8:15 AM
Reduction in TRI Reporting Facilities – a State & Regional Review
Andy Opperman, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Ruth Borgelt, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
MaryAnn Kowalski, US EPA, Region 2
John David Burns, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
9:15AM
Juan Parra, Idell Hanson, and Diane Fowler
10:00AM
Colin Finan and Dr. Todd Kuiken, Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars,
10:45AM
Empowering the Exchange Network
Chris Clark, EPA Office of Information Collection
The 2009 TRI National Conference was a success.Thank you to ECOS & EPA for planning a great conference.This was my third year in attendance and each year gets better.Without the scholarships many states would not have been able to attend.
All sessions were informative and generated lively discussions, and beneficial to all who attended.
As a follow up to Day 4 STATE/EPA discussion – meeting every other year for the National Conference may be a good idea in order to reduce cost and to allow other critical items to be addressed. In the off year each region could meet with their states to address issues and promote discussion, and consider possible topics for future conferences. These meeting could also be set up in a web cast format.