[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 178 (Monday, September 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48276-48277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24418]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-400116; FRL-5745-7]


Toxics Data Reporting Committee of the National Advisory Council 
for Environmental Policy and Technology; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of 
a 2-day meeting of the Toxics Data Reporting Committee of the National 
Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology. This will be 
the first meeting of the Toxics Data Reporting (TDR) Committee, whose 
mission is to provide advice to EPA regarding the Agency's Toxics 
Release Inventory (TRI) Program.

DATES: The public meeting will take place on September 29-30, 1997, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Written and electronic comments in response to 
this Federal Register should be received by September 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: For the meeting location contact Cassandra Vail after 
September 18, 1997, at (202) 260-0675. Written comments should be 
submitted in triplicate to: OPPT Docket Clerk, TSCA Document Receipt 
Office (7407), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Rm. E-G099, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Comments and data may also be submitted electronically by following 
the instructions under Unit II. of this document. No Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) should be submitted through e-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cassandra Vail, telephone: (202) 260-
0675, fax number: (202) 401-8142, e-mail: 
[email protected]. or Michelle Price, telephone: (202) 
260-3372, fax number: (202) 410-8142, e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    EPA is proposing that the TDR committee discuss the following 
subjects regarding the TRI reporting forms, Forms R and Form A: (1) 
Formatting of the Form R; (2) nomenclature used in the Form R; (3) 
opportunities for burden reduction in both Form R and Form A; and (4) 
additional clarification of the elements in the Form R and EPA's 
presentation of the data in public information documents. EPA also 
expects to receive specific recommendations from the TDR committee for 
changes, modifications, deletions, and/or additions of data elements to 
the Form R and Form A. The purpose of the first meeting will be to 
discuss section 5 of the Form R with regard to the definition of 
release.
    Oral presentations or statements by interested parties will be 
limited to 5 minutes. Interested parties are encouraged to contact 
Cassandra Vail, to schedule presentations before the committee.

II. Public Record

    A record has been established for this action under docket control 
number ``OPPTS-400116'' (including comments and data submitted 
electronically as described below). A public version of this record, 
including printed, paper versions of electronic comments, which does 
not include any information claimed as CBI, is available for inspection 
from noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. 
The public record is located in the TSCA Nonconfidential Information 
Center, Rm. NE-B607, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.
    Electronic comments can be sent directly to EPA at: 
[email protected]
    Electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the 
use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    The official record for this action, as well as the public version, 
as described above will be kept in paper form. Accordingly, EPA will 
transfer all comments received electronically into printed, paper form 
as they are received and will place the paper copies in the official 
record which will also include all comments submitted directly in 
writing. The official record is the paper record maintained at the 
address in ADDRESSES at the beginning of this document.

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List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: September 9, 1997
 Cassandra Vail,
Acting, Designated Federal Official, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics.

[FR Doc. 97-24418 Filed 9-12-97; 8:45 am]
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