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Agenda: Technology in Regulatory Development Workshop

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Agenda (2 pp, 220K, About PDF)

Agenda - Tuesday, August 19, 2008
9:00 - 9:30 Registration & Breakfast
Opening Session
9:30 - 10:00
Opportunities for Increasing Efficiency and Collaboration in Regulatory Development
  • Speaker: Rick Otis, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Technology Demo I: Tracking Tools
10:00 - 10:40

RAPIDS & SCOUT

  • Speaker: Ken Munis, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
10:40 - 10:50 Break
10:50 - 11:30

Integrated Rulemaking Management Information System (IRMIS) and Cyberdocs (PDF) (29 pp, 1.3 MB)
11:30 - 12:00

Rulemaking Management System

  • Speaker: Neil Eisner and LaTanya Anderson, Department of Transportation (DOT)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
Technology Demo II: Regulation Writer Tools
1:00 - 1:40

Office of Federal Register Cost Savings with XML Tags (PDF) (15 pp, 415K)

  • Speaker: Marcia Cash, Department of Interior: Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
1:40 - 2:20

Information Collection Request, Review and Approval System (ICRAS) (PDF) (21 pp, 849K)
Technology Demo III: Collaboration Tools
2:20 - 3:20

Bridging the Communications Gap via Technology: EPA Portal (PDF) (46 pp, 1.3 MB)

  • Speaker: Terry Grady, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Help Desk / Break / Refreshments
3:20 - 4:00

During the refreshment break, attendees will participate in an open session where they will have the opportunity to ask more specific questions and test drive technologies presented that day. Please take advantage of this time to meet and mingle with your fellow regulatory development colleagues!
4:00

Adjourn for Day


Agenda – Wednesday, August 20, 2008
8:45 – 9:00 Welcome Back & Breakfast
Technology Demo III: Collaboration Tools (continued)
9:00 - 9:25

Regulatory Collaboration Systems: DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Rule Writing Portal (PDF) (23 pp, 3.1 MB)
9:25 - 9:50

Staying Involved in the Federal Regulatory Development Community: Regulatory Matters Collaboration Space
Help Desk / Break / Refreshments
9:50 - 10:20

During the refreshment break, attendees will participate in an open session where they will have the opportunity to ask more specific questions and test drive technologies presented that day.
Filling Gaps in Regulatory Development Technology
10:20 - 10:45

How can federal agencies benefit from each other? (PDF) (19 pp, 764K)

  • Speaker: Tim Crawford, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
10:45 - 11:10

Regulatory Compliance from the Small Business Owners' Perspective (PDF) (15 pp, 1.4 MB)
11:10 - 11:30

Developing Regulatory Development Technologies: Web 2.0

  • Speaker: Jeffrey Levy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
11:30 - 11:45

What is the vision for future technologies?

  • Speaker: Rick Otis, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
11:45 Adjourn Workshop

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