96-29797. Facility Identification Initiative; Notice of Public Meetings

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29797]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPTS-00186A; FRL-5573-9]


Facility Identification Initiative; Notice of Public Meetings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA will hold two public meetings to receive public comment on 
issues regarding the consolidated reporting of facility identification 
information, as raised by the Agency's facility identification 
initiative.

DATES: The meetings will take place in Chicago, IL, on December 10, 
1996, and in Washington, DC, on December 12, 1996. Both meetings will 
begin at 10 a.m. and will continue through 4 p.m. or until all speakers 
have had the opportunity to make presentations, whichever is first. The 
registration deadline for those interested in speaking at either 
meeting is December 5, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting in Washington, DC will be held at the EPA 
Education Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., 
Washington, DC. The meeting in Chicago, IL will be held at U.S. EPA, 
Region 5, Metcalf Building Rm. 325, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 Diane Sheridan, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. NE-G606E, Mail Code 7407, 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, Telephone: [phone], e-mail: 
sheridan. [e-mail]. To register to speak, please call the 
registration line at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Facility Identification Initiative 
represents a significant Agency reinvention commitment. The overarching 
goal of the Facility Identification Initiative is to streamline access 
to and reporting of environmental data by establishing a uniform set of 
facility identification data and the infrastructure needed to make it 
operational. The President announced this initiative in the March 1995 
report, Reinventing Environmental Regulation.
    On October 7, 1996 (61 FR 52588) (FRL-4991-5), the Agency issued a 
notice in the Federal Register to outline the Facility Identification 
Initiative and present numerous issues and several options for public 
comment. The purpose of the public meetings is to provide public forums 
for interested parties to provide input on the issues raised by the 
Facility Identification Initiative. Oral statements may be limited to 
10 minutes per person and will be scheduled on a first-come first-serve 
basis by calling the telephone number listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. EPA encourages meeting participants to provide 
written statements. All statements will become part of the public 
record and will be considered in the development of any approaches 
toward implementing the Facility Identification Initiative. In order to 
accommodate and schedule speakers, EPA requests that those interested 
in speaking register by December 5, 1996.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: November 15, 1996.
William H. Sanders III,
Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 96-29797 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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