Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0053-0031
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: National Environmental Justice Advisory Council; Notification of Public Meeting
Posted Date: 2022-11-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66297-66298]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23926]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2022-0053; FRL-10358-01-OA]

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 dates and times 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 hybrid in-person public meeting with a 
virtual option. The public meeting will start on Tuesday, November 29, 
2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The NEJAC 
meeting continues Wednesday, November 30, 2022, from approximately 9:00 
a.m. to 7:00 p.m., through Thursday, December 1, 2022, from 
approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting 
discussions will focus on several topics including, but not limited to, 
workgroup activity, final recommendations for council consideration, 
and charges created through collaborations with various EPA national 
program offices. A public comment period relevant to the way in which 
environmental justice (EJ) and equity are incorporated into finance and 
investments at the Environmental Protection Agency will be considered 
by the NEJAC 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 NEJAC meeting will be held at The Westin Alexandria Old 
Town, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, Virginia, USA, 22314-5700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Flores-Gregg, NEJAC Designated 
Federal Officer, U.S. EPA; email: [email protected]; telephone number: 
(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 engagement and economic issues related to 
environmental justice.''

I. 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 23, 2022. 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 on several 
topics including, but not limited to, the way in which environmental 
justice (EJ) and equity are incorporated into finance and investments 
at the Environmental Protection Agency. The NEJAC would also like 
feedback on the related topics of measuring demonstrable outcomes; 
prioritizing resources in legacy communities; addressing harmful air, 
soil, water; and other environmental impacts in U.S. states, 
territories, and tribal nations. 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 NEJAC to advise the EPA to do. Submitting written

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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-2022-0053 at http://www.regulations.gov. Written 
comments can be submitted through 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, 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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