This session, led by the Technical Assistance for Brownfields (TAB) team, will highlight how communities are viewing their brownfields redevelopment through the lens of resilience. It will discuss case studies on brownfields redevelopment in response to negative climate change impacts, how to leverage resources for a successful project, as well as tips from a successful US EPA brownfields grant recipient.

1. Brownfields for
Redeveloping
Resilience
October 16, 2022
Brownfields Learning Lab
NADO ATC 2022
Pittsburgh, PA

2. Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program
● Assists communities and
tribes with the brownfields
redevelopment process
● Planning, environmental &
economic development
expertise
● Services provided are FREE
and tailored to specific needs
● A national program funded by
U.S. EPA grant
● Webinars, workshops, one-
on-one assistance e-tools
(e.g., BiT, TAB EZ) & online
resources

3. Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program
TAB service providers:
● University of Connecticut (1)
● New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT) (2)
● The West Virginia University
Research Corporation (3)
● The International City/County
Management Association (4)
● Kansas State University (5,6,7,8)
● Center for Creative Land
Recycling (CCLR) (9, 10)

4. Today’s Presenters
Blase Leven has over 30 years of public- and private-sector environmental experience and
has worked with the KSU TAB program since it was piloted in 1997. He is currently the
Director of KSU TAB Programs that assists over 150 communities per year, in EPA Regions
5 – 8, and tribes nationwide. His expertise ranges from organizing brownfields programs
and redevelopment strategies to restoring urban and mine-impacted soils. He holds BS &
MS degrees, and professional licensure, in Geology.
Colette Santasieri, PhD is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Institute of
Technology's TAB Program. She possesses over 38 years of environmental, infrastructure,
land use, and community revitalization planning experience, with an expertise in the
planning and design of sustainable and resilient communities, properties, and civil
infrastructure systems. Dr. Santasieri holds a PhD in Urban Systems, an MS in Civil
Engineering, and a BS in Environmental Planning and Design.

5. Today’s Presenters
Katie See is an AICP certified planner who has worked as a city and county planner since
2006 in rural, suburban, and urban settings in West Virginia, Florida and the Carolinas. She
has extensive experience in community engagement and land use development planning.
Now at the WVU Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) program for US EPA Region 3,
Katie assists communities with proposal development, creating project funding strategies,
facilitating meetings with project stakeholders, and site development. Katie holds degrees
in urban affairs and planning from Virginia Tech and a master's from American Public
University in environmental policy & management.
Marvin Six & Jacob Keeney is are the Executive and Assistant Executive Directors,
respectively, of the Business Development Corporation of the Northern Panhandle, in
West Virginia. Marvin has twenty years’ experience in the private industry and thirty years
in business operation and development involving finance , site acquisition, remediation,
development, and grant management Jacob joined the BDC in 2020 and holds a Masters
degree in Environmental Science and Land Management from Duquesne University, with
advanced training in environmental remediation programs at the state and federal levels.

6. Agenda
● Brownfields Basics (Blase)
● Redeveloping Brownfields for
Resilient Communities
(Colette)
● Leveraging Resources (Katie)
● Examples of Economic
Resilience & Project Funding
Stacks (Marvin and Jacob)

7. Polling - Tell us about yourself . . .
1. Where are you from?
2. How experienced are you with
brownfields?
3. What words come to mind
when you hear the term
‘Brownfield’?
Go to menti.com,
enter code
5799 5266

8. What is a Brownfield?
● “Real property, the expansion,
redevelopment, or reuse of
which may be complicated by
the presence or potential
presence of a hazardous
substance, pollutant, or
contaminant.”
U.S. EPA

9. • Old buildings
• Old Manufacturing
• Old gas stations
• Abandoned mines and tailings &
mine scarred lands
• Suspected or actual illegal drug
labs/ marijuana farm operations
• Vacant lots
• Note: Regulated sites not eligible
for Brownfields funding
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Examples of Brownfields Sites

10. Environmental Concerns Limit Redevelopment
Fear of the Unknown Results in Declining Properties & Communities
+
+
=

11. 11
• Liability protections and funding are
available to address the environmental
component of a reuse or redevelopment
project
• Local/regional government and nonprofits
are eligible to apply for funding &
resources on behalf of stakeholders
• Funding from EPA requires that the
community is involved and benefits from
resulting redevelopment.
• Services (commercial &/or public)
• Jobs/Economy
• Public/Environmental Health & Safety
• Housing
• Transportation
• Recreation
• Etc.
Good News: Brownfields
Law & Incentives

12. i) Distressed Properties with ii) possible or real environmental issues that are
limiting ii) desired reuse of the site
Community Stakeholders Identify Brownfields

13. Why Redevelop Brownfields?
● Makes financial sense
○ Free money available for assessment,
cleanup, etc.
○ Using existing infrastructure
○ Desirable locations that encourage a
mix of land uses to provide services
that may be lacking
○ Increase local tax base and facilitate
job growth
● Less uncertainty with redevelopment timing
& outcome
○ Community involvement
○ Identify phases and funding along the
way
Preserve
Preserve
community
character and
history
Mitigate
Mitigate
blight, public
health, and
safety
concerns
Promote
Promote infill
and vacant
property
reclamation
reducing the
need to
develop
greenfields

14. Job of the a local or regional Brownfields Coordinator:
Use Brownfields Law & Incentives to secure:
• Liability protections from past contamination for prospective purchasers,
contiguous landowners and others
• Perform at least a Phase I environmental assessment before purchase
and cooperate in addressing environmental issues
• Funding for Assessments, Cleanup, Redevelopment,
• for eligible sites and entities

15. The Roadmap: The Brownfields Redevelopment
Process
1. Plan 2. Address Environmental 3. Redevelop
Concerns, if Any
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Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
Cleanup , if necessary
Identify Brownfields
Engage the community
Set Redevelopment
Goals
Stakeholders &
Partners
Financial Resources

16. 1. Plan: Identify Brownfields
 Make a list (inventory) of potential sites
– Look for red flags (former gas station, dry
cleaner, industrial).
– Are environmental unknowns a barrier to
redevelopment?
– Ongoing environmental actions?
 How can these sites meet your
redevelopment goals?
 KSU TAB Brownfields Inventory Tool
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Identify Brownfields
Engage the community
Set Redevelopment
Goals
PLANNING


17. Identify Stakeholders
 Local non-profits, community groups,
church groups
 Community Development Corporations
 Local leadership – mayor, town manager,
county commissioner
 Local planners
 Regional Planning Commission
 Business Community (including
owners/buyers)
 Financial Institutions
 All interested residents
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Identify Brownfields
Engage the community
Set Redevelopment
Goals
PLANNING


18. 18
Community Engagement Activities

19. Set Redevelopment Goals
 Define the vision for the site, area, and/or region
− Involve all stakeholders
− What are the economic, community, and environmental
needs & opportunities to DRIVE redevelopment
− Do community plans exist? If so, review for already
established goals. If these plans do not exist , work with
stakeholders to create them.
 TAB Assistance to Communities
− Strategic planning and reuse visioning
− Economic feasibility and sustainability analysis
− Facilitate meeting to help refine redevelopment goals
− Educational workshops or conversations (e.g., property
owners)
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Identify Brownfields
Engage the community
Set Redevelopment
Goals
PLANNING


20. 2. Address Environmental Concerns:
Investigation
Perform Phase I Environmental SiteAssessment (ESA) first, and a Phase II, if
necessary, to identify environmental risks before purchase
 evaluate whether environmental risks are worth accepting and addressing in
a case where contamination is discovered
 understand site conditions to make informed decisions regarding cleanup, if
necessary and appropriate reuse options
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Phase I ESA
Phase II ESA
Cleanup
Address Environmental Concerns



21. Environmental
Due Diligence
 To Qualify for Liability Protections & Funding:
‒ Must completeAllAppropriate Inquiry (AAI)
‒ Properly conducted Phase I environmental site
assessment satisfies EPA’sAAI
‒ For prospective purchaser, contiguous landowners,
and other liability protections
‒ Almost always required in private sector before
commercial property purchase, and most major
improvements and expansions; and for EPA & HUD
Cleanup funding*
 Performed by Qualified Environmental Professional
 ASTM International Standards
‒ Phase I Environmental Assessment (ASTM 1527-21)
‒ Phase II ESA (E1903-11)
Phase I ESA
Phase II ESA
Cleanup
Address Environmental Concerns



22. Brownfields Cleanup, if Needed
• Prevent exposure to contaminants
Treatment, removal, containment
Land use or institutional controls (if residual contaminants remain)
• Understand contaminant exposure pathways & compare to cleanup authority
standards
• What is required to receive a Cleanup Certificate or No Further Action (NFA)
• Refer to redevelopment goals
• What is the future land use?
• Match cleanup options – How clean is clean for your project?
• Are land-use restrictions; institutional/environmental use controls; restrictive
covenants or other restrictions appropriate?
• Are continuing obligations necessary?
− Long-term monitoring and management
Phase I ESA
Phase II ESA
Cleanup

Investigate & Cleanup

23. 23
Source: WSP in the UK on Twitter
Removal
Phase I ESA
Phase II ESA
Cleanup

Investigate & Cleanup

24. 24
Source: WSP in the UK on Twitter
Removal
Treatment
Phase I ESA
Phase II ESA
Cleanup

Investigate & Cleanup

25. 25
Source: WSP in the UK on Twitter
Containment/Barriers
Phase I ESA
Phase II ESA
Cleanup

Investigate & Cleanup

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Source: WSP in the UK on Twitter
Land Use / Institutional Controls
Phase I ESA
Phase II ESA
Cleanup

Investigate & Cleanup

27. 3. Redevelop
 Key to success for any redevelopment project is public
involvement and having the right players on board
 Provide updates and ask for fresh input!
 Refer back to master plans, community input, and
established goals, such as:
 Utilize Local, State, and Federal Resources & Funding
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 Jobs and services
 Transportation options
 Housing, schools, parks
 Other
Stakeholders & Partners
Financial Resources
Redevelop
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28. Financing Programs: A Federal “Laundry List”
Loans
 EDA capital for local revolving loan funds
 HUD funds for locally determined CDBG loans and
“floats”
 EPA capitalized revolving loan funds
 SBA’s microloans
 SBA’s Section 504 development company debentures
 EPA capitalized clean water revolving loan funds
(priorities set/ programs run by each state)
 HUD’s Section 108 loan guarantees
 SBA’s Section 7(a) and Low-Doc programs
 USDA business, intermediary, development loans
Grants
 HUD’s Brownfield Economic Development Initiative
(BEDI) – currently unavailable
 HUD’s Community Development Block Grants (for
projects locally determined)
 EPA assessment, cleanup grants, multi-purpose
 EDA public works and economic adjustment
Grants (continued)
 DOT (various system construction,
preservation, rehabilitation programs)
 Army Corps of Engineers (cost-shared services)
 USDA community facility, business and industry grants
Equity capital
 SBA Small Business Investment Cos.
Tax incentives and tax-exempt financing
 Targeted expensing of cleanup costs
 Historic rehabilitation tax credits
 Low-income housing tax credits
 Industrial development bonds
 Energy efficiency construction credits
Tax-advantaged zones
 HUD/USDA Empowerment Zones
 HUD/USDA Enterprise Communities
 Opportunity Zones
Connections to Funding & Resources
Stakeholders & Partners
Financial Resources
Redevelopment
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

29. How does All this Get Done?
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• Leadership
• Federal and State Resources
• Local Resources
• Partners, Partners, Partners

30. The Role of Local Government in Brownfields
Redevelopment
• Requesting/brokering resources and
connections
• planning
• site promotion/marketing
• fee waivers
• expedited permit review
• infrastructure development
• interim title holder
• catalytic site developer
• grant applicant/recipient

31. Redeveloping Brownfields for Resilient Communities
Resilience: the ability of a community to respond to
and recover from adversity

32. Northwest Resilience Park
Hoboken, New Jersey

33. RESIST
Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

34. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

35. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

36. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

37. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

38. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

39. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

40. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

41. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

42. Photos/graphics courtesy of City of Hoboken/E&LP/OLIN Architects

43. SOUTH WILMINGTON WETLANDS PARK,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
Source: Bryan Lennon

44. Photo courtesy of City of Wilmington

45. Rendering courtesy of Kimley-Horn

46. Rendering courtesy of Kimley-Horn

47. Waterfront South Rain Garden Park
Camden, New Jersey
Source: Camden Smart Initiative

50. 5
0
Before & After

51. Redeveloping Brownfields for Resilient Communities
Understand the community’s vulnerabilities.

52. Redeveloping Brownfields for Resilient Communities
Inventory your brownfield sites.

53. Redeveloping Brownfields for Resilient Communities
Match your brownfield sites with the vulnerabilities,
but take a systems approach.

54. Redeveloping Brownfields for Resilient Communities
Engage your Community throughout the Entire Process.

55. For more information….
Northwest Resilience Park, Hoboken, NJ:
www.hobokennj.gov/nwpark
South Wilmington Wetlands Park, Wilmington, DE:
www.wilmingtonde.gov/government/city-departments/public-works/south-wilmington-wetlands-park
Waterfront South Rain Garden, Camden, NJ:
http://www.ccmua.org/index.php/green-initiatives/waterfront-south-rain-gardens/
NJIT TAB provides free technical assistance
to any public entity and nonprofit in EPA Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR, USVI).
Colette Santasieri
Santasieri@njit.edu
973-642-4165

56. Leveraging Resources
How to Attract Private Resources for
Brownfields?
● Planning
o Location, information, prioritization, vision
o Use of money, incentivized process
(ex: expedited review process)
● The importance of leveraging and
partnerships
o Should involve a creative mix of
development and environmental
programs to meet the full range of site
redevelopment needs and attract private
financing for every aspect of the
brownfield reuse process

57. Creative Partnerships for Brownfield Revitalization
● Public Sector
o Federal, state, local governments
● Quasi-Public Sector
o Development, port authorities,
housing authorities
● Non-Profits
o CDCs, community-based
organizations, universities, cultural-
social institutions, technology
centers
● Private Sector
o Lenders, developers, investors,
utilities

58. Project Costs
● Estimate costs for each phase
● Do this prior to identifying funding
avenue
● Estimates will change over time and
different circumstances
o Adjust as needed
● Look for key partners for assistance

59. Funding Sources
● Grants
● Tax Credits
● TIF
● Subsidized loans
● Other Considerations:
○ Federal, state, and regional agencies
○ Community, regional, corporate, and
national philanthropies
○ Developers
○ Investors/Lenders
○ Federal or state tax incentives
○ Local funds and incentive tools

60. EPA Brownfield MARC Application Reviews
Multipurpose Assessment Revolving
Loan Fund
Cleanup
• Please give your TAB Providers advance notice that
you’d like your application reviewed
• Watch recent EPA and National TAB webinars
• Plan on submitting drafts for review NLT _____,
depending on the TAB Provider
Due to EPA
November 22!

61. Eligibility – All Grants
State, local and tribal government
General purpose units of local government
Regional council or redevelopment agencies
Non-profit organizations
Quasi-governmental agencies

62. Assessment Grant – Eligible Activities
● Environmental Site Assessments (ESA)
○ Phase I
○ Phase II
○ Risk assessments, cleanup alternatives etc.
● Planning activities to prepare your brownfields site for redevelopment:
○ Site Reuse Vision
○ Revitalization Plan
○ Resource Roadmap
○ Evaluation of Market Viability
● Program management expenses
● Planning activities to initiate brownfields revitalization
○ Outreach
○ Site Reuse Assessment
○ Land Use Assessment
○ Market Study
○ Infrastructure Evaluation
○ Community Health Assessment
○ Site Disposition Strategy

63. Cleanup Grant – Eligible Activities
● Cleanup activities…Planning to
Remediation
● Programmatic expenses
● Health monitoring
● Monitoring and enforcement of
institutional controls
● Environmental insurance

64. Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) – Eligible Activities
● Capitalize revolving loans and
subgrants for cleanup activities
● Same as cleanup grant and more
with Program Income

65. Multipurpose Grant – Eligible Activities
Best for communities that have identified a discrete area
with one or more brownfield sites.
Range of activities, including:
• Developing inventories of brownfield sites;
• Prioritizing sites;
• Conducting community
engagement activities;
• Conducting environmental site assessments;
• Developing cleanup plans and reuse plans
related to brownfield sites;
• Carry out cleanup activities on brownfield
sites owned by the applicant; and
• Developing an overall plan for revitalization.

66. Beech Bottom
Industrial Park
Brownfield to Job Field

67. About Beech Bottom Industrial Park
 Facility was built 1912-1918 as a multipurpose steel
manufacturing plant
 Operated by Wheeling Corrugating for the production of
expanded metal, steel sheet, roof decking, and other steel
products
 Wheeling Corrugating’s parent company went bankrupt in
2012, laying off 237 employees
 The BDC with assistance from a venture capital firm
acquired the property at bankruptcy auction in 2012

68. Challenges
 Former manufacturing facility with years of
deferred maintenance
 Significant employment loss from plant closure
• Contaminated soils and asbestos throughout
facility
• Facility is eligible for inclusion to National
Registry of Historic Places
Successes
&

69. Challenges
• Through partnered support the facility has a phased renovation
plan.
• The facility now hosts 5 business tenants comprising 120 full
time employees with livable wages and full benefits
• The site has been issued a Certificate of Completion through WV
DEP’s VRP utilizing USEPA TBA Assessment and Cleanup dollars.
• BDC has collaborated with WV SHPO to preserve historic
integrity during renovations.
Successes
&

70. Leveraging the
• 2012 – BDC utilized venture capital group Hackman Capital to acquire the property ($4.4MM)
• 2012 - Jupiter Aluminum moves into the facility (14MM Investment – 20 jobs)
• 2014 – 2016 BDC Received TBA awards and cleanup grants for assessment and remediation at the site
($510,000)
• 2018 – BDC was awarded USEDA Grant for 1st phase of building renovations ($2.4MM USEDA / 1.2MM
Match Loan)
• 2019 – Jupiter Aluminum begins additional facility expansion ($5MM Investment – 20 jobs)
• 2021 - The Village of Beech Bottom received a Congressionally Directed Spending award from Senator
Joe Manchin for public water infrastructure to the facility to begin construction in 2022-23 ($2MM)
• 2021 – Jupiter Aluminum begins installation of additional paint line. ($5MM Investment – 25 jobs)
• 2022 – BDC completed 1st phase building renovation, applied for 2nd phase building renovation USEDA
Grant ($9MM)
• 2022 – State of West Virginia and BDC welcomes Pure Watercraft to the facility. ($10.5MM Investment –
100 jobs)
Capital Stack

71.  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
 U.S. Economic Development Agency
 West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
 West Virginia Development Office
 Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
 Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center
 Brooke County Commissioners
 Village of Beech Bottom
 West Virginia Northern Community College
 Business Development Corporation
 Hackman Capital
 Jupiter Aluminum
Partners in Project

72. Environmental
 Site has been remediated through WV DEP’s Voluntary Remediation Program
 A certificate of Completion has been obtained spurring further investment
 Rejuvenated the Village of Beech Bottom through
increasing tax role and stabilization of population
 Cleaned up facility while undergoing renovations
 Number of jobs created: currently 120 full-time
employees amongst all tenants and 240 expected <2
years
Impacts
Community
Marvin Six & Jacob Keeney
324A Penco Rd., Weirton, WV 26062
304.748.5041
msix@bhbdc.com
jkeeney@bhbdc.com

73. Use the Brownfields Law & Incentives to secure these, for your stakeholders’ projects:
Liability protections from past contamination for prospective purchasers, contiguous landowners and
others
−Perform at least a Phase I environmental assessment before purchase and cooperate in addressing
environmental issues
Funding for Assessments, Cleanup, Redevelopment,
−for eligible sites and entities
Review & Wrap Up
Plan Address Environmental Risks Redevelop

74. TAB Can Help!
● Help identifying and inventorying brownfields
● Strategic planning and redevelopment visioning
● Economic market and feasibility analysis
● Educational workshops
● Community outreach and input
● Help identify funding sources
● Review of grant applications - including ARC proposal reviews
● Help finding and evaluating environmental consultants
● Review of plans and technical reports
● Fact sheets and information
● Other assistance, as needed and agreed upon

75. ● Online data management tool to
store and track site information
○ Accessed anytime for internal day-to-day
use – password protected
(www.ksutab.org/tools )
○ Mobile App allows access anywhere
● Structured to mirror the brownfields
redevelopment process
○ Site details
○ Assessment, cleanup, institutional
controls
○ Redevelopment
● Upload photos and documents
● Generate maps

76. Community Engagement & Reuse Planning

77. TAB EZ Grant Writing Tool for
EPA Assessment & Cleanup Proposals!
● User friendly and can be accessed
anytime at the user’s own pace
● User name/password – PRIVACY
PROTECTION
● Primary user can give access to
collaborators
● Helpful Hints for grant criteria to be
addressed
● Integrates Brownfield education
with online support: definitions,
proposal guidelines, pertinent web
links, and past successful proposals
https://www.ksutab.org/tools

78. Funding Roadmaps

79. Other TAB Resources
● Educational Workshops
● Web pages full of resources
○ State Resources Directory
○ Online Training Modules and
Webinars
○ Citizen Briefs, Fact Sheets,
Examples
● Other assistance as needed and
agreed upon
www.ksutab.org/stateresources

80. Application Process for TAB Assistance
● Contact us
● We’ll set up a meeting to discuss assistance needs
● Review needs and TAB capability
● Agree on a course of action
● Get started

81. Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB) Program
TAB service providers:
● Kansas State University assists in EPA
Regions 5, 6, 7 & 8
● Center for Creative Land Recycling
(CCLR) assists in EPA Regions 9 and
10
● New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT) assists in EPA Region 2
● University of Connecticut assists in
EPA Region 1
● The West Virginia University
Research Corporation assists in EPA
Region 3
● The International City/County
Management Association assists in
EPA Region 4

82. Speaker Contact Information
● Blase Leven, KSU baleven@ksu.edu
● Katie See, WVU katie.see@mail.wvu.edu
● Colette Santasieri colette.l.santasieri@njit.edu
● Marvin Six, BDC, msix@bhbdc.com
● Jacob Keeney jkeeney@bhbdc.org.com

83. Final Housekeeping
● Thank you for participating in today’s session!
● Let us know how we did by completing the post-workshop
evaluation.
Note: "This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the following
assistance agreements: New Jersey Institute of Technology (TR-83683001), Kansas State University (TR-83684001) and the Center for
Creative Land Recycling (TR-83682001). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the
Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the EPA endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in
this
document.”

84. Questions for the Speakers?