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State - EPA Energy Policy Act Implementation Meeting II
November 27 - 28, 2007
Hilton Crystal City
at Washington Reagan National Airport
2399 Jefferson Davis Hwy
Arlington, VA 22202
Agenda
Day One - Tuesday, November 27
8:30 AM
Welcoming remarks
Susan Bodine, AA-OSWER
8:45 AM
EPA-OUST update on Act implementation and Federal funding.
Cliff Rothenstein, EPA-OUST Office Director
Mark Barolo, Director, Policy & Standards Division
ASTSWMO update
Dick Swanson, GA, ASTSWMO Tanks Subcommittee Chair
9:30 AM
Survey of options for Operator Training and associated implementation
issues. Facilitator – Russ Brauksieck
a. Overview of grant guideline, Tim Smith, EPA-OUST
b. Private and contract training options and
c. Internet-based training/re-training option, Ben Thomas, Petroleum Training Solutions
d. Demonstration of competency and testing, Doug Hatch, ICC
10:30 AM Break
e. State experiences and lessons learned, Mitch Scheel, Oregon and
Scott Bacon, California
f. Regional training options. Jim Pearson, NEIWPCC
12:30 Noon Lunch
1:30 PM
Inspections. Observations of EPA-OUST Headquarters.
Update from States and regions. Moderated by Russ Brauksieck, NY
Three year inspections - On target
Three year inspections - Project meeting goal
Three year inspections - Type of inspectors used
Q1. What is the status of your States’ compliance with the new inspection mandate?
Q2. What are the challenges/lessons learned in your State?
3:00 PM
Breakout 1
Survey of inspection approaches (Includes third party, private contractor, contracting with local government and delegation to local government)
Topics to be addressed include factors in choosing an inspection approach and implementation challenges.
Facilitator: Ken Koon, MO. Participants include:
Iowa inspection program
Montana third party inspection program
Louisiana inspection program
Missouri inspection program
EPA Region 2 contractor inspections
Breakout 2
Refinements to Inspection Programs. Topics may include: Challenges of hiring and training of new inspectors, resources, QA/QC issues, follow-up/enforcement, database.
Facilitator: Andrea Zajac, MI Participants:
South Carolina's Inspection Program
Utah's Inspection Program
Oklahoma's Inspection Program
New Mexico's Inspection Program
4:30 PM
Discussion and wrap up of first day. Return to Plenary
5:00 PM
Adjourn first day
Day Two - Wednesday, November 28
8:30 AM
Alternative Fuels - Summary of impacts on State and Federal UST programs. Discussion facilitator Mark Barolo, EPA-OUST
Regulatory status of USTs storing E-85
US Map of E 85 facilities
De Minimis considerations
Procedure on fuel waivers for fuels other than E-10
Update on biofuels compendium
Major releases – update from states
10:00 AM
State Experiences:
Iowa renewable fuels
California
Delaware biofuels
North Carolina.
Equipment compatibility and conversion policies etc.
Where do we go from here?
What are the outstanding issues/questions left to be answered and what
information do we need to collect?
11:30 AM
Wrap up and review action items.
12:00 Noon
Adjourn
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