Updates |
Susan Wierman, MARAMA |
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General Discussion on How to Deal with Transport |
Danny Wong, NJ DEP |
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How to Submit a SIP (Subpart F and Appendix V Requirements) |
Gavin Huang, EPA Region 3 |
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Designation Process: Requirements and Historical Perspective |
Joe Schulingkamp, EPA Region 3 |
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Updated NAAQS: Revocation and Impacts on SIPs & SIP Planning |
Emlyn Velez-Rosa, EPA Region 3 |
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Regional Consistency and Downwind Impacts |
Sharon Davis, NJ DEP |
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Alternative Ways of Developing SIP through Multi-Pollutant Planning; Barriers & Possibilities |
Leah Weiss |
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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 21st and 22nd). 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.