Technical-Air Subcommittee

The Technical-Air Subcommittee was created by the National Steering Committee (NSC) at the 2010 Small Business Environmental Conference held in Arlington, VA. The subcommittee is one of three subcommittees formed from the former Technical Subcommittee, one of six subcommittees created by the NSC at the 2002 SBO/SBAP National Conference held in Chicago, Illinois.

Overall Mission
Current Status and History
Future Plans
Subcommittee Members
Resources
New Rule Implementation web page

Next conference call:
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
2:00pm EST

Overall Mission
The charge of the subcommittee is to look at technical air issues and rulemakings that are of interest and impact to small business and consequently to the Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs. Technical issues and interests were approached as a basic building block in the early foundation of the National Steering Committee. Central to the subcommittee's goals has been the desire to get involved in EPA's rulemakings, policy decisions, and guidance development in the representation of small business interests.

Current Status and History (Where have we been?)
Early on, the subcommittee dealt with several issues: the need for a confidentiality policy, the incredible once in always in policy, a common sense approach to Potential-to-Emit, and participation in the development of the Wood Furniture MACT. Since August 2002, the subcommittee tackled these issues by letting EPA know of these concerns, including outreach to let EPA staff know that the subcommittee is available to participate in the following: conversation to address once in always in, editing of plain english factsheets and rulemaking guides, representation on STAPPA/ALAPCO Permitting Committee, sharing of regulatory perspective and information, submittal of comments to a proposed rulemaking under the signature of our National Steering Committee Chair (re: proposed National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products -- 40 CFR Part 63), identification of regional pockets of regulatory impacts on small business (e.g., wood building products; paper and other web coatings), and more timely notification of pending regulatory actions.

To set the stage for the roundtable discussions at the 2003 SBO/SBAP National Conference in Baltimore, Maryland, two questions were posed: 1) What technical issues do you feel need to be addressed in the coming year?, and 2) How would you spend the committee resources?

For more detail on the history of subcommittee activities, see the following Memorandum from Richard Rasmussen, Chairman to the SBEAPs: Memorandum re: History and Activity of Technical Subcommittee

Future Plans (Where are we headed?)
The subcommittee will continue to address the mission described above. Throughout 2008 we addressed two bins of proposed area source rules as best we could with limited resources. Yet, we provided important comments regarding the Plating and Polishing, Nine Metal Fabrication Operations, and the Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacturing Rules.

We will continue to follow the rules as they become final and as amendments are found to be necessary. We will provide tools for outreach, and in general spread the word to all SBEAPs. There is one last bin of rules for which we will provide comments on proposals if necessary. The workoad on recent area source rules has consumed the majority of time in subcommittee meetings/calls for a few years now. Once all the rules are final and outreach has begun, some time in late 2009 or early 2010, we may want to review our charge and determine where to go next.

We have also provided input to the Small Business Administration for the past two years, in their Regulatory Review and Reform effort, and look forward to the updated Top 10 in 2009. Here are some specific activities/highlights from 2007-2008:

Area Source NESHAPS

Paint Stripping and Misc Surface Coating (including Autobody, Plastic and Metal Parts) rule comments and outreach materials
Dry Cleaner Rule corrections
Gasoline Distribution and Bulk Storage outreach
Plating and Polishing rule comments
9 Metal Fabrication Operations rule
Misc. Chemical Manufacturing rule comments

Submit recommendations to SBA for Regulatory Review and Reform (R3)

One from 2007 letter chosen for Top 10 in 2008
Letter submitted 2008 for 2009 Top 10

Maintain OAQPS and RTP Relationships

Sharing implementation tools with area source program.

Subcommittee Members
The following are current members of the Technical-Air Subcommittee. For more information or to get involved, please contact Dan Nickey or Barb Johnson, Co-Chairs.

Olivia Achuko	202-535-2997	olivia.achuko@dc.gov
Charlie Adams	409-899-8788	chadams@tceq.state.tx.us
Treva Alston	202-566-1594	alston.treva@epa.gov
Renee Lesjak Bashel	608-264-6153	renee.bashel@wisconsin.gov
Joni Canterbury	303-692-3175	joni.canterbury@state.co.us
Rick Carleski	614-728-1742	rick.carleski@epa.state.oh.us
Julie Churchill	207-287-7881	julie.m.churchill@maine.gov
Leslie Churilla	404-362-4854	leslie.churilla@dnr.state.ga.us
Erin Conley	217-785-4557	erin.conley@illinois.gov
Phyllis Copeland	803-898-0415	copelapt@dhec.sc.gov
Nancy Crickman	215-746-6473	crickman@wharton.upenn.edu
Bill Dunagan	215-573-2019	wdunagan@wharton.upenn.edu
Lester Facey	202-566-1321	facey.lester@epa.gov
Susan Foster	717-787-7019	sufoster@pa.gov
Annette Fulgenzi	217-524-5199	annette.fulgenzi@illinois.gov
Vanetra Garrett	404-362-2748	vanetra.garrett@dnr.state.ga.us
Jeremy Hancher	215-573-3410	hancherj@wharton.upenn.edu
Paul Harding	801-536-4108	pharding@utah.gov
Hillary Hecht	415-947-4266	hecht.hillary@epa.gov
Rebecca Hillwig	503-229-5376	hillwig.rebecca@deq.state.or.us
Christine Hoefler	303-692-3148	christine.hoefler@state.co.us
Andrea Hopkins	501-682-0820	hopkins@adeq.state.ar.us
Tom Jablonski	651-757-2171	thomas.jablonski@state.mn.us
Barbara Johnson (Co-Chair)	785-452-9456	barblj@ksu.edu
Sara Johnson	603-271-1379	sara.johnson@des.nh.gov
Jan King	919-541-5665	king.jan@epa.gov
Phil Loder	916-323-6791	ploder@arb.ca.gov
Joan Meitl	208-426-1839	joanmeitl@boisestate.edu
Ali Mohsenzadeh	615-532-8006	ali.mohsenzadeh@tn.gov
Todd Nein	614-387-3062	todd.nein@aqda.state.oh.us
Dan Nickey (Co-Chair)	319-273-8905	daniel.nickey@uni.edu
Tony Pendola	919-707-8112	tony.pendola@ncdenr.gov
Terry POlen	304-926-0499	terry.l.polen@wv.gov
Linda Sadler	615-532-0779	linda.sadler@tn.gov
Genevieve Salmonson	808-586-4528	g.salmonson@doh.hawaii.gov
Teresa Shiflett	404-675-1819	teresa.shiflett@dnr.state.ga.us
Jackie Sims	217-782-9333	jackie.sims@illinois.gov
Anita Singh	517-335-2356	singha3@michigan.gov
Brittany Smith	614-644-3698	brittany.smith@epa.state.oh.us
Amanetta Somerville	404-562-9025	somerville.amanetta@epa.gov
Mark Stoddard	317-233-1039	mstoddar@idem.in.gov
Aneka Swanson	651-757-2175	aneka.swanson@state.mn.us
Lucy Thompson	573-526-2414	lucy.thompson@dnr.mo.gov
Stacey Washington	803-896-8985	washinsv@dhec.sc.gov
Audrey Zelanko	724-452-4722	zelanko@smallbiz-enviroweb.org

Resources
Below are conference call minutes/meeting notes, newsletters, letters/memos, and presentations produced by the Technical-Air Subcommittee, previously the Technical Subcommittee.

Call Minutes/Meeting Notes:

12/20/11 Conference Call Minutes
6/28/11 Conference Call Minutes
3/22/11 Conference Call Minutes
2/22/11 Conference Call Minutes
1/25/11 Conference Call Minutes
12/14/10 Conference Call Minutes
10/26/10 Conference Call Minutes
9/28/10 Conference Call Minutes
8/24/10 Conference Call Minutes
7/27/10 Conference Call Minutes

Newsletters:

Newsletters for original Technical Subcommittee (prior to June 2010):
June 2009 Technical Subcommittee Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 1
May 2008 Technical Subcommittee Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 1
April 2007 Technical Subcommittee Newsletter, Volume 4, Issue 1
February 2005 Technical Subcommittee Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 1
July 2004 Technical Subcommittee Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 2

Letters/Memos:

Letters/Memos for original Technical Subcommittee (prior to June 2010):
Letter to EPA OECA, SBO/SBEAP NSC Comments on USEPA Draft Area Source Implementation Guidance (November 6, 2009)
Letter to EPA, SBO/SBEAP NSC Comments on Proposed Subpart BBBBBBB - NESHAPs: Chemical Preparations Industry (September 4, 2009)
Letter to EPA, SBO/SBEAP NSC Comments on Proposed Subpart DDDDDDD - NESHAPs: Area Source Standards for Prepared Feeds Manufacturing (August 26, 2009)
Letter to Keith Holman, SBA, SBEAP/SBO NSC - Nominations of Existing Agency Rules for Reform - "Once In Always In" policy, Paint Stripping/Miscellaneous Surface Coating, NSPS for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units-40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc, Weight exemption for trucks to allow for the additional weight of anti-idling units installed on the truck-23 CFR Part 658.17(n), Metal Fabrication area source rule-40 CFR part 63 subpart XXXXXX (December 1, 2008)
Letter to Keith Holman, SBA, SBEAP/SBO NSC - Nominations of Existing Agency Rules for Reform - Petroleum Dry Cleaner NSPS-40 CFR Part 60, Subpart JJJ, "Once In Always In" policy, TRI reporting-EPCRA Section 313, Paint Stripping/Miscellaneous Surface Coating-40 CFR Part 63 subpart HHHHHH, Weight exemption for trucks to allow for the additional weight of anti-idling units installed on the truck-23 CFR Part 658.17(n), NSPS for Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units-40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Dc (December 30, 2007)
Letter to EPA, SBO/SBEAP NSC Comments on NESHAPs for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products (January 31, 2003)

Presentations:

Presentations for original Technical Subcommittee (prior to June 2010):
3/27/06 Technical Subcommittee Session Presentation, Area Source Program (Bretton Woods, NH)
2003 Working Session Technical Subcommittee Report--Slides (Baltimore, MD)