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[FR Doc No: 94-27311]


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[Federal Register: November 3, 1994]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Common Sense Initiative Council Federal Advisory Committee; 
Establishment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Establishment of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, EPA is giving notice of the 
establishment of an advisory committee to develop recommendations for 
improvements in the regulatory and statutory environmental protection 
framework that EPA administers. This advisory committee will be known 
as the ``Common Sense Initiative Council'' (CSI Council). EPA has 
determined that the establishment of this advisory committee is in the 
public interest and will assist the Agency in performing its duties 
under its various statutes. Copies of the Committee's charter will be 
filed with the appropriate committees of Congress and the Library of 
Congress in accordance with section 9(c) of FACA.
    The membership of the CSI Council has not yet been appointed by the 
Administrator. Consistent with the objectives of the Initiative and the 
requirements of FACA, the membership of both the CSI Council and its 
sector subcommittees will be balanced among the Agency's various 
outside stakeholder interests. The first meeting of the CSI Council 
will be announced separately in a Federal Register notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anyone wanting information about 
substantive matters that will be considered by the CSIC, or information 
about the procedural aspects of CSIC operation, should contact: Steve 
Harper, Office of Air and Radiation, at 202-260-8953, or Vivian Daub, 
Office of Water, at 202-260-6790.

Background

    The Administrator announced the creation of the Common Sense 
Initiative (CSI) in November 1993. The Initiative reflects the 
Administration's commitment to setting strong environmental standards 
while encouraging common sense, innovation, and flexibility in how the 
standards are met. The goal is cleaner and cheaper environmental 
protection for entire industries. The Administrator's objective in 
establishing the CSI is to bring together federal, state, and local 
government representatives, environmental and environmental justice 
leaders, industry representatives, and other stakeholders to examine 
the full range of environmental requirements affecting industry.
    The six industries the Agency has chosen to begin the pilot phase 
of this initiative are auto assembly, computers and electronics, iron 
and steel, metal finishing, petroleum refining, and printing. EPA will 
be convening multi-stakeholder teams for each of these industries. 
These teams will look for opportunities to change complicated and 
inconsistent environmental requirements into comprehensive strategies 
for environmental protection. Reflecting the importance of this effort, 
each of these teams will be chaired by an EPA Assistant Administrator 
and/or a Regional Administrator. The anticipated tangible results of 
this project will include recommendations for administrative, 
regulatory, and statutory changes that will permit us to achieve the 
cleaner, cheaper, smarter results we seek.
    The creation of the CSI Council will provide the necessary federal 
advisory committee framework for the Common Sense Initiative. The 
Council will be constituted largely from the membership of the six 
industry-specific teams, which in turn will be constituted as 
subcommittees of the Council. The Council and its sector subcommittees 
will each have approximately 25 members, all appointed by the 
Administrator. EPA will ensure that there is balanced membership among 
affected stakeholder groups.

    Dated: October 28, 1994.
Stephen Harper,
Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 94-27311 Filed 11-2-94; 8:45 am]
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