[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60090-60091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29398]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5918-9]
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of
Meeting Public Comment Period(s) and Environmental Justice Enforcement
Roundtable Open Meetings
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law
92-463, we now give notice that the National Environmental Justice
Advisory Council (NEJAC) along with the subcommittees will meet on the
dates and times described below in conjunction with a NEJAC and EPA-
sponsored Environmental Justice Enforcement Roundtable. All times noted
are Eastern Standard Time. All meetings are open to the public. Due to
limited space, seating at the NEJAC meeting will be on a first-come
basis. Documents that are the subject of NEJAC reviews are normally
available from the originating EPA office and are not available from
the NEJAC. The NEJAC and subcommittee meetings will occur at the Regal
University Hotel, 2800 Campus Walk Avenue, Durham, NC 27705-4479,
telephone number: 919/383-8575. The NEJAC and EPA-sponsored
Environmental Justice Enforcement Roundtable will occur at North
Carolina Central University in Durham, NC.
The full NEJAC will convene Monday, December 8 from 9:00 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Wednesday, December 10
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to follow-
up on pending items from the May 1997 meeting, to hear a presentation
from the newly created EPA's Office of Children Health Protection, and
several NEJAC new business interest items. NEJAC will have a break in
the meeting schedule Monday, December 8 at 10:30 a.m. to conduct a bus
tour of local environmental justice sites. There will be public comment
periods scheduled from 7:00 p.m.--9:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8 and
on Wednesday, December 10.
The six subcommittees will meet Tuesday, December 9 from 9:00 a.m.
to 6:30 p.m. Any member of the public wishing additional information on
the subcommittee meetings should contact the specific Designated
Federal Official at the telephone number listed below.
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Federal official and
Subcommittee telephone number
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Enforcement................................ Ms. Sherry Milan--202/564-
2619.
Health & Research.......................... Mr. Lawrence Martin--202/
564-6497.
Ms. Carol Christensen--202/
260-2301.
International.............................. Ms. Dona Canales--202/564-
6442.
Indigenous Peoples......................... Ms. Elizabeth Bell--202/260-
8106.
Public Participation....................... Ms. Renee Goins--202/564-
2598.
Waste/Facility Siting...................... Mr. Kent Benjamin--202/260-
2822.
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The NEJAC and EPA-sponsored Environmental Justice Enforcement
Roundtable will meet December 11-13, 1997 at North Carolina Central
University in Durham, North Carolina. The public comment session is
from 6:00 p.m.--9:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11 and the Roundtable
sessions are from 9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12 and
Saturday, December 13.
Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation
should contact Tama Clare of Tetra Tech EM Inc. by November 28 to have
time reserved on the agenda. Individuals or groups making oral
presentations will be limited to a total time of five minutes. We
should receive written comments of any length (at least 35 copies) by
November 28, comments received after that date will be provided to the
Council as logistics allow. Send your written comments to Tetra Tech EM
Inc., 1593 Spring Hill Road, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182. NEJAC
Registration Toll-Free Hotline Telephone number is 888/335-4299 or FAX:
703/287-8843. Internet E-mail address is Claret@ttemi.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For hearing impaired individuals or
non-English speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a sign language
or foreign language interpreter, please call or fax Tama Clare of Tetra
Tech EM Inc. at Phone: 703/287-8880 or Fax: 703/287-8843.
Registration for all events can be done through the Internet at our
World Wide Web's home page via the following address: http://
www.ttemi.com/nejac or through the NEJAC Registration Toll-free Hotline
at 888/335-4299.
Dated: October 31, 1997.
Robert J. Knox,
Designated Federal Official, National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council.
[FR Doc. 97-29398 Filed 11-5-97; 8:45 am]
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