DRAFT AGENDA
Midwest Transportation Air Quality Summit
October 27 − 29, 2009
Pere Marquette State Park
Grafton, Illinois
Purpose: Many federal, state, regional, and local groups deal with motor vehicles in some way as part of their planning and regulatory programs. This workshop will attempt to put these pieces together and provide a comprehensive picture of current and upcoming transportation and air quality issues.
Monday, October 26 (for those arriving early)
4:00-6:00 pm Early Registration and Reception
Tuesday, October 27
7:00-8:15 pm Continental Breakfast
8:00 Registration Opens
9:00 am CDT - Optional (Parallel) Sessions
Session 1: Overview of EPA’s New MOVES Emissions Model
Session Chair: Jeff Houk, FHWA
Speakers: Jeff Houk, FHWA and Gary Dolce, EPA
• The purpose of this session is for EPA and FHWA experts to provide a technical understanding of the new MOVES model -e.g. development of the model, differences between MOBILE6.2 and MOVES, and EPA's implementation guidance for MOVES. Please note that this will not be hands-on training.
Session 2: Status of the Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) Program
Session Chair: Elizabeth Tracy, IDOT
Speakers: Mike Koontz, FHWA; Jim Wild, East-West Gateway; and Ross Patronsky, CMAP
• The purpose of this session is to review the latest developments in the CMAQ program.
11:00 am Adjourn
11:30 am Lunch
1:00 pm Welcome and Introduction: Walt Zyznieuski, IDOT,
Michael Koerber, LADCO
• Opening Remarks
• Speakers: Eric Harm, Deputy Director of Highways, Assistant Chief Engineer, Illinois DOT; Glenn Fulkerson, Assistant Division Administrator, Illinois Division, FHWA; and Doug Scott, Director, Illinois EPA
1:45 pm Federal Panel on Current Regulatory Priorities and
Activities
2:45 pm Break• Session Chair: John Donovan, FHWA
• Speakers: Cecilia Ho, FHWA and Gary Dolce, EPA
3:00 pm State/MPO Panel on Current Air Quality and
Transportation Issues
• Session Chair: Mike Rogers, Illinois EPA
• Speakers:Mike Coulson, East-West Gateway; Joan Weidner, SEMCOG; Rob Kaleel, Illinois EPA, and Tom Hanf, Michigan DOT
4:00 pm Diesel Engines
• Session Chair: Steve Marquardt, EPA, Region V
• Midwest Diesel Initiative: Steve Marquardt
• State-Level Diesel Programs: Darwin Burkhart, Illinois EPA, and Michael Friedlander, WDNR
5:00 pm Adjourn
5:30 pm Reception - Wine tasting and Hors d'oeuvres (Winery)
6:30 pm Dinner - "Tour of Italy Buffet (Great Room)
Wednesday, October 28
6:45-8:15 am Continental Breakfast
7:00 am Optional Hike (Meet at the Lodge entrance for a short ride up to
the top of the bluff, followed by a 45-minute hike back down to
the Lodge)
8:15 am Climate Change: State, Regional, Local, and Federal Activities
Session Chair: Michael Koerber, LADCO
• Federal Level - EPA's endangerment finding, GHG emission standards for light-duty vehicles, mandatory reporting rule, and renewable fuels: Rob Kafalenos, FHWA, and Rebecca White, EPA
• Regional Level
- Midwest Greenhouse Gas Accord: Nicholas Bianco, WRI
- A Perspective on Midwest Climate: Steve Hilberg, Midwest Regional Climate Center
9:45 am Break
10:00 am Climate Change (continued)
• State Level:
- Michigan Climate Action Council's Report, Vince Hellwig, Michigan DEQ
- Overview of Midwest States' Activities, Ken Colburn, CCS
- State DOT role on documenting GHG emissions in NEPA documents, John Zamurs, NY DOT
• Local Level
- Cool Cities Program, John Posey, East-West Gateway
- MPO actions related to GHG emissions, Jesse Elam, CMAP
• State/Local/MPO Roundtable - what are you doing in your area related to GHG emissions (and climate change)?
12:00 am Lunch
Speaker: Climate Change and the Transportation Sector: Ken Colburn, CCS
1:30 pm Developing Better Mobile Source Emissions Inventories
Session Chair: Michael Koerber, LADCO
• EPA MOVES model (overview of implementation guidance): Gary Dolce, EPA
• FHWA's MOVES sensitivity study: Jeff Houk, FHWA
• LADCO's mobile source emissions sensitivity study: Michael Koerber, LADCO
• Evaluation of mobile source emissions inventories: Doug Lawson, NREL
• Use of travel demand modeling in state emission inventories: Mark Janssen, LADCO
3:15 pm Break
3:30 pm Project-level Analyses
Session Chair: Walt Zyznieuski, IDOT
• PM2.5 hot-spot guidance: Gary Dolce, EPA
• Summary of recent PM2.5 hot-spot analyses: Cecilia Ho, FHWA
• Implications of MOVES for project-level analyses: Jeff Houk, FHWA
• Illinois DOTS's COSIM model: Walt Zynieuski, IDOT
• State/Local/MPO Roundtable - do you have any issues related to recent project-level analyses
5:00 pm Adjourn
5:30 pm Reception - Cash bar and hors d'oeuvres (Great Room)
6:00 pm Dinner - Chuckwagon BBQ Buffet (Great Room and
Terrace)
Thursday, October 29
7:00-8:15 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 am - Mobile Source Air Toxics
Session Chair: Mike Claggett, FHWA
• AASHTO Study: John Zamurs, NY DOT
• Implications of MOVES for air toxics: Mike Claggett, FHWA
• Exposure studies in St. Louis: Jay Turner, Washington University
9:15 am Break
9:30 am Other Mobile Source Research Studies
Session Chair: Mike Claggett, FHWA
• Near-roadway measurements studies: Victoria Martinez, FHWA
• Measurements during Dan Ryan reconstruction: Scott Dileto, EDI
• Analysis of Rail Yards: Jay Turner, Washington University
• HEI Health Effects Study: Mike Claggett, FHWA
11:10 am Wrap-Up/Review of Action Items
11:30 am Adjourn - A box lunch will be available at the end of the
workshop.