All Appropriate Inquiries Standard Negotiated Rulemaking Preliminary Meeting Agenda

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
All Appropriate Inquiry Standard
as required under the
Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act

Negotiated Rulemaking
Preliminary Meeting
EPA East B1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Conference Room 1117A
Washington, DC
April 29 - 30, 2003
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Agenda

Tuesday, April 29, 2003

8:30 - Welcome and Opening Remarks -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

8:45 - Introduce EPA Negotiator and Designated Federal Official (DFO)

9:00 - All Appropriate Inquiry Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Member Introductions

9:30 - Statutory Framework for Negotiated Rulemaking
Rulemaking at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Requirements of the Negotiated Rulemaking Act
Requirements and Responsibilities under the Federal Advisory Committee Act
-- Debbie Dalton, Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center, U.S. EPA

10:00 - BREAK

10:15 - Overview of the Negotiated Rulemaking Process
What to expect throughout the process, Q&A
-- Susan Podziba, Facilitator, Susan Podziba & Associates

10:45 - Ground Rules
Develop ground rules to govern workings of the AAI Reg Neg Committee

12:15 - LUNCH

1:30 - Finalize Ground Rules

2:00 - Agenda of Issues
Review the criteria to determine the issues embedded within each criterion. Identify the scope of the negotiations including all the elements that will make up the standard.

2:45 - Public Comment

3:15 - BREAK

3:15 - Agenda of Issues (cont'd.)

4:30 Conclude Day 1

Wednesday, April 30, 2003

8:30 - Logistics
Schedule future meetings
Sending and receiving documents
Getting additional information, e.g. background readings, documents, expert presentations

9:00 - Review Agenda of Issues

9:30 - Discussion of Issues (we'll cover as much as we can)
CRITERIA #1 and associated issues
CRITERIA #2 and associated issues
CRITERIA #3 and associated issues
CRITERIA #4 and associated issues
CRITERIA #5 and associated issues

12:15 - LUNCH

1:30 - Discussion of Issues (cont'd.)

2:30 - Public Comment

3:00 - Discussion of Issues (cont'd.)

4:15 - Next Steps

4:30 - Conclude