COGMA 2023 AGENDA
(draft revised 2023-08-11, subject to change)
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| 5:00 p.m. | - | 7:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception at Beaver Run Resort and Conference Center 620 Village Rd, Breckenridge, CO |
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Tuesday, September 19 |
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| 8:00 a.m. | - | 8:45 a.m. | Check-In | |
| 8:45 a.m. | - | 9:00 a.m. | Welcome to Colorado and Opening Remarks Ruth Heese, COGMA 2023 Chair Staff Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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| 9:00 a.m. | - | 10:00 a.m. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Session #1 - Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Funding Maranda White, Staff Attorney Keith Salador, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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| 10:00 a.m. | - | 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:15 a.m. | - | 11:15 a.m. | Infrastructure Investment and Job Acts (IIJA) Session #2 - Abandoned Mine Land Funding Panel Molly Corey, Deputy Legal Counsel Ohio Department of Natural Resources Robyn Katzman Bowman, Assistant Counsel Office of Chief Counsel, Southcentral Regional Office, Pa. Department of Environmental Protection Jeff Graves, PG, MEng Colo. Inactive Mine Reclamation Program |
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| 11:15 a.m. | - | 12:15 p.m. | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Session #3 - AML Grants Compliance/Fraud Reporting Katharine Kovacek, Regional Infrastructure Coordinator Eastern Investigations, Office of Inspector General, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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| 12:15 p.m. | - | 1:45 p.m. | Lunch Break | |
| 1:45 p.m. | - | 2:45 p.m. | Mine Methane Capture Arthur Kleven, Deputy Regional Attorney Office of General Counsel, Mountain Region, U.S. Department of Agriculture Kristen Guerriero, Assistant Regional Solicitor Philip Lowe, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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| 2:45 p.m. | - | 3:45 p.m. | Federal Litigation Update Moderator: Daniel Kilduff, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior Joe Iole, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Northeast Region, U.S. Department of the Interior Kristen Guerriero, Assistant Regional Solicitor Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior John Henson, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Knoxville Field Office, U.S. Department of the Interior Maranda White, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, U.S. Office of the Interior |
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| 3:45 p.m. | - | 4:00 p.m. | Break | |
| 4:00 p.m. | - | 5:00 p.m. | Applicant-Violator System (AVS) John Henson, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Knoxville Field Office U.S. Department of the Interior Bill Winters, Supervisory Program Analyst Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement U.S. Department of the Interior |
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| 6:30 p.m. | - | Close | Dinner and Business Meeting Breckenridge Brewpub, 600 S Main St, Breckenridge, CO |
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Wednesday, September 20 |
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| 8:30 a.m. | - | 9:30 a.m. | State Litigation Update Moderator: Russell Hunter, Attorney W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection Scott Schultz, Senior Assistant Attorney General Colo. Office of the Attorney General Jeffrey O. Dye, Attorney Office of Legal Services, W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection Brian L. Greenert, Associate Counsel Pa. Department of Environmental Protection Sarah Michael, Attorney Office of Legal Services, Ky. Energy and Environment Cabinet Dana Burke, Senior Assistant Attorney General Alaska Department of Law |
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| 9:30 a.m. | - | 10:30 a.m. | Infrastructure Investment and Job Acts (IIJA) Session #4 - Orphaned/Abandoned Well Program Judy Jordan, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Division of Mineral Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior |
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| 10:30 a.m. | - | 10:45 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:45 a.m. | - | 11:45 a.m. | Ethics Katherine Ross, Assistant U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado |
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| 11:45 a.m. | - | 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | |
| 1:00 p.m. | - | 2:00 p.m. | Ethics Terri Debin, Assistant Regional Solicitor (Retired) |
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| 2:00 p.m. | - | 3:00 p.m. | Inspector Training Joe Iole, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Northeast Region, U.S. Department of the Interior Daniel Martin, Assistant Attorney General Ohio Office of the Attorney General |
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| 3:00 p.m. | - | 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:15 p.m. | - | 4:15 p.m. | Locatable, Rare Earth, and Hard Rock Mineral Topics Michael Williams, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior Jason Wandling, General Counsel and Director of Office of Legal Services W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection Dana Burke, Senior Assistant Attorney General Alaska Department of Law |
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| 4:15 p.m. | - | 5:15 p.m. | Carbon Sequestration Philip Lowe, Staff Attorney Office of the Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region, U.S. Department of the Interior Arthur Kleven, Deputy Regional Attorey Office of General Counsel, Mountain Region, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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| 5:15 p.m. | - | 5:30 p.m. | Preview Presentation of Thursday's Field Trip to Leadville, Colo. (Historic Leadville Mining District) Laura Archuleta, Environmental Contaminants Specialist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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Thursday, September 21 |
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| 7:30 a.m. | - | 5:30 p.m. | Field Trip to Leadville, Colo.: National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum; California Gulch Superfund Site; Other Mining Related Sites |
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