1. Lessons for Why to Avoid Nonattainment
and
How Minnesota Might Do It
Doug Aburano
U.S. EPA – Region 5
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2. A little bit more on nonattainment and SIPs
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4. Legal Authority Air Quality
Monitoring
Control Strategy
Resources Demonstration
State
Modeling data Implementation Emission Limiting
Rules and Regs
Plan
(SIP)
Enforcement New Source Review
Voluntary and
Permitting Non-traditional Mobile Measures
Permitting
Measures and Fuels

5. Overview of CAA Ozone Planning & Control
Mandates by Classification
NSR offset Major
ratio source
threshold
TRAFFIC CONTROLS DURING CONGESTION1.5 :1 10
CLEAN FUELS REQUIREMENT FOR
BOILERS
Extreme
PENALTY FEE PROGRAM FOR MAJOR SOURCES 1.3 : 1 25
LOW VOC REFORMULATED GAS Severe
VMT GROWTH OFFSET;
VMT DEMONSTRATION (& TCMs IF NEEDED) 1.2 : 1 50
NSR REQUIREMENTS. FOR EXISTING SOURCE MODS Serious
ENHANCED I/M CLEAN FUELS PROGRAM (IF APPLICABLE)
MILESTONE CONTINGENCY
MODELED DEMO OF ATTAINMENT MEASURES FOR RFP
18% RFP OVER 6 YEARS ENHANCED MONITORING PLAN
STAGE II GASOLINE VAPOR RECOVERY 1.15 : 1 100
BASIC I/M CONTINGENCY MEASURES FOR FAILURE TO ATTAIN Moderate
15% RFP OVER 6 YEARS
MAJOR SOURCE VOC/NOx RACT ATTAINMENT DEMONSTRATION
TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY DEMONSTRATION 1.1 : 1 100
NEW SOURCE REVIEW PROGRAM MAJOR SOURCE EMISSION STATEMENTS Marginal
BASELINE EMISSION INVENTORY (EI) PERIODIC EMISSION INVENTORY UPDATES

6. What if we don’t want to do a SIP?
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7. Sanctions
 As a result of failure to submit a SIP or
implement a SIP.
 Within 18 months of a finding one of two offsets
can be imposed; the second within 2 years.
 A ratio of at least 2:1 emissions reductions within
the nonattainment area for new or modified
major facilities undergoing NSR.
 Highway funding sanctions. FHWA is required to
impose funding moratorium for all but exempt
projects (safety, mass transit).
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8. …and FIPs
 As a result of failure to submit a SIP or
implement a SIP.
 Federal Implementation Plans within 2
years of a finding.
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9. Voluntary Programs
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10. Clean Construction
 Phase in requirements are specific
 Operations
 Fleet/technology

11. Clean Construction
 Score requirements
 Fleet average
 Self-reporting by contractor

13. Rail Partnership

14. Rail Partnership
•Variable operations
•Multiple types of
vehicles
•Switchers
•Hostlers
•Cranes
•Lifts
•Trucks
•Idling
Modeling by LADCO

15. Beyond Regulations
 Understanding the
other party’s
culture/values
 Mutual Need
 Feasible ways to meet
goals

16. Partnerships are Dynamic
 Slow
 Regulations can breakdown
partnerships
 Public perception/media influences

17. EPA’s Voluntary Residential Wood
Smoke Reduction Initiative
Major components
 Great American Woodstove Changeout
Campaign (Main focus)
 Outdoor Wood-fired hydronic heaters
 Voluntary Fireplace Emission Standard
 “Burn Wise” National Education and
Outreach Campaign
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18. What is a Woodstove Changeout
Campaign?
 A voluntary, incentive-based (e.g., cash
rebates, vouchers) effort to encourage
owners of old, inefficient woodstoves to
replace or “changeout” their stove with a
cleaner burning hearth appliance, like:
 Gas stoves
 Wood pellet stoves
 EPA-certified wood stoves
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19. Questions?
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