Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Accident Prevention Subcommittee and Electronic Submission Workgroup; Series of Conference Call MeetingsSeptember 1996-May 1997

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Accident Prevention

Subcommittee and Electronic Submission Workgroup; Series of Conference

Call Meetings--September 1996-May 1997

Background

The Clean Air Act Section 112(r) required EPA to publish

regulations to prevent accidental releases of chemicals and to reduce

the severity of those releases that do occur. These accidental release

prevention requirements build on the chemical safety work begun by the

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) which sets

forth requirements for industry, state and local governments. On June

20, 1996 EPA published the final rule for risk management programs to

address prevention of accidental releases.

An estimated 66,000 facilities are subject to this regulation based

on the quantity of regulated substances they have on-site. Facilities

that are subject will be required to implement a risk management

program at their facility, and submit a summary of this information to

a central location specified by EPA. This information will be helpful

to state and local government entities responsible for chemical

emergency preparedness and prevention. It will also be useful to

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environmental and community organizations, and the public in

understanding the chemical risks in their communities. In addition, we

hope the availability of this information will stimulate a dialogue

between industry and the public to improve accident prevention and

emergency response practices.

Notice

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2,

notice is hereby given that the Accident Prevention Subcommittee of the

Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold a public teleconference on

September 24, 1996 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The

Accident Prevention Subcommittee will advise EPA's Chemical Emergency

Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) on chemical accident

prevention issues, specifically, Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.

During the September 24th teleconference, the Subcommittee will

discuss: (a) Potential FY97 Subcommittee activities; and (b) the charge

of its first working group, the ``Electronic Submission (of Risk

Management Plans) Workgroup''. The Electronic Submission Workgroup will

make recommendations on how electronic submission of ``risk management

plans'' (RMPs) can be accomplished and how the public can best access

and utilize the data. The Electronic Submission Workgroup plans to hold

the following teleconference meetings:

(1) September 24, 1996--2:30-4:30

(2) October 9, 1996--2:30-4:30

(3) October 23, 1996--2:00-4:00

(4) November 5, 1996--2:00-4:00

(5) November 19, 1996--2:00-4:00

(6) December 5, 1996--2:00-4:00

(7) January 8, 1997--2:00-4:00

(8) January 22, 1997--2:00-4:00

(9) February 5, 1997--2:00-4:00

(10) February 20, 1997--2:00-4:00

(11) March 5, 1997--2:00-4:00

(12) March 20, 1997--2:00-4:00

(13) April 2, 1997--2:00-4:00

(14) April 17, 1997--2:00-4:00

(15) April 30, 1997--2:00-4:00

(16) May 14, 1997--2:00-4:00

(17) May 28, 1997--2:00-4:00

Members of the public desiring additional information about these

meetings, including agendas, should contact Karen Shanahan, Designated

Federal Official, US EPA (5101), 401 M. St., SW, Washington DC 20460,

by telephone at (202) 260-2711 or FAX at (202) 260-7906, or via the

Internet at: [email protected].

Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation to

the Subcommittee at the September 24th meeting, must contact Karen

Shanahan in writing (by letter or by fax--see previously stated

information) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time, September 18, 1996 in

order to be included on the Agenda. Written comments of any length may

be submitted to the Accident Prevention Subcommittee or the Electronic

Submission Workgroup up through the date of the meeting. Please address

such material to Karen Shanahan at the above address.

Providing Oral and Written Comments at Accident Prevention Subcommittee

Meetings

The Accident Prevention Subcommittee expects that public statements

presented at its meetings will not be repetitive or previously

submitted oral or written statements. In general, for teleconference

call meetings, opportunities for oral comment will be limited to no

more than three minutes per speaker and no more than fifteen minutes

total. Written comments (twelve copies) received sufficiently prior to

a meeting date (usually one week prior to a meeting or teleconference),

may be mailed to the Subcommittee prior to its meeting; comments

received too close to the meeting date will normally be provided to the

committee at its meeting. Written comments may be provided to the

Subcommittee up until the time of the meeting.

Dated: September 6, 1996.

Jim Makris,

Chairman, Accident Prevention Subcommittee.

[FR Doc. 96-23399 Filed 9-11-96; 8:45 am]

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