[Federal Register: February 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 36)]
[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
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463,
EPA gives notice of a meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board
(Board). The Board meets three times each calendar year, twice at
different locations along the U.S. border with Mexico, and once in
Washington, DC. It was created in 1992 by the Enterprise for the
Americas Initiative Act, Public Law 102-532, 7 U.S.C. 5404.
Implementing authority was delegated to the Administrator of EPA under
Executive Order 12916. 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 issues
along the southwest border.
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The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the recommendations
contained in the Board's latest annual report. The topic for the report
is effective management of natural disasters that occur along the U.S.-
Mexico border. The Board also will hear from experts on the topic
selected for its next report. The topic for the next report is the use
of innovation, including incentives, to reduce pollution along the
U.S.-Mexico border. The meeting also will include a public comment
session. A copy of the meeting agenda will be posted at http://
www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.
DATES: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board will hold an open meeting
on Wednesday, March 19, from 10 a.m. (registration at 9:30 a.m.) to
5:30 p.m. The following day, March 20, it will hold a business meeting
from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at The Hilton Washington Towers,
1919 Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC. Telephone: 202-483-3000.
The meeting is open to the public, with limited seating on a first-
come, first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Koerner, Designated Federal
Officer, koerner.elaine@epa.gov, 202-564-2586, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management (1601M), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests to make brief oral comments or
provide written statements to the Board should be sent to Elaine
Koerner, Designated Federal Officer, at the contact information above.
Meeting Access: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please contact Elaine Koerner at 202-
564-2586 or koerner.elaine@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Elaine Koerner, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: February 11, 2008.
Elaine Koerner,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 08-807 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
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