[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28419-28420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13887]


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THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


The Nineteenth Meeting of the President's Council on Sustainable 
Development (PCSD) in Washington, DC

SUMMARY: The President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD), a 
Presidential Commission with representation from industry, government, 
environmental, and Native American organizations, will convene its 
nineteenth meeting in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 4, 1998.
    Under its current charter from the Clinton Administration, the 
Council is (1) continuing to forge consensus on policy, (2) 
demonstrating implementation, (3) getting the word out about 
sustainable development, and (4) evaluating progress. The Council will 
advise the President in four specific areas: domestic implementation of 
policy options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, next steps in 
building the new environmental management system of the 21st century, 
promoting multi-jurisdictional and community cooperation in 
metropolitan and rural areas, and policies that foster the United 
States' leadership role in sustainable development internationally.
    At the Council's last meeting in Atlanta, GA on November 20, 1997, 
the members listened to and questioned invited experts as they 
presented their views on the possibilities and limitations of new 
technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Council also heard 
from people in the Atlanta region about ways in which the climate 
change issues are affecting, and could affect, their lives.
    At the June 4th meeting the Council will hear presentations, 
discuss a wide array of business, and decide on important next steps.

June 4 Public Meeting

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

    <bullet> National Town Meetings for a New American Dream. Progress 
on the goals, vision, audiences, anchor events, and overall planning 
for this seminal event taking place in Detroit and in communities 
across America on May 2-5, 1999.
    <bullet> Benefits and opportunities for community-based greenhouse 
gas emissions reduction strategies.
    <bullet> Progress of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council and 
Metropolitan and Rural Strategies Task Force.

12:00-1:00 p.m.--Lunch

1:00-4:00 p.m.--Public Meeting Continued

    <bullet> Presentations ``The Importance of Incentives for Early 
Action on Climate Change''.
    <bullet> Priority Climate Technologies and Barriers.
    <bullet> Environmental Management Task Force's ``Proposed 
Environmental Management Framework''.
    <bullet> Public Comment.
    Public comment period: The Council will seek public comment on the 
Council's activities to implement the Administration's directive. 
Public comment will be taken during the substantive sessions as time 
permits, and during the allotted time for public comment identified in 
the agenda above. Written comments may be submitted before or during 
the public meeting. All written and oral comments will become part of 
the public record.
    Specifically, the Council is interested in hearing from the public 
comments in the following areas:
    <bullet> The Climate Task Force of the President's Council agreed 
last fall on the important role of technology in addressing climate 
change, stating that, ``To protect the climate cost effectively, 
technology breakthroughs, technology incentives, and the elimination of 
barriers for the deployment of existing technologies are needed. Broad-
based cooperative programs to stimulate markets and develop and 
disseminate new and existing technology to industrialized and 
developing countries, must be a high priority.'' What in your view is 
the most important new technology or class of technologies for reducing 
greenhouse gas emissions? What are the barriers to their adoption?
    <bullet> The Climate Task Force of the President's Council agreed 
last fall on the need for incentives for early action stating that, 
``Greenhouse gases have atmospheric lifetimes ranging from decades to 
over a century, and both the concentration and the rate of increase of 
these gases in the atmosphere are important factors in determining the 
risk of climate change. Therefore, policies to reduce emissions of 
greenhouse gases and other measures to protect the climate should 
include incentives for early action.'' What key issues must be 
addressed in any system designed to create early incentives to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions'?
    <bullet> The Council's Charter directs the Council to ``Get the 
Word Out About Sustainable Development.'' In the context of climate 
change, what strategies should the Council use to share its consensus 
views on the climate change issue?
    <bullet> How can community-based strategies be used to address 
climate change?
    <bullet> What are the most interesting innovations now underway in 
environmental management that are advancing or could advance the 
economic, environmental and social goals of sustainable development?
    The Council's previous recommendations to the President may be 
found in two reports: Sustainable

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America: A New Consensus for Prosperity, Opportunity, and a Healthy 
Environment for the Future (March 1996) and Building on Consensus: A 
Progress Report on Sustainable America (January 1997). Copies of both 
reports can be ordered by calling 1-800-363-3732 or downloaded off the 
Internet at ``http://www.whitehouse.gov/PCSD''.
    Dates/Times: Thursday, June 4, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Place: Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Building, 1300 
Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC. Enter at main entrance on 14th 
Street and proceed down stairs or escalator to the open courtyard and 
follow signs to the event.
    Status: Open to the public. Public comments are welcome and may be 
submitted orally on Thursday June 4 or in writing any time prior to or 
during the meeting. Please submit written comments prior to the meeting 
to: PCSD, Public Comments, 730 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20503, or fax to: 202/408-6839, E-mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6505050c0b030a1506160125040a094b060a08">``<span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cba2a5ada4bba8b8af8baaa4a7e5a8a4a6">[email protected]</span></a>''.
    Contact: Paul Flaim, Administrative Assistant, at 202/408-5296.
    Sign Language Interpreter: Please notify the contact if you will 
need a sign language interpreter.
Martin A. Spitzer,
Executive Director, President's Council on Sustainable Development.
[FR Doc. 98-13887 Filed 5-20-98; 2:20 pm]
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