[Federal Register: January 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 16)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The next meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a
federal advisory committee that reports to the President and Congress
on environmental and infrastructure projects along the U.S. border with
Mexico, will take place in Washington, D.C. on February 18 and 19,
2003. It is open to the public.
DATES: On February 18, a special half-day session called ``Border
Environmental Forecast 2003'' will begin at 9 a.m. (registration at
8:30 a.m.) and end at 12 noon, followed by the Board's Strategic
Planning Session from 2 p.m to 5:30 p.m. On February 19, the Board will
hold its routine business meeting from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. A pre-meeting
orientation session for new members will take place from 4-6 p.m. on
February 17.
ADDRESSES: The meeting site is the Hotel Washington located at the
corner of 15th St. NW. and Pennsylvania Ave. (515 15th Street, NW.,
Pennsylvania Ave.) Washington, DC 20004.
The closest metro is Metro Center (on the Red Line).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Koerner, Designated Federal
Officer for the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management, Office of the Administrator,
USEPA, MC1601A, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, (415)
972-3437, koerner.elaine@epa.gov.
Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this
meeting, including wheelchair access to the conference room, should
contact the Designated Federal Officer at least five business days
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda: The Border Environmental Forecast
2003 seminar is one of three activities scheduled for February 18 and
19. This three-hour expert Forecast seminar will begin at 9 a.m.
(registration at 8:30 a.m.) and conclude at noon. In keeping with a
similar session hosted last year, two panels of border-region experts
will forecast the most pressing environmental challenges the border
region will face in the year ahead. Immediately following the seminar,
from 12 to 12:30 p.m. a public comment session will take place. During
the afternoon of February 18, the Board will hold its annual Strategic
Planning Session; a Road Map for the year ahead and criteria for
measuring its effectiveness are among the products to be developed. The
following morning, February 19, the Board will hold a routine business
meeting. All of these activities are open to the public.
Public Attendance: The public is welcome to attend all portions of
the meeting. Members of the public who plan to file written statements
and/or make brief (suggested 5-minute limit) oral statements at the
public comment session are encouraged to contact the Designated Federal
Officer for the Board prior to the meeting.
Background: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board meets three times
each calendar year at different locations along the U.S.-Mexico border
and also holds an annual strategic planning session. It was created by
the Enterprise for the Americans Initiative Act of 1992. An Executive
Order delegates implementing authority to the Administrator of EPA. The
Board is responsible for providing advice to the President and the
Congress on environmental and infrastructure issues and needs within
the States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life
of persons residing on the United States side of the border. The
statute calls for the Board to have representatives from U.S.
Government agencies; the governments of the States of Arizona,
California, New Mexico and Texas; and private organizations with
expertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the
southwest border. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gives notice
of this meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board pursuant to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463).
Dated: January 13, 2003.
Oscar Carrillo,
Acting Designate Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-1627 Filed 1-23-03; 8:45 am]
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