80 FR 71793 - National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference Meetings and Public Comment

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

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 host a two (2) public teleconference meetings on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time and Tuesday, December 15, 2015, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Items to be discussed by NEJAC over these coming meetings include respectively: U.S. Housing and Urban Development Final Rule on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and Assessment Tool; and Chemical Plant Safety and Community Revitalization: 20 Years of the Brownfields Program. There will be an opportunity for the public to comment on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to the topics of the meeting. For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71793-71794]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29349]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9937-19-OECA]


National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of 
Public Teleconference Meetings and Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 host a two (2) public teleconference meetings on 
Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time 
and Tuesday, December 15, 2015, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern 
Time. Items to be discussed by NEJAC over these coming meetings include 
respectively: U.S. Housing and Urban Development Final Rule on 
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and Assessment Tool; and Chemical 
Plant Safety and Community Revitalization: 20 Years of the Brownfields 
Program.
    There will be an opportunity for the public to comment on 
Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Tuesday, 
December 15, 2015 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Members of the public are 
encouraged to provide comments relevant to the topics of the meeting.
    For additional information about registering to attend the meeting 
or to provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The NEJAC teleconference meeting on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, 
will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The NEJAC 
teleconference meeting on Tuesday,

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December 15, 2015, will begin promptly at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or correspondence concerning 
the teleconference meeting should be directed to Karen L. Martin, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW. (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at 202-564-0203; via 
email at [email protected]; or by fax at 202-564-1624. Additional 
information about the NEJAC is available at: www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Registration

    Registrations for the December 2, 2015, meeting will be processed 
at http://nejac-teleconfence-december-2-2015.eventbrite.com. When 
registering, please provide your name, organization, city and state, 
email address, and telephone number for follow up. Please also state 
whether you would like to be put on the list to provide public comment, 
and whether you are submitting written comments before the Wednesday, 
November 25, 2015, noon deadline.
    Registrations for the December 15, 2015, meeting will be processed 
at http://nejac-teleconference-december-15-2015.eventbrite.com. When 
registering, please provide your name, organization, city and state, 
email address, and telephone number for follow up. Please also state 
whether you would like to be put on the list to provide public comment, 
and whether you are submitting written comments before the Thursday, 
December 11, 2015, noon deadline.
    Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a 
first-come, first served basis. Pre-registration is required.
    1. Registration for the December 2, 2015, teleconference meeting 
closes at Noon, Eastern Time on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. The 
deadline to sign up to speak during the public comment period, or to 
submit written public comments, is also Noon, Wednesday, November 25, 
2015.
    2. Registration for the December 15, 2015, teleconference meeting 
closes at Noon, Eastern Time on Thursday, December 10, 2015. The 
deadline to sign up to speak during the public comment period, or to 
submit written public comments, is also Noon, Thursday, December 10, 
2015.
    The Charter of the NEJAC states that the advisory committee ``will 
provide independent advice and recommendations to the Administrator 
about broad, crosscutting issues related to environmental justice. The 
NEJAC's efforts will include evaluation of a broad range of strategic, 
scientific, technological, regulatory, community engagement and 
economic issues related to environmental justice.''

A. Public Comment

    Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment 
period will be limited to seven (7) minutes. To accommodate the number 
of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of a 
particular community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak. 
Written comments can also be submitted for the record. The suggested 
format for individuals providing public comments is as follows: Name of 
speaker; name of organization/community; city and state; and email 
address; brief description of the concern, and what you want the NEJAC 
to advise EPA to do. Written comments received by registration 
deadline, will be included in the materials distributed to the NEJAC 
prior to the teleconference. Written comments received after that time 
will be provided to the NEJAC as time allows. All written comments 
should be sent to Karen L. Martin, EPA, via email at 
[email protected].

B. Information About Services for Individuals With Disabilities or 
Requiring English Language Translation Assistance

    For information about access or services for individuals requiring 
assistance, please contact Karen L. Martin, at (202) 564-0203 or via 
email at [email protected]. To request special accommodations for a 
disability or other assistance, please submit your request at least 
four working days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient time to 
process your request. All requests should be sent to the address, 
email, or phone/fax number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section.

    Dated: November 10, 2015.
Matthew Tejada,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of Environmental Justice, U.S. EPA.
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