[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14681-14682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5618]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2005-0018; FRL-7705-9]


Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the meeting of the Forum on State and Tribal 
Toxics Action (FOSTTA) to enable state and tribal leaders to 
collaborate with EPA on environmental protection and pollution 
prevention issues. Representatives and invited guests of the Chemical 
Information and Management Project, the Pollution Prevention Project, 
and the Tribal Affairs Project (TAP), components of FOSTTA, will be 
meeting April 4-5, 2005. The meeting is being held to provide 
participants an opportunity to have in-depth discussions on issues 
concerning environmental and human health. This notice announces the 
location and times for the meeting and sets forth some tentative agenda 
topics. EPA invites all interested parties to attend the public 
meeting.

DATES: The three projects will meet on Monday, April 4, 2005, from 9:45 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 8 a.m. to noon. A 
plenary session is being planned for the participants.
     Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number OPPT-2005-0018, must be received on or 
before April 1, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Requests to participate in the meeting may be submitted to the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby 
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division 
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: [email protected].
    For technical information contact: Darlene Harrod, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8814; e-mail 
address: [email protected].
    Margaret Sealey, Environmental Council of the States, 444 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Suite 445, Washington, DC 20001; telephone number: 
(202) 624-3661; fax number: (202) 624-3662; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

     You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
interested in FOSTTA and hearing about the perspectives of the states 
and tribes on EPA programs and information exchange regarding important 
issues related to human health and environmental exposure to toxic 
chemicals. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not 
limited to:
     States and federally recognized tribes.
     State, federal, and local environmental and public health 
organizations.
     This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the technical person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket ID number OPPT-2005-0018. The official public 
docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this 
action, any public comments received, and other information related to 
this action. Although, a part of the official docket, the public docket 
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official 
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for 
public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA 
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 
Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone 
number is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, 
which is located in the EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
     An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public 
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official 
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that 
are available electronically. Although, not all docket materials may be 
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly 
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in 
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the 
appropriate docket ID number.

II. Background

     The Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2609 section 10(g), 
authorizes

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EPA and other federal agencies to establish and coordinate a system for 
exchange among federal, state, and local authorities of research and 
development results respecting toxic chemical substances and mixtures, 
including a system to facilitate and promote the development of 
standard data format and analysis and consistent testing procedures. 
Through FOSTTA, the Chemical Information and Management Project (CIMP) 
focuses on EPA's chemical program and works to develop a more 
coordinated effort involving federal, state, and tribal agencies. The 
Pollution Prevention Project (P2) promotes the prevention ethic across 
society, helping to integrate P2 into mainstream environmental 
activities at the federal level and among the states and tribes. The 
Tribal Affairs Project (TAP) concentrates on chemical and prevention 
issues that are most relevant to the tribes, including lead control and 
abatement, tribal traditional/subsistence lifeways, and hazard 
communications and outreach. FOSTTA's vision is to focus on major 
policy-level issues of importance to states and tribes, recruit more 
senior state and tribal leaders, increase outreach to all 50 states and 
some 560 federally recognized tribes, and vigorously seek ways to 
engage the states and tribes in ongoing substantive discussions on 
complex and oftentimes controversial environmental issues.
     In January 2002, the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), 
in cooperation with the National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC), 
was awarded the new FOSTTA cooperative agreement. ECOS, NTEC, and EPA's 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) are co-sponsoring the 
meetings. As part of a cooperative agreement, ECOS and NTEC facilitate 
ongoing efforts of the state and tribal leaders and OPPT to increase 
understanding and improve collaboration on toxic chemicals and 
pollution prevention issues, and to continue a dialogue on how federal 
environmental programs can best be implemented among the states, 
tribes, and EPA.

III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?

     You may submit a request to participate in this meeting to the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Do not 
submit any information in your request that is considered CBI. Requests 
to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number OPPT-
2005-0018, must be received on or before April 1, 2005.

IV. The Meeting

     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. The FOSTTA 
representatives and EPA will collaborate on environmental protection 
and pollution prevention issues. The tentative agenda items identified 
by the states and the tribes follow:
    1. High Production Volume Challenge Program.
    2. High Production Volume Data Users Conference.
    3. Area Sources Categories - The Pollution Prevention Project will 
hold a discussion on voluntary, pollution prevention approaches as an 
alternative to the standard control technology to reduce air emissions 
under Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act.
    4. Discussion on mercury auto switch issue.
    5. Tribal Pollution Prevention Portal Demonstration.
    6. Integrated Tribal Strategy.

List of Subjects

     Environmental protection, Pollution prevention, Chemical 
information and management.

    Dated: March 14, 2005.
Barbara Cunningham,
Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 05-5618 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
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