Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEJECR-2023-0101-0006
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2023-11-16T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78745-78746]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25245]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-11560-01-OEJECR;-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 date and time 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 Tuesday, 
December 5, 2023, at approximately 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Eastern Time. 
The meeting discussions will focus on several topics including, but not 
limited to, updates on NEJAC recommendations related to air quality and 
community monitoring, PFAS, finance and investments and responses to 
community concerns brought forward in Puerto Rico. A public comment 
period relevant to current NEJAC charges and recommendations will be 
considered by the NEJAC at the meeting on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 
(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, November 28, 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

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engagement and economic issues related to environmental justice.''
    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, November 
28, 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 at time of registration.

A. Public Comment

The NEJAC is interested in receiving public comments relevant to the 
following charges:

(1) Cumulative Impacts Framework Charge
(2) Farmworker and Pesticides Charge

    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 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-OA-2023-0101 at http://www.regulations.gov. Written comments 
can be submitted through December 19, 2023. More information about the 
NEJAC's current charges can be found here https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/national-environmental-justice-advisory-council-
current-charges.

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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