[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16631-16632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8334]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5453-5]


Final Report of the Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration 
Dialogue Committee

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability of ``Final Report of the Federal 
Facilities Environmental Restoration Dialogue Committee''.

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SUMMARY: The Agency is informing the public of the availability of 
``Final Report of the Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration 
Dialogue Committee (FFERDC),'' dated April 1996. The Final Report 
presents consensus principles and recommendations for improving Federal 
facilities cleanup. The report was produced by the FFERDC, a Federal 
advisory committee chartered by the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency. The FFERDC includes members from: the U.S. Departments of 
Agriculture, Defense, Energy, and Interior; the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; state, 
tribal, and local governments; and national, regional, and locally 
based environmental, community, environmental justice, and labor 
organizations.
    Based on agency estimates, the United States government is 
responsible for addressing contamination at over 61,000 sites with the 
cost of cleanup between $230 billion and $390 billion over the next 75 
years. The Final Report provides consensus approaches for involving 
stakeholders in cleanup and funding decisions at such Federal 
facilities. Building on the FFERDC's ``Interim Report'' (1993) and 
``Principles'' (1995), the Final Report includes chapters on the 
principles for environmental cleanup of Federal facilities, community 
involvement, advisory boards, funding and priority setting, and 
capacity building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The RCRA/Superfund Hotline at (800) 424-9346 (in the Washington, DC, 
metropolitan area, (703) 412-9810). The Telecommunications Device for 
the Deaf (TDD) Hotline number is (800) 553-7672 (in the Washington, DC, 
metropolitan area, (703) 412-3323). Or contact Sven-Erik Kaiser, 
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (5101), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington, DC 20460, 
(202) 260-5138.

    Dated: March 28, 1996.
Elliott P. Laws,
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response.
[FR Doc. 96-8334 Filed 4-15-96; 8:45 am]
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