[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 199 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59402-59403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26053]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2002-0001; FRL-7330-9]
National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee;
Notice of Public Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.
2 (Public Law 92-463), EPA gives notice of a 2-day meeting of the
National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee (NPPTAC).
The purpose of the NPPTAC is to provide advice and recommendations to
EPA regarding the overall policy and operations of the programs of the
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT).
DATES: The meeting will be held on November 4, 2003, from 1:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m., and November 5, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Registration to attend the meeting, identified as NPPTAC November
2003 meeting, must be received on or before October 29, 2003.
Registration will be also accepted at the meeting.
Requests to provide oral comments at the meeting, identified as
NPPTAC November 2003 meeting, must be received in writing on or before
October 27, 2003.
Written comments, identified as NPPTAC November 2003 meeting, may
be submitted at any time. Written comments received on or before
October 27, 2003 will be forwarded to the NPPTAC members prior to or at
the meeting.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Key Bridge Marriott, 1401 Lee
Highway, Arlington, VA 22209.
For address information concerning registration, the submission of
written comments, and requests to present oral comments, refer to Unit
I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact:
Barbara Cunningham, Director, 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: Mary Hanley, Designated Federal
Officer, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7401M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-9891; 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 those persons who have an interest in or may be
required to manage pollution prevention and toxic chemical programs,
individuals, or groups concerned with environmental justice, children's
health, or animal welfare, as they relate to OPPT's programs under the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Pollution Prevention Act
(PPA). Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be interested
in the activities of the NPPTAC. 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.
To submit written comments to the docket: Identify the submission
as OPPT-2002-0001 docket, NPPTAC November 2003 meeting.
Electronically: At http://www.epa.gov/edocket/, search for OPPT-
2002-0001, and follow the directions to submit comments.
By mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), OPPT-2002-0001, 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
To register to attend the meeting: Pre-registration for the
November 2003 NPPTAC meeting and requests for special accommodations
may be made by visiting the NPPTAC web site at: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/npptac/meetings.htm. Registration will also be available at the
meeting. Special accommodations may also be requested by calling (202)
564-9891 and leaving your name and telephone number.
To request an opportunity to provide oral comments: You must
register first in order to request an opportunity to provide oral
comments at the meeting. To register visit the NPPTAC web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/npptac/meetings.htm. If you have problems
downloading the registration form, e-mail us at [email protected] or
leave a message at (202) 564-9891. Please indicate your name and
telephone number.
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-2002-0001. The official public
docket consists of the documents specifically related to the NPPTAC,
any public comments received, and other information related to the
NPPTAC. 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 EPA's Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA West,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. EPA's Docket Center is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. EPA's Docket Center Reading Room telephone number is
(202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, 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
The proposed agenda for the NPPTAC meeting includes items related
to the chemical management and pollution prevention programs at OPPT,
for example: Existing Chemicals Program, including the High Production
Volume Challenge Program, New Chemicals
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Program, Pollution Prevention, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Risk
Communication, and coordination with States, Tribes, and other
stakeholders. The meeting is open to the public.
III. How Can I Request to Participate in this Meeting?
You may register to attend the meeting by filling out the
registration form according to the instructions listed under Unit I.A.
Please note that registration will assist in planning adequate seating;
however, members of the public can register the day of the meeting,
therefore all seating will be available on a first come, first serve
basis.
Please make sure to indicate in your registration if you require
special accommodations. In order to provide special accommodations, the
request should be received by October 22, 2003.
Requests to provide oral comments at the meeting must be submitted
in writing on or before October 27, 2003, with a registration form.
Please note that time for oral comments may be 3 to 5 minutes per
speaker, depending on the number of requests received.
You may submit written comments to the docket listed under Unit
I.B. Written comments can be submitted at any time. If written comments
are submitted on or before October 27, 2003, they will be provided to
the NPPTAC members prior to or at the meeting. If you provide written
comments at the meeting, 35 copies will be needed.
Do not submit any information that is considered CBI.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, NPPTAC, Pollution prevention, Toxics,
Toxic chemicals, Chemical health and safety.
Dated: October 8, 2003.
Margaret Schneider,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution, Prevention, and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 03-26053 Filed 10-14-03; 8:45 am]
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