[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48534-48535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24193]


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THE PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


The Twentieth Meeting of the President's Council on Sustainable 
Development (PCSD) in Pittsburgh, PA

    Summary: The President's Council on Sustainable Development (PCSD), 
a Presidential Commission with representation from industry, 
government, environmental, and Native American organizations, will 
convene its twentieth meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Monday, 
September 28, 1998.
    Under its current charter from the Clinton Administration, the 
Council is (1) continuing to forge consensus on policy, (2) 
demonstrating implementation, (3) getting the word out about 
sustainable development, and (4) evaluating progress. The Council will 
advise the President in four specific areas: domestic implementation of 
policy options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, next steps in 
building the new environmental management system of the 21st century, 
promoting multi jurisdictional and community cooperation in 
metropolitan and rural areas, and policies that foster the United 
States' leadership role in sustainable development internationally.
    At the Council's last meeting in Washington, DC., on June 4th, the 
members deliberated among themselves and listened to and questioned 
invited experts on a variety of issues which included:
     National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America. Progress 
on the goals, vision, audiences, anchor events, and overall planning 
for this seminal event taking place in Detroit and in communities 
across America on May 2-5, 1999.
     Benefits and opportunities for community-based greenhouse 
gas emissions reduction strategies.
     Progress of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council and 
Metropolitan and Rural Strategies Task Force.
     Presentations ``The Importance of Incentives for Early 
Action on Climate Change''.
     Priority Climate Technologies and Barriers.
     Environmental Management Task Force's ``Proposed 
Environmental Management Framework.''
     Public Comment.
    At the Council's meeting in Pittsburgh, PA on September 28-29, 
1998, the Council will address a variety of issues.
    On Monday, September 28, the Council will:
     Discuss Pittsburgh's initiatives on Sustainable 
Development.
     Deliberate on Sustainable Communities Recommendations.
     Discuss the National Town Meeting scheduled for May, 1999.
     Public Comment.
    On Tuesday, September 29, the Council's discussions will include:
     Deliberate on recommendations for innovative technologies 
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
     Deliberate on principles for early action to reduce 
greenhouse gas emissions.
     Discuss opportunities to work with the Financial Community 
on climate change issues.
     Public Comment.
    Specifically, the Council is interested in hearing from the public 
in the following areas:
     What opportunities are available to advance multi-
jurisdictional collaboration in the Pittsburgh region?
     What are the local opportunities to increase participation 
in the National Town Meeting?
     How can the Council improve its proposed sustainable 
communities recommendations?
     How can the Council do more to engage the public, leaders 
from all sectors, and the financial community in a discussion of the 
opportunities and challenges we face in addressing climate change?

The Council's previous recommendations to the President may be found in 
two reports: Sustainable America: A New Consensus for Prosperity, 
Opportunity, and a Healthy Environment for the Future (March 1996) and 
Building on Consensus: A Progress Report on Sustainable America 
(January 1997). Copies of both reports can be ordered by calling 1-800-
363-3732 or downloaded off the Internet at ``http://www.whitehouse.gov/
PCSD.'' For more information about PCSD, please E-mail: 
``[email protected]'', log onto PCSD's web site, or call the contact 
listed below.

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    Dates/Times: Monday, September 28, 1998 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
and Tuesday, September 29, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
    Place: The Westin William Penn, Grand Ball Room, located on the 
17th floor, 530 William Penn Place, Downtown, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 
Phone: 412-553-5028.
    Status: Open to the public. Public comments are welcome and may be 
submitted orally on Monday, September 28, 1998 or Tuesday, September 
29, or in writing any time prior to or during the meeting. Please 
submit written comments prior to the meeting to: PCSD, Public Comments, 
730 Jackson Place, NW, Washington, DC 20503, or fax to: 202/408-6839.
    Contact: Paul Flaim, Administrative Assistant, at 202/408-5296.
    Sign Language Interpreter: Please notify the contact if you will 
need a sign language interpreter.
Martin A. Spitzer,
Executive Director, President's Council on Sustainable Development.
[FR Doc. 98-24193 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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