[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 232 (Monday, December 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 63832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30534]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary


Meeting of the Defense Environmental Response Task Force

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 about environmental response actions at 
military installations that are being closed or realigned. At the 
meeting the DERTF will address issues related to the effects of base 
closure in California, the state role in cleanup at non-national 
priorities list sites, administrative reforms of Superfund, and a panel 
presentation on institutional controls. The DERTF also will be briefed 
on the cleanup program at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) 
Tustin and at MCAS El Toro. The business meeting and hearing will be 
open to the public. Public witnesses who wish to speak before the DERTF 
should contact Shah A. Choudhury, Executive Secretary, and prepare a 
written statement that can be summarized verbally before the DERTF at 
the time to be fixed for public comment as stated below. Written 
statements must be received by the close of business, December 23, 
1996, at the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
(Environment Security).

DATE: January 8, 1997, 9:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; January 9, 1997, 9:00 a.m.-
5:30 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: January 8, 1997, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: The Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Boulevard, Costa Mesa, 
CA 92626-1988.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Shah A. Choudhury, Executive Secretary, Office of the Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), 3400 Defense Pentagon, 
Room 3C767, Washington, DC 20301-3400; telephone (703) 697-7475.

    Dated: November 25, 1996.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-30534 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]
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