[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37784-37785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17771]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6376-8]


RCRA Subtitle C Waste Facility Social Siting Criteria 
Stakeholders' Roundtable

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Solid 
Waste will hold a roundtable discussion on community quality of life 
issues (i.e. cultural, social, economic, and nuisance) related to the 
siting of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C 
hazardous waste facilities. The roundtable panel will include 
individuals who have substantial experience in many aspects of facility 
siting. The purpose of the roundtable panel is to offer their own 
evaluations and suggestions on an EPA draft social siting criteria 
brochure and possible mechanisms and tools for conflict resolution 
regarding facility siting. The discussion is necessary to ensure that 
quality of life issues in the siting of RCRA Subtitle C facilities are 
accurately developed and addressed in the EPA brochure. The public is 
welcome to observe the discussions among participants and will be 
afforded some opportunities to express their views. However, this 
meeting is not intended to be a full public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 27, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Crystal City Gateway 
Marriott at Crystal City, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 
22202.
    A copy of the draft brochure is available and meeting notes will be 
available for viewing in the RCRA Information Center (RIC), located at 
Crystal Gateway I, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA. The Docket Identification number is F-1999-SSRN-FFFFF. 
The RIC is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
federal holidays. To review docket materials, it is recommended that 
the public make an appointment by calling (703) 603-9230. The public 
may copy a maximum of 100 pages from any regulatory docket at no 
charge. Additional copies cost $0.15/page.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more detailed information on 
specific aspects of the meeting please contact Freya Margand, Office of 
Solid Waste, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Mail Code 5303W), 
401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460, (703) 605-0633), 
[email protected].
    General information on RCRA Subtitle C facility siting and public 
participation can be found through EPA's OSW web site, http://
www.epa.gov/osw and EPA's RCRA Hotline at (800) 824-9346 or TDD (800) 
553-7672 (hearing impaired) or in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan 
area, call (703) 412-9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323; internet address, 
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Registration

    Full participation in roundtable discussions is limited to the 
roundtable panel. No advanced registration is required to listen to the 
round table discussions. Observers may register at

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the registration desk outside the reserved room the day of the 
roundtable.

Background

    As hazardous waste facilities are sited and permitted, local 
communities often have a variety of legitimate concerns involving 
perceived and/or real changes in their quality of life (i.e., cultural/
social, economic, location, and nuisance concerns). Quality of life 
concerns encompass a broad array of issues from those that are human 
health and environmental in nature, to those concerns which are 
primarily social or economic. Issues regarding human health and the 
environment should be considered as part of the permitting process for 
RCRA facilities. However, many of the community quality of life 
concerns, such as those of a social or economic nature, fall outside of 
the scope of RCRA and may not be covered by state laws and regulations.
    The EPA has developed a draft brochure intended to be used as a 
vehicle to increase the awareness of community quality of life issues 
and concerns when dealing with facility siting and operational issues. 
This brochure will be the subject of roundtable discussions planned for 
July 27, 1999. The panel will be composed of individuals from State, 
Tribal, and Local governments/agencies, environmental justice 
communities, industry, environmental advocacy groups, and other federal 
agencies with experience in many aspects of facility siting (for 
example, land use planning, permitting, community outreach, and 
environmental justice concerns).
    To have the most effective discussions, EPA will limit 
participation in the roundtable panel to invited panel members. 
However, EPA will provide one brief designated time slot for the 
general public to provide comments as time allows. EPA will try to 
accommodate as many requests as possible.
    Information concerning this roundtable, including the draft 
brochure, agenda, and background information will be available, in 
limited quantities, at the registration desk the day of the roundtable.

    Dated: June 28, 1999.
Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 99-17771 Filed 7-12-99; 8:45 am]
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