[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 66 (Monday, April 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16568-16569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8820]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5807-6]


National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of 
Meeting and Public Comment Period(s); Open Meeting

    Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 
92-463, we now give notice that the National Environmental Justice 
Advisory Council (NEJAC) along with

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the 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 the NEJAC meeting will be on a 
first-come basis. Documents that are the 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 Potawatomi 
Indian Springs Lodge and Conference Center in Wabeno, Wisconsin 54566-
0132.
    The full NEJAC will convene Tuesday, May 13 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 
a.m. and from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Thursday, May 15 from 9:00 
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 6:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to discuss EPA's 
perspective on tribal issues related to environmental justice, to hear 
presentations from the State of California, the Tribal Operations 
Council and EPA's American Indian Office, to follow-up on pending items 
from the December 1996 meeting, and several NEJAC new business interest 
items. NEJAC will have a 5-hour break in the meeting schedule Tuesday, 
May 13 at 11:30 a.m. to conduct a bus tour of local environmental 
justice sites. There will be public comment periods scheduled from 
7:00--9:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 13 and from 6:30 p.m.--9:30 p.m. Thursday, 
May 15.
    The six subcommittees will meet Wednesday, May 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 
6:00 p.m. Any member of the public wishing additional information on 
the subcommittee meetings should contact the specific Designated 
Federal Official at the telephone number listed below.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation 
should contact Tama Clare of PRC Environmental Management, Inc. by May 
2 to have time reserved on the agenda. Individuals or groups making 
oral presentations will be limited to a total time of five minutes. We 
should receive written comments of any length (at least 35 copies) by 
May 2, comments received after that date will be provided to the 
Council as logistics allow. Send your written comments to PRC 
Environmental Management, Inc., 1593 Spring Hill Road, Suite 300, 
Vienna, VA 221882. Telephone number is 703/287-8880 or FAX: 703/287-
8843. Internet E-mail address is C[email protected].

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                Subcommittee                                  Federal Official and Telephone No.                
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Enforcement................................  Ms. Sherry Milan--202/564-2619.                                    
Health & Research..........................  Mr. Lawrence Martin--202/260-0673; Ms. Carol Christensen--202/260- 
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International..............................  Ms. Dona Canales--202/260-6772.                                    
Indigenous Peoples.........................  Ms. Elizabeth Bell--202/260-8106.                                  
Public Participation.......................  Mr. Robert Knox--202/564-2604.                                     
Waste/Facility Siting......................  Mr. Kent Benjamin--202/260-2822.                                   
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For hearing impaired individuals or 
non-English speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a sign language 
or foreign language interpreter, please call or fax Tama Clare of PRC 
Environmental Management, Inc. at Phone: 703/287-8880 or Fax: 703/287-
8843.
    Registration through the Internet at our World Wide Web's home page 
can be done via the following address: http://www.prcemi.com/nejac.

    Dated: March 31, 1997.
Clarice E. Gaylord,
Designated Federal Official, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 97-8820 Filed 4-4-97; 8:45 am]
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