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August 13 – 15, 2008
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel

 
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AGENDA at a GLANCE >

August 13
Federal Roundtable: Effective Interagency Consultation (Federal Attendees Only)
MOVES Model Workshop
August 14
Regulatory Issues
Mobile Sources Air Toxics
Air Pollution Health Considerations
August 15

Modeling Issues: MOVES Model Q&A

Diesel/Freight Issues

 

 

Preliminary Agenda
(subject to change - current as of June 17)


Agenda (pdf)

DAY 1- August 13, 2008: Technical Session, half-day      

Morning           

8:30 AM
Federal Roundtable
  (Federal attendees only - Space is limited )

Afternoon           

11:00 AM
Registration Open
11:30 AM
Lunch - on your own
OPTIONAL - See More Baltimore Boat Tour (Self-pay)
2:00 PM
MOVES Model Workshop
Gary Dolce, EPA Office of Transporation & Air Quality and
John Houck, Federal Highway Administration
3:30 PM
Break - Light Refreshments Provided
5:00 PM
ADJOURN
DINNER - On your own or Join the Optional Group Dine-A-Round to Baltimore Favorite Restaurants (sign up during registration, self-pay)


DAY 2 - August 14, 2008: General Sessions, full-day

Morning      

8:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Remarks

8:30AM

Climate Change and Transportation

  • National Level: Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation
    George C. Eads, CRA International, inc.
  • State Level: Maryland Climate Change Commission
    Renee Fizer, Maryland Dept. of the Environment
  • Metropolitan Level: Transportation Analysis
    Mike Clifford, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Transportation Planning Board
10:00 AM Break - Light Refreshments Provided
10:30 AM

Regulatory Issues

  • Transportation Conformity Program Update
    Laura Berry, Environmental Protection Agency
    Office of Transporation and Air Quality

  • MOVES Model: Policy and Schedule Issues
    Gary Dolce, Environmental Protection Agency
    Office of Transporation and Air Quality

  • Effective Consultation: Report from Federal Roundtable
    Matt Laurita, Environmental Protection Agency
    Region II
12:00 PM
Lunch - On Your Own

Afternoon

1:30 PM

Mobile Source Air Toxics

  • Overview and Regulatory Background
    Melanie Zeman, Environmental Protection Agency
    Region II
  • Considerations on FHWA Interim Guidance
    Victoria Martinez and Michael Clagget,
    Federal Highway Administration
  • Research and Analysis of MSAT Project-level Impacts
    Chad Bailey, Environmental Protection Agency
    Office of Transporation and Air Quality
3:00 PM
Break - Light Refreshments Provided
3:30 PM

Air Pollution Health Considerations

  • Role of Epidemiology in Public Policy Decision Making
    Ron White, Johnson Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • MSAT Review: Exposure & Health Effects
    Debra Kaden, Health Effects Institute
  • Spatial Extent of Mobile Source Impacts
    Ying Zhou, Harvard School of Public Health
5:00 PM
ADJOURN
  Dinner - on your own
Optional Social Activity

DAY 3 - August 15, 2008: General and Technical Sessions, half-day

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast Provided
8:00 AM

Modeling Issues

  • MOVES Model Question & Answers - Questions from Day 1
    Gary Dolce, Environmental Protection Agency
    Jeff Houk, Federal Highway Administration;
    John Byun, Federal Highway Administration
  • HPMS Reassessment Effort
    David Winter, Federal Highway Administration
9:30 AM Break - Light Refreshments Provided
10:30 AM

Diesel/Freight

  • Diesel Emissions Reductions: A Local Perspective
    Dave DuVal, Fairfax County, Virginia
  • Port Clean Air Program
  • Implementing Innovative Rail Projects
11:30 AM
ADJOURN
  Optional - See Baltimore Boat Tour (Self-Pay)

 


 
 
     
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