31010 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 101 / Thursday, May 24, 2012 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9675–8] 

National Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Public Meeting and Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notification of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 92–463, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) hereby 

provides notice that the National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council 

(NEJAC) will meet on the dates and 

times described below. All meetings are 

open to the public. Members of the 

public are encouraged to provide 

comments relevant to the specific issues 

being considered by the NEJAC. For 

additional information about registering 

for public comment, please see 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to 

limited space, seating at the NEJAC 

meeting will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

DATES: The NEJAC meeting will 

convene Tuesday, July 24, 2012, from 

9:00 a.m. until 3:45 p.m.; and will 

reconvene on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. All noted 

times are Eastern Time. 

One public comment period relevant 

to the specific issues being considered 

by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION) is scheduled for Tuesday, 

July 24, 2012, from 4:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time. Members of the public who wish 

to participate during the public 

comment period are highly encouraged 

to pre-register by Noon Eastern Time on 

Friday, July 6, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be 

held at the EPA Potomac Yard 

Conference Center, located at 2777 

Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Virginia. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning the meeting 

should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

(MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by 

telephone at 202–564–1044, via email at 

Bell.Aaron@epa.gov; or by FAX at 202– 

501–0936. Additional information about 

the meeting is available at the following 

Web site address: http://www.epa.gov/

environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings.

html. 

Registration is required for all 

participants. Pre-registration by Noon 

Eastern Time, Friday, July 6, 2012, for 

all attendees is highly recommended. 

Because this NEJAC meeting will be 

held in a government space, we strongly 

encourage you to register early. Space 

limitations may not allow us to 

accommodate everyone who is 

interested in attending. Priority 

admission will be given to preregistered participants. To register 

online, visit the Web site address above. 

Alternatively, registration forms should 

be faxed to Ms. Estela Rosas, EPA 

Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at 877– 

773–0779, or emailed to NEJACJuly2012

Meeting@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.

com. Please state whether you would 

like to be put on the list to provide oral 

public comment. Please specify whether 

you are submitting written comments 

before the July 6, 2012, deadline. NonEnglish speaking attendees wishing to 

arrange for a foreign language 

interpreter may make appropriate 

arrangements in writing using the above 

telephone number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Charter of the NEJAC states that the 

advisory committee shall provide 

independent advice to the EPA 

Administrator about areas that may 

include, among other things, ‘‘advice 

about broad, cross-cutting issues related 

to environmental justice, including 

environment-related strategic, scientific, 

technological, regulatory, and economic 

issues related to environmental justice.’’ 

The meeting shall be used to receive 

comments, and discuss and provide 

recommendations regarding these 

primary areas: (1) EPA’s Plan EJ 2014; 

(2) NEJAC’s Science And Research Work 

Group; (3) NEJAC’s Indigenous Peoples 

Work Group and; (4) NEJAC’s 

Permitting Work Group. 

A. Public Comment: Individuals or 

groups making oral presentations during 

the public comment periods will be 

limited to a total time of five minutes. 

To accommodate the large number of 

people who want to address the NEJAC, 

only one representative of an 

organization or group will be allowed to 

speak. If time permits, multiple 

representatives from the same 

organization can provide comment at 

the end of the session. In addition, those 

who did not sign up in advance to give 

public comment can sign up on site. 

The suggested format for written public 

comments is as follows: Name of 

Speaker; Name of Organization/ 

Community; City and State; Email 

address; and a brief description of the 

concern and what you want the NEJAC 

to advise EPA to do. Written comments 

received by Noon Eastern Time, Friday, 

July 6, 2012, will be included in the 

materials distributed to the members of 

the NEJAC. Written comments received 

after that date and time will be provided 

to the NEJAC as time allows. All 

information should be sent to the 

mailing address, email address, or fax 

number listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section above. 

B. Information about Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information about access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Ms. Estela Rosas, EPA 

Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at 877– 

773–0779 or NEJACJuly2012Meeting@

AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. To 

request special accommodations for a 

disability, please contact Ms. Rosas at 

least seven (7) working days prior to the 

meeting, to give EPA sufficient time to 

process your request. All other requests 

specifically related to the meeting 

should be sent to the mailing address, 

email address, or fax number listed in 

the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section above. 

Dated: May 17, 2012. 

Victoria J. Robinson, 

Designated Federal Officer, National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12629 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9677–5] 

Proposed CERCLA Agreement for 

Recovery of Past Response Costs; 

Piqua Hospital Site 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 

9622(i), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed administrative settlement for 

recovery of past response costs 

concerning the Piqua Hospital Site (Site 

ID Number B5RB) in Piqua, Ohio with 

the following settling parties: Hospdela 

LLC and Dr. Enrique De La Piedra. The 

settlement requires the settling parties 

to pay $20,000 to the Hazardous 

Substance Superfund. The settlement 

includes a covenant not to sue the 

settling parties pursuant to Sections 106 

and 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606 

and 9607(a). For 30 days following the 

date of publication of this notice, the 

Agency will receive written comments 

relating to the settlement. The Agency 

will consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 


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