00-861. Voluntary Children's Health Chemical Testing Program; Cancellation of Public Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2163-2164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-861]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00274A; FRL-6487-8]


Voluntary Children's Health Chemical Testing Program; 
Cancellation of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; cancellation of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The public meeting on the Voluntary Children's Health Chemical 
Testing Program scheduled for January 19-20, 2000, is canceled. This 
meeting was announced in the Federal Register of August 26, 1999 (64 FR 
46673) (FRL-6089-1), and was intended to be the third public meeting in 
a Stakeholder Involvement Process to develop a voluntary program to 
test commercial chemicals to which children have a high likelihood of 
exposure. On a future date, EPA will announce a new date for the third 
stakeholder meeting and will describe how that meeting will be 
conducted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: 
Joseph S. Carra, Deputy Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (7401), Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone numbers: (202) 
554-1404 and TDD: [phone]; e-mail address: [e-mail].
    For technical information contact: Ward Penberthy, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Chemical Control Division (7405), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: [phone]; e-
mail address: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does this Notice Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to those persons who are or may be required to 
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA),

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individuals or groups concerned with chemical testing and children's 
health, or animal welfare groups. Since other entities may also be 
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific 
entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions 
regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, 
consult the technical person listed under ``FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT.''

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document or Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and certain other related documents that might be available 
electronically, from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. 
To access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and 
Regulations'' and then look up the entry for this document under the 
``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You can also go directly 
to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    To access information about the Voluntary Children's Health 
Chemical Testing Program go to the website address: http://www.epa.gov/
chemrtk/childhlt.htm. For information on the first and second 
stakeholder meetings go to the website address: http://www.epa.gov/
chemrtk and select ``Meeting Archives.''
    2. In person. The Agency has established an official record for the 
Stakeholder Involvement Process for the Voluntary Children's Health 
Chemical Testing Program under docket control number OPPTS-00274. The 
record consists of public comments received during past comment 
periods, and other information related to the Voluntary Children's 
Health Chemical Testing Program. This record includes the documents 
that are physically located in the docket, as well as the documents 
that are referenced in those documents. The public version of the 
record, which includes printed, paper versions of any electronic 
comments that may be submitted during an applicable comment period, is 
available for inspection in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information 
Center, North East Mall, Rm. B-607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC. The 
Center is open from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number of the Center is [phone].

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Children, Hazardous 
substances, Health and safety.

    Dated: January 10, 2000.
William H. Sanders III.
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 00-861 Filed 1-10-00; 3:44 pm]
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