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Compliance Program Management

Agenda

Davis, California

May 18-22, 2003

Day One
Sunday, May 18, 2003

Enforcement Program Highlights

Class Location – University Club Lounge (bus pick-up at hotel 8:30 a.m.)

8:45 a.m. Registration/Refreshments
9:00 Welcome and Course Overview
Course Goal: to review the basic requirements of a compliance management program, U.S. EPA policies, program elements and their components, different ways of doing business, and developing an agenda for future change.
John Ward, PREP coordinator, Government and International Services Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, OPP, U.S. EPA;
Jim Smith, continuing education specialist, UC Davis Extension;
Rick Colbert, division director, Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, Agriculture and Ecosystems Division, U.S. EPA;
Jennifer Thompson, project coordinator, UC Davis Extension; and
Suzanne Forsyth, program manager, UC Davis Extension.
9:15 Introductory Exercise
10:15 Break
10:30 EPA Federal Program Updates
Jack Neylan, chief, Agriculture Branch, Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, U.S. EPA
Ann Pontius, director, Toxics and Pesticides Enforcement Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA; &
Rick Colbert
11:30 Overview of AAPCO, SFIREG, APSCRO, AAPSE, PREP (and any other acronyms)
bullethow they all fit together
John Ward
11:45 Lunch at the University Club
12:30 p.m. Group Photo

Ongoing Enforcement Issues

12:45 Drift Issues
bulletcore issue
bulletAAPCO position
bulletdiscussion of some difficult cases and outcomes

Karen Heisler, environmental protection specialist, Ag Program Office, U.S. EPA, Region 9
Facilitated by Rick Colbert
2:45 Break
3:00 The Fork in the Road: Civil vs. Criminal Enforcement
bulletguidelines in making decisions to proceed from criminal to civil
bulletpitfalls
bulletstates examples of cases gone well/poorly
Facilitated by Frank Crull, Texas Structural Pest Control Board
4:30 Adjourn & bus pick-up


Day Two
Monday, May 19, 2003

Overlapping Jurisdictions

Class Location – University Club, Club Rooms 1 & 2 (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)

8:30 a.m. West Nile Virus (WNV)
bulletHealth Issues
bulletRegulatory concerns
Vicki Kramer, chief, California Department of Health Services, Vector-Borne Disease Section
David Brown, manager, Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Vector Control District
9:30 Group Discussion: WNV Issues From States
Facilitated by John Ward
10:15 Break
10:30 State/Tribal Presentations
 From pre-assigned homework directions, state/tribal participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation.
4 State/Tribal Participants: Thomas Benner, MI; Tim Creger, NE; Frank Crull, TX; Lisa Gervase, AZ
11:45 Lunch at the University Club
12:30 p.m. Overview of the Clean Water Act
Jim Maughan, supervising water resource engineer, Regulatory Section, California State Water Resources Control Board
1:15 Group Discussion: Feedback from States on their Experiences with Interfacing with CWA Staff
Facilitated by Rick Colbert and Jeaneanne Gettle, U.S. EPA, Region 4
2:30 Break
2:45 Group Exercise: (2 or 4 groups)
bulletdevelop parallel strategies for dealing with West Nile Virus and FIFRA/CWA enforcement challenges. Common thread is overlapping jurisdictions
bulletparticipants would have the homework assignment to talk with their water counterparts about the overlap issues.
bulletbackground material would be web addresses with information on the issue.
Facilitated by Rick Colbert and John Ward
4:15 Adjourn & bus pick-up

 

Day Three
Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Ongoing Enforcement Issues

Class Location – Rec Pool Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)

8:30 a.m. Innovative Investigation Techniques and Technology
bulletstate show and tell
Facilitated by Frank Crull
10:00 Break
10:15 State/Tribal Presentations
From pre-assigned homework directions, state/tribal participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation.
5 State/Tribal Participants: Chad Carpenter, WV; Henry Ghiotto, AZ; Terry Lauchart, WV; Tim Drake, SC; Robert Banks, AR
11:45 Lunch at the Rec Pool Lodge

Field Trip

12:45 Load bus and depart for field trip to Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Vector Control District
Tour guide: Nicholas Surjan, (retired) California Department of Pesticide Regulation
1:30 Arrive in Elk Grove - Control of the Mosquito Vector in Sacramento County
James Clauson and Susan Maggy, Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District
3:00 Load bus and Depart Elk Grove for Courtland
3:45 Arrive in Courtland - Minimizing Drift Incidents in the Sacramento-Bay Delta
Juli Jensen, deputy agricultural commissioner, Sacramento County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office:
Doug Hemly, grower, Hemly & Greene Orchards
5:00 Depart Courtland for Locke
5:30 Dinner in Locke
7:00 Load bus and depart for Davis
8:00 Arrive at Hallmark Inn, Davis

Day Four
Wednesday, May 21, 2003

On The Outside Looking In

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)

8:30 a.m.  Looking at Pesticide Programs From the Outside
bullethow to survive a program performance audit (not finance)
Lisa Lund, deputy director, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, U.S. EPA
9:15 Group Discussion: States’ Experiences with their Own Program Audits
Facilitated by Lisa Lund
10:00 Break
10:15 State/Tribal Presentations
From pre-assigned homework directions, state/tribal participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation.
5 State/Tribal Participants: Brenda Ball, AZ; Don Brooks, CO; Liza Fleeson, VA; Robert Hamilton, DC; Robert Hays, ID
11:45 Lunch at Putah Creek Lodge
12:30 What Makes People Change Their Behavior? The Theory of Deterrence
Sue Cote, assistant professor, California State University, Sacramento, Division of Criminal Justice
2:00 Break
2:15 State/Tribal Presentations
From pre-assigned homework directions, state/tribal participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation.
6 State/Tribal Participants: J. Patrick Jones, NC; Anthony Lamanno, NY; Bonnie Rabe, NM; John Stein, VT; Gerald Thompson, ND; Francis Damian, GU
4:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up
4:30-8:30 p.m. On Your Own: Davis Farmers’ Market & Picnic in the Park Street Fair (located between 3rd & 5th Streets, and B & C Streets)

Day Five
Thursday, May 22, 2003

Ongoing Enforcement Issues, Continued

Class Location – Putah Creek Lodge (bus pick-up at hotel 8:10 a.m.)

8:30 a.m. Presentation and Discussion on E-Commerce
bulletenforcing pesticide sales over the Internet
bulletexamples, including WI procedure manual
Kate Perry, associate director, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, Agriculture Division, U.S. EPA:
Ann Pontius, U.S. EPA: &
Len Olsen, Wisconsin
10:30 Break
10:45 State/Tribal Presentations
From pre-assigned homework directions, state/tribal participants will each have eighteen (18) minutes to deliver a presentation.
2 State/Tribal Participants: Len Olsen, WI; Jeanetta Cooper, OK
11:30 State Label Issues Tracking System (SLITS)
John Ward
11:45 Lunch at Putah Creek Lodge
12:30 p.m. High Level Incidence
bulletparticipants will work out a process for states to notify Regions of high level incidents, and for Regions to notify Headquarters
bulletstate presenters may present any SOPs they have
Facilitated by Jack Neylan and John Ward
1:45 Break
2:00 High Level Incidence, continued
2:30 Wrap-up
Facilitated by John Ward
3:00 Adjourn & bus pick-up
5:45 Bus pick up at hotel for Graduation Dinner
6:00 Graduation Dinner at the International House, Davis
8:00 Load bus and return to hotel