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GOOD NEIGHBOR ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD

Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting

Washington, D.C. - March 13-14, 2007

Location: Sky Room, Hotel Washington, 515 15th St. NW

DAY 1- March 13, 2007

9:00 a.m. Press Conference (media only )-

Release of Tenth Report of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board to the 

President and Congress :Environmental Protection and Border Security on the 

U.S.- Mexico Border

 9:30 a.m. Registration 

10:00 a.m. Meeting Begins

Welcome Paul Ganster, Chair

Board Member, Attendee Self Introductions

10:10 a.m. Panel Discussion on Tenth Report: Environmental Protection and 

Border Security on the U.S.-Mexico Border

10:10 Introduction, Summary of Recommendations – Paul Ganster, Chair

10:15 Keynote Remarks – Jerry Clifford, U.S. Coordinator, Border 2012 Program

10:30 Panel I: Undocumented Human Crossings

- David V. Aguilar, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, Department of 

Homeland Security 

- John C. Twiss, Director, Law Enforcement & Investigations,

U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture

- Larry R. Parkinson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement 

and Security, Department of the Interior

11:30 Panel II: Hazardous Materials Crossings 

- Dana Tulis, Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Management, 

Environmental Protection Agency

- Bob Richard, Deputy Associate Administrator for Hazardous 

Materials Safety, Department of Transportation 
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Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting

Washington, D.C. - March 13-14, 2007

- Todd Owen, Executive Director for Cargo and Conveyance Security,

Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security 

12:30 a.m. Public Comment Session

 

 1:00 p.m. Lunch 

 2:00 p.m. Speaker Briefings on Eleventh Report Theme: 

“Natural Hazards and the U.S.-Mexico Border Environment”

2:00 Introduction, Overview of Theme – Paul Ganster, Chair

2:15 Keynote Remarks – Jorge Navarro, Border Coordinator, Mexican Foreign Ministry

2:30 David Applegate, Senior Science Advisor for Earthquakes and Geologic Hazards, 

USGS, Department of the Interior 

3:15 Dr. Kevin Yeskey, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acting) 

Office of Preparedness and Emergency Operations, Department of Health 

and Human Services

4:00 Break

4:15 Sonja Nieuwejaar, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs, FEMA, 

Department of Homeland Security

 5:00 p.m. Consejo Consultivo Report – Flavio Olivieri, Northwest Region Representative 

 5:30 p.m. Day One of Meeting Ends
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Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting

Washington, D.C. - March 13-14, 2007

DAY 2 - March 14, 2007

Business Meeting and Strategic Planning Session

 7:30 a.m. Registration

 8:00 a.m. Business Meeting

- New Member Self Introductions, Goals for Board Membership

- Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting

- Dissemination Plan for Tenth Report

 8:30 a.m. Discussion of Eleventh Report

- Determine Structure

- Set up workgroups, including coordinators

- Set up first workgroup teleconference calls

- Other logistics

 9:30 a.m. Remarks from EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Strategic Planning Session

- Successes, Lessons Learned, Goals for 2007

- Board Administrative Operations

- Travel

- Relationship with President (CEQ) and Congress

- Preparation of annual reports

- Meeting preparations, logistics

12:30 p.m. Lunch 

 2:00 p.m. Board Member Report-Outs

 3:00 p.m. Meeting Ends

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