Office of Policy Analysis and Program Management is responsible
for developing air pollution rules as directed by the Florida
Statutes and federal Clean Air Act; updating the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) as needed to ensure attainment and
maintenance of national ambient air quality standards throughout
Florida; coordinating all activities related to the compilation of
statewide air pollutant emissions inventories; and assessing the
effectiveness of Florida's air pollution control strategies through
trend analysis and air quality modeling.
Air Modeling, Air Toxics, Emissions Inventory and Rule
Development are the sections
within the Office of Policy Analysis and Program Management.
The Air Modeling staff perform air quality modeling studies, both in-house and
with contractor support, to analyze the impact on Florida's ambient air
quality of existing and proposed new air pollution control strategies. These
studies are conducted in support of rule development and other activities
related to maintaining an effective state implementation plan (SIP) under
the Clean Air Act. Air modeling staff also analyze and interpret
trends in
the state's air quality monitoring data in support of both strategic
planning and public education activities.
The Emission Inventory staff coordinate all activities related to the
compilation and periodic updating of statewide air pollutant emissions
inventories. These inventories are used by the department and others in the
performance of air quality modeling studies, trend analyses, and air toxics
risk assessments. Staff ensure that the emissions data reported annually to
the state by industry, and then by the state to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, are of high quality and can be relied on to support the
strategic planning and public education needs to which they are applied.
The Rule Development staff are responsible for updating and maintaining
Florida's air pollution control rules consistent with state and federal
statutory requirements. In large part, these rules implement the duties,
powers, and responsibilities required of the state under the federal
Clean Air
Act. For example, many of the state's air rules have been approved by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency as part of Florida's federally required state
implementation plan (SIP) to ensure attainment and maintenance of national
ambient air quality standards. In developing proposed new and amended rules,
staff ensure that stakeholders have an opportunity to participate in the
decision-making process.
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