Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
American Bar Association
Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Air Quality Committee
Cosponsored by
State and Regional Environmental Cooperation Committee
Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems Committee
Presents a “Quick Teleconference” program
The Lowered 8-Hour Ozone Standard: Can we get there from here?
Program Information
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Central Time
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Mountain Time / 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time
Program Overview:
On March 12, 2008, EPA lowered the primary and secondary 8-hour national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for ground level ozone to 75 ppb. Based on ambient ozone data from 2004-2006, EPA estimates that 345 monitored counties would violate the 2008 8-hour ozone standard. This teleconference will address the primary and secondary NAAQS, including how the standards were developed, pending challenges to the standard, the effect of the rounding convention on attaining the NAAQS, and the projected health and environmental benefits of the lowered standards.
The teleconference will also explore the implementation challenges facing the states and the impact of additional control strategies confronting industry and the public. Finally, the teleconference will briefly address the interaction between CO2 and other greenhouse gas control strategies and ozone concentrations. Speakers will provide perspectives from the industry, the environmental community, EPA, and the states.
Educational Objectives:
- Provide a detailed overview of the EPA’s development and implementation schedule for the revised 8-hour ozone standard, as well as the challenges facing state and local agencies in developing control strategies.
- Discuss compliance hurdles for strategies designed to attain and maintain the ozone NAAQS, particularly in areas with existing comprehensive ozone regulation as well as the relationship between climate change strategies and ozone levels.
- Critique the CASAC process and ultimate level of the ozone 8-hour NAAQS, including discussion of legal challenges asserted against the revised standard.
Faculty:
Moderator:
John R. Jacus, Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP, Denver, CO
Panelists:
Douglas Lawson, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO
Vickie Patton, Environmental Defense Fund, Boulder, CO
Chet Thompson, Crowell & Moring, Washington, DC
Lydia Wegman, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Environmental Impacts Division, Durham, NC
This program will not offer CLE credit.
ConferTel Teleconference (Individual dial-in):
If you wish to participate by telephone please register online.
Online registration is encouraged for immediate confirmation and billing receipt. You may also complete this form and fax it to (760) 931-0079. Once your registration and payment have been processed, you will receive a confirmation with the toll-free telephone number and security PIN number.
The registration fee covers the cost of the phone connection; you are encouraged to have others listen to the program with you. Registration cannot be confirmed until ConferTel receives check or Purchase Order.
*The Section has secured ConferTel to provide conferencing services, including registration, conferencing and payment. Please make checks payable to ConferTel. Questions regarding the teleconference can be directed to ConferTel at (866) 930-4500.
Registration Fee:
Registrations cannot be confirmed until ConferTel receives check or Purchase Order.
Section Members: $80 | Gov't, Academic, or Public Interest: $80 | Other ABA Members: $100 | General Attendance: $110
Cancellation Policy:
Paid registrants who are unable to call in to the conference may request a refund less a $30 administrative fee. Substitutions are acceptable.
Late Registration Notice:
Please register early, we cannot guarantee late registrations (day of event).
Law Students:
Complimentary registrations are available for law student groups and environmental law societies. Please contact Ninah Moore at (312) 988-5724 to secure your registration.
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Questions?
Do you have a question that you would like the panel to address? Please email your question to John R. Jacus at john.jacus@dgslaw.com by Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at noon Eastern Time and the panel will make every effort to address your inquiry.
