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2009 Operational Plan - Project Description

Enhancing North America Air Quality Management Page 6 of 11

Communications

The North American Power Plant Emissions Report will be published by the

CEC in print and electronic form. An accompanying searchable database willbe posted on the CEC website.

Information Management

This project will require the coordination and exchange of information onexisting air quality and emissions reporting systems managed by the threeParties.

The project also involves the development of electronic databases that willallow the efficient storage of, and access to, air pollutant emissionsinformation. The databases will also support web mapping applications, and

be used in other CEC initiatives.

Reports developed through this project will be available in electronic formaton the CECs website.


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Implementation Plan

PROJECT 10 Enhancing North America Air Quality Management

Strategic Objectives:

Strengthen the capacity of North American decision-makers to understand continental environmental issues of common concern. Develop the information needed to describe the state of the North American environment and to identify emerging trends and issues.2010 Tasks Key Outputs Timing Expected Outcomes Beneficiaries

(Reach)

Budget(C$)

Future Activities

1. Cooperative workwith EnvironmentCanada and US EPAmobile sourcesresearch laboratoriesto establish studydesign for PM2.5emission factordevelopment in

Mexico

Study design fordevelopment ofPM2.5 emissionfactors

July 2010 Comparable base-levelinformation for on-roadmobile sources emissionsinventories for use innational and regional NorthAmerican air qualityinitiatives

US EPA, Semarnat,Environment Canada,INE, academic andresearch institutions,North American local,state and regionalenvironmental protectionagencies, indigenous/tribal/First Nations

governments or agencies

$35,000

2. Informationcollection for PowerPlant Emissionsdatabase and reportupdate

Updated PowerPlant Emissionsdatabase andreport with 2005data

Complementaryinformation forUS-Mexico, andCanada-Mexicowork on theelectricity sector

Supplementaryinformation for

Mexicos

August 2010 Updated key informationon emissions from theelectricity-generatingsector for use in advancingair quality initiatives,climate change mitigationstrategies, anddetermination ofenvironmental performance

US EPA, Semarnat,Environment Canada,National departments ofenergy, Regionalplanning organizations,states and provinces

$60,000


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(Reach)

Budget(C$)

Future Activities

mercuryinventory

Improvedcharacterizationof emissionsfrom electricpower sector

Quality AssuranceSummary

Report: NorthAmerican PowerPlants EmissionsReport

Stakeholder/Expert review: Selected stakeholders/ experts for three-week review (April 2010)

Party reviewDrafting: Three-week review (May 2010)

Party reviewQuality assurance: June-July 2010

Publication: August 2010

Quality AssuranceSummary

Project Database:Database of

AtmosphericEmissions fromNorth AmericanPower Plants

First half of 2010Data compilation from publicly available information from the Parties

3. Capacity buildingactivities for theimplementation ofAIRNow-I in

Planning documentoutliningcapabilities andneeds

January-February2010

March 2010

Comparable formats anddata validation proceduresfor ambient air qualityinformation for use in

Semarnat, US EPA,Environment Canada,INE, academic andresearch institutions,

$75,000


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(Reach)

Budget(C$)

Future Activities

Mexico

Meeting at US EPA

National AirQuality Conference

WebinardemonstratingAIRNow-I systemcapabilities

Training sessionsfor networkmanagers on datavalidation, commonformats, andQA/QC, withhands-on activities

plus introduction toair qualityforecasting

Translation ofAIRNow-I manualsand guidancedocuments

August 2010

June andSeptember2010

September2010

national and regional NorthAmerican air quality

initiatives

North American local,state and regional

environmental protectionagencies


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Budget(C$)

Future Activities

4. Completespecified portions of

the update of the2008 MexicanNational EmissionsInventory andprovide capacitybuilding workshopsfor Mexican stateson emissionsinventory

development

Updated MexicanNational Emissions

Inventory for point,area, mobile andbiogenic sources

Increased capacityto develop state-level inventories

Automated tools toassist in the

emissions inventorydevelopmentprocess

December2010

Comparable emissionsinventories for a common

base year for use innational and regional NorthAmerican air qualityinitiatives

Semarnat, USEPA,Environment Canada,

INE, academic andresearch institutions,North American local,state and regionalenvironmental protectionagencies

$225,000

5. North AmericanAir Working Group(NAAWG) andSecretariatcollaborate, through

regular meetings andconference calls, inreviewing,monitoring andfacilitating theprogress of theprojects, assessingcurrent and future

project needs and

Efficient andeffectiveimplementation ofair quality-relatedprojects

Efficient and effectiveachievement ofCEC/Parties air qualityobjectives

Environment Canada,Semarnat, US EPA,states and provinces

$5,000


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(Reach)

Budget(C$)

Future Activities

priorities,suggestions for

improvement, andreviewing relevantproject documentsand deliverables

Total Cost: $400,000

Performance Measurement Indicators:

Completion of components for the Mexican NEI. Updated North American Power Plants Emissions database and report. Increased reliability and accessibility of emissions and ambient air quality data.

Key Partners:

US EPA, Semarnat,

Environment Canada, INE,CEC, States and provinces,Great Lakes Commission,Western GovernorsAssociation

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