SIXTH STAKEHOLDER COMMITTEE MEETING (JOINT) FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION PROGRAM'S ADVANCED MONITORING SYSTEMS PILOT The National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Office of Research and Development (ORD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina 27711, and Battelle, Columbus, Ohio, are partners in the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Program, Advanced Monitoring Systems (AMS) pilot. The goal of ETV is to verify the performance characteristics of commercially ready environmental technologies so potential purchasers and permitters are provided with an independent and credible assessment of the technology they are buying or permitting. The AMS pilot is focused on verifying air, water, and soil monitoring technologies. Battelle has established stakeholder committees for air and water monitoring technologies. A stakeholder committee for soil monitoring technologies will be formed at a later date. The air and water stakeholder committees are comprised of 25-30 representatives from federal, state, and local environmental agencies; trade and professional associations; business and investment companies; and other organizations. The role of the stakeholders is to provide input from various perspectives on implementing the verification process through the duration of the AMS pilot. The sixth meeting of the two committees will be held jointly at the following times and place: 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 12, and 8:00 a.m. to noon on Friday, October 13, 2000. Location: Basin Harbor Inn, Burlington, VT, 1-888-339-0874. For additional meeting information, contact: Gretchen Hund, Battelle; phone 206-528-3338; fax 206-528-3552; e-mail hund@battelle.org. Members of both committees will meet in combined and separate sessions. In the combined sessions, they will receive updates on the AMS pilot's progress, including a recap of the recent Technology Field Day in Pittsburgh, verification tests underway, schedules for future verification tests, and issues relevant to both committees. There will also be separate sessions the air and water committees. Each committee will discuss technology needs and issues and interact with guest speakers from state and local regulatory agencies giving their perspectives. All sessions of the meeting are open to the public but space is limited. To register or for additional information about the stakeholder meeting, contact Ms. Hund at the numbers listed above. For general information about the AMS pilot, contact Helen Latham, 505 King Ave., Columbus, OH 43201; phone 614-424-4062; fax 614-4245601; or e-mail lathamh@battelle.org. WEB: U.S. EPA's Environmental Technology Verification Program,, http://www.epa.gov/etv/07/07_main.htm. E-MAIL: Helen Latham at Battelle, lathamh@battelle.org. Posted 08/22/00 (W-SN488639).

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