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Track 2: Planning and Preparedness

Wednesday, April 06

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11:00 AM 12:30 PM
2A: PFAS – Collection and Treatment Case Studies and Resulting Best Practices
Room: 301-304, Level Three
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Chair:
Chad Tameling, Executive Vice President, SET Environmental, Inc.
Co-Chair:
Grady Springer, Office of Emergency Response, Coordinator, Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Speakers: Challenges Regarding Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) and the Transition to a Non-PFAS Based Firefighting Agent
Abstract
Stephen Pepper MS, CSP, Sr Consultant – PFAS Programs, CTEH, LLC
  Emerging Technologies and Best Practices for Incident Response Involving PFAS-Impacted Waters
Abstract
Seth Gibbon, Field Solutions Engineer, SET Environmental, Inc.
  Current and Emerging EPA Approved Analytical Methods for PFAS
Abstract
Stephen Somerville, Technical Director-PFAS, Pace® Science and Technology Company

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1:30 PM 3:00 PM
2B: Training Exercises Programs Post-COVID
Room: 301-304, Level Three
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Chair:
Chris Garrard, Chief, Training and Exercise Branch, U.S. DOT PHMSA
Speakers: Preparedness and Innovations at CHEMTREC and TRANSCAER
Abstract
Erica Bernstein, Director of Outreach, CHEMTREC®
  Preparedness and Innovations at the U.S. Coast Guard
Abstract
LCDR Clifton Graham, Program Manager, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Marine Environmental Response Policy (CG-MER)
  Preparedness and Innovations at the U.S. DOT PHMSA
Abstract
Chris Garrard, Chief, Training and Exercise Branch, U.S. DOT PHMSA

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3:30 PM 5:00 PM
2C: Contractor Management Best Practices
Room: 301-304, Level Three
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Chair:
Keely Fitzpatrick, Sr. Emergency Response Manager, NJ Resources, Inc.
Co-Chair:
Kenny Rhame, CIO, The Response Group
Speakers: Contractor Safety Management
Abstract
Paul Hart M.S., CSP, CIH, Senior Consultant and Director, Health & Safety Services, CTEH, LLC
  Best Practices in Managing Contractors from an Operators Perspective
Abstract
Jon Wickersham, Emergency Response Program Specialist, Colonial Pipeline Company
  Contractor Qualification Program Best Practices
Abstract
Robert Zinnecker, Interior Coordinator, Marine Spill Response Corporation

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Thursday, April 07

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8:30 AM 10:00 AM
2D: Including Indigenous/Tribal Communities in Emergency Response Planning
Room: 301-304, Level Three
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Chair:
Kelly Malinoski, Director, Emergency Management, Trans Mountain Pipeline LP
Co-Chair:
Kent Lien, Technical Leader, Emergency Management, Canada Energy Regulator (CER)
Speakers: U.S. Regulatory and Policy Perspective
Abstract
Mary Goolie, AK RRT Coordinator/Area Planner, US EPA Region 10 Alaska
  U.S. Tribal Perspective and Experience
Abstract
Travis Hallam, Three Affiliated Tribes Pipeline Authority, Three Affiliated Tribes Pipeline Authority
  Canadian Indigenous Perspective and Experience
Abstract
Raymond Cardinal, Committee Member, TMX Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee (IAMC)
  Operational Perspective
Abstract
Tina Donald, Chair -TMX Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee Emergency Management Sub-Committee, Simpcw First Nation

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10:30 AM 12:00 PM
2E: Emergency Response Planning for Unique Hazards
Room: 301-304, Level Three
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Chair:
Kelly Malinoski, Director, Emergency Management, Trans Mountain Pipeline LP
Speakers: Environmental Sampling and Livestock Health: Implications for Animal Health and Downstream Litigation
Abstract
Scott Malm Ph.D., Project Toxicologist, CTEH, LLC
Co-Author(s):
Kelly Scribner Tuttle, Senior Toxicologist, CTEH, LLC
Helen Dubach, Environmental Director, CTEH, LLC
  How to Avoid a Lithium-Ion Fire and What to do Before one Happens
Abstract
Angie Martin, President, Spill Control Association of America (SCAA)
  Colonial Cyber Incident – An Overview
Abstract
Craig Wyatt, Director, Crisis Management & Response, Colonial Pipeline Company

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