Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2013-0532-0020
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Posted Date: 2015-05-12T04:00Z

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities 

Committee (FRRCC)

MEETING AGENDA

June 22 – 23, 2011

Sheraton National Hotel

900 South Orme Street

Arlington, VA 22204

Galaxy Ballroom

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

8:00 am	REGISTRATION (Hotel)

8:30	Call to Order / Discussion of Meeting Agenda and Committee Process

Alicia Kaiser, FRRCC Designated Federal Officer

Dr. Steven Balling, FRRCC Chair

Lawrence Elworth, Agricultural Counselor to the Administrator, EPA

Mark Joyce, Associate Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee
Management and Outreach, EPA

Abby Dilley, FRRCC Facilitator

9:00	Stakeholder Panel

Andrew Sharpley, Professor, Division of Agriculture, University of
Arkansas (20 min + 10 min Q&A)

Patricia Sinicropi, Director, Legislative Affairs, National Association
of Clean Water Agencies (20 min + 10 min Q&A)

Tom Hebert, Bayard Ridge Group LLC (20 min + 10 min Q&A)

10:30		Charge to Discussion Groups

10:45	Discussion Group Breakout Session

12:15 pm	BREAK / Boxed lunches handed out

12:30	Plenary Working Lunch / Discussion Groups Report to Committee

1:30 		BREAK

1:45 		Stakeholder Panel

Hobey Bauhan, President, Virginia Poultry Federation (20 min + 10 min
Q&A)

Michael Plumer, Consultant, Conservation Agriculture (20 min + 10 min
Q&A)

Robert Bonnie, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and
Climate, USDA (20 min + 10 min Q&A)

3:15		Discussion Group Breakout Session

5:30 		Public Comment Session 

6:00		ADJOURN

Thursday, June 23, 2011

7:30 am	REGISTRATION (Hotel)

8:00	Call to Order / Discussion Groups Report to Committee

9:00	Charge to Discussion Groups 

9:15	Discussion Group Breakout Session

10:45		BREAK

	

11:00	Discussion Groups Report Back to Committee

11:45		Plenary Discussion

Themes from this meeting

Goals for next meeting

Next steps

12:30 pm	Public Comment Session 

1:00		ADJOURN

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