Meeting of the Defense Environmental Response Task Force

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Meeting of the Defense Environmental Response Task Force

AGENCY: Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental

Security).

ACTION: Notice of business meeting and hearing.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a

business meeting and hearing of the Defense Environmental Response Task

Force (DERTF). The DERTF is charged with studying and providing

findings and recommendations about environmental response actions at

military installations that are being closed or realigned. At the

meeting the DERTF will address issues related to the effects of base

closure in California, the state role in cleanup at non-national

priorities list sites, administrative reforms of Superfund, and a panel

presentation on institutional controls. The DERTF also will be briefed

on the cleanup program at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS)

Tustin and at MCAS El Toro. The business meeting and hearing will be

open to the public. Public witnesses who wish to speak before the DERTF

should contact Shah A. Choudhury, Executive Secretary, and prepare a

written statement that can be summarized verbally before the DERTF at

the time to be fixed for public comment as stated below. Written

statements must be received by the close of business, December 23,

1996, at the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense

(Environment Security).

DATE: January 8, 1997, 9:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.; January 9, 1997, 9:00 a.m.-

5:30 p.m.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: January 8, 1997, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: The Westin South Coast Plaza, 686 Anton Boulevard, Costa Mesa,

CA 92626-1988.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Shah A. Choudhury, Executive Secretary, Office of the Deputy Under

Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security), 3400 Defense Pentagon,

Room 3C767, Washington, DC 20301-3400; telephone (703) 697-7475.

Dated: November 25, 1996.

L.M. Bynum,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 96-30534 Filed 11-29-96; 8:45 am]

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