2001 FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section Annual Meeting
Rushmore Plaza Hotel Inn
Rapid City, South Dakota
September 23-26, 2001

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1:00pm to 6:00pm Registration

6:00pm to 10:00pm Opening Reception

7:30am to 5:00pm Registration

7:30am to 8:30am Continental Breakfast

8:30am to 11:30am General Session

Presiding
Roland Marr, Division Manager, Illinois Department of Revenue and the Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair

Welcome to South Dakota
Gary R. Viken, Secretary, South Dakota Department of Revenue and President of the Board of Trustees for the Federation of Tax Administrators

FTA Motor Fuel Tax Section Update
Cindy Anders-Robb, Motor Fuel Tax Associate, Federation of Tax Administrators

FHwA Update
Linda Morris, Transportation Specialist, Federal Highway Administration

• Canadian Uniformity Updates
  Ken Duggan, Project Manager, Canadian Fuel Tax Project
  
  
• United States Uniformity Updates
  Mike Robb, Excise Tax Division Administrator, WY Dept of Audit

Partnership between States and Industry
TBA

11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch (Provided)

1:00pm to 2:20pm Concurrent Sessions (repeating sessions)

Rewriting of the Federal Excise Tax Code
Moderator: Al Howard, Al Howard Consultants

Outsourcing
Moderator: Carol Player, State of South Carolina
Ron Travis, BP Oil

2:20pm to 2:40pm Break

2:40pm to 4:00pm Concurrent Sessions (repeating sessions)

Rewriting of the Federal Excise Tax Code
Moderator: Al Howard, Al Howard Consultants

Outsourcing
Moderator: Carol Player, State of South Carolina
Ron Travis, BP Oil

4:00pm to 5:00pm Regional Meetings

Midwestern Region
TBA

Northeastern Region
Pauline Goral, Director, Motor Fuels & Tobacco Tax Branch, Ministry of Finance, Ontario, Canada

Pacific Region
Edgar Roberts, Auditor II, Motor Carrier Section, State of Nevada

Southern Region
Tammy West, Director, Motor Carrier and Tax Services, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles

7:30am to 8:30am Continental Breakfast

8:30am to 11:30am General Session

Presiding
Roland Marr, Division Manager, Illinois Department of Revenue and the Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair

American Petroleum Institute (API) update
Ira Smith, Manager Excise Tax, Equiva Services LLC

Petroleum Marketers Association of American (PMAA) update
TBA

Fed/State Import Task Force
Linda Morris, Transportation Specialist, Federal Highway Administration

Taxpayer Education via Refund Claim Auditing
Dar Walters, Fuels Tax Manager, Fuels Tax Section, Idaho State Tax Commission

Invitation to the 2002 Annual Meeting
Robynn Wilson, Revenue Auditor, Alaska Department of Revenue

National Chair Report
Roland Marr, Division Manager, Illinois Department of Revenue

11:30am to 1:00pm Lunch (Provided)

1:00pm to 2:20pm Concurrent Sessions (repeating sessions)

Automated Solutions
Idaho’s Commercial off the Shelf Solution
How Industry Complies Data and Submits to ExSTARS
Moderator: Steve Miller, Administrator, State of Idaho
Panel: Doreen Warren, Tax Automated Systems Specialist, State of Idaho
Bill Gray, Excise Tax Manager, Sinclair Oil Corp.

ExSTARS/ExTOLE Projects
Moderator: Tim Torri, ExFIRS Project Manager, IRS
Panel: Dave Skinner, Fuel Tax Compliance Coordinator, State of Florida
Joe O’Gorman, Assistant Chief, State of New Jersey

2:20pm to 2:40pm Break

2:40pm to 4:00pm Concurrent Sessions (repeating sessions)

Automated Solutions
Idaho’s Commercial off the Shelf Solution
How Industry Complies Data and Submits to ExSTARS
Moderator: Steve Miller, Administrator, State of Idaho
Panel: Doreen Warren, Tax Automated Systems Specialist, State of Idaho
Bill Gray, Excise Tax Manager, Sinclair Oil Corp.

ExSTARS/ExTOLE Projects
Moderator: Tim Torri, ExFIRS Project Manager, IRS
Panel: Dave Skinner, Fuel Tax Compliance Coordinator, State of Florida
Joe O’Gorman, Assistant Chief, State of New Jersey

4:00pm to 5:00pm Annual Business Meeting

7:30am to 8:30am Continental Breakfast

8:30am to Noon General Session

Presiding
Roland Marr, Division Manager, Illinois Department of Revenue and the Motor Fuel Tax Section National Chair

Electronic Auditing
Eddie McCormack, Audit Manager, Audit Division, Tennessee Department of Revenue

Alternative Fuels for the Future
Dual Vehicles

Alcohol
Marc Meteyer, Fuels Team Leader and Manager of Downstream Advocacy, American Petroleum Institute

Bio-Diesel
TBA