[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 170 (Thursday, August 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53007-53008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22372]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6861-5]


Good Neighbor Environmental Board Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB) will meet on the 
afternoon of Tuesday, September 19th, and for the full day on 
Wednesday, September 20, in El Paso, Texas, in its role as advisor to 
the President and Congress on creating and maintaining an 
environmentally sustainable U.S.-Mexico border region. In addition, on 
the following day, September 21st, Good Neighbor Board members will 
take part in the currently scheduled plenary session of the U.S.-Mexico 
Border XXI Program National Coordinator's meeting, where they will 
report out on their activities and also facilitate a public comment 
session. The meetings of both groups are open to the public.
    Location: The Good Neighbor Environmental Board meeting will take 
place at the Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, Texas. It is located at 101 
South El Paso Street, El Paso, Texas, 79901. The hotel phone number is 
(915) 534-3000. The Camino Real is adjacent to the Convention Center 
and Performing Arts Theater. It has underground fee parking, and there 
is a bus stop about 3 blocks from the hotel.
    Agenda: During the first afternoon, Tuesday the 19th, the draft 
agenda calls for discussing ongoing Board business including 
dissemination of the Fourth Report to the President and Congress, a 
briefing on border region watersheds, a roundtable with Border XXI to 
give input from the Board on its proposed next phase, and break-out 
sessions for the Board's four workgroups. The draft agenda for 
Wednesday includes more ongoing Board business such as report-outs on 
border activities, early planning for the Fifth Report, and a 
roundtable session with Consejo Region 1 of Mexico and representatives 
from non-governmental groups.
    Public Attendance: The public is welcome to attend all portions of 
the meeting. Seating on both days is available on a first-come, first-
served basis. Members of the public who plan to file written statements 
and/or make brief oral statements at the public comment session of the 
National Coordinator's meeting on September 21st, which Good Neighbor 
is scheduled to facilitate, should contact the Designated Federal 
Officer of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board by Thursday, September 
7th.
    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. 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]., or access the GNEB web-site at 
www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.htm.


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    Dated: August 22, 2000.
Elaine Koerner,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-22372 Filed 8-30-00; 8:45 am]
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