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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 Eastern 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 meetings will occur at the Sheraton Atlanta Airport 
Hotel, 1325 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30344, Phone: 404/768-
6660 or 1-800-241-4800.
    The full NEJAC will meet Tuesday, January 17, 1995, from 9-10 a.m., 
Wednesday, January 18 from 12-7:30 p.m. and Thursday, January 19, 1995, 
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to discuss EPA's Strategic Plan on Environmental 
Justice, complete old business, and discuss new business. Public 
comment periods are scheduled for 12-1 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the 
18th.
    A joint meeting of the NEJAC and the Interagency Working Group on 
Environmental Justice's Subcommittee on Policy and Coordination will be 
held on Thursday, January 19, 1995, from 3-6:30 p.m.
    The four subcommittees named below will meet Tuesday, January 17 
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Wednesday, January 18 from 8:45-11:45 
a.m. Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation 
at the meeting should contact Linda K. Smith or Marva King no later 
than January 13, 1995, 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 
January 9th will be provided to the Council as logistics allow 35 
copies of any written comments should be provided to the EPA no later 
than January 9, 1995. They should be sent to Office of Environmental 
Justice (3103), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460. Telephone number is (202)260-6357 or FAX 
(202) 260-0852.

(1) Waste and Facility Siting Subcommittee Meeting--January 17: 10-
6; January 18: 8:45-11:45

    The Waste and Facility Siting Subcommittee (WFSS) of the National 
Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (NEJAC) will hold its meeting 
on Tuesday, January 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Wednesday, January 18 
from 8:45-11:45 a.m.. Location of this meeting will be the Sheraton 
Atlanta Airport Hotel, 1325 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30344, 
Phone 404/768-6660. The Subcommittee will focus on two major agenda 
topics: 1) on January 17, the Subcommittee will review and comment on 
the EPA Environmental Justice Draft Strategy required under Executive 
Order 12898; 2) on the morning of January 18, the Subcommittee will 
hear and discuss presentations by outside experts, EPA officials and 
ATSDR officials on health needs of impacted communities. In addition, 
the Subcommittee will finalize its recommendations on the Ten Point 
Implementation process for OSWER's environmental justice strategies, 
discussed at length during the previous Subcommittee meeting of October 
25, 1994. 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 on the 
meeting, should contact Ms. Jan Young, Designated Federal Official, 
OSWER, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20460, by telephone at (202) 260-1691, Fax at (202) 
260-6606.

(2) Enforcement Subcommittee (ES) Meeting--Tuesday, January 17: 10-
6; January 18: 8:45-11:45

    The Enforcement Subcommittee (ES) of the National Environmental 
Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will conduct a meeting on Tuesday, 
January 17, 1995 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and January 18, 1995 from 8:45-
11:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel, 1325 Virginia Avenue, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30344, Phone 404/768-6660. In this meeting, the ES 
will review EPA's Strategic Plan for Environmental Justice and continue 
discussions on the activities of the Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance Assurance's draft strategy on Environmental Justice and 
project workplan and recommend actions for EPA to address. 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, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20460, by telephone at (202) 260-9807, Fax at (202) 
260-9437.

(3) Health and Research Subcommittee Meeting--Tuesday, January 17: 
10-6 and Wednesday January 18: 8:45 to 11:45 a.m.

    The Health and Research Subcommittee (HRS) of the National 
Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will conduct a meeting 
on Tuesday, January 17, 1995 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Wednesday, 
January 18 from 8:45-11:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Atlanta Airport Hotel, 
1325 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30344, Phone 404/768-6660. At 
this meeting, the HRS will review EPA's Strategic Plan for 
Environmental Justice and finalize the draft EJ research definition; 
discuss draft EJ research strategy; and discuss future research needs 
in support of environmental justice. 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 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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 
20460, by telephone at (202) 260-0673, Fax at (202) 260-0507.

(4) Public Participation and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting--
Tuesday, January 17: 10-6 and Wednesday, January 18: 8:45-11:45 
a.m.

    The Public Participation and Accountability Subcommittee (PPAS) of 
the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will hold 
its meeting on Tuesday, January 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on 
Wednesday, January 18, from 8:45-11:45 a.m. at the Sheraton Atlanta 
Airport Hotel, 1325 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30344, Phone 404/
768-6660. At the meeting, the PPAS will review the EPA Strategic Plan 
for Environmental Justice, discuss its relationship with the 
Interagency Outreach Task Force, review the agenda for the January 20, 
1995, Atlanta Public Meeting. 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. 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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, by telephone at (202) 260-6357, 
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, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 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).
    On Friday, January 20, 1995, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the first National 
Interagency Environmental Justice Public Meeting under the auspices of 
the President's Executive Order on Environmental Justice, E.O. 12898, 
signed February 11, 1994, will be held. At this meeting federal 
agencies will discuss drafts of their environmental justice strategic 
plans as required by this Executive Order. The meeting is open to the 
public.
For further information on this public meeting, contact Daniel Gogal at 
202/260-0392.

    Dated: December 19, 1994.
Clarice E. Gaylord,
Designated Federal Official, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 94-31813 Filed 12-23-94; 8:45 am]
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