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To: Alexandra Dunn[adunn@ecos.org] Cc: Barbery, Andrea[Barbery.Andrea@epa.gov]; Bennett, Tate[Bennett.Tate@epa.gov]; Lyons, Troy[lyons.troy@epa.gov]; Bangerter, Layne[bangerter.layne@epa.gov]; Richardson, RobinH[Richardson.RobinH@epa.gov]; Dravis, Samanthafdravis.samantha@epa.gov]; Sonia Altieri[sa itieri@ecos.org] From: Wagner, Kenneth Sent: Fri 6/9/2017 12:14:56 PM Subject: Re: New ECOS/EPA Summary Report & Webinar Series Announcement: Evaluating Innovative Approaches to Fostering Environmental Compliance Great...will look at that as well. Kenneth E. Wagner Senior Advisor to the Administrator For Regional & State Affairs US Environmental Protection Agency Office: 202-564-1988 Cell: 202-309-2418 wagner.kenneth@epa.gov On Jun 9, 2017, at 8:03 AM, Alexandra Dapolito Dunn <adunn@ecos.org> wrote: Thanks Ken, We have a busy Friday between ECOS and EPA! To clarify, below I shared some ongoing work we're doing with OECA. The early release of the 2.0 paper on cooperative federalism is on its way to all of you in about an hour. Thank you for the amazing support. On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 7:58 AM, Wagner, Kenneth <wagner.kenneth@,epa.gov> wrote: Thanks Alex: We have appreciated the courtesy of the early drafts from Todd and John. Kenneth E. Wagner Senior Advisor to the Administrator For Regional and State Affairs U S Environmental Protection Agency 202-564-1988 office 202-309-2418 cell 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008153-00001 wagner.kennethfa epa.gov On Jun 9, 2017, at 7:15 AM, Alexandra Dapolito Dunn <adunn@eeos.org> wrote: Colleagues: Thought you'd all find this release and ECOS/EPA collaboration of interest. We're looking forward to showing how EPA, states, and social science academics can work together to achieve results! Regards, Alex Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Esq. Executive Director & General Counsel Environmental Council of the States -----------Forwarded message------------ From: Alexandra Dapolito Dunn <adunn@,eeos.org<mailto:adunn@,eeos.org Date: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 7:11 AM Subject: ECOS MEMBERS: New ECOS/EPA Summary Report & Webinar Series Announcement: Evaluating Innovative Approaches to Fostering Environmental Compliance To: "Macy, Jim" < < a),nebraska.gov. Sonia Alticri < < , Kelly Poole < "Stine, John (MPCA)" < , Martha Rudolph < tate.eo.us. Todd Parfitt < , "Keogh, Becky" < us ECOS MEMBERS: PLEASE SEE THE BELOW TRANSMITTAL FROM ECOS COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR JIM MACY (NE) & U.S. EPA OECA'S DAVID HINDIN On behalf of ECOS and U.S. EPA, we're pleased to share with you the workshop report "Research on Effective Government: A Workshop on Evaluating Innovative Approaches to Fostering Environmental Compliance." The workshop, held on January 27, 2017, in Washington, D.C., brought together environmental regulators from EPA and state agencies with academic scholars from a variety of disciplines for interactive discussions about how research can help EPA and states leverage social science knowledge and research methods to improve the effectiveness of our environmental programs in fostering 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008153-00002 compliance. For example, we discussed the permits and rules we issue, monitoring, reporting and transparency, and innovative enforcement. Discussions from the workshop are already spurring conversations on how innovative compliance strategies might benefit state and federal environmental activities. For instance, Ohio EPA is currently working with universities in the state to use social science to improve Ohio EPA's compliance outcomes; Maryland Department of the Environment is now exploring academic collaborations as well; and U.S. EPA has three MOUs with leading research universities to support this work. We'd like to use the energy and enthusiasm from this workshop to identify further opportunities for engagement and collaboration. To accomplish this goal, ECOS and U.S. EPA will host a series of webinars designed for states and U.S. EPA program managers to provide examples of how social and behavioral science findings have informed public health efforts followed by a discussion of potential compliance programs ripe for analysis. This dialogue with academics will share what social science knows on best practices in compliance effectiveness strategies and how innovative pilots in states and EPA can test new ways to improve compliance outcomes. The webinars will be held on the following dates and times: o Introduction - June 27, 2017, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. ET o Monitoring - August 9, 2017, 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. ET o Rule and Permit Design - September 28, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET o Reporting and Transparency - October 24, 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET o Innovative Enforcement - November (TBD) We want to thank the hosts of the workshop, including Professor Katharine Abraham (University of Maryland, Department of Economics), Professor Jay Shimshack (University of Virginia, Batten School of Public Policy), and Professor Michael Toffel (Harvard Business School). We greatly appreciate their contribution to organize and host the workshop and continued support for these efforts. 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. EPA - 6/22 Production ED 001523 00008153-00003 If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact Michael Toffel ( < >), Jay Shimshack ( < !>), or Katheryn Abraham ( < >). If you have questions about the upcoming webinars, please contact Sonia Altieri, ECOS, at saltieri@ecos.org<roailto:sal tieri@ecos.org> or Leslie Cronkhite, U.S. EPA, at eronkhite.leslie@,epa.gov<mailto:eronkhite.leslie@,epa.gov>. Finally, in addition to these webinars, if your agency has a program or activity that you believe could benefit from some improvements to better promote compliance, you may share these ideas (even if rough) with Sonia and Leslie for a preliminary review to determine if these ideas are appropriate for sharing with the academic community on how to address such challenges with an innovative pilot. Best wishes, Jim Macy Director, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Chair, ECOS Compliance Committee & ECOS Executive Committee Region VII Representative David Hindin Director, Office of Compliance Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance U.S. Environmental Protection Agency <Workshop report_FNL_5-30-17 (003).pdf> 17cv1906 Sierra Club v. 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