Meetings: Common sense initiative— Iron and steel sector and petroleum refining sector,

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Federal Register: January 2, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 1)NoticesPage 77From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

FRL-5943-1Common Sense Initiative Council (CSIC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory for CSI Iron and Steel Sector and Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meetings; Open Meetings.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, notice is hereby given that the Iron and Steel Sector and Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittees of the CSIC will meet on the dates and times described below. Both meetings are open to the public. Seating at both meetings will be on a first-come basis and limited time will be provided for public comment. For further information concerning specific meetings, please contact the individuals listed with the announcements below.

  (1) Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee Meeting--January 21-22, 1998. The Iron and Steel Sector Subcommittee will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 22, 1998. On Wednesday, the meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. CST and will run until 5:00 p.m. CST. Shortly after convening, the Subcommittee will break into work group sessions and reconvene in the afternoon. On Thursday, the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. CST and end at 4:00 p.m. CST. The Subcommittee will review the status of the two work groups it has created to deal with environmental performance and monitoring and decide its next steps. The meeting will be held both days at the Metcalf Federal Building, Great Lakes Conference Center, 12th floor, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.

At its October meeting, the Subcommittee decided to create two work groups: environmental performance and monitoring. The environmental performance work group is working on developing a code of conduct and a definition of substantial compliance for the industry, and the monitoring work group is exploring the different federal, state, and local monitoring requirements with a goal of considering if current monitoring of the industry is relevant to today's needs. At the January meeting, the Subcommittee will allow time on January 21st for the two work groups to meet in the morning and early afternoon, then review the progress of these two work groups and decide its next steps. Additionally, it will review the status of ongoing projects and discuss the development of papers dealing with industry-specific Resource Conservation and Recovery Act issues.

For more information about this meeting, please contact: Ms. Judith Hecht, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at US EPA by telephone at 202- 260-5682 in Washington, D.C. or by E-mail at hecht.judy@epamail.epa.gov, or Mr. Robert Tolpa at EPA Region 5 in Chicago, Illinois, on 312-886-6706, or Dr. Mahesh Podar at EPA, Washington, DC on 202-260-5387.

  (2) Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee Meeting--January 26-27, 1998. The Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee will hold an open meeting on January 26 and 27, 1998. Work Group meetings will be held from 1:00 pm CST to 5:00 pm CST on Monday, January 26. The full Subcommittee will meet from approximately 8:00 am CST until 5:00 pm CST on Tuesday, January 27, 1998. The meeting will be held at the Harvey Hotel Dallas, 7800 Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas 75240. The hotel telephone number is 972-960-7000.

The Subcommittee meeting agenda includes an update on the status of the Refinery Air Information Reporting System Project and the Equipment Leaks Project. The Subcommittee also plans to discuss potential new project ideas. A public comment period has been scheduled from approximately 2:00 pm CST until 3:00 pm CST on Tuesday, January 27, 1998.

For further information concerning this meeting of the Petroleum Refining Sector Subcommittee, please contact either Craig Weeks, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at US EPA Region 6 (6EN), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, by telephone at 214-665-7505 or E-mail at weeks.craig@epamail.epa.gov or Steve Souders, Alternate DFO, at US EPA (5306W), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, by telephone at 703-308-8431 or E-mail at souders.steve@epamail.epa.gov.

Inspection of Subcommittee Documents: Documents relating to the above topics will be publicly available at the meeting. Thereafter, these documents, together with the official minutes for the meetings, will be available for public inspection in room 2821M of EPA Headquarters, Common Sense Initiative Staff, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone number 202-260-7417. Common Sense Initiative information can be accessed electronically on our web site at http.//www.epa.gov/commonsense.

Dated: December 24, 1997. Kathleen Bailey, Designated Federal Officer.

FR Doc. 97-34197Filed12-31-97; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 6560-50-P

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