[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 27102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12861]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2544]


Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific 
Affairs; International Harmonization of Chemical Safety and Health 
Information

AGENCY: Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific 
Affairs (OES); Department of State.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting regarding Government Activities on 
International Harmonization of Chemical Classification and Labeling 
Systems.

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SUMMARY: This public meeting follows the close of the comment period on 
this subject on June 2, 1997. The Federal Register of April 3, 1997 
contained Department of State Public Notice 2526 on pages 15951-15957. 
Please refer to the notice for more complete information on the 
harmonization process. The meeting will offer the opportunity for 
interested organizations and individuals to provide information and 
views for consideration in the development of U.S. government policy 
positions in follow-up to the above-mentioned Federal Register notice.
    The date of the meeting is June 5, 1997. It will be held at the 
U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC, in 
room S4215ABC. Use the entrance at C and Third Streets, NW. To 
facilitate entry, please have a picture ID available and/or a U.S. 
government building pass if applicable. The meeting will begin at 10:00 
a.m. and is scheduled to last two hours.
    Participants in the meeting may submit written comments as well as 
speak on topics relating to harmonization of chemical classification 
and labeling systems. Representatives of the following agencies will 
participate in the meeting: The Environmental Protection Agency, 
Department of State, Department of Commerce, Food and Drug 
Administration, Department of Agriculture, U.S. Trade Representative, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Department of Transportation, 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National 
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The agenda will include an 
update on the progress of harmonization efforts, comments received in 
response to the April 3 Federal Register notice, and a review of 
upcoming international meetings.
    For further information, please contact Mary Frances Lowe, U.S. 
Department of State, OES/ENV, Room 4325, 2201 C Street, NW, Washington, 
D.C., 20520, Phone: (202) 647-9278, fax: (202) 647-5947.
    Comments in writing may be submitted to Ms. Lowe at the address or 
fax number provided above.

    Dated: May 8, 1997.
Michael Metelits,
Director, Office of Environmental Policy, Bureau of Oceans and 
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
[FR Doc. 97-12861 Filed 5-15-97; 8:45 am]
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