[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 77]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34197]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5943-1]
Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory for CSI Iron and Steel Sector
and Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meetings; Open Meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Iron and Steel Sector and
Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittees of the CSIC will meet on the
dates and times described below. Both meetings are open to the public.
Seating at both meetings will be on a first-come basis and limited time
will be provided for public comment. For further information concerning
specific meetings, please contact the individuals listed with the
announcements below.
(1) Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee Meeting--January 21-22,
1998. The Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee will hold an open meeting
on Wednesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 22, 1998. On Wednesday,
the meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. CST and will run until 5:00 p.m.
CST. Shortly after convening, the Subcommittee will break into work
group sessions and reconvene in the afternoon. On Thursday, the meeting
will begin at 8:00 a.m. CST and end at 4:00 p.m. CST. The Subcommittee
will review the status of the two work groups it has created to deal
with environmental performance and monitoring and decide its next
steps. The meeting will be held both days at the Metcalf Federal
Building, Great Lakes Conference Center, 12th floor, 77 West Jackson
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
At its October meeting, the Subcommittee decided to create two work
groups: environmental performance and monitoring. The environmental
performance work group is working on developing a code of conduct and a
definition of substantial compliance for the industry, and the
monitoring work group is exploring the different federal, state, and
local monitoring requirements with a goal of considering if current
monitoring of the industry is relevant to today's needs. At the January
meeting, the Subcommittee will allow time on January 21st for the two
work groups to meet in the morning and early afternoon, then review the
progress of these two work groups and decide its next steps.
Additionally, it will review the status of ongoing projects and discuss
the development of papers dealing with industry-specific Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act issues.
For more information about this meeting, please contact: Ms. Judith
Hecht, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at US EPA by telephone at 202-
260-5682 in Washington, D.C. or by E-mail at
hecht.judy@epamail.epa.gov, or Mr. Robert Tolpa at EPA Region 5 in
Chicago, Illinois, on 312-886-6706, or Dr. Mahesh Podar at EPA,
Washington, DC on 202-260-5387.
(2) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meeting--January 26-27,
1998. The Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee will hold an open
meeting on January 26 and 27, 1998. Work Group meetings will be held
from 1:00 pm CST to 5:00 pm CST on Monday, January 26. The full
Subcommittee will meet from approximately 8:00 am CST until 5:00 pm CST
on Tuesday, January 27, 1998. The meeting will be held at the Harvey
Hotel Dallas, 7800 Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas 75240. The hotel telephone
number is 972-960-7000.
The Subcommittee meeting agenda includes an update on the status of
the Refinery Air Information Reporting System Project and the Equipment
Leaks Project. The Subcommittee also plans to discuss potential new
project ideas. A public comment period has been scheduled from
approximately 2:00 pm CST until 3:00 pm CST on Tuesday, January 27,
1998.
For further information concerning this meeting of the Petroleum
Refining Sector Subcommittee, please contact either Craig Weeks,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at US EPA Region 6 (6EN), 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, by telephone at 214-665-7505 or E-mail
at weeks.craig@epamail.epa.gov or Steve Souders, Alternate DFO, at US
EPA (5306W), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, by telephone at
703-308-8431 or E-mail at souders.steve@epamail.epa.gov.
Inspection of Subcommittee Documents: Documents relating to the
above topics will be publicly available at the meeting. Thereafter,
these documents, together with the official minutes for the meetings,
will be available for public inspection in room 2821M of EPA
Headquarters, Common Sense Initiative Staff, 401 M Street, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone number 202-260-7417. Common Sense
Initiative information can be accessed electronically on our web site
at http.//www.epa.gov/commonsense.
Dated: December 24, 1997.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-34197 Filed 12-31-97; 8:45 am]
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