FRRCC August 2024, Meeting Agenda
U.S. EPA Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Committee
Meeting Agenda | August 5-6, 2024
Monday, August 5, 2024
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Meeting Opening and Welcome Remarks Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC Michael Crowder, Vice Chair, FRRCC Rod Snyder, Agriculture Advisor to the EPA Administrator Venus Welch-White, FRRCC DFO, EPA |
| 12:30 pm – 12:35 pm | Roll Call - Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC |
| 12:35 pm – 12:45 pm | Meeting Agenda Review Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC |
| 12:45 pm – 1:45 pm | FRRCC Ad Hoc Workgroup Status Report (15minutes each + 5 minutes Q&A) |
| 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Break |
| 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Sustainable Dairy Pennsylvania: Public-Private Partnerships Jenna Mitchell Beckett, PA Director and Agriculture Program Director at the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Financing Point-to-Nonpoint Source Water Quality Projects: Pennsylvania Agriculture-Municipal Stormwater Program (MS4) Evan Branosky, Managing Director at the Conservation Innovation Fund |
| 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | EPA Technical Assistance Environmental Protection Network (TCTAC Partner) |
| 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Biotechnology Registration and Review Process for Startups Dan Jenkins, VP Regulatory and Government Affairs at Pairwise |
| 4:30 pm – 4:45 pm | Public Comment Period |
| 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Committee Discussion and Reflections Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC Michael Crowder, Vice Chair, FRRCC |
| 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm | Wrap up and Day One Adjourns Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC Venus Welch-White, FRRCC DFO, EPA |
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 8:30 am – 8:45 am | Call to Order, Roll Call of Committee Members Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC Venus Welch-White, FRRCC DFO, EPA |
| 8:45 am – 8:50 am | Meeting Day 2 Review Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC |
| 8:50 am – 9:20 am | Ad Hoc Work Group 1 – Recommendation Review and Discussion |
| 9:20 am – 9:50 am | Ad Hoc Work Group 2 – Recommendation Review and Discussion |
| 9:50 am – 10:20 am | Ad Hoc Work Group 2 – Recommendation Review and Discussion |
| 10:25 am – 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am – 12:00 pm | Recommendation - Discussion and Voting Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC |
| 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Recommendations - Discussion and Voting (Continued) Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC |
| 3:00 pm – 3:15pm | Next Steps Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC Michael Crowder, Vice Chair, FRRCC |
| 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm | Wrap Up and Closing Remarks Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC Michael Crowder, Vice Chair, FRRCC Rod Snyder, Agriculture Advisor to the EPA Administrator |
| 3:30pm | Meeting Adjourns Beth Sauerhaft, Chair, FRRCC Venus Welch-White, FRRCC DFO, EPA |