[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75502-75503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32213]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7603-2]


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 January 14-15, 2004 at the Hotel Washington, Washington, DC. The 
CHPAC was created to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on 
science, regulations, and other issues relating to children's 
environmental health.

DATES: Wednesday, January 14 and the afternoon of Thursday, January 15, 
plenary sessions will take place; the Science and Regulatory Work 
Groups will meet the morning of Thursday, January 15.

ADDRESSES: Hotel Washington, 515 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Joanne Rodman, Office of 
Children's Health Protection, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2188, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the 
public. The plenary CHPAC will meet on Wednesday, January 14 from 9 
a.m. to 5 p.m., with a public comment period at 4:30 p.m., and on 
Thursday, January 15 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Science and Regulatory 
Work Groups will meet Thursday, January 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    The plenary session will open with introductions and a review of 
the agenda and objectives for the meeting. Agenda items include 
highlights of the Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) 
activities and orientation for new CHPAC members. Other potential 
agenda items include a presentation on the Mercury MACT and the Mercury 
Action Plan, and a panel presentation on Smart Growth.


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    Dated: December 10, 2003.
Joanne K. Rodman,
Designated Federal Official.

Agenda

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

9--Welcome, Introductions, Review Meeting Agenda
9:30--Highlights of Recent OCHP Activities
10--General Discussion: Orientation to the CHPAC
10:45--Break
11--Report from the Transition Committee: Recommended Strategic 
Priorities for CHPAC
12--Lunch (on your own)
1:15--Presentation: EPA's Response to the CHPAC's Smart Growth 
Recommendations
2:15--Panel: Background Briefing on Mercury MACT
3:30--Break
3:45--Discussion of Possible CHPAC Comments on Mercury
5--Public Comment
5:30--Adjourn

Thursday, January 15, 2004

9--Work Group Meetings
12 Lunch
1:15--Science Policy Work Group Report
2--Regulatory Policy Work Group Report
4--Wrap Up/Next Steps
4:30--Adjourn Plenary
[FR Doc. 03-32213 Filed 12-30-03; 8:45 am]
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