[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 55221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28094]


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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 Pub. L. 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 June 17-19, 1997 meeting. The DERTF will discuss 
issues related to natural and cultural resources at BRAC installations, 
optimization of long-term operation and maintenance of cleanup 
remedies, information management for BRAC properties, Superfund reform, 
other matters related to cleanup at closing military installations, and 
the DERTF's 1998 Report to Congress. The DERTF will also be briefed on 
the cleanup program at Williams Air Force Base, Arizona. 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, December 19, 1997, at the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense (Environmental Security).

DATES: January 27, 1998; 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; January 28, 1998; 9 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m.; January 29, 1998; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: A public comment period is scheduled for January 
27, 1998, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Arizona State 
University--East Campus in Mesa, Arizona.

ADDRESS OF MEETING SITE: The business meeting will be held in the 
Embassy Suites Hotel, 1515 N. 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008.

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: October 16, 1997.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 97-28094 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
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