BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:142@midwestawma.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240110T130000 DTSTAMP:20231204T190828Z URL:https://midwestawma.org/events/jan-24/ SUMMARY:January 2024 Monthly Meeting - EPA's National Enforcement & Complia nce Initiatives DESCRIPTION:\nProgram details\n12:00 pm - Presentation via Zoom\n\nLogin in formation will be sent to participants 1 day prior to the event.\n\nEPA's National Enforcement &\; Compliance Initiatives - David Cozad\n\nDavid Cozad will discuss the six priority areas selected by US EPA as National E nforcement &\; Compliance Initiatives (NECIs) for Fiscal Years 2024-202 7. Each of these six NECIs address an environmental and public health chal lenge\, the kind of challenge that is difficult to tackle without addition al resources and a concerted national effort.  All of the initiatives inc orporate environmental justice considerations to ensure that the benefits of our Nation’s environmental laws can be shared by everyone living in t he United States. Taken together\, these initiatives comprehensively addre ss significant environmental problems across media: air\, water\, and toxi cs. Using the full scope of EPA’s enforcement and compliance tools to co nfront the most significant public health and environmental challenges wil l help protect vulnerable and overburdened communities and promote a susta inable future.\n\nMr. Cozad is the Director of the Enforcement and Complia nce Assurance Division for EPA Region 7 in Kansas City. He started in that position in October 2019. Prior to that\, he was the Regional Counsel for EPA Region 7 for twelve years\, where he was responsible for leading the Region’s 45-person legal office. He recently had three six-month tempora ry details at EPA HQ in Washington\, D.C.\, serving in senior leadership p ositions during the last two presidential transitions. Mr. Cozad has been with EPA Region 7 for thirty-one years\, and prior to that\, he worked wit h the Department of Justice in Washington D.C.\, on environmental enforcem ent matters. He has a B.B.A. in Economics from James Madison University an d a law degree from the College of William and Mary.\n\n \;\n\n\n\nOnl y online payments are being accepted at this time.\n\n\n\nPlease select on ly one Ticket Type.  If you need to register more than one person\, regis ter each separately. CATEGORIES:Monthly Meetings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR