[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 215 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60090-60091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-29398]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5918-9]


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

    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 the subcommittees will meet on the 
dates and times described below in conjunction with a NEJAC and EPA-
sponsored Environmental Justice Enforcement Roundtable. 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 NEJAC and subcommittee meetings will occur at the Regal 
University Hotel, 2800 Campus Walk Avenue, Durham, NC 27705-4479, 
telephone number: 919/383-8575. The NEJAC and EPA-sponsored 
Environmental Justice Enforcement Roundtable will occur at North 
Carolina Central University in Durham, NC.
    The full NEJAC will convene Monday, December 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 
10:30 a.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Wednesday, December 10 
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to follow-
up on pending items from the May 1997 meeting, to hear a presentation 
from the newly created EPA's Office of Children Health Protection, and 
several NEJAC new business interest items. NEJAC will have a break in 
the meeting schedule Monday, December 8 at 10:30 a.m. to conduct a bus 
tour of local environmental justice sites. There will be public comment 
periods scheduled from 7:00 p.m.--9:00 p.m. on Monday, December 8 and 
on Wednesday, December 10.
    The six subcommittees will meet Tuesday, December 9 from 9:00 a.m. 
to 6:30 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.

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                                                 Federal official and   
                Subcommittee                       telephone number     
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Enforcement................................  Ms. Sherry Milan--202/564- 
                                              2619.                     
Health & Research..........................  Mr. Lawrence Martin--202/  
                                              564-6497.                 
                                             Ms. Carol Christensen--202/
                                              260-2301.                 
International..............................  Ms. Dona Canales--202/564- 
                                              6442.                     
Indigenous Peoples.........................  Ms. Elizabeth Bell--202/260-
                                              8106.                     
Public Participation.......................  Ms. Renee Goins--202/564-  
                                              2598.                     
Waste/Facility Siting......................  Mr. Kent Benjamin--202/260-
                                              2822.                     
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    The NEJAC and EPA-sponsored Environmental Justice Enforcement 
Roundtable will meet December 11-13, 1997 at North Carolina Central 
University in Durham, North Carolina. The public comment session is 
from 6:00 p.m.--9:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11 and the Roundtable 
sessions are from 9:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12 and 
Saturday, December 13.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation 
should contact Tama Clare of Tetra Tech EM Inc. by November 28 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 
November 28, comments received after that date will be provided to the 
Council as logistics allow. Send your written comments to Tetra Tech EM 
Inc., 1593 Spring Hill Road, Suite 300, Vienna, VA 22182. NEJAC 
Registration Toll-Free Hotline Telephone number is 888/335-4299 or FAX: 
703/287-8843. Internet E-mail address is C[email protected].

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 Tetra 
Tech EM Inc. at Phone: 703/287-8880 or Fax: 703/287-8843.
    Registration for all events can be done through the Internet at our 
World Wide Web's home page via the following address: http://
www.ttemi.com/nejac or through the NEJAC Registration Toll-free Hotline 
at 888/335-4299.

    Dated: October 31, 1997.
Robert J. Knox,
Designated Federal Official, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 97-29398 Filed 11-5-97; 8:45 am]
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