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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
92–463, notice is hereby given that the
Good Neighbor Environmental Board
(GNEB) will hold a public
teleconference on January 16, 2009 from
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
The meeting is open to the public. For
further information regarding the
teleconference and background
materials, please contact Mark Joyce at
the number listed below.
Background: GNEB is a Federal
advisory committee chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92–463. UNEB provides advice and
recommendations to the President and
Congress on environmental and
infrastructure issues along the U.S.
border with Mexico.
Purpose of Meeting: The purpose of
this teleconference is to discuss and
approve the Good Neighbor
Environmental Board’s Twelfth Report:
Innovative Approaches to Addressing
Environmental Problems along the US/
Mexico Border.
Supplementary Information: If you
wish to make oral comments or submit
written comments to the Board, please
contact Mark Joyce at least five days
prior to the meeting.
General Information: Additional
information concerning the GNEB can
be found on its Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.
Meeting Access: For information on
access or services for individual with
disabilities, please contact Mark Joyce at
(202) 564–2130 or e-mail him at
joyce.mark@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Mark Joyce at least 10 days prior
to the meeting to give EPA as much time
as possible to process your request.
Dated: December 30, 2008.
Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of request for
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting
nominations from a diverse range of
qualified candidates to be considered
for appointment to fill vacancies on the
Good Neighbor Environmental Board.
Vacancies are expected to be filled by
late spring 2009.
Additional sources may be utilized in
the solicitation of nominees.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Good
Neighbor Environmental Board was
created by the Enterprise for the
Americas Initiative Act of 1992. Under
Executive Order 12916, implementation
authority is delegated to the
Administrator of the EPA. The Board is
responsible for providing advice to the
President and Congress on
environmental and infrastructure issues
and needs within the states contiguous
to Mexico. The statute calls for the
Board to have representatives from U.S.
government agencies; the states of
Arizona, California, New Mexico and
Texas; local government; tribes; and a
variety of non-governmental officials
including the private sector; academic
officials; environmental group
representatives; health groups; ranching
and grazing interests; and other relevant
sectors. U.S. government agency
representatives are nominated by the
heads of their agencies. Non-federal
members are appointed by the
Administrator of the EPA. The Board
meets three times annually, twice at
various locations along the U.S.-Mexico
border and once in Washington, DC.
The average workload for members is
approximately 10 to 15 hours per
month. Members serve on the Board in
a voluntary capacity.
However, EPA provides
reimbursement for travel expenses
associated with official government
business. Nominees will be considered
according to the mandates of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, which
requires committees to maintain
diversity across a broad range of
constituencies, sectors, and groups. The
following criteria will be used to
evaluate nominees:
• Resident of a U.S.-Mexico border
state, ideally within the border region
itself.
• Extensive professional knowledge
of the unique environmental and
infrastructure issues that are found in
the region, including the bi-national
dimension of these issues.
• Representative of a sector or group
that helps to shape border-region
environmental policy.
• Senior-level experience that fills a
current need on the Board for a
representative with that particular type
of knowledge.
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ACTION: Notification of Public Advisory Committee Teleconference.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, notice is hereby given that the Good Neighbor Environmental Board
(GNEB) will hold a public teleconference on January 16, 2009 from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The meeting is open to the
public. For further information regarding the teleconference and
background materials, please contact Mark Joyce at the number listed
below.
Background: GNEB is a Federal advisory committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463. UNEB provides
advice and recommendations to the President and Congress on
environmental and infrastructure issues along the U.S. border with
Mexico.
Purpose of Meeting: The purpose of this teleconference is to
discuss and approve the Good Neighbor Environmental Board's Twelfth
Report: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Environmental Problems
along the US/Mexico Border.
Supplementary Information: If you wish to make oral comments or
submit written comments to the Board, please contact Mark Joyce at
least five days prior to the meeting.
General Information: Additional information concerning the GNEB can
be found on its Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.
Meeting Access: For information on access or services for
individual with disabilities, please contact Mark Joyce at (202) 564-
2130 or e-mail him at joyce.mark@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact Mark Joyce at least 10 days prior to the
meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
Dated: December 19, 2008.
Mark Joyce,
Designated Federal Officer.
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