Government Affairs and Environmental Regulation

George C. Marshall Foundation, Pogue Auditorium

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Tuesday, April 10

1:00 pm                             Greenhouse Gas Regulation: What’s coming Down the Pike?

Moderator                                                        

Nikki Rovner, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia

                                          Presenters

                                          Steve Brown, Executive Director, Environmental Council of States

                                            (ECOS)

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                                          Allison Berkowitz, Senior Consultant, ERM

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Rodney Sobin, Environmental Engineer Consultant, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

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Michael Town, Executive Director, Virginia Chapter, Sierra Club

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Wednesday, April 11      

1:30 – 3:00 pm                  Role and Function of Citizen Regulatory Boards

Moderator

Kathy R. Frahm, Director, Division of Policy, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

Presenters

·         Carol C. Wampler, Former Chairman of the State Water Control Board, New River Land Trust & Vaforever;

·         Robert G. Burnley, Former Director of the Department of Environmental Quality;

·         Michael Town, Executive Director, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter;

·         Timothy G. Hayes, Partner, Hunton & Williams LLP

3:30 – 5:00 pm                  Packaging & Protecting Information Exchange with Government

This session will address issues such as the Freedom of Information Action, Confidential Business Information, voluntary disclosures of violations under the voluntary assessment statute, and use of a website to convey information

Moderator

J. Wesley Kleene, Ph.D., PE, Director, Office of Drinking Water, Virginia Department of Health

Presenters

Craig T. Fifer, E- Government Manager, City of Alexandria;

Missy Neff, Assistant Secretary of Natural Resources, Commonwealth of Virginia;

Frosty Landon, Executive Director, Virginia Coalition for Open Government;

Andrea W. Wortzel, Hunton & Williams LLP

Thursday, April 12

1:00 – 2:30 pm                  Improvements to Regulatory Efficiency in Virginia

Moderator

David Johnson, Senior Planner, ERM

I.          Overview of, 2005 Study - Process Improvements Improving Permitting and Compliance Processes for DEQ and Permitees

Richard Weeks, Chief Deputy, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)

Evans Drake; Leader, Responsible Care; Honeywell Corporation

Implementation of Study Recommendations

James Golden, Deputy Director for Program Development, (DEQ)

II.         RIBITS: Electronic Yellow Pages for Wetland and Stream Mitigation Banks in Virginia

Bob J. Hume, Chief, Regulatory Office, USACE

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