Common use of Base Programs and National/Regional Priorities Clause in Contracts

Base Programs and National/Regional Priorities. The base programs are those areas of the air program that continue day to day to ensure clean air in the state. This element of the air program includes, for example, air monitoring and analysis and speciation of fine PM. National/regional priorities are those specific areas of air pollution control that U.S. EPA or Region 5 has identified as deserving of particular attention. • Air Monitoring - The Bureau of Air will compile a complete and valid air quality database sufficient to meet program needs and U.S. EPA's requirements. The air-monitoring network will continue operation consistent with U.S. EPA’s guidelines and the approved air monitoring network plan. Efforts will continue with Region 5 to conduct audits on CEMs • State Permitting - The Bureau of Air will continue to process construction and “lifetime” operating permit applications for state (non-Title V/non-FESOP) sources and provide proposed construction permits to Region 5 as appropriate. • PM2.5 – The Bureau has prepared and submitted the 2002 base year inventory for PM2.5 and its precursors. This inventory will be the basis for future rate-of-progress plans, and modeling analyses for PM2.5 and regional haze. • Regional Haze/BART - The Bureau of Air has worked with the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium and Midwest Regional Planning Organization (LADCO) and other Midwestern states to develop and actively participate in a process to address the requirements of the 1999 Regional Haze Rule. The Bureau of Air will continue to participate in conferences and workshops necessary to address regional haze. The Bureau of Air and LADCO have worked with U.S. EPA to develop modeling approaches to address the impacts of BART-eligible sources. We have compiled lists of potential BART sources in Illinois and have performed CALPUFF modeling of all eligible units. We have also been working with affected companies to refine the inventories used for modeling and to prepare the requisite engineering studies.

Base Programs and National/Regional Priorities. The base programs are those areas of the air program that continue day to every day to ensure clean air in the state. This element of the air program includes, for example, air monitoring and analysis and speciation of fine PM. National/regional priorities are those specific areas of air pollution control that U.S. EPA or Region 5 has identified as deserving of particular attention. • Air Monitoring - The Bureau of Air will compile a complete and valid air quality database sufficient to meet program needs and U.S. EPA's requirements. The We will operate the air-monitoring network will continue operation consistent with pursuant to U.S. EPA’s guidelines and the approved air monitoring network planguidelines. Efforts Additionally, we will continue to obtain data from the PM2.5 monitoring system and will deploy the remaining five chemical speciation sites as federal funding allows. It is important that federal funding pursuant to Section 103 be continued and is timely. We will work with Region 5 to conduct audits on CEMs CEMs. • State Permitting - The Bureau of Air will continue to process construction and “lifetime” operating permit applications for state (non-Title V/non-FESOP) sources and provide proposed construction permits to Region 5 as appropriate. • PM2.5 – The Bureau has prepared and submitted the 2002 base year inventory for PM2.5 and its precursors. This inventory will be the basis for future rate-of-progress plans, and modeling analyses for PM2.5 and regional haze. • PM10 - Funds for an October 1, 2002, through June 30, 2004, project extension grant to address PM10 nonattainment areas have been used by Illinois EPA to hire two interns to update the PM10 emission inventories for Lake Calumet and McCook. The interns began their efforts on August 18, 2003. Illinois EPA will include these emission inventories in maintenance plans for these areas as part of state and federal rulemaking processes to allow redesignation of these areas to attainment for PM10. • Regional Haze/BART - The Bureau of Air has worked with the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium and Midwest Regional Planning Organization (LADCO) and other Midwestern midwestern states to develop and actively participate in a process to address the requirements of the 1999 Regional Haze Rule. The Bureau of Air will continue to participate in conferences and workshops necessary to address regional haze. The Bureau of Air and LADCO have worked with U.S. EPA to develop modeling approaches to address the impacts of BART-BART- eligible sources. We have compiled lists of potential BART sources in Illinois and have performed CALPUFF modeling are continuing to work to refine the lists. The Illinois EPA is working with LADCO’s contractors to begin the process of all eligible unitsperforming requisite “engineering analyses” required under XXXX. We have also been working with affected companies prepared and mailed surveys to over 200 potential BART sources to refine the inventories used our information regarding start-up dates for modeling and to prepare the requisite engineering studiesaffected units.

Base Programs and National/Regional Priorities. The base programs are those areas of the air program that continue day to every day to ensure clean air in the state. This element of the air program includes, for example, air monitoring and analysis and speciation of fine PM. National/regional priorities are those specific areas of air pollution control that U.S. EPA or Region 5 has identified as deserving of particular attention. • Air Monitoring - The Bureau of Air will compile a complete and valid air quality database sufficient to meet program needs and U.S. EPA's requirements. The air-We will operate the air- monitoring network will continue operation consistent with pursuant to U.S. EPA’s guidelines guidelines. It is important that federal funding pursuant to Section 103 be continued and the approved air monitoring network planis timely. Efforts We will continue work with Region 5 to conduct audits on CEMs CEMs. • State Permitting - The Bureau of Air will continue to process construction and “lifetime” operating permit applications for state (non-Title V/non-FESOP) sources and provide proposed construction permits to Region 5 as appropriate. • PM2.5 – The Bureau has prepared and submitted the 2002 base year inventory for PM2.5 and its precursors. This inventory will be the basis for future rate-of-progress plans, and modeling analyses for PM2.5 and regional haze. • PM10 Illinois EPA has submitted final maintenance plans for the Lake Calumet and Xxxxx Township PM10 non-attainment areas. USEPA has published a direct final rule to approve the maintenance plans and re-designate both areas to attainment. Assuming no adverse comments, the area will be re-designated to attainment and this process will be completed. • Regional Haze/BART - The Bureau of Air has worked with the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium and Midwest Regional Planning Organization (LADCO) and other Midwestern midwestern states to develop and actively participate in a process to address the requirements of the 1999 Regional Haze Rule. The Bureau of Air will continue to participate in conferences and workshops necessary to address regional haze. The Bureau of Air and LADCO have worked with U.S. EPA to develop modeling approaches to address the impacts of BART-eligible sources. We have compiled lists of potential BART sources in Illinois and are continuing to work to refine the lists. The Illinois EPA is working with LADCO’s contractors to begin the process of performing requisite “engineering analyses” required under XXXX. We have performed CALPUFF modeling of all eligible prepared and mailed surveys to over 200 potential BART sources to refine our information regarding start-up dates for affected units. We have also been working reached out to affected parties and formed a stakeholder workgroup and will work with affected companies LADCO to refine begin the inventories used for air quality modeling and to prepare the requisite engineering studiesprocess.