The regular meeting of the Air Pollution Control Board of Jefferson County was called to order May 16, 2001, at 9:40 a.m. in the Board Room of the Air Pollution Control District, 850 Barret Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky, by the Chairman Dr. Robert Powell. Joe Vibbert, Lewis Hammond, and Michael Hesse were present. A quorum was present.

The following staff were present: Art Williams, Jon Trout, Gayle Ballard, Art Chang, Doug Spillman, Diane Hazellief, Gary Flispart, Martha Gammons, Bruce Gaylord, Chris Bryant, Terri Phelps, Barry Zalph, Deborah Donaldson, Phyllis Fitzgerald, Mitzi Powell, and Helen Harman. Kathy Matheny, Director of Government Affairs for the Judge/Executive’s Office, was also present.

The following guests were present: Brad Dillon, Greenebaum Doll & McDonald; Malcolm Winsper and Dave Newman, Kentucky Motorcycle; Dick Everhart, Smith Management Group; Robert Gioffre and Greg Campbell, Gordon-Darby; Charlie Huff, C R Huff Environmental; Amy Cubbage, Frost Brown Todd; Randy Simon, KIPDA; Martin Luther and John Gowins, KY Division for Air Quality; Betsy Bennett, Sierra Club; Diana Turner, DuPont Dow Elastomers; David Coyte, CART; Steve Marks, GE; Caryl Pfeiffer and Marlene Zeckner Pardee, LG&E; and Leslie Barras, River Fields.

Approval of Minutes

The minutes of the Board meeting of April 18, 2001, were approved.

New Business

Appoint Nominating Committee

The Chairman appointed Lewis Hammond as chairman of the Nominating Committee with Karen Cassidy and Joe Vibbert as members. The Committee will report at the June meeting and a vote will take place in July.

Committee Reports

A. Policy Committee

Mr. Hammond said that the Policy Committee met Tuesday, May 1 at 9:00 a.m. to discuss Regulation 6.49 Standards of Performance for Reactor Processes and Distillation Operations Processes in the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry. The Policy Committee voted to proceed with the Public Review Process. The public comment period ends Friday, June 8 and the public hearing will be held before the June 20 Board Meeting.

B. Strategy Committee

Mr. Vibbert said that the Strategy Committee met Wednesday, May 2 at 9:00 a.m. to discuss

Regulations 1.15 Version of Federal Regulations Incorporated by Reference, 5.02 Federal Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Incorporated by Reference, 7.02 Federal New Source Performance Standards Incorporated by Reference, 5.14 Hazardous Air Pollutants and Source Categories, and 5.15 Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions. The Strategy Committee voted to proceed with the Public Review Process on all five regulations. The public comment period ends Friday, June 8 and the public hearing will be held before the June 20 Board Meeting.

Mr. Williams informed the Board that Cara Waddell passed away. He announced the births for District staff families; Rebecca Stutsman had a son and Tom Hall’s wife had a son.

Mr. Williams briefly discussed and distributed a copy of the Metro Louisville MSA 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Report. There have been a total of five exceedances reported this year and they include: Charlestown, Bates, Watson, WLKY, Buckner, and Shepherdsville. The exceedances occurred on May 3 and May 5. There were 21 exceedances reported in 2000. This information will be reported to the Board monthly.

Mr. Williams discussed the April 2001 PM_2.5 monthly average and year-to-date annual average summary. A copy is attached to the original minutes. The month of April averaged 13.3 µg/m³. The annual PM_2.5 standard is 15.0 µg/m³. During the past 28 months, the average summary was 17.0 µg/m³ .

B. VET

The VET Report for April 2001 was submitted for filing. A copy is attached to the original minutes.

The revised and improved Enforcement Status Report dated May 4, 2001, was submitted for filing. A copy is attached to the original minutes.

The meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.

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Robert W. Powell, M.D.
Chairman

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Jonathan L. Trout
Secretary-Treasurer