Cal/EPA Agency-Wide Environmental Management System

Public Comment Period and Hearing Announcement

The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) announces a public comment period and two public hearings on its Environmental Management System (EMS) Project. The public is invited to participate at the following locations:

Southern California
May 22, 2000 at 9:30 am
Orange County Sanitation District
10844 Ellis Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA

Northern California
May 24, 2000 at 1:30 pm
Public Utilities Commission - Hearing Room
505 Van Ness Street
San Francisco, CA

The public hearings are being conducted in accordance with Division 34, section 71045 et seq., of the California Public Resources Code as a forum for public comment. Cal/EPA will consider comments on the following documents:

• DRAFT Selection Criteria and Descriptions of Proposed Pilot Projects
• DRAFT Model Pilot Project Work Plan
• DRAFT Evaluation and Monitoring Parameters

These documents also can be reviewed by appointment at the following locations:

Berkeley
Department of Toxic Substances Control
700 Heinz St, Suite 200
Lule Varela
(510) 540-3800

Cypress
Department of Toxic Substances Control
5796 Corporate Avenue
Julie Johnson
(714) 484-5337

Sacramento
Air Resources Board
2020 L Street
Jean Woeckener
(916) 323-4883

If you have any questions regarding this project or hearing, please contact:

Ms. Jennifer Smith Grubb
Cal/EPA EMS Project
2151 Berkeley Way, Rm. 515
Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 540-3315 Phone
(510) 540-2305 Fax
smithjen@ix.netcom.com

Cal/EPA will accept verbal and written comments at the public hearing. If you are unable to provide your comments at one of the noticed public hearings, Cal/EPA will also accept written comments received by June 1, 2000, at the Cal/EPA contact address listed above. Cal/EPA will consider all comments when adopting the pilot projects and revising the documents listed above at the conclusion of the comment period. A response to all comments, as well as to the selected pilot projects and final documents, will be posted on the Cal/EPA Web site in July 2000.

Forward to Announcement of Pilot Project Selection and Adoption of Final Documents