Document ID: EPA-HQ-OECA-2007-0291-0031
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2007-09-28T04:00Z

ENHANCING ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES PRIVATE  

	from AUDIT POLICY DISCLOSURES

	through TAILORED INCENTIVES for NEW OWNERS

	Public Meeting

	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

	Wednesday, June 20, 2007

	The Palace Hotel

	2 New Montgomery Street, The Mendocino Room

	San Francisco, California

Conducted by:

Industrial Economics, Incorporated

2067 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, Massachusetts  02140

(617) 354-0074

Present:

	From	Industrial Economics, Incorporated:

		Mark D. Ewen, Principal, Facilitator

		Gail B. Coad, Principal

		Jane Israel, Special Consultant

	EPA Panel:

		Susan O'Keefe, Acting Director,

		 Special Litigation and Projects 

		 Division, Office of Civil Enforcement

		Caroline Makepeace, Attorney-Advisor

 

		Jonathan Libber, Attorney-Advisor 

		Philip Milton, Chemical Engineer

		

	I-N-D-E-X

Welcome and Opening Remarks	 4

Overview of Issues and

 Clarifying Questions	 none

(Non)Submission of Oral Comments	   4

Adjournment 	   7

	P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S

	(11:22 a.m.)

	NONSUBMISSION OF ORAL COMMENTS

	FACILITATOR EWEN:  So I'd like to get the public comment session
started.  And just again for clarity, this is the San Francisco Public
Meeting on the Issue of Enhancing Environmental Outcomes from Audit
Policy Disclosures to Tailor Incentives for New Owners.

		The date today is June 20th.  And I'm Mark Ewen from Industrial
Economics helping EPA with facilitating the public comment process here
today.  

		We're on the record.  There's a court reporter recording our comments
here today.  And I'd like to go over just a few of the ground rules for
the afternoon or I guess the late morning here and the afternoon, should
we go that long receiving your comments.

		The purpose is to receive your comments.  We encourage you to do so. 
I'd ask that you go to the podium to submit them.  The microphone isn't
amplifying your voice throughout the room, but it is helping the court
reporter for recording purposes.  So go to the podium.  The mic will
help the reporter pick up your words.

		When you go to the podium, please state your name and spell it clearly
for the reporter and provide your affiliation.  And then you can proceed
with your comment.  The primary purpose is to receive your comment.  We
have allowed for, just for purposes of ensuring a clear record, for the
EPA panel to perhaps ask a brief clarifying question of you to make sure
that they understand what you're trying to say with your comment.  But
it will be brief.  But just be aware that the EPA panel may follow up
with you regarding a specific question related to your comment.

		I don't think we have to worry about time limits here today.  I think
we have enough time to get through everyone, I would suspect, so we
won't worry about that.

		The usual admonitions about speaking loudly and clearly for purposes
of the court reporter apply.  

		And I guess we have a few people having taken cards when they arrived.
 We'll just go in the order of the numbered cards that you grabbed on
your way in.  And we'll see if we have any folks interested in providing
public comment here today.

		So I'll ask if there are any last-minute questions from any members of
the public, any last-minute comments from the EPA panel?

	(No audible response.)

		FACILITATOR EWEN:  No.  Okay.  Here's the moment of truth.  Do we have
anyone who'd like -- let's go to number one.  Whoever has number one, if
you'd like to rise and provide comments.

	(No audible response.)

		FACILITATOR EWEN:  So then number two?

	(No audible response.)

		FACILITATOR EWEN:  And we've only drawn three cards.  So number three
is the seance -- 

	(Laughter.)

		FACILITATOR EWEN:  -- at least for now.

	(No audible response.)

		FACILITATOR EWEN:  Well, I think we'll -- we're obligated to be here
all day.  If any of you have a change of heart, feel free to rise at any
point or come back, or if you want to entertain us with song and dance
that would -- 

	(Laughter.)

		FACILITATOR EWEN:  -- that would be fine as well.

		But with that, I think we'll close the record for the moment and we'll
be on standby for anyone who wishes to supply their comment the rest of
the day.

		Thank you.

	(The remarks of the Facilitator concluded at 11:25 o'clock a.m. 
Members of the EPA Panel Jonathan Libber, Philip Milton, and Gail Coad
together with the court reporter held the meeting open until 3:30
o'clock p.m. at which time the public meeting was declared over.)

 

 

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