Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 14, 1995 / Notices 13713

For the Director of Civil Works:

John P. Elmore, P.E.

Chief, Operations, Construction and

Readiness Division, Directorate of Civil

Works.

Regulatory Guidance Letter, RGL 94–2

Date: 17 August 1994, Expires: 31 Dec 1999

CECW–OR

Subject: Superfund Projects

1. Regulatory Guidance Letter (RGL) 85–07,

subject: ‘‘Superfund Projects’’ is hereby

reissued (copy enclosed).

2. This RGL was previously extended by

RGL 89–2. Although the extension expired,

RGL 85–07 has continued to be U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers policy.

3. This guidance expires 31 December 1999

unless sooner revised or rescinded.

For the Director of Civil Works:

John P. Elmore, P.E.,

Chief, Operations, Construction and

Readiness Division, Directorate of Civil

Works.

Encl

RGL 85–7, Dated 5 July 1985, Expires 31 Dec

1987

Subject: Superfund Projects

1. Recently, the Chief Counsel, Mr. Lester

Edelman, responded to a letter from Mr.

William N. Hedeman, Jr., Director, Office of

Emergency and Remedial Response,

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

which dealt with the need for Department of

Army authorizations for the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation and

Liability Act (CERCLA) actions. This letter

summarizes Mr. Edelman’s opinion and

provides operating guidance for field

interaction with the EPA.

2. EPA’s basic position is that Congress did

not intend for CERCLA response actions to be

subject to other environmental laws. Rather,

as a matter of sound practice, CERCLA

response actions generally should meet the

standards established by those laws.

Consequently, it is the EPA’s position that

neither it nor the states, in pursuing response

actions at the location of the release or

threatened release under the authority of

CERCLA, are required to obtain permits

under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act or

Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act for

those actions.

3. Mr. Edelman stated in part that he has

some reservations about the position that the

EPA has taken. Nevertheless, he recognizes

that the EPA has the primary authority for

the interpretation and application of

CERCLA, and therefore would defer to the

EPA’s reading of its own statutory

authorities, at least for the time being.

4. In light of this legal opinion, FOAs

should not require applications for the EPA

or state response actions at the location of the

release or threatened release pursued under

the authority of CERCLA. Any permit

applications in process should be terminated.

5. Both the EPA and OCE believe that the

FOAs’ expertise in assessing the public

interest factors for dredging and filling

operations can contribute to the overall

quality of the CEROLA response action. The

Director of Civil Works will be establishing

a group from his staff to work with the EPA

staff to develop a framework for integrating

the Corps Sections 10, Section 404 and, if

appropriate, Section 103 concerns into the

EPA’s substantive Superfund reviews.

6. Until specific guidance is provided from

OCE, FOAs should provide technical support

to the EPA regions and/or the states on

matters within their field of expertise.

For the Chief of Engineers:

C.E. Edgar III

[FR Doc. 95–6253 Filed 3–13–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Indian Education National Advisory

Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on

Indian Education, Education.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

SUMMARY: The National Advisory

Council on Indian Education invites the

public to attend a one-day hearing

conducted by the Council. This notice

also describes the functions of the

Council. Notice of this meeting is

required under section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES AND TIMES: Sunday, March 19,

1995 from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at

the Quality Hotel Capitol Hill in the Sky

Suite, 415 New Jersey Avenue N.W.,

Washington, DC 20001, (202) 638–1616,

Fax (202) 638–0707.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

W. Cheek, Acting Director, National

Advisory Council on Indian Education,

330 C Street, S.W., Room 4072, Switzer

Building, Washington, DC 20202–7556.

Telephone: 202/205–8353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Advisory Council on Indian

Education is established under section

5342 of the Indian Education Act of

1988 (25 U.S.C. 2642). The Council is

established to, among other things,

assist the Secretary of Education in

carrying out responsibilities under the

Indian Education Act of 1988 (Part C,

Title V, Pub. L. 100–297) and to advise

Congress and the Secretary of Education

with regard to federal education

programs in which Indian children or

adults participate or from which they

can benefit.

The National Advisory Council on

Indian Education is scheduling a oneday hearing on Sunday, March 19, 1995,

prior to the National American Indian

and Alaska Native Education Summit

being planned for March 20–22, 1995.

The hearing will allow participants the

opportunity to present written and/or

oral testimony on any of the topic areas

being addressed by the national summit

or any other area of concern related to

Indian education. The five key issues

areas to be addressed during the summit

include: Tribal Sovereignty/Trust

Responsibility; Education Policy

Development; the Impact of Goals 2000,

A Tribal Perspective; Native Language

and Culture; and the Federal Budget.

Any submitted testimony and address

one of the previously mentioned topic

areas and follow this format: Statement

of the problem; statement of desired

remedy or solution; argument on behalf

of desired remedy; and identification of

who needs to do what and who oversees

its follow through. Other testimony from

topic areas not specifically addressed by

the summit are also welcome. Findings

from the hearing will be incorporated

into the overall summit agenda.

Participants wishing to present written

and/or oral testimony are requested to

submit any documentation to the staff of

the National Advisory Council on

Indian Education prior to the hearing if

possible and no later than 5:00 p.m. on

the day of the hearing. Testimony may

also be faxed to the NACIE office at

(202) 205–9446 any time prior to the

hearing date. Oral testimony will be

scheduled according to topic areas and

announced the morning of the hearing

or from the NACIE office the week prior

to the summit.

Records are kept of all Council

proceedings, and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Advisory Council on Indian Education

located at 330 C Street S.W., Room

4072, Washington, DC 20202–7556 from

the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday.

Dated: March 8, 1995.

John W. Cheek,

Acting Director, National Advisory Council

on Indian Education.

[FR Doc. 95–6278 Filed 3–13–95; 8:45 am]

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National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board, Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of the

inaugural meeting of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board. This notice also

describes the functions of the Board.

Notice of this meeting is required under

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act and is intended to notify

the public of their opportunity to attend.
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DATES AND TIMES: March 30, 1995, 10:15

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; March 31, 1995, 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Montpelier Room of the

Washington Court Hotel, 525 New

Jersey Ave., Washington, D.C. 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Christensen, Designated Federal

Official, National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board, 555 New

Jersey Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

20208–7564. Telephone: (202) 219–

2065; FAX: (202) 219–1466.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board is authorized by

Section 921 of the Educational

Research, Development, Dissemination,

and Improvement Act of 1994. The

Board works collaboratively with the

Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

to forge a national consensus with

respect to a long-term agenda for

educational research, development, and

dissemination, and to provide advice

and assistance to the Assistant Secretary

in administering the duties of the Office.

The meeting of the Board is open to

the public. The agenda for March 30

includes a discussion of the

restructuring of the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

and an overview of agency activities

pertaining to its Research Priorities Plan

and advance preparations for

competitions for regional educational

laboratories and research and

development centers. On March 31

members will have briefings on the

Federal Advisory Committee Act;

standards of ethical conduct; and the

background of the Board’s authorizing

legislation.

A final agenda will be available from

the Board’s office on March 23, 1995.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings, and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board, 555 New Jersey Ave.,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20208–7564.

Dated: March 8, 1995.

Sharon P. Robinson,

Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational

Research and Improvement.

[FR Doc. 95–6273 Filed 3–13–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Monticello

Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Board Committee Meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Monticello

Site.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 21,

1995, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

ADDRESS: Monticello High School, 164

South 2nd West, Monticello, Utah

84535.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Audrey Berry, Public Affairs Specialist,

Department of Energy Grand Junction

Projects Office, P.O. Box 2567, Grand

Junction, CO, 81502 (303) 248–7727.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of

the Board: The purpose of the Board is

to advise DOE and its regulators in the

areas of environmental restoration,

waste management, and related

activities.

Tentative Agenda: The Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board, Monticello Site, will be

discussing issues related to the disposal

of uranium mill tailings.

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Audrey Berry’s office at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Official is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments. This notice is

being published less than 15 days before

the date of the meeting, due to

programmatic issues that had to be

resolved prior to publication.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Audrey

Berry, Department of Energy Grand

Junction Projects Office, P.O. Box 2567,

Grand Junction, CO 81502, or by calling

her at (303)-248–7727.

Issued at Washington, DC on March 8,

1995.

Gail Cephas,

Acting Deputy Advisory Committee

Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–6244 Filed 3–13–95; 8:45 am]

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Environmental Management Site

Specific Advisory Board, Pantex Plant

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–63, 86 Stat. 770) notice is

hereby given of the following Advisory

Committee meeting: Environmental

Management Site Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Pantex Plant.

DATES AND TIMES: Tuesday, March 28,

1995: 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: Amarillo Association of

Realtors, 5601 Enterprise Circle,

Amarillo, TX.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Williams, Program Manager,

Department of Energy, Amarillo Area

Office, P.O. Box 30030, Amarillo, TX

79120 (806)477–121.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Committee: The Pantex

Plant Citizens’ Advisory Board provides

input to the Department of Energy on

Environmental Management strategic

decisions that impact future use, risk

management, economic development,

and budget prioritization activities.

Tentative Agenda

1:30 pm Welcome—Agenda Review—

Introductions Nominations and

Membership Working Group

1:35 pm Agreement in Principle

2:30 pm DOE Budget

3:15 pm Break

3:30 pm Working Group Reports

Policy and Personnel: status of

hiring SSAB evaluation goals and

criteria

3:50 pm Nominations and

Membership

4:00 pm Training and Program

Working Group—plans for next

meetings

4:10 pm Budget and Finance Working

Group—selection of chair, budget

report

4:20 pm Community Outreach

Subcommittee—status of work

4:30 pm Updates: Occurrence Report

from DOE etc.

5:00 pm Co-Chairs’ Reports

5:20 pm Next Meetings: Tuesday,

April 25, 1:30—5:30; Tuesday, May

23, 1:30—5:30; Tuesday, June 27,

1:30—5:30