[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49179-49180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24059]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00744; FRL-6804-6]


Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA); Open Meetings; 
Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Chemical Information and Management, Pollution Prevention, 
Tribal Affairs, and Toxics Release Inventory Projects, components of 
the Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA), will hold 
meetings October 22-23, 2001. This notice announces the location and 
times for the meetings and sets forth some tentative agenda topics. The 
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the Environmental 
Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 
(OPPT) are co-sponsoring the meetings. As part of a cooperative 
agreement, NCSL facilitates ongoing efforts of the states and tribes to 
identify, discuss, and address toxics-related issues, and to continue 
the dialogue on how federal environmental programs can best be 
implemented.

DATES: The four components will meet concurrently October 22, 2001, 
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and October 23, 2001, from 8 a.m. to noon. A 
plenary session is being planned for all the participants on Monday, 
October 22, 2001, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The topic of the session has 
not been determined.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Washington Court Hotel, 525 
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The hotel is about two blocks 
from Union Station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: 
Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7408), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 260-1761.
    For technical information contact: George Hagevik, National 
Conference of State Legislatures, 1560 Broadway, Suite 700, Denver, CO 
80202; telephone: (303) 839-0273 and FAX: (303) 863-8003; e-mail: 
[email protected] or Darlene Harrod, Environmental Assistance 
Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564-8814 and FAX: (202) 564-
8813; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Does This Notice Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, 
however, be of interest to all parties interested in FOSTTA and hearing 
more about the perspectives of the States and Tribes on EPA programs 
and the information exchange regarding important issues related to 
human health and environmental exposure to toxics. Since other entities 
may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all 
the specific entities that may be affected by this action. However, in 
the interest of time and efficiency, the meetings are structured to 
provide maximum opportunity for state, tribal, and EPA participants to 
discuss items on the predetermined agenda. At the discretion of the 
chair, an effort will be made to accommodate participation by observers 
attending the proceedings. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
technical people listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

II. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of This 
Document or Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document from the EPA Internet Home Page. Go to http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/nfs_comm.htm, select ``Laws and Regulations,'' and then look 
up the entry for this document under ``Federal Register--Environmental 
Documents. You can also go directly to the Federal Register at http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html. You can obtain certain 
other related documents that might be available electronically, from 
the NCSL Web site at http://www.ncsl.org/programs/esnr/fostta/fostta.htm.
    2. Facsimile. Notify the contacts listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT above if you would like any of the documents sent 
to you via fax.

III. Purpose of Meeting

    As part of FOSTTA, the Chemical Information and Management Project 
focuses on EPA's Chemical Right-to-Know Program and works to develop a 
more coordinated effort involving federal, state, and tribal agencies. 
The Pollution Prevention Project promotes the prevention ethic across 
society, helping companies incorporate P2 approaches and techniques and 
integrating P2 into mainstream environmental activities at both the

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federal level and among the states. The Tribal Affairs Project 
concentrates on chemical and prevention issues that are most relevant 
to the tribes, including lead control and abatement, subsistence 
lifestyle, and hazard communications and outreach. Under the Emergency 
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, EPA, the states, and tribes 
share responsibility for handling toxic chemical release information 
and making it available to the public through the Toxics Release 
Inventory. Through the Toxics Release Inventory Project, EPA and the 
state TRI program staff have an opportunity to discuss what works and 
what does not in their respective programs and to share ideas for the 
future evolution of the program.

IV. Purpose of Meeting

    This unit provides the tentative agenda items identified by NCSL, 
the states, and the tribes:
    1. Update on the High Production Volume Challenge Program and the 
Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program (Chemical Information 
and Management Project)
    2. Pollution Prevention Integration Opportunities (Pollution 
Prevention Project)
    3. Lead Workshops/Guidance Documents (Toxics Release Inventory 
Project)
    4. Tribal Risk Assessment and Subsistence Summit (Tribal Affairs 
Project)
    5. Other topics as appropriate.

V. How Can I Participate in This Meeting?

    You may submit a request to participate in this meeting in the mail 
or electronically to the names under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Do not submit any information in your request that is 
considered Confidential Business Information. Your request must be 
received by EPA on or before October 19, 2001.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection.

    Dated: September 18, 2001.
Barbara Cunningham,
Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
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