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Neighborhood Assessment Program Work Plan
6. Risk Reduction Strategies
Objective: Address, in the near-term, any significant high-exposure or high-risk situations
that may be identified in the course of the NAP-related monitoring and modeling activities. Evaluate long-term
approaches that ARB, local air districts, and other public agencies can employ to address neighborhood-scale impact
issues.
Tasks:
- Near-term Risk Reduction: As appropriate for any high-exposure/high-risk situations encountered during
the monitoring and modeling efforts, work with the appropriate local, state, and federal agencies and affected
stakeholders to identify and prioritize sources (stationary and mobile), evaluate applicable regulations, assess
compliance status, and explore exposure/risk reduction options.
- Regulatory Framework: In
consultation with the stakeholder working group (task 6c), review the
existing legal framework under which ARB, local air districts, and
other public agencies can address neighborhood-scale impact issues in
their regulatory and advisory programs. Consider the need for
modifications to the existing framework, as supported by data analyses,
regulatory paradigms, and the public participation process.
- Long-term Risk Reduction Strategies:
Establish a stakeholder working group that will evaluate and recommend
strategies to reduce emissions for minimizing the risk posed by
multiple air pollution sources at the neighborhood-scale. The
strategies would include mitigation approaches and mechanisms to
incorporate cumulative assessments into the future decision-making
process as well as make recommendations on policy options for future
consideration. The group's purview would cover strategies feasible
within the existing legal and regulatory framework and changes needed
to the existing framework. Membership will include representatives from
environmental and community groups, industry, local air districts, and
other agencies/institutions having a role at the local level.
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