2016Office of Small Business Programs’ Small Business Coordinators and State Partners Training Conference

Washington DC Area

May 3 – 5, 2016

Final Draft

Day One / Tuesday, May 3
DoubleTree Hotel, Arlington VA
Monument View Conference Room, 14th Floor
8:00 – 9:00 / Registration, Coffee and Networking
9:00–10:30 / Welcome and Keynote –
Combined State SBEAP/SBO and EPA SB Coordinator Attendees
Welcome:Kimberly Patrick, Office Director, US EPA Office of Small Business Programs,
Keynote and Panelist Speakers:
John Shoraka, US SBA’s Associate Administrator, Government Contracting and Business Development
Yolanda Swift, US SBA’s Deputy National Ombudsman, Office of the National Ombudsman
Laurice Jones, US EPA’s Director of National Grants Program, Office of Grants and Debarment
Coordinator and Moderator:Patricia Durrant, EPA’s OSBP
10:30 – 10:45 / Break to network and separate into two training rooms – State Partners Stay in Monument View Room, EPA SB Coordinators move to Valor Room
10:45 – 12:00 (*Z) / State SBEAP/SBO: National Steering Committee Meeting - Open to all 507 Programs, EPA representatives, and other interested parties.
Coordinator and Moderator:Tony Pendola, PE, NSC Vice-Chair, Small Business Ombudsman/SBEAP, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality and Vice-Chair Elect (TBD)
12:00 – 1:15 / Lunch on your own
1:15 – 2:15 (*Z) / State SBEAP/SBO: U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacyand Roundtable Review Presentation
David Rostker, SBA’s Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy
Coordinator and Moderator:Paula Hoag, EPA’s Office of Small Business Programs
2:15 – 2:30 / Break
2:30 – 4:00 / State SBEAP/SBO: Promotional Subcommittee: Promoting the many sides of the SBEAP programs
Barbara Goode, PE, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, Kansas State University
“Running an SBEAP out of a University and how Kansas Promotes its Program to Affected Sources and the State Regulatory Agency”
Annette Fulgenzi, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
“The Carrot and the Stick: How Relationships with the Enforcement Programs can Multiply Your Success”
Lloyd Kirk, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, Division Director, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality
“Reinventing Customer Service - Oklahoma Dept of External Affairs”
La Rhonda Bowen, Small Business Ombudsman, California Air Resources Board
“Finding the Opportunity in your State”
Coordinator and Moderator:Erin Conley, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
4:00 – 4:15 / Break and Prepare for Awards/Gift Exchange
4:15 – 5:15 / State SBEAP/SBO: State Award Ceremony
Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Award, Small Business Stewardship Award, Small Business Trade Association Award, Karen V. Brown Award Environmental Leadership
Coordinator and Moderator:Ed Bakos, Small Business Assistance Program, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
5:15 – 6:30 / State Networking Gift Exchange and Reception - NSC Tradition
All participants are asked to bring an item(s) that represents their state ($15 value) to participate in a fun ice breaker.
Coordinator and Moderator:Susan Tripp, Small Business Assistance Liaison, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Optional Event – Specials Until 7pm –Sky Dome Restaurant
rotates 360 degrees every 45 minutes – top floor
Day Two / Wednesday, May 4,
DoubleTree Hotel, Arlington VA
Monument View Conference Room, 14th Floor
8:00 – 9:00 / Coffee and Networking
9:00– 10:30 (*Z) / State SBEAP/SBO: Technical Subcommittee:
Tiffin Shewmake, Executive Director, Center for Retail Compliance
“Retail Environmental Compliance Resources”
Ketan Patel, Environmental Protection Specialist, EPA Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
“Demonstration of the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI)”
Coordinator and Moderator:Lisa Ashenbrenner-Hunt, Environmental Assistance Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
10:30 – 10:45 / Break
10:45 – 12noon / State SBEAP/SBO: Next Generation Update
This session will review the current Next Generation approach for compliance assistance of EPA rules and regulations that may affect small businesses.
David Hindin, EPA’s Senior Policy Director for Innovation & Next Generation Compliance,Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Coordinator and Moderator: Paula Hoag, EPA’s Office of Small Business Programs
12:00 – 1:30 / Lunch on your own
1:30 – 3:00 / State SBEAP/SBO: Technical Subcommittee: State and Federal Refrigerant Management Programs and Proposed Changes
This session will cover California’s Refrigerant Management Program as well as proposed changes to the Refrigerant Management Requirements under Section 608 of the Clean Air Act.
Jenna Latt, Air Pollution Specialist, California Air Resources Board
Luke Hall-Jordan, Acting Chief, Stratospheric Program Implementation Branch, Office of Air and Radiation
Coordinator and Moderator:Lisa Ashenbrenner-Hunt, Environmental Assistance Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
3:00 – 3:15 / Break
3:15 – 4:45 (*Z) / State SBEAP/SBO: NSC Strategy 2016/2017
Review July 2015 - June 2016 Strategy accomplishments and works in progress.
Discuss new activities and opportunities to strengthen NSC.
Coordinator and Moderator:Tony Pendola, PE, NSC Vice-Chair, Small Business Ombudsman, NC DEQ and NSC Vice-Chair Elect (TBD)
Optional Evening Event
Day Three / Thursday, May 5,
U.S. EPA’s William Jefferson Clinton South Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004 (Federal Triangle Metro)
8:00–9:20am / Travel to HQ, pass security, and find seating at awards ceremony event
9:30–11:30am / EPA Small Business Administrator’s Awards Ceremony - EPA’s Rachel Carson Green Room, William Jefferson Clinton South, 3rd Floor
11:30– 1:30pm / Lunch on your own then return to DoubleTree Hotel
Monument View Conference Room, 14th Floor
1:30 – 3:15pm / State SBEAP/SBO: Technical/Promotional/Website Subcommittees Mashup:
Lisa Ashenbrenner-Hunt, Environmental Assistance Coordinator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
“Autobody Compliance Assistance Tools”
Tony Pendola, PE, Small Business Ombudsman, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
“Autobody Tools For Promoting the 6H Petition For Exemption”
Renee Bashel, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
“Expanding your Assistance Program from Air to Environmental and Getting Internal Program Buy-in”
Nancy Larson, Pollution Prevention Institute and SBEAP director, Kansas State University,
“National Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Website – Review and Training Orientation”
Coordinator and Moderator:Erin Conley, Small Business Environmental Assistance Program, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
3:15pm / Closing Remarks/Adjourn

(*Z) – Planned Zoom Meeting Recording