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ACTION:
Notice.
The Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or
‘‘CFTC’’) is announcing an opportunity
for public comment on the extension of
a proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. In
compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Federal agencies
are required to publish notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information, and
to allow 60 days for public comment in
response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments, as described below,
on the proposed Information Collection
Request (‘‘ICR’’) titled: Copies of Crop
and Market Information Reports.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by OMB Control No. 3038–
0015 by any of the following methods:
• The Agency’s website, at https://
comments.cftc.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
through the website.
• Mail: Christopher Kirkpatrick,
Secretary of the Commission,
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, 1155 21st Street NW,
Washington, DC 20581.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as
Mail above.
Please submit your comments using
only one method. All comments must be
submitted in English, or if not,
accompanied by an English translation.
Comments will be posted as received to
https://www.cftc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Kennedy, Division of
Enforcement, U.S. Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, 290 Broadway,
New York, NY 10007; (646) 746–9780;
email: ckennedy@cftc.gov and refer to
OMB Control No. 3038–0015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, Federal agencies must obtain
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of Information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3
and includes agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), requires Federal agencies
to provide a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information
before submitting the collection to OMB
for approval. To comply with this
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requirement, the CFTC is publishing
notice of the proposed collection of
information listed below. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.1
Title: ‘‘Copies of Crop and Market
Information Reports,’’ OMB Control No.
3038–0015. This is a request for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The information collected
pursuant to this rule, 17 CFR 1.40, is in
the public interest and is necessary for
market surveillance. Manipulation of
commodity futures prices is a violation
of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act).
Section 9(a)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
13(a)(2)) prohibits the dissemination of
false or misleading or knowingly
inaccurate reports that affect or tend to
affect the prices of commodities. In
order to facilitate the enforcement of
this provision, Commission regulation
1.40 requires that members of an
exchange and FCMs provide upon
request copies of any report published
or given general circulation which
concerns crop or market information
that affects or tends to affect the price
of any commodity.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the CFTC
invites comments on:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Commission, including
whether the information will have a
practical use;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
Commission’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
You should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly. If you wish the Commission to
consider information that you believe is
exempt from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, a petition
for confidential treatment of the exempt
information may be submitted according
1 44 U.S.C. 3512, 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(i) and 1320.8
(b)(3)(vi).
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to the procedures established in § 145.9
of the Commission’s regulations.2
The Commission reserves the right,
but shall have no obligation, to review,
pre-screen, filter, redact, refuse, or
remove any or all of your submission
from https://www.cftc.gov that it may
deem to be inappropriate for
publication, such as obscene language.
All submissions that have been redacted
or removed that contain comments on
the merits of the ICR will be retained in
the public comment file and will be
considered as required under the
Administrative Procedure Act and other
applicable laws, and may be accessible
under the Freedom of Information Act.
Burden statement: The burden for this
collection is estimated to be as follows:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this
action include future commission
merchants (‘‘FCMs’’) and members of
designated contract markets and swap
execution facilities.
• Estimated number of respondents/
affected entities: 10.
• Estimated annual hours per
respondent/response: 0.17.
• Estimated total annual burden: 1.7
hours.
• Frequency of collection: On
occasion.
There are no capital costs or operating
and maintenance costs associated with
this collection.
(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Dated: November 15, 2023.
Robert Sidman,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY
[CEQ–2023–0005]
Environmental Justice Scorecard
Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ).
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) is issuing
this request for information (RFI) to
solicit feedback on Phase One of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard, which
will inform future versions of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard.
DATES: CEQ seeks any comments by
11:59 p.m. ET on January 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by docket number CEQ–
SUMMARY:
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2023–0005, by any of the following
methods:
• Using the Federal eRulemaking
Portal: visit https://www.regulations.gov
and follow the instructions for
submitting comments. For more
information, see https://
www.regulations.gov/faq.
• By fax to 202–456–6546.
• By mail to Council on
Environmental Quality, 730 Jackson
Place NW, Washington, DC 20503 (must
be received by January 19, 2024).
Instructions: Your submission must
include: ‘‘Council on Environmental
Quality,’’ and the docket number for
this RFI, which is CEQ–2023–0005.
CEQ will publish public comments it
receives in response to this notice,
including personal information, without
change on https://www.regulations.gov.
Please do not submit any information
you consider to be private information,
privileged or confidential commercial or
financial information, or other
information the disclosure of which is
restricted by law.
Response to this RFI is voluntary.
Each responding entity (individual or
organization) is requested to submit
only one response. Please feel free to
respond to as many of the questions as
you choose, indicating the number of
each question that you are addressing.
We encourage you to include your name
and contact information, but it is not
required. If you are responding on
behalf of an organization, we further
encourage you to include the
organization’s name, its type (e.g.,
academic, non-profit, professional
society, community-based organization,
industry, government, other), and your
role in the organization. You may
include references to academic
literature or links to online material but
please ensure all links are publicly
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kareem Ihmeidan, Staff Assistant for
Environmental Justice, 202–395–5750,
AbdelKareem.I.Ihmeidan@ceq.eop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
Since day one, President Biden has
prioritized environmental justice by
launching a whole-of-government effort
to confront longstanding environmental
injustices and inequities. The
Environmental Justice Scorecard,
https://ejscorecard.geoplatform.gov/
scorecard/, is a signature component of
this commitment. It is the first-ever
government-wide assessment of what
the Federal Government is doing to
advance environmental justice. The
Environmental Justice Scorecard was
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created at the direction of President
Biden pursuant to Executive Order
(E.O.) 14008 on Tackling the Climate
Crisis at Home and Abroad (January 27,
2021).1 The goals of the Environmental
Justice Scorecard include to assess the
Federal Government’s progress on
advancing environmental justice, to
provide transparency for the public, and
to increase accountability for Federal
agencies.
The first version of the Environmental
Justice Scorecard, or the Phase One
Scorecard, was launched 2 the same day
that President Biden signed Executive
Order 14096 on Revitalizing Our
Nation’s Commitment to Environmental
Justice for All (April 21, 2023).3 This
Executive Order further embeds
environmental justice into the work of
Federal agencies to achieve real,
measurable progress that communities
can count on. Among other things, E.O.
14096 defines ‘‘environmental justice’’
as the just treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people, regardless of
income, race, color, national origin,
Tribal affiliation, or disability, in agency
decision-making and other Federal
activities that affect human health and
the environment so that people: (i) are
fully protected from disproportionate
and adverse human health and
environmental effects (including risks)
and hazards, including those related to
climate change, the cumulative impacts
of environmental and other burdens,
and the legacy of racism or other
structural or systemic barriers; and (ii)
have equitable access to a healthy,
sustainable, and resilient environment
in which to live, play, work, learn,
grow, worship, and engage in cultural
and subsistence practices. Sec. 2(b), E.O.
14096.
With E.O. 14096, the President is
working to ensure that all people—
regardless of race, background, income,
ability, Tribal affiliation, or zip code—
can benefit from the vital safeguards
enshrined in our nation’s foundational
environmental and civil rights laws.
That means cleaner air and water,
reduced risk for asthma, cancer, and
other health burdens, and better access
to green space, safe and affordable
housing, and clean transportation. This
RFI advances the goals of E.O. 14096,
including Section 3(a)(vii) on creating
1 86 FR 7619 (Feb. 1, 2021), https://
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-02-01/pdf/
2021-02177.pdf.
2 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/
statements-releases/2023/04/21/fact-sheetpresident-biden-signs-executive-order-to-revitalizeour-nations-commitment-to-environmental-justicefor-all/.
3 88 FR 25251 (Apr. 26, 2023), https://
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-26/pdf/
2023-08955.pdf.
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opportunities for meaningful
engagement.
Phase One of the Environmental
Justice Scorecard presents a baseline
assessment of actions taken by Federal
agencies in 2021 and 2022 to help
achieve the Biden-Harris
Administration’s environmental justice
goals. It reports on the progress of 24
Federal agencies in the following
categories:
• Advancing the President’s Justice40
Initiative; 4
• Implementing and enforcing
environmental and civil rights laws; and
• Embedding environmental justice
throughout the Federal Government.
The docket for this RFI includes
supplementary material that presents
metrics used in the Phase One
Scorecard. The specific metrics and
actions included for Federal agencies
vary based on the type, size, and
mission of each agency. For example,
some but not all of the Federal agencies
participating in the Phase One
Scorecard are members of the White
House Environmental Justice
Interagency Council (IAC) and some but
not all have Justice40 covered programs.
If data are unavailable for a Federal
agency, the corresponding metrics do
not appear on that agency’s page.
The Phase One Scorecard was
developed by the White House Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), in
coordination with CEQ and the IAC. It
was informed by recommendations and
feedback from environmental justice
stakeholders and experts. In particular,
recommendations from the White House
Environmental Justice Advisory
Council 5 (WHEJAC) and public
comments informed its development,
including from a Request for
Information published in the Federal
Register in August 2022.6
The Phase One Scorecard provides a
valuable snapshot of key environmental
justice work in progress at a particular
point in time, based on available data
and metrics. The Environmental Justice
Scorecard will be updated annually,
with the goal of creating a durable,
robust, and comprehensive tool to
assess and demonstrate the Federal
Government’s efforts to secure
environmental justice for all.
This RFI is part of the
Administration’s commitment to
4 Justice40, A Whole-of-Government Initiative,
https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/
justice40/.
5 https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmental
justice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisorycouncil/.
6 CEQ, Environmental Justice Scorecard
Feedback, Request for Information, 87 FR 47,397
(Aug. 3, 2022), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/
pkg/FR-2022-08-03/pdf/2022-16635.pdf.
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ensuring that environmental justice
efforts within the Federal Government,
including the development of future
versions of the Environmental Justice
Scorecard, are informed by the priorities
and perspectives of the public,
including communities with
environmental justice concerns. By
soliciting input through this RFI, CEQ
and OMB seek input from the public in
shaping the vision and goals for the
Environmental Justice Scorecard and
welcome ideas on ways to improve the
public’s ability to monitor the Federal
Government’s progress and hold the
Federal Government accountable for
delivering results in advancing
environmental justice for all.
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II. Key Questions for Input
CEQ and OMB seek feedback on the
public’s experiences using Phase One of
the Environmental Justice Scorecard, as
well as input for future versions of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard. Input
may be offered on any aspect of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard, but is
particularly welcome in response to
these questions:
1. How can the Environmental Justice
Scorecard improve the way it organizes,
displays, or presents data to be more
accessible, understandable, and useful
for the public, including for
communities with environmental justice
concerns? Please feel free to provide any
examples of scorecards or other publicly
accessible tools that Tribal, state, or
local governments or private entities use
to measure and convey progress that
may be helpful to review.
2. What additional metric or metrics
of Federal agency action or progress in
advancing environmental justice might
be relevant and helpful to consider
including in future versions of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard, such
as any metric that may help further
reflect the needs and priorities of
communities with environmental justice
concerns or show how certain Federal
investments are benefiting
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disadvantaged communities, including
benefits from Justice40 covered
programs? The public is welcome to
offer any potential metric or metrics in
any of the categories of the Phase One
Scorecard (listed above), or any
potential new categories. For any
potential new metric offered, it would
be especially helpful to include
information on the following, if
possible:
Æ Whether the suggested metric
would be specific to one Federal agency
or cross-cutting (i.e., applicable to all or
multiple agencies).
Æ Whether the suggested metric
would measure or focus on any
particular output (such as the number of
trainings related to environmental
justice for staff conducted by an agency)
or outcome (such as a highlight of the
benefits of a Justice40 covered program
in a disadvantaged community, like
improved air quality or drinking water
safety).
Æ Whether there is any existing
example where the suggested metric is
already reported or used (e.g., by a
single agency or outside of the Federal
Government).
3. What kind of qualitative
information (such as updates on Federal
agency work or milestones that may not
be possible to summarize with numbers
or data alone) does the public consider
most valuable to include or add to a
future Scorecard, in addition to
quantitative metrics or data?
4. Please feel free to offer any
additional category or categories of the
Federal Government’s work or progress
that future versions of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard might
include to advance the goal of
environmental justice.
5. Please feel free to share any
additional feedback relevant to Phase
One of the Environmental Justice
Scorecard or any aspect of a future
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version of the Environmental Justice
Scorecard.
Matthew G. Lee-Ashley,
Chief of Staff.
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COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
[CEQ-2023-0005]
Environmental Justice Scorecard
AGENCY: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ).
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is issuing this
request for information (RFI) to solicit feedback on Phase One of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard, which will inform future versions of
the Environmental Justice Scorecard.
DATES: CEQ seeks any comments by 11:59 p.m. ET on January 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number CEQ-
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2023-0005, by any of the following methods:
Using the Federal eRulemaking Portal: visit https://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for submitting
comments. For more information, see https://www.regulations.gov/faq.
By fax to 202-456-6546.
By mail to Council on Environmental Quality, 730 Jackson
Place NW, Washington, DC 20503 (must be received by January 19, 2024).
Instructions: Your submission must include: ``Council on
Environmental Quality,'' and the docket number for this RFI, which is
CEQ-2023-0005.
CEQ will publish public comments it receives in response to this
notice, including personal information, without change on https://www.regulations.gov. Please do not submit any information you consider
to be private information, privileged or confidential commercial or
financial information, or other information the disclosure of which is
restricted by law.
Response to this RFI is voluntary. Each responding entity
(individual or organization) is requested to submit only one response.
Please feel free to respond to as many of the questions as you choose,
indicating the number of each question that you are addressing. We
encourage you to include your name and contact information, but it is
not required. If you are responding on behalf of an organization, we
further encourage you to include the organization's name, its type
(e.g., academic, non-profit, professional society, community-based
organization, industry, government, other), and your role in the
organization. You may include references to academic literature or
links to online material but please ensure all links are publicly
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kareem Ihmeidan, Staff Assistant for
Environmental Justice, 202-395-5750,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Since day one, President Biden has prioritized environmental
justice by launching a whole-of-government effort to confront
longstanding environmental injustices and inequities. The Environmental
Justice Scorecard, https://ejscorecard.geoplatform.gov/scorecard/, is a
signature component of this commitment. It is the first-ever
government-wide assessment of what the Federal Government is doing to
advance environmental justice. The Environmental Justice Scorecard was
created at the direction of President Biden pursuant to Executive Order
(E.O.) 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (January
27, 2021).\1\ The goals of the Environmental Justice Scorecard include
to assess the Federal Government's progress on advancing environmental
justice, to provide transparency for the public, and to increase
accountability for Federal agencies.
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\1\ 86 FR 7619 (Feb. 1, 2021), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2021-02-01/pdf/2021-02177.pdf.
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The first version of the Environmental Justice Scorecard, or the
Phase One Scorecard, was launched \2\ the same day that President Biden
signed Executive Order 14096 on Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to
Environmental Justice for All (April 21, 2023).\3\ This Executive Order
further embeds environmental justice into the work of Federal agencies
to achieve real, measurable progress that communities can count on.
Among other things, E.O. 14096 defines ``environmental justice'' as the
just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of
income, race, color, national origin, Tribal affiliation, or
disability, in agency decision-making and other Federal activities that
affect human health and the environment so that people: (i) are fully
protected from disproportionate and adverse human health and
environmental effects (including risks) and hazards, including those
related to climate change, the cumulative impacts of environmental and
other burdens, and the legacy of racism or other structural or systemic
barriers; and (ii) have equitable access to a healthy, sustainable, and
resilient environment in which to live, play, work, learn, grow,
worship, and engage in cultural and subsistence practices. Sec. 2(b),
E.O. 14096.
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\2\ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/21/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-executive-order-to-revitalize-our-nations-commitment-to-environmental-justice-for-all/.
\3\ 88 FR 25251 (Apr. 26, 2023), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-26/pdf/2023-08955.pdf.
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With E.O. 14096, the President is working to ensure that all
people--regardless of race, background, income, ability, Tribal
affiliation, or zip code--can benefit from the vital safeguards
enshrined in our nation's foundational environmental and civil rights
laws. That means cleaner air and water, reduced risk for asthma,
cancer, and other health burdens, and better access to green space,
safe and affordable housing, and clean transportation. This RFI
advances the goals of E.O. 14096, including Section 3(a)(vii) on
creating opportunities for meaningful engagement.
Phase One of the Environmental Justice Scorecard presents a
baseline assessment of actions taken by Federal agencies in 2021 and
2022 to help achieve the Biden-Harris Administration's environmental
justice goals. It reports on the progress of 24 Federal agencies in the
following categories:
Advancing the President's Justice40 Initiative; \4\
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\4\ Justice40, A Whole-of-Government Initiative, https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/.
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Implementing and enforcing environmental and civil rights
laws; and
Embedding environmental justice throughout the Federal
Government.
The docket for this RFI includes supplementary material that
presents metrics used in the Phase One Scorecard. The specific metrics
and actions included for Federal agencies vary based on the type, size,
and mission of each agency. For example, some but not all of the
Federal agencies participating in the Phase One Scorecard are members
of the White House Environmental Justice Interagency Council (IAC) and
some but not all have Justice40 covered programs. If data are
unavailable for a Federal agency, the corresponding metrics do not
appear on that agency's page.
The Phase One Scorecard was developed by the White House Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), in coordination with CEQ and the IAC. It
was informed by recommendations and feedback from environmental justice
stakeholders and experts. In particular, recommendations from the White
House Environmental Justice Advisory Council \5\ (WHEJAC) and public
comments informed its development, including from a Request for
Information published in the Federal Register in August 2022.\6\
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\5\ https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council/.
\6\ CEQ, Environmental Justice Scorecard Feedback, Request for
Information, 87 FR 47,397 (Aug. 3, 2022), https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-08-03/pdf/2022-16635.pdf.
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The Phase One Scorecard provides a valuable snapshot of key
environmental justice work in progress at a particular point in time,
based on available data and metrics. The Environmental Justice
Scorecard will be updated annually, with the goal of creating a
durable, robust, and comprehensive tool to assess and demonstrate the
Federal Government's efforts to secure environmental justice for all.
This RFI is part of the Administration's commitment to
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ensuring that environmental justice efforts within the Federal
Government, including the development of future versions of the
Environmental Justice Scorecard, are informed by the priorities and
perspectives of the public, including communities with environmental
justice concerns. By soliciting input through this RFI, CEQ and OMB
seek input from the public in shaping the vision and goals for the
Environmental Justice Scorecard and welcome ideas on ways to improve
the public's ability to monitor the Federal Government's progress and
hold the Federal Government accountable for delivering results in
advancing environmental justice for all.
II. Key Questions for Input
CEQ and OMB seek feedback on the public's experiences using Phase
One of the Environmental Justice Scorecard, as well as input for future
versions of the Environmental Justice Scorecard. Input may be offered
on any aspect of the Environmental Justice Scorecard, but is
particularly welcome in response to these questions:
1. How can the Environmental Justice Scorecard improve the way it
organizes, displays, or presents data to be more accessible,
understandable, and useful for the public, including for communities
with environmental justice concerns? Please feel free to provide any
examples of scorecards or other publicly accessible tools that Tribal,
state, or local governments or private entities use to measure and
convey progress that may be helpful to review.
2. What additional metric or metrics of Federal agency action or
progress in advancing environmental justice might be relevant and
helpful to consider including in future versions of the Environmental
Justice Scorecard, such as any metric that may help further reflect the
needs and priorities of communities with environmental justice concerns
or show how certain Federal investments are benefiting disadvantaged
communities, including benefits from Justice40 covered programs? The
public is welcome to offer any potential metric or metrics in any of
the categories of the Phase One Scorecard (listed above), or any
potential new categories. For any potential new metric offered, it
would be especially helpful to include information on the following, if
possible:
[cir] Whether the suggested metric would be specific to one Federal
agency or cross-cutting (i.e., applicable to all or multiple agencies).
[cir] Whether the suggested metric would measure or focus on any
particular output (such as the number of trainings related to
environmental justice for staff conducted by an agency) or outcome
(such as a highlight of the benefits of a Justice40 covered program in
a disadvantaged community, like improved air quality or drinking water
safety).
[cir] Whether there is any existing example where the suggested
metric is already reported or used (e.g., by a single agency or outside
of the Federal Government).
3. What kind of qualitative information (such as updates on Federal
agency work or milestones that may not be possible to summarize with
numbers or data alone) does the public consider most valuable to
include or add to a future Scorecard, in addition to quantitative
metrics or data?
4. Please feel free to offer any additional category or categories
of the Federal Government's work or progress that future versions of
the Environmental Justice Scorecard might include to advance the goal
of environmental justice.
5. Please feel free to share any additional feedback relevant to
Phase One of the Environmental Justice Scorecard or any aspect of a
future version of the Environmental Justice Scorecard.
Matthew G. Lee-Ashley,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2023-25508 Filed 11-17-23; 8:45 am]
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