Document ID: EPA_FRDOC_0001-26086
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: Great Lakes Advisory Board
Posted Date: 2020-10-19T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 202 (Monday, October 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66330-66331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23005]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10015-52-Region 5]

Public Meeting of the Great Lakes Advisory Board

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting of the 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 (GLAB) on October 29, 2020 from 9:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to be conducted via remote/
virtual participation only. Due to unforeseen administrative 
circumstances, EPA is announcing this meeting with less than 15 
calendar days' notice.

DATES: This remote/virtual public meeting will be held on October 29, 
2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time. Members of the 
public seeking to view the meeting (but who do not desire to provide 
oral comments) must register by 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on 
October 28, 2020. Members of the public who desire to make oral 
comments during the remote/virtual meeting must register and request to 
make oral comments by contacting the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) 
directly by 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on October 22, 2020 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 remote public 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 GLAB provides advice and recommendations on 
matters related to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

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and on domestic matters related to implementation of the Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. The major 
objectives of the GLAB 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 remote/virtual meeting on 
October 29, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time. 
You must register by 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on October 28, 
2020 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 remote/
virtual meeting, please send an email to the DFO at 
[email protected] with the SUBJECT line of ``Request to Register 
for October 2020 GLAB Meeting'' and include the following information: 
Name, Title, Organization, Email, and Phone Number. Attendees must 
register by 3:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time on October 28, 2020 to 
receive instructions for participation.

C. Procedures for Providing Public Comments

    Oral Statements: In general, oral comments at this remote virtual 
meeting will be limited to the ``Public Comments'' portion of the 
meeting agenda. During the ``Public Comments'' portion of the meeting 
agenda, members of the public may provide oral comments no longer than 
three minutes duration 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 Daylight Time on October 22, 2020 with the SUBJECT 
line of ``Request to Register for October 2020 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 Daylight Time on October 22, 2020 with 
the SUBJECT line of ``Request to Register for October 2020 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.

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 October 22, 2020. 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.

Kurt Thiede,
Regional Administrator, Great Lakes National Program Manager.
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