[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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