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308 VS. 309 DECISION PROCESSNovember 2001 WRAP Meeting

Andy Ginsburg, Oregon DEQ

Co-Chair IOC Forum

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States that can choose 309

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• Critical Mass

• Opportunity for regional approach

• Economic & Workload issues

• WRAP assistance to states/tribes

Why is this decision important?

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Process To Meet 2003 SIP/TIP Deadline

WRAPForumWork

LegislativeSIP/TIPApproval

LegislativeAuthority Rulemaking Submit

SIP/TIPTo EPA

LocalStakeholderMeetings

LocalStakeholderMeetings

308/309Decision

WRAPForum Work

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Oregon Time Line Example

1/2002 12/20031/2003

StakeholderMeetings

Rulemaking &

submittal7/2003

Planning process for Legislature

Legislative Authority

WRAP Forum work

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Section 308

More time (2008)

Strategies TBD

Must address BART

Must show Reasonable Progress (2064)

Section 309

Less time (2003)

Strategies identified

Annex satisfies BART

Assumes Reasonable Progress (2018)

308 vs 309 Considerations

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Section 308

Regional Coordination

WRAP does some work

Economic impact greater?

Section 309

Critical Mass

WRAP does most work

Economic impact less?

308 vs 309 Considerations