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Interactive Agenda - Jan 24-26 2011 NTTC Meeting

National Tribal Toxics Council (NTTC)

January 24 – 26, 2012 Meeting
Carlyle Suites Hotel
1731 New Hampshire Ave NW, Washington DC

Call-in Number: 1.888.824.5783 Passcode: 6906 8814#

Interactive Agenda

DAY 1 – Tuesday, January 24

FINAL INTERIM STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

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1.   9:00 am   Welcome, Invocation & Introductions
2.   9:15 am   Review and Approval of Agenda
3.   9:20 am   Charter finalization and approval  (pdfCharter - Final Draft)
4.   9:30 am   Identification of "official" NTTC Members; deciding on best way of staggering terms.
5.   10:00 am Elections – Chair and Vice Chair

      10:30 am Break

6.  10:45 am Draft letter to all Interim Steering Committee members/Tribes
                    thanking them for service
7.  11:00 am Discussion of best way to ensure diversity of membership/representation
8.  11:30 am Discussion of training opportunities for NTTC members
9.  12: 00pm Adjourn Interim Steering Committee meeting

     12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)

FIRST NATIONAL TRIBAL TOXICS COUNCIL MEETING

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1.   1:30pm  Welcome and call to order
2.   1:35pm  Review and Approval of Agenda
3.   1:40 pm  Action item review  (pdfNTTC Action Item Master List)
4.   2:00 pm  Review of Workplan and Budget
5.   2:20 pm  NTOC "reinvigoration" process and the relationship                             Clay Bravo/ Dianne Briggs (AIEO)  
                    between NTTC and NTOC      
6.   2:45 pm  Discussion: Opportunities for work under
                    scope of NTTC Cooperative Agreement

      3:00 pm Break

7.   3:30 pm Discussion:  How does the NTTC want to move forward?

  • Reviewing NTTC website for content and features (www.tribaltoxics.org)
  • Discussion of strategies/mechanisms to engage and further promote outreach
    with tribes on chemicals management/P2 issues
  • Discussion of Issue/Position Papers that the NTTC would like to develop e.g.,
    Developing a position paper on tribal risk assessment/subsistence populations
  • Review comments to IGAP guidance comment letter
  • Upcoming Grant Opportunities Discussion

8.   4:45 pm Review of day's Action Items

      5:00 pm Adjourn

DAY 2 – Wednesday, January 25

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9.   9:00 am NTTC Inauguration ceremony w/EPA Officials (Photo Op)                                                         Jim Jones
10.  9:15 am OPPT Updates
  • Programmatic developments                                                      Wendy Cleland-Hamnett/Barbara Cunningham
  • OCSPP Tribal Strategic Plan    (pdfPresentation)                                                                       John Shoaff (EAD)
  • OPPT NPM Guidance document discussion (pdfPresentation)                                                       Mike Burns (EAD)

     10:30 am Break

11.  10:45 am Tribal presentations (roundtable) on current toxics & pollution prevention issues
                      tribes are facing
  • Risk assessment/Tribal exposure (pdfPresentation)                                                                 Barbara Harper 
  • TSCA Chemicals in the Food Web (pdfPresentation)                                                                  Dianne Barton 
  • Cherokee lead issues/video (pdfPresentation)                                                                           Ryan Callison
    • Cherokee Lead Based Paint Testing Video
  • Tribal P2 program/tribal pollution prevention initiatives (pdfPresentation)                                         Myla Kelly 
      12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
 
12.  1:30 pm Discussion: OPPT Tribal Consultation Items & Planning Forward
 
        i. Review of Consultation Policy and Approach
        ii. Current items slated for Consultation:
       3:00 pm Break
  • Formaldehyde standards for composite wood products rule (pdfPresentation)  (pdfConsult letter)  Lynn Vendinello
  • Reassessment of PCB use authorization  (pdfPresentation)                                              Lynn Vendinello
  • Cadmium section 8 (d) Chemical testing and data collection
       iii.  Future items for Consultation:
  • Review of relevant items from OPPT portion of EPA regulatory agenda
13.  4:00 pm TSCA Reform discussion                                                                                 Bryan Symmes(NPCD)
14.  4:45 pm Review of Action Items and Adjourn

DAY 3 – Thursday, January 26

 

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15.  9:00 am Risk Assessment Models/Tools 
  • Presentation from EPA – Overview of Exposure Models  (pdfPresentation)        Cathy Fehrenbacher (EETD)
       9:45 am Tribal-Focused Environmental Risk and Sustainability Tool (Tribal-FERST)  (pdfPresentation)
  • Intro (5 min)                                                   Steve Crawford (Passamaquoddy Pleasant Point Tribe)
  • Tribal-FERST Overview (15 min) (Webinar)                                   Valerie Zartarian/Ken Bailey (ORD)
  • Pilot project – (15 min)                                                Steve Crawford/Joe Szocik/Mike Caslin (U-VC)
  • Questions – (10 min)                                                                                                                 all
       10:30 am Break
 
16.  11:00 am Risk Assessment Models/Tools, continued
  • LifeLine™ Community Based Assessment Software                                                Dr. Chris Chaisson
    • Seasonal Dietary Profiles at the Community Level
    • Exposure From Community-Relevant Lifestyles and 
      Items in People's Home/Community Environments
       12:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
 
17.  1:30 pm Latest Design for the Environment (DfE) & P2 updates  (pdfDfE) (pdfP2)      Clive Davies/Tanya Mottley (PPD)
18.  2:30 pm NAS Sustainability at EPA Report Listening Session  (pdfPresentation)                        Tanya Mottley (PPD)
                   NAS Documents:  1. pdfNAS Sustainability Report in Brief
                                            2. pdfNAS Sustainability "Green Book" Recommendations
                                            3. pdfNAS Listening Session Questions for Feedback
      3:30 pm Break
 
19.  3:45  Review of proposed 2012 NTTC Workplan
 
20.  4:30 pm Review of Action Items and Next Steps
21.  4:45 pm Meeting recap and Adjourn