[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13732-13733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5572]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6951-3]
Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The next meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, a
federal advisory committee that reports to the President and Congress
on environmental and infrastructure projects along the U.S. border with
Mexico, will take place March 21-22 in Yuma, Arizona. The meeting is
open to the public. It is the first of three committee meetings that
will take place along the border during 2001.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at the Shilo Inn and Conference
Center, 1550 Castle Dome Road, Yuma, Arizona.
Agenda: During the morning of March 21, the Board will hear from
several invited speakers on the use of pesticides in the U.S.-Mexico
border region; topics will include farmworker education, institutional
responsibilities, the Colorado River toxics study, and others. These
presentations will be followed by a public comment session during which
attendees will be encouraged to speak about their own concerns and
priorities for their communities as well as the wider border region.
Following lunch, the meeting will continue with report-outs from
Board members on recent developments within their respective
organizations and in other institutions in the United States and Mexico
that have border-region programs. After these report-outs, the Board
has invited a representative from the U.S.-Mexico Border Health
Commission to give a status report on the Commission's activities and
plans. The balance of the day, as well as the following day, primarily
will be devoted to ongoing Board business such as strengthening
outreach and preparations for its next advisory report. The meeting
ends at noon on March 22.
Public Attendance: The public is welcome to attend all portions of
the meeting. Members of the public who
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plan to file written statements and/or make brief oral statements at
the public comment session on the morning of March 21 are encouraged to
contact the Designated Federal Officer for the Board prior to the
meeting.
Background: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board was created by
the Enterprise for the Americans Initiative Act of 1992. An Executive
Order delegates implementing authority to the Administrator of EPA. The
Board is responsible for providing advice to the President and the
Congress on environmental and infrastructure issues and needs within
the States contiguous to Mexico in order to improve the quality of life
of persons residing on the United States side of the border. The
statute calls for the Board to have representatives from U.S.
Government agencies; the governments of the States of Arizona,
California, New Mexico and Texas; and private organizations with
expertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the
southwest border. The Board meets three times annually, primarily in
various border locations. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
gives notice of this meeting of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine M. Koerner, Designated Federal
Officer for the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, Office of
Cooperative Environmental Management, Office of the Administrator,
USEPA, MC1601A, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, (202)
564-1484, [email protected].
Dated: February 26, 2001.
Timothy O. Sherer,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Cooperative Environmental Management.
[FR Doc. 01-5572 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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