[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 69 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 17598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9218]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting of the Defense Environmental Response Task Force (DERTF)

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 on environmental response actions at 
military installations being closed or realigned. This meeting is a 
follow-up to the January 8-9, 1997 meeting. The DERTF will discuss 
issues related to unexploded ordnance, groundwater remediation, 
Superfund reform, other matters related to cleanup at closing military 
installations, and its 1997 Report to Congress. The DERTF will also be 
briefed on the cleanup program at Fort McClellan, Alabama. The business 
meeting and hearing will be open to the public. Public witnesses 
desiring to speak before the DERTF should contact Shah Choudhury, 
Executive Secretary, and prepare a written statement that can be 
summarized orally before the DERTF at the time to be fixed for public 
witnesses. Written statements must be received by the close of 
business, May 20, 1997, at the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Environmental Security).

Dates: June 17, 1997--9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; June 18, 1997--9:00 a.m. 
to 8:00 p.m.; June 19, 1997--8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Public Comment Period: June 18, 1997--7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Addresses: Anniston Meeting Center, 1615 Noble Street, Anniston, AL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Shah Choudhury, Executive 
Secretary, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
(Environmental Security), 3400 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-
3400; telephone (703) 697-7475; e-mail [email protected].

    Dated: April 4, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-9218 Filed 4-9-97; 8:45 am]
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