[Federal Register: October 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 199)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
    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: npptac.oppt@epa.gov.

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 npptac.oppt@epa.gov 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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