[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 103 (Thursday, May 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30292-30293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12019]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7667-6]


Notice of Open Meeting, Environmental Financial Advisory Board, 
Workshop on Financial Assurance Mechanisms

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's 
Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold an open meeting 
of its Preventing Future Non-Funded Abandoned Sites Project Workgroup.
    EFAB is chartered with providing analysis and advice to the EPA 
Administrator and program offices on issues relating to environmental 
finance. The purpose of this meeting is for the EFAB to collect 
information and ideas with respect to a number of important financial 
assurance topics. The first day of the workshop will examine the 
financial test for self-insurance and corporate guarantees, corporate 
sibling guarantees, and disclosure issues. The second day will focus on 
a number of insurance issues, including the strengths and pitfalls of 
insurance, insurer ratings and capitalization requirements, and captive 
insurance. Each day will be structured to address the issues via a 
series of panel discussions involving experts from federal and state 
governments; finance, banking, and accounting firms; insurance 
companies and brokers; business and industry; the legal community; and 
environmental organizations.
    The meeting is open to the public, but seating may be limited. 
Because of building security requirements, all members of the public 
who wish to attend this meeting must register in advance, no later than 
Thursday, June 10, 2004.

DATES: June 14, 2004 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and June 15, 2004 from 9 a.m.-
4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: ConEdison, 4 Irving Place, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for the meeting or get 
further

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information, please contact Timothy McProuty, U.S. EPA, at 202--564-
4996 or [email protected].

    Dated: May 17, 2004.
Joseph Dillon,
Director, Office of Enterprise Technology and Innovation.
[FR Doc. 04-12019 Filed 5-26-04; 8:45 am]
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