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EPA BOOTH PLANNED FOR NAFB TRADE TALK EVENT

Release Date: 11/02/2005
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NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY

November 2, 2005

EPA BOOTH PLANNED FOR NAFB TRADE TALK EVENT

EPA officials will attend the National Association of Farm Broadcaster’s annual Trade Talk event in Kansas City Thursday, Nov. 10 from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. A list of attendees will be posted in Booth 70. Attendees will be available for interviews at their designated times.

WHO:	EPA officials
WHAT:	National Association of Farm Broadcasters Association Trade Talk
WHERE:	Booth 70, Grand Ballroom, Westin Crown Center, 1 Pershing Road, Kansas City
WHEN:	7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. See attendees and time schedules on the following page.

7 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Jon Scholl, counselor to the EPA administrator for agricultural policy, Washington, D.C.
Topics: National perspectives regarding EPA’s work on various agriculture topics including the air consent agreement, CAFO rule, Clean Water Act/pesticide application, and particulate matter.

9:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Leo Alderman, division director, Water, Wetlands and Pesticides, Region 7, Kansas City, Kan.
Topics: Total Maximum Daily Loads, nutrient criteria, water quality standards and impaired waters.

Carol Kather, deputy division director, Air, Radiation, & Toxics, Region 7, Kansas City, Kan.
Topics: CAFO monitoring, ag burning, ethanol and biodiesel, risk management plan enforcement, and ag waste to energy.