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
