[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22427-22428]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11008]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7205-7]


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 in El Paso, Texas on June 5-6, 2002. It is open 
to the public.

DATES: On June 5, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. 
Throughout the first day, invited speakers will address the following 
theme: innovative partnerships as a vehicle for improving U.S.-Mexico 
border-region environmental infrastructure. A public comment session 
will take place from 12 p.m.-12:30 p.m.
    The following day, on June 6, the Board will conduct a routine 
half-day business meeting that will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place in the Grand Ballroom Salon A of 
the Hilton Camino Real Hotel, El Paso, Texas. The address is 101 South 
El Paso Street. The hotel phone number is (915) 534-3000. The Camino 
Real is adjacent to the Convention Center and Performing Arts Theatre; 
it has underground fee parking. It is located approximately 10 minutes 
from the Santa Fe bridge to Juarez and is across from Trolley Stop #8.

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]. The Board website is www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb-page.htm.
    Meeting Access: Individuals requiring special accommodation at this 
meeting, including wheelchair access to the meeting room, should 
contact the Designated Federal Officer at least five business days 
prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Attendance

    The public is welcome to attend all portions of the meeting. 
Members of the public who plan to file written statements and/or make 
brief (suggested 5-minute limit) oral statements at the public comment 
session are encouraged to contact the Designated Federal Officer for 
the Board prior to the meeting.

Background

    The Good Neighbor Environmental Board meets three times each 
calendar year at different locations along the U.S.-Mexico border. It 
was created by the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992. 
An Executive Order delegates implementing authority to the 
Administrator of EPA. The Board is responsible for providing advice to 
the U.S. President and 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

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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 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).

    Dated: April 26, 2002.
Elaine M. Koerner,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-11008 Filed 5-2-02; 8:45 am]
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