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Public Stakeholders Meeting with Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler Meeting Information: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC Monday, August 6, 2018, 4:00PM
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Introductions and Purpose of Meeting --
January 31, 2018 Memorandum of Agreement by Four Trump Administration Leaders to Form Interagency Working Group
a. Analyse statutes, regulations, case law b. Review past ESA consultation practices c. Prepare recommendations to improve scientific and policy approaches d. Document the approach April 10, 2018 Stakeholders Letter a. Use each agency's expertise to best impact b. More refined species and pesticide data c. Better species exposure assessment d. Avoidance and minimization opportunities e. Options for voluntary conservation f. Prioritize to address greatest risks first Next Steps for Stakeholder Input a. Informal b. More formal -- externally supported c. FACA process Next Meetings with EPA Counterparts a. USDA - July 30, 2018 Meeting with Mr. Steve Censky b. Department of Interior -- Mr. David Bernhardt c. Department of Commerce -- Mr. Earl Comstock d. CEO -- Ms. Mary Neumayr Thank You / Adjourn
Attendees
American Farm Bureau
American Soybean Association
CropLife America
Defenders of Wildlife Minor Crop Farmer Alliance National Association of Wheat Growers National Corn Growers Association Policy Innovation
Vincent "Zippy" Duvall, President Julie Anna Potts, Executive Vice President Ryan Findlay, CEO Renee Munasifi, Gordley Associates Jay Vroom, President & CEO Chris Novak, Incoming President & CEO
Kellie Bray, Senior Director Government Affairs
Bob Dreher, SVP, Conservation Programs Ed Ruckert, McDermott Will & Emery Keira Franz, Environmental Policy Advisor Colleen Willard, Director of Public Policy Jake Li, Director for Biodiversity
2024-EPA-05254
Sierra Club FOIA 2024-EPA-05254
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