EPA Region 1 Meeting on
Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance Measurement

Thursday, March 27, 2008
U.S. EPA Region 1-NE Laboratory, Chelmsford, MA

The purpose of this meeting was to provide state, local, university, tribal, and EPA officials with an opportunity to discuss the status of their efforts to implement effective methods and systems for measuring the outputs and outcomes of their work, to share practical solutions to address the challenges that programs are encountering in this area, and to provide an opportunity for training and input on the various tools that NEWMOA and others have available to assist with measurement efforts.

Agenda
9:00	Arrival & Refreshments
9:15	Introductions & Review of Agenda
9:30	Roundtable Updates from state and local programs in New England on efforts to collect and compile data on assistance and P2 activities and outcomes
10:30	Update on EPA's efforts on A & P2 measurement and guidance for grantees
11:00	Review experience of states using the online P2 Results System: What did the results show regionally and suggestions for improvements
11:30	Brainstorm ideas for new measures or revised measures for the P2 Results System, ideas for using the data more effectively
12:00	Update on the NPPR/P2Rx™ Results Task Force efforts to develop a guide to data collection tools
12:15	Lunch
1:15	Demonstrate the latest version of the assistance & P2 measurement desk top software tool
2:15	Data collection challenges and solutions: Share success stories & measures
2:45	Break
3:00	Brainstorm ideas on developing appropriate calculators for sector work - identify next steps
3:15	Update on the status of EMFACT
4:00	Review Next Steps

EPA Region 1 Meeting on Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance Measurement

EPA Region 1 Meeting on
Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance Measurement