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2015 National Tribal Forum presentations

If you would like to request a copy of the presentations on a DVD, please contact Lydia.Scheer@nau.edu.

Monday, May 18, 2015
Session:

Session 1, (1 pm-3pm): Agilaire: Optimizing air quality data flow with AirVision and Model 8872
Session 2, (1 pm-5 pm): Data Smackdown! Come visit with TAMS Center’s Melinda Ronca-Battista about your data management, analysis, or interpretation needs. She has tools and resources to help! Reservations recommended: contact Melinda.Ronca-Battista@nau.edu

Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Session:

7:30-8:00 am Registration & Breakfast

8:00-8:45 am Invocation & Welcoming Remarks
Ann Marie Chischilly, ITEP; Bill Thompson, Penobscot Indian Nation; Greg Gree, US EPA OAQPS
Chairman Mandoka, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi

8:45-9:30 am Introduction of Conference Participants

9:30-10:00 am Keynote Address: Lee Sprague n/a

10:00-10:15 am Break

10:15-11:30 am National & Regional Tribal Priorities (NTAA)

11:30 am-12:30 pm A Conversation with EPA Leadership n/a
Janet McCabe (EPA-OAR), Matthew Tejada (EPA-OECA)

12:30-2:00 pm LUNCH (on your own)
NTAA Working Lunch (Principle Member Tribes)

2:00-3:30 pm Breakout Sessions

• Air Quality Policy
  • Clean Power Plan Rule n/a
  • Regional Haze
  • Ozone Standard & Designation
  • Ozone Standard & Designation
  • Ozone Standard & Designation
  • Oklahoma Decision
• Climate Change
  • Interactive Discussion: Problem-Solving for Climate Change in Your Community
• Air Quality Technical & Outreach
  • EJSCREEN: EPA’s Environmental Justice Screening Tool
  • Assessing and Prioritizing Tribal Air Quality Concerns
• Indoor Air Quality
  • Implementing Successful Tribal IAQ Projects Panel Discussion: IAQFunding_McTigue.pptx
  • Implementing Successful Tribal IAQ Projects Panel Discussion: IAQFunding_McTigue.pptx

3:30-5:00 pm Networking Clubhouse & Day 1 Raffle Drawing

5:30-7:30 pm Virgil Masayesva Award Ceremony & Buffet Dinner (Optional)

Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Session:

8:00-8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30-10:00 am Plenary Session—Oil and Gas Extraction (Fracking)

• Overview of Industry & Upcoming Regulations: OverviewOilGas_McKelvey.pptx
• Overview of Industry & Upcoming Regulations: OilGasRegUpdate_Green.pptx
• Regional & Tribal Case Studies: HealthAndCulture_Ahtuangaruak.pptx
• Regional & Tribal Case Studies: AQinTheOilPatch_Clow.pptx

10:00-10:30 am Networking Break

10:30 am-12:00 pm Eco-Café & Poster Session & Working Lunch (provided) n/a

12:30-1:00 pm Keynote Address: Winona LaDuke n/a

1:00-1:30 pm Networking Break

1:30-3:00 pm Breakout Sessions

• Air Quality Policy
  • Writing Effective Comment Letters
  • Interactive hands-on commenting session on upcoming rules n/a
• Climate Change
  • Protecting the Use of Traditional Knowledges: ProtectingTK-SG_Chischilly.ppt
  • Protecting the Use of Traditional Knowledges: GuidelinesForTK_Hostler.pptx
  • Facing Climate Change at Penobscot n/a
• Air Quality Technical & Outreach
  • Open Dump Fires and Air Quality Outreach
  • Quinault Smoke Management Plan
  • 10 Years of FARR Implementation
• Indoor Air Quality
  • Radon Resistant New Construction
  • Radon Mitigation on a Shoestring
  • Radon in Schools n/a

3:00-3:30 pm Networking Break

3:30-5:00 pm Breakout Sessions

Air Quality Policy – Mining

• Uranium Mining & Milling: MidniteMine_Swan.pptx
• Uranium Mining & Milling: WhiteMesaUranium_Clow.pptx
• Uranium Mining & Milling: UteMtnRadionuclidesStudy_Natori.pptx
• Taconite Mining in Minnesota: A Tribal Perspective
• Tar Creek Lead Mining and Air Quality

Climate Change

• Quinault Climate Change Efforts
• Renewable Energy and Sustainable Building Programs at NHBPI

Air Quality Technical & Outreach

• Evaluating NOx & Oxidation Pathways Impacting Aerosol Production
• TAMS Center Support Services and Tools

Indoor Air Quality

• Using Tribal Housing Resources to Address Mold Issues
• Air Matters: A Resident-focused Approach to Healthier Indoor Air

5:15-6:00 pm NTAA Indoor Air Quality Workgroup Meeting (Optional) n/a

6:00-8:00 pm Tour of Pine Creek Reservation (Optional) n/a

Thursday, May 21, 2015

8:00-8:30 am Registration & Coffee

8:30-9:15 am TAMS Steering Committee Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan

9:15-9:45 am Break

9:45-11:15 am Breakout Sessions

• Air Quality Policy – Mobile Sources
  • Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
  • Aviation Fuel Lead Emissions
  • Tier 3 Vehicle and Fuel Standards
  • Air Emissions at Ports
  • Seldovia Road Dust Monitoring
• Climate Change
  • Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health CCandHealth_Jantarasami.pptx
  • EPA Office of Atmospheric Protection Listening Session EPA-OAPoverview_Wilson.ppt
• Air Quality Technical & Outreach
  • Tribal Permitting Programs at Navajo Nation and Gila River Indian Community: NonTitleVPermits _GRIC.pptx
  • Tribal Permitting Programs at Navajo Nation and Gila River Indian Community: TitleVPermits_NNEPA.pptx
  • Cherokee Nation’s Air Monitoring and Data Management
• Indoor Air Quality
  • Tools to Improve IAQ in the Home ToolsToImproveIAQinTheHome_Benedict.pptx
  • How the Bristol Bay Region of Alaska is Addressing IAQ: YouTube Video
  • How the Bristol Bay Region of Alaska is Addressing IAQ: BristolBayIAQ_Flensburg.ppt
  • How the Bristol Bay Region of Alaska is Addressing IAQ: Home Heating, Steam Baths, Smoke Houses and Wood Harvest Practices, by the Bristol Bay Native Association.pdf

11:15-11:30 am Break

11:30 am-12:30 pm Plenary Session – Air Quality and Health Effects

• Air Quality and Health Effects: Ozone
• Air Quality and Health Effects: Particulate Matter

12:30 pm-1:00 pm Closing Ceremony & Final Raffle Drawing

Optional Training Sessions
2:00-3:00 pm Alicat Scientific: Fixing Your Flow Calibration: Common Calibration Issues and Solutions n/a

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