Table 1 to § 50.14 -Summary of Basic Smoke Management Practices, Benefit Achieved With the BSMP, and When it is Applieda
Basic Smoke Management Practiceb | Benefit achieved with the BSMP | When the BSMP is applied-before/during/after the burn |
Evaluate Smoke Dispersion Conditions | Minimize smoke impacts | Before, During, After. |
Monitor Effects on Air Quality | Be aware of where the smoke is going and degree it impacts air quality | Before, During, After. |
Record-Keeping/Maintain a Burn/Smoke Journal | Retain information about the weather, burn and smoke. If air quality problems occur, documentation helps analyze and address air regulatory issues. | Before, During, After. |
Communication-Public Notification | Notify neighbors and those potentially impacted by smoke, especially sensitive receptors | Before, During. |
Consider Emission Reduction Techniques | Reducing emissions through mechanisms such as reducing fuel loading can reduce downwind impacts | Before, During, After. |
Share the Airshed-Coordination of Area Burning | Coordinate multiple burns in the area to manage exposure of the public to smoke | Before, During, After. |
a The EPA believes that elements of these BSMP could also be practical and beneficial to apply to wildfires for areas likely to experience recurring wildfires.
b The listing of BSMP in this table is not intended to be all-inclusive. Not all BSMP are appropriate for all burns. Goals for applicability should retain flexibility to allow for onsite variation and site-specific conditions that can be variable on the day of the burn. Burn managers can consider other appropriate BSMP as they become available due to technological advancement or programmatic refinement.
Table 2 to § 50.14 -Schedule for Initial Notification and Demonstration Submission for Data Influenced by Exceptional Events for Use in Initial Area Designations
Exceptional events/Regulatory action | Condition | Exceptional events deadline scheduled |
(A) Initial Notification deadline for data years 1, 2 and 3.a | If state and tribal initial designation recommendations for a new/revised national ambient air quality standard are due August through January, | then the Initial Notification deadline will be the July 1 prior to the recommendation deadline. |
(B) Initial Notification deadline for data years 1, 2 and 3.a | If state and tribal recommendations for a new/revised national ambient air quality standard are due February through July, | then the Initial Notification deadline will be the January 1 prior to the recommendation deadline. |
(C) Exceptional events demonstration submittal deadline for data years 1, 2 and 3a | None | no later than the later of November 29, 2016 or the date that state and tribal recommendations are due to the Administrator. |
(D) Initial Notification and exceptional events demonstration submittal deadline for data year 4b and, where applicable, data year 5.c | None | by the last day of the month that is 1 year and 7 months after promulgation of a new/revised national ambient air quality standard, unless either paragraph (E) or paragraph (F) applies. |
(E) Initial Notification and exceptional events demonstration submittal deadline for data year 4b and, where applicable, data year 5.c | If the Administrator follows a 3-year designation schedule | the deadline is 2 years and 7 months after promulgation of a new/revised national ambient air quality standard. |
(F) Initial Notification and exceptional events demonstration submittal deadline for data year 4b and, where applicable, data year 5.c | If the Administrator notifies the state/tribe that it intends to complete the initial area designations process according to a schedule between 2 and 3 years, | the deadline is 5 months prior to the date specified for final designations decisions in such Administrator notification. |
a Where data years 1, 2, and 3 are those years expected to be considered in state and tribal recommendations.
b Where data year 4 is the additional year of data that the Administrator may consider when making final area designations for a new/revised national ambient air quality standard under the standard designations schedule.
c Where data year 5 is the additional year of data that the Administrator may consider when making final area designations for a new/revised national ambient air quality standard under an extended designations schedule.
d The date by which air agencies must certify their ambient air quality monitoring data in AQS is annually on May 1 of the year following the year of data collection as specified in 40 CFR 58.15(a)(2) . In some cases, however, air agencies may choose to certify a prior year's data in advance of May 1 of the following year, particularly if the Administrator has indicated intent to promulgate final designations in the first 8 months of the calendar year. Exceptional events demonstration deadlines for "early certified" data will follow the deadlines for "year 4" and "year 5" data.
40 C.F.R. §50.14