Summary of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) subcommittee for ozone, particulate matter and regional haze implementation programs discussions and recommendations
Conference
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OSTI ID:361989
- EC/R Inc., Chapel Hill, NC (United States)
The US Environmental Protection Agency created the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) Subcommittee for Ozone, Particulate Matter, and Regional Haze Implementation Programs to offer advice on multiple issues involved in implementing new, more stringent national standards for ozone and particulate matter, and a new regional haze rule. The Subcommittee convened in September 1995 and the final full Subcommittee meeting was held in December 1997. During this period the Subcommittee discussed over 28 issue papers dealing with the implementation of new and revised national ambient air quality standards. The issues generally break into six categories. The first category of issues is the development of appropriate control regions. The Subcommittee recognized the limitations in the current nonattainment approach and proposed an alternative construct that would deal with transported air pollution. The second category are planning and implementation issues which includes the institutional mechanisms that are needed to address transport across state boundaries, air quality classification systems, attainment dates, and the integration of the implementation of the standards. The third category addresses potential violations of the standard and helping areas take proactive measures to avoid the designation process. Technical issues were also discussed including the need to increase air quality monitoring, emission inventory and air quality modeling issues, and the technical nature and relationship of ozone, fine particulate matter and regional haze. Finally, the Subcommittee discussed the development of control strategies. This discussion included the development of an alternative framework which would allow states increased flexibility in the design and implementation of control measures.
- OSTI ID:
- 361989
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980632--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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