[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48391-48392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16299]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2005-0029; FRL-7732-2]


Third Preparatory Committee Meeting on the Strategic Approach to 
International Chemicals Management; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that EPA and the State Department are 
hosting a meeting for stakeholders to inform the development of the 
U.S. Government's viewpoints for the upcoming 3\rd\ Preparatory 
Committee (PrepComm 3) meeting on the Strategic Approach to 
International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and a number of updates to 
the inter-sessional working documents. Comments are being sought to 
help provide guidance to U.S. Government Agencies as to how they should 
work with other countries to develop a SAICM that promotes the sound 
management of chemicals while facilitating the movement of chemicals 
and their products across borders without compromising human health or 
the environment. There are several updates to the inter-sessional 
working documents that will serve as a basis for the structural 
development of a SAICM. This meeting will serve as an opportunity for 
stakeholders to share their views on these documents before they are 
finalized at the third and final session of the PrepComm on SAICM in 
the third week of September 2005.

Dates: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 31, 2005, from 1 
to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. 
1153, EPA East (1\st\ Floor), Washington, DC.
    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: John Shoaff, OPPT International 
Team Leader, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
telephone number: (202) 564-0531; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of 
particular interest to industry, trade associations, and non-
governmental organizations that deal with and are interested in 
international chemicals management. 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 identification (ID) number OPPT-2005-0029. 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,

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which is located in 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

    An agenda will be available 2 weeks prior to the meeting. Inter-
sessional working documents are available at http://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/meeting/intsession/default.htm. For general and background 
information on SAICM, see http://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/default.htm. 
The meeting is open to the public.

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.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous materials 
transportation, Hazardous substances, Public health, Safety.


    Dated: August 11, 2005.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 05-16299 Filed 8-16-05; 8:45 am]
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