Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action; Notice of Public Meeting, 14681-14682 [05-5618]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 23, 2005 / Notices 4. E-Labeling 5. Fumigant Cluster Review 6.Cholinesterase Testing in the State of Washington 7. Changes to Endangered Species staff and on the progress on implementation 8. Performance Measures 9. POM Working Committee Reports 10. Alternatives to address the cut in Sate and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) enforcement dollars 11. Pesticides and Water Issues National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) and pesticides rulemaking 12. Credentialing staff, needs for health and safety training 13. Unenforceable label statements 14. Report from International Drift Conference 15.. EPA Update/Briefing: a. Office of Pesticide Programs Update b. Office of Enforcement Compliance Assurance Update. 16. POM Working Committee Workgroups issue papers/Updates. List of Subjects Environmental protection, insert additional terms as appropriate. Dated: March 7, 2005. William R. Diamond, Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs [FR Doc. 05–5619 Filed 3–22–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OPPT–2005–0018; FRL–7705–9] Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action; Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: I. General Information SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the meeting of the Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA) to enable state and tribal leaders to collaborate with EPA on environmental protection and pollution prevention issues. Representatives and invited guests of the Chemical Information and Management Project, the Pollution Prevention Project, and the Tribal Affairs Project (TAP), components of FOSTTA, will be meeting April 4–5, 2005. The meeting is being held to provide participants an opportunity to have in-depth discussions on issues concerning environmental and human health. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and VerDate jul<14>2003 17:54 Mar 22, 2005 Jkt 205001 sets forth some tentative agenda topics. EPA invites all interested parties to attend the public meeting. DATES: The three projects will meet on Monday, April 4, 2005, from 9:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 8 a.m. to noon. A plenary session is being planned for the participants. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket identification (ID) number OPPT–2005–0018, must be received on or before April 1, 2005. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 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: TSCA–Hotline@epa.gov. For technical information contact: Darlene Harrod, Environmental Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–8814; e-mail address: harrod.darlene@epa.gov. Margaret Sealey, Environmental Council of the States, 444 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 445, Washington, DC 20001; telephone number: (202) 624– 3661; fax number: (202) 624–3662; email address: msealey@sso.org. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you are interested in FOSTTA and hearing about the perspectives of the states and tribes on EPA programs and information exchange regarding important issues related to human health and environmental exposure to toxic chemicals. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: • States and federally recognized tribes. • State, federal, and local environmental and public health organizations. This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14681 for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be affected. 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 ID number OPPT–2005– 0018. 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, which is located in the 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 https://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 https://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 Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2609 section 10(g), authorizes E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1 14682 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 23, 2005 / Notices EPA and other federal agencies to establish and coordinate a system for exchange among federal, state, and local authorities of research and development results respecting toxic chemical substances and mixtures, including a system to facilitate and promote the development of standard data format and analysis and consistent testing procedures. Through FOSTTA, the Chemical Information and Management Project (CIMP) focuses on EPA’s chemical program and works to develop a more coordinated effort involving federal, state, and tribal agencies. The Pollution Prevention Project (P2) promotes the prevention ethic across society, helping to integrate P2 into mainstream environmental activities at the federal level and among the states and tribes. The Tribal Affairs Project (TAP) concentrates on chemical and prevention issues that are most relevant to the tribes, including lead control and abatement, tribal traditional/subsistence lifeways, and hazard communications and outreach. FOSTTA’s vision is to focus on major policy-level issues of importance to states and tribes, recruit more senior state and tribal leaders, increase outreach to all 50 states and some 560 federally recognized tribes, and vigorously seek ways to engage the states and tribes in ongoing substantive discussions on complex and oftentimes controversial environmental issues. In January 2002, the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), in cooperation with the National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC), was awarded the new FOSTTA cooperative agreement. ECOS, NTEC, and EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) are co-sponsoring the meetings. As part of a cooperative agreement, ECOS and NTEC facilitate ongoing efforts of the state and tribal leaders and OPPT to increase understanding and improve collaboration on toxic chemicals and pollution prevention issues, and to continue a dialogue on how federal environmental programs can best be implemented among the states, tribes, and EPA. 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. Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number OPPT–2005–0018, must be received on or before April 1, 2005. VerDate jul<14>2003 16:27 Mar 22, 2005 Jkt 205001 IV. The Meeting In the interest of time and efficiency, the meetings are structured to provide maximum opportunity for state, tribal, and EPA participants to discuss items on the predetermined agenda. At the discretion of the chair, an effort will be made to accommodate participation by observers attending the proceedings. The FOSTTA representatives and EPA will collaborate on environmental protection and pollution prevention issues. The tentative agenda items identified by the states and the tribes follow: 1. High Production Volume Challenge Program. 2. High Production Volume Data Users Conference. 3. Area Sources Categories - The Pollution Prevention Project will hold a discussion on voluntary, pollution prevention approaches as an alternative to the standard control technology to reduce air emissions under Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act. 4. Discussion on mercury auto switch issue. 5. Tribal Pollution Prevention Portal Demonstration. 6. Integrated Tribal Strategy. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pollution prevention, Chemical information and management. Dated: March 14, 2005. Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. 05–5618 Filed 3–22–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission March 16, 2005. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before April 22, 2005. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all comments regarding this Paperwork Reduction Act submission to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1– C804, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet to Judith–B.Herman@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the Internet at Judith–B.Herman@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060–0804. Title: Universal Service—Health Care Providers Universal Service Program. Form Nos: FCC Forms 465, 466, 466– A, and 467. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents: 6,450 respondents; 12,840 responses. Estimated Time Per Response: .5–3 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting requirement and third party disclosure requirement. Total Annual Burden: 17,720 hours. Total Annual Cost: Not Applicable. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable. Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking a revision to this information collection to address the following Paperwork Reduction Act implications resulting from the Second Report and Order, FCC 04–289. The Commission requires rural health care providers seeking discounts for mobile E:\FR\FM\23MRN1.SGM 23MRN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14681-14682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5618]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPT-2005-0018; FRL-7705-9]


Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the meeting of the Forum on State and Tribal 
Toxics Action (FOSTTA) to enable state and tribal leaders to 
collaborate with EPA on environmental protection and pollution 
prevention issues. Representatives and invited guests of the Chemical 
Information and Management Project, the Pollution Prevention Project, 
and the Tribal Affairs Project (TAP), components of FOSTTA, will be 
meeting April 4-5, 2005. The meeting is being held to provide 
participants an opportunity to have in-depth discussions on issues 
concerning environmental and human health. This notice announces the 
location and times for the meeting and sets forth some tentative agenda 
topics. EPA invites all interested parties to attend the public 
meeting.

DATES: The three projects will meet on Monday, April 4, 2005, from 9:45 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 8 a.m. to noon. A 
plenary session is being planned for the participants.
     Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number OPPT-2005-0018, must be received on or 
before April 1, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     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: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
    For technical information contact: Darlene Harrod, Environmental 
Assistance Division (7408), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8814; e-mail 
address: harrod.darlene@epa.gov.
    Margaret Sealey, Environmental Council of the States, 444 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Suite 445, Washington, DC 20001; telephone number: 
(202) 624-3661; fax number: (202) 624-3662; e-mail address: 
msealey@sso.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

     You may be potentially affected by this action if you are 
interested in FOSTTA and hearing about the perspectives of the states 
and tribes on EPA programs and information exchange regarding important 
issues related to human health and environmental exposure to toxic 
chemicals. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not 
limited to:
     States and federally recognized tribes.
     State, federal, and local environmental and public health 
organizations.
     This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides 
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this 
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be 
affected. 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 ID number OPPT-2005-0018. 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, 
which is located in the 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 https://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 https://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 Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. 2609 section 10(g), 
authorizes

[[Page 14682]]

EPA and other federal agencies to establish and coordinate a system for 
exchange among federal, state, and local authorities of research and 
development results respecting toxic chemical substances and mixtures, 
including a system to facilitate and promote the development of 
standard data format and analysis and consistent testing procedures. 
Through FOSTTA, the Chemical Information and Management Project (CIMP) 
focuses on EPA's chemical program and works to develop a more 
coordinated effort involving federal, state, and tribal agencies. The 
Pollution Prevention Project (P2) promotes the prevention ethic across 
society, helping to integrate P2 into mainstream environmental 
activities at the federal level and among the states and tribes. The 
Tribal Affairs Project (TAP) concentrates on chemical and prevention 
issues that are most relevant to the tribes, including lead control and 
abatement, tribal traditional/subsistence lifeways, and hazard 
communications and outreach. FOSTTA's vision is to focus on major 
policy-level issues of importance to states and tribes, recruit more 
senior state and tribal leaders, increase outreach to all 50 states and 
some 560 federally recognized tribes, and vigorously seek ways to 
engage the states and tribes in ongoing substantive discussions on 
complex and oftentimes controversial environmental issues.
     In January 2002, the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), 
in cooperation with the National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC), 
was awarded the new FOSTTA cooperative agreement. ECOS, NTEC, and EPA's 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) are co-sponsoring the 
meetings. As part of a cooperative agreement, ECOS and NTEC facilitate 
ongoing efforts of the state and tribal leaders and OPPT to increase 
understanding and improve collaboration on toxic chemicals and 
pollution prevention issues, and to continue a dialogue on how federal 
environmental programs can best be implemented among the states, 
tribes, and EPA.

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. Requests 
to participate in the meeting, identified by docket ID number OPPT-
2005-0018, must be received on or before April 1, 2005.

IV. The Meeting

     In the interest of time and efficiency, the meetings are 
structured to provide maximum opportunity for state, tribal, and EPA 
participants to discuss items on the predetermined agenda. At the 
discretion of the chair, an effort will be made to accommodate 
participation by observers attending the proceedings. The FOSTTA 
representatives and EPA will collaborate on environmental protection 
and pollution prevention issues. The tentative agenda items identified 
by the states and the tribes follow:
    1. High Production Volume Challenge Program.
    2. High Production Volume Data Users Conference.
    3. Area Sources Categories - The Pollution Prevention Project will 
hold a discussion on voluntary, pollution prevention approaches as an 
alternative to the standard control technology to reduce air emissions 
under Section 112(d) of the Clean Air Act.
    4. Discussion on mercury auto switch issue.
    5. Tribal Pollution Prevention Portal Demonstration.
    6. Integrated Tribal Strategy.

List of Subjects

     Environmental protection, Pollution prevention, Chemical 
information and management.

    Dated: March 14, 2005.
Barbara Cunningham,
Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics.
[FR Doc. 05-5618 Filed 3-22-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-S
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.