Registration Information
Key Environmental Issues in USEPA REGION 2
THE CONFERENCE will be held at
Fordham University School of Law,
140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023
Please register at http://law.fordham.edu/cle.htm
CLE CREDIT has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the
New York State Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of six (6)
non-transitional credit hours that can be applied to the professional practice
requirement. To determine whether another state will award credit, please
contact the CLE administrator’s office for that particular state.
THE REGISTRATION FEE is $125 ($75 for academics, government employees,
and public-sector attorneys). The fee includes CLE credit, course materials,
breakfast, and lunch.
Those seeking information about the Law School’s hardship policy for this
Symposium and/or accommodations for a disability should send a written request
to the above-listed address.
USEPA
Region 2
Key Environmental Issues in
April 28, 2006 | Fordham University School of Law
Sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency–Region 2
in cooperation with the
ABA Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
New York State Bar Association–Environmental Law Section
Planning Committee
MICHAEL B. GERRARD, CHAIR
Arnold & Porter LLP
New York, New York
CHRISTINE FAZIO
Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP
New York, New York
WALTER MUGDAN
Division of Environmental
Planning & Protection
EPA Region 2
New York, New York
New Jersey State Bar Association–Environmental Law Section
ERIC SCHAAF
Regional Counsel
EPA Region 2
New York, New York
JOHN F. SPINELLO, JR.
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson
Graham LLP
Newark, New Jersey
Association of the Bar of the City of New York–Committee on
Environmental Law
Fordham University School of Law
This program will cover key and emerging environmental issues in the
EPA Region 2 area, which includes New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands. Plenary sessions will cover hazardous and solid
waste, air, water, and cross-cutting issues.
Conference Outline
Key Environmental Issues in USEPA Region 2
8:30 AM
10:30 AM
12:45 PM
3:30 PM
Registration
Break
Lunch
Break
8:50 AM
10:45 AM Panel II
1:30 PM
3:45 PM Panel IV
Welcome and
Opening Remarks
9:00 AM Panel I
Hazardous and Solid Waste
Issues
MODERATOR
MICHAEL B. GERRARD, ARNOLD & PORTER LLP
PANELISTS
RCRA Corrective Action Program
ADOLPH EVERETT
Region 2 RCRA Branch Chief
Vapor Intrusion
WALTER MUGDAN
Region 2 Program Manager
Contaminated Sediment Sites
PATRICIA HICK
Region 2 Office of Regional Counsel
Brownfields, Due Diligence, and CERCLA
Liability Update
MICHAEL MINTZER
Region 2 Office of Regional Counsel
Solid Waste Update
STEPHANIE BRAND
New Jersey Attorney General's Office
New York Enforcement Update
CHARLES SULLIVAN
Enforcement Division Director, NYS DEC
Air Pollution
MODERATOR
CHRISTINE FAZIO, CARTER LEDYARD & MILBURN LLP
Keynote Address
ALAN STEINBERG
Region 2 Regional Administrator
Cross-cutting Issues
MODERATOR
SHEILA FOSTER, FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL
PANELISTS
PANELISTS
New Jersey Developments
Region 2 Enforcement Update
SAM WOLFE
Assistant Commissioner, NJ DEP
New York Administrative Developments
JAMES H. FERREIRA
Deputy Commissioner and General
Counsel, NYS DEC
New York Litigation
PETER LEHNER
New York Attorney General's Office
EPA Developments
JOSEPH SIEGEL
Region 2 Office of Regional Counsel
2:00 PM Panel III
ERIC SCHAAF
Region 2 Regional Counsel
Water Issues
Emergency Response and
MODERATOR
JOHN F. SPINELLO, JR., KIRKPATRICK & LOCKHART
NICHOLSON GRAHAM LLP
PAUL BALDOUF
Division of Environmental Safety and Health,
NJ DEP
National Security Issues
Energy Issues and
PANELISTS:
Land Use Regulation for Water Quality
MICHAEL CATANIA
President, Conservation Resources Inc.
Environmental Permitting
CARL JOHNSON
Deputy Commissioner, Air and Waste
Management, NYS DEC
Jurisdictional Issues
NOON
The Commissioners Speak
PHYLLIS FEINMARK
Region 2 Office of Regional Counsel
New York Nitrogen Litigation
DENISE SHEEHAN, COMMISSIONER, NEW YORK
STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION
SCOTT CRISAFULLI
Enforcement Bureau Chief, NYS DEC
ANDREW GERSHON
New York Attorney General's Office (invited)
LISA JACKSON, COMMISSIONER-DESIGNATE, NEW
JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
Water Quality Management Plans,
TMDLs, Trading
KEVIN BRICKE
Region 2 Program Manager
5:00 PM
Adjourn