98-12324. Meeting of the Defense Environment Response Task Force (DERTF)

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 90 (Monday, May 11, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25839]
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[FR Doc No: 98-12324]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of Secretary


Meeting of the Defense Environment Response Task Force (DERTF)

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental 
Security).

ACTION: Notice of business meeting and hearing.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a 
business meeting and hearing of the Defense Environmental Response Task 
Force (DERTF). The DERTF is charged with studying and providing 
findings and recommendations on environmental response actions at 
military installations being closed or realigned. This meeting is a 
follow-up to the January 27-29, 1998, meeting. The DERTF will discuss 
issues related to BRAC funding and the progress of BRAC cleanup, 
environmental actions at BRAC installations beyond remedy in place, 
institutional controls, information management, other matters related 
to cleanup at closing military installations, and the Task Force's FY98 
Report to Congress. The DERTF will also be briefed on the cleanup 
program at Glenview Naval Air Station, Illinois. The business meeting 
and hearing will be open to the public. Public witnesses desiring to 
speak before the DERTF should contact Shah Choudhury, Executive 
Secretary, and prepare a written statement that can be summarized 
orally before the DERTF at the time to be fixed for public witnesses. 
Written statements must be received by the close of business June 22, 
1998, at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental 
Security).

DATES: July 21, 1998, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.; July 22, 1998, 8:00 a.m. 
to 8:00 p.m.; July 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: July 22, 1998, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Northshore Doubletree Hotel, 9599 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, 
Illinois 60077.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shah Choudhury, Executive 
Secretary, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
(Environmental Security), 3400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
3400; telephone [phone]; e-mail [e-mail].

    Dated: May 5, 1998.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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