[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54107-54108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27623]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5910-5]


Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory CSI Council Meeting, and the 
CSI Petroleum Refining and Printing Sector Subcommittee Meetings; open 
meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the CSI Council Meeting and the CSI 
Petroleum Refining and Printing 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 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 three 
announcements below.

(1) Common Sense Initiative Council Meeting--November 3 and 4, 1997

    The Common Sense Initiative Council will hold an open meeting on 
Monday, November 3, 1997 from 1:00 p.m. EST to 6:00 p.m. EST, and on 
Tuesday, November 4, 1997 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST. The meeting 
will be held at the George Washington University Club and Conference 
Center, 800 21st Street, N. W., Washington, D.C. 20062, telephone (202) 
994-6611.
    The Council Agenda will focus on a variety of topics including: A 
report from the Reinventing Environment Information (REI) Council 
workgroup on the Agency's draft Implementation Plan; an update on the 
Center for Environmental Information and Statistics; a request for 
approval of the Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee's Strategic Goals 
2000 Program; presentation of the Print Sector Subcommittee's 
Comprehensive Strategy for an Alternative Multi-Media Flexible Permit 
System; an Agency report on the status of the Iron and Steel, Auto, and 
Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittees' recommendations that were 
approved and forwarded to EPA at the July Council meeting; Sector 
Guidance and a strategic approach and work plan for the Council; as 
well as documentation of the Computer and Electronics Sector 
Subcommittee's Consolidated Uniform Report on the Environment (CURE) 
Stakeholder Needs Assessment, and the final white paper on Consensus 
Decision-making Principles and Applications in CSI.
    For further information concerning this Common Sense Initiative 
Council meeting, contact Kathleen Bailey, DFO on (202) 260-7417, or E-
mail: [email protected].

(2) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meeting--November 4-5, 
1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Common Sense Initiative (CSI) 
Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee on November 4 and 5, 1997. Work 
Group meetings will be held from 9:00 a.m. EST to 12:00 noon EST on 
Tuesday, November 4. The full Subcommittee will meet from approximately 
2:00 p.m. EST until 5:00 p.m. EST on Tuesday, November 4, and from 
approximately 8:00 a.m. EST until 4:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 
5. The meeting

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will be held at the Madison Hotel, 15th and M Streets, NW, Washington, 
DC 20005. The hotel telephone number is 202-862-1600.
    The Subcommittee meeting agenda includes a discussion of compliance 
issues for the petroleum refining industry, a presentation on accidents 
and worker safety issues, and an update on the status of the One Stop 
Reporting and Public Access Project and the Equipment Leaks Project. 
The Subcommittee also plans to discuss potential new project ideas. A 
public comment period has been scheduled from approximately 2:00 p.m. 
EST until 3:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 5, 1997.
    For further information concerning this meeting of the Petroleum 
Refining Sector Subcommittee, please contact either Craig Weeks, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at US EPA Region 6 (6EN), 1445 Ross 
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, by telephone at 214-665-7505 or E-mail 
at [email protected] or Steve Souders, Alternate DFO, at US 
EPA by mail (5306W), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, by 
telephone at 703-308-8431 or E-mail at [email protected].

(3) Printing Sector Subcommittee--November 6, 1997

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the Printing Sector Subcommittee on 
Thursday, November 6, 1997, from approximately 1:00 p.m. EST until 4:00 
p.m. EST. The New York City Education Project Team (NYCEP) and the 
Alternative Multi-Media Flexible Permit Project Team (MFP) will hold 
meetings the previous day, Wednesday, November 5, 1997, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. EST until 5:00 p.m. EST, and if needed on 
November 6 from 1:30 p.m. EST to 3:30 p.m. EST. The Meetings will be 
held at the Washington National Airport Hilton, located at 2399 
Jefferson Davis Highway in Crystal City, VA, Telephone number (703) 
418-6800.
    The Printing Sector Subcommittee will hear reports from its two 
project teams, the Alternative Multi media Flexible Permit Project Team 
and the New York City Education Project Team.
    The Alternative Multi media Flexible Permit Project Team will 
report on its presentation to the Common Sense Initiative Council 
planned for November 4. This team is approaching the final stages of 
crafting an alternative permit system that leads to reduced emissions, 
greater operational flexibility, enhanced public involvement, and lower 
transaction costs. The New York City Education Project Team will report 
on progress implementing its model outreach program. NYCEP coordinates 
state and local technical assistance providers and community interest 
groups as partners in promoting environmentally sound printing 
practices to neighborhood printers.
    For further information concerning meeting times and agenda of this 
Printing Sector Subcommittee meeting, please contact either Frank 
Finamore, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at EPA, by telephone on 
(202) 564-7039, or Mick Kulik, Alternate DFO, at EPA Region 3 in 
Philadelphia, PA on (215) 566-5337.

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 on our web site at http.//www.epa.gov/
commonsense.

    Dated: October 14, 1997.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-27623 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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