Organization and Contacts

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Policy Decision Group Financial Assessment and Implementation Subgroup Modeling and Assessment Subgroup Air Quality Analysis Workgroup Emissions Inventory Workgroup Biogenic Ad Hoc Group Regional and Urban Scale Modeling Workgroup Outreach and Communications Subgroup Strategies and Controls Subgroup Control Technologies Options Workgroup Mobile Options Mini-Workgroup Other Sources Mini-Workgroup Utilities Mini-Workgroup Implementation Strategies and Issues Workgroup Broad Approaches Mini-Workgroup Control Strategies Formulation Mini-Workgroup Criteria Evaluation Mini-Workgroup Trading/Incentives Workgroup Trading/Incentives Task Group Banking Task Group Area and Mobile Sources Task Group
Member List

For general information regarding a particular group within OTAG, please contact one of the chairs. For information regarding the time and place of the meetings, please call Walcoff and Associates, Inc., at (703) 267-3595.

Policy Decision Group

Mary A. Gade, OTAG Chair, Illinois EPA
Theresa Pella, Illinois EPA
Kathleen Bassi, Illinois EPA

(217) 782-9540
(217) 782-7001
(217) 785-8911

Financial Assessment and Implementation Subgroup

Commissioner Harold Reheis, Georgia (404) 656-4713

Modeling and Assessment Subgroup

Each member works with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection:

Commissioner Robert C. Shinn, Jr.
John C. Elston
Chris Salmi

(609) 292-2885
(609) 292-6710
(609) 884-3009

Air Quality Analysis Workgroup

Bob H. Collom, Southeastern States Air Resource Managers
Dave Guinnup, U.S. EPA

(404) 894-370
(919) 541-5368

Emissions Inventory Workgroup

Roger Randolph, Missouri Dept of Natural Resources
J. David Mobley, U.S. EPA

(314) 751-4817
(919) 541-4676

A biogenic ad hoc group was temporarily organized as part of the Emissions Inventory Workgroup. For more information on activities for the ad hoc group, please contact the following:

Larry Bruss, Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources
(Chair, Biogenic Ad Hoc Group)

(608) 267-7543

Regional and Urban Scale Modeling Workgroup

Michael Koerber, Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium
Joe Tikvart, U.S. EPA

(847) 296-2181
(919) 541-5562

Outreach and Communications Subgroup

Commissioner Ned Sullivan, Maine (207) 287-2812

Strategies and Controls Subgroup

Don Schregardus, Director, Ohio EPA
Robert Hodanbosi, Air Director, Ohio EPA

(614) 644-2782
(614) 644-2270

Control Technologies Options Workgroup

Steve Gerritson, Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium
Doug Grano, U.S. EPA

(847) 296-2181
(919) 541-3292

The Workgroup is also comprised of three mini-workgroups: Mobile Options; Utilities; and Other Sources. For more information on activities for each of the mini-workgroups, please contact the following:

Marlin Gottschalk, Georgia Dept of Natural Resources
(Chair, Mobile Options Mini-Workgroup)

Danny Herrin, Southern Company
Chair, Utilities Mini-Workgroup)

Steve Gerritson, Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium
(Chair, Other Sources Mini-Workgroup)

(404) 363-7024

(205) 870-6468

Implementation Strategies and Issues Workgroup

Merrylin Zaw-Mon, Maryland Dept of the Environment
Bill Baker, U.S. EPA

(410) 631-3255
(212) 637-3733

The Workgroup is also comprised of three mini-workgroups: Criteria Evaluation; Broad Approaches; and Control Strategies Formulation. For more information on the activities of the mini-workgroups, please contact the following:

Donald F. Theiler, Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources
(Chair, Criteria Evaluation Mini-Workgroup)

David W. Parks, Baltimore Gas & Electric Company
(Chair, Broad Approaches Mini-Workgroup)

Brock Nicholson, North Carolina Dept of Environmental,
Health, and Natural Resources
(Chair, Control Strategies Formulation Mini-Workgroup)

(608) 266-0603

(410) 787-5234

(919) 715-0587

Trading/Incentives Workgroup

James Rue, Pennsylvania EPA
Doug Grano, U.S. EPA

(717) 772-2724
(919) 541-3292

The Workgroup is also comprised of three task groups: Trading/Incentives, Banking, and Area and Mobile Sources. For more information on the activities of the task groups, please contact the following:

Roger Kanerva, Illinois EPA
(Chair, Trading/Incentives Task Group)

Joseph Belanger, Connecticut DEP
(Chair, Banking Task Group)

Mark Brownstein, Law Offices of Mark Brownstein
(Chair, Area and Mobile Sources Task Group)

(217) 785-5735

(860) 424-3027

(201) 714-7033

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