Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Accident Prevention Subcommittee MeetingMay 9, 1997, 8:30-4:30 EDT

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Clean Air Act Advisory Committee: Accident Prevention

Subcommittee Meeting--May 9, 1997, 8:30-4:30 EDT

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: 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

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.

The Accident Prevention Subcommittee was created in September 1996

to advise EPA's Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office

(CEPPO) on these chemical accident prevention issues, specifically,

section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.

DATES: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 USC App. 2,

notice is hereby given that the Accident Prevention Subcommittee of the

Clean Air Act Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on May 9,

1997, from 8:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hall of States (Room 333)

located at 444 North Capitol St., NW, Washington D.C., near Union

Station. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public desiring

additional information about these meeting, should contact Karen

Shanahan, Designated Federal Official, US EPA (5104), 401 M. St., SW,

Washington DC 20460, via the Internet at:

[email protected].,

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by telephone at (202) 260-2711 or FAX at (202) 260-7906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Agenda

I. Opening Remarks--Jim Makris (8:30-9:00).

II. Electronic Submission Workgroup Discussion of Issues (9:00-

11:45).

III. Comments from the public on Electronic Submission (11:45-

12:00) Lunch on your own (12:00-1:30).

IV. How to expand public outreach and understanding in the risk

management program (1:30-3:00) Break (3:00-3:15).

V. Other Business (3:15-4:15).

VI. Comments from the public (4:15-4:30).

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

person in Washington D.C. to the Subcommittee at the May 9 meeting,

must contact Karen Shanahan in writing (by letter, fax, or email--see

previously stated information) no later than 12 noon Eastern Time, May

2, 1997 in order to be included on the agenda. Written comments 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.

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, opportunities for

oral comment will be limited to no more than three minutes per speaker

and no more than thirty 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.

Additional information on the Accident Prevention Subcommittee and

Electronic Submission Workgroup are available on the Internet at:

http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/rmp-wg.html

If you would like to automatically receive future information on

the Accident Prevention Subcommittee and the Electronic Submission

Workgroup by email, please send an email to Karen Shanahan at:

[email protected] requesting to be put on the email list

for these groups.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Karen Shanahan,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 97-9693 Filed 4-14-97; 8:45 am]

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