[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65323-65324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30791]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5398-1]


Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory CSIC Automobile Manufacturing, 
Iron and Steel, and Computers and Electronics Sector Subcommittee 
Meetings; Open Meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that, pending resolution of EPA's FY 1996 
appropriation, the Automobile Manufacturing, Iron and Steel, and 
Computers and Electronics 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 meetings will be on a 
first-come basis. For further information concerning specific meetings, 
please contact the individuals listed with the three Sector 
Subcommittee announcements below.

(1) Automobile Manufacturing Sector Subcommittee--January 10, 1996

    The Common Sense Initiative Council, Automobile Manufacturing 
Sector Subcommittee (CSIC-AMS), pending resolution of EPA's FY 1996 
appropriation, is convening an open meeting on January 10, 1996. The 
meeting will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. EST and run until about 
3:30 p.m. EST. The meeting will be held at the Summit Building, 10th 
floor conference room 10A and 10B, 410 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, 
Georgia.
    The CSIC-AMS has formed three project teams: Regulatory 
Initiatives, Alternative Sector Regulatory System/Community Technical 
Assistance and Life Cycle Management/Supplier Partnership. The 
Regulatory Initiatives project team's most recent meetings have focused 
on issues within the Clean Air Act's New Source Review Program. The 
Alternative Sector Regulatory System/Community Technical Assistance 
project team is currently identifying and discussing principles and 
attributes desirable in a new alternative regulatory system. The Life 
Cycle Management/Supplier Partnership project team has identified a 
portion of the supply chain to participate in the development of a 
framework for a supplier partnership that encourages the consideration 
of environmental impacts in product development. The project teams will 
report progress on these ongoing projects and present deliverables, if 
applicable.
    Seating may be limited; therefore, advance registration is 
recommended. An Agenda will be available January 5, 1996. Any person or 
organization interested in attending the meeting should contact Ms. 
Carol Kemker, Designated Federal Official (DFO), no later than January 
8, 1996, at (404) 347-3555 extension 4222. Each individual or group 
wishing to make oral presentations will be allowed a total of three 
minutes. For further meeting information contact Carol Kemker, DFO on 
(404) 347-3555 extension 4222, or Keith Mason, Alternate DFO, on (202) 
260-1360.

(2) Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee--January 18, 1996

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency, 
pending resolution of its FY 1996 appropriation, is convening an open 
meeting of the Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee on Thursday, January 
18, 1996. The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. CST and run until 4:00 
p.m. CST. It will be held at the Metcalf Federal Building, Great Lakes 
Conference Center, Lake Michigan room (12th floor), 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois, telephone number 312-886-9494. A picture 
identification will be needed to enter the building. Seating will be 
available on a first come, first served basis. Limited time will be 
provided for public comment.
    The Iron and Steel Subcommittee has created four work groups which 
are responsible for proposing to the full Subcommittee, for its review 
and approval, potential activities or projects that the Iron and Steel 
Sector Subcommittee will undertake, and for carrying out projects once 
approved. The Subcommittee has approved seven projects and their work 
plans, and is considering several others. The purpose of the January 
meeting is to discuss in detail the status of projects sponsored by the 
Compliance and the Innovative Technology work groups, to hear brief 
status updates from the Permits and Brownfields work groups, to discuss 
a potential community involvement project, and to discuss the role of 
pollution prevention in the industry.
    For further information regarding this Iron and Steel Sector 
Subcommittee Meeting, please call either Ms. Mary Byrne at 312-353-2315 
in Chicago, 

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Illinois, or Ms. Judith Hecht at 202-260-5682 in Washington, DC.

(3) Computers and Electronics Sector Subcommittee--January 22 and 
23, 1996

    Notice is hereby given that the Computers and Electronics Sector 
Subcommittee, pending resolution of EPA's 1996 appropriation, will hold 
an open meeting on Monday, January 22, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. EST to 5:00 
p.m. EST and Tuesday, January 23, 1996, from 8:30 a.m. EST to 3:00 p.m. 
EST, at the Embassy Suites Alexandria Hotel, 1900 Diagonal Road, 
Alexandria, Virginia 22314. Seating will be available on a first-come, 
first-served basis.
    The first day of the meeting, January 22, will be devoted primarily 
to breakout sessions for the three subcommittee workgroups (Reporting 
and Information Access; Overcoming Barriers to Pollution Prevention, 
Product Stewardship, and Recycling; and Integrated and Sustainable 
Alternative Strategies for Electronics); the second day, January 23, 
will consist primarily of reports to the full subcommittee from those 
workgroups and discussion of issues of interest to the full 
subcommittee. Opportunity for public comment on major issues under 
discussion will be provided at intervals throughout the meeting.
    For further information concerning this meeting of the Computers 
and Electronics Sector Subcommittee, please contact Gina Bushong, U.S. 
EPA (202) 260-3797, FAX (202) 260-1096 or by mail at U.S. EPA (MC 
7405), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; Mark Mahoney, Region 1, 
U.S. EPA (617) 565-1155; or David Jones, Region 9, U.S. EPA (415) 744-
2266.

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 through 
contacting Katherine Brown at [email protected].

    Dated: December 13, 1995.
Prudence Goforth,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-30791 Filed 12-18-95; 8:45 am]
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