The Independent Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) is composed of individuals with relevant scientific expertise. It is composed of at least 9, but no more than 15, individuals from various areas of the regulatory, scientific, environmental, and policy making communities throughout the United States each of whom have technical expertise in gas-phase atmospheric chemistry, particulate-phase atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, photochemical grid modeling, measurement of trace gases and particulate matter ambient air, measurement of air pollution by satellites, engineering of chemical facilities, global-scale modeling of atmospheric chemistry and meteorology. The members are all well-versed in the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).
The committee recommends technical approaches, establishes technical priorities, and reviews, comments, and advises on all projects to ensure that the projects facilitate air quality improvement in Texas.
The primary responsibilities of the ITAC are to:
- Review the program goals
- Provide input for relevant strategic research questions during a funding year
- Review and rank the individual projects on the merits of the written proposals; and
- To provide input to the State of the Science document
