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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of 
Public Advisory Committee Meeting(s); Open Meeting(s)

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 
92-463, notice is hereby given that the National Environmental Justice 
Advisory Council (NEJAC) and four subcommittees will meet on the dates 
and times described below. All times noted are Mountain Standard Time. 
All meetings are open to the public. Due to limited space, seating at 
meetings will be on a first-come basis. For further information 
concerning specific meetings, please contact the individuals listed 
below. Documents that are subject of NEJAC reviews are normally 
available from the originating EPA office and are not available from 
the NEJAC.
    The full NEJAC will meet to discuss the role of the FACA, 
Environmental Impacts, EPA's Environmental Justice Draft Strategic 
Action Document, and the NEJAC Bylaws from Wednesday to Friday, August 
3-5, 1994 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mountain Standard Time at the 
Albuquerque Hyatt Regency Hotel, 330 Tijeras N.W., Albuquerque, New 
Mexico 87102, (505) 842-1234.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation at 
the meeting(s) should contact Linda K. Smith no later than July 27, 
1994 in order to have time reserved on the agenda. In general, each 
individual or group making an oral presentation will be limited to a 
total time of five minutes. Written comments received by July 25, 1994 
may be mailed to the NEJAC prior to the meeting; comments received 
after that date will be provided to the Council as logistics allow. 
Written comments of any length (at least 35 copies) should be provided 
to the Committee no later than July 27, 1994. They should be sent to 
Office of Environmental Justice (3103), U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone number is 
(202) 260-6357 or 1-800-962-6215 or FAX (202) 260-0852.

1. Waste and Facility Siting Subcommittee Meeting--August 4-5, 1994

    The Waste and Facility Siting Subcommittee (WFSS) of the National 
Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will hold its first 
meeting on Thursday and Friday, August 4-5, 1994, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m. on Thursday, and from 8 a.m. to Noon on Friday. Location of this 
meeting will be the Albuquerque Hyatt Regency, 330 Tijeras N.W., 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, (505) 842-1234. In this meeting, the 
WFSS intends to initiate discussion and solicit input on environmental 
justice definitions and guidelines, the Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response (OSWER) Environmental Justice Task Force 
recommendations, options developed by OSWER's siting workgroup, OSWER's 
proposed rule on public participation and future field hearings on 
specific topics. The meeting is open to the public and seating will be 
available on a first-come basis.
    Any member of the public wishing further information, such as 
proposed agenda on the meeting, should contact Ms. Jan Young, 
Designated Federal Official, OSWER, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, by telephone at (202) 
260-1691, Fax at (202) 260-6606.

2. Enforcement Subcommittee (ES) Meeting--August 4-5, 1994

    The Enforcement Subcommittee (ES) of the National Environmental 
Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will conduct a meeting on Thursday and 
Friday, August 4-5, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and from 8 
a.m. to Noon on Friday at the Albuquerque Hyatt Regency Hotel, 330 
Tijeras N.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, (505) 842-1234. In this 
meeting, the ES intends to develop a mission statement for the 
Subcommittee and review the Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance's draft strategy on Environmental Justice and recommend 
actions for EPA to address. At this meeting, the ES will discuss future 
issues and a mechanism to review enforcement activities. The meeting is 
open to the public and seating will be available on a first-come basis.
    Any member of the public wishing further information, such as 
proposed agenda on the meeting, should contact Ms. Sherry Milan, 
Designated Federal Official, Office of Enforcement and Compliance 
Assurance, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20460 by telephone at (202) 260-9807, FAX at (202) 260-
9437.

3. Health and Research Subcommittee Meeting--August 4-5, 1994

    The Health and Research Subcommittee (HRS) of the National 
Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will conduct a meeting 
on Thursday and Friday, August 4-5 1994, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 
Thursday and from 8 a.m. to Noon on Friday at the Albuquerque Hyatt 
Regency Hotel, 330 Tijeras N.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, (505) 
842-1234. In this meeting, the HRS intends to review the Office of 
Research and Development's (ORD) draft process description for 
development of the Agency's Environmental Justice research strategy. 
HRS will also evaluate and recommend options on the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's overall research priorities and science policy 
setting as it relates to environmental justice. The subcommittee will 
review ORD's research strategy and definitions. The meeting is open to 
the public and seating will be available on a first-come basis.
    Any member of the public wishing further information, such as 
proposed agenda on the meeting, should contact Mr. Lawrence Martin, 
Designated Federal Official, Office of Research and Development, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20460, by telephone (202) 260-0673, Fax at (202) 260-0507.

4. Public Participation and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting--
August 4-5, 1994

    The Public Participation and Accountability Subcommittee (PPAS) of 
the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will hold 
its first meeting on Thursday and Friday, August 4-5, 1994, from 8 a.m. 
to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and from Thursday and from 8 am. to Noon on 
Friday at the Albuquerque Hyatt Regency Hotel, 330 Tijeras N.W., 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, (505) 842-1234. In this meeting, the 
PPAS intends to find ways to improve communications, develop trust and 
involve affected communities. To this end, the Subcommittee will 
explore the creation of business and industry, stakeholder and other 
types of public/private partnerships to address environmental justice 
concerns. Finally, PPAS will evaluate the Agency's strategy to use the 
Geographic Information System (GIS) program to identify potential 
geographic areas of environmental justice concern, i.e., define 
potential patterns of inequity and insure environmental justice 
accountability. The meeting is open to the public and seating will be 
available on a first-come basis.
    Any member of the public wishing further information, such as 
proposed agenda on the meeting, should contact Mr. Bob Knox, Designated 
Federal Official, Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460, by 
telephone at (202) 260-6357 or 1-800-962-6215 or by Fax at (202) 260-
0852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the NEJAC Charter are 
available upon request. Please contact the Office of Environmental 
Justice (3103), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20460, 1-800-962-6215. For hearing impaired 
individuals or non-English speaking attendees wishing to make 
arrangements for a sign language or foreign language interpreter, 
please call or fax Kathy Ackley at (703) 934-3293 or (703) 934-9740 
(fax).

    Dated: July 13, 1994.
Clarice E. Gaylord,
Designated Federal Official, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 94-17382 Filed 7-15-94; 8:45 am]
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