1. DESCRIBE NAAQS IMPLEMENTATION, IN GENERAL (FOUNDATIONAL)
What are Area Designations?
What is a State or Tribal Implementation Plan (SIP or TIP)?
Timeline and Roles for SIP/TIP Submittal and Review
Exceptional Events Core Concepts
2. DESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS TO DESIGNATE AREAS AS ATTAINMENT, NONATTAINMENT, OR ATTAINMENT/UNCLASSIFIABLE FOLLOWING PROMULGATION OF A NEW OR REVISED NAAQS (FOUNDATIONAL)
Area Designations Process and Timeline
3. DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF EACH STATE TO DEVELOP A STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) (FOUNDATIONAL)
4. DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE EPA TO TAKE ACTIONS RELATED TO SIPS (REQUIRED BY CAA SECTION 110(K), (L), (M)) (FOUNDATIONAL)
5. PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO TRIBAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (TIPS) (FOUNDATIONAL)
6. PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRIBAL AUTHORITY RULE (FOUNDATIONAL)
7. LOCATE INFORMATION ABOUT SIPS/TIPS (SUCH AS THE CURRENT SIP-APPROVED REGULATIONS, SOURCE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS FOR A STATE) (FOUNDATIONAL)
8. IDENTIFY SOURCES OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY DATA (FOUNDATIONAL)
9. OUTLINE THE SIP/TIP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS (FOUNDATIONAL)
10. EXPLAIN THE COMPONENTS OF ATTAINMENT SIPS/TIPS (FOUNDATIONAL)
What are the Components of Attainment SIPs/TIPs?
11. DESCRIBE REDESIGNATION FROM NONATTAINMENT TO ATTAINMENT, AND MAINTENANCE PLAN REQUIREMENTS (FOUNDATIONAL)
12. DEFINE PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION (PSD) PERMITTING PROGRAM (FOUNDATIONAL)
13. SUMMARIZE NONATTAINMENT NSR (NNSR) CAA REQUIREMENTS AND WHEN THEY ARE TRIGGERED (FOUNDATIONAL)
14. DEFINE MINOR NSR PROGRAM/TRIBAL MINOR NSR (FOUNDATIONAL)
15. DESCRIBE AVAILABLE GUIDANCE, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES FOR AIR QUALITY PLANNING (FOUNDATIONAL)
Role, Purpose and General Use of the EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual
16. APPLY TECHNICAL FACTORS, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES USED IN THE DESIGNATION PROCESS (INTERMEDIATE)
Area Designations Factor Analysis
17. EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF ROUTINE SIP RULE REVISIONS AND UPDATES (INTERMEDIATE)
18. EVALUATE COMPLETENESS OF PLAN SUBMISSIONS (INTERMEDIATE)
19. OUTLINE INFRASTRUCTURE SIP REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
20. DEFINE ATTAINMENT DEMONSTRATIONS (INTERMEDIATE)
21. EVALUATE CONTROL MEASURES AND THEIR COST EFFECTIVENESS (INTERMEDIATE)
Analyses Under the EPA Control Cost Manual
22. APPLY THE EXCEPTIONAL EVENT DEMONSTRATION PROCESS TO CASE-SPECIFIC SCENARIOS (INTERMEDIATE)
23. DESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS THAT RELATE TO EMISSIONS DURING PERIODS OF STARTUP, SHUTDOWN AND MALFUNCTION (INTERMEDIATE)
24. DEFINE CONFORMITY REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
25. DESCRIBE REQUIREMENTS FOR ROP/RFP PLANS (INTERMEDIATE)
26. DEFINE CONTINGENCY MEASURE REQUIREMENTS (INTERMEDIATE)
27. DEFINE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REDESIGNATION TO ATTAINMENT AND MAINTENANCE PLANS (INTERMEDIATE)
28. DESCRIBE THE USE OF CLEAN DATA DETERMINATIONS (CDDS) TO SUSPEND REQUIREMENTS BEFORE AN EVENTUAL ACTION TO FORMALLY REDESIGNATE (INTERMEDIATE)
29. ANALYZE POSSIBLE SCENARIOS THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A FEDERAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (INTERMEDIATE)
30. DESCRIBE THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF INTERSTATE TRANSPORT ANALYSIS (INTERMEDIATE)
31. EXPLAIN HOW REGIONAL HAZE SIPS ARE EVALUATED (INTERMEDIATE)
32. PREPARE (STATES/TRIBES) AND EVALUATE (EPA) STATE/TRIBAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AREA DESIGNATIONS (ADVANCED)
33. PREPARE INFRASTRUCTURE SIP SUBMITTAL (ADVANCED)
34. DESCRIBE SPECIAL TOPICS RELATED TO INTERSTATE TRANSPORT (ADVANCED)
35. USE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF AIR QUALITY DATA TO CONDUCT ANALYSES (ADVANCED)
36. ANALYZE EXCEPTIONAL EVENTS (ADVANCED)
37. CONDUCT NONATTAINMENT NSR (NNSR) ANALYSES: LAER AND EMISSION OFFSETS (ADVANCED)
38. PREPARE AN ATTAINMENT DEMONSTRATION FOR A NONATTAINMENT SIP (ADVANCED)
39. RESEARCH AND DEVELOP INFORMATION TO ENSURE A SIP REVISION DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENT CONCERNING ATTAINMENT, RFP, OR OTHER CAA REQUIREMENTS (ADVANCED)
40. COMPILE EMISSION INVENTORIES (ESPECIALLY FOR NONATTAINMENT AREAS) (ADVANCED)
41. ANALYZE AND PLAN CONTROL MEASURES FOR SIPS (I.E. RACT/RACM) (ADVANCED)
42. INTERPRET AND APPLY SPECIAL CAA PROVISIONS (ADVANCED)
43. INTERPRET AND APPLY GENERAL AND TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY REQUIREMENTS (ADVANCED)
44. FORMULATE REDESIGNATION AND MAINTENANCE PLANS (ADVANCED)
45. PREPARE A CLEAN DATA DETERMINATION (CDD) REQUEST (ADVANCED)
46. INTERPRET AND APPLY REGIONAL HAZE REQUIREMENTS (ADVANCED)