[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 77]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34197]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5943-1]


Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory for CSI Iron and Steel Sector 
and Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meetings; Open Meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Iron and Steel Sector and 
Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittees of the CSIC will meet on the 
dates and times described below. Both meetings are open to the public. 
Seating at both 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 
announcements below.
    (1) Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee Meeting--January 21-22, 
1998. The Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee will hold an open meeting 
on Wednesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 22, 1998. On Wednesday, 
the meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. CST and will run until 5:00 p.m. 
CST. Shortly after convening, the Subcommittee will break into work 
group sessions and reconvene in the afternoon. On Thursday, the meeting 
will begin at 8:00 a.m. CST and end at 4:00 p.m. CST. The Subcommittee 
will review the status of the two work groups it has created to deal 
with environmental performance and monitoring and decide its next 
steps. The meeting will be held both days at the Metcalf Federal 
Building, Great Lakes Conference Center, 12th floor, 77 West Jackson 
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
    At its October meeting, the Subcommittee decided to create two work 
groups: environmental performance and monitoring. The environmental 
performance work group is working on developing a code of conduct and a 
definition of substantial compliance for the industry, and the 
monitoring work group is exploring the different federal, state, and 
local monitoring requirements with a goal of considering if current 
monitoring of the industry is relevant to today's needs. At the January 
meeting, the Subcommittee will allow time on January 21st for the two 
work groups to meet in the morning and early afternoon, then review the 
progress of these two work groups and decide its next steps. 
Additionally, it will review the status of ongoing projects and discuss 
the development of papers dealing with industry-specific Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act issues.
    For more information about this meeting, please contact: Ms. Judith 
Hecht, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at US EPA by telephone at 202-
260-5682 in Washington, D.C. or by E-mail at 
[email protected], or Mr. Robert Tolpa at EPA Region 5 in 
Chicago, Illinois, on 312-886-6706, or Dr. Mahesh Podar at EPA, 
Washington, DC on 202-260-5387.
    (2) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meeting--January 26-27, 
1998. The Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee will hold an open 
meeting on January 26 and 27, 1998. Work Group meetings will be held 
from 1:00 pm CST to 5:00 pm CST on Monday, January 26. The full 
Subcommittee will meet from approximately 8:00 am CST until 5:00 pm CST 
on Tuesday, January 27, 1998. The meeting will be held at the Harvey 
Hotel Dallas, 7800 Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas 75240. The hotel telephone 
number is 972-960-7000.
    The Subcommittee meeting agenda includes an update on the status of 
the Refinery Air Information Reporting System 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 pm CST until 3:00 pm CST on Tuesday, January 27, 
1998.
    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 (5306W), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, by telephone at 
703-308-8431 or E-mail at [email protected].
    Inspection of Subcommittee Documents: Documents relating to the 
above topics 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, D.C. 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: December 24, 1997.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-34197 Filed 12-31-97; 8:45 am]
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