May 8, 2007 Mercury Stocks Stakeholder Panel Meeting

Agenda
Attendees
Minutes (PDF) (10 pp, 54K, About PDF)
PowerPoint presentations
- U.S. Supply, Demand and Reduction (PDF) (22 pp, 142K, About PDF )
- Global Supply, Demand and Movement (PDF) (25 pp, 877K, About PDF )
- Current International Context (PDF) (12 pp, 71K, About PDF)

Agenda

Part 1: Kickoff

I. Kickoff and welcome (9:00-9:15)
Jim Gulliford, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxics Substances, U.S. EPA

II. Introductions (9:15-9:30)
Facilitator

III. Meeting process and ground rules (9:30-10:00)
Facilitator

Break (10:00-10:15)

IV. Overview and charge discussion (10:15-10:45)
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

V. Presentation (10:45-11:30)
Commodity-Grade Mercury: U.S. Supply, Demand, and Reduction
Maria Doa, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

VI. Presentations (11:30-12:15)
Commodity-Grade Mercury: Global Supply, Demand, and Movement; and Current International Context
Maria Doa, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

Lunch (12:15-1:30)

Part 2: Supply versus Changing Demand

VII. Stakeholder Participant Discussion (1:30-3:00)
Facilitator

What level of demand is anticipated in the short and long-term?
Are there additional sources of data or information that would provide a more complete picture of supply and demand than presented in the background paper or the presentations given today?
Should particular supplies be used preferentially to meet the continuing domestic demand?
How do current and future supply and demand affect options for management of various stocks?
How should global demand influence decisions on domestic supply?
What role, if any, should trade controls play in the management of domestic commodity-grade mercury?
Other issues?

Break (3:00-3:15)

VIII. Public Comment (3:15-3:45)
Toll Free Call-In Number: 1-866-299-3188, Access Code: 2025660502
Facilitator

IX. Stakeholder Participant Discussion, continued (3:45-5:00)
Facilitator

Adjourn

Attendees

Name	Affiliation
Mary Belefski	CEQ (fellow)
Alan Ray	USGS
Stephen Gross	Southeast Recycling
Khouane Dittharong	King & Spalding LLP
Ray Graczyk	Northeast Lamp Recycling Company (president)
Pat Rizzuto	BNA
Paul Abernathy	Association of Lighting and Mercury Recyclers (executive director)
Phillip Ditter	Veolia Environmental
Ann Strickland	House Committee on Energy & Commerce (fellow)
Melissa Barbanell	Barrick Gold
Nabila Elsaadi	Environment Canada
Cheryl Hogue	Chemical & Engineering News
Cynthia Manson	Indecon
Dan Guarino	Inside EPA
Lynn Petros-Winn	Recycle Technologies
Amanda Lee	Office of Management and Budget
Glenn Farber	EPA/OEI
Tim Lehman	EPA/OPPT
Marianne Bailey	EPA/OIA
Arnold Kuzmack	EPA/OW
Joshua Novikoff	EPA/OPPT
Sue Slotnick	EPA/OPPT
Sara McGurk	EPA/OPPT
Maria Doa	EPA/OPPT
Thomas Groeneveld	EPA/OPPT
Marilyn Kuray	EPA/OGC
Gautam Srinivasan	EPA/OGC
Rose Salton	BLH Technologies