[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39013-39014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16526]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9172-1]
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of
Public Meeting and Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notification of public meeting.
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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 signing up for public
comment, please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to limited space,
seating at the NEJAC meeting will be on a first-come basis. Pre-
registration before July 16 is highly recommended (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section below for registration details).
DATES: The NEJAC meeting will convene Tuesday, July 27, 2010 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.; reconvene Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.; and Thursday, July 29, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All noted
times are Eastern Time.
One public comment session relevant to the specific issues being
considered by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) is scheduled
for Tuesday, July 27, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. All noted times are
Eastern Time. Members of the public who wish to participate in the
public comment period are encouraged to pre-register by July 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be held at the Fairfax at Embassy Row
Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20008, telephone
(202) 293-2100, FAX (202) 736-1420 or toll-free: (888) 364-1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the meeting
should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (MC2201A), Washington, DC
20460; by telephone at (202) 564-1044, via e-mail at
[email protected]; or by FAX at (202) 501-0936. Additional information
about the meeting is available on the following Web site: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings.html.
Meeting Registration: Pre-registration by July 16, 2010, for all
attendees is highly recommended. To register online, visit the Web site
above. Requests for pre-registration forms should be sent to Ms. Estela
Rosas, EPA Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at 877-773-0779 or
[email protected]. Non-English speaking attendees
wishing to arrange for a foreign language interpreter also may make
appropriate arrangements using these numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the NEJAC states that the
advisory committee shall provide independent advice to the
Administrator on 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 to discuss and
provide recommendations regarding these primary areas: (1) Federal
interagency coordination; (2) integrating environmental justice into
EPA's regulatory development process; (3) proposed air emissions rules
for power plants; (4) EPA's response to the NEJAC's Goods Movement
Report; (5) an update on EPA activities related to the Gulf of Mexico
oil spill; and (6) voluntary testing for lead in school drinking water.
A. Public Comment: Individuals or groups making oral presentations
during the public comment period will be limited to a total time of
five minutes. Only one representative of a community, organization, or
group will
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be allowed to speak. Any number of written comments can be submitted
for the record. The suggested format for individuals providing public
comments is as follows: Name of Speaker, Name of Organization/
Community, City/State, Description of Concern and its Relationship to a
Specific Policy Issue(s), and Recommendations or Desired Outcome.
Written comments received by July 16, 2010 will be included in the
materials distributed to the members of the NEJAC. Written comments
received after that date will be provided to the NEJAC as logistics
allow. To register for the meeting and sign-up to provide public
comments, all information should be sent to the address, e-mail, 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 [email protected].
To request special accommodations for a disability, please contact Ms.
Rosas, at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient
time to process your request. All requests should be sent to the
address, e-mail, or FAX number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section above.
Dated: June 30, 2010.
Victoria Robinson,
Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council.
[FR Doc. 2010-16526 Filed 7-6-10; 8:45 am]
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