[Federal Register: January 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 18)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Environmental Justice Advisory Council Workgroup on 
Waste Transfer Stations; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) 
working group on Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) and the United States 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring a meeting in 
Washington, DC on February 17, 1999. The purpose of the meeting is for 
the working group to gather information related to potential 
environmental issues related to Waste Transfer Stations nationwide. 
Information gathered from these hearings will be gathered in a report 
for recommendations to EPA from the NEJAC.
    The WTS working group was formed after a NEJAC resolution calling 
for EPA to ``examine the risks from the siting and operation of Waste 
Transfer Stations for the purpose of determining its regulatory 
responsibilities and prescribe requirements to reduce health risks 
associated with such facilities.'' The WTS working group consists of 
representatives of community based organizations, business interests, 
and elected officials from impacted communities for the purposes of 
advising on the design and implementation of the WTS study.
    To examine waste transfer stations in New York, the working group 
hosted a fact-finding meeting in New York on November 10, 1998. The 
Washington, DC meeting will be held on February 17, 1999 at the 
Washington Convention Center from 8:30 to 5:30. The Washington 
Convention Center is located at 900 Ninth Street, NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please call Kent Benjamin, Office of 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response at (202) 260-2822 or Nancy Wilson, 
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response at (202) 260-1910 for more 
information.

    Dated: January 21, 1999.
Linda Garczynski,
Director, Outreach and Special Projects, Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 99-1905 Filed 1-27-99; 8:45 am]
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