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Agenda
Day One - Tuesday, November 27
Plenary Session Room: Roanoke/Rapp/James
7:00 AM Registration
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. (Plenary) 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, OR and Scott Bacon, CA
f. Regional training options. Jim Pearson, NEIWPCC
12:30 Noon Lunch (On your own)
1:30 PM Inspections. Observations of EPA-OUST Headquarters.
Update from States and regions. (1 min per). Moderated by Russ Brauksieck, NY
Q1. What is the status of your States’ compliance with the new inspection mandate?
Q2. What are the challenges/lessons learned in your State?
2:45 PM Break
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. Potential participants: IA, MT, LA, MO and EPA Region 2
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 Potential participants: SC, UT, OK, NM
4:30 PM Discussion and wrap up of first day. Return to Plenary - Roanoke/Rapp/James
5:00 PM Adjourn first day
Day Two - Wednesday, November 28
Plenary Session Room: Roanoke/Rapp/James
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
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 Break
State Experiences: Iowa, California, Delaware, and North Carolina (invited)
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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