| The Group Leader of the Geographic Strategies Group (GSG) reports to the Director, AQPD.
The GSG develops and implements air quality management policies and strategies to address regional,
national, and multi-national scale pollution problems. This includes pollution transported across
State borders and international borders with Canada and Mexico, and transcontinental pollution
transported from the Far East and Africa. The Group provides necessary technical assistance
to Regional Offices and State/local/Tribal agencies to implement these policies and strategies
at their levels. In addition, the Group provides input to the development of Regional Office
Performance Measures and evaluates strategic direction of regional programs and fulfillment
of priorities articulated in program specific guidance. The Group works closely with other
OAQPS Divisions to ensure that OAQPS policies incorporate and encourage cross-program
integration of implementation strategies (including co-control of hazardous and criteria
air pollutants), the use of innovative regulatory strategies and pollution prevention
strategies, and consideration of environmental justice issues.
The Group’s principal responsibilities include:
- Trans-boundary pollution transport
- Integrated multi-pollutant national and regional pollution reduction strategies
- Visibility protection program
- NOx SIP Call: SIPs and FIP
- Section 126 petitions
- Clean Air Interstate Rule
- Regional haze implementation guidance
- Regional haze program BART guidance
- Reasonable progress for visibility
- Regional haze program natural conditions guidance
- Coordination of Regional Planning Organizations (RPOs)
- NAAQS attainment date extensions for downwind transport
- Emergency Episodes Rule
- Exceptional Events Policy
- Stack Height Regulations
- Agricultural Burning Air Emissions Policy
- Outer Continental Shelf Rule
- Support for Clean Air Act Advisory Committee’s Subcommittee on Air Quality Management
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