Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-26579
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Great Lakes Advisory Board
Posted Date: 2021-03-08T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13368-13369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04748]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10020-80-Region 5]

Public Meeting for Great Lakes Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting for Great Lakes Advisory Board.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a public meeting of 
the Great Lakes Advisory Board on March 30th, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and March 31st from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 
p.m. Central Standard Time with remote participation only.

DATES: This virtual public meeting will be held on March 30th, 2021 
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and March 31st from 
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Members of the public 
seeking to view the meeting (but not provide oral comments) must 
register by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 26th, 2021. 
Members of the public seeking to make oral comments during the virtual 
meeting must register and indicate their request to make public 
comments by contacting the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) directly by 
3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 21st, 2021 to be placed on a 
list of registered commenters and receive special instructions for 
participation. For information on how to register, please see [How do I 
participate in the meeting] below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edlynzia Barnes, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), at barnes.Edlynzia@epa.gov or 312-886-6249.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    The GLAB is chartered in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2, as amended) and 41 
CFR 102-3.50(d). The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations 
on matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The 
Advisory Board also advises on domestic matters related to 
implementation of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the 
U.S. and Canada. The major objectives are to provide advice and 
recommendations on: Great Lakes protection and restoration activities; 
long-term goals, objectives, and priorities for Great Lakes protection 
and restoration; and other issues identified by the Great Lakes 
Interagency Task Force/Regional Working Group.

II. How do I participate in the remote public meeting?

A. Remote Meeting

    This meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting on March 30th, 
2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and March 31st 
from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. You must register 
by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 26th, 2021 to receive 
information on how to participate. You may also submit written or oral 
comments for the committee by contacting the DFO directly per the 
processes outlined below.

B. Registration

    To register and receive information on how to attend this virtual 
meeting, please send an email to the DFO at [email protected] 
with the SUBJECT line of ``Request to Register for March 2021 GLAB 
Meeting'' and include the following information: Name, Title, 
Organization, Email, and Phone Number. Attendees must register by 3:00 
p.m. Central Standard Time on March 26th, 2021 to receive instructions 
for participation.

C. Procedures for Providing Public Comments

    Oral Statements: In general, oral comments at this virtual 
conference will be limited to the Public Comments portions of the 
meeting agenda. Members of the public may provide oral comments limited 
to up to three minutes per individual or group and submit further 
information in written comments. Persons interested in providing oral 
statements should contact the DFO directly at barnes.edlyzia@epa.gov by 
3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 21st, 2021 with the SUBJECT 
line of ``Request to Register for March 2021 GLAB Meeting--Provide Oral 
Statement'' to be placed on the list of registered speakers and receive 
special instructions for participation. The following information 
should be included in the email: Name, Title, Organization, Email, and 
Phone Number. Oral commenters will be provided an opportunity to speak 
in the order in which their request was received by the DFO and to the 
extent permitted by the number of comments and the scheduled length of 
the meeting. Persons not able to provide oral comments during the 
meeting, will be given an opportunity to provide written comments after 
the meeting.
    Written Statements: Persons interested in providing written 
statements pertaining to this committee meeting may email them to the 
DFO prior to 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 21st, 2021 with 
the SUBJECT line of ``Request to Register for March 2021 GLAB Meeting--
Provide A Written Statement''. The following information should be 
included in the email: Name, Title, Organization, Email, and Phone 
Number.

D. Availability of Meeting Materials

    The meeting agenda and other materials for the virtual conference 
will be posted on the GLAB website at www.glri.us/glab.

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E. Accessibility

    Persons with disabilities who wish to request reasonable 
accommodations to participate in this event may contact the DFO at 
[email protected] or 312-886-6249 by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard 
Time on March 21st, 2021. All final meeting materials will be posted to 
the GLAB website in an accessible format following the meeting, as well 
as a written summary of this meeting.

Cheryl Newton,
Acting Regional Administrator, Great Lakes National Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2021-04748 Filed 3-5-21; 8:45 am]
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