Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2021-0671-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2021-10-18T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57667-57668]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22600]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2021-0671; FRL-9122-01-OA]

National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification for 
a Virtual 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 date and time described below. The meeting is open to the 
public. Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments 
relevant to the specific issues being considered by the NEJAC. 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 hold a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, 
November 10, 2021, from approximately 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern 
Time. A public comment period relevant to the specific issues 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 pre-register by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, 
one (1) week prior to the start of the meeting date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, NEJAC Designated Federal 
Officer, U.S. EPA; please send via email to: [email protected] or contact 
Fred Jenkins at (703) 308-7049. Additional information about the NEJAC 
is available at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting discussion will focus on 
providing information and receiving NEJAC feedback regarding the 
environmental justice and civil rights compliance elements of the draft 
of EPA's next multiyear strategic plan as well as other aligned efforts 
and plans of the agency. The meeting agenda and other meeting support 
materials including the public comments will be posted in the public 
docket (Docket no. EPA-HQ-OA-2021-0671) as they become available. The 
Charter of the NEJAC states that its purpose is to provide independent 
advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator about broad, 
crosscutting 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.
    Registration: Individual registration is required for the virtual 
public meeting. Information on how to register is located https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-meetings. Registration for the meetings is available 
through the scheduled end time of the meeting day. Registration to 
speak during the public comment will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern 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 meeting, and whether you are submitting written 
comments at 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 oral public comment period will be 
limited to three (3) minutes. To accommodate the number of people who 
want to address the NEJAC, only one representative from each community, 
organization, or group will be allowed to speak. Submitting written 
comments for the record are strongly encouraged. Submit your written 
comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2021-0671 at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. EPA 
may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (e.g., on the web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. The Agency's preferred method for public comment is through 
the docket system. Written comments can also be submitted by using the 
webform at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/forms/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-nejac-public-comment. To submit 
comments with additional materials, please send via email to: 
[email protected]. Submitted written public comments to [email protected] will 
be transferred into the public docket for this meeting by EPA staff. 
Written comments can be submitted up to two (2) weeks after the meeting 
date.

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 Fred Jenkins, via email at: [email protected] or 
contact at (703) 308-7049. To request special

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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. 2021-22600 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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