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of the page, to submit your announcement and it will be added.
 12/30/02
Call-for-abstracts and Meeting Announcement for the ORD
Sponsored Workshop on Mining Impacts to Native American Lands.
The workshop will unite Tribal members and representatives,
and government officials to examine technical and policy
issues related to historic, current, and future mining impacts
on Native American lands.
Abstracts for oral presentations must be submitted by
April 11, 2003. Abstracts should be ½ - 1 page in length,
and include the presentation title, authors’ names and affiliations,
title/tribal responsibility, email and mailing addresses,
phone number, mining type and main topic. Abstracts will
be accepted by email, fax, or regular mail.
Alina Martin
SAIC MS R-4-5
11251 Roger Bacon Drive
Reston, VA 20190 USA
Phone: (703) 318-4678
Fax: (703) 736-0826
Email: martinali@saic.com
For Further Information: www.epa.gov/ttbnrmrl
Read the full
document (PDF 124K)
12/30/02
Agriculture, Smoke Management and Air Quality Government
Partnership workshop in Washington, D.C. February 5 - 6, 2003
The Agriculture, Smoke and Air Quality 2003 workshop is
the first of a series of annual workshops designed to bring
together Federal, State and local professionals to share
information related to air quality and the agriculture sector.
This first conference will focus on identification of common
goals and issues related to agriculture, smoke management
and air quality. Sessions will include topics on fires,
CAFOs, and renewable energy from agricultural sources. Participants
will examine the issues and discuss innovative, integrated
solutions and potential partnerships to achieve a sustainable
agricultural ecosystem. The workshop was originally scheduled
for November 2002 but was rescheduled for February 5 and
6, 2003. We are re-negotiating the accommodations for the
work shop and will update you on the hotel status soon.
An online registration process will be available soon on
the workshop web site.
The workshop is cosponsored by USEPA and other agencies.
USDA, DOE, DOI, EPA, Federal and State policy makers and
regulators should attend.
Keep your calendars open. We hope to see you there.
Agriculture, Smoke and Air Quality 2003 Workshop:
itinerary WPD
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12/20/02
2003 National Air Quality Conference
Air Quality Index reporting of unhealthy ozone concentrations
on radio, television and in the newspapers has proven to
be a potent public education mechanism. In 2003, EPA will
make available to states its forecasting tool for PM2.5,
which will enable comparable reporting programs for fine
particulates in many areas of the country.
EPA has planned a free conference -- the "2003 National
Air Quality Conference -- It's Not Just About Ozone Anymore"
for February 2-5, 2003, in San Antonio to engage state and
local agencies, MPOs and environmental groups on upcoming
opportunities to publicize AQI reporting for PM.
Topics include:
12/13/02
Northern Arizona University (NAU) Vacancies
NAU Human Resources:
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~hr/Home/NAU_Jobs/Job_Vacancies/ 
CET job openings:
http://hr.nau.edu/m/content/view/298/313/
HigherEdJobs:
http://www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/details.cfm?JobCode=175048315
12/13/02
Change in TAMS Workshop Date
A new date for the TAMS Meteorological Stations workshop
has been established for March 18-20, 2003 at the
TAMS Center in Las Vegas, NV.
Applications can be obtained from Christy Nations, ITEP.
Her phone
number is (928)523-7792.
Thank you for your support. We look forward to seeing you
at the workshop.
12/12/02
Call for Presenters -- Community Involvement Conference
Attached is a call for presenters for the 2003 Community
Involvement Conference to be held July 22-25 in Philadelphia.
Proposals are due by January 20 to the Selection Committee.
If you are interested in participating, please be sure to
discuss it with your management before submitting a proposal.
Read the flyer (PDF
303K) for further information
11/22/02
2002 Update: CLEAN AIR ACT An Invitation...
The Education and Outreach Group invites you to view ...
American Bar Association - 2002 Update: CLEAN AIR
ACT
Broadcast originally aired on November 14, 2002
To be offered twice:
November 26, 2002, RTP, NC, Building C classroom C-113
December 3, 2002, RTP, NC, Building C Auditorium C-111
Both dates from:
12:00 to 4:00 PM ET
Registration is not necessary. Come to view the whole program
or sections of it. See Agenda and Faculty list attached
below.
Broadcast Description:
The ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources Law
and the Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation,
Law and the Air and Waste Management Association - in cooperation
with the USEPA - announce the ninth annual joint satellite
seminar on the implementation of the federal Clean Air Act.
In this program, senior EPA representatives will join key
State regulators, industry and environmental group representatives
to discuss significant federal and state activities now
underway regarding the Clean Air Act. Topics include: NSR
Reform, Bush Administration’s Clear Skies Act, Ambient
Standards, Transportation Conformity, Air Toxics, and NSR
reform efforts and promulgation schedule.
We hope to see you there!
Deborah R. Miller
Environmental Protection Specialist
US EPA, Office of Air and Radiation
Office Air Quality Planning and Standards,
ITPID, Education and Outreach Group
(E-143-01)
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
Phone: 919-541-5552
http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog
Fax: 919-541-5598
Agenda (PDF
465K)
Faculty List (DOC
41K)
11/19/02
For Action: Signed memo on 8-hr Ozone Designations &
Early Action Compacts 11-14-02
Schedule
for 8-Hour Ozone Designations and its Effect on Early Action
Compacts memo Signed and Dated (PDF 2397K)
11/15/02
8-Hour Ozone Designations Guidance
EPA has issued guidance outlining requirements for states
and tribes under a Nov. 13, 2002 proposed settlement with
nine environmental groups. The proposed settlement sets
April 15, 2004 as EPA's deadline for designating attainment
and nonattainment areas for the 8-hour ozone standard. EPA
issued the 8-hour standard in 1997.
The guidance outlines the new designations schedule, requirements
for designating tribal areas, and the schedule and milestone
requirements for early action compacts. Early action compacts
allow EPA to delay the effective date of ozone nonattainment
designations for qualifying areas. Click on the links below
to read:
8-Hour Ozone Standard:
Deadline for Designation of Nonattainment Areas: Proposed
Consent Decree (PDF 102K)
Schedule for 8-Hour
Ozone Designations and its Effect on Early Action Compacts:
Guidance Memo (WPD 52K)
11/15/02
Air Quality Specialist Job Posting at Grand Portage, MN
Reservation
Job Posting
(DOC 28K)
11/13/02
2003 Air Toxics Implementation
Workshop & Training
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and State
and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and
Association of Local Air Pollution Control Officials (STAPPA/ALAPCO)
are co-sponsoring an Air Toxics Implementation Workshop
in April 2003.
What:
Air Toxics Implementation Workshop - a forum for EPA, State,
Tribal, and local pollution control personnel to share ideas
and exchange information on current and future air toxics
programs.
Air Toxics 101 Training Session - introductory air toxics
training session geared toward those new to the field or
for anyone who needs a refresher.
Surface Coating Training - Identifying Compliance Issues
at Coating Facilities.
When:
Workshop - Tuesday, April 8 - Thursday, April 10, 2003
Air Toxics 101 Training Session & Surface Coating Training
- Monday, April 7, 2003
Where:
Hilton North Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Materials:
Registration for the workshop will be done on-line. Look
for detailed registration, hotel reservation, and agenda
information in mid-January 2003 at: www.scicomm.com
For additional information contact:
Do you want to help in developing the Workshop Agenda?
Call or email Lalit Banker.
2003 Air Toxics Implementation
Workshop & Training Flyer
(PDF 51K)
11/08/02
EPA Presents Future of US Air Quality Protection Programs
You are invited to join air quality personnel at all levels
of government, and associated stakeholders, in a collective
discussion about the future of air quality management and
protection in the US Come join top air program officials
from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the
State of Ohio in a videotaped briefing as they share the
latest thinking on where Federal, State, local and Tribal
air quality protection programs may be headed in the next
20 years. After viewing this presentation, EPA hopes you
will share your insights and suggestions toward defining
new roles and responsibilities and updating our strategic
planning.
To view the Air Futures program, go to www.epa.gov/air/oaqps/eog
and click on Past Programs. The program is number T-011-02,
originally broadcast on October 17, 2002. At the website
you can download a copy of the presentation slides and get
information about how to view the broadcast on your desktop
computer.
In this 35-minute program, Jeff Holmstead, Assistant Administrator
for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation; Tom Curran,
Acting Deputing Director of EPA’s Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (part of the Office of Air and Radiation);
and Chris Jones, Director of Ohio’s EPA, review progress
made to date in the air program and where the overall air
program effort is headed. The presentation looks at what
has been accomplished through 2000, what EPA expects to
occur with the implementation of the two new National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for ozone and particulate matter,
and what the air program may look like 20 years from now.
11/04/02
EPA Has Developed a Specific Website To Address Topics
and Issues Related to the Minor Source New Source Review Rule
(Tribal NSR Rule)
The EPA is starting the initial steps to develop the Minor
Source New Source Review Rule (Tribal NSR Rule) to address
significant regulatory gaps in the protection of air quality
in Indian Country and has developed a specific website to
address the topics and issues related to this rulemaking
effort.
Read more...
10/30/02
Latest Findings on National Air Quality: 2001 Status and
Trends
- hard copies now available
Single copies of the Latest Findings on National Air Quality:
2001 Status and Trends Document Number EPA 454/K-02-001
may be obtained from the National Service Center for Environmental
Publications (NSCEP).
Order Online at http://www.epa.gov/nscep/ordering.htm.
NSCEP publications may be ordered quickly and easily using
their electronic shopping cart.
By Mail
US EPA/NSCEP
P.O. Box 42419
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242-0419
By Fax
Send your order via FAX, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
(513) 489-8695
By E-Mail
ncepimal@one.net
By Phone
Call 1-800-490-9198 or (513) 489-8190 (Speak to an operator
Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM, E.S.T.) Leave
an order 24 hours a day.
Multiple copies of the Latest Findings on National Air
Quality: 2001 Status and Trends Document Number EPA 454/K-02-001
may be obtained by contacting the EPA Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Librarian at 919-541-5514.
10/30/02
EPA News/Air Office Report -- Recent Developments
EPA and DOE Announce Fuel Economy Leaders for 2003 Model
Year Cars
For the third year in a row, the Honda Insight and Toyota
Prius hybrid electric vehicles are the fuel economy leaders
-- and they are also among the cleanest vehicles available.
A joint EPA and Department of Energy web site provides detailed
information on vehicle fuel economy, including a complete
version of the Fuel Economy Guide: www.fueleconomy.gov.
EPA has also posted the 2003 models on the Green Vehicle
Guide website, which is designed to help consumers locate
the cleanest and most fuel efficient vehicles that meet
their needs: www.epa.gov/greenvehicles
This press release includes lists of the 2003 fuel economy
leaders overall and by class, as well as the lowest fuel
economy
models. PDF (130K) or
WPD (151K)
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EPA Applauds Local School District for Excellence in Improving
Indoor Air Quality
As part of Children's Health Month, EPA is highlighting
the efforts of
the Montgomery County, Maryland, school district as a National
Leader in the "Tools for Schools" program. Through
Tools for Schools, EPA works with school districts across
the nation to promote adoption of programs to improve indoor
air quality in their buildings by raising awareness about
the potential negative effect of poor air quality on children's
health. Pollutants inside classrooms and other indoor school
facilities are often two - to five - times higher than outdoor
levels, and can trigger asthma attacks. Asthma in young
children has risen by nearly 60 percent in the last 15 years
and is responsible for 10 million missed school days each
year.
Read the press release PDF
(19K) or WPD (135K)
10/29/02
Agriculture Smoke and Air Quality Workshop
The Agency is planning a smoke management plan workshop
for State, tribes and other organizations. If you are interested
please check out the website at: http://www.scicomminc.com/agworkshop/.
10/25/02
EPA is Modifying Existing National Emission Standards
for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) Delegation Provisions
Read about this provision
and how it could affect the Tribal Agencies
10/24/02
EPA News/Air Office Report -- Recent Actions
Attached are fact sheets for recent actions within EPA's
Office of Air & Radiation:
1. Amendments to two standards of performance for new
stationary sources for electric arc furnaces that are used
to produce carbon and alloy steels from scrap steel.
Read the fact sheet: (WPD
13K) (PDF 28K)
2. Final rule to reduce toxic air emissions from friction
materials manufacturing facilities
Read the fact sheet: (WPD
17K) (PDF
28K)
3. Amendments to the final rule for wastewater treatment
units at publicly owned treatment works (POTW)
Read the fact sheet: (WPD
11K) (PDF
25K)
10/22/02
Developing a Tribal Implementation Plan Released
EPA has just released Developing
a Tribal Implementation Plan (TIP). This document will
meet a real need for environmental professionals just starting
to build an air program and who are thinking about developing
a TIP. It will also serve as a Clean Air Act resource for
tribal leaders. We wish to thank the Tribal air professionals
who gave 3 days of their time to an intensive review to
make this product useful for Tribes. For more information,
contact Julie McClintock at mcclintock.julie@epa.gov
10/21/02
EJ Small Grants Program Application for 2003 Available
The Office of Environmental Justice's Small Grants Program
was established in 1994 to provide financial assistance
to eligible community groups (i.e., community-based/grassroots
organizations, churches, schools, other non-profit organizations,
local governments, tribal governments that are working on
or plan to carry out projects to address environmental justice
issues. The guidance provided below outlines the goals and
general procedures for applicants and awards.
The most recent Application Guidance is available here
(PDF 693KB). The application period is open each year beginning
October 1 and ending at midnight December 18. All applications
must be postmarked by midnight to be eligible.
Grant program information may also be found on our web
page at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/grants/.
If you have any additional questions, please contact Sheila
Lewis at lewis.sheila@epa.gov
or by telephone at (202) 564-0152.
10/21/02
Up-to-date List of NETI Enforcement/Compliance Monitoring
Courses Now Available
The most up-to-date list of enforcement/compliance monitoring
courses offered by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance is now available at www.epa.gov/compliance/training/neti/
or open the attached Schedule.
To register, go to www.netionline.com
,
establish an account (if you do not have one already) and
register for course MLS 105 - OECA Regulatory Development
Training Course.
Can't travel to training? Our catalog and schedule list
several videos and CD-ROM courses that can be mailed to
you FREE of charge. Go to www.epa.gov/compliance/training/neti/
and register as a student at EPA's "virtual university,"
NETI Online, and start class in your own office!
The National Enforcement Training Institute is a part of
the Office of
Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, US EPA. If you have
questions about "Training Times," please contact
Zena Aldridge at 740-773-4039.
More information:
NETI Course Schedule for
October 2002 (PDF 168K)
NETI Registration Form
(PDF 94K)
10/10/02
An Evaluation of OAR's Tribal Air Program
With over 100 Tribes currently receiving grants to develop
air programs, OAR determined that it was an appropriate
time to conduct an evaluation of the Tribal Program. The
purpose of the evaluation was to identify how well the Program
is using its resources to build Tribal capacity, address
air quality issues on Tribal lands, and provide the tools
to reach these goals. OAR assembled an evaluation team ('the
team') with contract support from Industrial Economics,
Incorporated (IEc), and Ross and Associates.
The evaluation report includes results from our interviews
and information collection, captured as key findings and
recommendations for three main subject areas: providing
the tools, building Tribal capacity, and evidence of Tribal
capacity.
Read the evaluation:
PDF (396K) or WPD
(359K)
Appendices (76K
PDF)
10/07/02
Nez Perce Tribe AQ Position Open Until October 18
The Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) Department of Natural Resources
Environmental Restoration Division is recruiting for: Air
Quality Environmental Specialist II HR-02-506 to develop,
operate, maintain sampling network; assist with air project
implementation, education and outreach, document review,
data analysis. Bachelor’s degree in Environmental or related
field. Two years professional level experience in environmental
field. Six months supervisory experience. Valid driver’s
license with insurable record. Complete application packet
includes: NPT application, resume, three letters of reference,
to:
Air Quality Project Environmental Specialist II HR-02-506.
P.O. Box 365, Lapwai, Idaho 83540 by 4:30 pm PDT 10/18,
(208) 843-7332. Tribal Preference applies. Incomplete
Application Packets Will Not Be Considered. www.nezperce.org
10/07/02
Toxics Release Inventory Stakeholders Dialogue
Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory
(TRI) Program announces on-line stakeholders dialogue.
Read the notice....
10/07/02
Tribal Emissions Inventory Software
Please see below for some basic information for the WRAP's
project to create Emissions Inventory software for tribes.
Please note that the software will be available free of
charge to all tribes, including those outside the WRAP region:
Information on
Tribal Emissions Inventory Software
10/07/02
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)
Website Now has Links to the Anniversary Photos in HTML and
PPT Formats.
Congratulations ITEP for 10 years. Check out the photos
from the ITEP
website
for
the anniversary slide show in HTML and PPT formats.
10/01/02
EPA Accepting Applications for Minority Academic Institutions
Fellowship Programs
EPA is now accepting applications for its undergraduate
and graduate Minority Academic Institutions fellowship programs.
The fellowship programs were created to encourage promising
students to pursue careers in the environmental field and
to support EPA's mission by ensuring a supply of well-trained
environmental specialists to meet the environmental challenges
of the future. Minority Academic Institutions are defined
as Historically Black Colleges or Universities, Hispanic
Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges, Native Hawaiian Serving
Institutions and Alaska Native Serving Institutions. Applicants
must be citizens of the United States, its territories or
possessions or be lawfully admitted to the United States
for permanent residence. The deadline for receipt of applications
is Nov. 18. EPA plans to award about 20 undergraduate fellowships
and 25 graduate fellowships by July 22, 2003. For more information
about the fellowship programs, see:
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/current/2003_mai_grad.html
and
http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/current/2003_mai_under.html.
For more information contact David Deegan 202-564-7839
/ deegan.dave@epa.gov
10/01/02
EPA News/Air Office Report -- New Clear Skies Information
Available, Including State-by-State Summaries
New materials:
State-by-state summaries:
State-level analysis of the Clear Skies Act including state-specific
health and environmental benefits as well as projected changes
in emissions, electricity prices and electricity generation
under Clear Skies.
Section-by-section legislative summary of the Clear Skies
Act: Detailed summary of the Clear Skies legislation.
Clear Skies Act Technical Support Package:
Additional technical support for Clear Skies legislation,
including detailed information on program elements; projections
of human health and environmental benefits, costs, effects
on electricity generation and fuel use, and state and regional-level
impacts; factors affecting the installation of pollution
control technologies; and summaries of the models used in
EPA's extensive analyses.
Technical Addendum:
Methodologies for the Benefit Analysis of the Clear Skies
Initiative: Detailed explanation of the analytical approach
undertaken in the Clear Skies benefits analysis, including
air quality modeling, human health and environmental effects
modeling, and economic valuation of benefits.
FYI -- More detailed information on the Clear Skies Act,
including state-level analyses and summaries, is now available
on EPA's Clear Skies website: www.epa.gov/clearskies
09/19/02
2003 EI Conference, San Diego - Call for Papers
We have issued the Call for Papers for the 2003 Emission
Inventory Conference. The session on Tribal Emission Inventory
Activities at the April 2002 Conference in Atlanta was one
of the best - each presentation covered a different topic
and each was excellent. I hope we can form a full session
this year concerning Tribal EI Activities. Please forward
this Call for Papers to others who you think may be interested
in doing a presentation at the San Diego Conference.
Read the conference
details...
09/13/02
8-hr O3 NAAQS Implementation Rule--Draft Issue Discussions
for 4 Additional Topics
We are now preparing the proposal for the 8 hour implementation
rule for ozone. Listed below are the preliminary staff draft
issue discussions for 4 more of the implementation elements
for the 8-hr O3 NAAQS for your review and input.
On Sept 26 at 3 pm eastern time we will hold a conference
call with John Silvasi so tribes may question him about
these very draft proposals. A reminder will be sent out
that week. The conference number is 919 -541-4376.
We are also preparing language specifically for tribes
and TIPs. You can expect to see that paper the week of Sept
26.
Ambient Monitoring -- draft: DOC
WPD
PDF
General Conformity -- draft: DOC
WPD
PDF
Optimal controls for ozone & PM2.5 -- draft: DOC
WPD
PDF
SIP Submissions -- draft: DOC
WPD
PDF
Please note that these have not been reviewed by our management
and of course are subject to change.
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Ozone Policy and Strategies Group
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
09/03/02
Release of Diesel Exhaust Health Assessment
The Office of Research and Development released the Health
Assessment for Diesel Engine Exhaust. It's available via
EPA's home page or at www.epa.gov/ncea
. The assessment states that long-term exposure to diesel
exhaust is likely to cause lung cancer.
Read DE Internal
Qs&As; (PDF 28K)
Read the DE
Factsheet (PDF 21K)
09/03/02
October Joint Conference Flyer Joint NTAA & ITEP Agenda
Read the Flyer
(PDF 413K)
Read the Agenda (DOC
22K)
09/03/02
Sample Tribal Leader’s Invitation Letter Ozone Fact Sheet
Read the
Letter (DOC 13K)
Read
the Fact Sheet (PDF 384K)
09/03/02
Summary of the National Tribal Air Association’s Draft Bylaws
and Strategic Plan
Read
the Draft Bylaws and Strategic Plan (PDF 393K)
09/03/02
The Latest Findings on National Air Quality: 2001 Status
and Trends
Visit Air Trends at http://www.epa.gov/airtrends/.
08/28/02
EPA News/Air Office Report -- EPA Announces New Members
of National Environmental Performance Track Program
EPA has selected 23 new members into the National Performance
Track Program. Launched in June 2000, Performance Track
is a voluntary partnership program with nearly 300 members
that recognizes and encourages top environmental performers
-- public and private entities that go beyond compliance
with environmental regulations to commit to continuous environmental
improvement. EPA recently proposed a rule, published in
the Federal Register on August 13, that would reduce regulatory
paperwork for Performance Track facilities. Among other
proposed incentives, the rule would simply reporting for
Performance Track facilities under the Maximum Achievable
Control Technology (MACT) provisions of the Clean Air Act.
Press release includes a
listing of the 23 new Performance Track members (137K
PDF)
08/28/02
2002 Clean Air Excellence Awards - Applications Due Sept.
18, 2002
The Environmental Protection Agency is requesting entries
for the Clean Air Excellence Awards Program for 2002. The
program recognizes innovation in making progress toward
cleaner air. Awards are given for technology, community
development, education efforts, policy innovation, transportation
innovation and outstanding individual achievement. Entry
forms are available at the Awards Program link below, and
should be sent to Paul Rasmussen at the Office of Air and
Radiation (6102A), EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington
D.C. 20004. For more information call Paul at 202-564-1306.
http://www.epa.gov/air/caaac/clean_award.html
Tribal programs have won one award in each of the last
two years, so please consider submitting applications for
Tribal achievements in the above categories.
08/21/02
Office of Air and Radiation Tribal Newsletter - Issue
Number 5
Read the August 2002 edition
of Tribal Air News ( PDF
597KB)
08/20/02
Maniilaq Job Openings
Below is a list of jobs available at Maniilaq this week.
Job Vacancy Listing
Application
for Employment with the Maniilaq Association
08/14/02
ITEP Anniversary Announcement
You are cordially invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of the founding of ITEP. Events will take place at the Northern
Arizona University campus on September 19-20, 2002.
Read more ...
( PDF
454KB)
08/13/02
Announcing CMAS (Community Modeling and Analysis Center)
Events in October 2002
The MCNC Environmental Modeling Center and the Community
Modeling and Analysis Center invites you and your colleagues
to participate in the following events,
all to be held in Research Triangle Park, NC.
08/09/02
Tribal Brochure for Minor Source New Source Review in
Indian Country - Four National Meetings
This brochure addresses the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's desire to work with the Tribes to develop the Tribal
New Source Review (NSR) to address significant regulatory
gaps in the protection of air quality in Indian Country.
The EPA's goal is to reach as many Tribes as possible by
conducting four national meetings. All four meetings will
cover the same topics. Meeting overview, hotel, and registration
information included.
Minor Source New
Source Review in Indian Country - Four National Meetings
( PDF
24K)
08/06/02
Risk Assessment Workshop
Mark your calendar for the Risk Assessment Workshop on
September 4th - 6th, 2002.
Registration
Form
Workshop Agenda
08/06/02
Vacancy Announcement for President/CEO, Maniilaq Association
Job Description
Job Announcement
Job Application
07/26/02
"Air Toxics Now" Broadcast
T006-02 "Air
Toxics Now" Broadcast to be aired:
July 31, 2002 (1:00 - 2:30 pm E.T.)
Test Pattern 12:30-1 PM
07/24/02
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED: National Tribal Air Grants
Criteria
In order to address concerns about consistency in the grant
allocation process EPA is developing a frame work for consideration
by the Regions in issuing grants. Please review this guidance
and provide comments to Monica Morales at morales.monica@epa.gov
by COB, Friday, August 23, 2002.
07/16/02
Clean Air Act Excellence Awards Program for 2002
I am pleased to inform you that OAR is announcing it's
Clean Air Act Excellence Awards program for 2002. Entries
must be received by September 18, 2002, so please consider
submitting applications for projects that you are aware
of. For more information on the awards program, please visit
http://www.epa.gov/oar/caaac
and click on "awards program" in the left column.
thanks
Darrel Harmon
07/16/02
Example Application of Modeling Toxic Air Pollutants in
Urban Areas is Now Posted on the SCRAM web site.
This report is posted at: http://www.epa.gov/scram001/guidance/guide/uatexample.pdf
(PDF 5788KB)
and should provide useful information on modeling air toxics
in urban areas, see Abstract below.
ABSTRACT
Urban areas contain major sources and numerous smaller area
sources and, as a result, air quality modeling analyses
posses special challenges. This document deals with the
applications of the Industrial Source Complex (ISCST3) model
which can estimate close distance impacts from industrial
facilities. ISCST3 has been extensively used in analyzing
impacts from a single or a few facilities and this document
provides a transition to the more complex issues associated
with urban-wide applications. This document: 1) provides
a demonstration of a methodology for modeling air toxics
for use in city-specific analyses and an example application,
2) updates techniques described in Dispersion Modeling of
Toxics Pollutants in Urban Areas, EPA-454/R-99-021 and,
3) incorporates techniques described in A Simplified Approach
for Estimating Secondary Production of Hazardous Air Pollutants
(HAPs) Using the OZIPR Model, EPA-454/R-99-054.
If you need a printed copy, please contact Joe Touma at
Touma.joe@epa.gov . It is about 110 pages.
07/09/02
Executive Order Tribal Colleges and Universities
President's order
on national policy regarding tribal colleges
07/08/02
FR Notice on Available STAG Funds
Below is a copy of the FR Notice on available STAG funds,
as published on May 29th. The deadline has been extended
until July 10, 2002.
STAG Funds - FR Notice
( PDF
188K)
07/08/02
The Formation of the National Tribal Air Association
(NTAA) and Notice of the First Annual Meeting
We are proud to announce the formation of the National
Tribal Air Association (NTAA) and our first annual meeting.
The NTAA is a tribal air quality organization dedicated
to insuring that Tribes themselves set priorities and determine
mechanisms for interacting with other governments on air
issues.
06/28/02
Tribal Consultation Letter
The purpose of this letter
is to seek your advice on how the US Environmental Protection
Agency ("EPA") can best consult with your Tribe and other
federally-recognized Indian Tribes ("Tribes") on the Minor
Source New Source Review ("Tribal NSR rule") rulemaking
effort. As a pilot project for tribal consultation, we will
be using the Tribal NSR rule for Indian Country. This rule
may affect businesses located in Indian Country and may
affect Tribal governments and communities.
06/19/02
TAMS Steering Committee Positions
The Tribal Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center is currently
accepting nominations for four open seats on the TAMS Steering
Committee. The membership term is for two years, beginning
October 1, 2002 and ending on September 30, 2004. Any person
engaged in tribal environmental quality issues may make
nominations. Nominees must be affiliated with a federally
recognized tribe or intertribal group and must be engaged
in tribal environmental quality issues. Voting members of
the Steering Committee shall elect individuals from the
pool of nominees to fill open seats on the steering committee.
The intent of the Steering Committee is to provide broad,
regional representation. Such representation is one consideration
for member selection.
If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else,
please submit this nomination
form (a resume would also be helpful but is not required)
to Lee Anderson at Lee.Anderson@nau.edu or by fax to 702-798-2224.
06/13/02
Tribal Air Monitoring Support Center
This memorandum
is to report to you and request your support for the Tribal
Air Monitoring Support (TAMS) Center, which is now in its
second successful year of operation. The TAMS Center is
a partnership between Tribes, Northern Arizona University
Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, and EPA's
OAR offices (OAQPS and ORIA). The mission of the TAMS Center
is to develop Tribal capacity to assess, understand, and
prevent environmental impacts that adversely affect health,
culture, and natural resources.
06/13/02
EPA News/Air Report -- More Air Toxics Rules
Listed below are fact sheets on some additional proposed
and final air toxics rules:
Proposed Rules or Amendments
Proposed Air Toxics Rule
for Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts (38K
PDF)
Proposed Amendments to the Chromium
Air Toxics Rule 41K PDF
Proposed Amendments to the New Source
Performance Standards for Landfills (31K PDF)
Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Air
Toxics Rule - Proposed Amendment (31K PDF)
Final Rules
Pesticide Active Ingredient Manufacturing
- Air Toxic Rule Final Amendment (27K PDF)
06/06/02
Job Opening at CSE (Center for Sustainable Environments)
A vacancy
announcement has been posted at the Center for Sustainable
Environments for an Associate Director.
05/31/02
NATIONAL-SCALE AIR TOXICS ASSESSMENT FOR 1996: ESTIMATED
EMISSIONS, CONCENTRATIONS AND RISK
Technical
Fact Sheet
05/31/02
Notice of Intent to Sue EPA for Failing to Designate Under
8-Hour Ozone Standard
A letter
from various environmental and public health groups was
sent to Administrator Whitman today announcing their intent
to sue EPA for failing to promulgate attainment designations
for the 8-hour ozone standard as required under the Clean
Air Act.
05/30/02
Air Vacancy
title: Environmental Specialist
location: PO Box 365(Main Street & Beaver Grade;Lapwai;Idaho
83540;
org: Nez Perce Tribe; Environmental Restoration and
Waste Management Program
contact: Julie Simpson
tel;fax: 208-843-7378
Tel;work: 208-843-7375
email: julies@nezperce.org
05/29/02
EPA News/Air Report -- EPA Releases Latest Toxic Release
Inventory
Today EPA issued its annual report on the amount of toxic
chemicals released into the environment. The report shows
that trends in overall releases are continuing. Total releases
of chemicals nationwide decreased by about 700 million pounds
during 2000, the latest year for which data are available.
This year's report of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
contains newly-included data on bioaccumulative toxic (PBT)
chemicals, such as dioxins, mercury, and PCBs, giving communities
a more complete picture of the sources of chemicals in their
environment. The 2000 TRI data and background information
on the TRI program are available at: http://www.epa.gov/tri
Read the press release
05/21/02
FR Notice Advisory --Draft standards Water Quality and Tribal
ID
Draft Data Standards
for 1) Reporting Water Quality Results for Chemical and
Microbiological Analytes and 2) Exchange of Tribal Identification
Information Are Available for Public Comment
05/21/02
EPA Expands Localized Smog Forecasts to 39 States and Over
160 Cities
To help the public prepare for summertime air pollution,
when ground-level ozone (smog) is usually at its worst,
EPA is expanding its efforts to provide localized "same
day" and "next day" smog forecasts, along
with "real-time" maps. EPA's updated AirNow website
provides forecasts and easy-to-understand maps updated on
an hourly basis on ozone air quality information from monitors
in 39 states and Washington, DC.
Read more...
05/21/02
Administrator Whitman to Receive Award for EPA's Commitment
to Asthma Prevention
The Children's Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory (AIR)
Foundation today honored EPA Administrator Christie Todd
Whitman with its Gift of Breath Award for raising awareness
of the environment as a possible first line of defense against
asthma, an illness which affects 15 million Americans, one
third of whom are children under the age of 18.
Read more....
05/21/02
Fiscal Year 2002/2003 State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
STAG Update
05/21/02
EPA Marks World Asthma Day and Asthma Public Awareness Month
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency marked World
Asthma Day and Asthma Awareness Month at George Mason
Elementary School in Alexandria, Va., by recognizing the
efforts to fight childhood asthma and raise awareness of
the disease that affects approximately 15 million people
of all ages and races and 4.8 million children.
05/03/02
Federal Circuit Court Gives EPA the Go-Ahead to Make Diesel
Trucks Run Cleaner
Today the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld EPA's rule
to make heavy-duty trucks and buses run cleaner. The Court
denied all challenges to the rule, including claims that
the advanced after-treatment technology (similar to catalytic
converters used on cars) would not be available. The court
also rejected claims that low sulfur diesel fuel was not
needed for this technology and that it would result in supply
shortfalls of diesel fuel. Beginning with model year 2007,
emissions from heavy duty diesel trucks and buses will be
reduced by 95 percent. The sulfur content of diesel fuel
must be lowered to enable modern pollution-control devices
to work effectively on these vehicles. The court's opinion
is available at: http://pacer.cadc.uscourts.gov/common/opinions/200205/01-1052a.txt
05/03/02
EPA Announces a Public Hearing on the Proposed WRAP Annex
Rule
The EPA intends to hold a public hearing on this proposed
rule in Phoenix, Arizona on June 4, 2002.
Public Hearings. The public hearing will be
held on June 4, 2002 at 2:00 p.m., rooms 1709 and 1710,
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 3033 North
Central, Phoenix, Arizona, located on the South Mall. If
you wish to attend the public hearing or wish to present
oral testimony, please send notification no later than one
week prior to the date of the public hearing to Ms. Marty
Robin, Air Division (AIR-1), U.S. EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, telephone (415) 947-4143,
email robin.marty@epa.gov.
05/01/02
EPA's draft "Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing
the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information
" are Now Available and are also Available for Public
Comment
EPA's draft "Guidelines
for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility,
and Integrity of Information "
04/29/02
Proposed Revisions to the Regional Haze Rule Incorporating
Key Provisions for Nine Western States and Eligible Indian
Tribes
Read the fact sheet
04/25/02
New Actions Related to Regional Ozone Transport in the
Eastern US
The first rule announces EPA's decision to retain the
original growth projections which the agency used in setting
limits on nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions in two rules designed
to reduce interstate transport of ozone -- the NOx SIP Call
and the Section 126 Rule. In making this decision, EPA is
responding to court remands concerning the heat input growth
rates EPA used in developing the two rules. This new action
explains why the original methodology and resulting growth
projections were reasonable and remain so in light of new
information.
See attached file
The second rule changes the compliance date for all sources
covered by the Section 126 Rule to May 31, 2004. This result
will be to align (harmonize) the Section 126 compliance
date with the May 31, 2004 compliance date for the broader
ozone transport rule, known as the NOx SIP Call. Harmonizing
the compliance dates provides states, affected industry,
and the public with a better coordinated and simpler program
for achieving the necessary emissions reductions.
See attached file
03/08/02
SOUTHERN UTE INDIAN TRIBE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
Job posting for Air
Quality Scientist II - CLOSING DATE - 4/5/02
For additional information regarding personnel procedures,
please contact Brian Sheffield, bsheffie@southern-ute.nsn.us
and for job-related questions, you may contact Virgil W.
Frazierme at vfrazier@southern-ute.nsn.us.
03/06/02
Upcoming Meeting - Ideas and Options for the 8-hr Ozone
Guidance
A public meeting will be held in Phoenix, Arizona
on April 3 to comment on ideas and options for the 8-hr ozone
guidance that EPA plans to propose this summer. Tribes are
encouraged to attend. As soon as more details are available,
they will be posted. Contact Julie McClintock at mcclintock.julie@epa.gov
for more information.
03/04/02
Eleventh Annual Emission Inventory Conference
The US Environmental Protection Agency (U. S. EPA) invites
you to the eleventh annual Emission Inventory Conference,
Emission Inventories - Partnering for the Future, to be
held April 15-18, 2002 in Atlanta, Georgia. The conference
is being organized by EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards (OAQPS), Emission Factor and Inventory Group,
with assistance from the EPA Region IV office and the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources.
Read more ...
02/28/02
LETTER TO NTEC - PRELIMINARY OPTIONS FOR 8-HOUR O3 NAAQS
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY (1/11/02)
Enclosed are three
draft options for classifying areas for purposes of
implementing the 8-hour national ambient air quality standard
(NAAQS) for ozone. These are not options that apply to the
designation process; rather, the options establish methods
of subdividing areas that are designated nonattainment.
These options also address ways in which areas would transition
from the 1-hour standard to the 8-hour standard.
02/28/02
AIEO AGENCY STRATEGIC PLANNING & ISSUES COORDINATION
ROSTER
EPA's American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO) has developed
a Strategic Planning & Issues Coordination Roster that
shows which Tribal Operation's Committee (TOC), tribal Caucus
Coordinators have volunteered to be on a "Goal Team."
The Goal Teams will address their specific media (Clean
Air, Clean Water, safe food, etc).
Any tribe wishing to provide input or information for Strategic
Planning and issues should identify the "Goal Team"
coordinators from the attached roster and contact them and/or
work through their Regional Tribal Operations Committee.
Strategic Planning & Issues
Coordination Roster
02/25/02
ITEP Receives Top Award for Air Quality Work
For the second year in a row, the Institute for Tribal
Environmental Professionals (ITEP) has been presented with
US EPA's Environmental
Excellence Award for its air quality management work
with Indian tribes. In a presentation ceremony in Washington
DC on March 5, ITEP Director Virgil Masayesva accepts the
award from Jeff Holmstead, US EPA Assistant Administrator
for Air and Radiation, on behalf of a multifaceted training
and support organization that has to date provided air quality
management training and support to nearly 800 tribal air
professionals representing more than 200 Indian tribes.
EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman will be on hand
for the presentation.
02/22/02
New $25 Million State And Tribal Grant Program Launched
For Environmental Information Exchange
EPA is providing $25 million for data modernization and
information integration efforts to further its working partnership
with states and tribes. The National
Environmental Information Exchange Grant Program is
designed to address several key e-government challenges:
improve the quality of environmental data; make the flows
of data between EPA, states, tribes and other partners more
efficient; reduce reporting burden; and improve access to
environmental data.
02/22/02
EPA's Window To My Environment Goes National
On Friday, February 1st, OEI released an expanded version
of the award-winning application - Window
To My Environment (WME). WME is a geographic portal
to community-based environmental information that combines
state-of-art interactive maps with links to relevant federal,
state and local environmental data to help answer popular
questions about a community's air, land, and water, as well
as what is being done locally to protect the environment.
02/22/02
OEI Sponsors Conference for Environmental Data Registry
Users
On January 24, the Office of Information Collection hosted
a conference
for users of the Agency's Environmental Data Registry (EDR)
and its associated registries. The EDR is an authoritative
source of contextual information pertaining to EPA's environmental
data -- valuable information for those interested in locating
and using environmental data. The EDR also supports the
Agency's efforts to develop and implement data standards
that promote efficient sharing of environmental information
among EPA, States, Tribes, and other information trading
partners.
02/15/02
Lifestyle and Cultural Practices of Tribal Populations and
Risks from Toxic Substances in the Environment
URL: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/rfa/02trib_risk.html
Open Date: 01/29/2002 - Close Date: 07/10/2002
The US Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research
and Development and the US Department of Health and Human
Service's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
are seeking applications for research on lifestyle and cultural
practices of Tribal populations and risks from toxic substances
in the environment. Tribal populations may be at especially
high risk for environmentally-caused diseases and health
outcomes as a result of their subsistence lifestyles, occupations
and customs, and/or environmental releases impacting tribal
lands. This solicitation invites applications in two areas
of current interest, the development of: 1) exposure and
effects assessment methods that can be broadly applied across
geographic regions and Tribal populations and 2) risk management
strategies and options that will lead to reduction in risk
from exposure.
02/14/02
PROPOSED FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS UNDER THE CLEAN AIR
ACT FOR INDIAN RESERVATIONS IN IDAHO, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing
a set of rules to regulate air pollution sources on 39 Indian
reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. EPA developed
this basic set
of air rules to fill the regulatory gap under the Clean
Air Act (CAA) with Federal air rules where there are no
EPA-approved Tribal nor State Implementation Plans. These
rules would "level the playing field" between
air pollution sources on and off Indian reservations. EPA
developed today's proposal in close partnership with Region
10 Tribes through an extensive consultation process designed
specifically to meet Tribal needs.
02/14/02
Air Toxics Now - Satellite Downlink Broadcast
March 27, 2002 (1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET)
This broadcast
will feature 3 reports: the first report will explore a
joint urban air toxics pilot project between, EPA, the State
of Arizona and three Indian Tribes in Maricopa County; the
second report will examine EPA's approval of a request by
the State of New Hampshire to enforce State permit terms
in lieu of the MACT standard for a pulp mills. The last
report will discuss an EPA's Project XL that is being implemented
at a pulp mill in Virginia.
02/07/02
EPA Mobile Source Outreach Assistance Grant FY 2002
This grant
solicits proposals from state, local, multi-state and tribal
air pollution control agencies for mobile source-related
public education and outreach projects. The funding will
be allocated by EPA’s Office of Transportation and
Air Quality (OTAQ) through the competitive process described
in this notice.
02/04/02
EPA Awards Contract to Native American-Owned Company
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) announces
the award
of a contract to Portage Environmental, Inc., (PEI) to help
Indian tribes develop and implement their own air quality
programs. The three year contract, awarded on September
17, 2001, is the first contract awarded by EPA's Office
of Air and Radiation (OAR) to provide assistance and support
to Indian tribes as they begin to implement the Clean Air
Act (CAA). Portage Environmental Inc., is a Native American-owned
firm located in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The company has provided
engineering and consulting services to Indian tribes and
agencies of the federal government since 1992.
01/29/02
January has been designated by the US EPA as Radon Action
Month (NRAM)
January has been designated by the US EPA as Radon
Action Month (NRAM). Like National Radon Action Week,
the focus of NRAM is to promote awareness about, testing
for, and mitigation of, indoor radon gas.
01/17/02
EXCHANGE NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM
The agency has received a FY2002 budget appropriation of
$25 million for grants to be used in partnership with States
and Tribes to advance the National
Environmental Information Exchange Network (Network) and
State data integration efforts. Proposals are expected
to be received from states by 3/02 with grant awards occurring
by 7/02. It is hoped that this grant program will continue
into FY2003 and FY 2004.
01/16/02
ST. REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE (SRMT) ENVIRONMENT DIVISION JOB OPENING
ANNOUNCEMENT
POSITION:
AIR QUALITY PROGRAM MANAGER
01/11/02
EPA has developed a listserv to facilitate communications
between the Regional Planning Organizations
EPA has developed a listserv to facilitate communications
between the Regional Planning Organizations. The RPO listserv
is ready for use. To use the listserv simply enter the following
RPO listserv address:
rpo-listserv@valley.rtpnc.epa.gov. Your message will then
be sent to all of the subscribers to the listserv. If you
would like to have your name removed from the listserv or
you would like to have a name added just send an e-mail
to Larry Wallace at following e-mail address and I will
take care of it:
wallace.larry@epa.gov.
If there are any questions related to the listserv please
feel free to contact me either by e-mail or by telephone
at 919-541-0906.
01/10/02
Availability for preview of the website for the National-Scale
Air Toxics Assessment
The purpose of this announcement is to let tribal air professionals
know
about the availability for preview of the website for the
National-Scale
Air Toxics Assessment. The purpose of the preview is
to provide you with an advance opportunity to see the results
as they have been revised based on input from EPA's Science
Advisory Board. The national-scale assessment is based on
1996 air emissions data and includes estimates of concentration,
exposure, and risk from 32 common toxic air pollutants plus
diesel particulate matter. The website preview will last
until February 8, 2002. After the preview is completed,
we expect to publicly release the updated website by the
end of February 2002.
01/08/02
Summer 2002 Intern Program for Environmental Justice Community
Organizations
Since 1992, the Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ),
at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has sponsored
a Summer Intern
Program through a cooperative agreement with the Environmental
Careers Organization (ECO), a non-profit organization located
in Boston.
1/15/02
Fine-Particle Assessment Review Draft Available
In January, 2002 NARSTO posted a downloadable copy of the
second review draft of its fine-particle assessment. This
draft has been submitted to a joint Mexican-Canadian-US review
committee coordinated by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences,
the Royal Society of Canada and the Red de Investigacion y
Desarrollo sobre Calidad del Aire en Grandes Ciudades of FUMEC.
All other interested persons are also invited to review this
document and send comments to NARSTO for incorporation into
the final draft. This assessment is intended to be a concise,
scientifically credible, comprehensive discussion of the state
of scientific knowledge relating to ambient PM management.
The report discusses where our knowledge is sufficient to
address PM problems, the existence of significant uncertainties,
and suggests scientific advances to assist in reducing these
uncertainties. The authors have prepared this assessment with
a high regard to the relevance of current PM science to policy-makers'
information needs.
Topics covered in the document include meteorological and chemical processes,
emission estimations, ambient measurements, source attribution, air quality modeling, and
their health and visibility context. In addition, Chapter 10 and the Appendix present
summary conceptual descriptions of what we know about PM over nine major urban
and regional North American areas. The report is written from a policy relevant
perspective, keeping in mind the government, industry and academic users of the three
North American nations and their needs in developing a common portfolio of strategic
tools and scientific understanding for PM decision-making over the next few years.
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