1 **GOOD NEIGHBOR ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD** 

### Good Neig **hbor Environmental Board Meeting Washington, D.C.**  **- March 13**  **- 14**  **, 2007**  **Location: Sky Room , Hotel Washington, 515 15**  **th St. NW**  **DAY 1 -**  **March 13**  **, 2007** 9:00 a.m. Press Conference (media only ) -

Release of Ten th 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 In troduction , Summary of Recommendation s – Paul Ganster, Chair 10:15 Key

note 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 H omeland Se curit y

- John C. Twiss, Director, Law Enforcement & Investigations, U.S. Forest Service , Department of Agriculture

- Larr y R. Parkinson, Deput y Assistant Secretary , Law Enforcement and Securit y, Department of the Interior 11:30 Panel II : Hazardous Materials Crossings

- Dana Tulis , Deput y Director, Office of Emergency Management , Environmental Protection Agency

- Bob Richard, Deput y Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safet y, Department of Transportation2 

### Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting **Washington, D.C. -**  **March 13 -**  **14, 2007**

- Todd Owen, Executive Director for Cargo and Convey ance Securit y , Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Securit y **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 In troduction, Overview of Theme

– Paul Ganster, Chair 2:15 Key

note 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. , Deput y 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 **5:3 0 p.m.**  **Day One of Meeting Ends**3 

### 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 L ast 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 **12:3 0**  **p.m. Lunch**  **2:00 p.m. Board Member Report**  **- Outs**  **3:00 p.m. Meeting Ends**  ### 3/12 /074