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Volume 6, Issue 2
Inside this issue:
Tribal Air News
EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
What does it mean for Tribal Governments ?
Cherokee NCORE 2
Monitoring Site
EJAir New EJ Website 3
Grants for Diesel
Cleanup
Kansas City Air Qual-
ity Training Postponed
Mercury Rule Vacated
Designations Update
AQS QandA
Dates to Remember 10
Jl^PA is developing a rule that
will require reporting of greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions. The objective of this
program is to collect comprehensive and
accurate data relevant to future climate
policy decisions, including potential
regulation under the Clean Air Act.
Emissions of these GHGs result from
both "upstream" (energy production)
sites and "downstream" sources (such as
large industrial facilities) and there will
be a range of options in the proposed rule
regarding which sources will be required
to report.
EPA is considering establishing
emissions reporting requirements for six
GHGs: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane
(CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluoro-
carbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons
(PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).
EPA will publish a proposed rule
by September 2008 and a final rule by
June 2009, to meet deadlines established
in the FY 2008 Omnibus
Appropriations Act signed
by President Bush on
December 26, 2007.
Potential Impact on Tribal
Governments
Because the
thresholds for reporting will
be defined during the
rulemaking process, it is difficult to say at
this time exactly which facilities will be
reporting. It is possible that the proposed
rulemaking could affect large emissions
sources in Indian Country, assuming the
facilities meet the thresholds. The rule is
not expected to affect smaller operations
where emissions
are difficult to
measure or where
there are a large
number of small
sources.
EPA will
conduct a Regula-
tory Impact
Analysis to assess
the total cost of
the rule and identify potential impacts on
affected facilities.
To the extent that any electric
generating units operated by tribal
governments are already subject to report-
ing CO2 emissions under EPA's Acid Rain
Program, the Agency can rely on those
existing data and thus minimize any new
requirements.
Contact: Kitty Sibold
(sibold.katherine@epa.gov)
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Cherokee Nation NCORE Trace Monitoring Station
The Cherokee Nation has one of the first tribal
NCORE (National Core site) trace gas monitoring sites
operating in Indian country. Up and running in March, this
site consists of trace instrumentation evaluating CO, SO2, and
NOy. Other instrumentation includes a through-the-probe
calibration system, zero air generator, and a digital data-
logger. The Cherokee NCORE station is also collocated with
the tribe's Clean Air Status and Trends network (CASTNet)
site, which includes instruments for monitoring and sampling
of dry deposition atmospheric components, ozone, and
extensive meteorological parameters. This unique pairing of
NCORE and CASTNet monitoring at one site provides a
wealth of data on various pollutants and parameters for use in
evaluating air quality in a rural area and provides data for
network comparisons on a national level.
This unique NCORE candidate site has two NOy
analyzers with external molycon converters located at 3 and
10 meters above ground, respectively. Other special studies
onsite include a continuous ambient ammonia analyzer and
numerous "passive" type sampling studies conducted in
coordination with EPA Region 6. Future plans include the
installation of a recently acquired continuous Tekran
speciated mercury analyzer and a continuous PM2.5 FEM
BAM (Federal Equivalent Method Beta Attenuation
Monitor), both of which will be operational in FY09.
The Cherokee Nation has established a track record
of excellence in ambient air quality monitoring in Indian
Country during the past decade. It has done so through its
network of various air quality monitoring stations and
projects as well as through its participation in regional
and national organizations dedicated to improving
ambient air quality. In addition, the Cherokee Nation
has established a record of excellence through its
leadership of the Inter-Tribal Environmental Council
(ITEC) consortium, providing environmental multi-
media services to over 40 tribes within EPA Region 6
and to additional tribes throughout the United States.
The Cherokee Nation, acting through its
Cherokee Nation Environmental Programs (CNEP)
office, has been active in ambient air quality
monitoring since 1996. The CNEP began its work in
air quality monitoring in 1996 when it established a
network often PM2.s monitors on lands of the
Cherokee Nation and seven other ITEC tribes in
Oklahoma's Indian Territory.
The Cherokee Nation also currently operates a
network of criteria pollutant monitors at five
permanent stations on lands within its jurisdictional
boundaries and a state of the art mobile monitoring
unit that provides air quality data in selected
communities. Each location and site serves a unique
monitoring purpose and scope. Primarily, CNEP sites
are utilized for NAAQS compliance. However most
sites are uniquely paired with other EPA project
programs to provide special information, such as
status and trends, mercury deposition or community
air toxics.
Contact: Ryan Callison
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Introducing EJAir
OAR's new Environmental Justice Website
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Address ml http://www.epa.gov/air/ej/index,html
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Search: OAll EPA ©This Area
» Air & Radiation » EJAir
EPA defines environmental justice
(EJ) as the fair treatment and
meaningful involvement of all people
regardless of race, colon national
origin, or income with respect to the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws.
EPA s Office of Air and Radiation
(OAR) is committed to promoting and supporting EJ, which is an
integral part of OAR's mission. Visit the pages below or the links to
the left for more specific information on EJ and air issues:
"Environmental Justice" or EJ, is a term you
should hear used more and more at EPA, where our goal
is to ensure that all Americans are equally protected from
adverse environmental effects or impacts.
To further this goal, on February 22, 2008 we
launched EJAir, a website with informational materials
that we thought would be most helpful to both our
internal and external audiences. These include such
things as case studies, grant availability, technical tools
and notes from meetings or conferences.
EJAir was officially installed at EPA.GOV as
http://www.epa.gov/air/ej. The OAR Website Quick-
Finder has even added a direct link to the EJAir website!
Air & Radiation Home
Basic Information
Global Atmospheric
Protection
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EJAir is, of course, a work in progress, and we
will be adding new features and information as it
becomes available. An OAQPS EJ Team, led by Candace
Carraway, meets regularly to pursue development of EJ
implementation strategies, analytical tools, and outreach
programs. Please help us by sending your suggestions
for content, navigation and any other ideas you may have
to help us improve this product—we'll be delighted to
hear from you!
Contact: Tom Link regarding the website
(link.tom@epa.gov) or Candace Carraway regarding the
EJ team's work (carraway.candace@epa.gov)
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Office of Air and Radiation
C'All EPA 0 This Area
Data & Maps
Energy Star
Engines
Green Vehicles
Heavy Duty Trucks
Interstate Air i
Mercury Rule
Sun Safety
RadNet
Methane to Markets
Toxic Air Pollutant
Tribal Air
Visibility
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EPA Makes $50 Million Available to Clean Up Diesel Engines
Nationwide and Invites Tribal Nations to Participate
Reducing emissions from diesel engines is one
of the most important air quality challenges facing the
United States. Many scientific studies have linked diesel
pollution, which contains particulate matter (PM or soot),
ground-level ozone (smog) and air toxics, to a number of
serious respiratory and cardiac health effects, such as
heart and lung disease, chronic bronchitis, exacerbations
of asthma symptoms, and even premature mortality.
Also, EPA has classified diesel exhaust as likely to be
carcinogenic at environmental concentrations. The EPA
has set more stringent heavy-duty highway and nonroad
engine standards to reduce diesel emissions. However,
these standards will not be fully implemented until 2030.
During this time, older diesel engines will continue to
emit high levels of toxic nitrogen oxides, diesel
particulate matter, and other air pollutants.
In April 2008, EPA announced the availability of
almost $50 million in grants to fund diesel emissions
reducing technologies, and EPA's regional offices have
recently published the funding competition for this
program. Promoting such technologies will reduce
emissions from the nation's current fleet of 11 million
diesel engines. These reductions will help expedite the
health benefits of the new heavy-duty diesel engine
standards across the country.
EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC)
will manage these funds via four separate programs. Of
most interest to the tribes will be the Clean Diesel Fund-
ing Assistance Program (CDFAP), which received $27.6
million to support grant projects to reduce exposure to
diesel emissions. The NCDC works closely with a
network of seven Collaboratives, which are comprised of
the regional EPA office, and region-wide public and
private entities that work together to reduce air pollution.
In the past, EPA and tribal governments have
collaborated to implement diesel emission projects within
tribal communities. The Puyallup Tribe and the EPA
successfully
worked
together to
retrofit ten
diesel school
buses. The
health benefits
of reducing the
emissions from
these school buses extends beyond the Puyallup tribal
grounds. These school buses serve the Chief Leschi
School whose student body of 700 represents over 92
tribes. These grants offer tribal governments and EPA
the opportunity to work together to support additional
effective projects that reduce tribal communities'
exposure to the serious health risks associated with diesel
emissions.
Studies have linked
Eligible Applicants diesel emissions to
State, tribal and local serious resPir°torV °"d
(city and county) governments cardiac health effects,
can apply for the grants under even premature death.
the NCDC program. School Diesel exhaust is also a
districts, and metropolitan |ike|y eareinogen at
planning organizations— as well
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as non-projits ana institutions
with transportation,
educational services and air quality responsibilities —
are also eligible entities for assistance. Tribal
governments may choose to partner with private sector
fleets to participate in the program.
Grant Application & Evaluation Process
Each EPA regional office will manage the grant
applicants within their region and in accordance with its
Request for Proposals (RFP). The NCDC Current
Funding webpage (http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/
grantfund .htm#current) contains a map of each EPA
regional Collaborative's jurisdiction. It also provides
links to all of the seven Collaboratives' websites and
RFPs. Please review the corresponding RFP for
application timelines, deadlines, and allocations. The
Collaboratives will distribute the grants via a competitive
grant process later this year.
EPA's regional offices will evaluate and rank
eligible project proposals based on: areas with high
population, air quality issues; air toxic concerns;
disproportionate concentrations of air pollution (e.g.,
truck stops and marine ports); the useful life of the
engine; and the conservation of diesel fuel and use of Ul-
tra Low Sulfur Diesel (early introduction of ULSD for
nonroad projects).
EPA anticipates that the CDFAP grants will be
awarded to grant recipients in the fall of 2008. The law
dictates that half of the funding is dedicated to benefit
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Diesel Grants (from page 4)
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public fleets, including private fleets contracted for
public purpose such as road construction projects.
Eligible Projects
CDFAP grants must be
used to support technologies
and engines that have been
verified or certified by the EPA
or the California Air Resources
Board. These grants cannot
fund the cost of emissions
reductions currently mandated
under federal, state or local law. However, applicants
can apply for funding in order to gain experience with
new technologies and begin
their emission reductions
program prior to the dates for
compliance with these
mandates. Specific details are
available on the regional
Collaborative websites.
EPA's National Clean
Diesel Campaign will
provide grant funds to
get early emission
reductions from older
diesel engines, such as
school buses.
Eligible fleets include,
but are not limited to, medium
or heavy duty trucks and non-
road equipment.
Act Today!
Diesel engines are
an essential component of
passenger and commercial
transportation. The new
emission reducing standards
will take decades to
implement because of the
long lifespan of diesel
engines. Fortunately,
emission-reducing, cost-
effective diesel technologies are available today to reduce
the emissions of the existing diesel fleet. These grants can
help tribal governments reduce diesel emissions and protect
the health of their communities.
Please visit the National Clean Diesel Campaign
website at www.epa.gov/cleandiesel to find out how to
participate.
Contact: Rosalva Tapia (tapia.rosalva@epa.gov)
TRIBAL PROGRAM
Region VII Air Quality Training Postponed
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EPA has rescheduled the Region VII offering of the training - Improve and Protect Air Quality in Indian Coun-
try. It was not held in Kansas City on May 6-8. Instead, it will be held September 16 - 18, in Kansas City. There is
room for more participants and EPA invites both environmental professionals and tribal leaders to participate. Travel
scholarships are available. Call Melissa McCullough with questions at 919.541.5646.
Here is the web address for more information and registration: http://projects.pechan.com/epa/tribalWorkshops_kc/
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U.S. Court of Appeals Vacates EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule
Background
On March 15, 2005, the EPA Administrator
signed the first-ever federal rule to permanently cap and
reduce mercury emissions specifically from coal-fired
power plants, making the United States the first country
in the world to regulate mercury emissions from coal-
fired power plants ~ the largest remaining sources of
mercury emissions in the country. When fully imple-
mented, these rules were expected to reduce
utility emissions of mercury from 48 tons a year to 15
tons, a reduction of nearly 70 percent. The Clean Air
Mercury Rule (CAMR) built on EPA's Clean Air Inter-
state Rule (CAIR) to significantly reduce criteria
pollutant emissions from all sources, including coal-fired
power plants. EPA issued CAMR under section 111 of
the Clean Air Act, after finding that it was neither
appropriate nor necessary to regulate utility mercury
emissions under section 112 of the Act. This finding was
based on EPA's conclusion that utility mercury emissions
are not reasonably anticipated to result in hazards to
public health, after implementation of other requirements
of the Act, and that EPA's earlier decision to list utilities
as a source to be regulated under Section 112 was in
error.
The CAMR approach was to establish "standards of
performance" under section 111 of the Act, limiting
mercury emissions from new and existing coal-fired
power plants. It also created a market-based cap-and-
trade program that would reduce nationwide utility
emissions of mercury in two distinct phases. The first
phase cap was to be 38 tons and emissions would
be reduced by taking advantage of "co-benefit"
reductions - that is, mercury reductions achieved by re-
ducing sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx)
emissions under CAIR. In the second phase, due in
2018, plants were to be subject to a second cap de-
signed to reduce emissions to 15 tons upon full im-
plementation.
CAMR set mercury emissions "budgets" for each
state, the District of Columbia, and Indian country. For
more information, see www.epa.gov/camr. States and
participating tribes would develop plans to achieve the
required reductions, choosing what measures to adopt.
CAMR included a model rule for a mercury emissions
cap-and-trade program, which states and tribes could
adopt.
In 2006, EPA published a proposed CAMR Federal
Plan for coal-fired power plants located in all jurisdic-
tions covered by CAMR to ensure the required
emission reductions are achieved on schedule. As the
control strategy for the Federal Plan, EPA proposed to
adopt the model mercury cap-and-trade program (that
EPA provided in
CAMR as a control
option) for those states
without a timely
submitted and
approved CAMR
plan. Such a Federal
Plan would no longer
apply for a state when
they receive
Agency approval of
the state's CAMR
ecosystems and contaminates fish
tissues.
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, to
which developing fetuses and
children are especially vulnerable.
Mercury deposits to aquatic
Plan.
The Court decision
In 2006, diverse parties, including several states,
unions, non-governmental organizations, industry
groups, and the National Congress of American Indians
and Treaty Tribes, filed suit against EPA regarding the
CAMR. Their expressed concerns were twofold: belief
that total mercury control under CAMR would not be
sufficient and concern that there would be local impacts
from mercury emissions that might not be addressed by
national cap and trade standards. Several parties
argued that, once EPA concluded that utility mercury
emissions should be regulated under section 112, it
could not change that decision without making certain
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Mercury Rule (from page 6)
findings contained in section 112(c)(9).
On Feb. 8, 2008, the United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia Circuit agreed, and vacated EPA's
Section 112(n) Revision Rule and the Clean Air Mercury
Rule (State of New Jersey v. EPA, No. 05-1097).
The court ruled that when EPA determined in the year
2000 that power plants should be regulated under section
112 and listed them under Section 112(c)(l), it could only
remove them from the list after making the findings
required by the delisting provisions of Section
112(c)(9). This means that, to delist, EPA must determine
that no source in the category (or group of sources, in the
case of area sources) emit hazardous air pollutants in
quantities that:
• may cause a lifetime risk of cancer greater than one in
one million to the most exposed individual, or;
• will exceed a level which is adequate to protect public
health with an ample margin of safety, or;
• will result in adverse environmental effect.
Because EPA had not made those findings in the
Section 112(n) Revision Rule, the court found that EPA
could not remove power plants from the section 112(c) list,
and therefore vacated the rule. As such, the Court
also vacated CAMR because, under EPA's own interpreta-
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tion of the Act, since coal-fired power plants would
then remain listed as sources under section 112,
regulation of existing sources' mercury emissions
under section 111 is prohibited.
The court did not review or rule on any of the
substantive provisions of CAMR, such as the
legality of using emissions trading mechanisms to
comply with limits under section 111.
The Court's decision vacating the Section 112(n)
Revision Rule and the Clean Air Mercury Rule was
effective March 14, 2008. The effect of the vacatur
is to restore coal- and oil-fired power plants as a
listed source category under Section 112. Since no
rule is in place under Section 112 to control
hazardous air emissions from these facilities,
Section 112(g) of the Act applies. Under section
112(g), no person may begin actual construction or
reconstruction of a major source of HAP unless the
permitting authority determines on a case-by-case
basis that requirements for controlling new source
hazardous air pollutant emissions (Maximum
Achievable Control Technology or MACT) will be
met.
Contact: Eric Ginsburg (ginsburg.eric(g),epa.gov)
Update: Attainment and
Nonattainment Designations
EPA promulgated a new 24-Hour PM2.5 National
Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) on October 17,
2006 to provide increased protection of public health and
the environment from fine particle pollution. As with each
new NAAQS, EPA is then required to designate all
geographic areas within the United States as attainment
(meeting the standard), unclassifiable (insufficient
information to tell), or nonattainment (not meeting the stan-
dard) under Section 107 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).
Through this designations process, EPA communicates to
the public whether the air meets our health-based standard,
which triggers an implementation plan process to
improve air quality for states and tribes.
Designating an area under the CAA is
accomplished through a formal rulemaking process
outlined in Section 107(d) of the Act. If an area does
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Our CAPPA's Off to You
CAP PA gives users
overwhelmed with
information on possible
community actions a
simple place to start.
We're proud to announce that EPA has a new tool
that will be helpful for tribes to rank potential air pollution
and climate action activities on the basis of how successful
they might be for a particular locality. This tool, the
Climate and Air Pollution Planning Assistant (CAPPA),
was developed by ICLEI (a.k.a. Local Governments for
Sustainability) but will be useful for tribes and native
villages, as well as more metropolitan areas. CAPPA is
meant to answer the question: What are air quality
management or climate strategies that we can adopt for our
community that are most likely to produce a successful
program?
As you know, tribes are
confronting and evaluating air
pollution issues. Some tribes
may be in areas that will not
meet the ozone or particulate
matter National Ambient Air
Quality Standards that are set
for health protection. In
addition, tribes have also shown
interest in advocating Federal action on climate change,
recognizing the issues and impacts expected on tribes and
important tribal resources. Evidence of this are resolutions
such as those passed by the National Congress of American
Indians (June 2006) and 162 Native Tribes and Villages
(presented to the Alaska delegation of Congress in March
2007). These voices join 840 Mayors who have signed the
US Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, and who are
pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050
(http://www.seattle.gov/mayor/climate/). Other tribes and
communities are considering undertaking similar actions.
Energy generation and consumption are tied closely to both
air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. We all want to
do what we can to save energy, not only for the
environmental benefits, but also for monetary savings and
national security benefits.
Solutions to air pollution problems are complicated
and CAPPA is a spreadsheet/web-based tool to help tribes
and other local governments sort out options. This
electronic tool briefly describes:
o the air pollution control measures,
o the associated air pollution and greenhouse gas
benefits,
o examples of measure's use elsewhere, and
o links to other information.
In addition, CAPPA includes calculators that
allow the user to experiment with what kind of energy,
money and emissions savings are possible from different
degrees of implementation of any given measure. It is
particularly exciting that the tool can create a
comprehensive emissions reduction plan.
In developing a plan with CAPPA, a user can
pick pollution reduction targets, rate the importance of
different performance metrics (e.g., return on investment)
by their community, and add in anything that might be
specific to their situation (e.g., installation of tidal power
generation). The user can then determine specific levels
of implementation, utility region, energy costs, and the
like, or alternatively they can rely on default information.
Communities will end up with a list of ranked measures,
optimizing for performance and local needs.
CAPPA will be a worthy addition to the field of
community tools, particularly as it gives communities
with fewer specialized resources both a simple place to
start and the benefit of the experience of hundreds of
communities. In developing CAPPA, ICLEI inventoried
over 100 activities that can be undertaken by
communities, either for government or community
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operations, in areas such as energy
efficiency, transportation, waste
management and chemical emission
reductions. These communities reported
how well different measures worked in
terms of emissions reductions achieved,
and rated such relevant performance
metrics as financial return on
investment, implementation timeframe
and level of effort required by staff.
It is important to note that one can not take the
performance calculations from this tool and plug it directly into
a tribal or state implementation plans. However, for
its designed purpose ~ giving communities a place to
start for comparing and selecting strategies for air
pollution and climate based on real-world experience
and your local priorities - we believe that it will be
very helpful indeed.
Contact: Melissa McCullough
(mccullough.melissa@epa.gov)
AQS First Anniversary Q&A Session for Tribal Users
1 he EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Stan-
dards (OAQPS) began hosting the bimonthly Question &
Answer (Q&A) Session for tribal users of the Air Quality
System (AQS) one year ago, on May 14, 2007. The pri-
mary goal of the Q&A session is to provide a forum where
tribal users can have their questions, issues or concerns
regarding the use of AQS addressed by staff of the EPA
and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
(ITEP). In addition, at each session these professionals
demonstrate such basic features of the AQS application as
logging on, navigating, and password synchronization, as
well as more advanced features,
such as setting up a tribal site,
running AQS in tribal mode,
and updating data.
Tom Lewis, of the AQS
Level 2 User Support staff,
hosts each session. Using
Genesys, a web conference tool
designed to conduct real time
meetings via the Internet,
people can participate using
their PC and telephone. (A toll-
free conference phone line is
provided.) Once logged in to
Genesys, via a web browser, each participant is able to
view the host's PC screen.
Although we advertise the Q&A Session for
tribal users of the AQS , we welcome participation by
any tribal person who has an interest. If you would like
to participate in the next Q&A Session, please email Tom
Lewis (lewis.tom@epa.gov). Feel free to include
questions or issues that you would like addressed, and/or
features of the AQS application you would like demon-
strated.
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not meet the 2006 standard for 24-hour PM2.5, that
area will be designated as nonattainment. We expect
that southern California will be one of the few
nonattainment areas in the country affecting tribes. In
these 24-hour PM2.5 designations, it is likely that we
will follow the practice we used for the 1997 ozone
and 1998 PM standards and designate areas that meet
the standard or where we lack definitive information
as attainment/unclassifiable.
Many tribes made recommendations for the
2004 ozone and PM designations, although they were
not required to participate. Last fall we asked if tribes
were interested in forming another workgroup to give
input to the process for designations under the PM2.s
24-hour standard, and did not hear interest. We do
plan to reassess on the next National Tribal Air call
the need for regular calls with OAQPS on the desig-
nations process for this, and subsequent, standards.
Earlier this spring, EPA Regional Offices sent
letters to each tribal Chair offering the opportunity to
participate in the designations process and to consult with
EPA officials on this upcoming Federal action. Five tribes
made recommendations to EPA about air quality
designations. EPA will make designations for this standard
in December, 2008. Several tribes have requested
consultation with Region 9.
EPA is in the process of reviewing a number of
NAAQS. In March 2208, the Agency revised the ground-
level ozone standards. In September 2008, we will issue a
final decision on the lead standard. Other reviews of
standards will be done on a regular schedule. We will print
the schedule of those standards updates in the next
newsletter. If you have specific questions about
designations, contact your Regional Office or Tom Link at
OAQPS (Link.tom(g),epa.gov). Tom can set up a call with
the region to discuss your situation.
June 3-5
June 23 - 27
July 29-31
August 19-22
September 16-18
Sept 23-26, 2008
Www. epa.gov/apti
Dates and Websites to Remember
National Tribal Forum on Air Quality, Las Vegas, NV
National Tribal Conference on Environmental Management, Billings, MT
Training: New Source Review - Research Triangle Park, NC
Training: Climate Change on Tribal Lands - Flagstaff, AZ
Training: Improve and Protect Air Quality in Indian Country—Region VII, Kansas City
Training: Air Pollution and Ecosystems. TAMS Center, Las Vegas, NV
The EPA Air Pollution Training Institute website includes upcoming training courses, past
broadcasts (e.g. rule updates) and webcasts
Tribal Air News is produced by the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Outreach and Information Division, the Community and Tribal Programs Group.
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The newsletter is produced quarterly and is distributed electronically.
For more information about the newsletter, or to contribute stories and pictures contact:
Laura McKelvey (mckelvey.laura@epa.gov) Or Melissa McCullough (mccullough.melissa@epa.gov)
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