Since the last stakeholder meeting, the PCB Workgroup has moved more firmly into Step 3 of the process. These reports fortify Steps 1 through 3 of the Four Step Analytical Process. Final stakeholder comments are currently being added to the reports and both reports will be posted on the Strategy Web site shortly after this stakeholder meeting. An advisory will be sent to all PCB subscribers to alert them to the reports being posted. The Communications Subgroup was formed to focus on a communication strategy regarding the PCB challenges.
Membership consists of governmental and non-governmental representatives.
The subgroup determined that progress towards the PCB challenges could be enhanced by focusing directly on individual stakeholder groups and organizations. Build awareness of the Strategy and available PCB management options. Understand their particular issues, successes, and barriers to PCB elimination. The subgroup identified the primary organizations to be targeted as those in the utility, steel, automotive, and governmental organizations. The primary approach to these stakeholders was identified to be a letter from senior management within Environment Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the specific organizations seeking their commitment to reduce PCBs.