Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-26745
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2021-04-20T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 20, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20493-20494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08107]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10022-69-OP]

White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification 
of Virtual Public Meeting Series

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification for a series of public meetings.

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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. Due to unforeseen 
administrative circumstances, EPA is announcing the April 28, 2021 
meeting with less than 15 calendar days public notice. The May 13, 2021 
meeting will meet the FACA guidance. These meetings are open to the 
public. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments 
relevant to the specific issues being considered by the WHEJAC. For 
additional information about registering to attend the meetings or to 
provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. Pre-registration is required.

DATES: The WHEJAC will hold a series of public virtual public meetings 
on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, and Thursday, May 13, 2021, from 
approximately 2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. A public 
comment period relevant to the specific issues will be considered by 
the WHEJAC at each meeting (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION). Members of 
the public who wish to participate during the public comment period 
must pre-register by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, one (1) week 
prior to each meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen L. Martin, WHEJAC Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: whejac@epa.gov; telephone: (202) 564-
0203. Additional information about the WHEJAC is available at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting discussion will focus on several 
topics including, but not limited to the discussion and deliberation of 
draft recommendations to the Chair of the Council on Environmental 
Quality and the White House Interagency Council on Environmental 
Justice from the Justice40 Work Group, Climate and Economic Justice 
Screening Tool Work Group and Executive Order 12898 Work Group.
    The Charter of the WHEJAC states that the advisory committee will 
provide independent advice and recommendations to the Chair of the 
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and to the White House

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Interagency Council on Environmental Justice (Interagency Council). 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.
    Registration: Individual registration is required for each of the 
virtual public meetings. Information on how to register is located at 
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council. Registration for the meetings is available 
through the scheduled end time of each meeting day. Registration to 
speak during the public comment period will close 11:59 p.m., Eastern 
Daylight Time, one (1) week prior to meeting date. When registering, 
please provide your name, organization, city and state, and email 
address for follow up. Please also indicate whether you would like to 
provide public comment during the meetings, and whether you are 
submitting written comments at the time of registration.

A. Public Comment

    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. To accommodate the number of people who want to 
address the WHEJAC during the time allotted on the agenda, only one 
representative of a particular community, organization, or group will 
be allowed to speak. Submission of written comments for the record are 
strongly encouraged. The suggested format for individuals providing 
public comments is as follows: Name of speaker; name of organization/
community; city and state; and email address; brief description of the 
concern, and what you want the WHEJAC to advise CEQ to do. Written 
comments received by registration deadline, will be included in the 
materials distributed to the WHEJAC prior to the meeting. Written 
comments received after that time will be provided to the WHEJAC as 
time allows. All written commenters should use the webform at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/forms/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council-whejac-public-comment to submit comments, and 
email any additional materials to whejac@epa.gov.

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 Karen L. Martin, via email at 
whejac@epa.gov. To request special accommodations for a disability or 
other assistance, please submit your request at least seven (7) working 
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA sufficient time to process your 
request. All requests should be sent to the email listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

Matthew Tejada,
Director for the Office of Environmental Justice.
[FR Doc. 2021-08107 Filed 4-19-21; 8:45 am]
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