[Federal Register: March 18, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 52)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[RCRA-2003-0007; FRL-7468-2]
2003 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act National Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental protection agency.
ACTION: Notice of public invitation to Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act National Meeting.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of public invitation to the 2003
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) National Meeting, ``RCRA:
Putting Resource Conservation into RCRA.'' The meeting will be held
August 12-15, 2003. This year along with EPA, the meeting is being
cosponsored by the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA), Solid
Waste Association of North America (SWANA), International City/County
Management Association (ICMA), and Association of State and Territorial
Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO). In addition, the meeting
will also bring together state governments and tribes. This year's
National Meeting focuses on the Resource Conservation Challenge, which
is a major national effort to find ways to conserve natural resources
through waste reduction and energy recovery programs. The RCRA National
Meeting is a great opportunity to share with, and learn from, all
interested stakeholders. It promotes new EPA initiatives, fosters
discussion, and provides education and information on regional, state,
and tribal RCRA issues.
DATES: Again this year the entire National Meeting is open to the
public. The RCRA National Meeting opens on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 and
ends Friday, August 15, 2003. Admission is no longer free. Registration
fees are as follows:
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Advance After July
Registration type registration 19, 2003
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Full; Non-govt............................... $425 $525
Full; Govt (must provide valid ID)........... 295 395
Daily; Non-govt.............................. 250 320
Daily; Govt.................................. 175 245
Presenter; Full Conference................... 100 150
Student; full (must provide proof of full- 130 130
time enrollment)............................
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Presenters are entitled to a daily registration, at no charge, on
the day that they are speaking. The fee waiver is applicable only to
one presenter per paper per presentation. If a presenter wishes to
register for any additional portion of the conference, the full
conference registration fee is required.
ADDRESSES: The 2003 RCRA National Meeting will be held at the Hyatt
Regency Washington on Capitol Hill at 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC. Registration and Meeting details are available on the
Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/osw/meeting.
Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/osw/meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Status: Because seating is limited, preregistration is
recommended; however, late and walk-in registration is
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available between 8 a.m-9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 12, 2003. To reduce
costs and minimize paper, we encourage everyone to register
electronically for the meetings and at the Hyatt hotel using the
meeting web site. If electronic registration is not possible, please
contact William Brandes, Anita Cummings, or Jean Schwab.
B. How Can I Get Copies of Related Information? EPA has established
an official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. RCRA-
2003-0007. 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 OSWER Docket
Center, EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20460. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding leagal holidays.
The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and
the telephone number for the OSWER Docket is (202) 566-0270.
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
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 materials through the docket facility identified in Unit B.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate
docket identification number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Williams Brandes (703-308-8871), Anita
Cummings (703-308-8303), or Jean Schwab (703-308-8669), Office of Solid
Waste, Mail Code 5302W, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel
Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20460. You
may also contact them by e-mail at brandes.william@epa.gov,
cummings.anita@epa.gov, or schwab.jean@epa.gov.
Dated: March 6, 2003.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 03-6461 Filed 3-17-03; 8:45 am]
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