Chair: Dr. Carole LeBlanc, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment
Keynote: Mr. Kurt Lengert, U.S. Air Forces in Europe
Description: DoD must plan for the European Union Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation in order to safeguard military readiness. While REACH is not a compliance issue for DoD, it poses potential threats to defense chemical and product availability, performance, and cost, especially with regard to commercial off-the-shelf products acquired under the same National Stock Number. Communication and cooperation with original equipment manufacturers and other defense industrial suppliers are essential to track formulatory changes and even possible counterfeit products before they enter defense supply chains as unqualified substitutes in mission-critical applications. This session delineated the various roles of defense, non-defense, and industrial stakeholders in implementing the Department of Defense’s strategic plan for REACH.
START | END | TOPIC/TITLE | SPEAKER | ORGANIZATION |
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1:45 PM | 1:55 PM | Welcome & Introduction by Session Chair | Dr. Carole LeBlanc | Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment |
1:55 PM | 2:25 PM | KEYNOTE: Where Do You Think You’re Going with That? (Presentation — Abstract) | Mr. Kurt Lengert | U.S. Air Forces in Europe |
2:25 PM | 2:50 PM | Challenges with Inconsistent National Hazmat Regulations (Presentation — Abstract) Maintaining DoD Procurement Capability of Critical National Stock Numbered Items within the EU REACH Regulatory Environment (Presentation — Abstract) | Mr. Linwood Gilman, III Mr. Randall Schober | Defense Logistics Agency Aviation General Services Administration |
2:50 PM | 3:15 PM | NASA's Materials and Processes Technology Information System (MAPTIS) (Presentation — Abstract) Chemical and Materials Information Management to Achieve Sustainable Engineering and Design for the 21st Century(Presentation — Abstract) | Mr. I. Sam Higuchi, Jr. Mr. Wayne Ziegler | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Headquarters Army Research Laboratory |
3:15 PM | 3:35 PM | Break | ||
3:35 PM | 4:00 PM | Chemical Management in the Aerospace Industry for the 21st Century(Presentation — Abstract) Industry REACH Activities (Presentation — Abstract) | Ms. Lisa Goldberg Ms. Sally Gestautas | Aerospace Industries Association Raytheon |
4:00 PM | 4:25 PM | Training on Strategic Material Selection: What to Look for in a Chemical Ranking System (Presentation — Abstract) PM and Their Staffs: Does Sustainable Manufacturing Mean “Going Green”? (Presentation — Abstract) | Mr. Andrew Rak Mr. George Noyes | Noblis, Inc. Dynamics Research Corporation |
4:25 PM | 4:30 PM | Discussion/Wrap-Up | Dr. Carole LeBlanc | |
