97-16755. Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 123 (Thursday, June 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34450-34451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-16755]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5848-6]


Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of public CSIC Petroleum Refining Sector 
Subcommittee Meeting; Common Sense Initiative Council Meeting; and CSIC 
Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee Meeting; open meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the CSIC Petroleum Refining Sector 
Subcommittee, the Common Sense Initiative Council and the CSIC Iron and 
Steel Sector Subcommittee 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 
Council and two Sector Subcommittee announcements below.

(1) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee--July 14-15, 1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee 
on July 14 and 15, 1997. On Monday, July 14, 1997, the meeting will 
begin at approximately 1:00 p.m. CDT and end at 5:00 p.m. CDT. On 
Tuesday, July 15, the meeting will run from approximately 8:00 a.m. CDT 
until 5:00 p.m. CDT. The meeting will be held at the Midland Hotel, 172 
West Adams, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3604. The telephone number is (312) 
332-1200.
    The agenda for this Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee meeting 
includes an introduction of new members, a discussion of process 
improvements for the Petroleum Sector, a presentation on the economic 
position of the petroleum refining industry, and an update on the 
status of the One Stop Reporting and Public Access Project and the 
Equipment Leaks Project. The Subcommittee also expects to establish 
sector goals for the next year and discuss potential new project ideas. 
A public comment period has been scheduled from 2:00 p.m. CDT until 
3:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 15, 1997.
    For further information concerning this Petroleum Refining Sector 
Subcommittee meeting, please contact either Craig Weeks, Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), by mail at EPA, Region 6, mail code 6EN, 1445 
Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, by telephone on [phone] 
or by e-mail at [e-mail] or Judy Heckman-Prouty, 
Alternate DFO, by mail at EPA Region 1, mail code SPN, John F. Kennedy 
Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203-0001, by telephone on [phone] 
or by e-mail at [e-mail].

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(2) Common Sense Initiative Council--July 21 and 22, 1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Common Sense Initiative Council on 
Monday, July 21, 1997 from 12:30 p.m. EDT to 5:30 p.m. EDT and Tuesday, 
July 22, 1997, from 8:30 a.m. EDT to 3:30 p.m. EDT. The meeting will be 
held at the DuPont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20036. The telephone number is [phone].
    The Council will focus on a variety of topics including an overview 
of the new EPA Office of Reinvention and the role of the CSI Council. 
The Council will continue the February Council meeting discussion on 
challenges to improving the existing environmental management system, 
including a presentation and discussion on accessibility to 
environmental information, and on emergency response plans. Three 
Sector Subcommittees, Automobile Manufacturing, Iron and Steel, and 
Metal Finishing, are scheduled to present recommendations to the 
Council.
    For further information concerning this meeting of the Common Sense 
Initiative Council, please contact Kathleen Bailey, DFO, at EPA by 
telephone on [phone], or by e-mail at 
[e-mail].

(3) Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee--July 23 and 24, 1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee on 
Wednesday, July 23, 1997, from 10:00 a.m. EDT until 5:00 p.m EDT and on 
Thursday, July 24, 1997, from 8:00 a.m. EDT until 4:00 p.m. EDT. The 
meeting will be held at the Ramada Plaza Pentagon Hotel, 4641 Kenmore 
Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia. The telephone number is [phone]. 
The purpose of this meeting is for the Subcommittee to make final 
decisions on the sector's work plan and projects, and to begin 
implementation.
    At its March 1997 meeting, the Subcommittee discussed the 
development of a work plan for the next year and decided that prior to 
making any decisions, it needed to have a better picture of the 
industry today and a vision of the industry's future. It formed three 
temporary task groups and charged them with developing a baseline 
picture of the industry and its major problems, developing objectives 
for the work plan, and with examining the current regulatory scheme. At 
the July meeting, the Subcommittee will review the reports of each of 
the three task groups, hear a panel discussion about the economic 
environment in which the industry operates, and develop its work plan 
and projects to be carried out. Additionally, it will establish 
appropriate task forces to carry out the work plan, discuss with the 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance the results of the study 
describing the nature on compliance problems in the industry, and have 
status reports on the few on-going projects which the Subcommittee is 
overseeing (Brownsfields, Iron and Steel Web Site, Community Advisory 
Committee, Consolidated Reporting, and Alternative Compliance 
Strategy). Several hours will also be devoted to allowing the newly 
formed task forces time to organize and begin work on the identified 
projects.
    For further information concerning this meeting of the Iron and 
Steel Sector Subcommittee, please contact Ms. Judith Hecht, alternate 
DFO, at EPA on [phone] in Washington, DC or Bob Tolpa, at EPA 
Region 5 in Chicago on [phone], or Dr. Mahesh Podar, DFO, at EPA 
on [phone].

Inspection of Council and Subcommittee Documents

    Documents relating to the above announcements will be publicly 
available at the meetings. 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: June 23, 1997.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-16755 Filed 6-25-97; 8:45 am]
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