[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 36279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17738]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-42192A; FRL-5730-7]


Endocrine Disruptors; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the fourth meeting of the Endocrine 
Disruptors Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC), a 
committee established under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) to advise EPA on a strategy for screening 
chemicals and pesticides for their potential to disrupt endocrine 
function in humans and wildlife.
    Preceding the EDSTAC plenary, EPA's Region V will sponsor a one day 
symposium that focuses on issues regarding endocrine disruptors in the 
Great Lakes.

DATES: The EDSTAC Plenary meeting will begin on Tuesday, July 15, at 9 
a.m. and adjourn on Wednesday, July 16, at 4 p.m. The Great Lakes 
Endocrine Disruptor Symposium will be held on Monday, July 14, from 8 
a.m. to 5:15 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ambassador West Hotel, 1300 
North State Parkway, Chicago, IL 60610. The telephone number at the 
hotel is 312-787-3700 or 800-300-WEST. The fax number is 312-640-2967.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information about the 
EDSTAC, contact Dr. Anthony Maciorowski (telephone: 202-260-3048; e-
mail: [email protected]) or Mr. Gary Timm (telephone 
202-260-1859; e-mail: [email protected]) at EPA. To obtain 
additional information please contact the contractor assisting EPA with 
meeting facilitation and logistics: Ms. Tutti Otteson, The Keystone 
Center, P.O. Box 8606, Keystone, CO 80435; telephone: 970-468-5822; 
fax: 970-262-0152; e-mail: [email protected].
    For information about the Great Lakes Endocrine Disruptor Symposium 
contact Michele Anthony (telephone: 312-886-4306; e-mail: 
[email protected]; or Laura Pullen (telephone: 312-886-
0138; e-mail: [email protected]; fax 312-886-2737) at EPA's 
Region V in Chicago, IL.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA's Region V, in Chicago has organized an 
educational symposium on endocrine disruption issues. The purpose of 
this event is to create a forum on endocrine disruptors in the Great 
Lakes community, including state agencies and EPA's Region V, in order 
to facilitate discussion among stakeholders on this important topic.
    Members of the public should be aware that while this symposium is 
taking place in advance of the EDSTAC plenary meeting, and is being 
held at the sme location as the EDSTAC meeting, the two events are 
independent of one another.
    The following are proposed agenda items for the Great Lakes 
Symposium:

    Monday, July 14, 1997

    1. A scientific overview of endocrine disruption.
    2. The EDSTAC process.
    3. An environmental group perspective on the state of science.
    4. The industry perspective.
    5. Ecological research.
    6. Epidemiology.
    7. State environmental agency perspective.
    8. State health department perspective.
    9. Tribal perspective.
    10. Panel discussion.
    EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances is 
taking the lead for the Agency on endocrine disruption screening and 
testing required by recent legislation (i.e., reauthorization of the 
Safe Drinking Water Act and passage of the Food Quality Protection Act) 
and has formed an advisory committee (EDSTAC) to provide advice and 
counsel to the Agency on a strategy to screen and test endocrine 
disrupting chemicals and pesticides in humans, fish and wildlife. The 
third EDSTAC meeting was held on April 29-30, 1997 (62 FR 22941, April 
28, 1997)(FRL-5714-6).
    The following proposed agenda items for the EDSTAC plenary are:

    Tuesday, July 15, 1997

    1. Reaffirmation of consensus goal of the EDSTAC.
    2. Presentation/Discussion of issues, options, and draft 
recommendations of the Priority Setting Work Group (PSWG).
    3. Presentation of issues, options, and draft recommendations of 
the Screening and Testing Work Group (STWG).
    4. Public Comment Session.EDSTAC

    Wednesday, July 16, 1997

    1. Discussion of issues, options, and draft recommendations of the 
Screening and Testing Work Group (STWG).
    2. Update and discussion of activities of the Communications and 
Outreach Work Group (COWG).
    3. Reflections on the EDSTAC schedule, timelines, and decisions 
about next steps.
    4. Feedback on the Chicago plenary meeting and EDSTAC process in 
general.

    Dated: July 1, 1997.

Susan H. Wayland,
Acting Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic 
Substances.

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