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New Directions in Asbestos


DRAFT

6th Annual National Asbestos Meeting Agenda

October 27-30, 2003
Holiday Inn -- SunSpree
3900 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451

Monday, October 27, 2003

3:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Registration

6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Regional Meetings

  • MAREC
  • MWREC

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

7:30 a.m.

Registration

9:00 - 9:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Comments

Speakers:

  • David Dick, Virginia
  • Louise Fontaine Ware, Director, Virginia DPOR
  • The Honorable Mark Warner, Governor, Virginia (invited)

9:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Federal Initiatives in Asbestos

Moderator: Pat Curran, North Carolina

Speakers:

Robert Courtnage, U.S. EPA

Tom Simons, U.S. EPA

Pat Curran, North Carolina

  • Asbestos Compensation Bills
  • EPA and Asbestos
  • vermiculite
  • Asbestos in Schools
  • FACA Group

11:45 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:45 - 3:00 p.m.

NESHAPS

Moderator: Larry Weix, Wisconsin

Speakers:

  • Contaminant Asbestos Rule - Susan Fairchild, U.S. EPA

Changes in Guidance to emergency Response to Catastrophic Events - Everett Bishop, U.S. EPA

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Dust to Dust - video on Libby, Montana

4:15 - 5:00 p.m.

Informational Updates

Moderator:

Speakers:

  • Libby, Montana - Richard Troast, U.S. EPA
  • World Trade Centers - Mark Maddaloni, U.S. EPA Region II
  • Recent activities in state Legislation - Cathy Atkins, NCSL

6:00 - 7 p.m.

Reception

 Wednesday, October 29, 2003

8:00 a.m.

Registration

8:15 - 8:30 a.m.

Opening Remarks

8:30 - 9:30 a.m.

Health issues

Moderator:

  • Risk Screening of Vermiculite Processing Plants
  • Recent Developments in Analytical Methods for Asbestos in Vermiculite - Mike Beard, RTI International
  • Analysis of Libby Amphibole Minerals and Their Use in Bulk Asbestos PT Programs - Todd Ennis, RTI International

9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

AHERA Applicability to Charter Schools

Moderator: Mardel Knight, Maryland

SpeakerS:

John Hund, U.S. EPA Region IV

Tony Restaino, U.S. EPA Region V

10:15 - 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 - Noon

Asbestos Crimes Prosecutions

Moderator: Jon Jacobs, U.S. EPA, Region III

Speakers:

Susan Summer Helbert, U.S. EPA

Noreen McCarthy, U.S. Department of Justice

Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Civil Enforcement of Asbestos Laws - how states, regions and Headquarters can more effectively accomplish and coordinate enforcement activities; improving interactions
Moderator: Pat Curran, North Carolina

Speakers:

  • John Hund, U.S. EPA Region IV
  • Troy Perry, Jefferson County, Alabama
  • Lud Hoffman, Alabama

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 - 4:00 p.m.

Roundtable on OSHA - Working with OSHA on Clarifications

Moderator: George Howard, Michigan

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Online notification system - Lew Morrison, Delaware

Thursday, October 30, 2003

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Registration

8:30 - 8:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks

 8:45 - 11:30 a.m.

Special Topics

  • After the Fact Demolition Activities - Larry Weix, Wisconsin
  • The Future For State Programs
    • Grants - EPA Headquarters - Everett Bishop, U.S. EPA
    • Reciprocity & Inter-consortium Efforts : CONES, SESAC, MAREC, MWREC

Working with the Private Sector -

10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break

11:30 - 11:50 a.m.

Next Year's Meeting?

11:30 - Noon

Closing Remarks/Adjournment

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