Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Office of Air Quality: Quarterly Newsletter/Fall 2018

The Office of Air Quality (“OAQ”) of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality publishes a quarterly newsletter (“Newsletter”).

OAQ recently published the Fall 2018 edition.

The Newsletter addresses topics such as:

• Associate Director’s Update (Stuart Spencer)

  • Noting two publications which include:

    • “The Greatest Story Seldom Told: Profiles and Success Stories in Air Pollution Control” – Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies publication (https://cleanairact.org/news/documents/AAPCA2018GreatestStory-July2018.pdf)

    • Magazine for Environmental Managers – September 2018

      (http://pubs.awma.org/flip/EM-Sept-2018/sloan.pdf

• Regional Haze – Replacement of the Federal Implementation Plan

• June 2018 Beneficiary Mitigation Plan

  • Light-Duty Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Rebate Program

  • Arkansas Clean Fuels Program

• Reducing of the Number of Administratively Incomplete Air Permit Applications (Recommendations)

  • Use the most current instructions along with the newly revised checklist

  • ePortal’s design is to guide users through the process

  • Ask for help

  • Send the feedback

• Expansion of the Use of the ePortal System to OAQ Compliance (noting benefits)

• Advocating Mulching as Opposed to Burning Leaves

• Quarterly OAQ Asbestos Program Meeting with the Regulated Community (including topics addressed)

  • Certification application and Notice of Intent forms content

  • Regulation 21 definitions for contractor consultant

  • Training provider notification regarding class schedule and attendance

  • Enforcement of Regulation 21 violations, inspector practices and the inspection program

• Enforcement Lean Event Update

  • February 2018 meeting addressed analyzing current processes for each ADEQ Enforcement Program’s routing and approval of formal enforcement actions

    • March 2018 meeting addressed OAQ Enforcement CAO processing (focusing on reducing average lead time for processing a formal enforcement action)

A copy of the newsletter can be found here.