LADCO Fall 2022 Business Meeting
November 2-3, 2022
DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago O’Hare – Rosemont
5460 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
www.chicagoohareairportrosemont.doubletree.com
Phone: 847-928-7630
Schedule and Meeting Links
| Date | Description | Room | Agendas | Teams Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 2 | Air Directors | Othello | Agenda (details) | Click here to join |
| Thursday, November 3 | Technical Oversight Committee | Othello | Agenda (details) | Click here to join |
Attendee List Link (Google Sheet)
Meeting Details
Wednesday November 2 Meeting Objectives and Agenda
Meeting Objectives
- Understand the financial health of LADCO, review the plan for our technical work over the next year, and discuss if LADCO is well-positioned to meet the needs of our members
- Communicate the current priorities, initiatives, and challenges in each of the LADCO member state air programs
- Learn about current technical and policy work at EPA
- Gather new information on environmental justice and Title VI guidance and tools from EPA
- Learn about best practices for addressing staff turnover in state air programs
Day 1 Agenda
| Time (CST) | Topic | Session Lead(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 9:00 | Breakfast and Networking | |
| 9:00 | Welcome, Roll, and Agenda Review | Matt Stuckey, IDEM LADCO Board Chair |
| 9:10 | LADCO Update and Plans for 2023 Director’s Report Slides (PDF) | Zac Adelman LADCO Executive Director |
| 10:00 | State Air Program Round Table | Air Directors |
| 11:00 | EPA Regulatory Updates | Scott Mathias, EPA OAQPS John Mooney, EPA Region 5 |
| noon | Lunch Presentation: Air Quality and Emissions Trends in 2022 LADCO 2022 Trends Report (PDF) Supplementary Materials (PDF) | Angie Dickens, LADCO Mark Janssen, LADCO |
| 1:00 | EPA Technical Work Updates | Chet Wayland, EPA OAQPS |
| 3:00 | Environmental Justice and Title VI Discussion | John Mooney, EPA Region 5 |
| 4:00 | Adjourn | |
| 6:00 | Group Dinner @ Five Roses Pub – Rosemont |
Day 1 Agenda Details
LADCO Business Discussion (9:10-10:00 Central)
- Participants: LADCO Board and Executive Director
- LADCO Director’s Update, FY22 year in review
- Workgroup reports
- Planning for a spring 2023 LADCO virtual stakeholder meeting
State Air Program Round Table (10:00-11:00 Central)
- Participants: LADCO Board
- 10 min per state
- Regional Haze SIP update
- Title V program status
- Initiatives being pursued by the air programs
EPA Regulatory Updates (11:00-noon Central)
- Presenters: Scott Mathias (EPA OAQPS) and John Mooney (EPA R5)
- Transport rule updates
- PM2.5 NAAQS revision update
- Contingency plan guidance for O3 attainment plans
- Open discussion
Lunch Presentation (noon-1:00 Central)
- Participants: Angie Dickens and Mark Janssen
- Trends in air quality and emissions through 2022
EPA Technical Work Updates (1:00-2:00 Central)
- Participants: Chet Wayland (EPA OAQPS)
- Ozone transport rule modeling update
- PM2.5 designations and the impact of biases in the FRM (Teledyne) monitors
- EPA technical work on modeling platform updates; a new inventory collaborative
- Inflation Reduction Act enhanced monitoring guidance
- Methane monitoring under the Inflation Reduction Act
- Open discussion
Environmental Justice and Title VI Discussion (2:00-3:00 Central)
- Participants: John Mooney (EPA R5) and LADCO Air Directors
- EPA guidance review
- How to incorporate EJ into air program activities: permitting and enforcement, SIPs, communication, monitoring plans
- Filling in the gaps: what do the state air programs need from EPA to enable effective EJ and Title VI activities
Succession Planning (3:00-4:00 Central)
- Participants: All
- What trends are you seeing with staffing in the current labor market?
- What are your best practices for hiring into a state government agency?
- How does an agency transfer institutional knowledge from retiring veteran staff members to existing and new staff?
Thursday November 3 Meeting Objectives and Agenda
Meeting Objectives
- Understand the financial health of LADCO, review the plan for our technical work over the next year, and discuss if LADCO is well-positioned to meet the needs of our members
- Communicate the current priorities, initiatives, and challenges in each of the LADCO member state air programs
- Learn about current technical and policy work at EPA
- Gather new information on environmental justice and Title VI guidance and tools from EPA
- Learn about best practices for addressing staff turnover in state air programs
Day 2 Agenda
| Time (CST) | Topic | Session Lead(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 – 9:00 | Breakfast and Networking | |
| 9:00 | Welcome, Roll, and Agenda Review | Zac Adelman, LADCO |
| 9:10 | Ozone Planning: Attainment planning, transport rule, bump ups Ozone Chemistry Slides (PDF) | All |
| noon | Lunch Presentation: Air Quality and Emissions Trends in 2022 LADCO 2022 Trends Report (PDF) Supplementary Materials (PDF) | Angie Dickens, LADCO Mark Janssen, LADCO |
| 1:00 | PM2.5 Planning: NAAQS revision and attainment planning PM Trends Slides (PDF) | All |
| 3:00 | LADCO 2023 workplan review and discussion | Zac Adelman, LADCO |
| 4:00 | Adjourn | |
| 6:00 | Group Dinner @ Bub City – Rosemont |
Day 2 Agenda Details
Ozone Planning (9:10-noon Central)
- Participants: TOC
- Coordination among the states on emissions control strategy development
- LADCO workplan to support attainment efforts
- Emissions inventory and control option analysis
- What are states doing for emissions controls? Are you writing regs? Anything beyond the federal requirements
- Ozone bump ups and SIPs
- Status of the attainment demonstration SIPs in each state with O3 NAAs
Lunch Presentation (noon-1:00 Central)
- Participants: Angie Dickens and Mark Janssen
- Trends in air quality and emissions through 2022
PM2.5 NAAQS and Attainment Planning (1:00-3:00 Central)
- Participants: TOC
- Review current PM2.5 design values and look at designation possibilities
- Review regulatory requirements and timing for PM2.5 NAAs
- Discuss the needs of the states for PM2.5 planning
- Discuss LADCO’s role in PM2.5 SIP support
LADCO 2023 Workplan and Schedule (3:15-4:00 Central)
- Participants: Zac Adelman
- Align the LADCO 2023 workplan and schedule with the results from the discussion on O3 and PM2.5 NAAQS planning
Parking Info
Park in the Double Tree lot located in the parking garage next to the hotel. You’ll see the entrance to the double tree lot to your left as you pull into the garage. LADCO will cover the cost of parking for meeting attendees.
For Overnight Guests
Bring your parking lot ticket to the front desk for validation and it will be added to your room charge.
For Day Visitors
Bring your parking lot ticket to the front desk for validation and tell the attendee that you’re with the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium meeting.
