This cooperative agreement is to support state solid and hazardous waste program activities

This cooperative agreement to the northeast waste management officials' association will allow the exchange of technical information and promote cooperation and coordination of technical and policy issues among the member states in region 1 and new york and new jersey.activities:activities to be performed with this funding include: - conducting projects and activities focused on addressing solid and hazardous waste issues in the northeast - providing a forum for coordination, information exchange, and cooperation on waste issues among states and with EPA - organizing newmoa board meetings, virtual meetings, and webinars - conducting training for inspectors and program staff on rcra subtitle C hazardous waste topics - conducting rcra-related regulatory and policy reviews - facilitating newmoa working groups - organizing workgroup virtual meetings / webinars - conducting research on policy and technical matters concerning hazardous waste and solid waste and SMM subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:deliverables - board meeting briefing materials and meeting notes - notes and other materials from virtual committee and workgroup meetings - draft comment letters to EPA for newmoa's board of directors on proposed policies and rules, as appropriate - policy and program documents disseminated and published online - annual report - write-up of the results of any annual surveys on state HW and SW training priorities, if needed - final annual training plan for hazardous waste and solid waste - notes, presentations/recordings, and other meeting materials from training webinars and workshops - write-UPS summarizing best practices or suggested improvements regarding the language in state permits and procedures surrounding permit issuance