Rapid Inventory Development Pilot (RID)

November 3, 2004

The Emission Inventory and Analysis Group is beginning a pilot project with select states to investigate how we may significantly decrease the time period in which states collect emissions data from industrial sources, organize that data in their databases, perform quality checks, and then transfer the data to EPA for inclusion in the National Emissions Inventory (NEI).

Currently, States are allowed approximately 17 months to provide EPA this information and it takes an additional 19 months for EPA to perform QA/QC, reconcile, review and incorporate this data, and data from other sources, into a complete emission inventory. The goal of the Rapid Inventory Development Pilot is to develop a complete 2004 emission inventory for the participating agencies within 12 months.

If you would like to make comments regarding the RID Pilot, or if you have any questions or suggestions, please send an email to Doug Solomon (solomon.douglas@epa.gov), with EPA's Emission Inventory and Analysis Group. In the subject field, please put 'RID Pilot.'

States currently participating in this pilot
Alabama	Lisa Cole	lbcole@adem.state.al.us
Louisiana	Linda Brown	linda.brown@la.gov
Maryland	Roger Thunell	rthunell@mde.state.md.us
Michigan	Allan Ostrander	ostranda@state.mi.us
Missouri	Cheryl Hickman	cheryl.hickman@dnr.mo.gov
New Mexico - Albuquerque	Stephanie Summers	ssummers@cabq.gov
North Carolina	Jim Southerland	james.southerland@ncmail.net
Ohio	Tom Velalis	tom.velalis@epa.state.oh.us
South Carolina	Lynn Barnes	barnesls@dhec.sc.gov
West Virginia	Bob Betterton Dave Porter	rbetterton@wvdep.org dporter@wvdep.org

Pilot Timeline

Formal kickoff call - November 3, 2004
Finalize participants - November 5, 2004
Individual discussions with participants - Through November 30, 2004
Select Direct Reporting Software for participants that need It - December 31, 2004
Demo Direct Reporting Software - January 31, 2005
Deliver modified Direct Reporting Software- March 31, 2005
EPA send nonpoint/mobile templates to participants - April 30, 2005
Participants send data to EPA - Through October 31, 2005
EPA completes final pilot inventory - December 31, 2005

Meeting Minutes

  - February 3, 2005 (PDF 13K)
  - January 5, 2005 (PDF 12K)
  - November 4, 2004 (PDF 14K)
  - September 24, 2004 (PDF 8K)

For more information about the pilot, contact:
Sally Dombrowski US EPA Emission Inventory and Analysis Group (919) 541-3269 dombrowski.sally@epa.gov	Douglas Solomon US EPA Emission Inventory and Analysis Group (919) 541-4132 solomon.douglas@epa.gov	Jim Paumier MACTEC (919)941-0333 x240 jopaumier@mactec.com

Rapid Inventory Development Pilot (RID)

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