[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 176 (Monday, September 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 54848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23349]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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National Environmental Justice Advisory Council's (NEJAC) Puerto 
Rico Subcommittee; Notification of First NEJAC Puerto Rico Subcommittee 
Meeting, Open Meeting and Public Comment Period (All Times Are Local 
Puerto Rico Time)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency Region II will sponsor a 
National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) Puerto Rico 
Subcommittee Meeting on Environmental Justice, September 26-27, 2000, 
in Manat, Puerto Rico. Specifically, the meeting and public comment 
period will be held at Collage, located in Highway #2 Km. 49.2 in 
Manat. Meeting activities will include speaker presentations and a 
public comment period pertaining to environmental justice issues on the 
island. The meeting will start with a presentation from the EPA Region 
II Administrator. During the meeting there will also be presentations 
from the Director of the EPA Region II Caribbean Environmental 
Protection Division and the members of the new Puerto Rico 
Subcommittee. On September 26, the first day of the meeting, there will 
be a public comment period from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. A broad range of 
stakeholders and constituent groups from all of Puerto Rico are invited 
to participate to help develop a framework and general recommendations 
to address environmental justice issues on the island of Puerto Rico. 
On September 27, the second day of the meeting, the agenda includes a 
discussion of follow-up and next steps. A report and recommendations 
from the Meeting Proceedings will be prepared by the Puerto Rico 
Subcommittee and submitted to NEJAC for review and consideration before 
forwarding them to the Administrator of the U.S EPA.
    Members of the public who wish to make a brief oral presentation 
should pre-register by contacting Rafael Mayoral at (787) 729-6951 
extension 251 by September 19, 2000 to have time reserved on the 
agenda. Individuals or groups making oral presentations will be limited 
to a total time of five minutes. Written comments of no more than 10 
pages should be received by September 19, 2000. Send your written 
comments to: Tere Rodrguez, Designated Federal Official (DFO) of the 
Puerto Rico Subcommittee, Caribbean Environmental Protection Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Centro Europa Building, Suite 
417, 1492 Ponce De Leon Avenue, Stop 22, San Juan, PR 00907-4127. After 
September 19, you should hand deliver 25 copies of your written 
comments to the DFO at the meeting. For more information please call 
(787) 729-6951 extension 266.

    Dated: September 6, 2000.
Tere Rodrguez,
Designated Federal Official, Puerto Rico Subcommittee.
[FR Doc. 00-23349 Filed 9-8-00; 8:45 am]
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