Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0101-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2023-03-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15391-15392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05022]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10764-01-OA;-EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0101]

National 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 National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) 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 to provide public comment, please see Registration under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Pre-Registration is required.

DATES: The NEJAC will convene a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, 
March 29, and Thursday, March 30, 2023, from approximately 12:00 p.m. 
to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Time each day. The meeting discussions will focus 
on several topics including, but not limited to, workgroup activity, 
final recommendations for council consideration, and charges created 
through collaborations with various EPA national program offices. A 
public comment period relevant to EPA's water infrastructure technical 
assistance efforts to ensure communities with environmental justice 
concerns can obtain technical assistance will be considered by the 
NEJAC during the meeting (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). Members of 
the public who wish to participate during the public comment period 
must register by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, March 22, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Flores-Gregg, NEJAC Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: [email protected]; telephone: (214) 665-
8123. Additional information about the NEJAC is available at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the NEJAC states that the 
advisory committee ``will provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Administrator about broad, cross-cutting issues 
related to environmental justice. The NEJAC's efforts will include 
evaluation of 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/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-meetings. Registration 
to attend the meeting is available through the scheduled meeting days. 
The deadline to sign up to speak during the public comment period will 
close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, March 22, 2023. When registering, 
please provide your name, organization, city and state, and email 
address. Please also indicate whether you would like to provide oral 
public comment during the meeting, or whether you are submitting 
written comments.

A. Public Comment

    The NEJAC is interested in receiving public comments on EPA's water 
infrastructure technical assistance efforts to ensure communities with 
environmental justice concerns (particularly for community water 
systems, decentralized systems, and/or non-existent infrastructure) can 
obtain technical assistance to address their environmental, public 
health, affordability and climate resiliency needs, and reduce 
longstanding and cumulative negative health impacts. Priority to speak 
during the meeting will be given to public commenters with comments 
relevant to water infrastructure technical assistance efforts to 
communities with environmental justice concerns. More information on 
NEJAC charges is located online at: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-
current-charges. Every effort will be made to hear from as many 
registered oral public commenters during the time specified on the 
agenda. Individuals or groups making remarks during the oral public 
comment period will be limited to three (3) minutes. Please be prepared 
to briefly describe your comments; including your recommendations on 
what you want the NEJAC to advise the

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EPA to do. Submitting written comments for the record are strongly 
encouraged. You can submit your written comments in three different 
ways, (1) by using the webform at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/forms/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-nejac-public-comment, (2) by sending comments via email to 
[email protected] and (3) by creating comments in the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEJECR-2023-0101 at http://www.regulations.gov. Written comments can be 
submitted through April 13, 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, please contact Paula Flores-Gregg, at (214) 665-8123 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 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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