There will be a House Environmental Regulation Committee hearing on Thursday, February 25 in Houston.  The time, location, and agenda with invited testimony are listed below. (Invited Testimony Only.)  The committee will hear testimony on Charge #1:

 

1.         Examine the regulation of air quality in the areas of permitting new and modified sources, public participation, and enforcement. Consider data and proposed federal standards and rules as they relate to the State Implementation Plan.

 

Location

 

Thursday, February 25, 2010 — 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

House Committee on Environmental Regulation

Interim Hearing, University of Houston, Downtown Campus

White Oak Rm., 3rd Floor (Main Street level), University of Houston, downtown campus (UHD), One Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002.  (Parking is validated).

 

 

 

Proposed New Ozone Standard

 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr. Al Armendariz, Region 6 Administrator

 

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Dr. Bryan Shaw, Chairman, Susana Hildebrand, Deputy Director for the Chief Engineers Office, Dr. Michael Honeycutt, Chief Toxicologist

 

Health Professionals for Clean Air (HPCA) Dr. Stuart Abramson, Member HPCA

 

Texas Oil & Gas Association (TxOGA) Dr. Julie Goodman, Director of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health

 

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) – Dr. Jim Lester, Vice President

 

Mothers for Clean Air (GHASP) Dr. Matthew Tejada, Executive Director

 

Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT) Usha Turner, Director of Environmental Policy and Reporting at Luminant Power

 

Texas Chemical Council (TCC) Christina Wisdom, Vice President & General Counsel

 

 

Toxic Air Pollutants

 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Dr. Armendariz, Region 6 Administrator

 

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Dr. Byran Shaw, Chairman, Dr. Michael Honeycutt, Director of Toxicology

 

University of Texas, Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. Sullivan, Research Associate UT Center for  Energy and Environmental Resources

 

Environmental Defense Fund Elena Craft, Air Quality Specialist

 

Houston Regional Monitoring Network Steve Smith, Environmental Issues Manager

 

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith, Director of Texas Office

 

Greater Houston Partnership (GHP) Bruce LaBoon, Senior Partner, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell

 

Sierra Club, Lone Star Chapter Brandt Mannchen, Chair of the Air Quality Committee

 

Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC) Dr. Jim Lester, Vice President

 

Economic Alliance Houston Port Region Chad Burke, President/CEO

 

 

Particulate Matter

 

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Dr. Bryan Shaw, Susana Hildebrand, Deputy Director for the Chief Engineers Office

 

University of Texas, Department of Chemical Engineering Dr. David Allen, PhD Chemical Engineering

 

Port of Houston

 

Environment Texas Alejandro Savransky, State Field Organizer