[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 54477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27266]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6174-8]


Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection 
Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of 
the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be 
held on November 4-6, 1998, in New Carrollton, MD. The CHPAC was 
created to advise the Environmental Protection Agency in the 
development of regulations, guidance and policies to address children's 
environmental health.

DATES: Wednesday, November 4, 1998, Work Group meetings only; Thursday, 
November 5 and Friday, November 6, 1998, plenary sessions.

ADDRESSES: Ramada Inn Conference and Exhibition Center, 8500 Annapolis 
Rd, New Carrollton, MD 20784.

AGENDA ITEMS: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the public. The 
Outreach and Communications Work Group, the Economics and Assessment 
Work Group, and the Science and Research Work Group will meet from 
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 1998. The plenary 
session will be on Thursday, November 5, 1998, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. and Friday, November 6, 1998, from 9:00 to 12:30 p.m. The plenary 
session will open with introductions and a review of the agenda and 
objectives for the meeting. Some tentative agenda items include reports 
from the Work Groups, a panel discussion on EPA's proposed rule 
concerning ``Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead,'' and 
strategic planning for the CHPAC. There will be a public comment period 
on Thursday, November 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula R. Goode, Office of Children's 
Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 
20460, (202) 260-7778, [email protected].

    Dated: October 1, 1998.
E. Ramona Trovato,
Director, Office of Children's Health Protection.
[FR Doc. 98-27266 Filed 10-8-98; 8:45 am]
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