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2009 National Tribal Forum Presentations

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Day One - Tuesday:


Session 1: Air Quality, Public Health and Environmental Protection: USEPA & CDC Programs

    •  Greg Green: Director, Outreach and Information Division USEPA OAQPS (no presentation)

    •  Cheryl Newton: Air Division Director, USEPA Region 5

    •  Jeff Besougloff: USEPA American Indian Environmental Office (pending)

    •  Dennis O’Connor: USEPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air

    •  Neelam Patel: USEPA Office of Atmospheric Programs (no presentation)

    •  Annabelle Allison: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (no presentation)

Session 2: Recommendations for Future Action to Improve Tribal Air Programs

    •  Rose Kalistook: Orutsaramiut Native Council

    •  James Temte: Southern Ute Tribe

    •  Bill Thompson: Penobscot Tribe

    •  Syndi Smallwood: Pechanga Tribe, NTAA National Perspective

Session 3: EPA Air Quality Rule and Program Updates

    •  Rosalva Tapia: USEPA Office of Transportation Air Quality

    •  Laura McKelvey: USEPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

    •  Jessica Montanez: USEPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

								
			
Day Two - Wednesday:

Session 4: Indoor Air Quality Management and Public Health

    •  Elizabeth Hoffmann: Radon & Lung Cancer

    •  Kevin Koski: Boise Forte Tribe

    •  Chris Griffin: EPA Office of Radiation and Indoor Environments

Session 5: Examples of Tribal Air Quality Programs

    •  Joy Wiecks: Fond du Lac Diesel Retrofit Program

    •  Charlene Nelson: Navajo Nation Part 71 CAA Delegation Implementation

    •  Syndi Smallwood: Pechanga Recycling and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation Initiative

Session 6 Track 1: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

    •  Steve Klossner: ACT Inc., Mold and moisture management

    •  Kevin Koski: Boise Forte Tribe IAQ program

Session 7 Track 2: Green Jobs and Energy Track

    •  Green Jobs / Green Energy development - what tribes are doing

    •  Jeff Crawford: Forest County Potawatomi Community

    •  Brandy Toft: Leech Lake Green Team

    •  Darryl Francois: Dept. of Interior, Indian Economic & Energy Development

    •  Marion Lunn: US Dept of Energy, Energy Efficiency Block Grants (pending)

Session 8 Track 3 - Ambient Air: Importance of Quality Assurance and Auditing for Tribal Programs

    •  Farshid Farsi: Quality Assurance and Auditing Requirements for Tribal Air Programs and Update on USEPA Lead NAAQS

    •  Jeremy Howe: Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Tribal perspective

Session 9 Track 4: Building Partnerships & Communications

    •  Examples of Tribes working with EPA, states, and others to improve air quality and public health

    •  Rick Sprott: Air and Waste Management Association

    •  Annabelle Allison: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (pending)

    •  Joy Wiecks: Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

    •  Jeremy Howe: Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (no presentation)

    •  Rose Kalistook: Orutsaramiut Native Council

Session 10 Track 1: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

    •  Kevin Koski: Boise Forte Tribe IAQ presentation continued

    •  Jack Bartholomew: Radon, Energy and Ventilation Service; Radon and IAQ

Session 11 Track 2: Mercury in the Environment

    •  David Krabbenhoft: Research Hydrologist USGS, National Mercury Sensitivity Map

Session 12 Track 3: Ambient Air

    •  NAAQS and Attainment Status Updates

    •  Darrel Harmon: USEPA Office of Air & Radiation (no presentation)

    •  Alexis North: USEPA Region 8

    •  Syndi Smallwood: Pechanga Tribe

Session 13 Track 4: Building Partnerships & Communication

    •  Hands on activities for building partnerships and communications. Continuation of 1:30 – 3:00 Session.

                                    
                  
                  
Day Three - Thursday:

Session 14: Climate Change - Legislative Updates, Tribal and USEPA Initiatives

    •  Bob Gough: Intertribal Council on Utility Policy

    •  Bob Gruenig: National Tribal Environmental Council

    •  Neelam Patel: USEPA Office of Atmospheric Programs

Session 15: Climate Change - National and Tribal Initiatives

    •  Ann McCabe: The Climate Registry

    •  Brandy Toft: Leech Lake Renewable Energy Program

    •  Rose Kalistook: Orutsaramiut Native Council (Shared same presentation with Violet)

    •  Violet Yeaton: Port Graham Village Council (Shared same presentation with Rose)

Session 16: Climate Change - Q & A with Federal Agencies and National Organizations

    •  US EPA: Neelam Patel Office of Atmospheric Programs (no presentation)

    •  USDA: Mark Brodziski Acting State Director (no presentation)

    •  USGS: Susan Marcus, Native American Tribal Liaison (no presentation)

    •  USDOI: Darryl Francois, Indian Economic & Energy Development (no presentation)

    •  USGS: David Krabbenhoft, Research Hydrologist (no presentation)

    •  USDOE: Marion Lunn, Energy Efficiency Block Grants (no presentation)

									
			
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