[Federal Register: October 29, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 209)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sponsoring a fact 
finding meeting held by the National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council (NEJAC) working group on Waste Transfer Stations (WTS) for the 
purpose of gathering information related to potential environmental 
issues related to Waste Transfer Stations. Information gathered from 
these meetings will be gathered in a report for recommendations to EPA.
    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.
    The workgroup plans to conduct two-fact finding meetings: the first 
one will take place in New York City on November 10, 1998; the second 
meeting will take place in Washington, D.C., meeting day and location 
to be announced. The New York meeting will take place at the Marriot 
Hotel in Brooklyn on November 10, 1998, 333 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 
11021, (718) 246-7000.
    Please call Kent Benjamin, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response at (202) 260-2822 for more information or Nancy Wilson at, 
202-260-1910, if Kent is unavailable.

    Dated: October 26, 1998.
Linda Garczynski
Director, Outreach Special Projects, Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 98-29018 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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