Meetings: Children's Heath Protection Advisory Committee

Federal Register: February 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 34)

Notices

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection

Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be held March 10-12, 2008 at The Arlington Court Suites, Arlington, VA.

The CHPAC was created to advise the Environmental Protection Agency on science, regulations, and other issues relating to children's environmental health.

DATES: The CHPAC will meet on Tuesday, March 10, Wednesday, March 11, and Thursday, March 12, 2009 at The Arlington Court Suites.

ADDRESSES: The Arlington Court Suites, 1200 N Courthouse Road,

Arlington, VA 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Berger, Child and Aging Health

Protection Division, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, berger.martha@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the public. The CHPAC plenary will meet on Wednesday, March 11 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Thursday, March 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The Task Groups will meet Tuesday, March 10, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Agenda items

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include a discussion of the next edition of the America's Children and the Environment Report, a presentation on schools siting, and a presentation on PCBs and PBDEs.

Access and Accommodations: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Martha Berger at 202- 564-2191 or berger.martha@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Martha Berger preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

Dated: February 17, 2009.

Martha Berger,

Designated Federal Official.

Draft Agenda

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 Task Group Session 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. America's Children and the Environment Task Group

Meeting.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009: CHPAC Plenary Session 8:30 a.m.-9 a.m. Welcome, Introductions, & Agenda Review. 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Highlights of Recent EPA Activities. 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. America's Children and the Environment Report. 10:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Break. 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. EPA Activities related to PCBs in old construction materials. 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Lunch. 12:45 p.m.-1:45 p.m. Climate Change and Children's Health: Discussion of Next Steps. 1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m. Administrator Lisa Jackson (Invited). 2:45 p.m.-3 p.m. Break. 3 p.m.-4 p.m. Discussion of initial letter to Administrator Lisa

Jackson. 4 p.m.-5 p.m. American's Children and the Environment Report. 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Public Comment. 5:30 p.m. Adjourn.

Thursday, March 12, 2009: CHPAC Plenary Session Continued 8 a.m.-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Gathering. 8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Check In and Agenda Review. 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Update on PBDE Activities. 9:45 a.m.-10 a.m. Break. 10 a.m.-11 a.m. Presentation: EPA's Draft Model Guidelines for Siting of School Facilities. 11 a.m.-12 p.m. America's Children and the Environment Report. 12 p.m.-12:30 p.m. Wrap Up/Next Steps. 12:30 p.m. Adjourn.

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