The Air Quality Planning curriculum is intended for learners who implement the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) via State/Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs/TIPs), as well as Regional Haze. Some overlap exists between this curriculum and the permitting, air quality modeling, ambient air monitoring, and emissions inventories curricula. Topics as they relate primarily to air quality planning are covered in this curriculum alone.
In the left column, you will find entire e-learning courses. The right column provides the content of those same courses arranged by learning objective, for learners who would like to customize their learning plan or who are looking for more targeted training content. (It should be noted that training material is not yet available for all learning objectives.)
eLearning Courses
After completion of this course, learners will be able to explain the basic components of State and Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs and TIPs) that are common for attaining any of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
2. DESCRIBE THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCESS TO DESIGNATE AREAS AS ATTAINMENT, NONATTAINMENT, OR ATTAINMENT/UNCLASSIFIABLE FOLLOWING PROMULGATION OF A NEW OR REVISED NAAQS (FOUNDATIONAL)
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3. DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF EACH STATE TO DEVELOP A STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP) (FOUNDATIONAL)
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4. DESCRIBE THE ROLE OF THE EPA TO TAKE ACTIONS RELATED TO SIPS (REQUIRED BY CAA SECTION 110(K), (L), (M)) (FOUNDATIONAL)
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5. PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO TRIBAL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS (TIPS) (FOUNDATIONAL)
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6. PROVIDE CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRIBAL AUTHORITY RULE (FOUNDATIONAL)
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7. LOCATE INFORMATION ABOUT SIPS/TIPS (SUCH AS THE CURRENT SIP-APPROVED REGULATIONS, SOURCE-SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS AND PLANS FOR A STATE) (FOUNDATIONAL)
36. PREPARE AN ATTAINMENT DEMONSTRATION FOR A NONATTAINMENT SIP (ADVANCED)
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37. RESEARCH AND DEVELOP INFORMATION TO ENSURE A SIP REVISION DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH ANY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENT CONCERNING ATTAINMENT, RFP, OR OTHER CAA REQUIREMENTS (ADVANCED)
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38. COMPILE EMISSION INVENTORIES (ESPECIALLY FOR NONATTAINMENT AREAS) (ADVANCED)
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39. ANALYZE AND PLAN CONTROL MEASURES FOR SIPS (I.E. RACT/RACM) (ADVANCED)
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40. INTERPRET AND APPLY SPECIAL CAA PROVISIONS (ADVANCED)
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41. INTERPRET AND APPLY GENERAL AND TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY REQUIREMENTS (ADVANCED)
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42. FORMULATE REDESIGNATION AND MAINTENANCE PLANS (ADVANCED)
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43. PREPARE A CLEAN DATA DETERMINATION (CDD) REQUEST (ADVANCED)
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44. INTERPRET AND APPLY REGIONAL HAZE REQUIREMENTS (ADVANCED)