UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

Air Quality Strategies and Standards Division

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

FAX TRANSMITTAL

DATE:	February 23, 1996	NUMBER OF PAGES =

TO:	COORDINATION GROUP, FACA SUBCOMMITTEE on

Ozone/PM/Regional Haze Implementation Programs

FR:	RICH DAMBERG, TEAM LEADER

(919) 541-5592, Fax (919) 541-7690

NAME	TELEPHONE #	FAX #

Mr. Patrick Raher	(202) 637-5682	(202) 637-5910

Dr. Thomas Godar	(203) 548-4055	(203) 548-5124

Mr. David Hawkins	(202) 783-7800	(202) 783-5917

Ms. Mary Gade	(217) 782-3397	(217) 782-9039

Mr. Robert Shinn	(609) 292-2885	(609) 292-7695

Ms. Beverly Hartsock	(512) 239-5818	(512) 239-4808

Mr. S. William Becker	(202) 624-7864	(202) 624-7863

Mr. James Souby	(303) 623-9378	(303) 534-7309

Mr. Shawn Kendall	(602) 234-8308	(602) 234-4814

Mr. F. Bradford Smith	(410) 368-7090	(410) 368-6721

Mr. Charles Goodman	(205) 870-6325	(205) 877-7938

Mr. Richard Hayslip	(602) 236-6699	(602) 236-3407

Ms. Georgia Callahan	(914) 838-7645	(914) 838-7115

Mr. Karl Schultz	(302) 773-4394	(302) 773-4494

Mr. John Taunton	(713) 656-2401	(713) 656-6594

Ms. Molly Ross	(202) 208-6212	(202) 208-4684

Work Group Co-Chairs

Mr. Jerry Golden	(423) 751-6779	(423) 751-7545

Mr. Harvey Jeffries (room 120)	(919) 966-7312	(919) 966-7911

Mr. Don Theiler/Bob Lopez	(608) 266-0603	(608) 267-0560

Mr. Ron White	(202) 785-3355	(202) 452-1805

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MESSAGE Attached is a meeting agenda and draft issue lists and timelines for your review before the next FACA Coordination Group conference call Wednesday, February 28, from 1:00 - 2:30 EST. (We expanded the meeting time to 90 minutes to give adequate coverage to agenda items.) The call-in number is 919-541-1592. A second fax will be sent to you before the meeting, to include a draft agenda for the 3/21 Subcommittee meeting and a summary from meeting #1. Note: Other work groups have had members locked out of previous calls. To avoid this, please DO NOT put your phone on hold or 3-way conference. Thanks in advance.

SUBCOMMITTEE ON OZONE, PARTICULATE MATTER, AND REGIONAL HAZE

IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS

COORDINATION GROUP

Meeting #2

Wednesday, February 28, 1996, 1:00 - 2:30 EST

Call-in Number: 919-541-1592

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

1.	Roll Call / Review of Last Meeting and Today's Agenda (10 min.)

2.	Role of Coordination Group (continued) (10 min.)

3.	CG Participation / Decisionmaking by Substitutes (10 min.)

4.	Review of Draft Agenda for March 21 Subcommittee Meeting (10 min.)

5.	Review of Draft FACA Project Timelines (10 min.)

6.	Discussion of Work Group Issues Lists and Priority Issues (30 min.)

7.	Coordination with Other Assessment Projects (5 min.)

- Groups other than OTAG, GCVTC, OTC; CG volunteers to report on progress; development of 1-pagers

8.	Upcoming Meetings (5 min.)

- Wednesday, March 13, 1:00 - 2:30 EST, Call-in number: 919-541-1590

- Subcommittee meeting: Radisson Mark Plaza, Alexandria, VA. March 21st (all day), 22nd (CAAAC). CG meeting on March 20, 7:00 - 9:00 pm?

- Wednesday, April 3, 1:00 - 2:30 EST, Call-in number: 202-260-7280, 4065#

Issue for next meeting: CG involvement in developing/drafting recommendations for full subcommittee

Attachments

1.	Summary of meeting #1, February 13

2.	Draft issue lists from 4 work groups

3.	Draft FACA project timelines

4.	Draft agenda for full Subcommittee meeting, March 21

SUMMARY

FACA Coordination Group Conference Call

February 13, 1996

I.	PURPOSE

A conference call was held on February 13, 1996 to enable Workgroup members to become acquainted and to initiate discussion on the role of the Coordination Group (CG), CG ground rules, and other issues.

II.	PARTICIPANTS

Workgroup Attendees:

Sally Shaver, EPA/AQSSD (Co-chair)

Patrick Raher, Hogan & Hartson (Co-chair)

Richard Damberg, EPA/AQSSD/VEPG (EPA Staff Team Leader)

William Becker, STAPPA/ALAPCO

Georgia Callahan, Texaco

Mary Gade, Illinois

Tom Godar, American Lung Assoc.

Charles Goodman, Southern Company Services

Beverly Hartsock, Texas TNRCC

Richard Hayslip, Salt River Project

Shawn Kendall, Phelps Dodge Corp.

Helen Petrauskas, Ford Motor Co.

John Christiano, National Park Service

for Molly Ross, Dept. of Interior

Karl Schultz, E. I. Dupont De Nemours & Co.

James Souby, Western Governors Assoc.

Bradford Smith, Environmental Elements Corp.

Workgroup Members Not in Attendance:

David Hawkins, NRDC

Robert Shinn, New Jersey

John Taunton, Exxon Co., USA

Winston Smith, EPA Region IV

Other EPA Attendees:

Linda Metcalf, AQSSD/DD Staff

Henry C. Thomas, EMAD

Tom Curran, ITPID

David Mobley, EMAD/EFIG

Robin Dunkins, AQSSD/IPSG

Bill Hamilton, FACA DFO/Team Leader

Joseph Paisie, AQSSD/IPSG

Other Attendees: Jerry Esper, AAMA; Donna Lee Jones, EC/R Inc. (EPA Contractor)

III.	MEETING SUMMARY

Major areas of discussion:

Meeting Schedules

1) Conference calls initially should be scheduled for every 2 weeks, with the understanding that selected meetings could be cancelled if warranted.

2) Full subcommittee meetings will be scheduled to accompany meetings of the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee (about every 3 months).

Role of Coordination Group

1) The working draft of the "Role of the Coordination Group" was discussed. Key roles identified by CG members: to provide strategic direction to work groups, establish priority issues within available timeframes, resolve how work groups handle overlapping issues, coordinate with other assessment projects.

2) Regarding coordination with other major projects (e.g. OTAG, GCVTC, etc.), it was suggested that CG members involved in these other projects could give brief updates at the Subcommittee meetings. It was also suggested that interaction with these groups be 2-way, such that this FACA group could receive input from and provide input to these other efforts. As an example, Shawn Kendall mentioned that the CG should review the next set of draft recommendations from the GCVTC Public Advisory Committee when they are made publicly available. Sally asked CG members to provide her with names of other major projects on which the CG should keep updated.

3) Members asked to see the overall project timeline. A draft will be sent to CG members before the next meeting.

4) Further discussion is needed on CG involvement in developing and drafting positions for consideration by full Subcommittee. Positions will be discussed at length and proposed recommendations developed in the work groups.

5) Some members expressed interest in listening in on WG meetings. Phone lines are limited, which presents logistical problems. Suggestions: have a CG member sit in on each WG meeting; have key contacts on each of the 4 WG's who can be called by interested CG members. This issue was not resolved and will be discussed further.

Ground Rules

1) Participation by substitutes for CG members was discussed without final resolution. It is to be discussed again at the next meeting. Some members expressed the position that substitutes should be able to participate and represent the CG member in any group decisionmaking. The issue of whether or not the substitute must be from the same organization as the CG member was also discussed.

2) Discussion of other titles of the Act will be acceptable, to the extent that the discussion covers development of this integrated implementation program rather than the positive/negative aspects of an existing program.

IV. ACTION ITEMS

Action items from the meeting are as follows:

1) Prior to the next meeting, co-chairs will distribute draft issue lists for each of the four work groups, draft project timelines, and a draft agenda for the March 21 Subcommittee meeting.

2) CG members should send their e-mail address to Sally/staff if haven't already done so.

3) CG members should provide suggestions to Sally or Pat regarding other assessment projects (e.g. other than OTAG, GCVTC, OTC) that CG members should track and report on.

4) Next conference call is Wednesday, February 28, 1:00 - 2:30 EST. Call in number is 919-541-1592. Please

SUBCOMMITTEE ON OZONE, PARTICULATE MATTER, AND REGIONAL HAZE

IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS

ROLE OF THE COORDINATION GROUP

WORKING DRAFT

Coordination Group Overall Charge to Subgroups:

The Administrator has charged the Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, Subcommittee on Ozone, Particulate Matter, and Regional Haze Implementation Programs with developing improved national and regional strategies that address the objective of attaining the NAAQS and making reasonable progress in reducing visibility impairment in Class I areas. This process is separate from ongoing Agency activities regarding review and possible revision of the ozone and PM NAAQS. In an effort to assist the subgroups in focusing their analytical work, the Coordination Group is charging each subgroup with analyzing their assigned area as it applies to compliance with any potential future standards. The purpose of this overall charge is to assure that the work of the subgroups results in the development of as full an options package as possible for presentation to the full subcommittee.

- Serve as driving force behind direction of Subcommittee without managing details of the work group process or products.

- Set the agendas for meetings of the full Subcommittee. Coordinate presentations of key issues and related options to full Subcommittee.

- Provide direction to work group chairs in determining priority issues to be considered by the full Subcommittee, and in setting timeframes for addressing issues and options with the Subcommittee. Serve as a "sounding board" on potential work products, resource needs, and any activities impeding progress of work groups.

- Ensure that adequate progress is being made by work groups and that overlapping issues are appropriately addressed in accordance with established timelines. Provide a forum for determining the extent to which work groups address similar or related issues.

- Provide a communication link between the full Subcommittee and the working groups, and provide representation for other parties, particularly those from each member's "sector" (States/Locals/Tribes, environmental groups, industry, etc.).

- Provide coordination with other relevant assessment projects (e.g. Ozone Transport Assessment Group (OTAG), Ozone Transport Commission (OTC), Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission (GCVTC), etc.) in the form of overview status briefings on key policy and technical issues.

- Members should expect significant time commitment

- Meetings: monthly at least

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