National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference Meeting and Public Comment, 13180-13181 [2011-5537]

Download as PDF 13180 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 47 / Thursday, March 10, 2011 / Notices Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. ER11–2936–000] West Deptford Energy, LLC; Notice of Shortened Comment Period on Request for Special Procedures [February 23, 2011] On February 22, 2011, West Deptford Energy, LLC (WDE) filed a request for Commission determination that its unitspecific minimum capacity Sell Offer, which WDE proposes to offer into the May 2, 2011 Base Residual Auction in PJM Interconnection LLC’s Reliability Pricing Model capacity market, is justified pursuant to PJM’s Minimum Offer Price Rule. WDE requests that the Commission develop procedures for the protection of confidential bid-related information in the above-referenced proceeding. WDE also seeks a shortened comment period for its filing in order to expedite the Commission’s consideration of its request for determination. In addition, WDE requests a separate, short notice period until March 1, 2011, for interested parties to file comments solely on the portion of WDE’s filing requesting protection of confidential bid-related information and for special procedures. By this notice, the date for filing interventions on the entire filing, as well as protests and comments on the portion of WDE’s filing requesting protection of confidential bid-related information and for special procedures, is shortened to and includes March 4, 2011. Additional procedures for commenting on WDE’s request for a Commission determination that WDE’s Sell Offer is justified will be established at a later date. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2011–5428 Filed 3–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES [FRL–9278–3] National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Teleconference Meeting and Public Comment Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notification of public teleconference meeting and public comment. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:25 Mar 09, 2011 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 public teleconference meeting on Thursday, March 31, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time. The primary topic of discussion will be EPA’s charge to the NEJAC on ensuring long-term engagement of communities in Gulf Coast eco-system restoration efforts. This NEJAC public teleconference meeting is open to the public. There will be a public comment period from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to the topic of the meeting. Specifically, comments should respond to how best to: 1. Engage minority, low-income, and tribal/indigenous communities for input into decisions about Gulf Coast restoration plans, particularly for the impacts of such plans on permitting and how best to facilitate the participation of immigrant populations and communities with potential language barriers. 2. Consider indigenous, cultural, and historical concerns during restoration and recovery. 3. Identify any regulatory and policy hurdles that impede, complicate, or discourage sustained community engagement in decisions about restoration and recovery. For additional information about registering to attend the meeting or to provide public comment, please see the ‘‘REGISTRATION’’ and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Due to a limited number of telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. There is no fee to attend, but pre-registration is required. Registration for the teleconference meeting closes at 11 a.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The deadline to sign-up for public comment, or to submit written public comments, is also March 23, 2011. DATES: The NEJAC teleconference meeting on March 31, 2011, will begin promptly at 1 p.m., Eastern Time. Registration: To register by e-mail, send an e-mail to March2011NEJAC Meeting@AlwaysPursuing Excellence.com with ‘‘Register for the March-NEJAC Teleconference’’ in the subject line. Please provide your name, organization, city and state, e-mail address, and telephone number for follow-up. To register by Phone or Fax, send a fax (please print) or leave a voice SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 message, with your name, organization, city and state, e-mail address, and telephone number to 877–773–1489. Please specify which meeting you are registering to attend (e.g., NEJAC–March teleconference). 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 March 23 deadline. Non-English speaking attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language interpreter may also make appropriate arrangements using the email address or telephone/fax number. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or correspondence concerning the teleconference meeting should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, by mail 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 202–564–1624. Additional information about the NEJAC and upcoming meetings is available on the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/ environmentaljustice/nejac/ meetings.html. 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.’’ A. Public Comment: Members of the public who wish to attend the March 31, 2011, public teleconference meeting or to provide public comment must preregister by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 23. Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment period will be limited to five minutes. To accommodate the large number of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of a community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak. Written comments also can be submitted for the record. The suggested format for individuals providing public comments is as follows: A brief description of the concern and what you want the NEJAC to advise EPA to do; Name of Speaker; Name of Organization/Community; City and State; and E-mail address. Written comments received by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, will be included in the materials distributed to the members of the E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 47 / Thursday, March 10, 2011 / Notices 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 EPA’s support contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., via e-mail or fax as 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– 773–1489 or via e-mail at March2011NEJACmeeting@ AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. To request special accommodations for a disability, please contact Ms. Rosas at least 7 working 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 phone/fax number listed in the ‘‘REGISTRATION’’ section above. Dated: March 4, 2011. Victoria Robinson, Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory Council. 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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain information concerning the public jdjones on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:25 Mar 09, 2011 Jkt 223001 meeting may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2050 or at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information about the SAB, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/sab. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB DWC Augmented for the Review of the Effectiveness of Partial Lead Service Line Replacements will hold a public meeting to review technical studies examining the effectiveness of partial lead service line replacements. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Exposure to lead through drinking water results primarily from the corrosion of lead pipes and plumbing materials. EPA’s Office of Water (OW) promulgated the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) to minimize the amount of lead in drinking water. The LCR requires water systems that are not able to limit lead corrosion through treatment to replace service lines (pipes connecting buildings to water distribution mains) that are made from lead. Water systems must replace the portion of the lead service line owned by the system and offer to replace the customer’s portion at the customer’s cost. When customers do not replace their portion of the service line, the situation is called a ‘‘partial lead service line replacement.’’ OW has requested the SAB to review and provide advice on recent studies examining the effectiveness of partial lead service line replacements. SAB’s advice will guide EPA’s determination of whether the scientific foundation for the regulatory requirement allowing the use of partial lead service line replacement may need to be modified in light of more recent scientific studies. Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support of this PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13181 meeting will be placed on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and information concerning the review materials please contact Mr. Jeffrey Kempic of EPA’s Office of Water at (202) 564–4880, or kempic.jeffrey@epa.gov. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. They should send their comments directly to the Designated Federal Officer for the relevant advisory committee. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a public face-to-face meeting will be limited to five minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) at the contact information noted above by March 23, 2011 for the face-to-face meeting, to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by March 23, 2011 for the face-to-face meeting so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM– PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. Submitters are requested to provide versions of signed documents, submitted with and without signatures, because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior to each meeting to give EPA E:\FR\FM\10MRN1.SGM 10MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 47 (Thursday, March 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5537]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notification of public teleconference meeting and public 
comment.

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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 public teleconference meeting on Thursday, 
March 31, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time. The primary topic 
of discussion will be EPA's charge to the NEJAC on ensuring long-term 
engagement of communities in Gulf Coast eco-system restoration efforts. 
This NEJAC public teleconference meeting is open to the public. There 
will be a public comment period from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Eastern Time. 
Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments relevant to 
the topic of the meeting. Specifically, comments should respond to how 
best to:
    1. Engage minority, low-income, and tribal/indigenous communities 
for input into decisions about Gulf Coast restoration plans, 
particularly for the impacts of such plans on permitting and how best 
to facilitate the participation of immigrant populations and 
communities with potential language barriers.
    2. Consider indigenous, cultural, and historical concerns during 
restoration and recovery.
    3. Identify any regulatory and policy hurdles that impede, 
complicate, or discourage sustained community engagement in decisions 
about restoration and recovery.
    For additional information about registering to attend the meeting 
or to provide public comment, please see the ``REGISTRATION'' and 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION sections below. Due to a limited number of 
telephone lines, attendance will be on a first-come, first-served 
basis. There is no fee to attend, but pre-registration is required. 
Registration for the teleconference meeting closes at 11 a.m., Eastern 
Time, on Wednesday, March 23, 2011. The deadline to sign-up for public 
comment, or to submit written public comments, is also March 23, 2011.

DATES: The NEJAC teleconference meeting on March 31, 2011, will begin 
promptly at 1 p.m., Eastern Time.
    Registration: To register by e-mail, send an e-mail to 
March2011NEJACMeeting@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com with ``Register for 
the March-NEJAC Teleconference'' in the subject line. Please provide 
your name, organization, city and state, e-mail address, and telephone 
number for follow-up. To register by Phone or Fax, send a fax (please 
print) or leave a voice message, with your name, organization, city and 
state, e-mail address, and telephone number to 877-773-1489. Please 
specify which meeting you are registering to attend (e.g., NEJAC-March 
teleconference). 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 March 23 deadline. Non-English speaking 
attendees wishing to arrange for a foreign language interpreter may 
also make appropriate arrangements using the email address or 
telephone/fax number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or correspondence concerning 
the teleconference meeting should be directed to Mr. Aaron Bell, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, by mail 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 202-564-1624. Additional 
information about the NEJAC and upcoming meetings is available on the 
following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/meetings.html.

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.''
    A. Public Comment: Members of the public who wish to attend the 
March 31, 2011, public teleconference meeting or to provide public 
comment must pre-register by 11 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 
23. Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment 
period will be limited to five minutes. To accommodate the large number 
of people who want to address the NEJAC, only one representative of a 
community, organization, or group will be allowed to speak. Written 
comments also can be submitted for the record. The suggested format for 
individuals providing public comments is as follows: A brief 
description of the concern and what you want the NEJAC to advise EPA to 
do; Name of Speaker; Name of Organization/Community; City and State; 
and E-mail address. Written comments received by 11 a.m. Eastern Time 
on Wednesday, March 23, 2011, will be included in the materials 
distributed to the members of the

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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 EPA's support contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., via e-
mail or fax as 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 877-773-1489 or via e-mail at 
March2011NEJACmeeting@AlwaysPursuingExcellence.com. To request special 
accommodations for a disability, please contact Ms. Rosas at least 7 
working 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 phone/fax number listed in the ``REGISTRATION'' section above.

    Dated: March 4, 2011.
Victoria Robinson,
Designated Federal Officer, National Environmental Justice Advisory 
Council.
[FR Doc. 2011-5537 Filed 3-9-11; 8:45 am]
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