[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 58381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29158]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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. All times noted are Central 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 take place at the Baton Rouge Hilton, 
5500 Hilton Avenue, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808, phone: 504/924-5000. 
The meeting dates are as follows: December 7, 1998 through December 10, 
1998.
    Registration for the NEJAC meeting will begin on Monday, December 
7, 1998 at 5 p.m. Two public comment periods have been scheduled for 
Monday, December 7, 1998 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on Wednesday, 
December 9, 1998 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The full NEJAC will convene 
Tuesday, December 8, 1998 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and on Thursday, 
December 10, 1998 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Business will include follow-up 
on pending items from the previous NEJAC meeting, discussion of 
activities related to the NEJAC Assessment Workgroup, and introduction 
and discussion of new business items. All subcommittees of the NEJAC, 
including the new Air and Water Subcommittee, will meet on Wednesday, 
December 9, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 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.

Subcommittee and Federal Official and Telephone Number

Enforcement
    Ms. Sherry Milan--202/564-2619
Health & Research
    Mr. Lawrence Martin--202/564-6497
    Mr. Chen Wen--202/260-4109
International
    Ms. Wendy Graham--202/564-6602
Indigenous Peoples
    Mr. Danny Gogal--202/564-2576
Public Participation
    Ms. Renee Goins--202/564-2598
Waste/Facility Siting
    Mr. Kent Benjamin--202/260-2822
Air & Water
    Mr. Will Wilson--202/260-5574
    Ms. Alice Walker--202/260-1919

    Members of the public who wish to participate in one of the public 
comment periods should register to do so by December 2, 1998. 
Individuals or groups making oral presentations during the public 
comment period will be limited to a total time of five minutes. If you 
wish to submit written comments of any length (at least 50 copies), 
they should also be received by December 2, 1998. Comments received 
after that date will be provided to the Council as logistics allow. 
Correspondence concerning registration should be sent to Tama Clare of 
Tetra Tech Environmental Management, Inc. at: 1593 Spring Hill Road, 
Suite 300, Vienna, VA 221882, phone (703) 287-8808 or fax (703) 287-
8843. Hearing-impaired individuals or non-English speaking attendees 
wishing to arrange for a sign language or foreign language interpreter, 
may make appropriate arrangements using these numbers also. In 
addition, NEJAC offers a toll-free Registration Hotline at 888/335-
4299. For on-line registration, you may visit the Internet site: http:/
/www.ttemi.com/nejac/register.html.

    Dated: October 23, 1998.
Robert J. Knox,
Designated Federal Official, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 98-29158 Filed 10-29-98; 8:45 am]
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