Tuesday, May 3

Plenary Sessions  

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
National Compliance Assistance Panel (NCAP) Working Lunch Meeting

1:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Newcomer 507 Program Training (SBO, SBEAP, CAP); click here for pdf

• Joan Rogers, EPA Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman (ASBO)
• Renee Bashel, Chair, SBO/SBEAP National Steering Committee
• Annette Fulgenzi, Illinois SBEAP
• Dan Nickey, Iowa SBEAP
• Terry Polen, West Virginia SBO
• Dale Kaplan, Kaplan's Careful Cleaners, CAP Chair

3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Technical Training 1 - Hazardous Waste
Moderator: Linda Sadler, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

• Susanne Miller, PRIZIM Inc; click here for pdf
  (EPA Hazardous Waste Determination Form Template)

Wednesday, May 4

9:00 am - 10:30 am
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Moderator: Joan Rogers, EPA Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman (ASBO)

• Edythe McKinney, Director, Division of Environmental Assistance, North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
• Sheila Holman, Director, Division of Air Quality, North Carolina DENR
• Jeffrey Clark, Associate Director for Policy, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Spring Update; click here for pdf
• Renee Bashel, Chair, SBO/SBEAP National Steering Committee (NSC)

10:45 am - 12:00 pm
SBO/SBEAP National Steering Committee (NSC) Meeting (open to all)

•  Renee Bashel, Wisconsin SBEAP, NSC Chair; click here for pdf
  (Small Business Greening Through State 507 Programs survey results); click here for pdf

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Awards Subcommittee Meeting
Phyllis Copeland, South Carolina SBO/SBEAP, Chair

Technical-Water Subcommittee Meeting
(Michelle Bost, Texas SBEAP and Alison Beumer, Indiana SBEAP, Co-Chairs)

•  Terry Polen, West Virginia SBO; click here for pdf

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Technical-Waste Subcommittee Meeting
(Judy Mirro, Vermont SBEAP, Chair)
Focus Group Moderator: Jim O'Leary, EPA Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Program Evaluation-Hazardous Waste Determinations; click here for pdf

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Technical-Air Subcommittee Meeting
Dan Nickey, Iowa SBEAP and Barb Johnson, Kansas SBEAP, Co-Chairs

• Tina Ndoh, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Dry Cleaning Sector Update
• Dr. Donna Lee Jones, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Source NESHAP (subpart XXXXXX)

3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
Technical Training 2 - Area Source and Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engine (RICE) Rules

• Dan Nickey, Iowa SBEAP
• Barb Johnson, Kansas SBEAP
• Melanie King, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Stationary RICE NESHAP; click here for pdf
• Melissa Payne, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), NESHAP for RICE web page

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm

Measurement-Promotional Subcommittee Meeting
(Julie Churchill, Maine SBO/SBEAP, Chair)

• Renee Bashel, Wisconsin SBEAP

Climate Change Subcommittee Meeting
Terry Polen, West Virginia SBO, Chair

• Juan Santiago, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), GHG Permitting Update; click here for pdf

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Small Business Recognition Awards Ceremony
Moderator: Phyllis Copeland, South Carolina SBO/SBEAP, Chair; click here for pdf

Thursday, May 5

8:00 am - 9:00 am
Regional Meetings

9:00 am - 10:30 am

Technical Training 3 - Boiler National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

• Terry Polen, West Virginia SBO
• Dan Nickey, Iowa SBEAP
• Brian Shrager and Jim Eddinger, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Small Businesses: Final Rules to Reduce Air Toxics from Boilers and Process Heaters; click here for pdf

10:30 am - 11:00 am
Closing Remarks (slide show of conference photos)