FILE
NAME:
FR
Notice
March
22­
23
2004.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT­
2004
 
0078;
FRL­
XXXX­
X]

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
collaborate
on
environmental
protection
and
toxic
chemical
issues.
FOSTTA
is
comprised
of
the
Chemical
Information
and
Management
Project,
the
Pollution
Prevention
Project,
and
the
Tribal
Affairs
Project.
FOSTTA
will
be
meeting
March
22­
23,
2004.
The
meeting
is
being
held
to
provide
the
participants
of
the
three
projects
an
opportunity
to
have
indepth
discussions
on
issues
concerning
the
environment
and
human
health,
which
are
affecting
the
States
and
Indian
Country.
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
concurrently
on
March
22,
2004,
from
10:
00
a.
m.
to
5:
00
p.
m.,
and
March
23,
2004,
from
8
a.
m.
to
noon.
A
plenary
session
is
being
planned
for
the
participants
on
Monday,
March
22,
2004,
from
8
a.
m.
to
9:
30
a.
m.

Requests
to
participate
in
the
meeting,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPPT­
2004­
0078,
must
be
received
on
or
before
March
18,
2004,
[
insert
number]
days
after
date
of
publication
in
the
Federal
Register].

ADDRESSES:
The
meeting
will
be
held
at
the
Four
Points
Sheraton
Hotel,
1201
K
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.

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:
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:
Darlene
Harrod,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
2
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460­
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8814;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
8813;
e­
mail
address:
harrod.
darlene@
epa.
gov.

Christine
Eppstein,
Environmental
Council
of
the
States,
444
North
Capitol
Street,
NW.,
Suite
445,
Washington,
DC
20001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
624
 
3661;
fax
number:
(
202)
624
 
3666;
e­
mail
address:
ceppstein@
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
more
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
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT­
2004­
0078.
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.
EPA's
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
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
3
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
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act,
15
U.
S.
C.
2609
section
10(
g),
authorizes
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
companies
incorporate
P2
approaches
and
techniques
and
integrating
P2
into
mainstream
environmental
activities
at
both
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
cosponsoring
the
meetings.
As
part
of
a
cooperative
agreement,
ECOS
facilitates
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
4
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Do
not
submit
any
information
in
your
request
that
is
considered
Confidential
Business
Information.
Requests
to
participate
in
the
meeting,
identified
by
docket
ID
number
OPPT­
2004­
0078,
must
be
received
on
or
before
March
18
[
insert
number]
days
after
date
of
publication
in
the
Federal
Register.]

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.
Federal
Budget
Process
(
TAP)
2.
Pollution
Prevention
Activities
(
TAP)
3.
Discussion
HPV
Challenge
Data
Base
and
demonstration
(
CIMP)
4.
Joint
Session
with
TAP/
CIMP
to
increase
state
and
tribal
involvement
(
CIMP)
5.
Connecting
P2
with
measurable
results
(
P2)
6.
P2
in
schools
(
P2)

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
pollution
prevention,
chemical
information
and
management.

Dated:__________________________

_____________________________________

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signer's
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