[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64474-64475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31071]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6191-4]
Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory CSI Computers and Electronics
Sector, Printing Sector, Petroleum Refining Sector, and Metal Finishing
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 Computers and Electronics Sector,
the Printing Sector, Petroleum Sector and Metal Finishing Sector
Subcommittees will meet on the dates and times described below. All
meetings are open to the public. Seating at the meetings will be 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) Computers and Electronics Sector Subcommittee Meeting--December
2-3, 1998
Notice is hereby given that the final meeting of the Computers and
Electronics Sector Subcommittee will be held in Austin, Texas, on
December 2, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST and December 3 from 8:30
a.m. to 3 p.m. CST at the Embassy Suites Hotel-Downtown, 300 South
Congress Avenue. The Subcommittee's workgroups (Reporting and
Information Access; Overcoming Barriers to Pollution Prevention,
Product Stewardship, and Recycling; and Alternative Strategies for
Environmental Protection) will meet from approximately 9:15 a.m. until
11:45 a.m. on December 2. The full Subcommittee will convene for the
remainder of the meeting. The agenda will include final reports by each
of the workgroups and review of proposed recommendations to the Agency
on (1) coordination of worker heath and environmental protection
activities among NIOSH, EPA and OSHA, and (2) actions EPA should take
to facilitate constructive engagement among stakeholders on
environmental protection. The agenda will also include a discussion of
the final report of the Subcommittee and a discussion of the October
15, 1998 meeting of the Common Sense Initiative Council. Opportunity
for public comment on major issues will be provided at intervals
throughout the meeting.
For further information concerning the meeting of the Computers and
Electronics Sector Subcommittee meeting, please contact John J. Bowser,
Acting DFO, U.S. EPA on (202) 260-1771, by fax on (202) 260-1096, by e-
mail at bowser.john@epamail.epa.gov., or by mail at U.S. EPA (MC 7405),
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; Mark Mahoney, U.S. EPA Region 1
on (617) 565-1155; or David Jones, U.S. EPA Region 9 on (415) 744-2266.
(2) Printing Sector Subcommittee Meeting--December 3-4, 1998
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
will hold an open meeting of the CSI Printing Sector Subcommittee on
December 3--4, 1998. The meeting will be held on December 3 from 9 a.m.
EST until 5:30 p.m. EST and on December 4 from 8:30 a.m. EST until 4
p.m. EST. The meeting will be held at the Governor's House Hotel
located at 1615 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC.
The purpose of the meeting will be to approve the final report on
the New York City Education Project and to finalize and approve the
design of the PrintSTEP project. A formal agenda will be available at
the meeting.
For further information concerning meeting times and agenda of this
Printing Sector Subcommittee meeting, please contact Gina Bushong,
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at EPA by telephone on (202) 564-2242
in Washington, DC, by fax on (202) 564-0009, or by E-mail at
bushong.gina@epa.gov.
(3) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meeting--December 10-11,
1998
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 December 10-11, 1998, at the
Renaissance Houston Hotel, 6 Greenway Plaza East, Houston, TX 77046.
The hotel telephone number is 713-629-1200. The Equipment Leaks
Workgroup and Refinery Air Information Reporting System (RAIRS)
Workgroup meetings will be held concurrently on Thursday, December 10
from 9 a.m. CST to 12
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noon CST. After a break for lunch, the Accidental Release Information
Workgroup will meet from 1:30 p.m. CST to 4:30 p.m. CST. The full
Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee will meet from 9 a.m. CST to 4
p.m. CST on Friday, December 11, 1998.
The preliminary agenda for the Subcommittee meeting includes
comments on the transition of CSI to National Advisory Council on
Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), and the Equipment Leaks
Project Report. There will also be reports of the Accidental Release
Information Project, the RAIRS Project, and the Equipment Leaks
Project. A public comment period will also be provided.
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.
Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee--December 15-16, 1998
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency
will hold an open meeting of the CSI Metal Finishing Sector
Subcommittee on December 15-16, 1998, at the Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach
and Marina Hotel, 300 North Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90277-2552.
The telephone number to the hotel is 310-318-8888 or 1-800-368-9760. On
Tuesday, December 15, 1998, the meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m.
PST to 5 p.m. PST. The meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 16, 1998. The Subcommittee meeting will focus on
implementation of the Metal Finishing Sector's Strategic Goals Program.
A formal agenda will be available at the meeting.
For further information concerning meeting times and agenda of the
Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee, please contact Bob Benson, DFO, at
EPA by telephone on (202) 260-8668 in Washington, DC, by fax on (202)
260-8662, or by e-mail at benson.robert@epa.gov.
Inspection of Subcommittee Documents
Documents relating to the above topics will be publicly available
at the meeting. Thereafter, these documents and the minutes of the
meeting will be available for public inspection in room 3802M of EPA
Headquarters, 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.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-31071 Filed 11-19-98; 8:45 am]
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