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	Mike Buckantz</h1>
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	Lead GHG Management and Air Quality Consultant</h3>
<p style="text-align: center"><img alt="" src="~url~/uploads/image/mike_buckantz.jpg" style="margin: 40px 0px 20px" /></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)">Experience &amp; Education</span></strong></p><p>Mike Buckantz has over 22 years of experience in greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality reporting, permitting, and compliance. He has negotiated emission regulations as part of industry and trade association groups; provided regulatory outreach to various sectors to educate regarding new stipulations; and lobbied federal, state, and local agencies for adoption of various standards.&nbsp;</p><p>He has been involved in the GHG management and air quality arena both as a representative of a regulatory agency, namely South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), and private environmental consulting firms. He has led preparation of GHG emission inventories and regulatory compliance assessment reports for EPA and CARB GHG emissions mandatory reporting regulations for a wide range of sectors. He has developed emission inventories for SCAQMD and Regional Clean Air Incentives Market (RECLAIM) involving emission calculations, flow diagrams, and emissions analysis; fuel, production, and material usage records acquisition; representation to regulatory agencies during audits; and quarterly and annual report production and electronic reporting. He has managed environmental audits and compliance analysis for various facilities and equipments conforming to standards such as&nbsp;CARB Regulations and Air Toxic Control Measures, National Emission Standards of Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP), SCAQMD and other Air Pollution Control District permitted equipment and rules, and New Sources Performance Standards (NSPS). Additionally, he has been involved in EIR/EIS document air quality review for mitigation methodology, Air Quality Management Plan review &amp; comment, emissions modeling using Road Construction Emissions Model, CALINE, Urban Emissions Model (URBEMIS), Emission Factor Models (EMFAC), and emissions mitigation. He has extensive experience in federal, state, and local air quality permitting including applications for Permits to Construct, Permits to Operate, Modifications, Administrative Changes to Command and Control, RECLAIM (SCAQMD) and Title V permits, Health Risk Assessments, Best Available Control Technology evaluation, and applications for Emission Reduction Credits. Furthermore, he has facilitated CARB mobile source mandatory compliance for Off-road Diesel, Truck and Bus and Heavy-Duty Truck GHG, and Large Spark-Ignited (LSI) Equipment regulations. He holds a Bachelors of Science in Petroleum &amp; Natural Gas Engineering from West Virginia University&mdash;Morgantown, West Virginia.</p><p><br />
<span style="color: rgb(0,0,0)"><strong>Affiliations</strong></span></p>
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		Construction Industry Air Quality Coalition (CIAQC)</li>
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		Asphalt Pavement Association (APA)&mdash;California</li>
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		Associated General Contractors (AGC)&mdash;California</li>
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		Southern California Contractors Association (SCCA)</li>
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		FuturePorts, Former Board Member<br />
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