Summary of Communication and Outreach

Work Group Conference Call

July 9, 1997

I. PURPOSE

A teleconference meeting of the Communication & Outreach Work Group took place on July 9, 1997 to discuss issue paper summaries, and the satellite downlink scheduled for July 24, 1997. Following is a summary of the discussion and proposed action items.

II. PARTICIPANTS

Work Group members in attendance:

Tom Curran, Co-chair, OAQPS/ITG

Ron White, Co-chair, ALA

Tad Aburn, MDE

Stephanie Cooper for Bruce Carhart, OTC

Kathy Ellis, DoD

Richard Paul, AAMA

Caryl Pfeiffer, Kentucky Utilities Co.

Nancy Seidman, Massachusetts DEP

Scott Thomas, Oklahoma DEQ

Work Group members not in Attendance:

Kathy Callahan, EPA Region II

Alice Collingwood, PSAPCA

Margaret Cook, Intertribal Council of Arizona

Nancy Kruger, STAPPA/ALAPCO

Jayne Mardock, Clean Air Network

Quin Shea, NMA

Others: Barbara Parzygnat (EPA), Miranda Jackson (EPA), Jan Kleeman, OAQPS/ITG, Deborah Amaral, EC/R Incorporated (EPA Contractor support)

III.	MEETING SUMMARY

Action items

1)	Comments on the draft issue paper summaries are due to Jan Kleeman by July 11, 1997.

2)	Contacts should make sure the issue paper summaries match the status of the issue papers with regard to action by the FACA Subcommittee. The group agreed to put the Classifications summary out as quickly as possible, with the expectation that it may need to be updated soon.

Other items to note:

1)	Schedule for upcoming meetings:

8/12/97	1:00 - 4:00 p.m. EDT	Doubletree Columbia River

Portland, OR

IV.	SUMMARY OF DISCUSSION

Issue Paper Summaries

The issue paper summaries have been forwarded to the issue paper authors, team leads, and co-chairs, and comments need to reach Jan Kleeman by July 11, 1997. The biggest demand for the summaries is expected around the time during which the standards are announced, therefore they will need to be finalized quickly. The summaries will be presented as a workgroup product. They will be reviewed by the contact persons, but not go through the full Subcommittee.

Members questioned whether the full FACA Subcommittee had voted to recommend the AOI approach, as implied in the AOI/RAMP summary. The Subcommittee has not closed on any of the issue papers, therefore any place the summaries say the Subcommittee "recommends" should be changed to say the Subcommittee "is discussing." The important thing is to make sure the summary matches the status of the issue paper. The "working draft" header will be retained.

In the Classifications sample, the four bullets are really different types of issues, some are problems, some are detailed explanations of the issue. They need to be reordered, and broken up into two groups, with new headings.

Members asked how the transitional areas announced with the standards will work. EPA said if the issue papers are revised, the summaries will also need to be revised. The need to revise the issue papers will be determined during the August 1997 FACA Subcommittee meeting. The group agreed to put the summary out as quickly as possible, with the expectation that it may need to be updated soon.

Satellite Downlink

EPA and others are advertising the Ozone/PM Satellite Downlink scheduled from 1:00 to 4:00 pm EDT on July 24, 1997. Jan Kleeman will make the agenda available as soon as she receives one. She expects a general introduction on the standards, which may be pre-taped, and a live panel discussion, similar to the format used during the December 9, 1996 downlink. John Seitz is the leading candidate to present the implementation portion, and EPA will make the presentation as up-to-date as it can.

Updated Meeting Schedule and Other Business

The next workgroup meeting will take place in Portland, OR, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm PDT, at the Doubletree Columbia River. The call-in number is (919) 541-4424.

Members asked about the Federal Register notice on the new standards. Tom Curran explained that new computer techniques are being used, and the format may resemble Adobe Acrobat, but he has not seen it yet. Members were concerned about problems with unzipping large downloaded files, and wondered when the notice will become available. EPA is still discussing whether to provide information on the counties affected by the new standards. Tom Curran suggested these concerns will be resolved by the time the group meets in Portland, OR on August 12, 1997.