SIP101 Training – September 18-19, 2023
EPA Region 5 Offices Chicago, IL
9:00 – 5:00 Central
Training Materials
Day 1 Slides (PDF)
- Clean Air Act and Title I Overview
- NAAQS Setting Process
- Ambient Monitoring
- Designations
- Attainment Planning
- MI EGLE: SO2 SIP
- IN DEM: Redesignation Request
- Review and Approval
Day 2 Slides (PDF)
- Emissions and Air Quality Modeling
- Dispersion Modeling
- Clean Data Determinations and Redesignations
- Permitting
- Enforcement and Compliance
- SIP Challenges
- Infrastructure SIPs
- Regional Haze SIPs
- EPA SIP Guidance
Download a zip file with all slides
SIP Writers Go-to Resources
US EPA Approved Air Quality Implementation Plans – Find any state SIP elements, organized by US EPA region.
Federal Registry Docket – Used for finding submitted documentation for notices/approvals printed in the Federal Register based on the docket number (ex: EPA-R05-OAR-2023-####). Helps with finding related SIP submittals to review their contents and to understand US EPA’s response to each states SIP elements.
US EPA SIP Processing Manual – Written for the internal US EPA review process, however it provides good insights of what they are looking at when reviewing different types of submittals.
The Clean Air Act @ US EPA – This site provides links to sections of the U.S. Code containing the amended text of the Clean Air Act.
US EPA Greenbook – The EPA Green Book provides detailed information about area National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) designations, classifications and nonattainment status.
