Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
<strong>Speakers: <br>Jennie Romer, <em style="color: gray;">Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)</em></strong> <br> Leading EPA’s Pollution Prevention Program, Romer will provide an overview of how the federal government is advancing pollution prevention on a national scale and at community levels through collaboration, partnerships, and grants. Highlights will include opportunities for HCPA members to learn more about EPA programs such as Safer Choice, Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, Pollution Prevention Grants, Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, and more. <br><br> <strong>Kristie Sullivan, <em style="color: gray;">Vice President Education and Outreach, Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS)</em></strong> <br> New Approach Methods (NAMs) are becoming more common and have been used recently to replicate, enhance, or replace animal-based testing data. Unfortunately, government agencies don’t always accept NAMs in place of animal-based testing. This session will address the use of NAMs and discuss plans to increase their regulatory acceptance
<strong>Speakers:<br>Jennie Romer, <em style="color:gray;">Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention, EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution</em></strong> <br> As the landscape for PFAS is changing, Romer will highlight EPA’s PFAS Roadmap and Pollution Prevention Program efforts to expand on federal government actions to reduce PFAS in products as well as procurement. <br><br> <strong>Julie Michalski, <em style="color:gray;"> Associate, Steptoe</em></strong> <br> Crafting HCPA’s 2024 state and federal Government Relations engagement strategy, Steptoe will guide a conversation focused on PFAS, including evolving policies, European actions, and litigation matters. Member company representatives will spotlight priority actions through which HCPA will work with Congress, state legislators, and regulators to enable compliance over the next year.