Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0050-0086
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Meetings: White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council
Posted Date: 2022-11-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66298-66299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23927]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0050; FRL-10359-01-OA]

White House 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 White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council (WHEJAC) 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 provide public comment, please see ``REGISTRATION'' under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Pre-Registration is required.

DATES: The WHEJAC will convene a hybrid in-person public meeting with a 
virtual option starting Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at approximately 
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The WHEJAC meeting continues Thursday, December 
1, 2022, at approximately 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Meeting discussions 
will focus on several topics including, but not limited to, workgroup 
activity, proposed recommendations for the Council on Environmental 
Quality's (CEQ) consideration, CEQ briefings, new charges, and 
interaction between the White House Interagency Council on 
Environmental Justice and WHEJAC. A public comment period relevant to 
the specific issues will be considered by the WHEJAC at 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, November 23, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The WHEJAC meeting will be held at the Westin Alexandria Old 
Town, 400 Courthouse Square in Alexandria, Virginia 22314-5700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria Robinson, WHEJAC Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: [email protected]; or by telephone at 
(202) 564-6349. Additional information about the WHEJAC is available 
at: https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council#meetings.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Charter of the WHEJAC states that the 
advisory committee will provide independent advice and recommendations 
to the Chair of the CEQ and to the White House Interagency Council on 
how to increase the Federal Government's efforts to address current and 
historic environmental injustice, including recommendations for 
updating Executive Order 12898.
    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.

I. Registration

    Individual registration is required for the virtual public meeting. 
No two individuals can share the same registration link. Information on 
how to register is located at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council#meetings. 
Registration to attend the public meeting is available throughout the 
duration of the meeting days. The deadline to sign up to speak during 
the in-person public comment period will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern 
Time on November 23, 2022. When registering, please provide your name, 
organization, city and state, and email address for follow up. Please 
also indicate whether you are interested in providing an oral public 
comment during the meeting, or if you will submit written comments at 
the time of registration.

A. Public Comment

    The WHEJAC is interested in receiving public comments on a variety 
of topics related to environmental justice. 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 WHEJAC to advise CEQ and the 
Interagency Council to do. Submitting written comments for the record 
is strongly encouraged. You may submit your written comments in three 
different ways; (1) by using the webform at https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/forms/white-house-environmental-justice-advisory-council-whejac-public-comment; (2) by sending comments via email to 
[email protected]; and (3) by creating comments in the Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OA-2022-0050 at http://www.regulations.gov. Written comments can be 
submitted up to two weeks after the meeting closes on December 14, 
2022.

B. Information About Services for Individuals With Disabilities or 
Requiring English Language Translation Assistance

    For information about access or services for individuals requiring 
assistance, contact Victoria Robinson at (202) 564-6349 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 address, 
email, or

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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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