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John R. Bashista,
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information concerning NEEF can be
found on their Web site at: https://
www.neefusa.org.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9922–84–OA]
Announcement of the Board of
Directors for the National
Environmental Education Foundation
Office of External Affairs and
Environmental Education,
Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The National Environmental
Education and Training Foundation
(doing business as The National
Environmental Education Foundation or
NEEF) was created by Section 10 of
Public Law 101–619, the National
Environmental Education Act of 1990. It
is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization established to promote and
support education and training as
necessary tools to further environmental
protection and sustainable,
environmentally sound development. It
provides the common ground upon
which leaders from business and
industry, all levels of government,
public interest groups, and others can
work cooperatively to expand the reach
of environmental education and training
programs beyond the traditional
classroom. The Foundation promotes
innovative environmental education
and training programs such as
environmental education for medical
healthcare providers and broadcast
meteorologists; it also develops
partnerships with government and other
organizations to administer projects that
promote the development of an
environmentally literal public. The
Administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, as
required by the terms of the Act,
announces the following appointment to
the National Environmental Education
Foundation Board of Directors. The
appointee is Raul Perea-Henze, M.D.,
M.P.H., managing director of HORUS
Advisors as a strategy advisor in
healthcare, global affairs and
government relations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding this Notice of
Appointment, please contact Mr. Brian
Bond, Senior Advisor to the
Administrator for Public Engagement,
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General
SUMMARY:
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Great care has been taken to assure
that this new appointee not only has the
highest degree of expertise and
commitment, but also brings to the
Board diverse points of view relating to
environmental education. This
appointment is a four-year term which
may be renewed once for an additional
four years pending successful reelection by the NEEF nominating
committee.
This appointee will join the current
Board members which include:
• Decker Anstrom (NEEF Chairman)
Former U.S. Ambassador, Retired
Chairman, The Weather Channel
Companies
• Trish Silber (NEEF Vice Chair)
President, Aliniad Consulting Partners,
Inc.
• Diane Wood (NEEF Secretary)
President, National Environmental
Education Foundation
• Carlos Alcazar, Founder and
Chairman, Culture ONE World
• Megan Reilly Cayten, Co-Founder
and Chief Executive Officer, Catrinka,
LLC
• Philippe Cousteau, Co-Founder and
CEO, EarthEcho International
• David M. Kiser, Vice President,
Environment, Health, Safety and
Sustainability, International Paper
• Wonya Lucas, President, Lucas
Strategic Consulting
• Shannon Schuyler, Principal,
Corporate Responsibility Leader,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
• Jacqueline M. Thomas, Vice
President of Corporate Responsibility,
Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.
Background
Section 10(a) of the National
Environmental Education Act of 1990
mandates a National Environmental
Education Foundation. The Foundation
is established in order to extend the
contribution of environmental
education and training to meeting
critical environmental protection needs,
both in this country and internationally;
to facilitate the cooperation,
coordination, and contribution of public
and private resources to create an
environmentally advanced educational
system; and to foster an open and
effective partnership among Federal,
State, and local government, business,
industry, academic institutions,
community based environmental
groups, and international organizations.
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The Foundation is a charitable and
nonprofit corporation whose income is
exempt from tax, and donations to
which are tax deductible to the same
extent as those organizations listed
pursuant to section 501(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The
Foundation is not an agency or
establishment of the United States. The
purposes of the Foundation are—
(A) Subject to the limitation contained
in the final sentence of subsection (d)
herein, to encourage, accept, leverage,
and administer private gifts for the
benefit of, or in connection with, the
environmental education and training
activities and services of the United
States Environmental Protection
Agency;
(B) to conduct such other
environmental education activities as
will further the development of an
environmentally conscious and
responsible public, a well-trained and
environmentally literate workforce, and
an environmentally advanced
educational system;
(C) to participate with foreign entities
and individuals in the conduct and
coordination of activities that will
further opportunities for environmental
education and training to address
environmental issues and problems
involving the United States and Canada
or Mexico.
The Foundation develops, supports,
and/or operates programs and projects
to educate and train educational and
environmental professionals, and to
assist them in the development and
delivery of environmental education
and training programs and studies.
The Foundation has a governing
Board of Directors (hereafter referred to
in this section as ‘the Board’), which
consists of 13 directors, each of whom
shall be knowledgeable or experienced
in the environment, education and/or
training. The Board oversees the
activities of the Foundation and assures
that the activities of the Foundation are
consistent with the environmental and
education goals and policies of the
Environmental Protection Agency and
with the intents and purposes of the
Act. The membership of the Board, to
the extent practicable, represents
diverse points of view relating to
environmental education and training.
Members of the Board are appointed by
the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Within 90 days of the date of the
enactment of the National
Environmental Education Act, and as
appropriate thereafter, the
Administrator will publish in the
Federal Register an announcement of
appointments of Directors of the Board.
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Such appointments become final and
effective 90 days after publication in the
Federal Register. The directors are
appointed for terms of 4 years. The
Administrator shall appoint an
individual to serve as a director in the
event of a vacancy on the Board within
60 days of said vacancy in the manner
in which the original appointment was
made. No individual may serve more
than 2 consecutive terms as a director.
Dated: February 3, 2015.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
Raul Perea-Henze, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Perea-Henze, M.D., M.P.H. is
currently managing director of HORUS
Advisors as a strategy advisor in
healthcare, global affairs and
government relations.
He worked in the private sector, as
senior executive at Merck & Co., Inc.
and Pfizer Inc. Among his many
responsibilities at these companies he
assisted in shaping corporate
responsibility, philanthropy and
external affairs participating in
committees at the Institute of Medicine,
World Medical Association, The Clinton
Global Initiative and the Gates
Foundation.
In the public sector, he served as
assistant secretary for policy and
planning at the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs where he had direct
oversight for a $9 billion portfolio of
priority programs. Before joining the VA
in 2010, he was an advisor to the Obama
Presidential Transition Team. He was
deputy assistant secretary for
management and budget at the U.S.
Department of Commerce from 1999 to
2001.
He has a medical degree from the
University of Chihuahua in Mexico and
a master’s degree in public health from
Yale University. We believe he will be
a great addition to the NEEF board and
we respectfully submit his name for
appointment to the NEEF Board of
Directors.
[FR Doc. 2015–02574 Filed 2–6–15; 8:45 am]
The National Environmental
Education and Training Foundation
(doing business as The National
Environmental Education Foundation or
NEEF) was created by Section 10 of
Public Law 101–619, the National
Environmental Education Act of 1990. It
is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization established to promote and
support education and training as
necessary tools to further environmental
protection and sustainable,
environmentally sound development. It
provides the common ground upon
which leaders from business and
industry, all levels of government,
public interest groups, and others can
work cooperatively to expand the reach
of environmental education and training
programs beyond the traditional
classroom. The Foundation promotes
innovative environmental education
and training programs such as
environmental education for medical
healthcare providers and broadcast
meteorologists; it also develops
partnerships with government and other
organizations to administer projects that
promote the development of an
environmentally literal public. The
Administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, as
required by the terms of the Act,
announces the following appointment to
the National Environmental Education
Foundation Board of Directors. The
appointee is George Basile, Ph.D., a
Professor in the School of Sustainability
at Arizona State University (ASU), a
Senior Sustainability Scientist in ASU’s
Global Institute of Sustainability and
Affiliate Professor in the School on
Public Affairs.
SUMMARY:
For
information regarding this Notice of
Appointment, please contact Mr. Brian
Bond, Senior Advisor to the
Administrator for Public Engagement,
U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. General
information concerning NEEF can be
found on their Web site at: https://
www.neefusa.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9922–83–OA]
Announcement of the Board of
Directors for the National
Environmental Education Foundation
Office of External Affairs and
Environmental Education,
Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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Additional Considerations: Great care
has been taken to assure that this new
appointee not only has the highest
degree of expertise and commitment,
but also brings to the Board diverse
points of view relating to environmental
education. This appointment is a fouryear term which may be renewed once
for an additional four years pending
successful re-election by the NEEF
nominating committee.
This appointee will join the current
Board members which include:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9922-84-OA]
Announcement of the Board of Directors for the National
Environmental Education Foundation
AGENCY: Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education,
Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
(doing business as The National Environmental Education Foundation or
NEEF) was created by Section 10 of Public Law 101-619, the National
Environmental Education Act of 1990. It is a private 501(c)(3) non-
profit organization established to promote and support education and
training as necessary tools to further environmental protection and
sustainable, environmentally sound development. It provides the common
ground upon which leaders from business and industry, all levels of
government, public interest groups, and others can work cooperatively
to expand the reach of environmental education and training programs
beyond the traditional classroom. The Foundation promotes innovative
environmental education and training programs such as environmental
education for medical healthcare providers and broadcast
meteorologists; it also develops partnerships with government and other
organizations to administer projects that promote the development of an
environmentally literal public. The Administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, as required by the terms of the Act,
announces the following appointment to the National Environmental
Education Foundation Board of Directors. The appointee is Raul Perea-
Henze, M.D., M.P.H., managing director of HORUS Advisors as a strategy
advisor in healthcare, global affairs and government relations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding this Notice
of Appointment, please contact Mr. Brian Bond, Senior Advisor to the
Administrator for Public Engagement, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information concerning NEEF can be
found on their Web site at: https://www.neefusa.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional Considerations
Great care has been taken to assure that this new appointee not
only has the highest degree of expertise and commitment, but also
brings to the Board diverse points of view relating to environmental
education. This appointment is a four-year term which may be renewed
once for an additional four years pending successful re-election by the
NEEF nominating committee.
This appointee will join the current Board members which include:
Decker Anstrom (NEEF Chairman) Former U.S. Ambassador,
Retired Chairman, The Weather Channel Companies
Trish Silber (NEEF Vice Chair) President, Aliniad
Consulting Partners, Inc.
Diane Wood (NEEF Secretary) President, National
Environmental Education Foundation
Carlos Alcazar, Founder and Chairman, Culture ONE World
Megan Reilly Cayten, Co-Founder and Chief Executive
Officer, Catrinka, LLC
Philippe Cousteau, Co-Founder and CEO, EarthEcho
International
David M. Kiser, Vice President, Environment, Health,
Safety and Sustainability, International Paper
Wonya Lucas, President, Lucas Strategic Consulting
Shannon Schuyler, Principal, Corporate Responsibility
Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Jacqueline M. Thomas, Vice President of Corporate
Responsibility, Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc.
Background
Section 10(a) of the National Environmental Education Act of 1990
mandates a National Environmental Education Foundation. The Foundation
is established in order to extend the contribution of environmental
education and training to meeting critical environmental protection
needs, both in this country and internationally; to facilitate the
cooperation, coordination, and contribution of public and private
resources to create an environmentally advanced educational system; and
to foster an open and effective partnership among Federal, State, and
local government, business, industry, academic institutions, community
based environmental groups, and international organizations.
[[Page 6958]]
The Foundation is a charitable and nonprofit corporation whose
income is exempt from tax, and donations to which are tax deductible to
the same extent as those organizations listed pursuant to section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The Foundation is not an
agency or establishment of the United States. The purposes of the
Foundation are--
(A) Subject to the limitation contained in the final sentence of
subsection (d) herein, to encourage, accept, leverage, and administer
private gifts for the benefit of, or in connection with, the
environmental education and training activities and services of the
United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(B) to conduct such other environmental education activities as
will further the development of an environmentally conscious and
responsible public, a well-trained and environmentally literate
workforce, and an environmentally advanced educational system;
(C) to participate with foreign entities and individuals in the
conduct and coordination of activities that will further opportunities
for environmental education and training to address environmental
issues and problems involving the United States and Canada or Mexico.
The Foundation develops, supports, and/or operates programs and
projects to educate and train educational and environmental
professionals, and to assist them in the development and delivery of
environmental education and training programs and studies.
The Foundation has a governing Board of Directors (hereafter
referred to in this section as `the Board'), which consists of 13
directors, each of whom shall be knowledgeable or experienced in the
environment, education and/or training. The Board oversees the
activities of the Foundation and assures that the activities of the
Foundation are consistent with the environmental and education goals
and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency and with the
intents and purposes of the Act. The membership of the Board, to the
extent practicable, represents diverse points of view relating to
environmental education and training. Members of the Board are
appointed by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Within 90 days of the date of the enactment of the National
Environmental Education Act, and as appropriate thereafter, the
Administrator will publish in the Federal Register an announcement of
appointments of Directors of the Board. Such appointments become final
and effective 90 days after publication in the Federal Register. The
directors are appointed for terms of 4 years. The Administrator shall
appoint an individual to serve as a director in the event of a vacancy
on the Board within 60 days of said vacancy in the manner in which the
original appointment was made. No individual may serve more than 2
consecutive terms as a director.
Dated: February 3, 2015.
Gina McCarthy,
Administrator.
Raul Perea-Henze, M.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Perea-Henze, M.D., M.P.H. is currently managing director of
HORUS Advisors as a strategy advisor in healthcare, global affairs and
government relations.
He worked in the private sector, as senior executive at Merck &
Co., Inc. and Pfizer Inc. Among his many responsibilities at these
companies he assisted in shaping corporate responsibility, philanthropy
and external affairs participating in committees at the Institute of
Medicine, World Medical Association, The Clinton Global Initiative and
the Gates Foundation.
In the public sector, he served as assistant secretary for policy
and planning at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs where he had
direct oversight for a $9 billion portfolio of priority programs.
Before joining the VA in 2010, he was an advisor to the Obama
Presidential Transition Team. He was deputy assistant secretary for
management and budget at the U.S. Department of Commerce from 1999 to
2001.
He has a medical degree from the University of Chihuahua in Mexico
and a master's degree in public health from Yale University. We believe
he will be a great addition to the NEEF board and we respectfully
submit his name for appointment to the NEEF Board of Directors.
[FR Doc. 2015-02574 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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