Katrina Recovery - A series of Quick Teleconferences sponsored by the Section and its Katrina Task Force A volunteer effort to provide expertise and resources to those working to rebuild areas devastated by recent hurricanes. This series has been underwritten, in part, by ConferTel, the Section’s conference call provider, so that attorneys and public officials in affected areas of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida can participate for FREE. These presentations will be recorded, posted to www.abanet.org/environ/katrina, and archived for future use. To listen to the Permitting and Compliance in Restart Mode teleconference, please click here. (MP3 format, approximately 1hr and 30 minutes long)

Second in the Series:
Permitting and Compliance in Restart Mode

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Program Overview:
Environmental compliance in "restart" mode: how does industry and government (federal, state and local) return to operational and compliance equilibrium? Do permits, NEPA, Superfund remedy programs help? What does a risk assessment approach tell us we should ‘do’? What steps are businesses and government agencies taking to return to normal while complying with laws & regulations? How should agencies and industry work together? What conditions must apply to invoke waiver opportunities? Who is in the EHS decision-making seat? What standards apply? What happens with permit and reporting requirements? Is there an "act of God" defense? Of what impact is an emergency order? When is it environmentally safe to go home?

The panel of professionals with experience from past disasters and as first responders to Katrina, will dialogue on dealing with this second level issue.

Faculty:

Moderator:
Michael B. Gerrard, Arnold & Porter, New York, NY

Panelists:
Charles Chisolm, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Jackson, MS
Lee A. DeHihns, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP, Atlanta, GA
Gary Jonesi, Senior Counsel for Strategic Litigation, Office of Regulatory Enforcement, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC
James R. May, Professor, Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, DE

This program will not offer CLE credit

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