6/13/2012 CAC Meeting – Agenda Item #6
8-Hour Flex and Ozone Advance Programs – DRAFT Next Steps and Schedule
Dates
Participant Organizations
Activity Description
May 2012 – Dec.
2013
CAC Member Jurisdictions
and Agency Partners
Continue to implement the 8-Hour Ozone Flex Program, while
developing the Ozone Advance Program (OAP) emission
reduction measures and supporting information for inclusion in
OAP Path Forward
May 16, 2012
CAC
Submit letter requesting participation in the Ozone Advance
Program
May 23, 2012
EPA
Sends response to CAC indicating that the region has been
accepted as an Ozone Advance Participant
June 4, 2012
CAPCOG
Submits regional DERA grant proposal to EPA
June-Sept. 2012
CACAC members and
Jurisdiction Staff
Review existing 8_O3 Flex emissions reduction measures;
identify potential changes to improve effectiveness and any
measures that should be discontinued. Develop preliminary
list of existing or revised measures to be evaluated for
inclusion in OAP
June-Sept. 2012
CLEAN AIR Force and
CACAC members
Develop website, surveys and other strategies for public and
stakeholder outreach for achieving input into OAP
development process
Sept. 2012
CAC
Meeting to consider public and stakeholder outreach
materials and strategies; also consider preliminary list of
measures for evaluation
Sept. 2012 –
March 2013
CACAC members,
jurisdiction staff, CAPCOG
and UT, CLEAN AIR Force
Compile and consider public and stakeholder input, develop
potential new measures, and evaluate existing, revised and
potential new measures
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Nov. 2012
CAPCOG and UT
Test sensitivity of the 2006 model scenario to VOC vs. NOx
reductions, determine responsiveness of ozone formation to
local VOC and NOx reductions
January 2013
CAC
Meeting to receive status report, provide feedback on work
to date and direction to staff
April 2013
CAPCOG and UT
Use photochemical modeling and other quantitative tools to
evaluate impacts of federal and state emissions reduction
measures, regional population and emissions growth on 2015
model scenario to estimate ozone levels in 2015
June 2013
CAC
Meeting to consider final 8-Hour Ozone Flex Annual Report,
consider draft menu of measures for jurisdiction and agency
commitments, review public and stakeholder comments,
consider whether want to develop formal action plan or
submit path-forward letter
June - Sept 2013
Member Jurisdictions and
Agencies
Determine emission reduction measure commitments
Sept. 2013
CAC
Meeting to finalize jurisdiction and agency commitments,
formal action plan or path-forward letter
Nov. 2013
CAC
Meeting to approve final submittal
Dec. 2013
CAC
Submit OAP plan to EPA
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