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activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Multiple Trophy Applicants 

The following applicants request 

permits to import sport-hunted trophies 

of male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancing the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

• Marianne Kelley, Oklahoma City, OK; 

Permit No. 37949D 

• Donald Detweiler, Telford, PA; Permit 

No. PER4147647 

• George Ready, Hernando, MS; Permit 

No. PER5176185 

• James Frash, Naples, FL; Permit No. 

PER5176234 

• Deborah Holland, New Market, AL; 

Permit No. PER3088762 

IV. Next Steps 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed in this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching https://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 

this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations. 

Timothy MacDonald, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

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Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 

Draft Vision, Goals and Objectives 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Executive 

Order (E.O.) 14096, Revitalizing our 

Nation’s Commitment to Environmental 

Justice for All, the Department of the 

Interior (Department) is updating its 

Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 

and soliciting feedback on its draft 

environmental justice vision, goals, and 

objectives (included in Supplemental 

Information). The Department is also 

soliciting feedback on priority actions 

and performance metrics the 

Department should evaluate to advance 

the draft environmental justice vision, 

goals, and objectives. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

provide oral feedback on the 

Department’s draft environmental 

justice vision, goals, and objectives and 

priority actions or performance metrics 

the Department should evaluate to 

advance the draft environmental justice 

vision, goals, and objectives during one 

of three public virtual listening sessions: 

Date Time Location Registration link 

November 30, 2023 ............................... 3:00–4:30 p.m. ET ................................ Virtual .................... https://bit.ly/generalpublicsession1. 

November 30, 2023 ............................... 6:30–8:00 p.m. ET ................................ Virtual .................... https://bit.ly/generalpublicsession2. 

December 1, 2023 ................................. 3:00–4:30 p.m. ET ................................ Virtual .................... https://bit.ly/generalpublicsession3. 

Interested persons are also invited to 

provide written feedback. Consideration 

will be given to all comments received 

during the public listening sessions or 

postmarked by December 15, 2023. 

Please clearly indicate whether feedback 

is intended for the Department’s draft 

vision, draft goals, and/or draft 

objectives, priority actions and 

performance metrics. 

ADDRESSES: 

Submitting Comments: Interested 

persons may submit written comments 

by one of the following methods: 

1. By email to: Environmental_

Justice@ios.doi.gov. 

2. By hard copy to: Environmental 

Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Office of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance (MS–2629), 1849 C Street 

NW, Washington DC 20240. 

Written submissions must include 

your name and reference the 

Department’s Environmental Justice 

Strategic Plan. All feedback, including 

any personal information you provide, 

may be made public. Therefore, the 

Department cautions participants 

against providing information they do 

not want made available to the public or 

submitting materials that contain 

personal information (either about 

themselves or others). 

Accessing Documents and Additional 

Information: You may access 

information on the Department’s 

Environmental Justice program, 

information on the Environmental 

Justice Strategic Plan update, and the 

Department’s current Environmental 

Justice Strategic Plan at the 

Department’s environmental justice 

website at https://www.doi.gov/oepc/ 

resources/environmental-justice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Kelly, Office of Environmental 

Policy and Compliance, at 202 208– 

7565 or by email at cheryl_kelly@

ios.doi.gov. Individuals in the United 

States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 

hearing, or have a speech disability may 

dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to 

access telecommunications relay 

services. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Executive Order 14096 

directs Federal agencies to develop an 

Environmental Justice Strategic Plan 

that will ‘‘set forth the agency’s vision, 

goals, priority actions, and metrics to 

address and advance environmental 

justice and to fulfill the directives of 

[the E.O.], including through the 

identification of new staffing, policies, 

regulations, or guidance documents’’, as 

well as ‘‘identify and address 

opportunities through regulations, 

policies, permits, or other means to 

improve accountability and compliance 

with any statute the agency administers 

that affects the health and environment 

of communities with environmental 

justice concerns.’’ 

To advance environmental justice, the 

Department established an 

Environmental Justice Steering 

Committee, made up of representatives 

of the Department’s bureaus and offices. 

The Environmental Justice Steering 

Committee’s Policy Subcommittee 

developed the draft environmental 

justice vision, goals, and objectives on 

which feedback is being sought by 

evaluating the Department’s existing 

2016 Environmental Justice Strategic 

Plan, the Department’s 2022–2026 

Strategic Plan, recent Executive Orders, 

and input received from Departmental 

employees in feedback sessions. The 

Policy Subcommittee will evaluate all 


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oral and written feedback received on 

the draft environmental justice vision, 

goals, and objectives, as well as 

potential actions and performance 

measures to develop the draft 

Environmental Justice Strategic Plan. 

Listening Session Format: Listening 

sessions will be 90 minutes. The 

sessions will start with an overview and 

then interested persons will have the 

opportunity to provide feedback using a 

variety of engagement tools. If you 

require a reasonable accommodation to 

attend a listening session, please email: 

Environmental_Justice@ios.doi.gov. 

Draft Environmental Justice Vision, 

Goals, and Objectives: The Department 

would appreciate comments on the 

following questions: 

1. Do the draft environmental justice 

vision, strategic goals, and objectives 

provided in the table address your 

interests and concerns about the 

advancement of environmental justice 

by the Department? Why or why not? 

2. What actions should the 

Department undertake to advance 

environmental justice? 

3. What performance measures or 

metrics should the Department establish 

to monitor progress towards advancing 

environmental justice? 

Draft Environmental Justice Vision 

To provide outstanding management of the natural and cultural resources entrusted to us in a manner that is sustainable, equitable, accessible, and inclusive of all 

populations. 

Draft Strategic Goal 1 and Objectives 

Institutionalize environmental justice within the Department and establish accountability for decisionmakers and practitioners as they apply environmental justice principles in policies, budgeting, decisions, activities, and processes. 

1.1 Increase our employees’ awareness and understanding of environmental justice. 

1.2 Solicit resources, support, and commitment from leadership to cultivate an enabling environment for their employees to advance environmental justice. 

1.3 Expand our employees’ capacity and skillsets to build their ability to advance environmental justice through their work. 

1.4 Develop a structure to ensure that employees at all levels are held accountable for advancing environmental justice. 

Draft Strategic Goal 2 and Objectives 

Engage early and often with communities and Tribal Nations to support meaningful involvement, equitable decisions, better inform the Department’s activities, and 

proactively address/involve environmental justice concerns. 

2.1 Expand the Department’s capacity to maintain and deepen relationships with communities and Tribal Nations. 

2.2 Build skills and capacity among our employees to deliver intentional, anticipatory, respectful engagement. 

2.3 Remove barriers and provide resources and opportunities for communities and Tribal Nations to engage with the Department. 

2.4 Maintain and model an open and ongoing dialogue with communities and Tribal Nations about how their input is incorporated into our decisions. 

Draft Strategic Goal 3 and Objectives 

Identify, prevent, and mitigate environmental injustices, including adverse human health or environmental effects, in collaboration and coordination with communities 

and other partners. 

3.1 Adjust actions, policies, programs, and program implementation to better account for environmental justice considerations to prevent injustices. 

3.2 Actively address the impacts of historical environmental and health injustices. 

3.3 Employ a whole-of-government approach to maximize benefits to and reduce burdens on communities and Tribal Nations. 

3.4 Build new and deepen existing partnerships to both broaden and localize our engagement. 

Draft Strategic Goal 4 and Objectives 

Leverage funding, training, educational and professional opportunities to empower efforts to build and sustain healthy, environmentally, and economically sound 

communities. 

4.1 Identify and remove barriers that prevent communities and Tribal Nations from accessing and executing opportunities. 

4.2 Expand and improve technical assistance to communities and Tribal Nations. 

4.3 Create new and amend existing opportunities for outreach, communication, and accessibility for communities and Tribal Nations, and aim to increase available funding when possible. 

4.4 Work with communities and Tribal Nations to identify and deliver desired opportunities. 

Draft Strategic Goal 5 and Objectives 

Apply environmental justice principles in the Department’s production, collection, and use of data, science, and research to benefit communities and better inform 

our decision making. 

5.1 Identify data gaps and address those gaps. 

5.2 Employ diverse sources, methodologies, and perspectives, including Indigenous Knowledges, across our activities, and apply related findings in the Department’s decision-making. 

5.3 Make the Department’s research/data available and accessible to communities and Tribal Nations, as appropriate. 

5.4 Abide by respectful, ethical research and data practices, including confidentiality and data sovereignty. 

Eric Werwa, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Policy and 

Environmental Management, Department’s 

Environmental Justice Officer. 

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