[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 (214) 665-7505
or by e-mail at [email protected] 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 (617) 565-3269
or by e-mail at [email protected].
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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 (202) 483-6000.
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 (202) 260-7417, or by e-mail at
[email protected].
(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 (703) 751-4510.
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 (202) 260-5682 in Washington, DC or Bob Tolpa, at EPA
Region 5 in Chicago on (312) 886-6706, or Dr. Mahesh Podar, DFO, at EPA
on (202) 260-5711.
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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