February 2, 2023, Presentation to Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly

• Fairbanks SIP and EPA Proposed Action

Please note, assembly briefings are historical. The information presented in these briefings was up-to-date at the time presented, but newer information may have become available since then. June 3, 2021, Presentation to Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly

• Background - Why are wood heater emission standards important?
• EPA Certification Report
• DEC Certification Report Review Findings
• DEC and FNSB Actions to Address Concerns

October 1, 2020, Presentation to Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly

• 2020 Amendments to the PM_2.5 Serious SIP

September 19, 2019, Presentation to Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly

• Health Effects
• Serious SIP
• Next Steps - Regulatory and 5% Plan
• DEC Air Quality Programs This Winter
• Retrofit Control Device (RCD) Testing
• Outreach Funding
• Other Projects

May 16, 2019, Presentation to Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly

• Presentation by DEC: Serious SIP
• Overview of Serious SIP
• Consequences of Inaction
• Progress Shown and Current Air Quality
• Summary of Proposed Control Measures
• Proposed Best Available Control Technologies (BACT) Determination Highlights
• Planning Timelines

April 3, 2018, Presentation to Elected Officials

• Presentation by DEC: Preliminary Drafts - Serious SIP Development
• Overview of Preliminary Draft Documents
• Best Available Control Measure (BACM) Analysis Interim Findings
• Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD)
• Timeline

July 20, 2017 Final Source Contribution Presentation

• Presentation by DEC
• History of Science in Determining Source Contribution of PM_2.5
• Years of Collaborative Effort Using Multiple Approaches
• Wood Smoke Found to be Major Contributor to Winter PM_2.5

March 24, 2017 Briefing on Serious SIP Meetings

• Presentation by EPA, DEC, FNSB
• Agenda for meetings conducted March 20-24
• PM_2.5 Success factors in other communities
• Potential PM_2.5 Control Categories for FNSB
• Future Steps

February 2, 2017 SIP Briefing

• Update - Monitoring
• Update - Moderate SIP
• New PM_2.5 Implementation Rule and Serious SIP
• Control Measures
• Sanctions
• Saturation Study

February 18, 2016 SIP Briefing

• Monitoring
• Update on the FNSB Nonattainment Area SIP
• Disclosure Requirements upon Sale of Property
• State Request to Divide the Nonattainment Area
• Potential Additional Measures to Improve Air Quality
• Funding

December 4, 2014 SIP Briefing

• Overview of Air Quality Plan
• State Regulations
• Ability to Attain by 2015 & 2019
• Future Considerations
• Public Review Process

December 4, 2014 Health Effects Briefing

• Biomass Smoke Sources & Components
• PM Size and Health Effects of Exposure
• Susceptible & Vulnerable Populations
• Health Effects Studies

November 6, 2014 Briefing

• Moderate Area SIP Requirements
• Impracticable SIP
• SIP Submittal Options and Consequences
• PM_2.5 SIP Components
• Dry Wood, Energy Logs, & Visible Emissions
• Planned Public Review Process
• Future Considerations

October 3, 2013 Briefing

• Solid Fuel Burning Program Summary
• Public Education and Outreach
• Voluntary Measures
• Proposed Regulations and Standards
• Wood Heating Program Summary
• Natural Gas Expansion Summary
• Program Benefits

March 21, 2013 Briefing

• Concentration trends
• Sources
• Strategies to bring the area into attainment
• Proposed regulatory changes

August 16, 2012 Briefing

• PM_2.5 emissions reductions necessary to reach attainment
• New requirements planned for the winter of 2012
• Consequences of nonattainment
• Schedule for completing the plan
• Necessary Borough actions

March 15, 2012 Briefing

• Progress made towards attaining the PM_2.5 standard
• Contributors to emissions
• Current concentrations
• Control measures
• Possible combinations of control measures

November 3, 2011 Briefing

• SIP administrative and technical requirements
• Federal, State, and Borough responsibilities
• Nonattainment and control measure requirements
• Trends and additional control options

August 18, 2011 Briefing

• PM_2.5 health effects
• Sources and current methods available to determine sources
• Current modeling efforts
• SIP plan preparation
• Control measure choices available

July 7, 2011 Briefing

• PM_2.5 concentration trends
• Methods available to quantify the benefits of PM_2.5 emissions controls
• Previous studies undertaken by the Borough
• Control measure choices as of July, 2011