States/EPA Waste Site Cleanup Meeting

Thursday, March 28, 2013
EPA Region 1 Laboratory
11 Technology Drive
Chelmsford, MA

Draft Agenda

Note: The morning session is a joint meeting with the NEIWPCC Tanks Workgroup and the afternoon session is a Brownfield Programs-only meeting

9:45	Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00	Welcome and Introductions
10:15	Tanks and Brownfields EPA Region 1 Managers Introduction to Joint Session Beth Deabay, UST Section Chief and Carol Tucker, Brownfields Section Chief
10:30	Common Interests: Why Petroleum and Brownfields Programs Need to Work Together Gary Lynn, NH DES
11:00	Open Discussion Please come prepared with one or two examples of sites where your state's tanks and brownfields programs worked together What worked well? What didn't work? Opportunities for greater collaboration
11:50	Next Steps
12:00	Lunch (provided)
12:45	Connecticut's Child Daycare SAFER Program (screening assessment for environmental risk) and discussion of using the approach in other states - EPA Region I is coordinating CT DPH participation
1:15	ASTDR's Brownfields Assessment Tool - EPA Region 1
1:45	Updates from EPA Outlook for funding state programs next year EPA Region 1 efforts to better understand state-specific program requirements - developing educational opportunities
2:00	State Program Roundtable Top priorities/issues in each state Coordinating between states and EPA for sites that don't get direct grants from EPA - such as sites that get assessment grants and/or RLF assistance from a regional development authority (that get their funding from EPA) and suggestions for improvement.
2:45	PCBs and TSCA Discussion - including updates from EPA Region 1 on Federal Register Notice for PCBs in Building Materials and status of the 5 NJIT Brochures
3:15	Wrap-up
3:30	Adjourn