[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64474-64475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31071]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6191-4]


Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory CSI Computers and Electronics 
Sector, Printing Sector, Petroleum Refining Sector, and Metal Finishing 
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 Computers and Electronics Sector, 
the Printing Sector, Petroleum Sector and Metal Finishing Sector 
Subcommittees will meet on the dates and times described below. All 
meetings are open to the public. Seating at the meetings will be 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) Computers and Electronics Sector Subcommittee Meeting--December 
2-3, 1998

    Notice is hereby given that the final meeting of the Computers and 
Electronics Sector Subcommittee will be held in Austin, Texas, on 
December 2, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST and December 3 from 8:30 
a.m. to 3 p.m. CST at the Embassy Suites Hotel-Downtown, 300 South 
Congress Avenue. The Subcommittee's workgroups (Reporting and 
Information Access; Overcoming Barriers to Pollution Prevention, 
Product Stewardship, and Recycling; and Alternative Strategies for 
Environmental Protection) will meet from approximately 9:15 a.m. until 
11:45 a.m. on December 2. The full Subcommittee will convene for the 
remainder of the meeting. The agenda will include final reports by each 
of the workgroups and review of proposed recommendations to the Agency 
on (1) coordination of worker heath and environmental protection 
activities among NIOSH, EPA and OSHA, and (2) actions EPA should take 
to facilitate constructive engagement among stakeholders on 
environmental protection. The agenda will also include a discussion of 
the final report of the Subcommittee and a discussion of the October 
15, 1998 meeting of the Common Sense Initiative Council. Opportunity 
for public comment on major issues will be provided at intervals 
throughout the meeting.
    For further information concerning the meeting of the Computers and 
Electronics Sector Subcommittee meeting, please contact John J. Bowser, 
Acting DFO, U.S. EPA on (202) 260-1771, by fax on (202) 260-1096, by e-
mail at [email protected]., or by mail at U.S. EPA (MC 7405), 
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460; Mark Mahoney, U.S. EPA Region 1 
on (617) 565-1155; or David Jones, U.S. EPA Region 9 on (415) 744-2266.

(2) Printing Sector Subcommittee Meeting--December 3-4, 1998

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the CSI Printing Sector Subcommittee on 
December 3--4, 1998. The meeting will be held on December 3 from 9 a.m. 
EST until 5:30 p.m. EST and on December 4 from 8:30 a.m. EST until 4 
p.m. EST. The meeting will be held at the Governor's House Hotel 
located at 1615 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC.
    The purpose of the meeting will be to approve the final report on 
the New York City Education Project and to finalize and approve the 
design of the PrintSTEP project. A formal agenda will be available at 
the meeting.
    For further information concerning meeting times and agenda of this 
Printing Sector Subcommittee meeting, please contact Gina Bushong, 
Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at EPA by telephone on (202) 564-2242 
in Washington, DC, by fax on (202) 564-0009, or by E-mail at 
[email protected].

(3) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meeting--December 10-11, 
1998

    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 December 10-11, 1998, at the 
Renaissance Houston Hotel, 6 Greenway Plaza East, Houston, TX 77046. 
The hotel telephone number is 713-629-1200. The Equipment Leaks 
Workgroup and Refinery Air Information Reporting System (RAIRS) 
Workgroup meetings will be held concurrently on Thursday, December 10 
from 9 a.m. CST to 12

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noon CST. After a break for lunch, the Accidental Release Information 
Workgroup will meet from 1:30 p.m. CST to 4:30 p.m. CST. The full 
Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee will meet from 9 a.m. CST to 4 
p.m. CST on Friday, December 11, 1998.
    The preliminary agenda for the Subcommittee meeting includes 
comments on the transition of CSI to National Advisory Council on 
Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT), and the Equipment Leaks 
Project Report. There will also be reports of the Accidental Release 
Information Project, the RAIRS Project, and the Equipment Leaks 
Project. A public comment period will also be provided.
    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].

Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee--December 15-16, 1998

    Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency 
will hold an open meeting of the CSI Metal Finishing Sector 
Subcommittee on December 15-16, 1998, at the Crowne Plaza Redondo Beach 
and Marina Hotel, 300 North Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90277-2552. 
The telephone number to the hotel is 310-318-8888 or 1-800-368-9760. On 
Tuesday, December 15, 1998, the meeting will take place from 8:30 a.m. 
PST to 5 p.m. PST. The meeting will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 
Wednesday, December 16, 1998. The Subcommittee meeting will focus on 
implementation of the Metal Finishing Sector's Strategic Goals Program. 
A formal agenda will be available at the meeting.
    For further information concerning meeting times and agenda of the 
Metal Finishing Sector Subcommittee, please contact Bob Benson, DFO, at 
EPA by telephone on (202) 260-8668 in Washington, DC, by fax on (202) 
260-8662, or by 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 and the minutes of the 
meeting will be available for public inspection in room 3802M of EPA 
Headquarters, 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.
Kathleen Bailey,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-31071 Filed 11-19-98; 8:45 am]
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