Regional Haze Planning Workgroup Coordination and Glide Path Subcommittee


Overview/Purpose for all RHPWG Subcommittees:
The purpose of the subcommittees in their subject areas would be to:

1. Interact and coordinate with other appropriate WRAP Work Groups for Regional Haze SIP preparation tasks.
2. Develop principles or protocols to guide RH SIP preparation tasks that are appropriate for western state circumstances.
3. Determine when and what contract work is needed and assist in preparation of contract tasks and evaluation of work products.
4. Keep pace of work on schedule for RH SIP preparation

Purpose/Overview

The purpose of the “Coordination and Glide Path” subcommittee is to coordinate communications with the larger RHPWG regarding SIP planning needs, development of the shared database, and documentation that may be used in SIP revisions or public outreach. The subcommittee also advises the technical contractors for the shared database, the TSS v2, housed at CIRA, Colorado State University) regarding the database functionalities needed and data display. This subcommittee will coordinate with many other subcommittees and work groups to accomplish its purpose.

This subcommittee, formed in February 2019, is the result of merging remaining tasks from the following three subcommittees, which operated through February 2019:

• Monitoring Data & Glide Path Subcommittee
• Shared Database Subcommittee
• Consultation & Coordination Subcommittee

Responsibilities and Deliverables

1. Assist with evaluation (or scoping for contract work) regarding trend analysis for monitoring data, including natural conditions, and “glidepath” construction, including adjustments.
2. Coordinate with various subcommittees and work groups to ensure a smooth transition to populating the TSS v.2 with correct and complete monitoring data, emissions data, and modeling results.
3. Coordinate efforts to complete and distribute informational products, including documentation of analyses, consultation tracking, planning requirements, and training webinars.

Work Products

Overview of Regional Haze Planning, May 7, 2019 RHPWG consensus

Communication Framework for Regional Haze Planning Sept. 3, 2019 RHPWG consensus

EPA Guidance on Regional Haze Monitoring Data

Memo and Technical Addendum on Ambient Data Usage and Completeness for the Regional Haze Program (June 3, 2020)

Technical Guidance on Tracking Visibility Progress for the Second Implementation Period of the Regional Haze Program (December 20, 2018)

Guidance for Tracking Progress Under the Regional Haze Rule (September 2003) (Note: this document is relied upon by the 2018 Technical Guidance on Tracking Visibility Progress for the Second Implementation Period of the Regional Haze Program, listed above)

Members



Subcommittee Calls

June 11 2020 Agenda

• ARS Review of EPA Memo on regional haze data patching, substitution and completeness

April 16, 2020 Agenda Notes

• TSS Status Report
• EPA April 13th memo – Data for Regional Haze Tracking
• Review of EPA memo – ARS analysis

March 12, 2020 Agenda Notes

• TSS development report
• ARS - IMPROVE Data Re-Analysis

February 13, 2020 Agenda Notes

• Final WRAP TSS FAQS
• ARS - IMPROVE Data Re-Analysis
• TSS development report

December 12, 2019 Agenda Notes

• TSS Delivery Key Graphics
• Needed Actions on IMPROVE Data memo

November 14, 2019 Agenda MP4 recording Notes

1. Coordination & Glide Path Subcommittee Task Overview
2. WESTAR-WRAP Modeling Scenarios-Display and Comparison
3. WRAP TSS2 Delivery Update Coordination Glide Path

October 10, 2019 Agenda Notes

1. WRAP TSS2 Design Mockup
2. Draft TSS FAQs – October 10 Version

September 12, 2019 Agenda Notes

WRAP member overview of Natural Conditions evaluation work (August 27, 2019) MP4 recording

• Brandon McGuire (PPT)
• Joe Adlhoch (PPT)

August 8, 2019 Agenda Notes

1. Draft TSS FAQ's - August 8 version

July 16, 2019 Agenda Notes

1. Natural Conditions Presentation
2. WRAP Consultation and Coordination Framework Document
   • July 16 Draft
   • July 16 Draft (Redline)

June, 13, 2019 Agenda

May 9, 2019 Agenda Notes

April 11, 2019 Agenda Notes

• Ramboll-suggested edits to WRAP Communication Framework for Regional Haze Planning – update to Consultation and Coordination Subcommittee Jan. 2019 draft (April 9, 2019)
• April_11_2019_C-C_Framework_OutreachGuidanceDocs_RambollEdits_DRAFT.docx - update to original Jan. 2019 Consultation and Coordination Subcommittee draft (updated after CGP SC call of April 9, 2019,this version dated April 11, 2019)
• Ramboll draft of flow chart: WRAP Regional Haze Planning Schedule of Communication (April 9, 2019)

March 14, 2019 Agenda Notes

February 28, 2019 Agenda Notes