Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0099-0009
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2023-05-10T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30128-30129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09917]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0099; FRL-10939-01-OA]

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification 
of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification for a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hereby provides notice that 
the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) will 
meet on the dates and times described below. The meeting is open to the 
public. For additional information about registering to attend the 
meeting or provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Pre-Registration is required.

DATES: The WHEJAC will convene an in-person public meeting with a 
virtual option on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at approximately 6:00 p.m. 
Mountain Standard Time. The WHEJAC meeting continues Wednesday, June 
14, 2023, and Thursday, June 15, 2023, from approximately 9:00 a.m.-
5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time each day. Meeting discussions will 
focus on several topics including, but not limited to, workgroup 
activity, proposed recommendations for the Council on Environmental 
Quality's (CEQ) consideration, CEQ briefings, new charges, and 
interaction between the White House Environmental Justice Interagency 
Council (IAC) and the WHEJAC. A public comment period relevant to 
current WHEJAC charges will be considered by the WHEJAC at the meeting 
on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). Members of 
the public who wish to speak during the public comment period must 
register by 11:59 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, June 6, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The WHEJAC meeting will be held at the Renaissance Phoenix 
Downtown Hotel, 100 North 1st Street in Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrie Washington, WHEJAC Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: [email protected]; telephone (312) 886-
0669. Additional information about the WHEJAC is available at: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council#meetings.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the WHEJAC states that the 
advisory committee will provide independent advice and recommendations 
to the Chair of the CEQ and to the White House Interagency Council on 
how to increase the Federal Government's efforts to address current and 
historic environmental injustice, including recommendations for 
updating Executive Order 12898. The WHEJAC will provide advice and 
recommendations about broad cross-cutting issues related but not 
limited to issues of environmental justice and pollution reduction, 
energy, climate change mitigation and resiliency, environmental health, 
and racial inequity. The WHEJAC's efforts will include a broad range of 
strategic, scientific, technological, regulatory, community engagement, 
and economic issues related to environmental justice.

I. Registration

    Individual registration is required for the public meeting. No two 
individuals can share the same registration link. Information on how to 
register is located at https://www.epa.gov/

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environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-
council#meetings. Registration for the public meeting is available 
throughout the scheduled end time of the meeting. Registration to speak 
during the public comment period will close at 11:59 p.m. Mountain 
Standard Time on June 6, 2023. When registering, please provide your 
name, organization, city and state, and email address for follow up. 
Please also indicate whether you will provide public comment during the 
meeting, or if you will submit written comments.

A. Public Comment

    The WHEJAC is interested in receiving public comments relevant to 
the following questions currently under consideration: (1) Please 
provide any feedback on ongoing activities and resources by the federal 
government agencies on environmental justice, including the Justice40 
Initiative, Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool, and 
forthcoming Environmental Justice Scorecard; and (2) What resources or 
tools would you find beneficial related to environmental justice from 
federal government agencies? Priority to speak during the meeting will 
be given to public commenters with comments relevant to the topics and 
questions listed above. Every effort will be made to hear from as many 
registered public commenters during the time specified on the agenda. 
Individuals or groups making remarks during the public comment period 
will be limited to three (3) minutes. Please be prepared to briefly 
describe your issue and your recommendation relevant to the current 
charges, topics, and questions under consideration by the WHEJAC. 
Submitting written comments for the record is strongly encouraged. You 
may submit your written comments in three different ways; (1.) by 
creating comments in the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0099 at 
http://www.regulations.gov, (2.) by using the webform at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/forms/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council-whejac-public-comment, and (3.) by sending 
comments via email to [email protected]. Written comments can be submitted 
through June 20, 2023.

B. Information About Services for Individuals With Disabilities or 
Requiring English Language Translation Assistance

    For information about access or services for individuals requiring 
assistance, contact Audrie Washington at (312) 886-0669 or via email at 
[email protected]. To request special accommodations for a disability or 
other assistance, please submit your request at least fourteen (14) 
working days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient time to 
process your request. All requests should be sent to the address, 
email, or phone number listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section.

Matthew Tejada,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Environmental Justice, Office of 
Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights.
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