"Baer, Mitchell" <Mitchell.Baer@hq.doe.gov> 

10/01/2007 10:36 AM

	

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"Fraas, Arthur G." <Arthur_G._Fraas@omb.eop.gov>

Subject

RE: RIA NAAQS Workshop









Rob, Ron:

 

        I would like a thorough description 1) of the development of the
number of potential nonattainment areas for each NAAQS option, 2) of the
development of the control strategies and technologies for each of these
areas modeled, and 3) of a timeline for attainment of the potential
nonattainment areas identified.  I don't see the utility of the
discussion of upcoming rulemakings that is set for the afternoon of the
18th.

 

Mitch 

 

Mitchell T. Baer, Ph.D., CCM 

Acting Director 

Office of Oil and Gas Analysis, PI-42 

Office of Policy and International Affairs 

U.S. Department of Energy 

1000 Independence Ave. SW 

Washington, D.C. 20585 

202-586-5167 (phone) 

202-586-5391 (fax) 

mitchell.baer@hq.doe.gov 

 

From: Johansson, Robert [mailto:Robert_C._Johansson@omb.eop.gov] 

Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:19 AM

To: Johansson, Robert; Baer, Mitchell; stefan.osborne@mail.doc.gov;
Farrell, Amy L.; Laur, Michele - Washington, DC;
Indur_Goklany@ios.doi.gov; Evans.Ron@epamail.epa.gov; Schwab, Margo

Cc: Fraas, Arthur G.

Subject: RE: RIA NAAQS Workshop

It looks like EPA will be cutting down on staff time for this workshop
to the afternoon of the 17th and the morning of the 18th.

 

This would allow folks to drive down from DC on Wednesday early morning
and to drive back to DC late Thursday afternoon.

 

Please identify the content from the agenda below that you would like to
focus on.

 

Thanks,

Rob

 

Day 1 - Wednesday, October 17

 

10:00 am - Kickoff (Ron Evans)

 

10:10 am - Comparison of NAAQS RIA and Risk Assessments (Bryan Hubbell)

 

10:30 am - Overview of RIA Process (Bryan Hubbell)

What are the Goals of the RIA? 

What is the Scope? 

What is outside of the Scope? 

What is the timeline? 

What are the components of the RIA?

 

11:00 am – Break

 

11:10 am - Role of AQ Modeling in the RIA (Norm Possiel and Pat Dolwick)

What are air quality models? 

What are the key inputs to and outputs from air quality models? 

How is international transport treated in air quality modeling? 

What are the steps/timing for air quality model applications? 

How are air quality models used to project future
attainment/nonattainment? 

How are air quality models used to provide inputs for calculating
benefits? 

How are air quality models or tools used to inform control strategy
development?

 

12:00 pm – Lunch

 

1:00 pm - Overview of the Modeling Platform (Rich Mason)

What are the differences between the 2002 and 2001 Platforms?  

How are International and Natural Emissions treated in the Emission
Inventory? 

What are the growth assumptions for the 2020 Inventory? 

How are differences in the 2002 and 2001 platforms reflected in the 2020
inventories used for proposal and final?

 

2:00 pm – Break

 

2:10 pm - Discussion

 

3:00 pm - Preparation of Control Strategies (Serpil Kayin, Kevin
Culligan, Darryl Weatherhead, Ken Adler, David Misenheimer, Rich Mason)

How are geographic areas selected for analysis of control measures? 

How are EGU strategies prepared? 

How are nonEGU Point and Area strategies prepared? 

How are Mobile strategies prepared? 

What role do engineering costs play in selection of control strategies? 

How are incremental emission reductions calculated? 

How are engineering costs calculated? 

How are emission inputs prepared for the air quality model?

 

4:30 pm – Discussion

 

5:00 pm – Break for the Day

 

 

Day 2 - Thursday, October 18

 

8:30 am - Economic Impacts and Extrapolated Costs (Darryl)

How are economic impacts of known controls estimated? 

What is the role of EMPAX?  

How are extrapolated control costs estimated? 

Why don’t we do EMPAX modeling for extrapolated costs?

 

10:00 am – Break

 

10:10 am – Discussion

 

11:00 am - Benefits Analysis – Interpolations, Extrapolations, and
Sensitivity Analyses for O3 (Neal Fann)

How are human health and dollar benefits estimated? 

How are we estimating full attainment benefits? 

How do we "roll back" air quality monitors? 

How do we interpolate benefits? 

Are you performing a UVB analysis? 

Will we perform a cost effectiveness analysis for ozone? 

 

12:00 pm – Lunch

 

1:00 pm – Discussion

 

2:00 pm – Upcoming Rules and Schedules (Ron)

What are the schedules, methodological differences, and challenges of
the NOx, SOx, Lead NAAQS RIAs?

 

2:30 pm – Break

2:40 pm – Ancillary Analyses (Nathalie Simon)

Cost effectiveness analyses 

UVB analysis

 

2:50 pm – Other Impacts (Bryan)

Air Toxics Benefits 

Ecological Benefits 

Visibility 

Agriculture 

Forestry 

NOx/SO2 Deposition 

Materials Damage

 

3:10 pm – Discussion

 

4:30 pm – Break for the Day

