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SUMMARY:WESTAR Planning Committee
DESCRIPTION:The WESTAR Planning Committee includes air quality planners from the 15 member states. Planners from Tribal and local air agencies as well as EPA and Federal Land Management agencies are welcome to attend. These calls occur every month on the First Thursday at 2:00 Mountain Time. The purpose of the call is to identify policy issues of concern\, make recommendations and comment on EPA policies and proposals\, and exchange information and expertise on relevant topics. \nIf you are interested in attending these calls\, please contact Jay Baker at jbaker@westar.org.
URL:https://westar.org/event/westar-planning-committee/2024-07-04/
CATEGORIES:Committee
ORGANIZER;CN="Jay Baker":MAILTO:jbaker@westar.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240716T083000
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SUMMARY:Advanced Inspector Training (NACT 355)
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: The Advanced Inspector Training Course focuses on issues and techniques for the more senior inspector to help enhance and improve their inspection techniques and results. This course does not focus on any specific media but covers subject applicable to inspections in all media. The course is intended to provide additional tools to obtain information before\, during\, and after an inspection. The course will present “best practices” for conducting inspections and give the students an opportunity to discuss how these “best practices” apply or not to their own inspections. Each class will have the opportunity to discuss and evaluate specific issues or areas of interest to them. \nSPACE LIMITATION: Registration is limited to 30 attendees.  Air quality staff from the fifteen western states receive registration preference. \nREGISTRATION FEES: There are no registration fees for state\, local or tribal air quality agency staff.  For federal employees the registration fees are $100. \nWESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies. \nCourse Brochure \nCourse Materials \nTo Register Log onto EPA’s AirKnowledge
URL:https://westar.org/event/advanced-inspector-training-nact-355/
LOCATION:Utah DEQ\, 195 N 1950 W\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, 84116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Gabler":MAILTO:jgabler@westar.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240723T080000
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SUMMARY:Petroleum Refining (TOXC 231)
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: This basic two-day course focuses on air quality and oil and gas facilities\, and intended for permit engineers\, compliance engineers\, and inspectors. \nThe course is designed to provide an overview of Petroleum Refining. The initial section of this course will introduce participants to the terminology\, basic chemistry\, and process related emissions common to petroleum refineries.  Participants will also be introduced to the many New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)\, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) and other air quality regulatory program requirements potentially applicable to a Petroleum Refinery.  This discussion will include the air pollutants of concern and common techniques.  The remainder of the course will focus on the four steps in the refining process – separation\, treatment\, conversion and blending.  In addition\, emissions and the control of air pollutants associated with supporting activities (such as waste water collection and treatment\, tank farms\, and safety flares) will be discussed. \nSPACE LIMITATION: Registration is limited to 30 attendees.  Air quality staff from the fifteen western states receive registration preference. \nREGISTRATION FEES: There are no registration fees for state\, local or tribal air quality agency staff.  For federal employees the registration fees are $100. \nWESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies. \nCourse Brochure \nCourse Materials \nTo Register Log onto EPA’s AirKnowledge \n 
URL:https://westar.org/event/petroleum-refining-toxc-231/
LOCATION:Montana DEQ – Billings\, 1371 Rimtop Drive\, Billings\, MT\, 59105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Gabler":MAILTO:jgabler@westar.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240724T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240724T150000
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SUMMARY:WESTAR Technical Committee
DESCRIPTION:The WESTAR Technical Committee includes technical professionals from the 15 member states. Participants come from a variety of backgrounds including monitoring\, emissions inventory\, and modeling analysis. Technical professionals from Tribal and local air agencies as well as EPA and Federal Land Management agencies are welcome to attend. These calls occur every month on the First Thursday at 2:00 Mountain Time. The purpose of the call is to identify policy issues of concern\, make recommendations and comment on EPA policies and proposals\, and exchange information and expertise on relevant topics. \nIf you are interested in attending these calls\, please contact Jay Baker at jbaker@westar.org.
URL:https://westar.org/event/westar-technical-committee/2024-07-24/
CATEGORIES:Committee
ORGANIZER;CN="Jay Baker":MAILTO:jbaker@westar.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240725T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T140005
CREATED:20240209T210939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T215740Z
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SUMMARY:Industrial Boilers (TOXC 226)
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with industrial boiler operations Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of industrial boilers: \n\nAir Pollution – Why\nBoiler Uses\nBoiler Theory and Operation\nAir Pollution Formation\nAir Pollution Control Devices\nBoiler Regulations\nTypical Permit Conditions\nInspection Procedures\n\nSPACE LIMITATION: Registration is limited to 30 attendees.  Air quality staff from the fifteen western states receive registration preference. \nREGISTRATION FEES: There are no registration fees for state\, local or tribal air quality agency staff.  For federal employees the registration fees are $100. \nWESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies. \nCourse Brochure \nCourse Materials \nTo Register Log onto EPA’s AirKnowledge
URL:https://westar.org/event/industrial-boilers-toxc-226/
LOCATION:Montana DEQ – Billings\, 1371 Rimtop Drive\, Billings\, MT\, 59105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Gabler":MAILTO:jgabler@westar.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240726T083000
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SUMMARY:Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Control Devices (TOXC 106)
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: Those completing this course will gain a basic understanding of the general information associated with volatile organic compound control devices. Attendees will be able to perform regulatory reviews involving the following elements of gaseous emissions control: The following topics will be covered in this course: \n\nAbsorbers\nAdsorbers\nCondensers\nOxidizers\nProcess descriptions\nRule discussion\nInspection procedures\n\nSPACE LIMITATION: Registration is limited to 30 attendees.  Air quality staff from the fifteen western states receive registration preference. \nREGISTRATION FEES: There are no registration fees for state\, local or tribal air quality agency staff.  For federal employees the registration fees are $700. \nWESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies. \nCourse Brochure \nCourse Materials \nTo Register Log onto EPA’s AirKnowledge
URL:https://westar.org/event/volatile-organic-compounds-voc-control-devices-toxc-106/
LOCATION:Montana DEQ – Billings\, 1371 Rimtop Drive\, Billings\, MT\, 59105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Gabler":MAILTO:jgabler@westar.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20240729T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20240730T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240711T171656Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Air Quality Permitting
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: This basic permitting writing training course focuses on the most important air pollution permitting aspects of the Clean Air Act’s mandatory NSR/PSD and Title V permitting programs including sections on operating permit requirements\, permit drafting and analysis\, source monitoring\, compliance and enforcement\, alternative approaches\, and record keeping and resources.  The NSR portion of the course focuses on the treatment of key NSR components (applicability\, BACT\, impact analyses). \nSPACE LIMITATION: Registration is limited to 30 attendees.  Air quality staff from the fifteen western states receive registration preference. \nREGISTRATION FEES: There are no registration fees for state\, local or tribal air quality agency staff.  For federal employees the registration fees are $700. \nWESTAR’s funding and mission limit attendance at WESTAR’s educational opportunities to staff from government air pollution control agencies. \nCourse Brochure \nCourse Materials \nTo Register Log onto EPA’s AirKnowledge
URL:https://westar.org/event/introduction-to-air-quality-permitting/
LOCATION:Northern Nevada Public Health\, 1001 E. Ninth Street\, Reno\, NV\, 89512\, United States
CATEGORIES:Training
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeff Gabler":MAILTO:jgabler@westar.org
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