U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities 

Committee (FRRCC)

MEETING AGENDA

March 29 – 30, 2011

Sheraton National Hotel

900 South Orme Street

Arlington, VA 22204

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

8:00 am	REGISTRATION (Hotel)

8:30	Call to Order / Discussion of Meeting Agenda and 

Committee Process

Alicia Kaiser, FRRCC Designated Federal Officer

Dr. Steven Balling, FRRCC Chair

Lawrence Elworth, Agricultural Counselor to the Administrator, EPA

Abby Dilley, FRRCC Facilitator

9:00	Updates from EPA Agricultural Counselor Lawrence Elworth

9:30	Presentation: Great Lakes Water Quality Issues

Tom Christensen, Regional Conservationist, Central Region, USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service (45 mins)

Patty Birkholz, Director, Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality (45 mins)

11:00		BREAK

11:15	Charge to Discussion Groups

11:30	Working Lunch / Discussion Group Breakout Session

1:30 pm	Discussion Groups Report Back to Committee

3:00 		BREAK

3:15	Presentation: West Coast Water Quality Issues (Bay Delta and 

Puget Sound)

Mike Machado, Executive Director, Delta Protection Commission (45 mins)

Ron Shultz, Policy Director, Washington State Conservation Commission
(45 mins)

4:45		Public Comment Session

5:15		BREAK

6:30		Presentation: Overview of USDA Conservation Programs

Rob McAfee, Chesapeake Bay Coordinator, USDA NRCS

8:00		ADJOURN

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

7:30 am	REGISTRATION (Hotel)

8:00	Call to Order

8:30	Discussion Group Breakout Session

10:30		BREAK

10:45	Discussion Groups Report Back to Committee

12:15	pm	Plenary Discussion

Themes from this meeting

Goals for advancing discussions and generation of ideas/recommendations
to EPA

Next steps

1:30		Public Comment Session

2:00		ADJOURN

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