National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment, 68060 [E9-30400]

Download as PDF 68060 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 244 / Tuesday, December 22, 2009 / Notices B. What is the Purpose of This Notice? EPA is notifying the public of the October 2, 2009 issuance and November 2, 2009 effective dates of the Great Lakes Gas CS#4 Title V permit. Dated: December 10, 2009. Walter W. Kovalick, Jr. Acting Regional Administrator, Region 5. [FR Doc. E9–30407 Filed 12–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9094–8] National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting and Public Comment AGENCY: Environmental Protection srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES Agency. ACTION: Notification of public meeting. 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 registering for public comment, please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to limited space, seating at the NEJAC meeting will be on a first-come basis. DATES: The NEJAC meeting will convene Wednesday, January 27, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and reconvene Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, January 29, 2010, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. All noted times are Central Time. One public comment session relevant to the specific issues being considered by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) is scheduled for Wednesday, January 27, from 3:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. All noted times are Central Time. Members of the public who wish to participate in the public comment period are encouraged to pre-register by January 11, 2010. ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be held at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, telephone (504) 581– 1000, FAX (504) 523–6755 or toll-free: (888) 364–1200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the meeting should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:01 Dec 21, 2009 Jkt 220001 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., (MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 564–1044, via e-mail at Bell.Aaron@epa.gov; or by FAX at (202) 501–0936. Additional information about the meeting is available on the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/environmentaljustice/nejac/ meetings.html. Pre-registration by January 11, 2010, for all attendees is highly recommended. To register online, visit the Web site above. Requests for preregistration forms should be sent to Ms. Estela Rosas, EPA Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at 877–773–0779 or meetings@AlwaysPursuing Excellence.com. 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, discuss, and provide recommendations regarding these primary areas: (1) Environmental Justice and Rulemaking; (2) Climate Adaptation; (3) School Air Toxics Monitoring, (4) EPA’s Response to the NEJAC Goods Movement Report; (5) EPA’s Environmental Justice Enforcement Priorities; (6) Nationally Consistent Environmental Justice Screening Approaches; and (7) EPA’s National Enforcement Priorities. 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 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, Address, Telephone, E-mail, Description of Concern and its Relationship to a Specific Policy Issue(s), and Recommendations or Desired Outcome. Written comments received by January 11, 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 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NEJAC as logistics allow. All information should be sent to the address, e-mail, or fax number listed in the 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 meetings@AlwaysPursuing Excellence.com. 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: December 16, 2009. Victoria Robinson, Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. [FR Doc. E9–30400 Filed 12–21–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9094–3] Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for Applications for Essential Use Allowances for 2011 and 2012 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting applications for essential use allowances for calendar years 2011 and 2012. Essential use allowances provide exemptions from the phaseout of production and import of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs). Essential use allowances must be authorized by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (the Protocol). The U.S. Government will use the applications received in response to this notice as the basis for its nomination of essential uses at the 22nd Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, to be held in 2010. DATES: Applications for essential use allowances must be submitted to EPA no later than January 21, 2010 in order for the U.S. Government to complete its review and to submit nominations to the United Nations Environment Programme and the Protocol Parties in a timely manner. 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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30400]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9094-8]


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 registering for public 
comment, please see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Due to limited space, 
seating at the NEJAC meeting will be on a first-come basis.

DATES: The NEJAC meeting will convene Wednesday, January 27, 2010 from 
1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and reconvene Thursday, January 28, 2010 from 8:45 
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, January 29, 2010, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. 
All noted times are Central Time.
    One public comment session relevant to the specific issues being 
considered by the NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION) is scheduled 
for Wednesday, January 27, from 3:45 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. All noted times 
are Central Time. Members of the public who wish to participate in the 
public comment period are encouraged to pre-register by January 11, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be held at the New Orleans Marriott 
Hotel, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, telephone (504) 
581-1000, FAX (504) 523-6755 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 
Bell.Aaron@epa.gov; or by FAX at (202) 501-0936. Additional information 
about the meeting is available on the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings.html.
    Pre-registration by January 11, 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 
meetings@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. 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, discuss, and provide 
recommendations regarding these primary areas: (1) Environmental 
Justice and Rulemaking; (2) Climate Adaptation; (3) School Air Toxics 
Monitoring, (4) EPA's Response to the NEJAC Goods Movement Report; (5) 
EPA's Environmental Justice Enforcement Priorities; (6) Nationally 
Consistent Environmental Justice Screening Approaches; and (7) EPA's 
National Enforcement Priorities.
    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 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, Address, Telephone, E-mail, Description of 
Concern and its Relationship to a Specific Policy Issue(s), and 
Recommendations or Desired Outcome. Written comments received by 
January 11, 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. All information should be 
sent to the address, e-mail, or fax number listed in the 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 meetings@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. 
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: December 16, 2009.
Victoria Robinson,
Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. E9-30400 Filed 12-21-09; 8:45 am]
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