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[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005 0029; FRL-7755-7]

 
Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM); 
Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce that the EPA and the State 
Department will be hosting a stakeholder meeting to inform U.S. 
Government viewpoints for the upcoming International Conference on 
Chemicals Management (ICCM), where participants are expected to agree 
to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals 
Management (SAICM). See the website listed under Unit II. The United 
States is seeking comments to guide us as we work with other countries 
and participants to develop a SAICM that promotes the sound management 
of chemicals while facilitating the movement of chemicals and their 
products across borders without compromising human health or the 
environment. There are several working documents that will serve as a 
basis for the SAICM. This meeting will serve as an opportunity for 
stakeholders to share their views on these documents before they are 
finalized at the International Conference on Chemicals Management 
(ICCM) in February 2006.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2006, 2 p.m.-4 
p.m.
     Requests to participate in the meeting, identified by docket 
identification (ID) number OPPT-2005-0029, must be received on or 
before January 17, 2006.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 1201 Constitution Ave. NW, Room 
1153 EPA East (1st Floor) Washington, D.C. 20460
     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

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number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
    For technical information contact: John Shoaff, OPPT International 
Team Leader, Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 564-0531; e-mail address: shoaff.john@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 industry, trade associations, and non-
governmental organizations that deal with and are interested in 
international chemicals management. 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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0029. 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 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/.

    EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was 
replaced on November 25, 2005, by an enhanced Federal-wide electronic 
docket, management and comment system located at http://www.regulations.gov/.
 Follow the on-line instructions.

    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

    An agenda for the stakeholder meeting will be available two weeks 
prior to the meeting. This meeting is open to the public.
    The agenda and meeting documents for the ICCM are available at:
    http://www.chem.unep.ch/ICCM/meeting_docs/ For general and 

background information on the SAICM including the report and documents 
from the most recent Prepartory Committee meeting (PrepCom3), see 
http://www.chem.unep.ch/saicm/.


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-
2005-0029, must be received on or before January 17, 2006.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, International chemicals management, Toxic 
chemicals, Risk reduction, Pollution prevention

    Dated: December 27, 2005.
Wendy C. Hamnett,
Acting Director Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
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