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Monday
July14, 2008
Overview / Objectives / Expectations
Containment |
Tuesday
July 15, 2008
Containment
& Site Visit |
Wednesday
July 16, 2008
Overview / Objectives / Expectations
Container |
Thursday
July 17, 2008
Industry Perspective
& Site Visit |
Friday
July 18, 2008
Strategy
Development |
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8:00
Registration/Refreshments
8:15
Welcome & Course Overview
8:45
Icebreaker & Introductory Exercise
9:45
Break
10:00
Overview/Roles/Expectations for Containment Implementation
Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA
11:00
Small Group:
General Design Requirements for Secondary Containment Units and Pads
(Topic #1)
12:00
Lunch
12:45
Group photo
1:00
Report out on Topic #1
1:15
Scope of Federal Containment Regulations (Topic #2)
Jeanne Kasai, U.S. EPA
2:00
Break
2:15
Small Group:
Secondary Containment and Containment Pad Requirements (Topic #3)
4:00
Report out on Topic #3
4:30
Work on State/Tribal Strategies for Implementing Containment Rule
5:00
Adjourn |
8:00
Expectations for the Day
8:15
Small Group:
Operational, Maintenance and Recordkeeping Requirements (Topic #4)
9:00
Report out on Topic #4
9:15
Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned from States with Containment Regulations
Brent Perry, secondary containment and field
audit program coordinator, Washington State Department of Agriculture;
April Hunt, fertilizer and bulk storage manager & Brian Rowe,
pesticide section manager, Michigan Department of Agriculture
10:15
Break
10:30
Panel Discussion: Successful Outreach Efforts for State Containment Rules
 | What Outreach Material is Needed? |
| What do Inspectors Need to Perform CA on site? |
Gerald Kirbach, manager of permits and downstate field
operations, Illinois Department of Agriculture;
Brent Perry, Washington State Department of Agriculture
11:30
Overview/Roles/Expectations for Container Implementation
Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA
12:30
Lunch
Field Trip #1
1:30 Load bus & depart for Site Visit
2:30 Arrive at Site visit:
United Agri Products (UAP) Distribution, Sunfield, Michigan
4:00
Load bus and return to hotel; recap on bus ride
5:00
Arrive at hotel |
8:00
Expectations for the Day
8:15
Container Scope and DOT Standards (Topic #5)
Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA
8:35
Small Group:
Refillable Containers (Topic #6)
9:15
Small Group:
Nonrefillable Containers (Topic #7)
10:00
Break
10:15
Report out on Topics #6 and 7
10:45
Small Group:
Label Changes (Topic #8)
11:15
Small Group:
Repackaging (Topic #9)
12:15
Lunch
1:15
Report out on Topics #8 and 9
1:45
Panel Discussion of Residue Removal Adequacy Determinations
| Overview of Determinations (Jeanne Kasai, U.S.
EPA) |
| State Perspective on Complying with Residue Removal
Requirements (Mary Roy) |
| Regional Perspective (Margaret Jones, R5) |
2:45
Break
3:00
Facilitated Roundtable Discussion: Container Rule Implementation
(Refillable, Repackaging, Labels & Recordkeeping)
| What Outreach Material is Needed? |
| What do Inspectors Need to Perform CA on site? |
Facilitated by David Stangel, environmental protection
specialist, U.S. EPA, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance
4:00
Small Group:
Work on State/Tribal strategies for implementing containment rule
5:00
Adjourn |
8:00
Equipment Presentation and Views from an Equipment Manufacturer: Open
Discussion
Don Bradley, crop protection consultant, Lee
Container Corporation
8:45
Views from a Basic Registrant/Manufacturer: Open Discussion
Anton Arnoldy, compliance specialist, Dow AgroSciences LLC &
American Agronomic Stewardship Alliance
9:30
Break
9:45
Views from a Distributor/Retailer: Open Discussion
Rick Yabroff, manager, United Agri Products, Environmental and
Regulatory Services
10:00
Break
11:00
Containment: "Technical" Aspects
| Designing containment structures |
| Concrete standards |
| Proper maintenance |
| Sealants/coatings: compatibility issues |
| Repairing/sealing |
David Kammel, professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
12:00
Lunch
Field Trip #2
1:00
Load bus and depart for site visits
2:00
Arrive at site visit:
Crop Production Services, Woodbury/Lake Odessa, Michigan
Bill Kushmaul, manager, Crop Production Services
3:00
Load bus and depart for next site visit
3:15
Arrive at Caledonia Farmer’s Elevator, Lake Odessa, Michigan
Joel Stoepker, department manager, Lake Odessa
Agronomy
4:00
Load bus and depart for Grand Rapids
5:00
Arrive at hotel |
8:00
State Presentations
Gerald Kirbach, Illinois Department of Agriculture;
Tim Creger, pesticide program manager, Nebraska Department of Agriculture;
&
Don Molnar, program manager, Oklahoma Department of
Agriculture, Food and Forestry
9:00
EPA’s Assessment of State Containment Regulations/Equivalency
Determinations
Jeanne Kasai & Nancy Fitz, U.S. EPA, Office
of Pesticide Programs
9:45
Break
10:00
Small Group:
Work on State/Tribal strategies for implementing containment rule
11:30
Lunch
12:30
Small Group:
Work on State/Tribal strategies for implementing containment rule
1:30
Report out on Strategy Development
2:00
Break
2:15
Roundtable Discussion: What Data Should Be Collected to Demonstrate
Progress/Performance in Implementation of the Container/Containment Rule?
Facilitated by David Stangel, U.S. EPA, Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance
3:15
Wrap-Up
Dea Zimmerman, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide
Programs
3:45
Adjourn
6:00 Graduation Dinner in Vandenberg B Room
8:00
Adjourn Graduation Dinner |
