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State Implementation Plan (SIP) Steering Committee

Meetings of the State Implementation Plan Steering Committee are scheduled quarterly. Agendas, handouts, presentations and summaries are posted here. For additional information, contact Eileen Hiney.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Web page

March 29, 2012

Presentation: Clean Energy Results Program
MS Powerpoint 2.6 MB | PDF 920 KB

Presentation: Wind Turbine Health Impact Study
MS Powerpoint 325 KB | PDF 138 KB

Presentatation: SO2 Modeling
MS Powerpoint 1.6 MB | PDF 1.5 MB

December 8, 2011

Meeting Summary
Web page

Massachusetts Recommended Designations: 2008 Ozone NAAQS
MS Powerpoint 468 KB | PDF 111 KB

Future of MassCAIR
MS Powerpoint 137 KB | PDF 91 KB

Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) Letters
PDF 978 KB

Regional Haze Update
MS Powerpoint 101 KB | PDF 52 KB

EPA Draft Sulfur Dioxide SIP & Modeling Guidance
MS Powerpoint 578 KB | PDF 93 KB

August 11, 2011

Meeting Summary
Web page

EPA's Final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
MS Powerpoint 2.9 MB | PDF 2.9 MB

Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Implications for Massachusetts
MS Powerpoint 178 KB | PDF 179 KB

2011 Ozone Season
MS Powerpoint 430 KB | PDF 196 KB

2008-2010 PM2.5 Design Values
MS Excel 20 KB | PDF 27 KB

Sulfur Dioxide NAAQS Modeling Requirements
MS Powerpoint 165 KB | PDF 69 KB

April 13, 2011

Meeting Summary
Web page

Final EPA Rules to Reduce Air Toxics from Boilers
MS Powerpoint 1.4 MB | PDF 176 KB

Reducing Toxic Pollution from Power Plants
MS Powerpoint 1.2 MB | PDF 722 KB

Sulfur Dioxide Designation Guidance
MS Powerpoint 708 KB | PDF 159 KB

American Lung Association 2011 State of the Air Report
MS Powerpoint 2.0 MB KB | PDF 821 KB

Stage II Vapor Recovery Update
MS Powerpoint 170 KB | PDF 64 KB

OTC Attainment Planning Update
MS Powerpoint 205 KB | PDF 147 KB

January 13, 2011

Revised Agenda & Meeting Summary
Web page

Massachusetts Clean Energy & Climate Plan
MS Powerpoint 1.5 MB | PDF 701 KB

Draft Regional Haze SIP
MS Powerpoint 1.1 MB | PDF 805 KB

NAAQS Update
MS Powerpoint 172 KB | PDF 73 KB

EPA's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Tailoring Rule
MS Powerpoint 121 KB | PDF 24 KB

MassDEP Response to EPA GHG Initiatives
MS Powerpoint 153 KB | PDF 84 KB

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Revised Agenda
MS Word 39 KB | PDF 50 KB

Meeting Summary
MS Word 69 KB | PDF 18 KB

Monitoring Network Assessment
MS Powerpoint 636 KB | PDF 537 KB

Ozone PM Monitoring Data
MS Powerpoint 2.0 MB | PDF 620 KB

EPA's Proposed Transport Rule
MS Powerpoint 930 KB | PDF 448 KB

NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide
MS Powerpoint 324 KB | PDF 118 KB

OTC June 2010 Actions
MS Word 3.4 MB | PDF 245 KB

SIP Credit for Energy Efficiency
MS Powerpoint 142 KB | PDF 53 KB

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Meeting Summary
MS Word 62 KB | PDF 26 KB

EPA Review of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
MS Powerpoint 2.9 MB | PDF 359 KB

NAAQS Schedule
MS Powerpoint 344 KB | PDF 196 KB

Mobile Control Measures
PDF 147 KB

OTC Stationary & Area Source Control Measures
MS Powerpoint 197 KB | PDF 13 KB

Federal Control Measues
PDF 82 KB

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Meeting Summary
MS Word 65 KB | PDF 31 KB

Proposed EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule
MS Powerpoint 127 KB | PDF 100 KB

Proposed EPA Revision to NAAQS for SO2
MS Powerpoint 183 KB | PDF 140 KB

EPA Reconsideration of 2008 NAAQS for Ozone
PDF 14 KB

Ozone Season Update
MS Powerpoint 82 KB | PDF 27 KB

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Agenda
MS Word 34 KB | PDF 50 KB

Meeting Summary
MS Word 63 KB | PDF 30 KB

2009 Ozone Season Update
MS Powerpoint 52 KB | PDF 37 KB

EPA National Air Toxics Assessment
MS Powerpoint 7.1 MB | PDF 431 KB

EPA proposed revision to NO2 NAAQS
MS Powerpoint 1.3 MB | PDF 902 KB

OTC regional attainment planning update
MS Powerpoint 116 KB | PDF 95 KB

High Energy Demand Days (HEDD) analysis
MS Powerpoint 8 MB | PDF 207 KB

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Meeting Summary
MS Word 54 KB | PDF 32 KB

2008 Recommended Ozone Designations
MS Word 345 KB | PDF 345 KB

Lowell CO Monitor Proposed Closure
MS Word 65 KB | PDF 18 KB

Climate Change Updates
MS Word 148 KB | PDF 16 KB

CAIR States Collaboration Framework
PDF 176 KB

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Meeting Summary
MS Word 57 KB | PDF 33 KB

Presentation: Diesel School Bus Retrofit Program
MS Powerpoint 2.3 MB | PDF 393 KB

Presentation: Monitored Ozone & PM2.5 Data
MS Powerpoint 2.3 MB | PDF 393 KB

Presentation: 2008 Ozone Standard
MS Powerpoint 168 KB | PDF 66 KB

Presentation: Low Carbon Fuel Standard
PDF 277 KB

Presentation: Somerville Near-Highway Pollution Studies
PDF 8.8 MB

Handout: OTC Charge for New Ozone NAAQS
PDF 488 KB

Handout: Near-Highway PM Literature
MS Word 31 KB | PDF 17 KB

Meeting of Thursday, August 7, 2008

Meeting Summary & Summary of Court Decision Vacating the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR)
MS Word 56 KB | PDF 28 KB

Maps Showing Implications of CAIR Decision
PDF 247 KB

OTC Letter to EPA on CAIR Decision
PDF 556 KB

Maps & Data: 2002 & 2008 Ozone Season Meteorology
MS Powerpoint 164 KB | PDF 109 KB

Presentation: Regional Haze SIP
MS Powerpoint 857 KB | PDF 338 KB

Presentation: Green Communities Act
MS Powerpoint 78 KB | PDF 29 KB

Green Communities Act (Chapter 169 of the Acts of 2008)
Massachusetts Legislature web site

Clean Energy Biofuels Act (Chapter 206 of the Acts of 2008)
Massachusetts Legislature web site

Meeting of April 29, 2008

Meeting Summary & Wig Zamore Handout on Road Emissions
MS Word 850 KB | PDF 296 KB

New NAAQS for Ozone
MS Powerpoint 773 KB | PDF 785 KB

Ozone Season Forecasting
MS Powerpoint 113 KB | PDF 37 KB

Lead NAAQS Review
MS Powerpoint 534 KB | PDF 196 KB

PM2.5 Significant Impact Levels for Permitting
MS Powerpoint 27 KB | PDF 13 KB

Asphalt Paving Regulation 5/1/08 Stakeholder Meeting
MS Powerpoint 40 KB | PDF 27KB

Meeting of January 15, 2008

Agenda & Meeting Summary
MS Word 41 KB | PDF 73 KB

MassDEP Emerging Contaminants Work Group
MS Powerpoint 102 KB | PDF 27 KB

EPA Review of NAAQS for Lead
MS Powerpoint 170 KB | PDF 138 KB

Meeting of September 6, 2007

310 CMR 7.29 & RGGI Update
MS Powerpoint 507 KB | PDF 49 KB

MassDEP Letter to EPA New England
Web page | MS Word 44 KB

Proposed New NAAQS for Ozone
MS Powerpoint 1.4 MB | PDF 254 KB

2007 Ozone & Particulate Matter (PM) Data
MS Powerpoint 255 KB | PDF 87 KB

2004-2006 PM Attainment Demonstration
Web page | MS Excel 22 KB

Meeting of June 1, 2007

Meeting Summary
Web page | MS Word 42 KB

Regional Haze Control Strategies
MS Powerpoint 2.1 MB | PDF 268 KB

SIP Requirements Update
MS Powerpoint 87 KB | PDF 28 KB

Ozone Attainment Demonstration
MS Powerpoint 125 KB | PDF 54 KB

Regulatory Update
Web page

Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review
MS Powerpoint 663 KB | PDF 330 KB

Meeting of February 7, 2007

Meeting Summary
MS Word 41 KB | PDF 28 KB

Diesel School Bus Retrofits
MS Powerpoint 584 KB | PDF 129 KB

Ozone Transport Commission: Resolution-Mobile Sources & Charge-Electric Generating Units
Web site

Ozone Modeling Update
MS Powerpoint 80 KB | PDF 41 KB

Ozone Conceptual Description
MS Powerpoint 1.3 MB | PDF 1.5 MB

High Energy Demand Days Pathways
MS Powerpoint 59 KB | PDF 59 KB

Massachusetts Clean Air Interstate Rule Update
MS Powerpoint 891 KB | PDF 59 KB

Meeting of November 2, 2006

Meeting Summary
MS Word 48 KB | PDF 30 KB

Revised Particulate Matter Air Quality Standards
MS Powerpoint 2.1 MB | PDF 1.2 MB

O
TC 8-Hour Ozone SIP Modeling Update
MS Powerpoint 354 KB | PDF 196 KB

2006 Ozone Monitoring Data for Massachusetts
MS Powerpoint 164 KB | PDF 290 KB

OTC ICI Boiler Control Strategy
MS Word 51 KB | PDF 19 KB

Status Report on State Promulgation of OTC Model Rules
MS Word 71 KB | PDF 65 KB

S
takeholder Letter Regarding the Enhanced Emissions & Safety Test Contract
MS Word 58 KB | PDF 26 KB

Meeting of July 26, 2006

Agenda
MS Word 34 KB | PDF 57 KB

Mobile Source Measures for Ozone SIP
MS Powerpoint 239 KB | PDF 63 KB

Monitored Ozone & Fine Particle Readings
MS Powerpoint 594 KB | PDF 619 KB

Ozone Transport Commission MOU, Resolutions & Statement
PDF 2.3 MB

Meeting of May 4, 2006

Meeting Summary
MS Word 44 KB | PDF 27 KB

Ozone Modeling Update
MS Powerpoint 261 KB | PDF 304 KB

OTC Action Items
PDF 16 KB

Stakeholder Comments on OTC Draft Control Measures
MS Word 34 KB | PDF 25 KB

RACT SIP
MS Powerpoint 68 KB | PDF 21 KB | Web page

CAIR Update
MS Powerpoint 125 KB | PDF 41 KB

Meeting of January 5, 2006

Meeting Summary
MS Word 41 KB | PDF 29 KB

8-hour Ozone Modeling Update
MS Powerpoint 24 KB | PDF 20 KB

Control Strategies Review
MS Excel 24 KB | PDF 12 KB

Phase 2 of the 8-hour Ozone Standard Implementation Rule
MS Powerpoint 784 KB | PDF 228 KB

Regional Haze SIP Planning
MS Powerpoint 2.9 MB | PDF 1 MB

Ozone, CAIR, and Regional Haze Planning Milestones
MS Word 32 KB | PDF 16 KB

EPA's Proposed PM2.5 Standards Revision
MS Powerpoint 2.2 MB | PDF 1.2 MB

State Collaborative Meeting Summary
MS Word 32 KB | PDF 20 KB

Meeting of October 7, 2005

Meeting Summary
MS Word 36 KB | PDF 28 KB

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
MS Powerpoint 75 KB | PDF 41 KB

Monitored Data
MS Powerpoint 439 KB | PDF 296 KB

EPA's Proposed FIP for CAIR
PDF 67 KB

Modeling & Schedules
MS Powerpoint 401 KB | PDF 296 KB

OTC Proposed Central Measures & Timeframe for CAIR FIP & OTC Multi-Pollutant Strategy
MS Excel 25 KB | PDF 16 KB

Meeting of April 28, 2005

Meeting Summary
MS Word 33 KB | PDF 26 KB

Meeting of January 26, 2005

Meeting Summary
MS Word 37 KB | PDF 25 KB

PM2.5 Nonattainment Map for Eastern United States
MS Powerpoint 436 KB | PDF 219 KB

NESCAUM Staff Analysis of PM2.5
PDF 266 KB

Citizen Report by Wig Zamore
MS Powerpoint 2.4 MB | PDF 1.3 MB

 

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