EPA Sponsored Events in New England
This page provides links to non-EPA web sites that provide additional information related to EPA Sponsored Events in New England. You will leave the EPA.gov domain and enter another page with more information. EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of information on that non-EPA page. Providing links to a non-EPA Web site is not an endorsement of the other site or the information it contains by EPA or any of its employees. Also, be aware that the privacy protection provided on the EPA.gov domain (see Privacy and Security Notice) may not be available at the external link. 
January Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Three Rivers Community College, Room C101, 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; CT SERC; CT LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPA's New Air Quality Regulations for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) |
| Type: |
Workshop/Webinars |
| Date: |
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
| Time: |
9-11 A.M. |
| Location: |
Workshop will be held at the EPA Regional Lab North Chelmsford, MA |
| Description: |
A workshop/webinar is a live workshop that is also broadcast over the Internet as a webinar. EPA will host two free workshop/webinars, Wednesday, January 11, 2012, and Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 9:00 to 11:00 am, Eastern Standard Time. The same program will be presented on both days.
The new National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) affect both emergency and non-emergency uses. RICE are used for generating electricity and to power pumps and compressors in many industrial, agricultural, and municipal operations. Under this rule, facilities with stationary emergency engines will need to track their use to avoid exceeding a 50 hour per year limit on non-emergency use. Some non-emergency stationary engines will be subject to emission limits (which may require retrofit) and requirements to submit initial notifications that were due in August 2010 for diesel engines and February 2011 for gasoline engines. See http://www.epa.gov/region1/rice for more information on these requirements.
The workshop/webinars will discuss applicability of the rules, emission standards and other compliance requirements, compliance deadlines, and what elements of the RICE NESHAP are currently being reconsidered, compliance assistance tools on how to comply with the rules, likely compliance issues, and the impact of the rules on affected sectors.
Space is limited and registration is required.
You can attend the webinar over the Internet or attend the workshop in person at the EPA Region 1 Laboratory in North Chelmsford, MA. In the event of a major snowstorm, the onsite workshop portion of the event will be canceled and the event will be conducted exclusively as a webinar. Register online at http://www.epa.gov/region1/rice/workshopwebinar.html. You will be able to log on to the webinar by 8:30 a.m. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA |
| Contacts: |
Roy Crystal (crystal.roy@epa.gov), 617-918-1745 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Location: |
Jeff's Catering, East West Industrial Park, 15 Littlefield Way, Brewster, ME |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; ME SERC; ME LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Maine Emergency Management Agency (maine.serc@maine.gov), 207-624-4400 or 800-452-8735 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
UMass-Dartmouth, Advanced Manufacturing Center, 151 Martine Street, Fall River, MA |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; MA SERC; MA LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPA's New Air Quality Regulations for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) |
| Type: |
Workshop/Webinars |
| Date: |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
| Time: |
9-11 A.M. |
| Location: |
Workshop will be held at the EPA Regional Lab North Chelmsford, MA |
| Description: |
A workshop/webinar is a live workshop that is also broadcast over the Internet as a webinar. EPA will host two free workshop/webinars, Wednesday, January 11, 2012, and Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 9:00 to 11:00 am, Eastern Standard Time. The same program will be presented on both days.
The new National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) affect both emergency and non-emergency uses. RICE are used for generating electricity and to power pumps and compressors in many industrial, agricultural, and municipal operations. Under this rule, facilities with stationary emergency engines will need to track their use to avoid exceeding a 50 hour per year limit on non-emergency use. Some non-emergency stationary engines will be subject to emission limits (which may require retrofit) and requirements to submit initial notifications that were due in August 2010 for diesel engines and February 2011 for gasoline engines. See http://www.epa.gov/region1/rice for more information on these requirements.
The workshop/webinars will discuss applicability of the rules, emission standards and other compliance requirements, compliance deadlines, and what elements of the RICE NESHAP are currently being reconsidered, compliance assistance tools on how to comply with the rules, likely compliance issues, and the impact of the rules on affected sectors.
Space is limited and registration is required.
You can attend the webinar over the Internet or attend the workshop in person at the EPA Region 1 Laboratory in North Chelmsford, MA. In the event of a major snowstorm, the onsite workshop portion of the event will be canceled and the event will be conducted exclusively as a webinar. Register online at http://www.epa.gov/region1/rice/workshopwebinar.html. You will be able to log on to the webinar by 8:30 a.m. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA |
| Contacts: |
Roy Crystal (crystal.roy@epa.gov), 617-918-1745 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Derry Muncipal Center, 14 Manning Street, Derry, NH |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; NH SERC; NH LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Location: |
Augusta Civic Center, 76 Community Drive, Augusta, ME |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; ME SERC; ME LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Maine Emergency Management Agency (maine.serc@maine.gov), 207-624-4400 or 800-452-8735 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
UMass-Lowell, 61 Wilder Street, O'Leary Library Building, Room 222, Lowell, MA |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; MA SERC; MA LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
January Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Thursday, January 26, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Plymouth State University, Hyde Hall, Room 120, 17 High Street, Plymouth, NH |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; NH SERC; NH LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
February Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Housatonic Community College, Beacon Hall Events Center, Room 214, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; CT SERC; CT LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
February Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
| Location: |
Fireside Inn & Suites, 81 Riverside Street, Portland, ME |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; ME SERC; ME LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Maine Emergency Management Agency (maine.serc@maine.gov), 207-624-4400 or 800-452-8735 |
| Fee: |
None |
February Event
| Name: |
Advanced EPCRA/TRI/RMP Compliance Assistance Workshop (Canceled) |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Thursday, February 2, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
University of Connecticut, Bishop Center, One Bishop Circle, Storrs, CT |
| Description: |
Focus on EPCRA, TRI and RMP - These workshops are designed for experienced environmental consultants, engineers, and corporate EHS managers. These workshops will cover compliance problems such as non-reporting, program applicability, exemptions, data quality, and under reporting. These workshops will also answer your difficult and complex questions as well as addressing several misconceptions about EPCRA, TRI and RMP, including the Generall Duty Clause. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; CT SERC; CT LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
February Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Public Service of New Hampshire, 780 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; NH SERC; NH LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
February Event
| Name: |
Advanced EPCRA/TRI/RMP Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Thursday, February 9, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Hoagland-Pincus Conference Center, 222 Maple Ave., Shrewsbury, MA |
| Description: |
Focus on EPCRA, TRI and RMP - These workshops are designed for experienced environmental consultants, engineers, and corporate EHS managers. These workshops will cover compliance problems such as non-reporting, program applicability, exemptions, data quality, and under reporting. These workshops will also answer your difficult and complex questions as well as addressing several misconceptions about EPCRA, TRI and RMP, including the Generall Duty Clause. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; MA SERC; MA LEPCs |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
February Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Thursday, February 16, 2012 |
| Time: |
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
| Location: |
The Town Hall, 35 Marble Street, West Rutland, VT |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; VT SERC; VT Emergency Management |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
February Event
| Name: |
EPCRA Compliance Assistance Workshop |
| Type: |
Workshop |
| Date: |
Friday, February 17, 2012 |
| Time: |
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, 110 West Canal Street, Suite 202, Winooski, VT |
| Description: |
This workshop is an opportunity to learn about your facility's planning and reporting obligations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to understand how the SERC and your LEPC can help you with your reporting, planning and prevention obligations under Sections 301-312 of EPCRA. |
| Sponsors: |
US EPA; VT SERC; VT Emergency Management |
| Contacts: |
Nicholas Leonardi (leonardi.nicholas@epa.gov), 617-918-1636 |
| Fee: |
None |
April Event
| Name: |
Chemical Safety Preparedness & Prevention Conference 2012 |
| Type: |
Conference |
| Date: |
Thursday and Friday, April 5 and 6, 2012 |
| Time: |
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Location: |
DoubleTree by Hilton, Portland, ME (formerly the Wyndam Portland Airport Hotel) |
| Description: |
The Chemical Safety Preparedness & Prevention Conference 2012 will focus on celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). In the spirit of EPCRA, the conference will bring together members of industry and the regulatory community to improve New England's emergency planning capabilities and assist industries in the move to safer, greener, and sustainable production.
The conference agenda and registration information is available at: http://www.epa25yearsepcra.org
The conference registration fee is $60.00 and includes lunch and refreshments for two days.
The hotel has a special conference room rate of $92.00 per night (available from April 4-6, 2012). The hotel will honor the special room rate three days before and three days after the conference, depending on availability.
The reservation cutoff date is March 15, 2012.
To make reservations, call 207-775-6161 and mention the conference name or go to: http://www.wyndham.com/groupevents2011/pwmht_eparegion1/main.wnt |
| Sponsors: |
U.S. EPA, Maine State Emergency Response Commission |
| Contacts: |
Diana Dillon (ddillon@prizim-inc.com), 301-840-2222, x104; Coleman Adams (cadams@prizim-inc.com), 301-840-2222 x 168. |
| Fee: |
$60.00 |
