[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54107-54108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27623]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5910-5]
Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory CSI Council Meeting, and the
CSI Petroleum Refining and Printing Sector Subcommittee Meetings; open
meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the CSI Council Meeting and the CSI
Petroleum Refining and Printing Sector Subcommittees of the Common
Sense Initiative Council will meet on the dates and times described
below. All meetings are open to the public. Seating at all three
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 three
announcements below.
(1) Common Sense Initiative Council Meeting--November 3 and 4, 1997
The Common Sense Initiative Council will hold an open meeting on
Monday, November 3, 1997 from 1:00 p.m. EST to 6:00 p.m. EST, and on
Tuesday, November 4, 1997 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. The meeting
will be held at the George Washington University Club and Conference
Center, 800 21st Street, N. W., Washington, D.C. 20062, telephone (202)
994-6611.
The Council Agenda will focus on a variety of topics including: A
report from the Reinventing Environment Information (REI) Council
workgroup on the Agency's draft Implementation Plan; an update on the
Center for Environmental Information and Statistics; a request for
approval of the Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee's Strategic Goals
2000 Program; presentation of the Print Sector Subcommittee's
Comprehensive Strategy for an Alternative Multi-Media Flexible Permit
System; an Agency report on the status of the Iron and Steel, Auto, and
Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittees' recommendations that were
approved and forwarded to EPA at the July Council meeting; Sector
Guidance and a strategic approach and work plan for the Council; as
well as documentation of the Computer and Electronics Sector
Subcommittee's Consolidated Uniform Report on the Environment (CURE)
Stakeholder Needs Assessment, and the final white paper on Consensus
Decision-making Principles and Applications in CSI.
For further information concerning this Common Sense Initiative
Council meeting, contact Kathleen Bailey, DFO on (202) 260-7417, or E-
mail: bailey.kathleen@epamail.epa.gov.
(2) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meeting--November 4-5,
1997
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
will hold an open meeting of the Common Sense Initiative (CSI)
Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee on November 4 and 5, 1997. Work
Group meetings will be held from 9:00 a.m. EST to 12:00 noon EST on
Tuesday, November 4. The full Subcommittee will meet from approximately
2:00 p.m. EST until 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 4, and from
approximately 8:00 a.m. EST until 4:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November
5. The meeting
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will be held at the Madison Hotel, 15th and M Streets, NW, Washington,
DC 20005. The hotel telephone number is 202-862-1600.
The Subcommittee meeting agenda includes a discussion of compliance
issues for the petroleum refining industry, a presentation on accidents
and worker safety issues, and an update on the status of the One Stop
Reporting and Public Access 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 p.m.
EST until 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 5, 1997.
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 by mail (5306W), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, by
telephone at 703-308-8431 or E-mail at souders.steve@epamail.epa.gov.
(3) Printing Sector Subcommittee--November 6, 1997
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
will hold an open meeting of the Printing Sector Subcommittee on
Thursday, November 6, 1997, from approximately 1:00 p.m. EST until 4:00
p.m. EST. The New York City Education Project Team (NYCEP) and the
Alternative Multi-Media Flexible Permit Project Team (MFP) will hold
meetings the previous day, Wednesday, November 5, 1997, from
approximately 9:00 a.m. EST until 5:00 p.m. EST, and if needed on
November 6 from 1:30 p.m. EST to 3:30 p.m. EST. The Meetings will be
held at the Washington National Airport Hilton, located at 2399
Jefferson Davis Highway in Crystal City, VA, Telephone number (703)
418-6800.
The Printing Sector Subcommittee will hear reports from its two
project teams, the Alternative Multi media Flexible Permit Project Team
and the New York City Education Project Team.
The Alternative Multi media Flexible Permit Project Team will
report on its presentation to the Common Sense Initiative Council
planned for November 4. This team is approaching the final stages of
crafting an alternative permit system that leads to reduced emissions,
greater operational flexibility, enhanced public involvement, and lower
transaction costs. The New York City Education Project Team will report
on progress implementing its model outreach program. NYCEP coordinates
state and local technical assistance providers and community interest
groups as partners in promoting environmentally sound printing
practices to neighborhood printers.
For further information concerning meeting times and agenda of this
Printing Sector Subcommittee meeting, please contact either Frank
Finamore, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at EPA, by telephone on
(202) 564-7039, or Mick Kulik, Alternate DFO, at EPA Region 3 in
Philadelphia, PA on (215) 566-5337.
Inspection of Subcommittee Documents
Documents relating to the above Sector Subcommittee announcements,
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, DC 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: October 14, 1997.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-27623 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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